After a while, inside the Daming Mansion.
Seeing the two Gao Family brothers return dejectedly, the servants breathed a long sigh of relief.
The lead servant scurried up to Hagoromo and Hamura.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
Where have you two been?!
You scared this old servant to death! You scared me to death!
This old servant almost went to see Grandmother!!!
Across from her, the servants' cries continued, Hagoromo couldn't help but recall the scene from before.
So he pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time.
Hamura, on the other hand, shrugged dejectedly.
"The back mountain kept shaking, and we thought our parents were fighting, so we went to check it out."
I saw it; they were indeed fighting, but neither of them seemed angry.
In fact, I always felt they were having a lot of fun wrestling...
Smack!
Beside her, Hagoromo slapped her forehead hard.
My dear brother.
You've told me everything about Father and Mother's affairs!
The servants placed at the front.
Upon hearing Hamura's words, they immediately bit their lips.
The Dragon King and the Goddess are wrestling, and they're having a lot of fun...
Pfft!
Don't laugh! If you laugh out loud now, you'll really be going to see your great-grandmother!!!
For a moment, all the servants turned into Sa Beining, they were really holding back their emotions.
As for the Hagoromo...
He raised his hand and pressed it against Hamura's mouth.
"Father and Mother are developing a new technique using chakra!"
We'll help them in the future too!
That's it!
After saying that, without caring what the servants thought, Hagoromo quickly pulled Hamura away.
As long as my parents don't have any conflicts, everything else is secondary.
On the other hand, beside the lake.
Gawain sat by the lake with a smile, fishing casually.
Kaguya sat in the distance, dangling her feet in the water and glancing at Gawain every now and then.
As she looked on, Kaguya asked softly.
"I don't know why, but when those two kids saw me just now, I had a very special feeling."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Gawain grinned at Kaguya.
"Mothers really are different; your heart has grown fuller with the arrival of your two children."
"Full?"
Kaguya tilted her head and looked at her chest.
After a long pause, she shook her head.
"I'm still the same size; I haven't gotten any fuller."
Only ordinary women, like natives who need to breastfeed, would become slightly plump after childbirth.
I would never do that.
After speaking, Kaguya straightened her back slightly, sat up straight, and looked at Gawain with her legs together.
"Azure Dragon, although I have many trivial matters and emotions in my heart that seemed inexplicable in the past, I still can't let go of what will happen a thousand years later."
I don't deny your decision, but we certainly have the strength to deal with the main family better.
But I feel that besides ourselves, we need to gather more strength!
Hagoromo and Hamura are also our strength; they've grown up, grown up enough to spy on us.
So, we should be able to train them too.
They possess my bloodline and your spiritual legacy, so their strength must be considerable. Perhaps we will need to rely on them in the future.
In addition, I plan to make better use of the Divine Tree.
By using the Divine Tree and Infinite Tsukuyomi to create more life forms into puppets, those puppets can increase our chances of winning.
What do you think?
After saying that, Kaguya tilted her head and looked at Gawain expressionlessly.
Listening to Kaguya's words, Gawain took a thoughtful breath.
"I think you've really changed. Before having children, you would never ask me what I thought."
As for your plan..
Gawain gently shook his head.
Your plan is half right and half wrong.
It was the right thing to train Hagoromo and Hamura. Even without the threat from the main family, we should have trained them.
"Of course they will help us; they are our children."
At this point, Gawain couldn't help but think about the future history of the Shinobi World.
In a world without their own, Hagoromo and Hamura were incredibly filial sons at the Six Paths level, putting on a whole series of heartwarming stories with Kaguya.
But now that I'm here, how could I allow Kaguya to be sealed away again?
If Kaguya could go to his own Xianyang Palace, then Kaguya's existence would inevitably become his weapon against Mary Geoise and Imu!
Of course, getting Kaguya into the palace is a big problem, since he can't kill her anyway.
However, he might not necessarily need to bring her into the palace; after all, he only needed Kaguya's help.
So...
At that moment, Gawain suddenly had a strange idea.
With these newly formed thoughts in mind, Gawain continued speaking to Kaguya.
"We must nurture Hagoromo and Hamura."
But your next plan is the one that turns everyone into puppets of the Divine Tree.
Forgive my bluntness, but no matter how many of those puppets you have, they won't cause any trouble for your family!
You need to understand, Kaguya, what we need from the main family you speak of is not a group of puppets with mediocre combat strength!
What we need is a group of geniuses, a group of absolute geniuses who emerge from countless ordinary people and possess the ability to create miracles!
Contrary to your opinion, I not only don't want the people of the world to become puppets of the Divine Tree, but I also want to share the chakra power system with the entire world!
With just the two of us, our research on chakra will stagnate. Only by incorporating more ideas can we hope to see a future where diverse perspectives flourish.
Is that so?
Kaguya couldn't help but interrupt Gawain.
"You seemed so wise before, but why did you suddenly act so foolish?"
They're just natives. Even if you give them chakra, what good will it do? They'll never be able to decipher the core of chakra in their entire lives.
You don't really think the natives have any fighting ability, do you? Giving them chakra will only make them...
"It will only turn them into desperate pursuers who are desperately trying to grasp the power system of chakra and develop their own power!"
Believe me, even if many people become just ordinary people after gaining chakra.
But most ordinary people will cling to every thread of chakra like a drowning person grabbing a rope!
"How can you, who have never been ordinary, understand the pain of being ordinary, Kaguya?"
Gawain interrupted Kaguya, raising his fishing rod as he spoke.
A stone was tied to the fishhook; Gawain used it to weigh down the fishing rod.
There are practically no fish in this lake, so it's not fun at all if you don't give your fishing rod a little push.
Kaguya, standing to the side, couldn't understand Gawain's behavior at all.
She frowned and pondered for a long time before hesitantly speaking to Gawain.
"So, you're determined to push forward this initiative of channeling chakra into every indigenous family?"
Are you sure... they won't waste our chakra?
Or rather, even if they are truly useful, they might become backup energy sources for the main families in the future.
Are we really not going to cause trouble for ourselves?
Of course not.
Gawain interrupted Kaguya, saying with a light laugh.
"Don't forget, Kaguya, on this planet, you are the progenitor of chakra."
Moreover, if the main family can use the Ten-Tails to absorb people's chakra, so can you!
The average human lifespan rarely exceeds one hundred years, and some people even find it difficult to live to fifty.
You give the seed of chakra to all mankind, and then you can let the chakra ignite people's physical skills and spirit!
In this process, people will master the use of chakra, and they can also train in arts to make the countless cells in their bodies produce more chakra.
If you give away a portion of chakra, when someone dies, you will receive far more chakra than that person initially possessed!
This is a deal that's guaranteed to make you money, Kaguya. Your investment is far less than your return.
In an era where chakra is widely used by humanity, all of humanity's elites would focus their attention on its application. Do you know how many miracles would have been born among humankind?
Who knows, some miracle might just help us in our war with the main family a thousand years from now!
Gawain looked at Kaguya intently, Kaguya indeed began to ponder Gawain's words.
She felt something was off, but after much thought, she had to admit that Gawain was right.
After hesitating for a moment, she whispered to Gawain.
"I seem unable to refute your words, so I will give my chakra to the entire planet."
However, you must assure me that we truly have a way to reabsorb chakra after people die!
This process requires the Divine Tree as a link, so I really need to replant it.
Perhaps there is still hope that your original wish can be fulfilled. If we really solve the problem of the main family, then I don't mind using the blood, flesh, and genetic code of the main family to cultivate a new Chakra Fruit for you!
Upon hearing this, Gawain smiled.
The main family was indeed Kaguya's lifelong pain.
Even at this point, Kaguya did not forget to use the Chakra Fruit to further win him over.
However, Kaguya's skill level was still too low; all she could master was the simple trick of seduction.
As he thought about it, Gawain stood up and patted Kaguya on the shoulder.
"Whether it's for the sake of the Devil Fruit or not, I will help you fight against the main family. After all, we already have a son."
As for our plan, well, let's start with the Land of Fire!
First, we'll sow the seeds of chakra near the Land of Fire. Then, I'll take the time to let Hagoromo and Hamura acquire some of the abilities to teach people.
Whether I am there or not, they will teach the people of the Land of Fire in my place, enabling them to successfully master the methods of chakra training.
After that, I will assume the role of Daimyo of the Land of Fire...
You wouldn't like that title and job, and I don't mind wasting a little more time on humans.
Humans need to be ruled by powerful figures so that they feel stable.
You continue to be your goddess, and I will become their great name.
Once the guards of the Land of Fire have mastered chakra, we can send them to conquer the north and south.
The Land of Fire is a formidable nation, far larger than the Land of Ancestors.
Using a stronger Land of Fire to rule the world would obviously be easier and faster than using the Land of Ancestors.
In this process, you can plant the Divine Tree, and I will make it the faith of the Land of Fire and even all mankind.
Yes, I will personally reorganize human religions, making the Divine Tree a faith, and turning the idea of being buried among its Divine Tree after death into what people perceive as the highest honor.
In this way, whether powerful heroes emerge from humanity or geniuses appear in the world.
They would all consider being buried under the Divine Tree as their lifelong pursuit.
At that time, you will be able to absorb far more chakra than you initially left behind without any effort.
On the other hand, the results of human research on chakra will automatically be shared with us, contributing to our own training!
Of course, for everything to truly come to fruition, the Land of Fire must unify the entire world.
War can promote humanity's research and application of chakra, while unification can better promote our mythology about the Divine Tree.
If this continues, we will definitely gain more than we think.
Kaguya, what do you think of this?
Gawain looked at Kaguya expectantly, while Kaguya lowered her head and pondered for a moment.
Kaguya raised her head.
"I can't find any reason to refute you, so let everything just continue as it is."
I'll go back right away, and together we'll announce the abolition of the original daimyo of the Land of Fire and bestow that title upon you.
You've worked hard, Azure Dragon. Even beings like us have to waste our energy on foolish natives.
I will never forget the help you gave me, and I will definitely strive to earn the Chakra Fruit for you in the future.
Just as you believe in me, I believe in you, Azure Dragon.
We can definitely defeat the main family, right?
At this point, a hint of vulnerability, difficult to discern, appeared on Kaguya's otherwise expressionless face.
The main family—it was once such a great term to her.
And now, or in the future.
Can I truly rid myself of the threat posed by the main family?
Unbeknownst to them, Gawain's arrangements gradually began.
On a bright and sunny morning, the daimyo of the Land of Fire died unexpectedly. The cause of death was said to be... a sudden stroke?
In short, after the sudden death of the daimyo, his sons successively became daimyo.
Following the Land of Fire, one daimyo dies every day.
Among the common people, the Land of Fire has become a cursed land, and it is said that the Dragon King and the Celestial Maiden came to investigate this curse.
How powerful must a curse be, one that even the Dragon King and the Heavenly Maiden struggled to handle?
The fourth child, about to be crowned the Great Name, was so terrified upon hearing the word "Great Name" that he wet himself on the spot.
After the new daimyo refused to take the throne, the Land of Fire of Land of Fire experienced a brief period of chaos. Meanwhile, the neighboring Land of Swamps, along with the Land of Rivers, Land of Mountains, Land of Clouds, Land of Forests, and other countries, launched a minor probing attack on the Land of Land of Fire's borders.
Faced with the provocation, Gawain transformed into a giant dragon and breathed fire a few times, while also unleashing his Conqueror's Haki a few times.
After the trial ended, a clever person in the Land of Fire immediately proposed... a plan to have the Dragon King temporarily replace the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to lead the country.
In this way, Gawain gained supreme power in the Land of Fire without causing national turmoil.
Only...
Gawain's time is running out!