"Nine years..."
The Hagoromo Brothers looked at each other, both seeing that sense of emotion in the other's eyes.
In nine years, they had both changed a lot.
Their once immature faces had become more mature, and the appearance of the two was now closer to that of young men rather than their former boyish images.
Even more terrifying was the power within their bodies; whether it was Chakra or Natural Energy, they had mastered them to a whole new level.
"I hear the wailing of the world."
Hagoromo's expression was grave: "After years of absorption, the world is nearly reaching its limit of endurance."
"If this continues, before this fruit can even ripen, the world will likely face a world-ending disaster."
"We must go back."
Hamura, beside him, also had a grave expression: "Even if we can't persuade Mother to stop, we must at least get her to slow down for a while."
"If we don't give the world time to recover, the consequences will be devastating."
With the foundation of this world, as long as the speed at which the God Tree absorbs Natural Energy is slowed down to a proper ratio with the rate at which the world produces Natural Energy, a balance can be achieved.
But Kaguya was too impatient.
From the beginning until now, she had no intention of letting this world recover, constantly letting the God Tree extract Natural Energy at the maximum rate.
Such reckless extraction would clearly lead to disastrous consequences.
If this continues, before the chakra fruit on the God Tree even ripens, the world itself will be destroyed.
The Hagoromo Brothers witnessed all this and resolved to go back and persuade her.
Having made up their minds, they returned to Kyoto in the Land of Ancestors.
Nine years had passed, and the city appeared more prosperous than ever.
As the city continued to expand, it appeared larger and larger, with many tall buildings already appearing; along with new materials that had recently emerged, various new types of architecture were appearing.
With energy like Chakra, various new types of equipment had also appeared everywhere, looking as though things were changing with each passing day, with new changes appearing every so often.
Most people living here had good living conditions; although they might not be satisfied with their current lives, as long as they worked normally, they could easily meet the needs of their entire family.
There was no hunger, no threats to survival, and no messy troubles to worry about; the standard of living was already excellent.
Because of the surplus productivity, there were even many stray dogs on the city streets, scavenging through people's household waste and still managing to live quite well.
The Hagoromo Brothers stood to one side, looking at the life scenes before them, momentarily dazed.
"A few years have passed, and everyone's lives have become better."
Hagoromo spoke, unable to help feeling emotional: "As expected, it was the right thing for Father to rule the Land of Ancestors."
"Yeah."
Hamura, beside him, also nodded in agreement.
After ending the chaotic times, the lives of the citizens of the Land of Ancestors were already quite peaceful.
In the eyes of the Hagoromo Brothers, that was already a very good achievement.
But Minamikawa Yuu was not satisfied with this.
Under his rule, the production of the entire Land of Ancestors was constantly developing, and people's lives improved every so often.
This was something others could not achieve.
In the eyes of the Hagoromo Brothers, this was perhaps the art of governance.
In any case, if it were the two of them, they would certainly not be able to achieve this.
"Let's go back."
After walking around Kyoto for a bit, Hagoromo spoke.
A moment later, the wandering princes returned to their home.
They did not return alone.
Having been away for many years, both of them had formed families of their own and now had wives.
Hagoromo even had two children of his own, namely Indra and Ashura.
So this time they returned with their families in tow.
"Is this Kyoto?"
Indra followed behind Hagoromo, looking at the surroundings with eyes full of curiosity: "The place where Father grew up..."
"Is Grandfather the king here?"
Indra was not old yet, only a few years old, but he was already quite mature.
Compared to ordinary people, his eyes were very special and deep, containing three Tomoe—they were a pair of Sharingan.
His mind was mature, carrying heavy thoughts.
In comparison, his younger brother Ashura was much more simple and direct.
"Hahaha, what a beautiful garden!"
Ashura walked everywhere, looking at the exquisite decorations within the palace, looking and touching things from time to time, showing exuberant vitality all the way.
Compared to his elder brother Indra, he seemed much more mediocre, appearing no different from an ordinary person overall.
The only difference was that his body carried a vigorous life force, like a young tree always growing sturdily; that vitality was very vivid.
Neither of the two children was very old yet, but they had already shown their unique characteristics, each with their own differences.
A moment later, deep within the palace, they met Minamikawa Yuu.
Nine years had passed, and Minamikawa Yuu's appearance had also changed.
Because of the Karma planted by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, his body was also different from ordinary people, possessing a life force far stronger than that of a normal person.
A mere nine years had not brought much change to him, he only appeared slightly more mature on the surface.
"You're back."
Looking at the returning Hagoromo and the others, he smiled and rose to greet them, pulling the two children into his arms.
"Are these your children, Hagoromo?"
After a brief catch-up with Hagoromo and the other, his gaze fell upon Indra and Ashura.
There was curiosity in his eyes.
Compared to the long-ago Six Paths Sage, Indra and Ashura actually had a deeper influence on him.
Of these two, one was the ancestor of the Uchiha, and the other was the ancestor of the Senju.
The existence of Konoha Village in later generations was, to some extent, the product of the struggle between these two brothers, leaving a significant mark on history.
Of course, right now, both of them were still very young; even the elder Indra was only five years old, just at the age of growth.
While looking at Indra, Minamikawa Yuu couldn't help but look into his eyes.
In those black Sharingan, the three Tomoe were so clear.
This was the Sharingan of Indra, the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan.
When he was in Konoha Village, Minamikawa Yuu had seen the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, and there were some with three Tomoe among them.
But those people's Sharingan gave Minamikawa Yuu an abnormal feeling, carrying a cold Chakra within them.
The Chakra on Indra before him, however, seemed very pure.
Clearly, although Indra inherited the Yin attribute side of the Six Paths Sage's Chakra, he did not have the issues present in the Uchiha Clan of later generations.
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