Arisu still had a gentle smile on his face. He casually waved his hand and directly used a portal to send Uchiha Hikari away.
After Uchiha Hikari left, Arisu lightly flicked his sleeve.
Then he also left Mount Myoboku alone.
"Ah..."
Worried showed on Uchiha Hikari's face. She was truly afraid that Sister Kaguya might do something rash.
———
[Mount Myoboku, Longevity Peak]
Arisu arrived here.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Arisu symbolically knocked on the door, then walked in.
The room was dark, and the curtains were all drawn.
However, that did not affect Arisu's vision.
With one glance, Arisu saw Kaguya sitting quietly in the darkness.
"Arisu, you finally came to see me...", Kaguya spoke hoarsely.
Arisu's eyes fell on her.
She was wearing a pure black velvet dress. The hem dragged on the ground, revealing her bare legs.
Her silver hair hung over her shoulders like a waterfall, covering most of her face. Only a pair of eyes without any ripples were visible, staring at him without blinking.
Arisu looked at Kaguya calmly.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so down? Why did you ask me to come?"
"Why?", Kaguya sneered and repeated those words, then suddenly laughed softly, "Hehehe... hahaha..."
The laughter was dry and broken, echoing through the dark room, making one's heart tighten.
Arisu's expression remained unchanged. He suspected that thousands of years of sexual repression might have driven Kaguya mad.
"Arisu, you're asking me why?"
Kaguya raised her head. Her long hair slid off her shoulders, revealing that stunningly beautiful but pale face.
Those Byakugan eyes were filled with grievances and madness suppressed for a thousand years.
"I waited for you for seven hundred and thirty-five years."
"From the day you said you had to deal with the trivial matters of the ninja world and told me to wait here, I sat in this very spot every day waiting."
"I watched generations of toads in Mount Myoboku come and go. I watched the peach trees on Longevity Peak bloom and wither. I watched you bring that lowly mortal woman home as your wife. I watched you have a son!"
"You already have a son! And I still waited like a stupid woman!", Kaguya shouted coldly at Arisu.
Arisu's expression did not change, but he had not expected Kaguya to know.
'Could it be...!?'
Arisu remembered.
He had left behind a crystal ball before, so that Kaguya and Hikari would not get bored.
Arisu did not answer. He indeed had been a bit of a scumbag.
But he did not feel much guilt, because Kaguya had betrayed him before.
"Kaguya, since you already know, I have nothing more to say. You have two choices. Stay in Mount Myoboku, or be exiled to the Pure Land.", Arisu's voice was icy.
Otsutsuki Kaguya's eyes instantly turned red, and her voice was filled with disbelief and misery.
"This is the price of waiting for hundreds of years?! Either imprisonment or exile?!"
"You chose to wait!", Arisu's tone had no emotion at all, each word like a blade.
"Everything was just your wishful thinking. I never once said I liked you."
Arisu paused, coldly glanced at Kaguya, then gave a third option, "There's one more choice. Go back into the Chibaku Tensei."
Those words became the final straw that completely crushed Kaguya.
She froze where she stood, unable to believe that such cruel words had come from the mouth of Arisu, who had always seemed gentle and refined, polite and humble.
She had always thought that Arisu was a rare good man.
A good boy.
Countless times, she had imagined what it would be like when he returned. He would gently hold her and comfort her softly, saying that after Tsunade's hundred years were over, he would marry her.
Even such an empty promise would have been enough for her.
But what she received were only these three cold choices, leaving not the slightest room for anything else.
Darkness filled Kaguya's vision. Her legs lost strength, and she collapsed heavily to the floor.
She raised her head and looked at the completely unfamiliar man before her with nearly shattered eyes, finally seeing his true nature.
What gentle gentleman? What humble good person? It was all fake.
Great loyalty resembles treachery, and great falsehood resembles truth. He was nothing but a complete hypocrite.
Throughout the history of the ninja world, he was the most hypocritical, the most double-faced, and the greatest troublemaker.
If he were truly some kind-hearted man, the ninja world would never have turned into the mess it was today.
Seeing her lost and lifeless appearance, a faint trace of hesitation flashed through Arisu's heart.
Had he gone too far?
"Forget it.", Arisu's tone softened slightly.
"Do you want the Infinite Tsukuyomi? I can cast an illusion on you and let you live in the world you want."
"I don't want your damn illusion!", Kaguya suddenly raised her head. The last trace of despair in her eyes was completely swallowed by overwhelming hatred.
Before her words had even ended, she exploded like a beast driven into a dead end. Using all her strength, she lunged at Arisu from behind, her arms tightly wrapped around his neck.
Kaguya actually tried to choke Arisu unconscious.
"Fool.", Arisu gently shook his head.
"What can you do to me now?"
As the words faded, Arisu's figure flickered and turned into a wisp of ethereal sage mist, disappearing silently from where he stood.
———
[Konoha Village]
Arisu pushed open the front door. The scent of Mount Myoboku and Kaguya still lingered on him.
"Tsunade, I'm back.". Arisu said.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a golden figure rushed over in a flurry.
Tsunade wrapped her arms tightly around his waist. Her tone carried obvious complaint and affection.
"Husband, you're finally back. I've been waiting for ages."
"Weren't you just handling Yukio's registration? Why did it take so long?", As she spoke, she raised her head and gave Arisu a strange look. Her nose twitched instinctively.
The next second, the smile on her face disappeared. Her brows tightly furrowed, and her gentle eyes instantly became sharp as blades.
"Something's wrong. Arisu, why do you smell like another woman?"
Arisu's heart skipped almost imperceptibly, but not a single flaw appeared on his face.
Kaguya had indeed left some scent on him when she tried to strangle him.
He deliberately acted confused and lowered his head to sniff his sleeve.
"Really? Other than taking care of business today, I didn't even speak to any other women."
Tsunade narrowed her eyes, her fingers unconsciously tightening on his clothes.
"Tell me honestly. Have you gotten tired of me after being together for so long?"
She knew very well that her husband had always been the brightest existence in Konoha. That world-shaking face of his had attracted countless women.
Even though she was one of the famous Three Ninja and had been married to Arisu for many years, she still could not help feeling insecure about this matter.
"What nonsense are you thinking about?"
Arisu laughed and gently rubbed her soft golden hair.
"You know my temper. Just dealing with you every day is enough to leave me exhausted. Where would I find the extra energy to mess around with anyone else?"
"Haha, that's true!"
Tsunade burst into laughter at his words, and the little bit of doubt and unease in her heart instantly vanished.
"Don't worry, I'm firmly devoted to true love!", Arisu said.
Tsunade tightened her arms around him again and buried her face deeper into his chest, letting out a muffled snort.
"At least you know what's good for you."
Arisu held her in return, resting his chin on top of her head.