He couldn't help but laugh. Just looking at this Child from the prophecy brought him a sense of relief.
The so-called Child from the prophecy... it was just a lie from the beginning. He didn't think that even after regaining all his might, he would be able to defeat Uchiha Yue. Uchiha Yue's abilities were too unfathomable and invulnerable.
After finding the Child from the prophecy, he realized on reflection that the only way out was to leave this planet. "Sorry, lower creatures of the Shinobi world, I'm taking the Child from the prophecy with me to return to the Ootsutsuki clan. And you... save yourself as much as you can."
What if he hadn't found the Child from the prophecy?
Other than waiting for death, what else could he do? Join the battle with Uchiha Yue in the Area of Dead Silence? And then what? And then — nothing. In the face of an immortal enemy, what's the point of unleashing all your power?
He could, of course, use the portal and leave the planet. And what's next?
What would have happened next?
Jigen is just a human being. He might have lived a thousand years with it, but that didn't change the fact that he was human. People need food, they need oxygen. They are not as resistant to various space conditions and radiation.
They are no match for the Ootsutsuki clan, a race that has adapted to the cosmic environment and is able to exist at the expense of the inner chakra. If he leaves this planet in Jigen's body, he will die in outer space very soon. It would be hopelessness, obvious to the naked eye.
He certainly had a huge supply of food, sealed both in scrolls and with his dojutsu. But the problem was that he couldn't use the power of Karma for a long time and often make space-time jumps. Jigen's body would have simply collapsed.
If he hadn't found the Child from the prophecy, he would have faced only death, and no other outcome.
However, that was the case before. Before he started creating the Ultimate Demonic Mecha. With the launch of this project, there is new hope. If there was no other way out, he would try to kill Uchiha Yue by controlling an Absolute Demonic Mech.
Yes, exactly * will try*!
Although he believed that this machine was capable of killing Uchiha Yue, but at the same time it seemed unlikely!
The probability of murder is ninety percent, but if what is included in the remaining ten happens, it will be a complete failure.
The Absolute Demonic Mecha was his main trump card against Uchiha Yue. He had never given up on the idea of obtaining Yue's power. He understood that taking Uchiha Yue's eyes was probably the only chance in his entire life.
And he had to hold on to it tightly.
And after acquiring the Child from the prophecy, his chances of success increased even more. Once he was reborn, even if the unthinkable happened and something went wrong with the Absolute Demonic Mecha and he couldn't kill Uchiha Yue, he would still be able to escape from this planet.
Escape as best you can, the lower creatures of the Shinobi world!
Now all that remained was to carry out the last modification of the Child from the prophecy, and very soon it would become a sacrifice for his resurrection.
***
"The child of the prophecy? It seems that the Shinobi world has not reached its darkest point yet!"
In the Pure Lands, the Sage of the Six Paths breathed a sigh of relief and stopped his preparations for resurrection. Of course, he believed in the existence of fate. After all, in the past, they were able to defeat his mother precisely because of the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage.
"Jigen, then? I didn't expect that there was still a descendant with such pure blood. Whose offspring is he, Hamura's or mine?.."
"It's incredible that he has the ability to foresee the future."
The Sage of the Six Paths did not know the true origin of his mother, and certainly had no idea about Jigen, that is, about Ootsutsuki Isshiki. Naturally, in his eyes, this Jigen was a descendant of either himself or his brother. It was probably a descendant who displayed recessive genes that awakened the ancient blood of the Ootsutsuki clan.
Perhaps this Jigen's blood purity was almost the same as theirs.
Anyway, he was calm now, especially after learning that the Child from the prophecy had been found.
"What a disaster!"
The Sage of the Six Paths looked at that hell, shrouded in darkness and dead silence. All the life there has already disappeared. After the Child of the prophecy kills Uchiha Yue, countless years will pass before that land can be reborn.
But anyway, it's better than the death of the whole world.
"Uchiha Yue, is the Divine Tree really in your hands...?"
The Sage of the Six Paths fell into thought. With only a pair of Mangekyo Sharingans, he almost destroyed the Shinobi world. The other inhabitants of this world could believe it, because they did not possess this blood. But he is the Sage of the Six Paths, and the Sharingan blood originates from him.
How could he not know that Sharingan didn't have such abilities?
After all, even his mother, the source of all power, relied on the Divine Tree to wield her almost indestructible might!
If the Sharingan possessed such power, what would be the need for the Divine Tree?
He just couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that it was possible to destroy the world with just a pair of Mangekye Sharingans—it sounded too absurd.
However, if Uchiha Yue had taken possession of the Divine Tree, then everything would fit.
This Uchiha Yue was definitely not that simple.
***
Time passed. The fifth month has begun since Uchiha Yue awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan.
Thick snow fell from the sky, looking like goose down. The climate became extremely cold, while unbearable heat reigned near the Area of Dead Silence. Some commoners started to freeze to death.
Until the Child from the prophecy was found to ensure that it would not die of hunger or cold in some forgotten corner, the Shinobi of all the great countries and villages opened their barns without reserve, used all kinds of ninjutsu to save the commoners, and even used the Element of Fire to dispel the cold. The death rate of the population dropped to an extremely low level, and no one even dared to commit crimes.
But now that they've found the Child from the prophecy…
They no longer cared about the life and death of these commoners.
Is it cold? Why don't you put on more clothes? What are you saying, no clothes? So buy it! No money? What's it got to do with me? Do I really have to pay for you?
Are you hungry? Why don't you eat? No food? What's it to me!
Are you sick? If you're sick, go to the doctor! What are you doing here?
The previously sympathetic Shinobi and kind-hearted aristocrats suddenly became cold and indifferent, as if all their previous kindness was just a pretense.
A riot?
What kind of rebellion can a crowd of commoners raise? Any genin coming here will be able to slaughter a whole bunch of civilians!
However…