Chapter 307 – Endure and Wait
"Tolerate… I also have to endure it a little longer."
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo exhaled deeply. His rage still burned, but as the Sage of Six Paths, he forced himself to remain calm. The timing was wrong — the situation far too unstable for reckless moves. The other mighty members of the Ōtsutsuki clan were already on their way. Until they arrived, it was not his place to act.
As for why the Great Toad Sage had submitted so quickly — kneeling, bowing, shifting all blame to Fukasaku and Shima — Hagoromo could see through it.
It was simple.
The Great Toad Sage wished to watch the fire from the other side of the river. To live ignobly, survive humiliation, and bide his time until a chance appeared to strike back.
A return of the king.
This kind of plan was hardly new to Hagoromo. In truth, it was once his own approach.
Black Zetsu. Uchiha Madara. The Akatsuki Organization. The reincarnations of Indra and Asura. Every piece had been part of his long, careful game.
And yet — all of it had been shattered by one man.
The Fifth Hokage.
Uchiha Yuta.
His sudden rise defied all logic, all expectations. Even now, Hagoromo could not fully comprehend how such a figure had emerged right under his gaze, breaking every scheme and balance he had laid down.
The thought made even him uneasy.
But if the Great Toad Sage could endure such humiliation, then so could he. The game was not yet over. In the end, what mattered was who laughed last.
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"Brother, why don't you just act now?"
Hamura's voice cut sharply through the silence, his teeth gritted with frustration.
"This situation is too dangerous for us. If we strike directly, crush Uchiha Yuta's arrogance, it will restore confidence to the Shinobi Alliance!"
His eyes were cold, filled with an anger he could no longer contain. Once, they had been revered as the supreme figures of the shinobi world. Now, they were hiding, watching as mortals mocked their allies, while even the Great Toad Sage debased himself. It was intolerable.
But Hagoromo only shook his head.
"No. Now is not the time. Even if the Allied Shinobi Forces are destroyed, we must conserve our strength. The true powerhouses of the Ōtsutsuki clan are on their way. When they arrive, everything will change."
Hamura's mouth opened, but no words came. His hands clenched, his anger shaking. He could hardly believe it — his elder brother, once the embodiment of courage and wisdom, now sounded so cautious… so hesitant.
Hagoromo's tone did not waver.
"Keep watching. Patience will bring us victory."
The mention of reinforcements silenced Hamura. He too knew what their clan's wrath meant. The first wave of Ōtsutsuki envoys had already been slain by Yuta. The next would be incomparably stronger — even monsters beyond his and Hagoromo's measure.
At that thought, Hamura's expression grew solemn, the fire in his chest dimming into wary resolve.
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Meanwhile, in the shinobi world itself, silence hung heavy.
On the battlefield, countless eyes remained locked on the Great Toad Sage — his massive frame bent, his forehead pressed to the ground, still kneeling before Uchiha Yuta.
The shamelessness was beyond imagination.
"Unbelievable…" someone muttered.
"The Great Toad Sage — the master of Mount Myōboku, one of the Three Great Holy Lands — and this is what he's become?"
"He's garbage. Worse than garbage. Just the sight of him makes me sick."
"Disgraceful! He shames even the ancestors of the Toad Clan!"
Anger rippled like wildfire. Ninjas of the Allied Forces clenched their fists, their voices rising in outrage. To them, the Great Toad Sage now seemed less like an ally and more like a hated enemy — someone who had betrayed the honor of their world.
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Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage, frowned deeply, worry clouding his face.
"This… this is dangerous. The Great Toad Sage's behavior is breaking the morale of the Alliance. How do we proceed?"
The Fourth Raikage, A, clenched his fists, his expression grim.
"The Great Toad Sage has become a stain on our cause. But should we still press forward against Konoha?"
"Wait," another elder snapped. "We must wait. The Great Toad Sage is the subordinate of the Sage of Six Paths. If even he has been humiliated, surely Hagoromo himself cannot bear it. When the Sage of Six Paths emerges, everything will be overturned. Uchiha Yuta's arrogance will be crushed!"
Others joined in quickly:
"Uchiha Madara has not even taken the field yet. The battle is far from over."
Yet their voices carried unease.
The reincarnated Kage — Hashirama, Tobirama, the Raikages and Tsuchikages of old — could all sense the truth. The tide of battle was shifting, and rapidly.
Konoha, under the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta, was no longer merely defending itself. It was beginning to dominate, its power pressing down on the entire shinobi world like a storm.
And every fool knew: once Uchiha Yuta unified the shinobi nations, he would never allow Iwagakure, Kumogakure, or the others to survive as they were.
The crushing weight of inevitability pressed down on them all.
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