Shadow Mansion.
The family prepared many ingredients and gathered in the garden for a barbecue. Ryun specifically called for his teacher, and the two of them studied a small boat intently.
"This Otsutsuki clan's cosmic ship is considered a treasure even among their people. Our Village of Heaven can have someone study it carefully, especially the spatial seals on it," Ryun said, pointing at the ship's hull.
"Mm, I will have someone copy down all the seals. I'll also have them analyze the ship's material to see if it's possible to replicate it," Orochimaru said while observing the ship.
"Husband, Orochimaru-sensei, the meat is ready," Kushina said, handing two skewers of deliciously fragrant special barbecue to the two.
"Many of these seals are ones we have never seen before. It would be very difficult for others in the Village of Heaven to copy them down. Let me do it," Kushina volunteered to take on this task.
She had great talent in seal research. Within the Village of Heaven, she could be considered an authoritative professor in this field, only slightly less skilled than Ryun.
"The teachers plan to set sail using this cosmic ship in a month. In such a short time, you alone might not be able to copy everything. Let others from the village help you," Ryun said with a smile.
"Okay!"
Kushina nodded, not refusing.
After eating and drinking their fill, Ryun used Kamui to teleport two clones that looked exactly like him into the Shadow Mansion.
"This is... a physical clone?" Orochimaru said, pinching the clone's arm with a face full of surprise.
"This is the Technique of Elephant Distraction, a move that requires the Rinnegan to use. These two are Otsutsuki we captured earlier. They have inherited part of my power and abilities. I plan to leave one at home, and the other will accompany you on the expedition!" Ryun explained.
Using the Technique of Elephant Distraction not only requires the Rinnegan, but also powerful living human sacrifices. Ryun used the two high-ranking Otsutsuki, excluding Meishiki...
Unfortunately, those who are not at the God Realm level cannot bear too much of Ryun's power. These two couldn't even receive one-tenth of Ryun's power. Their cultivation couldn't reach the God Realm either, stopping at just the peak of Six Paths level.
As for why Ryun didn't use Otsutsuki Zeroshiki's body to create an Elephant Distraction clone? It was because he used a forbidden secret technique. His power level had fallen to the Six Paths level, his body aged and decayed. Using him to make a clone was worse than using those who were young and strong...
Although the two clones he created were only at the peak of Six Paths, combined with Ryun's ocular jutsu abilities, these two clones were completely sufficient. They could even hold their own against an early-stage God Realm supreme expert...
"You turned two Otsutsuki into clones? Aren't you afraid they might lose control?" Orochimaru asked in surprise.
"If I dare to refine them into clones, of course there is no risk of them losing control... They can only exist under the shadow of my will forever. When the day comes that their power and mine are completely exhausted, the only result awaiting them is death!" Ryun explained with a smile.
The Technique of Elephant Distraction is very cruel to the host, but very practical for the caster. It's a pity Ryun couldn't create too many. He could only create two at a time, and this was only possible because he possessed the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan.
"Alright... But cross-dimensional Elephant Distraction clones, controlling them across such a vast distance, and with the two clones being in completely different places, north and south... Will there really be no problems..." Orochimaru always had endless questions.
"In the face of these eyes of mine, many things you consider very difficult problems are actually not problems at all..."
The corner of Ryun's mouth twitched, as he made a rare show of bravado.
"Uh... okay!"
"Dad, you're using Uncle Black Dragon's expression again. It really looks like you're asking for a beating," Nanaise, who was looking after her brother in the distance, joked.
"You're the one asking for a beating. You'll get yours in a moment!" Ryun glared at her fiercely.
Hearing this, Nanaise provocatively lifted her chin. She wasn't afraid of Ryun at all. She knew her dad wouldn't have the heart to hit her. Only mom would...
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the ten-day period had passed.
Ryun had arranged everything that needed to be arranged. It was time to set foot on the star road!
Night fell.
A spatial vortex, slightly taller than a person, suddenly appeared in the garden of the Shadow Mansion.
"You must come back alive!"
Kushina held Ryun's body tightly, unwilling to let him step into that vortex.
"Okay! I promise!"
Ryun nodded heavily, then kissed her deeply.
"Little Junlin, and my mom, I leave them to you!"
Kushina nodded without speaking, her eyes slightly red and swollen from crying.
"Son... be careful out there. Everyone at home is waiting for you to come back. If you encounter trouble, your priority must be to preserve your life..."
Asuka also came forward to hug Ryun one last time. Even little Junlin ran over crying and hugged his leg...
"Dad, if you can't beat someone, run first. Don't think about defeating all the enemies by yourself..."
Nanaise hugged Ryun from behind around his waist. Although she wasn't overly sentimental, she still couldn't help but cry.
"All of you..."
Ryun, surrounded by his family, was truly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Alright... There's no one in this world who can kill me. Whether I can defeat the enemy or not, I will come back alive. I promise!"
"I'm just going out for a while. I won't be gone for long..."
Ryun comforted the four family members one last time. Hearing this, the three women could only reluctantly let go of Ryun. Only the little chubby one still wouldn't let go...
"Daddy, are you abandoning us? Waaah!"
Hearing this, Ryun couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly. Patiently comforting him for a while didn't help. Finally, the Elephant Distraction clone appeared and tricked him into saying he wasn't leaving. Only then did little Junlin let go of Ryun's leg.
"Take care of yourselves... If anything happens, you can communicate with my clone. I can receive the same information!"
Ryun left these final words, then directly stepped into the spatial vortex.
The garden of the Shadow Mansion fell silent for a moment. The three women and the child instinctively looked at the Ryun clone beside them.
"What are you all crying about? Aren't I right here? What's there to cry about?"
The Ryun clone smiled at them, instantly dispelling the feeling of parting sorrow...
The three women: "..."
"Yay! Daddy's not leaving! Daddy is the best!" little Junlin couldn't help but cheer loudly. He didn't understand what was a real body or what was a clone. He only knew that Daddy hadn't left them, and that was enough!
In just a few breaths, Ryun entered the cosmic starry sky. After determining a direction, he decisively distorted space and entered it.
His speed reached the extreme. Traveling within deep-level space gave him the ability to fold space. This was a travel speed far faster than the speed of light. The direction he chose was where the two rogue Otsutsuki were located!
He had to reach that place before Otsutsuki Feiyu was revived, then convey the message to the Otsutsuki clan that both he and the Divine Tree were no longer in the Ninja World!