270 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

After listening to Akira's explanation, Asura stood there in a daze, murmuring to himself,

"So I really was wrong... Perhaps if my brother had inherited the teachings of the father back then, there wouldn't have been so many wars... I had a vague feeling about this in my later years, but unfortunately..."

"You and the Sage of Six Paths put too much faith in humanity," Akira shook his head. "Compassion is necessary, but so are power and order. Having just one is not enough."

"Sigh~" Asura sighed deeply, his voice filled with regret. "It's a pity... If only I had communicated more with my brother, perhaps the world wouldn't have ended up like this..."

However, being naturally open-minded and optimistic, Asura quickly recovered from his disappointment. He looked at Uchiha Akira and said, "At least it's not too late to fix things. My brother has a descendant like you. If he knew about this, he would surely be proud."

Uchiha Akira smiled and replied, "Now is not the time to dwell on these things. An external threat is approaching. If we don't deal with them, the Shinobi World will be destroyed, and peace will be nothing but an illusion."

"I understand. I'll transfer all of my power to my reincarnation so that he can contribute his strength to fighting off these invaders," Asura declared.

"Do you have any suggestions on how to deal with Kaguya Otsutsuki?" Uchiha Akira asked.

The disappearance of Kaguya was a thorn in his mind. If he didn't have a plan to handle her, he wouldn't be at ease.

"Grandmother, huh..." Asura's expression turned pensive. "There is a way, but I'm not sure if you can learn it."

Akira's eyes lit up with excitement. He immediately asked, "Please teach me, Ancestor!"

At this, Asura scratched his head and gave an awkward smile.

"The technique was passed down to me by my father. It's called Six Paths—Chibaku Tensei. But I only mastered half of it, the other half is with my brother."

"That's not a problem. I'll be meeting Indra soon anyway," Uchiha Akira said solemnly.

"That's good," Asura nodded. Then he looked at Uchiha Akira and said, "Stretch out your hand. The Six Paths—Chibaku Tensei doesn't require hand seals. The key to mastering it is something that can't be explained with words—it can only be understood through experience. Whether you can grasp it depends on you."

A sudden burning sensation spread through Uchiha Akira's right hand. A pale circular mark appeared on his palm.

As the mark formed, a strange sensation surfaced in Akira's mind.

It wasn't something that could be described with words. It was an understanding beyond language.

"What a strange feeling," Akira murmured.

"Haha..." Asura laughed. "Looks like it's not just me. When I first received it, I also took a long time to fully comprehend the technique."

"It's a shame that I never had the chance to use it alongside my brother," he added with regret.

"This is it for me. As someone who has already passed, it's time to let go of my past attachments..." As he spoke, his body began to emit a faint, hazy white glow.

Looking at Akira, he continued, "I'm leaving all my power to this child. As long as he trains seriously in the future, this strength will truly become his."

"Wait, Ancestor," Akira called out, turning to Asura. "It's said that the Sage of Six Paths possessed an extremely powerful chakra mode. Do you happen to know how to obtain it?"

Surrounded by the fading white light, Asura's eyes showed understanding.

"You mean my father's Six Paths Sage Mode? That power can only be granted by my father. I never had access to it."

His expression turned nostalgic as he added, "According to my father, even if someone wished to receive it, they would need an unbreakable, unwavering conviction to withstand its power. That mode is a divine ability beyond human reach."

"I'm sorry," he said with a hint of regret.

With a final surge of white light, Asura vanished before Akira's eyes.

"So according to Asura, Six Paths Sage Mode can't be learned after all?" Akira was somewhat surprised.

He had assumed that if he could learn Six Paths—Chibaku Tensei, then Six Paths Sage Mode should be attainable as well.

He had hoped to learn the training method from Asura, but it seemed his previous speculation was incorrect. Six Paths Sage Mode didn't have a direct connection to the power of the nine-tailed beasts.

With this realization, Akira overturned his own hypothesis.

Previously, he had thought Six Paths Sage Mode functioned like the chakra mode of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, utilizing the power of the tailed beasts. But now, it seemed that wasn't the case.

With his thoughts in order, Akira's spirit form turned into a white light and left Naruto's inner world, returning to his physical body.

"How was it? What did you find out?" The moment Akira's soul returned, Tobirama Senju immediately asked.

Akira smiled slightly and replied, "It was our ancestor."

"Huh?" Tobirama was stunned for a moment.

He quickly processed the information and asked, "You mean Asura?"

Clearly, he had done his homework on the history of the Senju clan.

"Yes, it was Asura," Akira confirmed.

"Damn, so that brat is actually the reincarnation of our ancestor's chakra?!" Tobirama clicked his tongue in astonishment.

What was once just another member of the younger generation had now been elevated to an entirely new level.

"Then that means Sasuke..." Fugaku's eyelid twitched, clearly realizing Sasuke's identity in all of this.

"Fugaku, congratulations! You've got another ancestor now!" Tsunade patted Uchiha Fugaku's shoulder with a smirk, a hint of schadenfreude in her tone. "A real, literal ancestor!"

"I..." Uchiha Fugaku raised his head, feeling utterly lost.

Seeing his reaction, Uchiha Akira spoke in a deep voice, "Chakra reincarnation is different from soul reincarnation. They are not the same. Naruto and Sasuke are still themselves, they are not Asura and Indra."

Fugaku let out a sigh of relief. As long as his son hadn't turned into an actual ancestor, everything was fine.

"I'm going to check on Sasuke," Akira said. The moment his words fell, his spirit form entered Uchiha Sasuke's body.

In the boundless darkness of Sasuke's inner world, a lone bonfire burned brightly. Standing beside it was a young man who bore a striking resemblance to an adult Sasuke.

"You've arrived," the young man said coolly the moment Uchiha Akira appeared.

Akira was a little surprised. "Did you know I was coming?"

"I sensed Asura's chakra fluctuation. He has returned to the Pure Land," Indra replied, turning around. His crimson Sharingan glowed as he scrutinized Akira.

Upon seeing Akira's current state, a flicker of surprise crossed his usually indifferent face.