Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 83 A God Spanning a Thousand Years? A Figure That Runs Through History?

Inside the Raikage's office in Kumogakure.

Thump...thump...

The Fourth Raikage's thick fingers tapped the table, the dull sound making the atmosphere oppressive.

His gaze first swept over the ancient fragments of various shapes and materials in front of him, then he looked up at the hempen clothes and several senior special ninjas with scientific research backgrounds.

"You think I'd send Yugito back to that godforsaken place again with this junk?"

The Fourth Raikage frowned, but didn't rush to get angry. He asked, "Tell me, what exactly did you discover?"

Not long ago, after Samui's team returned from the Land of Hot Water, they reported to the Fourth Raikage everything they had seen, including the bottomless void.

Upon hearing Samui and the others' description, the Fourth Raikage's first reaction was that this couldn't possibly have been caused by Konoha.

That terrifying power that could completely alter the terrain could not possibly be accomplished by an ordinary ninja; it could only be that some other being stepped forward and casually slaughtered the people of Konoha and their Kumogakure.

On Mabui's advice, the Fourth Raikage made the same choice as Hiruzen Sarutobi, sending people to investigate again.

Kakashi Hatake originally set off several days earlier than the Hidden Cloud Village. Even if he went to the Land of Rain to gather intelligence along the way, he should have arrived earlier than the people from the Hidden Cloud Village.

However, no one expected that Kakashi's entire group would perish in Amegakure. He dragged the heavily injured Yamato back to Konoha for treatment, which inadvertently allowed Kumogakure, which was a step behind, to explore the depths of the hollow ahead of time.

According to the team, they saw the existence of an underground palace, but were blocked by a door, and when one of them tried to push the door open...

A gloomy look flashed across the Fourth Raikage's eyes as he recalled the dried-up corpse whose flesh and blood had been drained.

Just by touching that so-called door, his chakra was drained in a second, and his flesh and blood were sucked out in two seconds.

That was a real special jonin, who didn't die at the hands of the enemy, but instead died in front of a door. The bizarre way he died was simply terrifying.

As a result, these guys who were so engrossed in scientific research and academic pursuits actually wanted him to send the Two-Tails Jinchuriki again.
He sent Yugito to the Land of Hot Springs to launch a surprise attack on Konoha's base from the rear; he couldn't possibly send Yugito to that inexplicable, godforsaken place again.

"Lord Raikage, we have indeed discovered something."

A middle-aged ninja wearing glasses stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Although the people we sent before failed to enter the underground palace, we deciphered the script they copied."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage paused for a moment and asked, "Are you referring to the characters they copied from the stone tablet outside the underground palace?"

“Yes.” The middle-aged ninja wearing glasses nodded. “We discovered that the underground palace was actually a tomb.”

"The owner of the tomb was a member of the same clan as the Sage of Six Paths, a being who survived from the Ninja Sect era or even more distant times."

"?"

The Fourth Raikage stared at the guy in front of him with eyes as big as copper bells, completely bewildered.

A relative of the Sage of Six Paths? From the Ninja Sect era? Survived? His tomb?

He understands the meaning of each word individually, but when they are put together, he can't understand them at all.

Putting aside the situation of the Sage of Six Paths' clan, let's just ask why a person who is clearly alive would have a tomb.

Before I explain, I need to make one thing clear to you first.

The middle-aged ninja adjusted his glasses and calmly asked, "Lord Raikage, do you believe that the Sage of Six Paths and the Ninja Clan truly exist?"

The Fourth Raikage frowned, but finally nodded.

Although the Golden Rope, Red Gourd, Seven Star Sword, and Banana Fan are gone, the Amber Purification Bottle, one of the Six Paths Ninja Tools, is still in Kumogakure.

In terms of historical heritage and cultural foundation, apart from countries like the Land of Demons that have always preserved their traditions, it is estimated that only the Hidden Cloud Village and the Leaf Village in the entire ninja world have preserved and passed on their history to a certain extent.

After all, the Uchiha clan had contact with the Land of Lightning as early as the Warring States period. At that time, the Uchiha clan was responsible for guarding the "Blood Pond Clan" in the Land of Lightning.

That was something that happened even earlier than the conflict between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, which proves that the Land of Lightning must have existed as early as the Warring States period or even earlier.

However, just like the Gold and Silver Horns who claimed to have the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths, they only knew about the existence of the Sage of Six Paths and the Ninja Clan.

They knew nothing about the Sage of Six Paths' surname and given name, let alone the existence and origin of the Otsutsuki clan.

However, it is different now.

“Deciphering the text is extremely difficult,” the middle-aged ninja continued, “but by combining some ancient texts and some recurring characters, we have pieced together some scattered information.”

"Information?" The Fourth Raikage, sitting in his chair, leaned forward slightly and asked, "What information?"

The silent man in hemp clothing stepped forward and handed the scroll in his hand to the Fourth Raikage.

The Fourth Raikage frowned as he opened the scroll, his gaze sweeping over its contents.

The Otsutsuki clan are descendants of beings from another planet. Their appearance differs from that of ordinary people, with horns growing on their foreheads. Within the clan, there is a clear distinction between legitimate and illegitimate offspring...

[By adhering to the "Wedge" as a secret technique for reincarnation, even if the body dies and the form is destroyed, one can reside in a "vessel," and even if the body dies and the form is destroyed, one can be reborn through a "vessel"...]

Our race views the universe as a nursery, and sends its descendants to travel among the stars. They always travel in pairs, one legitimate and one illegitimate, choosing a fertile planet. One person feeds the "Ten-Tailed Beast," whose flesh and blood transform into the "Divine Tree"; the other guards it for a thousand years, waiting for the fruit to ripen before returning...

[I have been in this realm for a thousand years, and I have developed compassion for the beings here. I am unwilling to sacrifice my branch family members, so I have not planted the "Ten-Tailed Fox," but instead used the natural energy of this realm to establish another method. However, my long absence has aroused suspicion from my main family...]

[Kaguya, acting on orders from the main family, pursued me along with [unclear] from the main family. Both [unclear] and I were severely injured in the battle. However, Kaguya, fearing death, betrayed her clan and secretly attacked me and Isshiki, seizing control of the "Divine Tree." At that time, she called herself the Goddess of the Rabbit, and gave birth to two sons, Hagoromo and Hamura. Later, she was sealed by her two sons in [unclear], and her son [unclear] called himself the Six Paths...]

Although I have survived, I am hanging by a thread, fearing I may not be reborn. Therefore, I have erected this tomb for myself and imprisoned myself here. When this tomb sees the light of day again, the world will know my name...

Without a doubt, Hinata Kumokawa once again fabricated a historical secret that was two parts fake and eight parts true, silently implanting his own existence into the real history that happened.

If that were all there was to it, it would be nothing more than an absurd and bizarre legend in the eyes of the Fourth Raikage at this moment.

However, Hyuga Kumokawa described more than just the Otsutsuki clan outside the ninja world.

He also calmly described how he used the Divine Tree to turn other worlds into barren wastelands, and even briefly recounted some of his actions that had been hidden behind the ninja world civilization for thousands of years.

For example, he casually planted herbs in the name of "Xu Fu," fed a turtle with natural energy, and collected some strange plants and animals...

Or perhaps a drop of blood, accidentally spilled during bleeding, causes a valley to become filled with miasma and barren, prompting reflections on the weakness of humankind in this world…

Or perhaps he would discard the "Spear of Heaven" he had forged himself, or even casually pass on his forging skills to a craftsman...

Hinata Kumokawa wasn't worried about being exposed when he wrote these things, because these so-called legends were a mixture of truth and falsehood, and the specific truth had long been lost in the torrent of history.

As for whether anyone will deny the authenticity of these legends...

As the saying goes, only the words spoken by those who possess power and authority can become the ultimate truth, no matter how outlandish they may seem. Human nature is to admire the strong.

Unless Isshiki Otsutsuki himself comes out to deny it, after all, even the Sage of Six Paths didn't experience that era.

The more the Fourth Raikage watched, the more inexplicable a chill ran down his spine. He stiffly raised his head to look at the middle-aged ninja in front of him: "That Xu Fu..."

"On Mount Xufu, on the border of the Land of Fire, there is the 'Xufu Grass,' which cures all diseases," the middle-aged ninja said calmly. "That turtle, and the plants and animals..." the Fourth Raikage began again.

"It is the 'Island Turtle' that we used as a mobile fortress and that Lord Killer Bee used as a training ground." The middle-aged ninja's tone was also somewhat deep.

The island tortoise existed even before the establishment of the Hidden Cloud Village and the Land of Lightning. This enormous green tortoise, as large as an island, was already there. It was a paradise for animals and plants, with everything from ferocious beasts to rare and exotic creatures.

"That valley filled with miasma, the so-called 'Spear of Heaven'..."

The Fourth Raikage's voice was already somewhat hoarse as he continued, "And the craftsman who was taught forging techniques..."

"This valley was once a hellish valley used to exile and imprison the Blood Pool clan, and the 'Spear of Heaven' is the legendary spear created by the ancient gods."

The middle-aged ninja cautiously replied, "As for the craftsman, we guess he is most likely 'Seimei,' the legendary ancestor of the Land of Craftsmen who was able to create 'Reincarnation Ninja Tools.'"

"..."

An invisible chill seemed to sweep through the room, plunging the entire office into a deathly silence.

After a long silence, the Fourth Raikage pursed his dry lips and asked, "How credible is it?"

A brief silence fell over the room as everyone exchanged glances. Finally, another elderly man with a sharp, capable-looking face stepped forward.

"Lord Raikage, since we deciphered the meaning of these words, we have gone to the places mentioned in the stone tablet and started collecting those ancient books and artifacts that we had previously ignored."

He took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly as he replied, "We have indeed found fragments of mention such as 'divine tree,' 'goddess of the rabbit,' and 'feathered robe' in ancient books and artifacts from different periods."

"I dare to affirm with the honor and reputation of my ancestors who have studied the history of the ninja world for generations that those ancient books and artifacts are definitely from different periods and are not forgeries."

If all that is available is the text rubbing from the stone tablet, perhaps it can be explained by the principle of "a single piece of evidence is insufficient".

However, the availability of fragments from other ancient books and artifacts for verification greatly increased the credibility of the text on the stone tablet.

"..."

The Fourth Raikage fell into a long silence once again, or more accurately, a long period of shock and disbelief.

He looked down at the deciphered text, and his feelings at this moment were completely different from the first time.

All that remained was a chilling awe and fear.

This is text written over a period of time far exceeding the rise and fall of humankind in the ninja world, spanning thousands of years or even longer.

Behind those dark, lost, and unknown legends and histories, the shadow left behind by that being floats faintly, so vast that it seems to permeate and obscure the entire history of the ninja world civilization.

Extraterrestrial beings who see the universe as a nursery, feed on planets, and transcend life and death; and a terrifying power that can turn an entire region into a barren wasteland with a single drop of blood…

Even terms like "god" or "immortal" cannot fully capture the vastness of their power and authority.

That profound and unsettling sense of the unknown, which even the torrent of a thousand years of history could not completely wash away, can still be felt through fragments of words today.

"That is to say..."

After a long silence, the Fourth Raikage murmured slowly and in a low voice, "That underground palace was left behind by an existence more powerful than the Sage of Six Paths?"

What might be inside that underground palace?

"Ancient secrets?"

"Or is it a divine artifact forged by Him?"

"Or perhaps, the legacy of His magic?"

"Or even, His remains after His 'death'?"

His voice gradually deepened and became powerful, each word striking the hearts of the crowd like a heavy hammer.

By the end, the Fourth Raikage's eyes had become incredibly deep, and an uncontrollable aura rose from his body, making the air in the entire room feel heavy.

"Send a message."

Without further hesitation, he said, word by word, "Tell the two Yugitos that the plan to launch a surprise attack on Konoha is on hold. No matter what it takes, you must open that door for me..."

"No! It's not enough!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Fourth Raikage suddenly stood up, his tall figure casting a huge shadow. His lightning chakra surged unintentionally, and tiny arcs of electricity filled the air.

Kaka!

His clenched fist cracked slightly as he said in a deep voice, "I will go myself."

The usually cautious Mabu-i opened his mouth, but hesitated to utter any words of dissuasion.

In the eyes of the Fourth Raikage and even the entire Hidden Cloud Village, this was the fundamental reason why they lost to Konoha in the First, Second, and Third Shinobi World Wars.

It's not because the Cloud Village ninjas are less talented than the Leaf Village ninjas, nor is it because they are less united than the Leaf Village ninjas; it's simply because they lack the same level of ninjutsu foundation as the Leaf Village!
This has almost become an obsession for everyone in Kumogakure.

That's why the Hidden Cloud Village would secretly bully the weak and steal ninjutsu from everywhere. Later, it even got to the point where the Fourth Raikage personally took action to steal the secret techniques of the Land of Sugi.

If that underground palace truly hides the legacy left behind by such a being, needless to say whether it's a secret technique or ninjutsu, even a treasure like the Six Paths Ninja Tools would be enough to tempt them!

That's a possibility that could change the future of Kumogakure!
"Mabui." The Fourth Raikage turned to Mabui and solemnly instructed, "Have Killer Bee guard the village. Absolutely no word of what happened here today must be revealed!"

As he said this, no one noticed that behind the bespectacled ninja, someone's eyes were gleaming.

"Yes, Lord Raikage, please rest assured." The man in linen robes bowed slightly and replied, "And please, you must..."

Bang! !

Before she could finish speaking, the Fourth Raikage turned around, smashed the wall with a punch, and jumped down.

Hearing the sound, Ma Buyi looked up and saw the large hole in the wall and the crushed desk. She couldn't help but cover her face with her hand, and her lips twitched helplessly.

"……call!"

A moment later, Mabui let out a long breath, feeling a mix of anticipation and unease.

But she quickly dispelled this emotion, and her expression returned to calm.

With the Raikage personally taking action, and with Yugito Nii, the Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails, there shouldn't be any surprises.

"I hope everything goes well," she murmured, watching the lightning streak across the distance.

(Recently, many readers have given feedback that the update time is too slow. In October, I will try to adjust my biological clock and change the update time. There will be two more chapters updated at noon. I still humbly ask for monthly votes QAQ)

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