"..."
Otsutsuki Kaguya stared blankly at the fist stopped in front of her.
With Aoba's current strength, he naturally had complete control over his power.
Although that attack had looked terrifying just now, after it stopped, the wind from the punch only lightly brushed Kaguya's hair.
Other than making her look a little softer, it caused no harm at all.
Yet she still seemed unable to come back to her senses, which left Aoba confused.
He relaxed his fist and waved an open hand in front of her face.
"What is it? You should be able to tell how strong that punch was. Don't tell me you're planning to go back on your word?"
"?"
Kaguya immediately snapped out of it.
A trace of embarrassment and annoyance appeared on her cool face as she gritted her teeth and said, "You were the one who cheated first!"
"Me?"
Aoba raised an eyebrow.
"Then tell me, how exactly did I cheat?"
"You... you actually used such a... such a shameless move..."
A rare blush appeared on Kaguya's face.
She had wanted to question him loudly, but her voice became quieter and quieter as she spoke.
By the end, if Aoba had not been standing close enough and had not had such good hearing, he might not have heard her clearly.
Aoba laughed when he heard that.
"But I only used an ordinary genjutsu. You're the one who got caught in it, Kaguya."
"I!"
Kaguya opened her mouth, wanting to argue some more.
But after thinking about it carefully, she had no way to refute him.
She could only stand there mumbling, and even the tips of her ears were almost completely red.
To be honest, this was the first time Aoba had ever seen Kaguya blush this much.
As for the technique he had used, it really was just an ordinary genjutsu.
As for why it had worked on Kaguya.
Of course, it was because it had been strengthened by both Sage Mode and the Rinnegan.
But honestly, for someone like Kaguya, even with all those boosts, she should have been able to break a normal genjutsu instantly.
As for why it had lasted a little while, the answer was obvious.
She had gotten slightly absorbed in it herself.
But there was no way Kaguya would admit something like that.
And seeing her looking unwilling to admit she had fallen for such a basic genjutsu while still wanting to insist she had not lost, Aoba could not help finding it amusing.
"So that means I won, right?"
"You only won because you cheated!"
Kaguya still insisted on that.
But she had indeed lost, so she came up with a compromise.
"So... so I won't listen to everything you say."
'What if he makes some excessive requests?'
'I definitely can't agree to those.'
'Like the things in those yellow books...'
Obviously, since Aoba had asked Yakumo and Sakura for reference material back then, there had definitely been some very improper things mixed into the books they gave her.
Although Kaguya had lived for a very long time, she was surprisingly ignorant when it came to things like that.
She had secretly read every one of those books.
Fortunately, she had not become as improper as those two.
After hearing Kaguya's condition, Aoba naturally had no objections.
"I wasn't asking you to listen to everything. After we get home, just get along peacefully with everyone else in the family."
"Mhm...", Kaguya nodded.
She looked obedient on the surface, but she had already come up with a plan to brush it off.
When Aoba was not around, she would stay at home and read books.
As for the others, she would just treat them like air.
After all, that was how she had spent her time in the sealing space.
'Come to think of it, isn't there something I am forgetting?'
Kaguya showed a thoughtful look, as though trying to remember something.
At that moment, Aoba spoke again, "By the way, I do have one small request..."
"What is it?"
Kaguya looked at him curiously.
"Can I have a hug?"
"Huh?"
Before she could respond, Aoba had already reached out and hugged her.
He had actually wanted to hug her for a long time.
Mainly because he was curious.
The loose white robe she wore looked like it would feel comfortable to hug.
But after actually holding her, he discovered that her waist was unexpectedly slim.
It felt even better than he had expected.
"Mmm~"
Suddenly being wrapped in a warm embrace, Kaguya could not help letting out a soft sound.
"Kaguya, what's the first thing you want to do after we get to the ninja world?"
After spending so much time alone with her, Aoba had already figured out how to deal with her.
And the method was very simple.
Her train of thought was far too easy to lead astray.
Sure enough, after hearing Aoba's question, Kaguya immediately started thinking about what she would do later.
Should she try food she had never eaten before?
Or should she go see the real amusement parks?
She paid no attention at all to the fact that Aoba was still hugging her.
Or perhaps she actually liked this feeling.
This was also her first hug.
However, both of them seemed to have forgotten that they were not the only people there.
"Ahem! Is the fight over already?"
A voice suddenly sounded.
Although he knew it was rude, Otsutsuki Hagoromo felt it was necessary to remind them that he and the others still existed.
The two of them had somehow ended up hugging in the middle of their fight.
He felt that if nobody interrupted them, they might stay like that for quite a while.
Honestly, it was hard for him to imagine that this girl acting like someone in love was actually his mother.
It felt too strange.
As for Naruto and Sasuke, they had completely become spectators watching the drama unfold.
"Hm?"
Kaguya had been thinking about where she would go with Aoba later.
After hearing Hagoromo's voice, she pulled herself out of Aoba's embrace.
Her expression immediately returned to its usual coolness, though her eyes became a little more complicated.
"Hagoromo... Hamura..."
"Mother..."
Seeing this, Hagoromo's feelings became even more complicated, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Hamura was much the same.
Still, both of them let out a sigh of relief.
At least she no longer gave off the same dangerous feeling she had back then.
Watching the three of them stare at each other without speaking, Aoba found it awkward and simply cut in.
"You'll have plenty of time to catch up later. How about I take you to see where you'll be living from now on, Kaguya?"
"Okay."
Kaguya agreed without any hesitation.
As for those two unfilial sons, she was not close to them!
Seeing Kaguya agree immediately, Aoba naturally took her hand.
Then he waved at Naruto and Sasuke before saying to Hagoromo,
"In that case, I'll take Kaguya, Naruto, and Sasuke back first. As for the moon, I imagine restoring it shouldn't be difficult for the Sage of Six Paths."
"W-Wait, what you mean is—"
Hagoromo had just started to speak when Aoba left with the other three.
Only the two brothers remained standing on the damaged moon.
He could restore it.
But he did not have much power left anymore.
After this, he would probably have to return to the Pure Land and recover for a while.
Something that could have been done with a simple wave of the hand was being left for an old man like him.
This was outright elder abuse.
[🙇🏻 You Can Support the Story Through P@tr3on—AmbitiousTranslator. It also has 40+ Chapters of all the novels and fanfics. Thanks for reading~]