"Great Ancestor, the two of us know that your lifespan is long and your years are endless. Only you can be the witness to this match between us.", Indra and Ashura said in unison.
When Arisu heard this, his eyes flickered. He let out a light sigh and in the end slowly nodded.
After Indra and Ashura die, during these thousand years, there may be no familiar people that Arisu knows anymore.
After Ashura dies, the next batch of familiar people will probably be people like Uchiha Yue, Uchiha Tajima, and Senju Butsuma…
He would simply act as the witness to their battle. Arisu himself also wanted to see, in this thousand-year contest, whether Indra would win more times or Ashura would win more times.
In the original story, the thousand years of their souls constantly reincarnating was only mentioned briefly.
It mainly talked about the bond between Hashirama and Madara and between Naruto and Sasuke.
But before them, there were many other reincarnations of Indra and Ashura. These were not shown in the original story.
"Since you have already made up your minds, then so be it. The two of you, come with me."
As the words fell, Arisu turned and stepped forward. His figure appeared and disappeared within the immortal mist.
Indra and Ashura did not dare to delay. They immediately stepped forward and followed closely behind him.
They walked along stone steps covered with immortal moss, passed through layers of ancient trees of Mount Myoboku, and finally stopped at the core platform of Longevity Peak.
The immortal chakra of heaven and earth here was so dense it was almost solid. It was the most prosperous place in Mount Myoboku.
"We've arrived."
Arisu stopped walking and slowly closed his eyes. The aura around his body suddenly became silent.
In just an instant, Arisu suddenly opened his eyes.
The Rinnegan appeared in his eye sockets.
Six ripples slowly flowed within his pupils, and a vast pressure instantly swept across the entire Longevity Peak.
"Next, I will use the power of the Rinnegan to strip away part of your souls. The other part will go through reincarnation.", Arisu spoke calmly.
Indra and Ashura looked at each other. Each suppressed the waves in their hearts and closed their eyes together, relaxing their bodies.
The next second, Arisu's figure suddenly disappeared.
Only a faint afterimage remained in place.
When he appeared again, he was already standing behind the two brothers. His palms gently pressed on the tops of Indra and Ashura's heads.
In an instant, the power of the Rinnegan erupted. The technique he used was the soul extraction technique comparable to the Human Path of the future Pain.
Two blue soul shadows slowly began to be pulled out from the tops of their heads. That was the most core part of obsession and power within the origin of their souls, thread by thread.
"Collect!"
Arisu slightly raised his palm, and an ancient wine gourd appeared out of thin air. It was the hilt that sealed the Totsuka Sword.
The mouth of the gourd suddenly opened. A formless suction surged out, pulling in the two strands of partially extracted souls and completely sealing them inside the gourd.
"Ah!"
The intense pain and weakness from the soul being pulled out instantly swept through their entire bodies.
Indra and Ashura trembled. Their legs weakened, and the two of them collapsed to their knees in weakness. Their faces were pale like paper, and they no longer had the strength even to stand.
"It's done."
Arisu withdrew his hands. The Rinnegan slowly faded and returned to its original appearance.
Arisu lowered his head and looked at the two kneeling on the ground, speaking calmly. "It's finished."
"After a thousand years, I will release the souls I sealed for you. At that time, we will still meet here on Longevity Peak of Mount Myoboku."
At this moment, the two of them only had half of their souls left. These souls were responsible for reincarnation.
The other half of their souls was sealed inside the Totsuka Sword and remained in a deep sleep.
When the thousand-year pact arrives, Arisu will awaken them and let them see the final result of victory and defeat.
"Thank you, Great Ancestor!", The two brothers endured their weakness and struggled to clasp their hands in salute.
After finishing the salute, the two of them walked step by step toward the bottom of the peak.
When they reached the entrance of the peak, Ashura stopped. He turned to look at Indra beside him.
Complex emotions were hidden in his eyes as he softly said, "Brother, see you again in a thousand years…"
Indra turned his head. His cold gaze swept over Ashura. A disdainful cold snort appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his tone was icy.
"Your reincarnation may not have luck as good as yours.", After saying that, Indra did not say anything else.
He turned around and turned into an afterimage, leaving directly. His back was resolute, without the slightest hesitation.
Looking at the direction where his brother disappeared, Ashura let out a heavy sigh in his heart. A trace of loneliness flashed across his eyes.
'Brother, you don't even want to call me your younger brother…' Ashura felt disappointed in his heart.
At this moment, Fukasaku and Black Zetsu happened to appear.
"Master Ashura, if something should be let go, then it should be let go.", Fukasaku stood on Black Zetsu's shoulder, his palms joined together.
Ashura nodded slightly and then felt that it made sense.
"Thank you for the guidance, two sages.", Ashura respectfully thanked Fukasaku and Black Zetsu. After that, he also turned and left Longevity Peak.
"Leaving aside their ideals, Indra is indeed quite outstanding, but he is still not as good as Ashura," Fukasaku sighed.
Black Zetsu also nodded. According to the model of a ruler in the human world, Indra might be more suitable, while Ashura was more suitable as a kind of charismatic mascot.
"Sigh, this is called the hair that comes out later than the eyebrows but grows longer than the eyebrows," Black Zetsu said.
'Hehe.'
When Fukasaku heard this, his expression stiffened. Then he touched his eyebrows and said, "Hmm, the words are rough, but the reasoning is not wrong…"
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At the top of the peak, Arisu still stood with his hands behind his back, looking toward the direction where the two brothers left. He remained silent for a long time.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo had already passed away several decades ago. Now Indra and Ashura had both entered middle and old age, and their remaining lifespan was not much.
And far away on the moon, Otsutsuki Hamura was also about to reach the end of his life.
This news was not something Arisu guessed out of thin air.
The forces of Mount Myoboku had already quietly infiltrated the moon. Among the descendants of the Otsutsuki on the moon, there were hidden agents planted by Mount Myoboku. Hamura's physical condition had already been sent back by these agents.
Back when Hamura took people to the moon, Arisu had already planted toads there.
"Speaking of it, the descendants on the moon still have some use.", Arisu murmured to himself. Then he closed his eyes and silently recited the Reverse Summoning Technique.
His Reverse Summoning Technique had already reached the peak. He could use it freely without needing cooperation from the other side.
The next second, on the distant moon, inside the residence of an Otsutsuki clansman, a sleeping descendant of Hamura suddenly opened his mouth wide.
A palm-sized green toad quickly crawled out from his mouth and landed on the cold lunar ground.
Immediately after, the toad suddenly opened its mouth wide. A huge amount of senjutsu mist poured out from its mouth. As the immortal mist spread, a figure slowly condensed...
Arisu stepped onto the moon, arriving in this silent land beyond the world.
"Here."
Arisu glanced around and immediately spread out his perception, covering everything on the moon.
In just a few seconds, Arisu had already sensed nearly several thousand people on the moon.
"Amazing. Truly many children and many blessings."
Arisu sensed that many Hamura bloodlines.