novelraw Chapter 518: Source of Takemi's Bloodline
Chapter 518: Source of Takemi's Bloodline
"Courage, is it the anthem of humanity?"
Hashirama was also somewhat dazed at this moment, while Madara clenched his fists.
"Resolve, huh? This is the resolve the Sage of Six Paths wanted to see, the resolve belonging to us humans..."
"But!"
Suddenly, Naruto spoke up.
He looked at Takemi and the others, saying in a low voice, "Why do this? Haven't we already defeated the Ōtsutsuki? Why..."
"Did you defeat them?"
Takemi smiled and shook his head. He looked at Naruto and sighed, while Tobirama seemed to understand everything.
"This isn't our achievement. This is what Takemi did, what the Sage of Six Paths did. We are merely supporting roles."
"Second Hokage-sama..."
Minato looked strangely at Tobirama, who then stood up and spoke loudly, "I think I understand the Sage of Six Paths's painstaking efforts."
"Time changes, and people will always grow old. The Sage of Six Paths probably not only desires for us to possess such a will..."
"He also desires for us to remember such pain, never forget that despair, and ensure that our descendants remember all of this."
"Never forget the Ōtsutsuki, never forget their terror and disaster."
"Only if we personally experience it can we ensure that our descendants, and everyone, will never forget all of this."
"Only in this way will we always be vigilant against the Ōtsutsuki, always uphold this will and belief, and never slacken in protecting our homeland."
"Am I right, Sage of Six Paths, Takemi..."
As his voice fell, Tobirama looked at the Sage of Six Paths and Takemi with blazing eyes. That extreme fervor could no longer be suppressed.
Not just him, everyone's gaze couldn't help but turn towards them at this moment.
After Takemi and Tobirama's explanations, combined with everything the Sage of Six Paths had done in the past, they realized that all of this indeed seemed to be the Sage of Six Paths's doing.
He never only looked at what was in front of him, his gaze was always exceptionally far-reaching.
Though cold-blooded and cruel, he always initiated various plans with the survival of this world as his starting point.
He wouldn't consider what the people of the world thought at the moment. What he always wanted was the long-term result.
"After experiencing such a scene, we will never forget it. We will always engrave it in our hearts."
"Then, after we return, we will probably begin targeted education."
"The Kage will also start making various arrangements to improve the quality of our education."
"Let us never forget all of this, let us always remember such pain, and from it, burst forth with an even greater determination and belief to protect our homeland."
"Such a belief will be continuously passed down to cope with the next arrival of the Ōtsutsuki."
"Isn't that right, Sage of Six Paths?"
At this moment, everyone's eyes changed slightly.
The Sage of Six Paths.
This was a true, cold and focused god, who calculated everything solely for the survival of the world.
"Big brother, so this was your plan?"
Hamura showed an incredulous look at this moment, but soon nodded in understanding.
"No wonder you didn't tell me. Have you already considered things so far ahead?"
"..."
Hagoromo was somewhat silent.
Black Zetsu couldn't help but sigh. "No wonder you always won against me, I was always just your pawn. The gap between us is like the moon and a firefly. My loss was fair."
"..."
Hagoromo's fists tightened slightly.
Kaguya sighed at this moment, "Hmph, a expected of you, Hagoromo. The entire world is under your manipulation. You are astonishing."
"..."
Hagoromo clenched his fists even harder.
Takemi spoke with a sigh at this moment, "It is because I understood everything the Sage of Six Paths hoped for that I cooperated like this. Everything the Sage of Six Paths does is for the sake of the entire world."
Hagoromo's fists hardened even further.
He had only learned all of this a few minutes ago.
And was this what he had thought?
He had originally thought that Takemi intended to bear all the evil, but in the end...
In the end...
Had the ultimate suffering been transferred to him?!
Was he here to bear all these negative consequences?!
"That's not right!"
However, just as Hagoromo was about to erupt in silence, Naruto suddenly thought of something.
"Takemi, he's an Ōtsutsuki, just like you guys. This..."
Naruto's words immediately drew everyone's gaze again, and they also thought of something.
"Takemi-sama is so strong. No matter how hard those Ōtsutsuki tried, they couldn't match him. So, what about the other Ōtsutsuki?"
"And Takemi-sama has always been here. Do we really need to suffer so much?"
One idea was mainstream, while a second idea also echoed in many people's hearts.
And this question, even Hagoromo, Hamura, and even Black Zetsu, looked over. They were also extremely curious about this, but Takemi was quite open about the question.
"I am indeed an Ōtsutsuki. I only discovered this after I became a ninja."
"After becoming a ninja..."
Kakashi looked at Takemi in disbelief. He hadn't expected this kid's transformation to start from then. However, in his memory, Takemi seemed to be an orphan, and there was no information about his parents. He only knew that after he was brought back, he had always lived in Konoha and hadn't gone to any orphanage.
"Yes, it was after I became a ninja that the Ōtsutsuki bloodline and power within me slowly began to awaken."
Takemi looked at Kakashi, smiling and nodding.
"And I have to thank Guy-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, and everyone for nurturing me. Otherwise, even with such a bloodline, I probably wouldn't have been able to develop it."
Guy, Kakashi, and even Jiraiya, those who had once taught Takemi, felt a strange sensation. They had actually taught an Ōtsutsuki?
"As for how my bloodline came to be..."
Takemi shrugged, intending to stop there.
He believed no one would dare to ask further, but Kaguya couldn't help but speak, "Perhaps, your bloodline comes from Shibai, the one who has already become the Ōtsutsuki God."
"Ōtsutsuki God?!"
These words instantly left everyone present wide-eyed once again.
In their eyes, the Ōtsutsuki were already indistinguishable from gods. Above these gods, there was actually a so-called Otsutsuki God?!
"That is an existence that transcends dimensions and surpasses the concept of life and death. His soul has left this world, but his body remains here." Kaguya continued, sighing slightly.
"Tens of thousands of years ago, we all felt that he had already shattered the barriers of this world, having transcended beyond it. But no one knows where he completed his transformation, until a thousand years ago when Isshiki and I arrived here, and Isshiki discovered his remains."
"Perhaps it was his transformation completed in this world that made this planet so unique. And his bloodline probably continued to hide and extend through another means, and you likely inherited his bloodline."
"Haven't you noticed how special you are? The current you is probably not far from becoming an Ōtsutsuki God, right?"
Ōtsutsuki God.
Everyone's gaze once again fell on Takemi. At this moment, they seemed to somewhat understand why Takemi was so strong. It turned out he had inherited a bloodline that surpassed 'God'.
Transcending dimensions, surpassing life and death, the soul leaving this world?
In other words, Takemi couldn't possibly stay here forever?
"Everyone will depart, no matter the method."
Takemi, however, shook his head with a smile. Although Kaguya was speaking nonsense, it wasn't a big problem. At least she had helped him provide an answer, one that was somewhat plausible.
"So, people still have to rely on themselves. Otherwise, without us in the future, how will you deal with the Ōtsutsuki? This is also the reason why the Sage of Six Paths arranged all of this. Relying on others is never the best option. Only by improving yourselves, only by having that unwavering belief burning in your hearts forever, can you truly face the crises and difficulties of the future."
"..."
Hagoromo was numb. Why was it about him again?!