"Two unusual auras? I didn't sense them at all." Kinshiki tilted his head in confusion after hearing Momoshiki's words. He had also tried to perceive them, yet he hadn't detected anything out of the ordinary.
"If you could sense them, would you still be serving me?" Momoshiki replied calmly. "What's strange is that I originally believed the owner of that faint aura was the one who attracted us here. But after taking a closer look, I realized it wasn't the same person. As for the other subtle aura… it's even more intriguing. It's clearly mixed with the chakra of a lower lifeform, yet it feels astonishingly close to that of a pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki."
Momoshiki rubbed his chin thoughtfully, his brows slightly furrowed.
The two of them had traveled from beyond the ninja world because they had suddenly sensed a familiar Ōtsutsuki aura. However, after arriving, the aura that had drawn them here disappeared—or more accurately, it had concealed itself once again.
"It seems someone is trying to use us for their own purposes." Momoshiki smiled faintly. "Very well. Let's meet the owner of that weak aura."
"Kinshiki, let's go."
"Yes, Lord Momoshiki."
A distorted space-time portal, remarkably similar to Kamui, opened before them. This was one of Kinshiki's space-time abilities, allowing him to traverse dimensions freely. Unlike ordinary space-time ninjutsu, it could even connect to unique dimensions such as Kamui's space or Kaguya's dimensions.
The two stepped into the vortex and instantly crossed thousands of kilometers, traveling from the Land of Water to the Land of Fire in the blink of an eye.
Two Ōtsutsuki were already enough to give Chika a headache.
Now…
A third Ōtsutsuki was about to enter the stage.
His name was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Isshiki was an Ōtsutsuki who had arrived on Earth alongside Ōtsutsuki Kaguya in ancient times. Within the clan, his status far surpassed Kaguya's. Unlike other members who relied heavily on powerful techniques, Isshiki's greatest weapon was overwhelming physical strength. Every punch and every kick carried unimaginable destructive power.
In ancient times, the pair brought the Ten-Tails to Earth to cultivate the Divine Tree. According to the Ōtsutsuki Clan's ritual, one Ōtsutsuki had to be sacrificed to the Ten-Tails so the Divine Tree could produce a Chakra Fruit.
The intended sacrifice…
Was Isshiki.
However, Kaguya ultimately betrayed him.
She launched a surprise attack before the ritual, severely wounding Isshiki. Believing him to be dead, she claimed the Chakra Fruit for herself and became the ruler of the ninja world.
Fortunately for Isshiki, he survived by using the clan's secret technique, Karma, to cling to life through an imperfect vessel, remaining hidden until the present day.
"Oh?"
Momoshiki looked down at the ordinary monk standing below.
"So it's you."
"You even resorted to using Karma."
He glanced at Isshiki's vessel before shaking his head.
"Your chosen body is far too weak. It can never withstand the true power of an Ōtsutsuki. If you fight at full strength, that body will probably collapse before long."
Isshiki raised his head, his expression calm as he looked at Momoshiki and Kinshiki floating above.
"This world is my territory."
"You can still leave now."
"No… no… no."
Momoshiki slowly descended from the sky, stopping a short distance away as he looked directly at Isshiki.
"We've been ordered to investigate Kaguya's betrayal."
"This matter is no longer yours alone."
"It concerns the entire Ōtsutsuki Clan."
He folded his arms and smiled.
"So…"
"Tell me."
"What exactly happened here?"
Otsutsuki Isshiki hesitated for a moment before letting out a sigh and revealing everything that had happened after Kaguya betrayed him.
When Momoshiki heard that Kaguya had been sealed away by the two sons she bore with a human, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha! Sealed away by the children you had with a mere lower life-form? How laughable! And you were reduced to this miserable state by a woman like that. If the rest of the clan saw you now, you'd become the greatest joke in Otsutsuki history!"
Momoshiki laughed without restraint in front of Isshiki, while Isshiki's expression grew increasingly cold, a terrifying pressure slowly radiating from his body.
Although Momoshiki and Kinshiki together possessed tremendous power, they had ultimately been defeated by the combined strength of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha. Isshiki, however, even while using an imperfect vessel with a strict time limit, had completely overwhelmed both Naruto and Sasuke at once. The difference between the two was obvious.
"Angry? Sorry, sorry. Don't worry, I won't spread your disgrace to the rest of the clan. After all, it's an embarrassment for all Otsutsuki. Now then, Kaguya has been sealed away. What do you intend to do? Leave her there forever?" Momoshiki shrugged with a faint smile.
"I originally intended to ignore her. But I've changed my mind. Leaving her sealed forever is far too merciful. Since you came here to investigate the traitor Kaguya, then taking her back to the clan for judgment would be the best outcome. In that case… we'll revive Kaguya first."
Isshiki calmly revealed his decision, causing Momoshiki to narrow his eyes in surprise.
"Revive Kaguya?"
Momoshiki had no objection. The problem was how.
The Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei created by Hagoromo and Hamura had successfully sealed even an Otsutsuki. Breaking that seal certainly wouldn't be simple.
Isshiki slowly raised three fingers.
"First, a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki capable of withstanding the Ten-Tails' power is needed as Kaguya's vessel."
"Second, awaken the Rinne Sharingan by casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi through the God Tree."
"Third, Black Zetsu will draw Kaguya's true consciousness into the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, allowing her resurrection to be completed."
"Once the first two conditions are fulfilled, the third will happen naturally."
Having survived for over a thousand years, Isshiki understood Kaguya's resurrection process better than almost anyone.
Momoshiki listened quietly before slowly nodding.
"Then who will become Kaguya's vessel? An ordinary lower creature could never withstand the Ten-Tails' power. It would have to be… wait… I think I already know."
To become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, one needed at least a body carrying Otsutsuki blood. An ordinary human simply wasn't qualified.
When Momoshiki first arrived in the ninja world, he had sensed two unusual auras.
One belonged to Isshiki.
The other belonged to someone whose chakra carried an incredibly dense trace of Otsutsuki bloodline, yet was mixed with human chakra.
Seeing the realization on Momoshiki's face, Isshiki slowly nodded.
"It seems you've figured it out."
"Who is this person? I'll go find them immediately."
"Uchiha Chinatsu… a girl even I cannot fully understand."
At that very moment, inside the Uchiha residence, Chinatsu suddenly felt her nose itch and let out a loud sneeze.
She rubbed her nose, her expression becoming rather subtle.
"…Those two Otsutsuki couldn't have set their sights on me already, could they?"
"…What an unbelievable honor."
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