Meanwhile, in an unknown space somewhere in the Land of Rain, a mysterious monk opened his eyes, which had been shut all this time.
He wore a white haori, his hair gathered atop his head with a long braid hanging down the back. The Roman numeral IV was tattooed beneath his left eye. He wore a red neck wrap, wrist guards, black nail polish, a black crystal embedded in his abdomen, a red belt, and red earrings.
Most importantly, there was a black diamond-shaped mark on the monk's chin!
If Soji had been here, he would certainly have recognized that black diamond-shaped mark as the Karma of the Starry Sky Otsutsuki Clan!
In other words, this monk was the contingency left behind for the resurrection of a member of the Starry Sky Otsutsuki Clan.
And who was this member of the Starry Sky Otsutsuki Clan?
It was none other than Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had arrived on this planet of the Ninja World with Kaguya Otsutsuki long ago, intending to plant a God Tree here.
He was also the target Urashiki Otsutsuki was currently searching for!
After Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kaguya Otsutsuki came to the Ninja World, Kaguya, who was originally supposed to be the lower-ranking Otsutsuki sacrificed, was meant to be offered up.
Unfortunately, Isshiki had never expected Kaguya to ambush him.
Although he had narrowly escaped with his life in the end, he could only plant his Karma in an ordinary monk named Jigen.
As a result, even after more than a thousand years, Isshiki had not died, but he had also been unable to fully reincarnate and revive.
Jigen's body placed far too many restrictions on Isshiki.
It was precisely because his reincarnation vessel was unsuitable that, over the past thousand years, Isshiki had not even considered seeking