The first thing Hinata saw after using Space Transfer was a scar that filled her entire field of vision.
A scar in space itself!
And the culprit behind it was a terrifying beast trying to emerge from the other side of a space rift!
Space rifts were terrifying. Even this enormous beast could not avoid being wounded as it passed through one.
Globules of blood drifted through the cosmos, along with pieces of the beast's flesh.
The moment Hinata appeared using Space Transfer, the beast spotted her.
It caught a familiar scent on this tiny person.
The scent of those who called themselves the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and of that tree.
Delight flooded the beast's savage eyes.
For a creature nearing the end of its life, devouring an Otsutsuki or a God Tree would provide a rare source of nourishment.
It could live a little longer instead of falling into slumber and waiting to die.
As for whether it could defeat her, it no longer had time to consider that.
It would die either way. It might as well take its chances.
"What is this thing?"
Hinata had barely appeared before she caught sight of the hideous beast.
Before the beast could emerge, she sifted through Otsutsuki Isshiki's memories again and finally found information about it.
A Starry Sky Beast.
That was the Ōtsutsuki Clan's collective name for creatures like this.
The term Starry Sky Beast did not refer specifically to the beast before Hinata, but to any enormous creature capable of surviving in space.
They were all called Starry Sky Beasts.
Interestingly, according to Otsutsuki Isshiki's memories, these Starry Sky Beasts were the Ōtsutsuki Clan's mortal enemies!
No one knew when it had begun.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan had been harvesting chakra throughout the cosmos when they encountered these creatures.
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