The Ten Divine Generals of Takamagahara

A barren stretch of land, surrounded on all sides by deep brown cliffs.

A withered Divine Tree stood alone at the center of the land.

This was the ruins of 'Izumo Province'.

Also the place where, in the original timeline, Momoshiki had clashed with Naruto, Sasuke, and the Five Kage.

Urashiki stood beneath the withered Divine Tree, eyes closed, silently counting the time.

"3597, 3598, 3599... 3600!"

A full hour had passed since he had withdrawn Momoshiki from the Outer World.

At this point, Urashiki's suspended heart finally settled completely.

Because they had already passed the theoretical limit of time that Omodaru's technique itself could reverse.

Behind him came Momoshiki's cold voice.

"You're being overly cautious, Urashiki! An hour—that's Lord Urashiki's Omodaru! Uchiha Chen is nothing more than a human at this point; how could he possibly reverse that much time! Even with the Rinnegan, ten minutes is his limit!"

Urashiki hoisted the Fishing Rod onto his shoulder and chuckled. "Better safe than sorry~ Are your wounds alright?"

The wound on Momoshiki's abdomen had just finished healing.

Divine Healing—a unique healing technique of the Otsutsuki clan.

As long as a sliver of life remained, any injury could be healed without external aid, but the process required remaining seated in meditation without moving, with full concentration of mind.

"Hmph." Momoshiki exhaled a hot breath, rising from his seated posture, and said in a low voice, "Urashiki, don't expect me to be grateful to you! I know very well that someone like you saving me must have ulterior motives!"

Urashiki grinned. "Don't be so cold, Little Momo. We're both members of the Ten Divine Generals of Takamagahara; we ought to help each other!"

The members of the Otsutsuki main family of their generation.

Males were called 'Shiki', females 'Hime'.

There were six Shiki and four Hime.

The six Shiki were 'Kinshiki, Momoshiki, Urashiki, Isshiki, Shinshiki, Urashiki'.

The four Hime were 'Kaguya Hime, Takiyohime, Kamihime, Otohime'.

The six Shiki and four Hime were collectively called the Ten Generals, born in the Otsutsuki main family's birthplace, Takamagahara, possessing the purest divine bloodline.

Hence they were also called—the Ten Divine Generals of Takamagahara.

The Ten Generals were led by Urashiki, who held the highest strength and status, acting in pairs to carry out missions in the lower realms.

Their mission was to plant Divine Trees on planets where life thrived, then bring the harvested Chakra Fruits back to the main family in Takamagahara.

Momoshiki's expression was blank. He didn't believe a single punctuation mark of Urashiki's pleasantries.

"Speak. What do you want me to do to repay this favor?"

"Oh my." Urashiki dropped the pretense altogether. "Since Little Momo insists on returning the favor, I do happen to have a request."

"According to my intel, the Ten-Tails' chakra on Kaguya's land was split into nine parts, called Tailed Beasts."

"Tailed Beasts..." Momoshiki calculated inwardly: No wonder the Ten-Tails I saw in Kaguya's Dimension earlier was just an empty shell.

"What, you want me to catch these Tailed Beasts for you?"

"No." Urashiki shrugged with a smile. "I'm not that greedy. I only need the Nine-Tails. As for the remaining eight, you can do as you please—keep them as pets or refine them into pills, whatever suits your mood, Little Momo."

Urashiki, that opportunist who never lifts a finger without profit, would be so kind as to let me have the bigger share?

Either this Nine-Tails holds the largest portion of the Ten-Tails' chakra, or it's the hardest to obtain!

Or both!

Hmph, whatever. I'll repay this favor quickly and get on with my own business!

"I need more information about the Tailed Beasts!"

"So you agree. Good. On Kaguya's land, there's a technique that combines 'humans' and 'Tailed Beasts'. The humans chosen to merge with a Tailed Beast are called 'Jinchuriki'. Right now, the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails still have Jinchuriki!"

"So, who is the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki?"

Urashiki said, "Uzumaki Naruto. On Kaguya's land, this man is called the Hokage... By the way, he and another man, Uchiha Sasuke, jointly sealed 'Kaguya' fifteen years ago!"

"That star you saw floating in the sky in Kaguya's Dimension earlier, comparable in size to the moon, is Kaguya's Sealing Stone!"

"If you want to obtain the Nine-Tails, you'll likely have to fight these two."

"Uchiha..." Momoshiki muttered the three characters. "That 'Chen's' clansman?"

Oh my? Little Momo is calling a human by name for the first time.

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It seems that Uchiha Chen left quite an impression on him.

"Yes. Uchiha Sasuke also has the Rinnegan~."

Urashiki reached into his robe and pulled out a scroll.

"More detailed intel on these two is in this scroll, Little Momo..."

"Slap!" Momoshiki took the scroll coldly.

"Urashiki, for the sake of you being Lord Urashiki's attendant, I won't argue with you! But I warn you, stop using such boundaryless terms of address on me!"

"Heh." Urashiki shrugged. "I actually find the name 'Little Momo' quite endearing. Does it trouble you? Very well, I'll be mindful from now on...

"After the deed is done, let's rendezvous here. I've already left a spatial marker—when you come, I'll sense it."

Under Momoshiki's dismissive gaze, Urashiki laid his Fishing Rod across the back of his neck and leaped into the Yomotsu Hirasaka above him.

His face sank into shadow, along with the sinister smile at the corner of his lips.

Of course, that's assuming you come back alive, Little Momo.

Go ahead and wear those two down for me...

I'll just wait to reap the spoils...

"Whoosh!" The Yomotsu Hirasaka closed.

Urashiki landed on a stretch of frigid ground.

A desolate, silent palace, set against a starry backdrop.

A man in white stood alone before the palace.

His eyes were hollow and deep, as if he already knew the fate awaiting him and had chosen to accept it calmly.

Urashiki greeted him with a smile. "A pleasure to meet you, Lord Otsutsuki Toneri."

Toneri replied flatly, "So you've come, Person from the Heavens?"

Urashiki said, "We are kin, why be so distant?"

Then, with a hint of mockery, he added, "What a shame about that Byakugan woman. You suffered such a great loss, yet you still stand here silently watching over that planet and her child. Truly admirable..."

At the mention of 'Hinata', a nameless fury ignited in Toneri's heart!

"As if you understand anything!"

"You've never even approached that planet before—what do you know!"

Toneri launched himself forward!

Urashiki smiled, his scheme succeeding. If Toneri had remained calm, it would have been difficult to act, because the 'Time Box' he was about to use had a range limit!

"In that case, we don't mind resorting to force!"

"Shwip!" A cluster of red threads pierced into Toneri's body!

Toneri was suspended in midair, and the ground beneath his feet began to frost over with icy mist!

"Time... freeze!"

Urashiki stepped back.

"After all, Lord Urashiki hasn't permitted me to kill a clansman. Rest assured, you'll play in Ryugu Palace for ten thousand years. By the time you wake, that planet will be long gone..."

Urashiki tossed out the black box hidden beneath his sleeve.

This was the treasure crafted by the Lord Urashiki he spoke of, using the two dojutsu 'Utsuro-ryu' and 'Heavenly Artifice'—the Time Box.

"Crack, crack, crack!" Toneri's body began to freeze.

Through the haze... he once again saw the final scene he hadn't been able to make out when he had recently sensed 'fate'.

In the vision, from the dissipating frost and dust, a figure in a black God Robe, with hair cascading like a waterfall and a tall, slender build, walked toward him.

"You... who are you, to be able to undo the seal binding me in Ryugu Palace?"

Beneath a pair of Byakugan in the figure's pupils, a face more stunning than even Uchiha Hikari, whom Toneri did not recognize, bore a cold, beautiful smile and let out an ethereal female voice.

"My name is Uchiha..."

"Crack!" The final syllable of that name was about to leave her lips when Otsutsuki Toneri was completely frozen solid.

Outer World.

"Black Zetsu, never thought you'd see the day, did you?"

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