An Embrace

Lily and Kaguya looked like close sisters, leaving Gigue completely baffled. Toneri, who had been sensing the situation from afar, was even more dumbfounded.

Once the shock passed, Toneri realized that Gigue and that so-called woman of his really were members of the Otsutsuki Clan!

Not the Otsutsuki of their moon, but the Otsutsuki from the vast reaches of the universe—the so-called pure-blooded Otsutsuki!

And that woman named Lily was clearly very close to Kaguya. She might have come to rescue Kaguya, only to suffer the backlash of the seal and be sealed away as well, which had then drawn the even more powerful Gigue here.

With that thought, everything made sense to Toneri.

No wonder Gigue was so powerful. No wonder he could perfectly wield the power of the Tenseigan! He was the true heir of the Otsutsuki Clan!

Toneri clenched his fists, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

Kaguya had already been released. Kaguya alone was terrifyingly powerful, and now there were two even stronger people beside her. If Kaguya wanted revenge for being sealed away for centuries, who could possibly stop this trio?

With these three joining forces, forget the Ninja World—even the planet it existed on might cease to exist!

By then, the conflict between their main and branch families would become a complete joke... no, it had already become a joke!

With a thud, Toneri dropped to his knees, his face filled with despair.

The commotion from Toneri drew the attention of Gigue and the other two.

Lily glanced at Toneri kneeling in the distance and asked,

"Who is he? He seems rather similar to Kaguya."

Gigue pointed at Kaguya and said,

"Ask your good sister. She should know."

Lily looked at Kaguya. Kaguya gazed at Toneri with a slight frown and slowly said,

"He