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The Ōtsutsuki main family had spent ages searching for Ōtsutsuki Kaguya for one reason only—the Divine Tree's fruit.
And now?
There were actually two Divine Trees on Earth.
Just the thought of it was enough to make Urashiki and Kinshiki's blood surge.
"No."
"I'm done waiting. We're taking that Divine Tree."
A moment later, the two exchanged a glance. The hunger in their eyes was impossible to hide.
In their view, this trip to Earth had been absurdly lucky.
As for whether they could actually seize both Divine Trees?
Neither of them gave it much thought.
Why would they?
To them, Earth's natives were nothing but mortals.
At best, insects with chakra.
How strong could such beings possibly be?
Even if Kaguya herself showed up, they still wouldn't be afraid.
In other words—
those two Divine Trees were already theirs.
No one was going to stop them.
A few seconds later, with two crisp bursts of displaced air, Urashiki and Kinshiki vanished from space and shot toward Earth.
"It's starting."
"The Ōtsutsuki main family is moving toward Uchiha Ren."
Inside their hidden dimension, both Hamura and Hagoromo spoke at almost the same time, their expressions turning grave.
They both understood what this meant.
The real clash was about to begin.
The instant Urashiki and Kinshiki appeared before Uchiha Ren, sparks would fly. A battle of monsters was all but guaranteed.
"Uchiha Ren really does have a death wish."
Hamura recovered first, his tone cold.
"He's reviving the Ten-Tails in broad daylight."
"These two from the main family are both Six Paths–level fighters. They're not easy opponents."
His Tenseigan gleamed with undisguised killing intent.
He was already struggling to contain himself.
"We wait."
Hagoromo's voice was clipped and icy.
"We wait until both sides are badly wounded. Then we move."
After a pause, he added, "Once we deal with the people from the Ōtsutsuki main family and Uchiha Ren, we'll seal off Earth's space again."
"It's time for the ninja world to return to its proper track."
Hamura gave a hard nod.
There was nothing more to say.
In their minds, the ninja world belonged to the two of them.
Anyone who dared lay a hand on it would pay in blood.
That included Kaguya.
That included their foolish creation, Black Zetsu.
And it certainly included Uchiha Ren.
At the same time, in the Land of Wind—Ancient Loran.
Buzz—
As more Dragon Vein energy poured in, the aura radiating from the Ten-Tails grew heavier, darker, more oppressive by the second.
It still hadn't moved.
It didn't need to.
Its mere presence was enough to make all of Loran tremble.
The pressure alone was suffocating.
The Queen, the princess, the ministers, and the civilians—everyone with any sense had already started retreating in an orderly fashion.
They weren't fools.
If they stayed too close, the pressure alone might kill them before anything even started.
Far better to fall back and watch the Fifth Hokage handle whatever came next.
"Here they are."
Ren lifted his head slightly, having already sensed the two terrifying auras racing straight toward Loran.
A rare smile touched his face.
The Ten-Tails had only just finished reviving.
That made the timing perfect.
He might as well use the Ōtsutsuki main family as test subjects.
Besides, he was genuinely curious about them.
So the minutes passed.
One second.
Ten seconds.
Twenty.
The Dragon Vein's energy continued draining away until, three minutes later, the source was completely exhausted.
The Gedo Statue had finished its transformation.
The Ten-Tails had fully revived.
Now it stood there in its complete form—a colossal humanoid creature with a grotesque, almost human shape.
It had arms and legs like a man, but nothing about it felt human.
Its head bore only a single eye, a single ear, and a single mouth, with the mouth and ear set unnaturally along either side of its face.
That eye—
was a Rinnegan.
Its head was crowned with nine horns: six jutting from the crown, three rising from below the jawline.
It looked ancient.
Wrong.
Like something that should never have existed in this world.
Then laughter rang out.
Loud, unrestrained, greedy.
"Hahaha!"
Under the stunned eyes of Queen Loran, Princess Sara, and the rest, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki descended into the sky above Loran, staring at the Ten-Tails with naked excitement.
"This really is a Ten-Tails."
"And from the feel of it, it's one that's only just matured."
"Exactly. And the other Ten-Tails seems to have been broken apart. We can revive that one later."
"Hahaha! Two Ten-Tails… even the Ōtsutsuki main family would be shaken by that."
The two of them spoke back and forth without a hint of restraint, so focused on the Ten-Tails that they barely spared Ren a glance.
To them, the beast below was already theirs.
No negotiation.
No uncertainty.
Just possession.
"They're here."
"And they didn't come with good intentions."
"It looks like the Fifth Hokage expected this."
Far behind the battlefield, Queen Loran, Princess Sara, and the people of Loran stared up at the two figures in the sky, shock rippling through the crowd.
Even from that distance, they could feel it—
These newcomers were no ordinary enemies.
And yet, Uchiha Ren didn't look surprised at all.
That, more than anything, made their hearts steady a little.
He had known they were coming.
Which meant he had already been waiting.
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