The method I used to enter was wrong? Absolutely not!
The Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Switch Technique originates from the Six Paths Sage; there's only the problem of not hitting the target, not of choosing the wrong target.
Naruto must be nearby, but he's been hidden by certain "people."
Does the Nine-Tailed count as a "god"? There were too many gazes within Naruto's body, and the Nine-Tailed was infinitely stronger than the other Tailed Beasts. Kinkaku and Ginkaku could eat the Nine-Tailed's flesh, proving that it had a physical form, not just a spiritual one. Ino didn't dare use the Mind Disturbance Technique; besides, without body cells providing a continuous supply of Chakra, she couldn't use the Mind Disturbance Technique, which required seventy hand seals, with only the small amount of Chakra brought out by the Mind Body Switch Technique.
If Naruto's body hadn't contained all those messy "people," she could have used her foreknowledge to trick the Nine-Tailed a bit. The problem was that there were too many "people" now, and she couldn't explain why she knew so much information.
Ino could only search little by little.
Naruto's inner world was much larger than a normal person's. She followed the water pipe forward.
As she walked, a diagonally downward staircase suddenly appeared in her line of sight.
She peered down and found it pitch black and bottomless inside.
A chill ran down her spine. Good heavens, there were even stairs inside Naruto's body? There was no such plot in the original work, was there?
She tried twice to bypass the eerie staircase, but a voice deep within her kept calling to her, urging her to go down.
"Brother, are you already so weak? Come down, I've been waiting for you for a long time." As she hesitated for the third time, a slightly clear voice appeared at her ear.
Brother? Ino looked left and right. Who was he talking to?
Considering a certain possibility, she fell silent, many thoughts colliding rapidly in her mind. Finally, she steeled herself and slowly walked into the suddenly appearing staircase.
Following the stairs downward, she walked for an unknown duration until she arrived in a completely dark space.
This place was very similar to where she had previously seen Indra, but that part of her memory was already lost.
She could only feel liquid slowly flowing beneath her feet. When she stepped on it, the accumulated water roughly covered her insteps.
There was no light in this world, but Ino could feel her own existence.
Directly in front of her, a man sat with his back to her.
Hearing her footsteps, the man slowly turned his head: "Brother, you finally—"
When he saw Ino's face, his expression instantly turned to one of shock.
"You? Who are you?" he asked blankly, his refined demeanor quickly fading. Seeing Ino frown at him, the man, like a monkey, cupped his hand over his eyes and peered behind her, full of a comical air.
The man wore a simple white robe with six black magatama at the collar. He had neat chestnut-colored short hair and bright eyes, though his expression was somewhat flustered at the moment.
"Senior?" Ino felt the title was too perfunctory and quickly changed it: "Sage? Are you a Sage?"
The man scratched his head: "How could this be? Brother turned into a woman? I don't even know how to say my opening lines. Oh dear, it seems I've mistaken you for someone else. What should I do?"
His expression was quite varied, transitioning from excitement, confusion, and disbelief to self-pity in the blink of an eye.
Ino stared intently at him, making him nervous.
The man smiled somewhat ingratiatingly: "Um... um, could you pretend you didn't see me? Alas, it seems that's not possible..."
Slowly, he trailed off. He put on a fierce expression: "Since you've already found me, then I can only... unfortunately, you are so young... Never mind, it's pointless. I won't scare you anymore. I'll tell you the truth, hahahaha—"
The man burst into laughter.
Ino chimed in at the right moment: "Sage, please speak. Um... I'm listening."
The man was, of course, the ancestor of the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan, the second son of the Six Paths Sage, Indra's younger brother, Ashura, who inherited Ninshu after the Six Paths Sage.
Ashura was simple in character, but not foolish. He didn't mention any of his identities, such as Chakra reincarnation or being the son of the Six Paths Sage. He only said that he was the ancestor of the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan, and because he worried his descendants might go astray, he left a tiny amount of Chakra in their bloodline. His true body had long since died.
Ino didn't expose him, drawing out her words: "Oh—so that's how it is. Then you're not a Sage. I'll still call you Senior. The direct descendant of the Senju Clan in this generation is my master, Senior. Isn't that a coincidence? We're related!"
It would be a great loss not to get some benefits from encountering such an expert.
Ashura rolled his eyes: "You're a descendant of the Yamanaka Clan, aren't you? I know your ancestor. That opportunistic tone is exactly the same."
Ino: "..."
It was a bit awkward; her ancestor's reputation seemed to be a bit problematic, too much of a trickster!
She quickly changed the subject: "Then Senior, who was the 'brother' you mentioned earlier?"
Ashura paused, staring blankly at Ino. Yes, who was his brother? How should he continue this lie?
Ashura's talent was relatively low, but this was mainly in comparison to Indra. In reality, as the second son of the Six Paths Sage, his talent was far superior to that of the Ninja in the current Ninja World.
He was very intelligent and possessed sufficient wisdom. Although he had been reincarnated continuously within the bloodlines of the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan, and time had become completely blurred, he knew a little about the outside world's information.
At least he knew about the conflict between Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
He could only choose to tell part of the truth: "Ahem, actually, the Senju of the Forest and the Uchiha Clan once shared the same ancestor. My brother was the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan. Do you have Uchiha Clan blood? Looking closely, it doesn't seem like it..."
He scrutinized Ino, finally concluding that this descendant of the Yamanaka Clan had the same flaw as her ancestor: always scavenging for good things, whether useful or not. Now, it seemed she had managed to get a little Chakra from his brother.
It was this small amount of Chakra that made him misjudge, thinking his brother was about to completely dissipate. He rushed out in a panic, only to find he had mistaken the person.
Originally, he had intended to continue fighting Indra until his elder brother acknowledged his ideas.
But now, the Ninja World had endured countless bloodshed and tears because of their conflict, which went against Ashura's original intention. He felt guilty, yet was unable to stop this fate.
Ino's appearance showed him another possibility.
In a trance, he felt he understood the Six Paths Sage's profound meaning. Was his old man's teaching of the Yamanaka Clan's "Bridge" Secret Technique meant for this? Was this a bridge to connect himself and Indra?
"Child of the Yamanaka Clan, can you deliver a message to my brother for me?"
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