Meanwhile, Hagoromo stood beneath the God Tree with his hands pressed together. The power of the Six Paths and the Rinnegan worked at the same time.
By himself, he forcibly split the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine parts, and nine Tailed Beasts with different forms gradually took shape in the empty air.
The Nine-Tails, the Eight-Tails, the Seven-Tails... all the way to the One-Tail, Shukaku.
Hagoromo's expression remained calm as he temporarily stabilized their power with sealing techniques.
Just as he was fully focused on handling everything, a pair of strange eyes silently watched the entire process from the shadows.
It was Black Zetsu.
At the very last moment before Kaguya was sealed, she had used all her strength to launch Black Zetsu away, leaving him behind as her final chess piece.
Black Zetsu hid in the shadows of the ruined palace, silently watching the moon in the sky grow larger under the power of Planetary Devastation, as well as the God Tree rapidly withering nearby. A complicated look flashed through his eyes.
After a long while, Black Zetsu let out a quiet sigh and muttered in a voice that only he could hear.
"Sigh... Of all the people to transmigrate into, why did I have to become Black Zetsu, a character with almost no power..."
'I'm really cursed with terrible luck.'
'I thought that after transmigrating into the Naruto world, I'd at least get a decent identity. But the moment I opened my eyes, I found out I'd become Black Zetsu.'
'The unlucky guy who spent the whole story as a tool, got ordered around by Kaguya like her son, and ended up getting played like a fool by Uchiha Madara and Naruto's group.'
'If we're talking about ninjas, I think Black Zetsu is the number one ninja in the Naruto world!'
'He endured for over a thousand years and finally succeeded in reviving Kaguya with his tiny amount of power!'
'Now Kaguya has been sealed, the God Tree has begun to wither, and the Ten-Tails has been split into the nine Tailed Beasts by Hagoromo.'
'As for me, I can only hide in the shadows and secretly watch everything like a real Black Zetsu.'
The moon grew larger and larger, bathing the entire land in pale light.
Black Zetsu raised his black hand and looked at his strange body before sighing again.
'What should I do next?'
'According to the original story, I should keep lying low, slowly guide the plot along, wait for Uchiha Madara to appear, and then carry out the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan...'
Black Zetsu couldn't help feeling bitter. To be honest, he wasn't sure whether he possessed the original Black Zetsu's perseverance, the kind that could endure for over a thousand years.
Arisu's figure quietly disappeared from outer space. When he appeared again, he had already returned to his own independent space.
In front of the desk, Aino was sitting there quietly, her head lowered as she carefully read a thick ancient book, looking focused and peaceful.
Arisu slowly walked over.
"How's your reading been lately?"
Hearing him, Aino looked up with a warm smile and replied softly, "Very well. I really enjoy reading. There is a lot of knowledge here that I've never seen before. Every day I learn something new."
Arisu nodded slightly. After a brief pause, he slowly asked, "Are you interested in working in the Pure Land?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Aino answered with a smile, "Of course. As long as it's your arrangement, Sage, I'm willing."
Arisu nodded calmly.
For the time being, he had no intention of completely opening the Pure Land to the ninja world.
The Pure Land still needed to be further developed and improved. The safest approach would be to wait until the people already there had thoroughly stabilized and expanded the space before gradually opening it to the ninja world.
"Very good. Then you'll go over first and help manage part of the affairs."
"We'll think about the next step once the Pure Land becomes a little larger.", Arisu spoke gently.
Aino closed her book softly, stood up, and said, "I understand."
Several more days passed.
Arisu had already secretly arranged for some ordinary people selected from Earth to settle on the moon, while Hamura had completely become a "breeding machine" on the moon.
Having lost both his eyes and his freedom, he no longer had any room to resist. He could only passively follow Arisu's arrangements and carry out the duty of "continuing the race" that Hamura had originally borne in the original story.
As for Arisu himself, he focused most of his attention on Hagoromo.
He remained extremely vigilant.
At this point in time, every move Hagoromo made was crucial.
How he would settle the nine Tailed Beasts, establish the rules of Ninshu, and guide the future development of the ninja world would directly affect the course of history for the next thousands of years.
Even the slightest deviation could trigger an extremely serious chain reaction.
Especially...
What Arisu feared most was that Hagoromo had also been taken over by a transmigrator.
If Hagoromo had also been possessed, Arisu absolutely would not show any mercy.
"Now isn't the time for things to go wrong."
Arisu sat in his independent space. Floating before him was a huge crystal ball screen that clearly showed what Hagoromo was doing at that very moment.
After a while, Arisu felt there was nothing particularly wrong, so he lightly waved his hand.
The image in the crystal ball instantly changed. The view zoomed in and finally stopped on a black figure hidden in the shadows.
Black Zetsu.
He was another key figure.
Looking at that familiar, strange face made up of black and white, Arisu's lips curved slightly into a meaningful smile as he murmured, "We meet again, Black Zetsu..."
"I hope you haven't been taken over by a transmigrator..."
Arisu narrowed his eyes slightly.
In the image, Black Zetsu remained hidden in the shadows, seemingly unaware as he continued observing Hagoromo's every move.
Arisu clasped his hands together, his gaze fixed on the screen without relaxing in the slightest.
Meanwhile, at Mount Myoboku...
When the news that Kaguya had been sealed, the Infinite Tsukuyomi had been broken, and the entire world was gradually being liberated reached Mount Myoboku, the whole mountain was thrown into turmoil.
The White-Browed Toad Sage sat atop a giant lotus-shaped stone platform, staring with wide eyes in shock, unable to believe it for a long time.
Without their help, Hagoromo had actually succeeded.
What Reki had failed to accomplish before had been achieved by Hagoromo.
"Kaguya... has really been sealed? The world... has been liberated?"
The White-Browed Toad had originally intended to use the crystal ball immediately to see what had happened outside.
However, when he poured chakra into the crystal ball, the image remained a chaotic blur, completely covered by an unknown and powerful force. He couldn't see anything.
The White-Browed Toad Sage's expression grew solemn. He slowly lowered his hand and said with awe, "It seems... an expert has made a move."
Beside him, Gamamaru's eyes widened. He couldn't help covering his head with both forelegs as he cried out in surprise, "There's actually another expert... What's going on?!"
The White-Browed Toad Sage took a deep breath. His eyes held both shock and deep apprehension.
He turned toward Gamamaru and instructed him seriously, "Gamamaru, go outside immediately and find out what happened. Be extremely careful. After you've seen everything, return at once and report to me."
Hearing this, Gamamaru immediately nodded hard, his expression turning serious as well.
"Understood! I'll go right away!"
With that, Gamamaru leaped into the air, turning into a green blur as he quickly left Mount Myoboku and raced toward the outside world.
The White-Browed Toad Sage remained where he was, staring at the still-clouded image inside the crystal ball, his brows tightly furrowed.