Kaguya Appears

At that thought, Jigen completely lost the will to fight. But how could he possibly escape right under Gigue's nose when they were both Otsutsuki?

Spatial abilities might have been exceedingly rare in the Ninja World, but among the Otsutsuki Clan, they were practically commonplace.

Seeing Jigen hovering there without moving for so long, Gigue guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile,

"Hey, you aren't thinking of running away, are you?"

Though his thoughts had been exposed, Jigen's expression did not change. He said in a low voice,

"Saint Gigue, is there really any need for us to fight to the death? If you want the Chakra Fruit, I can give you the Ten-Tails. As for the Ten-Tails' sacrifice..."

Jigen glanced at Lily below and continued,

"You can keep your guardian as well. There is another Otsutsuki in this dimension. The guardian I brought out back then, Otsutsuki Kaguya, is still alive!"

After saying that, Jigen did not catch the slightest flicker of surprise on Gigue's face. Gigue did not seem at all surprised by the news and merely said calmly,

"Of course I know she's still alive. I also know that she's the reason you're in your current state."

"What!? Could it be... you've already been to the moon?"

"Heh, that's right. Otsutsuki Kaguya has now broken free of the seal."

Jigen instinctively clenched his fists. He wished he could capture Kaguya right now and personally throw her into the Ten-Tails' mouth.

But he was truly powerless at the moment. Before finding a suitable vessel and completing a true reincarnation, he could not possibly defeat Kaguya—unless he temporarily reincarnated at the cost of his body collapsing.

After taking several heavy breaths, Jigen raised his head to look at Gigue and said,

"So, what do you think