"This is…"
In only a moment, Sasuke's expression suddenly grew somewhat strange.
Not only him—even Kakashi was the same, which made Senju Tobirama a bit puzzled.
"What is it, what did you see?"
"Uh, we really did see something. It's divided into several sections, and it seems to have been left behind by the Sage of Six Paths."
Kakashi spoke with some confusion, and Sasuke followed up his words.
"The first section is more like a legend. Roughly, it says that the Rabbit Goddess brought harm to the shinobi world, and the Sage of Six Paths, together with his younger brother, had no choice but to seal this goddess away."
"Left by the Sage of Six Paths?"
Sasuke's words left those present incredulous—especially that the Sage of Six Paths had a younger brother?!
"Yes. Although not much is said, and it may have omissions, that is indeed how it's recorded."
Sasuke nodded, his expression growing somewhat hesitant.
"As for the second section, it says…"
"What does it say?"
Senju Tobirama pressed impatiently, prompting Sasuke to continue.
"It says that the Sage of Six Paths had two children, one was Indra, the other Asura. They respectively inherited the powers of Yin Release and Yang Release."
"Hm?"
At Sasuke's words, everyone except Kitagawa Gen was stunned.
The Third and Jiraiya truly had not known that the Sage of Six Paths had two children, let alone who Indra and Asura were.
The Senju brothers and Tsunade were different. Senju Hashirama even whispered quietly to Tobirama at his side: "Um, in our records… it seemed to mention that our ancestor was Asura?"
"You're a hopeless fool!"
Senju Tobirama rubbed his brow, speaking with some pain.
"That's right. According to the records, Asura was our ancestor, but I never expected it to actually be like this!"
Senju Tobirama really had not imagined it. In historical records it was indeed said that they were descendants of the Sage of Six Paths.
But there had never been concrete evidence, so he hadn't put much stock in it. Yet this time it was confirmed!
The deadly part was—not only them, but even the Uchiha as well?
"So you're saying the Uchiha's ancestor was actually the blood brother of our ancestor!"
Senju Hashirama's eyes lit up.
"No wonder, when I faced Madara back then, I felt—"
"You'd better stop right there!"
Senju Tobirama couldn't take it anymore. He knew his brother would end up like this.
He simply couldn't understand—how could their ancestor and the evil Uchiha ancestor be blood brothers?!
"Blood brothers…"
It was precisely upon seeing this information that Sasuke became somewhat hesitant.
In these past 3 years, he had learned quite a lot, and of course he understood some history. The one who had changed everything had been Senju Hashirama.
But who would have thought their ancestors were brothers?
'Could fratricide be our destiny?'
In an instant Sasuke thought of the Uchiha Itachi he had just killed, and he sank into deep thought.
"And after that? What comes after that?"
Senju Hashirama, now truly intrigued, grabbed Sasuke and pressed him again and again.
"This part also shows some of the Sage of Six Paths' worries about Indra and his descendants, and also…"
Sasuke came back to himself. After letting out a sigh, he finally spoke seriously.
"A new method the Sage of Six Paths conceived to resolve the problem. But as for what comes after, I can't read it anymore."
At this, Sasuke shook his head and closed his eyes. Kakashi likewise stopped looking.
Deciphering the tablet's contents took an enormous toll on them.
Besides, the information this time was simply too explosive!
"Can't keep reading?"
Senju Tobirama was puzzled, but before Sasuke could speak, Kitagawa Gen spoke up first.
"Most likely it's the problem with the eyes. Didn't you say Uchiha Madara's Mangekyō had a remarkable transformation? That would mean…"
"Above the Mangekyō there's an even greater eye, namely Madara's pair?"
Senju Hashirama immediately interjected, and Senju Tobirama also nodded.
"Unless there's a pair of eyes like his, otherwise…"
Their words instantly made everyone turn their gaze toward Sasuke, leaving him deeply uncomfortable.
"Forget it, let's stop talking about this."
Fortunately, Kitagawa Gen smoothed things over just in time.
"Although the information about Ōtsutsuki Genshiki isn't much, the other content is already rich enough. I never imagined the Uchiha and Senju would share such a history."
"Indeed, who would have thought it would be like this?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had lived through that era, spoke as well. Even if he had been young back then, he still knew well the nature of the Uchiha and Senju relationship.
Just looking at his own sensei was enough.
But who could have imagined they would have such a connection!
"Unbelievable."
Kakashi and Jiraiya also hadn't yet recovered. This revelation had truly shaken them.
Meanwhile, Kitagawa Gen rubbed his chin thoughtfully, asking curiously: "I've heard the Senju and Uzumaki are distant kin. So could it be that Sasuke and Naruto are brothers as well?"
"Me and that idiot are brothers?"
Before anyone else could respond, Sasuke was already staring wide-eyed in disbelief.
Yet, for some reason, he faintly felt… perhaps that wouldn't be so bad.
"Who knows? But such things, who can say for certain?"
Senju Tobirama's face was full of pain. He truly did not want this topic to continue.
"Still, we now have a direction for our investigation. We need to find a way to learn about the Sage of Six Paths' new plan."
"And that younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths—we may also need to investigate him."
Kitagawa Gen also spoke up. Since the tablets had already been unearthed, not making full use of them would be too much of a waste.
After all, the more chaos in the shinobi world, the better it was for him.
"Other than that, shouldn't we also learn why the ancestors of the Senju and Uchiha ended up fighting?"
"Indeed, that truly needs to be investigated!"
Senju Tobirama said nothing, but Senju Hashirama was especially eager.
"Hmph."
This drew Senju Tobirama's displeasure. He gave a cold snort.
"I say it was the Uchiha ancestor who must have done something wrong, which caused such a result!"
"Hmph."
Sasuke couldn't help letting out a faint snort of his own, silently expressing his dissent.
"By the way, the Senju clan also needs to be thoroughly investigated."
At this, Kitagawa Gen revealed a doubtful expression and asked aloud.
"Uchiha have them—could it be the Senju don't?"
"This…"
Senju Hashirama sank into thought, while Senju Tobirama frowned. Just then, Kitagawa Gen once again spoke.
"The Sage of Six Paths wouldn't be so biased, would he? Leaving something only for the Uchiha and not for you Senju?"
"…"
Senju Tobirama's face darkened. What the hell was this kid saying?
"Could it be that Asura grew jealous of how the Sage of Six Paths favored Indra, and that's why the descendants of the brothers ended up in this great war?"
"Hiss—"
"If that's true, then it's terrifying."
"…"
Kitagawa Gen's words made everyone present hold their breath, disbelief flashing in all their eyes.
At that moment, even Senju Tobirama was somewhat dazed, yet he noticed everyone's reactions.
Especially Sasuke, whose eyes were wide, filled with both excitement and certainty, his entire face darkening.
"Stop spouting nonsense! I'll find the proof and show you myself!"
Senju Tobirama roared, but after that, even he didn't know what else to say.
Everything they had seen tonight had struck him too hard.
That the Uchiha and Senju were actually brothers?
That the Sage of Six Paths had a younger brother?
And moreover—
Could the wars between the Senju and Uchiha clans truly have been because of that?
"No! Absolutely not!"
Senju Tobirama gnashed his teeth. He resolved to dig three feet into the earth if need be to find the truth.
And if he couldn't find it, rewriting history and saying it was lost wouldn't be impossible either!
"Then investigate it properly. I'll be heading back first."
Kitagawa Gen stretched lazily, smiling broadly as he prepared to leave.
With the tablets revealed, countless things were bound to change—and he was more than happy to watch it all unfold.
But for now, what mattered most to him was his reward. He had been looking forward to Yin-Yang Release for a long time.
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