Besides—
could that even be considered part of the true Naruto story?
No.
So there was no need to exaggerate the strength of the Ōtsutsuki main family.
To put it bluntly—
if they were truly that powerful, they wouldn't have taken so many years just to locate Earth.
"Since you've come… then stay."
In the next instant, a cold glint flashed through Uchiha Ren's eyes as he spoke in a chilling tone:
"Sage of Six Paths… you want to play your little game?"
"I'll make sure you lose everything instead."
After all—
Ren had already figured out how the Ōtsutsuki main family found Earth.
There was no doubt—
it was the work of the so-called Sage of Six Paths.
That man…
was a truly ruthless figure.
Back then, for the sake of the Ten-Tails and control over the shinobi world, he had betrayed his own mother, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, and joined forces with Ōtsutsuki Hamura to seal her away.
And now—
he had deliberately released his aura, guiding the Ōtsutsuki main family straight to Earth.
He was a born traitor.
With his decision made, Ren wasted no time.
His hands clapped together—
and he activated the seal placed upon the leyline.
BOOM!!
In an instant, a violent purple surge of Dragon Vein energy erupted outward at blinding speed.
The sheer force caused the entirety of Ancient Loran to tremble.
"T-This… this is the power of the Dragon Vein?!"
"H-How terrifying!"
"Fifth Hokage-sama… is he going to absorb the Dragon Vein's power?!"
Seeing the Dragon Vein's energy shooting skyward—
the Queen of Loran, Princess Sara, and the others, who had just recovered from Urashiki's oppressive aura, were once again struck with shock.
Their expressions changed drastically, as if they had seen a ghost.
Because—
right before their eyes—
the terrifying Dragon Vein energy, as if guided by an unseen force, surged rapidly into the body of the Gedo Statue.
And as more and more of that energy poured in—
the once lifeless, puppet-like Gedo Statue began to show faint signs of vitality.
Shocking.
Utterly shocking!!
In that moment, the Queen, Princess Sara, and the ministers were all frozen in disbelief.
They had imagined many possibilities—
but never this.
Uchiha Ren had not absorbed the Dragon Vein himself.
Instead—
he was feeding it into the Gedo Statue.
What they didn't know, however—
was that Ren had secretly activated the Dragon Vein Converter, transforming the leyline's energy into a form identical to Tailed Beast chakra.
Fortunately—
the Dragon Vein's energy was of an extremely high level.
Converting it into Tailed Beast energy posed no difficulty at all.
"Now… all that's left is for you to walk into the trap yourselves."
Watching the Gedo Statue gradually come to life, Ren nodded slightly.
To be honest—
the power of the Dragon Vein had exceeded even his expectations.
No wonder it was said to possess the ability to destroy the world.
As for why Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, Hamura, and Hagoromo had never made use of it—
that no longer mattered.
Now—
it belonged to him.
Once he revived the Ten-Tails through the Dragon Vein—
his strength would undergo another transformation.
He would step into a realm of true immortality.
—
Meanwhile—
after scanning the Earth several times with all his strength—
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki frowned deeply.
He still couldn't sense Kaguya's aura.
"How is this possible?"
He was genuinely confused.
In his understanding, Kaguya should be on Earth.
So why couldn't he detect even the slightest trace of her presence?
This was far too strange.
"Indeed… there's no sign of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya."
"However, aside from her, there seem to be two relatively powerful auras on this planet."
"Forget it. Let's go find one of them first."
A few seconds later, Urashiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki exchanged a glance.
A cold glint appeared in both their eyes.
If they couldn't locate Kaguya—
then there was no point standing around.
Whoosh!!
But just as they were about to move—
a terrifying surge of energy suddenly erupted from Earth.
The moment they sensed it—
both Urashiki and Kinshiki froze.
Then—
their expressions turned into pure delight.
"The Divine Tree's chakra …"
"This is the Divine Tree's chakra!"
In truth, the moment they arrived on Earth, they had already noticed—
the chakra of the Divine Tree had been scattered and divided.
Their original plan had been simple:
deal with Kaguya first,
then gather the chakra and restore the Divine Tree.
But now—
fortune had fallen straight into their laps.
They could actually sense the aura of a growing Divine Tree.
This was simply perfect.
Suddenly, Urashiki seemed to realize something, his expression lighting up with excitement.
"If I'm not mistaken… there are two Divine Tree seeds on this planet."
"Exactly!"
Kinshiki reacted immediately, his face filled with exhilaration.
"No wonder Ōtsutsuki Kaguya betrayed the clan—"
"So she planted two Divine Trees on Earth!"
"One was broken apart into pieces…"
"And the other is still growing!"
As he spoke—
Kinshiki couldn't help but clench his fist in excitement.
He understood clearly—
this was a massive achievement.
Obtaining two Divine Trees at once—
would greatly elevate both his and Urashiki's status within the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Even Momoshiki—
who hadn't even arrived yet—
would benefit immensely.
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