This sensation of perceiving the Natural Energy expanding freely with the flow of heaven and earth allowed Leng to make significant progress in her perception of Natural Energy.
Previously, Leng could only vaguely sense whether the Natural Energy in a certain direction or place was dense or not; now, she can perceive the context of its flow.
The Natural Energy, which was extremely violent for her originally, became much gentler and more affectionate towards her after she directly observed the planet's origin.
This made it extremely easy for Leng to absorb Natural Energy and refine Sage Art Chakra; what originally lasted for ten hours in normal state now almost reached fifteen hours.
Being in Sage Mode for extended periods allowed Leng to more efficiently use Sage Art Chakra to transform herself into a Sage Body, which is a form of evolution.
Just like the snakes in Ryūchi Cave evolve into so-called dragons, Leng will also be able to become a Sage on par with the Three Great Sages in the future.
The nodes of Natural Energy, or small worlds, that Leng perceived this time made her understand that those small worlds or demi-planes were the so-called Summoning World.
These demi-planes all have connections to the Ninja World, but none of them are places that the light of Infinite Tsukuyomi can reach, making them extremely safe.
Previously, she had only vaguely seen that among the three largest nodes were toads, snakes, and Slugs, which she assumed were the Three Great Sage Locations.
In addition, other smaller nodes included monkeys, tapirs, giant eagles, and lizards, among others. These Summoning Beast groups might have entered these nodes by chance and reproduced there.
Unfortunately, they do not have the Sage Art inheritance like the Three Great Sage Locations, but their strength is slightly greater than that of Summoning Beasts in the Ninja World, and they also possess higher intelligence.
Finally, there was the small world Leng saw at the planet's origin. Leng saw the Sage of Six Paths's figure within it, suggesting that place was the so-called Pure Land.
It should be a place developed by Otsutsuki Hagoromo to store the souls of the Ninja World's Ninja, and these souls have been converted into Chakra.
Leng speculated that it might have two functions: one is to guard the Ninja World, knowing the Ōtsutsuki's intelligence. Otsutsuki Hagoromo could not have made no preparations.
Resurrection Jutsu like Edo Tensei were probably tacitly approved by Otsutsuki Hagoromo, and the Edo Tensei Ninja's Chakra was likely provided by this planetary origin world.
The second function was Leng's most malicious speculation: these Ninja souls might be Otsutsuki Hagoromo's backup plan.
If the invaders were too strong, he could sacrifice all the Ninja souls in the Pure Land to revive and directly attack in his strongest state.
Just as Leng was slandering Otsutsuki Hagoromo in her mind, Leng's existence also greatly surprised the Three Great Sages and Otsutsuki Hagoromo; they had not expected a new Sage to be born.
In Mount Myōboku, Hagamaru, who awoke from his sleep, told the little toad to call Fukasaku and Sage Shima in, as he had something to arrange for them.
The little toad moved quickly. Sage Shima, who was making an insect meal, came to the main hall with Fukasaku, looking annoyed, only to see Hagamaru had fallen asleep again.
"Old Man, my wife and I are here. What do you need?"
Fukasaku was already used to Hagamaru falling asleep from time to time, so he didn't mind.
"Hmph! That muddled old man is wasting my time. My stove at home is still on, and my insect porridge will be burnt and taste bad if I don't turn it off."
Shima was very helpless about Hagamaru always sleeping or on his way to sleep, and this old man also liked to drink.
With the urging of Fukasaku and Shima, Hagamaru finally woke up, a glimmer of light flashing in his cloudy eyes.
"Oh, it's Fukasaku and Sage Shima? What do you need?"
"Hmph, senile old man, you're the one who called us!"
Sage Shima crossed her arms and turned her face away, not wanting to look at Hagamaru's muddled appearance.
"Wife, don't be disrespectful to the Old Man." Fukasaku quickly interrupted Sage Shima.
"Oh, is that so? Let me think. Hmm, I remember now. Fukasaku, Sage Shima, I had another dream. A new Sage has appeared in the Ninja World. She is a young girl with a moving strand of hair on her head."
"She will replace the Child of Prophecy and become the pioneer of a peaceful and harmonious world, or she might become the destroyer of the world. Send Jiraiya to find her, guide her, and let her feel the world's love for her, and then she will become the savior."
Hagamaru told all his prophecies to Fukasaku and Sage Shima, and then fell asleep again.
On a high platform deep within Ryūchi Cave, a coiled White Scale Snake opened its eyes, and the yellow hair on its head drooped as it woke.
"Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Takirihime, come see me."
The White Snake Sage's voice, though not loud, traveled far through the cave without weakening.
"White Snake Sage, what do you need us for?" Three beautiful, humanoid women wearing ancient Sage robes walked in.
"A new Sage has appeared in the Ninja World. She is a young girl with a single, moving strand of hair on her head. Remember to befriend her; she will bring great changes to the Ninja World."
Although the White Snake Sage did not possess the power of prophecy, he could still guess what impact this new Sage would have on the Ninja World.
"Yes, White Snake Sage, we will have Orochimaru find her and befriend her."
As the three women departed, silence returned to the area.
In Shikkotsu Forest, Slug Sage naturally also saw the young girl observing her through space, via Natural Energy. However, since she was the only living being in Shikkotsu Forest, she didn't mind the appearance of a new Sage.
But she still sent a Slug clone to inform Tsunade about this matter.
In the Pure Land, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, who was sitting on nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, opened his eyes, revealing his purple Rinnegan, and looked towards a position in front of him.
"Brother! You also know about the new changes in the Ninja World, don't you? That young girl among your descendants might cause future changes in the Ninja World. Do I need to guide our descendants to stop her?"
Ōtsutsuki Hamura, with nine green Truth-Seeking Orbs floating behind him, appeared. The two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time; their last meeting was when Madara awakened the Rinnegan.
"Hamura, do not interfere too much. We are already dead. The future of the Ninja World should be forged by the living. Perhaps the new world will be even better than the future, who knows? We must give our descendants enough confidence."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo naturally knew about that descendant who had gathered the bloodlines of Indra and Ashura, and he also knew about the changes she would bring, but he didn't care.
This is also another kind of future, isn't it? Perhaps better, but not worse, because if it were worse, he would intervene, but he believed in his descendants.
That young girl, perhaps the person whose bloodline is closest to his, even Indra's reincarnation cannot compare to her. As she grows, perhaps without him needing to act, the incoming Ōtsutsuki might also be dealt with by her.
What he needs to do is to guide this descendant, or rather, this daughter of countless generations, to assist him in protecting the Ninja World.
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