"That big guy."
Hansen pointed toward the direction where numerous tubes connected behind Nagato, grinning: "It's the one your Akatsuki organization worked so hard to collect Tailed Beasts for, the one you want to resurrect."
"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
Hearing the name spoken by Hansen, Nagato and Konan's expressions instantly changed drastically!
This person actually knew the Akatsuki organization's plan perfectly?!
"It seems this cannot end peacefully." Nagato's voice turned cold. "Since you know our secret, we can only ask you to die here."
"Almighty Push!"
Pain's Deva Path launched the attack without hesitation; a powerful repulsive force erupted centered on him, instantly threatening to crush Hansen into dust!
However, that repulsive force, enough to repel everything, was instantly neutralized and dissipated as it approached within three feet of Hansen's body, as if hitting an invisible wall.
"What?!" Nagato's pupils contracted sharply.
His Almighty Push was... ineffective?!
"I already told you, I didn't come here to fight." Hansen shook his head helplessly.
He was just about to make a move and seize the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but suddenly his expression shifted, and he stopped.
He sensed an ancient yet familiar aura awakening in this space.
That aura originated from the same source as the power of the Nine Tailed Beasts he had collected, but it was purer and grander.
The next second, a translucent, white-haired elderly phantom slowly appeared in the center of the room.
He wore white robes, held a tin staff, had two horns growing on his forehead, and his pair of purple eyes, covered in concentric ripples, seemed to contain the ultimate truth of the cosmos.
It was none other than the legendary progenitor of ninja, the Sage of Six Paths—Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki.
When the phantom of the Sage of Six Paths appeared, Nagato and Konan were completely stunned.
As Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, he recognized this legendary figure instantly.
"You... You are... the Sage of Six Paths?" For the first time, Nagato's voice trembled with disbelief.
However, the Sage of Six Paths didn't even spare him a glance.
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's calm, ancient Rinnegan simply gazed quietly at Hansen.
His gaze was incredibly complex.
There was surprise, solemnity, and a hint of... wariness that even he hadn't fully recognized.
As the progenitor of Chakra, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki had wandered in spiritual form for thousands of years, protecting this world.
The man before him, however, was like a variable that appeared out of nowhere, an existence from outside the world that had never appeared in any prophecy.
He knew he had to intervene.
Under the shocked gazes of Nagato and Konan, this legendary being slowly spoke.
The voice of the Sage of Six Paths echoed in the room, carrying the weight of history as if traversing a thousand years of time.
"Foreign deity..."
"I think... I think we need to talk."
"Talk?"
Hansen raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard something interesting.
He scrutinized the phantom of the old man, which was composed of Chakra; an ancient, sacred aura flowed from him, completely out of place in the mortal world.
The Rinnegan, truth-seeking orbs, the Six Paths Staff.
All the elements were complete.
The legendary progenitor of ninja, the original possessor of the Rinnegan—
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki!
"I am the Sage of Six Paths."
The voice of the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, sounded again, carrying a sense of historical gravitas. "Foreign deity, your power does not belong to this world, and your arrival has already disrupted the flow of destiny."
"Tell me your purpose, and perhaps we can avoid unnecessary conflict."
His posture was humble, and his words were not an interrogation, but rather a proposal for equal discussion.
Having lived for thousands of years, even as a wisp of residual Chakra soul, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's wisdom far surpassed that of ordinary people.
He could sense that the life level of the man before him was far above his own.
In this situation, dialogue was undoubtedly the best option.
Nagato and Konan were completely frozen in shock.
The legendary progenitor of ninja was actually so wary of this mysterious intruder?
"Is that so?" Hansen laughed. He took a step forward, and the air in the entire room seemed to solidify. "Sage of Six Paths, you seem to have misunderstood one thing."
"I never avoid conflict; I only manufacture results."
He raised his eyes; there was not a ripple in his platinum-gold pupils. "Talking is how the weak seek understanding. The strong only need others to obey."
"You want me to obey? Fine." Hansen grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. "Defeat me."
The Sage of Six Paths fell silent.
His translucent spiritual body actually rippled under Hansen's undisguised fighting intent.
In thousands of years, this was the first time he had encountered such a... unreasonable existence.
"Alas..."
A long sigh, as if traversing a thousand years of time.
"Since Your Excellency insists on a fight, then this old man can only oblige."
The phantom of the Sage of Six Paths suddenly solidified!
He was no longer the translucent elder but transformed into his peak form, possessing a massive amount of physical Chakra!
His white Six Paths robe billowed without wind, he held the Sage's staff symbolizing Yin-Yang Release, and nine pitch-black truth-seeking orbs slowly revolved behind him, radiating inherent majesty.
Nagato and Konan exchanged glances, only now realizing their backs were drenched in cold sweat.
Was this the power of a Sage?
"Now that's more like it."
Hansen grinned, and fighting intent surged in his platinum-gold pupils!
The next moment, an even more boundless divine power erupted from within Hansen!
Just the residual shockwave caused the surrounding spire architecture to shatter completely into dust.
Simultaneously, the heavy clouds that perpetually hung over Amegakure were swept away and parted by an invisible hand.
Sunlight instantly bathed the entire city, and the world suddenly brightened.
The only two witnesses present realized with horror that they couldn't even move a finger!
They could only tremble under this world-destroying divine power.
This was... the power of a God!!
The next second, both figures vanished simultaneously from their original positions!
Boom—!!!
High in the sky, the two figures fiercely collided!
The Sage of Six Paths wielded his staff, and with a swing, one of the truth-seeking orbs behind him shot toward Hansen like a black bolt of lightning, containing the power of all creation, annihilating anything it touched!
Faced with an attack powerful enough to erase all matter, Hansen didn't even bother to dodge!
"Myriad Phenomenon Force Field!"
The invisible force field instantly deployed; the truth-seeking orb, capable of destroying a mountain, suddenly decelerated to zero speed as it approached within one meter of Hansen, as if frozen in eternal stillness!
"Hmm?" The Sage of Six Paths frowned.
His Yin-Yang Release power had actually been neutralized by the opponent's unknown force?
Before he could think further, Hansen's figure appeared before him like a phantom.
A simple, ordinary straight punch!
The Sage of Six Paths blocked with his staff.
Clang—!!!
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