"What exactly is going on?!"
Obito still struggled to accept Black Zetsu's true identity and urgently wanted to know the whole truth.
Ren continued calmly,
"The root of everything actually comes from an extraterrestrial race known as the Ōtsutsuki Clan. They travel through the universe in pairs, searching for planets that contain life."
"When they find such a planet, they plant something called a God Tree—a tree capable of devouring the planet's life essence."
"When the God Tree matures, it produces a Chakra Fruit containing immense energy and genetic information."
"And when a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan consumes that fruit, they undergo evolution."
"Through continuous evolution, the Ōtsutsuki ascend to increasingly higher forms of life."
"Thousands of years ago, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and her superior, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, arrived in this world carrying the seedling of the God Tree—known as the Ten-Tails."
"The Ten-Tails… is the seedling of the God Tree?!"
Obito froze.
After listening for so long, he had finally heard a familiar term—but the appearance of the Ten-Tails gave him a terrible feeling.
After all, the Eye of the Moon Plan required gathering the nine tailed beasts and merging them into the Ten-Tails.
There was no way those two things weren't connected.
Ren ignored Obito's shock and continued.
"The reason the Ōtsutsuki operate in pairs is because the Ten-Tails seedling must consume an Ōtsutsuki before it can transform into a full God Tree."
"That means two Ōtsutsuki must act together."
"One becomes the sacrifice for the God Tree."
"The other remains behind to guard the tree while it matures."
"In this case, Kaguya was originally meant to be the sacrificial offering for planting the God Tree."
Hearing this, Obito immediately realized something.
If Kaguya and Isshiki had arrived together…
Then something must have gone terribly wrong between them.
Otherwise, the world would never have survived until today.
Ren continued,
"Even though an Ōtsutsuki who becomes the sacrifice can resurrect through a method called Karma, they do not truly die."
"But for reasons unknown, at the crucial moment Kaguya betrayed Isshiki."
"She caught him off guard and pushed him toward the Ten-Tails—making Isshiki the sacrifice used to plant the God Tree."
"After that, Kaguya remained in this world."
"However, her life here was far from peaceful."
"Because the Ōtsutsuki Clan consists of far more than just those two."
"Once other Ōtsutsuki in the cosmos discovered what had happened here, they would inevitably come to investigate."
"Kaguya lived in constant fear."
"So she began preparing for war."
"First, she consumed the unripe Chakra Fruit, gaining immense power and becoming the progenitor of chakra in this world."
"With overwhelming strength, she unified the world and became worshipped as the Rabbit Goddess."
"Then she created two sons—Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki—hoping they would protect her and fight alongside her."
"And finally…"
"Kaguya cast a limited version of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, intending to transform the native inhabitants of this planet into humanoid weapons known as White Zetsu."
"Wait!"
Obito suddenly interrupted.
"You're saying Infinite Tsukuyomi is actually a technique that turns people into White Zetsu?!"
His eyes widened in disbelief.
Obito was extremely familiar with White Zetsu.
Half of his own body had been reconstructed using White Zetsu tissue.
And inside the underground base left behind by Madara…
There were tens of thousands of White Zetsu clones.
Could it be—
Those White Zetsu were originally ordinary humans?
Thinking about it now, those creatures with simple minds and unusual abilities were indeed perfectly suited to serve as expendable soldiers.
Obito's face turned extremely grim.
The method he had believed to be the world's only salvation…
Turned out to be something like this.
He had truly been deceived.
Ren nodded again.
"That's correct."
"But Kaguya also understood that even with White Zetsu, she could never truly defeat the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"At best, they could only delay them."
"So she didn't completely lose her mind and transform the entire population of the world into White Zetsu."
"She only transformed those who defied her will and resisted her rule."
"Her real hope lay with her two sons—each of whom inherited a portion of her power."
"But Kaguya never expected that her own sons would betray her."
Obito blinked in confusion.
"Why?"
That development completely surprised him.
In his mind, the Sage of Six Paths and his brother should have stood on Kaguya's side.
Ren shook his head.
"Kaguya came from beyond this world. By instinct, she regarded the people here as insects."
"She treated even her own sons as mere followers—believing obedience was enough."
"She never explained anything to them."
"But she overlooked something very important."
"While she came from the stars…"
"Her sons did not."
"Hagoromo and Hamura were born and raised in this world. They grew up among its native people."
"So they saw themselves as part of this world."
"They didn't view humans as insects."
"They saw them as companions."
"So when they discovered that Kaguya was transforming people into White Zetsu, they concluded that their mother had become a tyrannical ruler."
"And they decided to overthrow her."
Ren gave a faint, mocking smile.
"How ironic."
"Kaguya never considered the people of this world to be human in the first place—so how could she be called a tyrant over them?"
"In the end, she was defeated by the arrogance embedded deep within her bloodline."
"The battle between the three lasted for several months."
"In the end, Hagoromo and Hamura sealed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki inside the Moon."
"But before the seal was fully completed, Kaguya used the last of her power to create a third child—Black Zetsu."
"She entrusted it with a single mission."
"To free her from the seal."
"And the so-called Infinite Tsukuyomi…"
"…is one of the necessary conditions required to break that seal."
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