The Naruto world was originally devoid of the Underworld.
Strictly speaking, even the Underworld created by Hagoromo Otsutsuki could only be considered a knock-off version.
Why is that?
The reason is simple. Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Underworld merely collects the souls of the deceased, it cannot allow them to reincarnate and be reborn as human beings.
Once dead, they're truly dead.
Unless a Rinnegan user employs the Outer Path to resurrect them.
Or someone uses the Edo Tensei technique to summon the deceased and bring them back to the world of the living.
Compared to the high cost of complete resurrection through the Outer Path, the Edo Tensei technique is actually more cost-effective.
All you need is a White Zetsu and a body part from the deceased to perform the technique, not to mention.
Edo Tensei revived corpses possess unlimited chakra and infinite recovery capabilities!
As long as they aren't sealed, hit by a Truth-Seeking Ball, or the caster voluntarily releases them, they can fight endlessly!
No matter how you look at it, Edo Tensei resurrected corpses are the best soldiers!
Before Lu Ming transmigrated and became the One who Unifies All Things, some netizens speculated.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki distributed chakra seeds and created the Underworld, with the same intentions as Kaguya Otsutsuki.
To create an army to counter any other Otsutsuki who might arrive!
However, compared to the cruel operation of turning living people into White Zetsu.
Her son, was more merciful, only collecting the souls of powerful ninjas after they died.
He wouldn't do anything to them while they were alive.
From this perspective, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's moral bottom line was indeed much higher than Kaguya Otsutsuki's..............
In fact, that was indeed what Hagoromo Otsutsuki was thinking.
The souls in the Underworld were one of his trump cards to protect the world of the living from Otsutsuki destruction in the future!
He had been wandering the world of the living for thousands of years, collecting the souls of many powerful individuals.
Originally, everything was proceeding as Hagoromo Otsutsuki had envisioned.
But unexpectedly, the arrival of a god disrupted his plans!
Between the realms of life and death.
A middle-aged man, suspended in the air, wearing a white robe, with a pair of horns on his head, was paying the price for his previous act of looking directly at a god.
He had already abandoned his physical body, only his soul and chakra remained, logically, he should have lost human physiological reactions.
However, Hagoromo Otsutsuki was sweating profusely.
Drops of cold sweat slid down his forehead, falling onto his crossed legs, and onto the black iron staff he was sitting on.
The malice originating from the stars, like a parasite, clung to him.
In his mind, it seemed as if millions of unknown creatures were whispering, uttering maddening words!
"Hee hee hee, planet............delicious～"
"Return! Return to the swarm! The Mother God is calling for us!"
"Fear fear, infinite fear! The Lord of the Stars has descended!"
"I don't want to die! Hee hee, I don't want to die!"
"Hee hee hee, mortals................."
These whispers were already incredibly chaotic and fragmented, making it impossible to organize any useful information.
Not to mention, Hagoromo Otsutsuki dared not actively try to organize them!
Because, cognition meant proximity.
The closer he got, the easier it was to be swallowed by the malice from the stars!
Only ignorance represented safety!
But that was all.................
The price of looking directly at a god was far heavier than Hagoromo Otsutsuki had imagined!
He finally weathered this wave of whispers, gaining a moment of peace.
He discovered that his left hand had turned into five tentacles, resembling those of an octopus!
The five tentacles sprouted from his wrist, swaying wildly, as if dancing.
"Damn it!"
Hagoromo Otsutsuki's eyes widened in anger, his majestic and mysterious Rinnegan filled with fear of the unknown, and the anger that arose from fear taken to the extreme.
He grabbed the iron staff he had placed on his legs and swung it down, severing the five tentacles at once!
Thump——
Although he was a soul, the five tentacles made a sound as they smashed heavily onto the ground of the Underworld.
But even though they had been severed from their host, the five tentacles continued to writhe!
Struggling, like octopuses, they propped themselves up and charged towards Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
It seemed as if they wanted to return to his body.
"Beast!"
Hagoromo Otsutsuki roared in fury, using the iron staff in his hand to relentlessly bash the five tentacles.
He didn't stop until they stopped moving.
Now...................
It should be alright, right?
Hagoromo Otsutsuki had just breathed a sigh of relief when he was horrified to discover that there were no tentacles.
What he had cut off, what he had smashed.
Was his own hand....................
The gap suddenly fell silent.
Only Hagoromo Otsutsuki's rapid and heavy breathing remained.
After an unknown amount of time.
His eyes glazed over, looking at the five tentacles that had once again sprouted from his right wrist, he mumbled, "How could this be? How could this be? How could this happen???"
"I know, it's all an illusion!"
"Yes, it's just an illusion!"
"Just ignore it!"
Forcing himself to ignore it, Hagoromo Otsutsuki began chanting the sutras to empty his mind.
He had always considered himself a monk, and naturally, he had studied Buddhism.
For thousands of years, Hagoromo Otsutsuki had used this method to hone his mental state.
Including the night before he and his younger brother, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, sealed their mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki.
It was through chanting sutras that Hagoromo Otsutsuki had seen the Buddha in his heart, which gave him the determination to find what he believed was the right path.
He believed this time would be no different.
The Buddha in his heart would surely help him defeat the evil demon!
Dispelling all illusions!
However, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who was completely immersed in his inner world, didn't notice that the speed of his chanting was increasing.
And he would occasionally let out a strange laugh.
On his pure white robe, finger-thick fleshy buds began to sprout, growing to a length of half a meter.
The five tentacles sprouted countless eyeballs, which were looking at him with playful mockery.................
Finally, Hagoromo Otsutsuki completely broke down.
Because, this time, the Buddha he saw was actually bowing to that god formed of billions of stars!
The god looked at him indifferently, then the bowing Buddha turned around, revealing a sinister smile.
It had transformed into Hagoromo Otsutsuki's likeness.
It spoke to Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
"I am one, and I am all."
"I am neither born nor dead, neither extinguished nor exhausted."
"I am your Buddha, and I am the Buddha of all beings."
"I am everywhere."
"You have nowhere to hide."
"I..............."
"Am you."
It bowed in reverence: "Namo Amitabha Buddha."
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