Chapter 274: The Third Faction

【The Golden Age That Never Arrived】

【Event Description: To prevent the world from entering the Golden Age, Otsutsuki Hagoromo invites you to change the outcome of the event and crush the Reincarnators and Plot Characters of the Golden Order Faction.】

【Event Reward: Unknown Bloodline Item (Quality depends on completion)】

【Event Penalty: Hatred from the Otsutsuki Clan becomes solidified】

"I should have remained in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, but the current situation is not something the present Ninja World can resolve. This world is the world of ninjas; the power of the Golden Order is by no means a path of benevolence."

Bai Cangshu raised his hand, stopping Otsutsuki Hagoromo from continuing his "preaching" through the body of Uchiha Obito.

He straightened his body and loosened his grip on Ping Zhongshi's neck; the latter fell to the ground, coughing.

"What this world should be like, or what it will become, has nothing to do with me."

"But your attitude makes me curious about one thing... Sage of Six Paths, do you truly still possess the strength of a Sage now?"

A dangerous aura radiated from Bai Cangshu.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo frowned slightly, feeling that the Tao Baibai before him was entirely like an unevolved beast. He had attempted to communicate with him using morality and logic, yet the other party was focused on the "weakness" revealed by this very attitude.

This was not the logic of human communication; this was the way beasts interacted. When two beasts deal with each other, the content is not the most important thing; the most important thing is to first sniff each other to confirm their respective places in the food chain.

The Truth-Seeking Ball in Otsutsuki Hagoromo's hand had already completed its transformation, resembling a spiraling, pitch-black longsword that emitted a daunting pressure. That was the divine sword of the Shinto path known as the 【Sword of Nunoboko】, the 【Sword of the Heart】.

This sword would fully carry out the master's will and convictions; the stronger the will, the more powerful the sword.

"Tao Baibai, do you think that without the strength of a Sage, one cannot kill you..."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo raised the sword, the Sword of Nunoboko pointing directly at Bai Cangshu. The Truth-Seeking Ball simultaneously possessed the power of the Five Elements and the Ten Thousand Things; based on the transformation of the Truth-Seeking Ball, the Sword of Nunoboko was even more powerful.

This was matter that appeared as energy nearly solidified.

The power of this high-density energy completely surpassed Bloodline Limits and Bloodline Eliminations; a Truth-Seeking Ball the size of a fist could easily destroy a forest.

This was the manifestation of true Six Paths Level power.

In the eyes of Reincarnators, it was also power that completely surpassed the Second Tier.

Seeing Otsutsuki Hagoromo's performance, the cruel smile on Bai Cangshu's face became more pronounced. The action of raising the sword to point at him, while seemingly full of intimidation, only made him perceive more clearly that Otsutsuki Hagoromo's state was wrong.

Logically speaking, if Otsutsuki Hagoromo truly still possessed Six Paths Level power, shouldn't he be directly killing Ping Zhongshi and the "Heaven's Will" at this moment, or even forcibly destroying the Golden Tree?

Yet, such a top-tier big shot was actually trying to persuade him?

Even attempting to pull him into his own faction.

The weakness revealed by this matter was keenly captured by Bai Cangshu. Furthermore, under the influence of the Killing Intent Wave, he was becoming increasingly insane. If it were the Bai Cangshu who had first entered the space, he would likely only have probed a little and ultimately would not have chosen to act at the risk of angering the Sage of Six Paths, but right now...

Bai Cangshu suddenly raised his left hand and grabbed that divine sword—the Sword of Nunoboko.

The strange, spiral-shaped longsword made contact with Bai Cangshu's left hand, and an intense reaction occurred immediately.

The Truth-Seeking Ball, a substance that simultaneously possesses the characteristics of the Ten Thousand Things, can ignore all nature transformations of Ninja Arts and possesses extremely high destructive power. Even the body of an Edo Tensei cannot heal or regenerate if shattered by a Truth-Seeking Ball.

It could be called "True Damage."

But Bai Cangshu's left hand was no less impressive; it was explicitly labeled as an 【Indestructible】 powerful Biological Colonization Armor, coming from the left arm of a king who rampaged through the Infinite Dimensional Space.

Clang!

Pitch-black lightning accompanied a slight distortion of space, and intense waves began to spread from Bai Cangshu's left hand and the Sword of Nunoboko.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo, occupying Uchiha Obito's body, looked at that left hand of Tao Baibai. Neither the Ten Thousand Things nor anything else could invade it; within that arm was hidden power that surpassed the Golden Order.

Even the Truth-Seeking Ball could not contend with it at all.

Bai Cangshu used the power, which was still at its peak performance, to suddenly thrust toward the Sword of Nunoboko.

He wanted to snap the sword directly, but Otsutsuki Hagoromo's will was not something Obito could compare to. Intense power erupted abruptly, causing the air to emit a dull roar, but neither Bai Cangshu's left arm nor the Sword of Nunoboko was damaged in the slightest.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo sighed, his figure becoming void and stepping back, and the Sword of Nunoboko in his hand returned to the form of a Truth-Seeking Ball.

Tao Baibai was right; he was already someone who had truly stepped into the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. What remained in the world at this moment was merely his Spirit and a portion of his Chakra.

Although he was not without the ability to interfere with the world, attempting to take action personally was equally full of limitations.

Moreover, the two portions of power Otsutsuki Hagoromo had left behind were meant to give his two sons another chance to choose their future; it was impossible to hand them over at such a time to someone like Obito, who was bent on destroying the world.

"Tao Baibai, you will not have much time left."

Uchiha Obito's figure quickly distorted and became void, then disappeared directly, not giving Bai Cangshu any chance to strike, not even making a move to try and kill Ping Zhongshi.

Looking at the increasingly obvious golden luster on the horizon, Bai Cangshu knew that the woman codenamed "Heaven's Will" had likely truly made a move against Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.

Striking directly at the Child of the World, forcibly catalyzing the growth of the Golden Tree, and drawing the gaze of the Greater Will—this approach was extremely radical and would inevitably lead the World Will to intervene in various forms.

Whether it was powerful ninjas hidden in some place or strong individuals who had died and lay in the Yellow Springs, the World Will would inevitably attempt to awaken them in some form.

Although Orochimaru was in the Land of Lightning, with the ability of the World Will, the forbidden technique of Edo Tensei would inevitably produce some unexpected timelines, allowing this forbidden technique to eventually fall into the hands of others through Danzō or Senju Tobirama at some unknown time.

And then, it would be cast at this very moment to revive those top-tier powers of the Ninja World to resist the Golden Tree Faction.

But what made Bai Cangshu hesitate was the attitude these people had toward him.

Bai Cangshu knew his own level of strength; in the current Ninja World, he could probably be considered top-tier, but he could not be called invincible. Furthermore, theoretically, there were still Six Paths Level powerhouses in this world, which were beyond what Bai Cangshu could look down upon at present.

Yet, whether it was Otsutsuki Hagoromo or "Heaven's Will," they both seemed to regard him as the key person who could decide the direction of the world.

Within this, there must be some hidden information.

Theoretically speaking, as long as a few Six Paths Level experts in their true, complete state appeared at this moment.

It would be enough to sweep away all the Reincarnators and Plot Characters of this world.

Otsutsuki Toneri on the Moon? No, he lacked a Byakugan of high purity. With that woman's temperament and methods, she would inevitably block this path before starting her actions; she would kill Hyuga Hanabi and even other members of the Hyuga main family in advance, or steal their eyes.

That Otsutsuki Isshiki, whose existence was uncertain...

And... Kaguya, who was sealed at this time...

With the ability of the World Will, theoretically speaking, these existences could also be awakened. What exactly was the reason that made all these people set their sights on him? As long as he could figure this out, Bai Cangshu believed he could take whatever he wanted in this world.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Several sounds of breaking through the air rang out; Orochimaru and Itachi, bringing Ping Zhonghua, finally arrived from the direction of the Land of Lightning.

"Shi..."

The voice was faint, as if unable to believe it; Ping Zhonghua broke free from the restraints of Itachi, climbed down from the Summoning Beast, and stumbled toward her husband.

Ping Zhongshi was also stunned where he stood.

Bai Cangshu watched the two of them out of the corner of his eye and suddenly realized a fact.

The World Will and the planetary will are not the same in this Hokage Derivative World.

The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously; he realized that beyond the Golden Order faction and the Sage of Six Paths faction, there actually existed a third faction, a faction that truly belonged to the original inhabitants of this world.

The Otsutsuki Clan were, after all, merely foreign plunderers; the planetary will did not like them.

(End of this chapter)