"Here?"
Minato was startled and immediately looked around.
Sure enough, he soon saw a faint white-ash soul shadow gradually solidify and appear in the living room.
Rikudo Sennin Otsutsuki Hagoromo had finally appeared!
Clearly, no matter how patient Hagoromo was, he must have noticed it. The surprising battle between Minato and Isshiki outside Iwagakure earlier.
Suddenly, someone even Hagoromo didn't know, Otsutsuki Isshiki, appeared, disrupting the entire predetermined future.
Hagoromo would finally come out to meet Minato and Lux.
However, due to the lack of support from the Jubi Jinchuriki's power, Hagoromo could only descend into the real ninja world in a semi-illusory soul state, so he couldn't perform any ninjutsu and was greatly restricted.
Fortunately, this was safer, and he could escape and return to the Holy Land at any time.
It seemed that facing Minato and the Kyuubi, Hagoromo wasn't worried at all; but facing the unknown Lux, he was still a little apprehensive.
After that, he first looked at Lux.
"This must be Immortal Blessing, right? You truly have the real Rinnegan! Nice to meet you. I am Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo."
Without waiting for Lux's response. At this moment, the Kyuubi also quickly released its chakra, condensing a fox head next to Minato, and shouted loudly.
"Old man! You finally showed up!"
"Kurama, it's been years since we last met. You're still so easily provoked!"
Hagoromo showed a warm smile. After all, he truly treated the Bijuu like his own children, especially the Kyuubi, who was the cutest and most tsundere.
"Hmph! You made me wait too long! And who is this ninja you mentioned who will guide us?"
"Could it be Minato?"
The Kyuubi had many complaints it wanted to voice, but it couldn't help but mutter.
"Minato is indeed a good boy. But the future has changed too much, far beyond my expectations."
"We'll talk about it later."
Hagoromo passed by the Kyuubi.
As a soul, the time he could spend in the real world was very limited, so he still had to accomplish his main objective first.
Hagoromo turned to Lux and asked again: "Can we talk for a moment?"
"Of course."
Lux didn't refuse and immediately agreed.
He had long wanted to meet Hagoromo.
Moreover, Hagoromo was responsible for the entire Holy Land, which meant he was responsible for the souls of all ninjas who had died over the years. This was an immense power.
If not necessary, Lux didn't want to make an enemy of him.
Unifying the world was already troublesome enough, and no one would just sit still and deliberately complicate things for themselves.
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The meeting of the highest-level Sages in the ninja world officially began.
Although called a meeting, it was actually very relaxed. It was just an exchange of opinions and casual conversation between Lux and Hagoromo.
Minato also had to cancel his plan to rush to the Land of Iron. Both the Kyuubi and he were clearly more curious about the meeting between the two immortal beings.
At the same time, Kushina was also secretly peeking from the bedroom door crack.
When she heard Minato say that the legendary Rikudo Sennin had also come, she became even more curious.
If Minato hadn't stopped her, she might have rushed out to join the fun.
"You weren't born on Earth, were you?"
Hagoromo didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, asking the first question.
"No, I am indeed from Earth."
"Oh?"
Hagoromo frowned, clearly suspicious.
He didn't dare say he was omniscient and omnipotent, but at least he knew most of the information about the ninja world. How could he not judge whether someone was born in the ninja world? He was still very confident.
If Lux had truly risen in the ninja world and grown to this level step by step, it was impossible for there to be no trace, and even more impossible for Hagoromo not to notice at all.
"I was born on Earth, but not this Earth. I come from another dimensional world." Lux gave an explanation, he was very clear.
When facing Hagoromo, there was no need to mislead him too much. Even a rough lie couldn't hide the truth from him. It was better to be honest and tell him part of the truth.
Of course, what Lux said was true.
How to specifically understand it was up to Hagoromo himself.
"Another dimensional world? So it really exists!"
After getting that answer, Hagoromo couldn't contain his surprise. No matter how strong he was, he could only interfere with the entire ninja world. Even the Otsutsuki aliens found it difficult to deal with him.
Not to mention completely unknown parallel worlds.
Although he had persisted until now, Hagoromo had more or less guessed similar possibilities, but the actual confirmation was a different kind of shock.
"May I ask, Sir, what is the other world like?"
Hagoromo became very curious and asked without hesitation.
"There are completely different worlds, and there are parallel worlds very similar to the ninja world. The timeline in parallel ninja worlds is different, and if you interfere a little, the various developments and futures that will be affected will be very different."
"For specific situations, you can ask Minato and the Kyuubi. They have both been to another parallel world."
After getting the answer, Hagoromo suppressed his curiosity and glanced at Minato and the Kyuubi.
Since they had also been to that world, they could explore it slowly later. No need to rush.
"I see. Thank you for your advice!"
Hagoromo expressed his sincere gratitude, and at the same time suddenly remembered something:
"So, Your Excellency has seen me from another world?"
"Otsutsuki Hagoromo, perhaps I understand you a little better than you think."
Lux smiled leisurely. Thanks to the Naruto story, he might even know the color of the old man's pants better than anyone else.
Oh! Except for him and his brother Hamura.
"My origins…"
"I know."
"The conflict between this old man and my mother Kaguya…"
"I know that."
"Mine..."
"No need to ask further. I know everything, including that your first love died due to the influence of the God Tree."
'Hiss——!'
Hagoromo took a deep breath and felt a little embarrassed.
How does the other party know such secrets?
Did his parallel world self tell the other party? Couldn't he save some face?
Hagoromo, not knowing the truth, naturally thought that Lux had seen him in another world, and this information was also revealed by his parallel world self.
Otherwise, how could the other party know so many details?
'There's a traitor among us!'
Now, the other party knows the color of his pants, which puts him at a disadvantage in negotiations!
However, Hagoromo wasn't too stressed.
After all, in his opinion, the fact that his parallel world self was willing to tell Lux such secrets was enough to show how much they trusted her.
This also proved that Lux was most likely not an enemy, which made him feel much more at ease.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect you to know this. It seems that my parallel world self trusts you very much!"
Hagoromo smiled indifferently.
After living for so long, he was no longer a petty person, and had even become indifferent to most worldly matters.
The only things he cared about were his mother Kaguya and the survival of the entire ninja world.
Therefore, he had to personally determine Lux's true intentions.
"Then, I'll ask directly. May I ask what your true purpose is?"
"Please give me an accurate answer. As long as it doesn't harm the entire ninja world, I won't bother to interfere."