Invitation and Cooperation

Otsutsuki Urashiki casually rested the red chakra fishing rod on his shoulder, his head tilted, the playful smile on his face deepening. He walked with light steps toward Jigen and Amado, though his gaze was roaming with great interest over the surrounding cultivation tanks and instruments.

After being beaten into a sorry retreat by that native boy in the Land of Waves last time, Urashiki had known something was wrong with this timeline. But Karasuki was in the hands of those other two fellows, so returning to his original time and space was impossible for now.

Urashiki was alone, and crossing time and space had consumed too much chakra. He could not go to other star regions to look for this timeline's Momoshiki and Kinshiki, so he thought of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who was still alive at this point in time.

After recovering from his injuries, Urashiki spent some more time searching, and finally found Isshiki's "vessel" in Amegakure.

"Why, of course I heard that a legendary senior of our clan, Lord Isshiki, seemed to have run into a little 'minor trouble' on this unremarkable planet, so I came especially to see if there was anything I could help with." His tone was flippant, carrying undisguised mockery.

Especially when he mentioned "minor trouble," his gaze deliberately swept over the black signs of erosion faintly visible through the clothing on Jigen's abdomen.

"I will deal with that woman Kaguya myself." Jigen remained unmoved by Urashiki's teasing, his tone indifferent.

"Why exactly have you come?"

"Kaguya?" Urashiki curled his lip, seeming somewhat disdainful of that name. After all, she was only a lower-ranking Otsutsuki warrior.

But his attention was quickly drawn to the clone bodies in the nearby cultivation tanks. He leaned close to one tank, almost pressing his face against the glass