Rikudō Gaiden: The Story of the Sage of Six Paths


 * Note to the Reader: This is the authors version of the life of the Sage of Six Paths. If more detail is revealed about him in the future of the Naruto manga, then it is likely that this story will go against canon facts. The name of the Sage in this story is not his canon name, but rather a fan-made name that the author gave him for the sake of the story. Please enjoy the story.

In the beginning....
One thousand years ago, in what would become the, there lived a nomad people; people who relied on their separate, pagan religions and their diverse cultures as a way of life. However, times were about to change. For on that day, one thousand years ago, a child was born that would change their world forever for generations to come. He was born to a forest clan, in what would one day become the, and his birth was that of a peasant. To the higher-ups in the clan, he was to be a nobody when he grew to become a man. Who was this man who would change the face of the earth? Who was this revolutionary who was born a nobody? One thousand years later, he'd be known as the, a myth and a legend, but today, on this cold winter morning in which he was born, he is simply known by his name; Karyū (渦流, Swirling Current).

The Sun is Rising
To be continued...