Miscalculation

On the bank of the river, Ars held a fishing rod made of bamboo and patiently waited for the fish to bite the bait.

"Without modernization, nature will not be damaged, but civilization will not progress either."

He spoke like a philosopher while looking at the clear river water.

"It has been 15 years since Indra rebelled. Looks like I'll have to make another trip to the Land of Ancestors."

Ars always wandered to various places so that others would not suspect his youthful appearance and also avoid being detected by Hagoromo.

He also knew that Hamura was no longer on this planet, but had brought his descendants to migrate to the moon. Apart from guarding Kaguya's and Ars' seals, he also wanted to avoid conflicts with humans.

But in his wanderings, Ars once met Hamura's descendants in a remote village. He guessed they didn't want to leave and decided to run away.

After seeing them, he knew they would become the forerunners of the Hyuga clan in the future.

Even though he had a grudge against Hamura, he did nothing against the village's descendants of Hamura. Ars was not a heartless person and would not attack his enemy's offspring unless they provoked it first.

"Oh, the cultivation of the Void Imperfection Physique will soon break through to Minor Completion."

A few hours later, Ars received feedback from his main body. After cultivating non-stop for 25 years, it finally started to make progress.

He estimated that another five months of his cultivation would break through.

"Tsk, I didn't catch any fish today. My luck is very bad. Does the Goddess of Fortune hate me or something?"

Pulling on the fishing line, he saw no fish on the hook and could only let out a long sigh.

Throwing away the fishing rod in annoyance, he took the map in his pouch and headed for the Land of Ancestor.

...

The atmosphere of the Land of Ancestor was not as lively as usual because many people were sad. Rikudo Sennin was lying in bed, and his death was imminent.

People regard Rikudo Sennin as their god as well as their spiritual pillar. Thanks to him teaching Ninshu, the lives of the commoners became better.

When there is a drought, Rikudo Sennin's disciples will use the water elemental style to irrigate the fields. If it flooded, they would create a dirt wall to change the direction of the water. And there are still many activities that improve people's lives.

Simply put, Rikudo Sennin is considered the most perfect leader in the eyes of ordinary people.

Many people gathered in front, as far as the mansion, when they learned that Rikudo Sennin was on his last breath.

Among the crowd, Ars was also present and kept a low profile. As long as Hagoromo wasn't dead, he wouldn't act rashly.

He patiently waited for the announcement of Hagoromo's death.

In the room, Hagoromo lay weakly on the bed and was accompanied by several of his descendants.

"Asura…" He muttered weakly.

"Father!"

"Grandpa!"

Asura had now become a middle-aged man and was worried about his father's condition.

"I can't properly guide this world."

"That is not true!"

"Indra came last night."

"Hah?!"

Asura was shocked to hear this, he didn't expect his big brother, who had left and never returned to have secretly met his father. He was grateful that his big brother still had a conscience and didn't attack his father in his weak state.

...

Last night.

The candles in the room had been extinguished, and then the sound of thunder was heard, even though it was not raining outside.

Without needing to open his eyes, Hagoromo already guessed who was coming.

"Is that you, Indra?"

The middle-aged man who came was none other than Indra. He just stood still and looked at his father, who was lying sick.

"Have you come to kill me?" Asked Hagoromo.

"Hu Hu Hu… There's no need for me to do that anymore." Indra chuckled, then continued his aim: "I came here to end the detestable hellish future caused by Ninshu. Your selfish misunderstanding ruined the future of Ninshu with wars and calamities. I have no intention of stopping my fight."

"Until I finish this. My soul will reincarnate and fight, however long it takes!"

*⚡⚡⚡*

Along with the sound of thunder outside, Indra's figure had disappeared, and only Hagoromo was silent.

...

After Hagoromo conveyed Indra's words last night, he held Asura's hand and said: "Asura... I entrust the future of this world to you and your descendants..."

After delivering his last will, Hagoromo's breath stopped.

Outside the residence.

One of Asura's descendants conveyed the news of Hagoromo's death to the public.

Receiving this news, people wept and mourned Hagoromo's death.

"He's finally dead!"

Only Ars was very happy to hear the news.

(Should I take Hagoromo's Rinnegan eye.)

If faced with two choices between Indra's Sharingan eye and Hagoromo's Rinnegan eye. So Ars will choose the last option. But he was still undecided about whether to take action or not.

He didn't know whether Hamura was present or not in Hagoromo's last moments. If Ars took action and Hamura came, he couldn't beat the other party with his current strength.

(Be patient, I've waited 25 years, waiting a few more days is fine for me.)

After pondering for a moment, Ars dared not take the risk.

Better to be safe than sorry.

He planned to secretly dig up Hagoromo's grave tonight and take the Rinnegan for himself.

It was very immoral to dig up the graves of the dead, but Ars didn't care. Then he left while waiting for nightfall

...

Evening.

"Fuck! Even at the end of his life, he was very stubborn."

In the inn room, Ars threw dishes at the wall in anger.

Just now, he received news that Hagoromo's body was not buried but burned.

This is beyond Ars' calculations!

Ars didn't expect Hagoromo to be so cruel to himself. He guessed that the other party had Asura burn the corpses and scatter the ashes into the sea so as to avoid evil people aiming for his eyes.

"Haaa... If I knew it was going to be like this, I wouldn't hesitate to take the Rinnegan this afternoon. My caution backfired."

He deeply regretted his decision. Ever since his body was sealed, he had been too careful to become a coward.

However, there was no one to blame, if this clone died, then his consciousness would return to the main body, and he would have to spend some time in solitude for who knows how long. At the very least, he should be alone in the darkness until his Void Imperfection Physique cultivation reaches Half Completion.

"The rice has turned to mush, there's no use regretting the past. My main focus now is to locate Indra's whereabouts and retrieve his Sharingan."

"Before that, I have to find a tube and liquid formaldehyde to preserve the Sharingan later."

Ars's depression didn't last long, after recovering his composure, he opted for sleep.

This clone still had to eat and sleep like an ordinary human. After all, the Clone Technique he created was still half finished.