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"Lord Hokage, can I also gain that kind of power?" Hinata asked eagerly, her eyes wide with anticipation.
Takuya chuckled softly. "Of course. The reason I didn't kill Toneri immediately was to show you how to harness that power."
"I understand..." Hinata nodded, feeling a wave of gratitude. The battle had been dangerous, yet Takuya had faced it all for her. Her heart swelled with emotion.
Unable to contain her feelings any longer, Hinata threw herself into Takuya's arms. "Takuya-sama!"
Takuya laughed lightly. "Hinata, your sister is watching."
"It's fine," Hinata murmured, burying her face in his chest. She had waited for this moment for so long, and she couldn't suppress her feelings any longer.
Seeing her sister's reaction, Hanabi giggled. "Sister, you're so bold!"
Smiling, Takuya gently lifted Hinata's chin and kissed her. Hinata's mind went blank from the sudden kiss, her knees buckling slightly. Just as she felt she might faint, Takuya pulled back.
"Hinata, I'm usually quite reserved. Don't do that again," Takuya teased with a playful smile.
Hinata blinked, speechless. "Reserved? But you were the one who..." she thought, but the words wouldn't come.
Hanabi clapped her hands with a grin. "Congratulations, Sister! You're lucky to be the Hokage's wife."
Takuya turned to Hanabi with a smirk. "If you're jealous, Hanabi, you could marry me too. I promise to make you just as happy."
What Takuya didn't expect was for Hanabi to nod eagerly.
"Brother-in-law, it's settled," Hanabi declared mischievously. "Both my sister and I will be waiting for you. And don't worry, I can do things my sister won't..." She leaned in close and whispered, "Brother-in-law~"
A chill ran down Takuya's spine. He hadn't anticipated Hanabi being so forward, especially with her teasing tone. Her words were almost too much for him.
Clearing his throat, Takuya tried to regain his composure. "Ahem... well then, it's a deal." He winked playfully at Hanabi.
Before anyone could respond, an overwhelming chakra presence descended upon them. Takuya, Hinata, and Hanabi all looked up to see a figure floating in the sky—a woman with long hair, wearing a flowing white robe, her face impassive.
"How many centuries have passed... The seal has finally broken..." the woman's cold voice echoed across the land.
After a moment of silence, her gaze fell on the trio below.
"Humans, did you break my seal?" she asked, her voice eerily calm.
Hanabi, unfazed, responded boldly. "Who are you?"
The woman's expression remained stoic as she replied, "I am Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, the goddess of creation."
Hinata and Hanabi exchanged alarmed glances. "Kaguya... the mother of the Sage of Six Paths?"
Takuya stepped forward, his expression serious. "You two, stay back."
He had almost forgotten that Kaguya had been sealed on the moon as well. When Toneri's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion split the moon, it must have inadvertently broken her seal.
"So, Black Zetsu's plan failed..." Kaguya murmured to herself.
Black Zetsu, her will incarnate, had orchestrated countless events to revive her, but it seemed his scheme had not gone as planned. Now, while the seal was broken, the Ten Tails was nowhere to be seen, and Kaguya's power was incomplete.
"No sign of Black Zetsu... It seems these humans broke the seal by accident," Kaguya mused, her gaze sweeping over Takuya, Hinata, and Hanabi.
"It matters not," she continued, her eyes narrowing. "Once I reclaim the power that is rightfully mine, everything will begin anew."
Her gaze locked onto Takuya. "The power you hold belongs to me, human. Return it at once."
Unfazed, Takuya met her gaze with a calm yet resolute stare.
"Kaguya, Black Zetsu is dead, and the Ten Tails is sealed within me," he replied. "I suggest you rethink your demands."
Without the Ten Tails, Kaguya's strength was formidable but not enough to surpass his current power.
"You dare defy a goddess?" Kaguya's voice seethed with venom as her killing intent flared.
Seeing her resolve, Takuya sighed inwardly. He had hoped to avoid conflict, but it was clear that Kaguya saw humanity as beneath her—mere insects to be crushed.
"Die!" Kaguya declared, launching her attack. A sharp bone spike shot out of her palm, aimed directly at Takuya.
"All-Killing Ash Bones!" she cried, her voice cold and merciless.
Takuya smirked as he effortlessly sidestepped the attack. "Impatient, aren't we?"
Kaguya's eyes narrowed in frustration. Without the Ten Tails, even her deadliest techniques were ineffective against him.
"This isn't my full power," she thought bitterly.
"Rabbit Hair Needle!"
Her long hair stiffened, transforming into sharp needles aimed directly at Takuya's vital points. Even a single hit could seal his chakra points, much like the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist.
"Susanoo!"
Takuya instantly summoned his Susanoo, a massive ethereal warrior, to shield himself.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The hair needles struck Susanoo, but none managed to pierce through its defense.
Realizing brute force wouldn't work, Kaguya gathered her chakra into her hands, preparing one of her most powerful techniques.
"Yasogami Kūgeki!"
A barrage of countless chakra-imbued punches shot toward Takuya, each carrying enough force to destroy mountains.
Takuya's eyes gleamed with both admiration and indifference. "Impressive," he muttered as the barrage struck his Susanoo, causing cracks to appear on its surface. But he swiftly restored it, his chakra flow uninterrupted.
Kaguya, panting from the exertion, was visibly shocked. "How... how is this possible?"
Takuya's voice echoed from above, calm yet firm. "Kaguya, do you still want to continue?"
In a final, desperate attempt, Kaguya opened a portal behind him using Yomotsu Hirasaka, aiming to strike with another bone attack.
But Takuya was ready.
"Shinra Tensei!"
The bone spikes were repelled effortlessly by his Rinnegan's power. Kaguya froze in disbelief. She had never faced someone who could counter her so easily.
"You're no match for me," Takuya said, amusement lacing his tone.
Fury overtook Kaguya. "That power is mine! You stole it!"
Takuya sighed. "It seems you won't listen until I beat some sense into you." He clapped his hands together.
"Sage Art: Wood Style: True Several Thousand Hands!"
A colossal wooden Buddha statue emerged, its thousand arms enveloped in Susanoo armor.
"Go."
The statue's massive arms descended upon Kaguya. Desperate, she attempted to escape with Yomotsu Hirasaka, but Takuya used Kamui to distort the space around her, preventing her from escaping.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moon trembled under the relentless barrage. When the dust settled, Kaguya lay battered in the crater below.
Struggling, she reached out weakly toward Takuya. "Wait..." she whispered, her voice carrying a note of desperation.
"What is it?" Takuya asked, readying himself to seal her once more.
For the first time, Kaguya's tone softened. "I... I want to talk."
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