The Sage of Six Paths (Rikudō Sennin) Overview
There is a main character in the series Naruto who is formally known as the *Sage of Six Paths* who was formally known in Japan as just *Sennin*, and his history and ideas are central to many aspects of the ninjas themselves. His real name is *Hagaromo Ōtsutsuki* (大筒木ハゴロモ) but he is widely known as the progenitor of ninjutsu and the first of the known chakra/users of chakra in its rawest form. Hagaromo is involved deeply in many aspects and arcs of the series: the creation of the Tailed Beasts (Bijuu), the fundamental enmity between of Uchiha and Senju clans, and finally the fight between Naruto and Sasuke.
The following section provides the details of Sage of Six Paths and his background, accomplishments, and his relation with the series characters.[The Sage of Six Paths (Rikudō Sennin) Overview]
1. Origins and Background
Hagaromo Ōtsutsuki’s mother was *Kaguya Ōtsutsuki* – an alien from the Ōtsutsuki clan sent to Earth to collect chakra from the **Tree of god* (Shinju). My story of Kaguya is when she ate the fruit of the God Tree and became the first one to possess chakra in the world. She became the mother of two sons: The two brothers *Hagaromo* – the Sage of Six Paths- and *Hamura*.
Normally Kaguya had gone mad and wanted to take over the world through her powers While Hagaromo, intended to free man from the grip of Kaguya’s mad desire. He was born with the *Rinnegan* – an extraordinary ability inherent in eyes – and later the *chakra* from the mother and the knowledge of its capability.[The Sage of Six Paths (Rikudō Sennin) Overview]
2. The Birth of Ninshu: The First Ninja
That is why, according to Hagaromo, his greatest contribution to the world was the creation of *Ninshu* (忍宗) – the anticipation of ninjutsu. Yet *Ninshu* was another spiritual art that incorporated Chakra to connect people rather than undergoing different generations of ninjutsu which were centered around combat. Hagaromo wanted to use chakra in the correct way as opposed to the typical theme of violence that the chakra users incorporated, to ensure the clans and people of the world in which it was set lived in harmony.
However, after the fatal demise of Hagaromo the teachings that were passed down to him were corrupted by individuals who wanted to illicit chakra for use in a malicious way. This created the art of ninjutsu and the war that came with it.
3. In The Tailed Beasts and the God Tree
Hagaromo’s mother Kaguya extracted chakra fruits from the God Tree and thus invented the *Ten Tails* (Jūbi). The Ten-Tails was huge and looked like a monster in Naruto’s world, and when Kaguya became a shinobi and ate the chakra fruit, it was confined inside of her producing a semi-god-like form. Soon after killing his mother Hagaromo stored the Ten Tails inside himself to stop the world from being destroyed.
But Hagaromo understood that much power was not suitable for one person and decided to distribute the chakra of the Ten-Tails in Nine New Tailed Beasts. These Beasts are split all over the world to ensure no one can gather all to themselves and each of those Tailed Beasts turned into a mighty force in the world.
In the Naruto series, the Nine-Tailed Beasts, including the one-tailed Shukaku and the nine-tailed Kurama, formed a major theme in many contests between the various factions of ninjas questing for power. The Nine-Tails would be associated with Kurama, the tailed beast, later favored by Naruto Uzumaki.[The Sage of Six Paths (Rikudō Sennin) Overview]
4. Writing of the Rinnegan and from the very creation of the Ninja world
When Hagaromo defeated his mother and gained control of the Ten-Tails, the kernel of his wisdom and teachings were sealed into the people, and as a result, came to be called the Sage of Six Paths. He had *the Six Paths of Ninshu* that he later used to develop ninjutsu He established *the Six Paths of Ninshu*, which are teachings that were later turned into ninjutsu.
Hagaromo also handed down the *Rinnegan eye technique, one of the most powerful eye techniques in the world. The following are some of the powers that come along with the Rinnegan *Six Paths Techniques*, the ability to influence life and death, and the ability to influence the basic foundations of the space-time continuum.
5. Uchiha Senju and the descendants of the Uchiha clan, Hagaromo’s Sons
Hagaromo had two sons, Indra and Ashura, these two sons created the rivalry between the clans Uchiha and Senju.
– *Indra: The oldest recognized the *Sharingan and the natural potential to manipulate chakra with finer and stronger energy in him. Indra thought it was right to use the power in order to regulate and integrate the world, but this misunderstanding happened between Indra and Ashura – his brother.
– *Ashura: The younger son who failed in the manipulation of chakra but was wise in understanding such substances as compassion, unity, and selflessness. That is the fact that he believed in neutrality and sought the policy of harmony, the key principles of Hagaromo’s doctrine. According to the legend Ashura was chosen by his father to become his successor and his descendants would establish the Senju* clan.
This conflict between Indra and Ashura symbolizes the main dynamic that would remain constant from generation to generation; the main conflict would later re-emerge in *Sasuke Uchiha* (Who reincarnated Indra) and *Naruto Uzumaki* (Who reincarnated Ashura).
6. Legacy in the Naruto Series From Hagaromo
This applies even to a series of Naruto, where Hagoromo’s role is reflected at least in the final arc.
Both Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha are the young forms of Hagaromo’s sons named – Ashura and Indra respectively. The same tension between Naruto and Sasuke looks at the conflict between Hagaromo’s sons: Ashura, representing altruism and willingness to bring people together, and Indra with a focus on power and domination.
– The Rinnegan: The Rinnegan, inherited from Hagaromo, takes the concept of the ability to the center of the plot, especially being in the hands of **Madara Uchiha and Nagato/Pain. This can be seen through Madara’s vision of using the Infinite Tsukuyobi or using the moon to put the entirety of humanity in a genjutsu, which can be traced to Hagaromo’s usage of the Rinnegan and its misuse to create an advantage.
– Naruto’s Role: Hagaromo’s actions are more vital in the story of * Naruto Shippuden when Naruto and Sasuke are given his powers. Hagaromo speaks to Naruto and Sasuke and reveals to them the purpose of being the reincarnation of his sons as well as the desire of everyone in the ninja universe to have hatred in the end. He also gives Naruto and Sasuke chakra to fight *Madara and finally Kaguya Ōtsutsuki the mother of chakra[The Sage of Six Paths (Rikudō Sennin) Overview]
7. The Sage’s Final Wisdom
In the last arc of the series, the teaching of Hagaramo becomes the guiding light to both Naruto and Sasuke in coming to fight Madara and Kaguya. The fact of breaking the cycle of hatred itself becomes the word of the Sage and will be reflected as the major theme, especially during the fight between Naruto and Sasuke, which presents the two philosophies of Indra and Ashura.
Conclusion
The Naruto series is centered on *Hagaromo Ōtsutsuki*, the Sage of Six Paths, a fact that affects every main event in the series. From the Creation of Ninjutsu to the birth of the Uchiha Senju conflict, Hagaromo shares an inherent history with the overarching narrative of the series. His teachings, power, and wisdom exist on Life, Love, and shallom., and the consequences of uncontrolled authority control the major characters – Naruto and Saske, whose major mission is to stop the hatred and the circle of revenge that has existed in the world.[The Sage of Six Paths (Rikudō Sennin) Overview]
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