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The Sage of the Six Paths Appears!
Meanwhile at the spot that Tetsuya and Minato were located which happened to be on top of the Hokage Monument at the Leaf Village was when Minato tried to free people from the power of the Infinite Tsukuyomi with no luck. Once Minato had reached back to where Tetsuya was when the bright moon which the Infinite Tsukuyomi had diminished back to its regular color and that made Tetsuya come out of the Truth Seeker Ball to see that his friend was there waiting on him. "I'm starting to sense a very powerful chakra signature in the direction of the battlefield that is very familiar to me in which I had not felt in a very long time. This signature belongs to the one being who entrusted me the imprint of his prowess on that day many years ago." Tetsuya thought to himself after noticing with the Rinnegan a familiar chakra pattern. "What is it Tetsuya you seem to have sensed something didn't you?" Minato had asked Tetsuya. "Yes I did and we have to meet up with the other Hokages immediately back on the battlefield. I'm going to using the Flying Raijin Jutsu to get us there so hang on tight." Tetsuya answered while he completed the signs to perform the transportation jutsu that Minato had taught him long ago.
Once upon reaching the battlefield site was when the other three Hokages had noticed that both Tetsuya and Minato had returned. Tetsuya then looked at the half of a body which the First Hokage was kneeling towards while Minato had relayed to the other Hokages that he no luck of getting people out of the Infinite Tsukuyomi. "Tetsuya, what is exactly going on?" The Third Hokage had asked Tetsuya while looking at a chakra pattern seaming through the half-body which belonged to Madara. "If I the chakra presence that I had sensed earlier while I was with Minato is correct. Then it is the chakra signature that partially resonates within myself and has been for a very long time which means he is here." Tetsuya told the Third Hokage while a figure that took form of a human appeared where the lower half of Madara's body had been. Then the Hokages were shocked to see what had stood before them while Tetsuya had a calm look on his face as soon as the figure fully revealed himself. "I am Hagoromo Ostusuki, otherwise known as the Sage of the Six Paths. Also, I am the founder of Ninshu." Hagoromo said as he introduced himself to the Hokages and then faced towards the direction of Tetsuya. "It has been a very long time since the last time I had seen you, Sage." Tetsuya said to the Sage once he appeared. "Yes it has been indeed a very long time Tetsuya and I sense that you kept the secret of having part of my powers as well." Hagoromo said while he greeted Tetsuya.
Minato and the other Hokages were startled upon hearing what the Sage said to Tetsuya which then started to raise questions. "How long have you known about this, Tetsuya?" Minato had asked out of curiosity. Then Tetsuya had started to address the other Hokages and told them in response, "I have had the imprint of the Sage's power including the Rinnegan for twenty-two years and the reason why I had kept this a secret up until the beginning of this war was that no one would believe me once I told the truth behind the prowess that I possess. If you were wondering around the time I had received this chakra was during a mission during the Third Great Ninja War that many people suspected thought, I was in a coma-like state by the time Leaf shinobi brought me back to the village." Immediately Minato and the Third Hokage suddenly remembered which mission Tetsuya was referring to once he finished explaining his story quickly. "Now that Tetsuya has told you the truth behind on how he ended up with some of my chakra and powers. It is time that I told you about the reason why I am here but before I do that let me tell you the story about the origin of how this chakra came to be in your world." Hagoromo addressed the Hokages about what he was going to tell them. "Sage. before you do that I am going to summon some souls from the Pure Land since I still have parts of your powers still in me. These souls that I am going to bring here might have to hear what you are going to say and they are the souls of the previous Jinchuriki hosts of the Tailed Beasts." Tetsuya had said before the Sage began to tell his origin story and the reason why he was brought back to life. Hagoromo nodded his head giving Tetsuya the ok to bring the souls of the previous Jinchuriki.
So Tetsuya began the summoning ritual and he brought the souls to the location of the battlefield. Some of the notable souls that he had brought included his sister Kushina, Mito Uzumaki, and a former student of Minato's named Rin. "Well bringing you guys here was a necessity you see I believe that even though you were vessels for the Tailed Beasts during your lifetime but there is still good in this world and there is one shinobi that I want to you to see who has completely changed the view on how the Tailed Beasts perceive humans. That shinobi is fighting right now to save the world from the chaos that it is currently in. Also there is something very important that the Sage has to say and I want you guys to listen in on." Tetsuya addressed to Kushina, Mito, Rin, and all of the previous Jinchuriki souls. "Tetsuya, who is the shinobi that you were referring too?" Kushina asked out of curiosity while she was next to Minato. "Well Kushina, the shinobi that I am referring to is your son, Naruto. He is changing the way how people view the shinobi world." Tetsuya answered honestly as he could before both Kushina and Minato put smiles on their faces. Then everyone's direction was towards the Sage of the Six Paths as he began telling them his story.