Kakashi watched the Sky Screen, his heart skipping a beat. He had thought he already held Sasuke in high enough regard, but he didn't expect the Sky Screen to directly place Sasuke's future on par with the legendary Uchiha Madara.
No—even stronger than Madara! The Perfect Susano'o after absorbing the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts was something even the Savior couldn't withstand.
Hmm? Wait.
A look of bewilderment flashed through Kakashi's eyes as he finally realized.
Wait a minute—Sasuke was going to fight the Savior?
What was he planning to do? Destroy the world?
The Sky Screen wasn't wrong—the Uchiha clan really did come with a hereditary dose of insanity! He just never expected that Sasuke, who seemed so normal now, would develop such dangerous ideas in the future.
Maybe it would be better if he never awakened that Mangekyō. For the Uchiha, the Sharingan was probably both an innate gift and a curse buried deep in their bloodline. No wonder they eventually met the fate of clan extermination.
That guy Itachi—when he had served under Kakashi back in the day, although he had been quiet and reserved, he possessed a maturity far beyond his years. He had been far more emotionally attuned than Sasuke was now, far more concerned about his companions. Yet in the end, he too had committed an unforgivable crime.
Beside him, Sasuke was listening, completely lost.
If not for the Sky Screen, he wouldn't even have known the concept of Tailed Beasts. However, wasn't the Akatsuki supposed to be the ones capturing the Tailed Beasts? How did it become him absorbing their Chakra in the future?
Also who was this "Savior" guy? Why was he called "Edgelord" while that guy got to be called the Savior? Still if he dared to stand against him, he definitely deserved a beating.
[With the enhancement of these abilities, every Mangekyō Sharingan wielder reaches Kage-level strength. Those with particularly exceptional power can even reach Super Kage-level!]
Kakashi felt like he was about to lose it!
He had become a Jonin at twelve, trained hard for so many years, and still hadn't reached the Kage-level. Between Elite Jonin and Kage seemed to lie an unbridgeable chasm—one that countless people spent their entire lives failing to cross.
But the Uchiha?
Awaken the Mangekyō, and straight to the Kage-level as a starting point!
Granted, the Sky Screen had joked that in the future, Kage-level fighters would be a dime a dozen and Jonin would be less valuable than cannon fodders. But that was the future. The people of the Shinobi World in Konoha's 60th year simply couldn't imagine such a scene.
At present, Kage-level fighters were basically the top brass of each village—you could count them on one hand. In a place like Sunagakure, which was at the bottom, there were only one or two Kage-level shinobis.
"This is just unfair…" Kakashi muttered.
Across the Shinobi World, similar laments echoed everywhere.
"Kage-level? Just by opening their eyes, they reach the Kage-level? And some can even reach Super Kage-level?"
"We train hard for decades, yet it's not as good as someone just opening their eyes?"
"What kind of godly clan are the Uchiha?"
"No wonder the Sky Screen said the Sharingan can't be refused… Who could possibly refuse this?"
The Kage-level powerhouses of the world also wore grim expressions. They had all climbed their way up step by step—so much hardship, so much bloodshed—to reach their current strength.
But the Uchiha? They just needed to open their eyes.
As for the emotional stimulus required to awaken the eyes—having a loved one die before them—well, who in the Shinobi World hadn't lost someone? Yet you didn't see many people reaching the Kage-level.
Not to mention, those gifted among the Uchiha could even reach the Super Kage-level! They didn't even know what Super Kage-level was before, let alone how to achieve such power.
Just look at that guy Hiruzen—he was proficient in the five elemental Ninjutsu and was no slouch in close combat either, yet he was only at the peak of Kage-level.
And this bloodline limit, the Sharingan, could consistently produce Kage-level and even Super Kage-level powerhouses. The Sky Screen's earlier description of the "Legend of the Eyes" couldn't be more fitting.
[Of course, some Uchiha, after awakening the Mangekyō, may not reach the Super Kage-level in pure power, but they can use the special abilities of their Mangekyo to hold their own against Super Kage-level opponents or even participate in Six Paths-level battles!]
Six Paths-level!!
When this unheard-of term appeared, the Shinobi World across countless timelines was shaken.
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[Konoha, Year One]
Madara suddenly looked up, an incredible light bursting from his eyes.
"Six Paths-level... what level is that?"
All these years, from Sharingan to Mangekyō, from Mangekyō to Eternal Mangekyō, he had thought he stood at the pinnacle of the world. Well—him and Hashirama standing there together.
But now the Sky Screen was telling him that the world had a higher level. What was that? A level higher than Super Kage?
And who were the ones who could reach that level?
A name flashed through Madara's mind—the Sage of Six Paths. He had thought it was just a figure from myth, until the Sky Screen confirmed he truly existed.
The name "Six Paths-level" made it obvious—it meant reaching the level of the Sage of Six Paths himself!
He wondered how far off he was from that. And aside from the Sage of Six Paths himself, had there been or would there be such powerhouses in the world's past or future?
Six Paths-level... one day, he would reach it. Only with that kind of power would one truly be qualified to discuss the issue of peace!
A fire unlike anything before burned in Madara's eyes, while Hashirama stood beside him, his expression equally solemn.
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[Another Timeline]
Somewhere in the Shinobi World, a dark cave.
The elderly Madara let out a deep sigh. What a pity—the Sky Screen had come too late.
If it had come earlier, if he had been younger, perhaps he too could have touched the threshold of the Six Paths-level.
But he had already found the method, the rest depended on how well that kid Obito executed the plan.
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[Konoha, Year 60]
Land of Rain, Amegakure.
Nagato sat in his wheelchair, his pupils contracting slightly, his face filled with undisguisable shock.
The Sky Screen had previously said he was at the threshold of Super Kage-level. Now it was saying that above Super Kage, there was actually a Six Paths-level.
So he wasn't a god after all?
"The Sage of Six Paths... his level, isn't it?"
Nagato muttered.
"Nagato... how strong do you think the Six Paths-level is?" A cool voice came from beside him, filled with uncertainty.
Nagato was silent for a moment, then said: "I should be able to kill ordinary Kage-level opponents at will, unless they have some special abilities like the Mangekyo Sharingan."
"As for Super Kage, I haven't met anyone else at that level, so it's hard to say. So for the Six Paths-level... it's difficult to guess."
Even Nagato lacked confidence when saying this.
"However, I possess the same eyes as the Sage of Six Paths. I should have the potential for that level as well. I just don't know how to realize it."
Konan nodded, then spoke, her voice hesitant.
"Nagato... our plan—"
"We continue," Nagato interrupted her. "No matter how strong the Six Paths-level is, it won't change the pain of this world. Our goal will not change."
Konan looked at him and nodded.
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As for the rest of the Shinobi World, most felt that the Six Paths-level was too far away—probably only the Sage of Six Paths himself in all of history had ever reached it.
After their initial shock, they quickly regained their composure.
However, the Uchiha's Mangekyo was truly insane; with only Kage-level strength, they could actually participate in Six Paths-level battles relying on their Dōjutsu abilities!
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