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I was currently floating up in the air with Hinami and Ria as we watched the villagers weep and wail at my passing.
Of course, they wept heavily at Hinami and Ria's passing but even I didn't know that my passing would elicit this much grief.
I watched on with a smile as I looked at the old Izanagi and Izanami who were already grandparents shedding tears, which was unbecoming of them.
I already left a lot of things for them to inherit. That katana Hagoromo have me as a gift once upon a time was left there too. I didn't have any need for it any longer so I did the next best thing.
I only put some restrictions that will make anyone not of my bloodline overdraft their chakra should they use it.
The tools Hagoromo made had the same properties. The fan, guard, pot, rope and sword. All of them had enough power to put even me on edge if used by someone with an adequate amount of chakra.
"Guess it's time for us to leave," I said and tore my eyes from the happenings below and looked at Hinami and Ria.
"How about -San?" Ria asked.
"Don't worry about that, I already got the chakra from the tailed beast. They're currently in the reactor I made. Soon, she'll have enough chakra to transform her puppet body into a real one as soon as the reactor reaches full capacity." I explained.
This process would take a lot of time, being the reason why I left it in my dimension some years back. Hopefully, she should be ready by now.
I looked at Hinami who hadn't spoken a word since the beginning. Her eyes were still transfixed on the people below as tears were flowing down her cheeks.
I sighed and said, "Nami-chan, you know that under normal cases, people as old as us and already doomed to die. We've lived for over a hundred years now and have seen our great-grandchildren, that should be enough blessing right?"
"Hmm... But it's not enough, why didn't you tell me it would be this heartbreaking to live for so long?" She asked amid tears.
"Hey now, haven't we lived enough? I thought you said as far as I lived, you'd be happy to live too. What's with the change of heart?" I asked in a gloomy voice.
She shook her head and said, "That's not what I mean,"
"Then what could you have meant?" I asked.
"It's just... Would we continue like this? Meeting people and watching them die while we continue to live?" She asked looking me in the eyes.
"So that's what's worrying you? The answer to that question is a resounding yes. I'm not gonna mince words while saying this. We'll meet people and leave them, watching some die while we remain young. That was what I hoped to achieve ever since I came to this world."
"When I asked you to marry me and you said yes, we agreed that we'll live together no matter how long. I hope you don't shy away now. And if I'm to promise you something, it's that it gets easier as time pass. You just have to have something to focus on,"
"Ria, you too. I hope we don't bring this up again. We are a family now. Kaguya too. We agreed on this and we'll live with this. None of you gave a word of complaint in the beginning and I hope it remains like that."
"You've both seen how long people in that world I made you visit live and you've seen how they cope. Thousands or hundreds of thousands of years is nothing to them because they have something driving them forward. I have mine so you should find yours."
Saying this, I disappeared. What Hinami said really hurt me. I had thought we were in this together and her mental state of mind would be a little bit elevated. At least Kaguya understands me.
Inside my dimension, I went to the area I noticed a Kaguya's chakra fluctuation and smiled at the sight before me.
The reactor meant to create more of the tailed beast chakra to their maximum size was currently embedded in her chest region and was fusing with her.
At the end of this, she should be able to become a unique being of Beretta from the Tensura novel, a living puppet body. I look forward to it.
Time passed and today, I went to Fenrir's space in the training dimension to give him a heads up as well as invite him to leave with us.
He readily accepted saying he hasn't had a good enough fight in a long time.
After all, he's had about the Otsustsukis, I can see why he'd be excited.
From Kaguya, we learned that the Otsustsukis aren't the only race out there and truly motion that they're the only race out there is absurd to ridiculous degrees.
It isn't possible for there to be a single alien species in this entire universe. Yes, they're the most prominent but surely not the only ones.
With Fenrir conscripted into the cause, I went to see the girls once more to see how they were doing.
"I'm very sorry Shun," Currently bowing and apologizing in front of me was Hinami. I could feel she was tensed as she was fidgeting on the spot.
"What are you sorry about?" I asked
"What I said the other day was wrong and insensitive. I was emotionally unstable at the time and made me say something bad. Please forgive me." She said as she remained bowing.
I smiled and propped her up and looked her in the eyes.
"I know you didn't mean it. Emotions are complicated things which even I have not fully understand. Let's just make sure it doesn't happen again. Alright?"
Hinami nodded and flew into my arms. I hugged her back and waved at Ria to come over too.
After that, we spent our time either relaxing or plunging ourselves into carnal pleasures till one day, I felt a surge of chakra from my dimension.
"Seems like Kaguya is done and we'll be leaving soon. Let's go congratulate her." I said and brought th into my dimension.
Inside the dimension, Kaguya could be seen standing naked as she closed her hands into fists and then released them again. A smile adorned her face.
"Would you look at that? How are you feeling?" I said, disrupting her reverie.
She smiled even brighter and said, "Much, much better. I can't even express it."
"Haha, then just say the ones you can express," I said.
"Well, I feel stronger than in the past and I also feel like I can perform all my previous techniques and more." She said and closed her eyes before a slit appeared on her forehead and then a Rinne-Sharingan appeared.
"I can even use the abilities of this eye without strain," she said and then looked at me before continuing, "I'm truly grateful, Shun,"
The looks in her eyes carried immense gratitude and longing which I knew but I still smiled and pulled her into a hug, "What are friends for,"
After that, we spent some time with her so that she could get used to her body which didn't take much time as a perfect control feature was added to the puppet core in its creation stage.
With that done we fought some and she tried something's she's been dying to try with seals.
In summary, it was enjoyable.
Currently, we were on a corner of the moon, far from where the Otsustsuki clan, Hokuki's descendants were living as we looked into space.
"So? What's the way forward?" I asked Kaguya.
"Going forward in this direction for around 3 light-years, we'd come across the portal or gate leading to another area in this galaxy. At the centre of this galaxy, you'd find the clan I belong to." Kaguya gave a brief summary in an indifferent tone not noticing the shock on Shun's face and the confusion on Hinami and Ria's.
"Wow... 3 light years. 3 fucking light-years? That's like 9-10 trillion kilometres, how the hell did you lot travel around like that?" Shun asked.
"Oh, that? We're near immortal so time is not that important. We can travel anywhere anytime we want. Plus travelling in space is not that hard, as far as you have enough chakra to pull you through." Kaguya said pridefully.
'Is that so? Maybe we really shouldn't travel. I don't think I'll be able to make it back in time for the warring state period to teach some specific clan's some advanced ways to use their bloodline' Shun thought.
"Hmm... Hinami, Ria leave a clone behind. You both want to stay and watch them develop right? This way you can do it while also travelling. Leave an open connection so they can contact you through chakra." I said.
With this, every 10 years or so, my clone would create another clone and then release it to relay information to me. This way I can keep track of time.
"Really?" Hinami asked and Ria's eyes brightened.
I nodded while also looking at Ria. The feeling she gave off now gave me chills. I wonder why though.
"Remember to always use a transformation every 50 years or so,"
Hmm... Maybe she could create an organisation or something. Sigh. I really hope she doesn't go overboard.
After that, they created clones and my clone teleported them back to earth.
"Well then, why don't we make a spaceship?" I asked.
They all brightened up in the excitement and Kaguya was the most excited.
"Yes. Yes. Make it in form of a palace and we'll call it, The Supreme Heavenly Divine Palace, how about that?"
"Haha, not a bad name but I have a better one. But first, why don't we find an asteroid to use." I said and turned to look for a good enough space rock to use.
Not far from us, an asteroid quarter the size of the moon floated by.
"That one," I said and chased after it. Unsurprisingly, there was no wind in space but I could still navigate properly.
The girls chased after me and in time, we caught up to the rock Hinami asked for. "What do you plan to do with this?"
I chuckled and asked. "Do you remember the time I created the island our family live in currently?"
They nodded before their eyes began shining in understanding.
"That's what I'm going to do but instead of creating from nothing, I plan on transforming this into a proper spaceship," I said and landed on the asteroid.
I closed my eyes and the image I had in mind appeared. With a thought, I willed it into reality and it took form albeit illusory.
Opening my eyes, I admired the work of my mind before I urged my Creation of All Things to transform the entire asteroid into the image.
The asteroid broke down and rearranged itself continuously for minutes before a black castle surrounded by a wall in form of a fortress took form.
Standing up, I flew up into space to have a good view of my creation and marvelled at it.
Kaguya was impressed as she already knew where this castle came from. Hinami and Ria were awed at the sight but because they didn't know the origin of the castle, they were merely in awe at the grand castle in front of them.
"I present to you...," I paused for dramatic effect.
"The Hanging Garden of Babylon"