"Shamu!"
"Lord Shamu!"
"Clan Head!"
"Senior!"
"Hahahaha, it's Shamu..."
Everyone's faces lit up with joy. Shamu had actually returned.
Haku's first reaction was to happily throw her arms around Shamu. Then, as if remembering something, she released him with a dejected look.
Haku's expression did not escape Shamu's notice.
"What's wrong?" Shamu asked, ruffling Haku's hair.
Haku lightly bit her lower lip and said softly, "I'm sorry, Lord Shamu."
Shamu gently hugged Haku, then patted her back. "There, there. You child, you're overthinking again."
Haku still seemed distracted, but the knot in her heart had loosened considerably.
At that moment, Minato quietly told Shamu that Haku had visited the Tsukuyomi Space several times, and her mental state was currently very poor.
As Shamu listened, he looked around. The ground was covered in Kimimaro's bone forest, with traces of battle everywhere.
He raised a hand to signal Minato that he understood, then prepared to ask about the situation here.
"What happened? Did the Otsutsuki come again?"
"Yes, Senior." Itachi's Sharingan spun.
He transmitted all the intelligence and information they had obtained to Shamu through genjutsu.
Shamu spent several seconds sorting through the information, his brows lifting slightly.
Much of the information was quite valuable.
One of the dead Otsutsuki had turned out to be Kaguya's younger brother, and if they had internal conflicts...
A great deal could actually be inferred from that.
For instance, the Otsutsuki likely consisted of many factions, perhaps even ones that were hostile to and fought one another.
But that was not very important.
What mattered was the matter of the Planetary Consciousness awakening that Meishiki had revealed.
Shamu carefully examined Madara's bodily energy. It had increased quite a bit as well.
By his estimate, Madara was still far from reaching his current level.
The intelligence about