Hum!
A shocking storm swept through.
In a fleeting moment, everyone felt a sense of fear they had never experienced before.
As if rising slowly from the depths of their hearts, at this moment, it felt as if even their souls couldn't stop trembling.
The next second, a figure finally appeared in the distant spot where Madara had been.
This figure gazed at the distant moon.
That silhouette left everyone momentarily stunned.
The ancient attire clearly belonged to a bygone era.
Just looking at the back, they suddenly felt as if their bodies were unable to move.
This strange sensation was... somewhat indescribable.
"Is that... Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?"
Suddenly, Tobirama spoke, and in the next instant, Kaguya's gaze locked onto him.
Immediately after, a black spatial portal opened.
With a single step, Kaguya moved from the distance directly in front of everyone.
This action utterly shocked them.
To manipulate space so casually and effortlessly?
How... is this possible!
"You two..."
Suddenly, Kaguya looked at Sasuke and Naruto.
"Where are Hagoromo and Hamura?"
Both of them carried traces of Hagoromo's chakra, so Kaguya questioned them.
"Hagoromo has been dead for a long time, and Hamura is probably hanging on by a thread!"
Sasuke said with a smile.
Hearing this, Kaguya frowned.
"Who are you? Why do you carry Hagoromo's chakra..."
Everyone looked at Kaguya, then at Sasuke.
Facing this woman, Uchiha Sasuke showed no fear?
This thought left everyone puzzled.
"Strictly speaking, we are just Hagoromo's descendants!"
"However, his two sons' chakra has been reincarnated repeatedly, and now it resides within us!"
To most, such words might sound like a fantasy.
But Kaguya simply nodded lightly.
"I see."
"Hmph! Hagoromo actually chose death!"
Everyone was stunned. What did she mean by "chose death"?
Isn't death a natural thing?
"Wasn't the Sage of Six Paths supposed to have died of old age?"
Hiruzen asked tentatively.
But Sasuke directly replied, "The Sage of Six Paths, who inherited the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, had an extraordinarily long lifespan. Death wasn't something that came easily to him. Immortality was actually easier for them!"
Hearing this, Hiruzen was stunned. Immortality is easier? What kind of joke is that?
"It seems Hagoromo chose to extract the tailed beasts' chakra, didn't he?"
Kaguya asked.
Sasuke nodded. "Correct!"
"Hmph!"
Kaguya let out a cold snort, her emotions unclear.
But it seemed her mood was far from good.
Perhaps it was because she couldn't take revenge herself, or perhaps it was because the Sage of Six Paths had chosen the most foolish method!
By extracting the tailed beasts' chakra from his body, he lost the power of the jinchūriki.
Even the Sage of Six Paths couldn't avoid death after that.
If it were just ordinary tailed beasts, it might have been fine, but he extracted the Ten-Tails!
That was the Ten-Tails, not some ordinary beast.
"What a pity. I couldn't deal with him myself."
With that, Kaguya prepared to leave.
But then she glanced back at Sasuke.
"You're exceptional. It seems you haven't relied entirely on your bloodline's power but have instead mastered incredible abilities through your own efforts!"
"Come with me!"
Kaguya extended an invitation to Sasuke.
Everyone was stunned.
Truly, Sasuke was the most fearsome prodigy the shinobi world had seen in a century.
Even the ancestral figure of the shinobi world could recognize his worth.
But Sasuke smiled. "Go with you? To be your guardian? I have no interest in being a guardian!"
Hearing this, Kaguya was taken aback.
"You actually know about the Ōtsutsuki!"
Guardian?
Naruto was confused. "What's a guardian?"
Sasuke smiled. "Didn't I mention it earlier? This woman before us, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, is the one who saved this world."
Woman?
Kaguya was momentarily stunned. This human no, this descendant of hers referred to her as a woman?
"Her enemies are her own clan members. The Ōtsutsuki travel in pairs, planting Divine Trees across worlds!"
"They harvest chakra fruits and offer them to the clan."
"But she killed her own guardian, and that's how she became the ancestral figure of the shinobi world!"
Hearing this, a dark light flickered in Kaguya's eyes.
"You... even know about this?"
Sasuke nodded. "It's not exactly a secret, is it?"
He chuckled lightly. "If you had told your two sons about this back then, perhaps they wouldn't have sealed you away."
"Why did they seal her away?"
Minato couldn't help but ask from behind.
"Because of the Infinite Tsukuyomi. She wanted to fight against the main family, who might send members at any time to destroy this world, so she needed an army!"
"Using the Infinite Tsukuyomi, she could absorb human chakra while also creating White Zetsu!"
"She planned to use the White Zetsu to fight against the Ōtsutsuki main family!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. They already knew about the White Zetsu, but now, listening to Sasuke, they truly understood.
The White Zetsu were creations of this woman.
Soon, the key points became clear to everyone.
To create White Zetsu, humans would need to be sacrificed, which would require killing.
Clearly, the Sage of Six Paths and his brother couldn't condone their mother's actions.
And so, they...
"Even if I had told them, they wouldn't have understood. I gave some humans a chance to survive!"
"Only a small portion of humans needed to be sacrificed, but Hagoromo and Hamura disappointed me greatly!"
With that, Kaguya looked at Sasuke.
"Just who are you? How do you know all of this?"
Sasuke looked at Kaguya. "Who I am isn't important. What's important is, are you still going to continue your plan?"
Kaguya shook her head. "No. I've changed my mind now!"
"I will replant the Divine Tree, completely destroy this world, absorb its chakra, and grow stronger until even the main family can't oppose me."
"Then I'll find another world and live peacefully!"
Naruto frowned. Although Kaguya's story sounded tragic she had tried to save the shinobi world but was sealed away by her own sons her indiscriminate killing of humans to create White Zetsu was unacceptable.
Now, she planned to destroy the world again. This woman couldn't be allowed to do as she pleased.
"I won't let you do this!"
Naruto suddenly spoke, his gaze firm as he looked at Kaguya.
At that moment, Kaguya looked at Naruto.
It was as if she was seeing Hagoromo and Hamura once more.
"You possess Hagoromo's power, but you can't defeat me!"
Naruto smiled. "Alone, perhaps not, but..."
He glanced at Sasuke.
Sasuke grinned. "Let's begin. Once we deal with her, there should be no more enemies... well, probably!"
________________________________________
If you want more chapters, please consider supporting my page on Patreon. with 30 advanced chapters available on Patreon
patreon.com/Leanzin