Yuzuru's Name

"Does Milord also know of the Mōryō?"

Chimimōryō cautiously asked Jigen. The Mōryō was a demon from the same otherworld as it, only the Mōryō was a higher-ranking existence, practically its 'boss,' and possessed a unique 'shapeshifting' ability that Chimimōryō lacked...

"I know a little."

Jigen nodded, then asked some more questions about the Mōryō. Chimimōryō naturally answered everything it knew without holding back.

After Jigen had learned a bit, he looked thoughtful. Chimimōryō naturally didn't dare to interrupt, remaining as quiet as an obedient puppy.

After a long while, Jigen released Chimimōryō, then left the house. Chimimōryō hurriedly followed, not daring to run away, having been subdued by Jigen's strength.

Once outside, Chimimōryō saw Jigen looking up into the distance, where a strange, thick tree, hundreds of meters tall, grew, with a bewitching purple flower bud on its crown...

"When did that thing appear?"

Jigen didn't turn around, simply asking Chimimōryō behind him.

"Milord, that thing suddenly grew about a year ago, and it's very special..." As an 'old-timer' who had descended upon the Shinobi World, Chimimōryō naturally knew quite a bit about the Shinobi World. At the very least, that strange tree definitely didn't exist in the Shinobi World before.

"It's like a living thing. Once it took root, it began to frantically devour and absorb the world's Natural Energy. Even some demons and intelligent beings who cultivated Natural Energy nearby were 'eaten' by it. I believe it might be a being similar to me, except it seems to be restricted in some way, unable to actively go out and 'hunt'..."

Chimimōryō cautiously explained to Jigen. In fact, a year ago, after that strange, thick tree grew and devoured a large amount of Natural Energy, some of the demons and intelligent beings who cultivated Natural Energy that it had previously dealt with went to provoke it, but the result was always the same: they were 'eaten' by the strange tree!

It was precisely for this reason that the other demons and intelligent beings who cultivated Natural Energy in the Shinobi World had all moved far away from the strange tree. After all, with the example of those who had gone before, they understood that it was a high-level demon that was completely not to be trifled with...

"Now that the God Tree has been successfully planted, Kaguya, what are you planning to do next?"

After listening to Chimimōryō's words, Jigen didn't react, simply muttering to himself.

After the God Tree was planted, it would take about a thousand years to bear fruit. Jigen remembered that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had once appeared in the ancient human kingdom, fallen in love with the emperor of the Land of Ancestors, and given birth to Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki...

"However, these things are no longer related to me..."

Jigen withdrew his gaze from the God Tree, sensed his physical condition, and then said faintly.

At this time, Jigen was actually Bai Yang. The real Jigen was already dead. After the death of the host into whom the Karma had been planted, the Karma would directly allow Bai Yang to be reborn and resurrected within his host. This was also the reason why Bai Yang directly woke up from his 'slumber.'

Before his original body was scrapped, Bai Yang not only implanted the Karma into Jigen's body, but also fed back all the remaining energy on his crippled body to Jigen, using it to transform and strengthen his body. Moreover, with the passage of time, Jigen's body would slowly become stronger, so that Bai Yang could be smoothly reborn in the future.

However, Jigen's accidental death disrupted Bai Yang's original intention, forcing him to be reborn. The result of the rebirth was undoubtedly terrible. Even though Jigen's body had been strengthened by Natural Energy and Bai Yang's previous energy transformation, the reason for the short amount of time was that Jigen's body still couldn't withstand all of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's power!

Fortunately, Bai Yang, who had devoured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's spiritual body, had more detailed control over his own energy, allowing him to directly seal and restrict most of his energy during the rebirth process, so that he could barely be reborn normally, and Jigen's body wouldn't have problems due to his own powerful energy.

According to Bai Yang's own speculation, as long as he didn't unseal the restricted energy, then he could continue to use Jigen's body, and even live for thousands of years like the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

But in this way, Bai Yang's strength might not even be able to exert half of his original strength. In this state, he naturally didn't dare to go and snatch the God Tree fruit that would mature in a thousand years from Kaguya. Moreover, even if Bai Yang dared to release the seal restricting his strength, he might not be able to defeat Kaguya. After all, the Ten-Tails that had transformed into the God Tree was Kaguya's pet, and his control over it was far inferior to Kaguya's. This was also the reason why Bai Yang said some discouraging words...

"Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki..."

"Hehe, it seems I can only rely on you to get rid of Kaguya for me!"

However, Bai Yang, who knew the history of the Shinobi World, suddenly smiled. He couldn't solve Kaguya himself at the moment, but her two precious sons could take action for him. When a thousand years had passed, Kaguya would be sealed, Hagoromo would preach the Ninshū and die of old age, and Hamura would go to the moon and stay away from the Shinobi World...

Then, he only needed to quietly wait for the moment when the entire Kaguya family could no longer pose a threat to him, that would be the time when Bai Yang could truly appear in the world!

For now, he should just lie low...

Bai Yang thought to himself.

"Milord?"

Chimimōryō called out softly at this time, causing Bai Yang to frown and turn to look at it, a pair of imposing, different eyes suddenly falling on it.

"What is it?"

Bai Yang asked.

"I want to follow Milord forever, to serve Milord to the best of my ability. If I have any disloyal intentions, may my soul be scattered and may I die a terrible death!"

Being stared at by Bai Yang's eyes, Chimimōryō suddenly opened its mouth in fear and trepidation, as if making a vow.

"Interesting."

Bai Yang looked at Chimimōryō, his lips slightly curled, and said with a smile.

Seeing this, Chimimōryō also took the opportunity to ingratiate itself, saying with a flattering smile, "I don't know what Milord is called..."

"Name?"

Bai Yang tilted his head slightly, not opening his mouth immediately, but after thinking for a moment, he slowly uttered two words.

"Yuzuru."

"From now on, my name will be Yuzuru!"

Bai Yang muttered to himself. He had a connection with Jigen, and his life continued on him, so the name 'Yuzuru' was a matter of course.

"Yes, Lord Yuzuru!"

After hearing this, Chimimōryō immediately respectfully called out to Bai Yang... oh no, to Yuzuru.