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Kaito walked up to the crystal that sealed the soul of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and stomped his foot.
Golden ripples instantly appeared on the ground around the crystal, and several chains of Ryūmyaku extended out, binding the crystal and pulling it into the ground.
Kaito sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.
…
In the endless darkness, Kaito's consciousness kept sinking, once again arriving at the golden riverbank.
"Master Seimei," Kaito called softly.
The sound of water rippling filled the air, and a figure appeared on the golden river's surface.
"You've come," Seimei revealed his true face, smiling elegantly.
"Master Seimei, I must trouble you once again," Kaito bowed respectfully.
"I've seen everything," Seimei said as he waved his fan. "You've done very well."
"You flatter me. It just so happened that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki wasn't in his prime," Kaito said modestly.
"No, even I hadn't noticed that he was still hiding in this world," Seimei smiled. "It's a good thing you dealt with him before Kaguya returned."
"Yes," Kaito responded. "It's said that in his original state, he was even stronger than Kaguya."
Seimei nodded. "That's true, but Kaguya became much stronger after consuming the God Tree's fruit."
"This time, I'd like to ask you to guard the seal on his soul."
Kaito extended his hand, and space rippled like waves. The crystal containing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's sealed soul appeared before him.
"Leave it to me," Seimei said, extending his fan to pull the crystal beside him. At the same time, a large box floated out of the golden river.
"The Box of Ultimate Bliss has been purified. You can take it now."
"Thank you, Master Seimei!"
Golden chains extended from Kaito's hand as he pulled the Box of Ultimate Bliss toward him.
"No need for thanks," Seimei smiled again. "So, how do you plan to handle the seal on Isshiki's body?"
"I've already decided," Kaito said honestly. "I'll leave it to Lord Mo of Ōeyama."
"Mao, huh?" Seimei thought for a moment before agreeing. "That works. His true form can suppress the seal."
"It's a pity we haven't found a way to completely destroy the Ōtsutsuki clan," Kaito said with some regret.
"There is a way to completely kill the Ōtsutsuki," Seimei closed his fan and nodded at Kaito. "I'm sure you've thought of the method too. It's just a matter of whether you can do it."
Kaito sighed. "I'll do my best."
Seimei's face showed a sly smile.
"Well then, until next time, Kaito."
With those words, he sank back into the golden river with the sealed crystal.
Kaito looked at the calm river, twitching at the corner of his mouth.
He actually wanted to say, "I really don't want to try that hard. Couldn't you just tell me the method?"
…
Kaito opened his eyes and nodded at the people around him.
"It's been taken care of." He walked over to another sealed crystal. "As for this one, I'll leave it to Lord Mo."
"To Lord Mo? Then there won't be any problems!" Gurē stepped forward, poking at the crystal's surface. "Honestly, putting it anywhere in Ōeyama would be safe. No yokai would dare destroy this seal."
*Smack!*
Fūta slapped his hand away, glaring at him. "Isn't there someone like you here, always needing to touch things? You're like a hairless cub!"
"What?!" Gurē quickly hid his hands behind his back. "You're overreacting! I wouldn't break it!"
"Hmph, you're just itching to touch it!" Fūta raised his chin.
"Sasuke!" Gurē grabbed Sasuke nearby. "Help me out here. Fūta's totally overreacting!"
"Hmm?"
Sasuke looked at them, both familiar yokai to him.
One always challenged him in the dojo, and the other once helped him travel to the Shinobi World.
In the end, Gurē was the cuter one.
So Sasuke gave a "fair" statement: "Gurē's just curious. He won't break it. You're overreacting, Fūta."
"Exactly!" Gurē raised his head proudly. "Fūta, you'll end up friendless if you keep this up!"
"Hmph, I don't want to be friends with you two anyway!" Fūta fluffed up all the feathers on his wings in anger. "One is always slacking off, and the other has trained in swordsmanship for so long but still hasn't mastered it!"
Gurē wasn't bothered by the criticism, but Sasuke's face flushed red with anger.
"What did you say?!" He activated his Sharingan and glared at Fūta. "Are you looking for a fight?!"
"Bring it on!" Fūta gripped his sword. "Today I'll show you who is the true disciple of Master Onikiri!"
"Fight! Fight!" Gurē and the other small yokai cheered excitedly, clapping their hands.
"Enough!" Kaito, exasperated, knocked both Fūta and Sasuke on the head. "You two are acting like children!"
Seeing Fūta get hit, Gurē secretly made a face at him.
"And you!" Kaito wasn't partial and gave Gurē a knock on the head as well. "Don't think I didn't see you stirring things up. Don't bully idiots!"
"Who are you calling an idiot?!" Fūta and Sasuke yelled in unison.
"It's you two!" Kaito yelled back. "Especially you, Sasuke! The argument was originally between Fūta and Gurē, but you jumped in and attracted all the heat! Didn't you notice how happy Gurē was afterward?"
Sasuke thought about it for a moment, then pointed at Gurē in shock. "You sly fox!"
Fūta also realized what had happened and looked at Gurē with disdain.
Gurē stuck his tongue out at the two.
"Alright, let's head back. We need to return to Ōeyama as soon as possible."
Kaito ignored them and manipulated Ryūmyaku chains to pull the remaining sealed crystal underground before turning and walking toward the resting place of the other yokai.
…
That night, the group emerged from the forest where Lord Mo resided.
Kaito and Yūrei walked toward the Uchiha estate together.
"Kaito, what's your plan next?" Yūrei asked, holding onto his arm and looking up at his face.
"Hmm?" Kaito turned his head. "I've been too busy recently. I need to contact the blood puppets and check on the Akatsuki's plan to capture the tailed beasts."
"The tailed beasts, huh," Yūrei nodded. "They're strange creatures. I wonder if they'll eventually become yokai?"
"No one can say for sure what the final outcome will be," Kaito smiled. "It's too early to tell. After all, the tailed beasts are made of chakra, completely different from yokai."
"By the way, why are you collecting the tailed beasts' chakra?" Yūrei asked, gently shaking his hand.
"To study the God Tree more thoroughly, of course." Kaito looked up at the moon in the night sky. "Now that I have the God Tree's body and its consciousness, all I need is the God Tree's chakra."
"Speaking of which..." Kaito suddenly thought of something and met Yūrei's gaze. "For the Ōtsutsuki clan, the God Tree may not be unique. Do you think Ōtsutsuki Isshiki might have another God Tree sapling?"
"That... doesn't seem likely. He didn't use it in the previous battle," Yūrei said, though the possibility unsettled her.
"That's because the formation I set up this time was different from the one I used during the battle with Nagato. It completely blocked the space, rendering Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's space-time abilities useless."
Kaito spoke seriously. "Even if he has another God Tree, he couldn't summon it. So, we can't rule out the possibility!"
"Um..." Yūrei was confused. "But didn't you summon Chiri and Izuna during the battle?"
"As the one who set up the formation, of course, I left a backdoor for myself," Kaito said, smiling with pride.
"I understand." Yūrei nodded slightly. "But even if Isshiki has another chakra tree, it's likely hidden in a different dimension. It won't be easy for us to find."
"True, but it's good to be prepared."
Kaito grabbed Yūrei's hand and flew into the air.
"Let's not think about this for now. Let's hurry back. Miss Chiri prepared some supper, and Sasuke is waiting for us!"
"Hmph, you're the one who started this conversation!"
Countless glittering particles surrounded Yūrei as radiant butterfly wings unfolded, and she pulled Kaito along as they sped toward the Uchiha estate.