In just a short while, the surroundings had changed completely, looking not much different from the Space Formation in the Lightning Village.
After placing several luminous pearls, some light appeared around them.
"Alright! Get ready to leave!" Kitahara Kaede said to the people beside him.
They teleported once again and vanished. Over the next few days, they repeated what they had done before. It was just as dull and tedious.
They set up more than a dozen Space Formations. If they returned, it would save them quite a bit of effort.
Finally, half a month later.
Bang! Kitahara Kaede and the others appeared once more. This time, they were in the empty cosmos, surrounded by several enormous barren planets.
No one showed any expression. They had long grown used to such things. Fortunately, quite a few people had come this time, so they could chat with one another when they were bored. Otherwise, the loneliness of the past half month would have been a trial for all of them.
"Something's wrong! Why do I feel the aura of the Ōtsutsuki?" Kitahara Kaede asked with a puzzled expression.
"Ōtsutsuki!" Everyone became alert at once. Chakras of every color appeared around their bodies. At that moment, if anything unusual happened nearby, someone would strike immediately.
"The feeling is faint, and it seems strange somehow. Even I can't sense it clearly. How odd!" Kitahara Kaede said.
"Then let's go take a look. If we really run into an Ōtsutsuki, we'll kill them!" the Raikage said.
"Wouldn't that alert them?" Tsunade said from the side.
"It would, but I'm worried these Ōtsutsuki might be preparing to head to the ninja world. Letting them pass would be far worse!" Kakashi analyzed from the side as well.
"We should still take a look. It feels strange.