Stone Tablet

The stone tablet (石碑, sekihi) is a monument which was created by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki in order to discourage his son's descendants from attempting to recreate the Rinnegan.^[1] The tablet can only be deciphered fully by the Rinnegan, while the Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan are able to partially decipher it.

History[]

Some time after Hagoromo's death, certain details on the tablet were forged by Black Zetsu as part of its plan to revive Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.^[2] The tablet eventually fell into the possession of the Uchiha clan, the descendants of Indra Ōtsutsuki, where it was secretly passed down for generations.^[3] After the formation of Konohagakure, the tablet was kept in the underground bunker of the Naka Shrine for decades, before being relocated to a forest.^[4]

Contents[]

• The secrets of the Mangekyō Sharingan, such as instructions on how to obtain it, and its ability to control the tailed beasts.
• The story of the Sage of Six Paths, Kaguya and the God Tree.^[5]
• The secrets of Madara Uchiha's body.^[6][7][8]
• Warnings regarding Kaguya's Infinite Tsukuyomi.^[9]
• The Uchiha would be saved by the Infinite Tsukuyomi (written by Black Zetsu).^[10]
• The secrets of the Uchiha clan.^[11][12]
• Warnings about the misfortune that Sharingan can bring (anime only).^[13]

More specifically, the following sentences were quoted:

• "Seeking stability, one god was divided into yin and yang, these opposing two acting together obtain all things in creation" (“一つの神が安定を求め陰と陽に分極した 相反する二つは作用し合い森羅万象を得る”, "Hitotsu no kami ga antei o motome in to yō ni bunkyokushita, aihansuru futatsu wa sayōshiai shinra banshō o eru")^[3]
• "When someone who possesses the power of Saṃsāra approaches the moon, an eye will open that is reflected on the moon to grant the eternal dream." (「輪廻の力を持つ者が月に近づきし時、無限の夢を叶えるための月に映せし眼が開く」, "Rinne no chikara o motsu mono ga tsuki ni chikazukishi toki, mugen no yume o kanaeru tame no tsuki ni utsuseshi me ga hiraku.")^[14]

Trivia[]

• Despite having neither the Rinnegan, nor the Sharingan, Black Zetsu was able to read and rewrite the text on the tablet.^[2]
• Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru, while unable to read the tablet, managed to come up with a hypothesis of the secrets based on many years of research.^[8]
• Obito (as Madara) states that the creation of the moon using the Chibaku Tensei was written on the tablet; however, Black Zetsu later reveals that the Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei was the real cause. It is unknown whether Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki really wrote that version or Black Zetsu merely rewrote that part. In a similar matter Madara states that Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki acted alone defeating the Ten-Tails without mentioning Hamura Ōtsutsuki.

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