Two days later, in the Forest of Death of Konoha Village.
Gawain, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, looked up at the nine enormous figures in front of him.
Faced with Gawain's gaze, the nine mountain-sized animals all shrank back in unison, even the fox with the longest tail couldn't help but turn its head away, not daring to meet his eyes.
Seeing their behavior, Gawain smiled to himself.
"Why are you all silent? Weren't you very proud in the past? You were considered the children of the Sage of Six Paths, powerful beings created by the Sage of Six Paths from the Ten-Tails."
"With such a noble status and such great power, why are you silent now?"
As he spoke, Gawain repeatedly emphasized the term "Sage of Six Paths," causing the Tailed Beast to tremble violently.
After hesitating for a while, the nine Tailed Beast looked at each other, and finally focused their attention on the Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails.
Under the gaze of its other kind, the Eight-Tails rubbed its horns with its tentacles, while the Nine-Tails flicked its tail helplessly.
"Ahem, sir, no one knew that you were leading the team from Konoha this time."
Besides... well, everyone's been fooling around for ages, and nobody even knew you were back.
Lord Liudao did talk to us about you back then, but over the past thousand years, we brothers have suffered too much and forgotten many things.
Humans love to seal us up. Even though we are the children of the Six Paths Lord, we are always being sealed up, driving everyone crazy and making us not understand many things.
So, sir, please forgive us ignorant brats...
As soon as he finished speaking, Nine-Tails- Tails lowered his head in embarrassment; he had never spoken so humbly in his entire life.
Even the Nine-Tails dared to swagger around when facing the Ten-Tails, but now, facing Gawain...
Nine-Tails genuinely felt its claws were losing strength...
Nearby, the other Tailed Beast looked at Nine-Tails with more satisfaction. Kurama really goes all out when something happens; he truly lives up to his reputation as the strongest Tailed Beast with the most tails.
Then, the Tailed Beast nervously looked at Gawain, waiting for Gawain plan of action against them.
Gawain pondered for a moment, then nodded.
"Fine, it's Hagoromo who's unfilial. You kids are quite obedient. Apart from a few brats who fought fiercely against the teams I sent out, most of you were captured obediently."
Upon hearing this, the Tailed Beast exchanged bewildered glances. Are you sure we were obediently captured back then?
It seems like we really can't win, right?
But this is for the best, otherwise I would have been punished by Lord Rokudo's father...
It turns out that being weak, helpless, and pitiful can also have its advantages.
At the same time, Gawain continued.
"From now on, you shouldn't stay inside other people's bodies so casually. Although your bodies are a bit large, the space won't cause you any trouble."
I'll prepare a separate space for you little ones, like the one at Mount Myōboku, or even more private than that. You can live there.
I will bring you food and drinks regularly. Although you don't need to eat or drink, you still need some food occasionally to enjoy life.
As for you two, um...
"Don't fight, try to avoid fighting, that's all."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain clapped his hands, and Amenominaka appeared, encompassing the nine Tailed Beasts.
The next moment, looking at the lush and verdant Amenominaka- Mitsubun space before them, the nine Tailed Beasts were overjoyed and then began to communicate with Gawain.
This requires a volcanic environment, that requires a vast ocean, this requires a sandy desert environment, that requires Iceburg environment, and so on.
In short, Gawain quickly settled all nine Tailed Beasts.
After settling the nine large, unruly children, Gawain returned to his office and sat quietly for a while.
Taking advantage of this moment, Black Zetsu, who had been eagerly waiting, came to Gawain's side.
"Father."
He bowed respectfully, then whispered to Gawain.
"Now, all the major ninja villages except Konoha have completely surrendered, and only a few remote Shinobu villages in the Shinobi World are unaware of the current situation."
Everyone is continuing their efforts across the Shinobi World, subduing those Shinobu villages one by one. In short, you have easily achieved the unification of the Shinobi World.
With this in mind, the unification of the Shinobi World is within reach. All that remains is to spread this unification from the Shinobi World to the world of ordinary people, and from ninja villages to various countries.
Having mastered the ninja, the strongest armed force, we are not to be defied by any daimyo.
Father, your decision from back then is about to succeed.
So in such a joyous moment, you see... shouldn't we invite Mother down from the moon and share this happiness with her?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Black Zetsu looked at Gawain expectantly, waiting for Gawain answer.
Following Black Zetsu's suggestion, Gawain nodded and smiled.
"Indeed, it's time to bring Kaguya out as well."
The Shinobi World has been in chaos these past few days. If Kaguya comes back and sees this, she'll probably be very upset. It's fine if we don't call her.
But now, his Sun Tzu have all grown up and understand their place in the world.
Since that's the case, we family members should have a proper meeting.
At this point, Gawain waved to Black Zetsu.
"Call all your reincarnated nephews over here and tell them I'm going to let them meet their grandmother!"
"Yes, Father!!!"
Black Zetsu became as excited as a husky, nodding frantically as he trembled, then vanished with a whoosh, disappearing into the shadows.
A moment later.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Madara, Hashirama, Sasuke, and Naruto appeared before Gawain.
"Oh, Grandpa, what happened? Is it Grandma, are you coming back?"
Naruto asked bluntly from the start; he's always been so unruly, but this kind of atmosphere is actually more suitable for a family.
Sasuke, standing next to Naruto, raised his hand and patted Naruto's head.
"Be polite in front of Grandpa, don't ask too many questions, just listen to his instructions!"
"Haha, Brother Madara, Sasuke's personality is a bit like yours. No wonder you're both reincarnations of Indra!"
Hashirama chuckled as he spoke to Madara, but his words earned him a disdainful frown from Madara.
"Hmph, Naruto is just as silly as you. All the reincarnations of Ashura are like this. It seems Ashura really wasn't very smart back then!"
"Well..."
Hashirama, speechless after being rebuked, turned to Gawain and asked with a smile.
"Grandpa, um, is Grandma on the moon?"
Grandma is a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, right? Could she harbor ill will towards the Shinobi World?
Of course I want Grandma to come back, but I'm worried that after being sealed away by our cheap father for a thousand years, she might come out intending to destroy the world...
If that's the case, Grandpa, you absolutely mustn't spoil Grandma all the time. If you ask me, women shouldn't be indulged; if you do, they'll..."
Bang!
Before Hashirama finish speaking, Madara raised his fist and slammed it hard into Hashirama's head.
"That's your grandmother... she's our grandmother! How dare you speak to her like that, Hashirama!"
Even if Grandma wanted to destroy the world, she would have a reason. It's because our father was unfilial and locked her up for so long!
Besides, given the current despicable Shinobi World, if it were completely destroyed and then our grandparents were to recreate it, it would actually be cleaner.
"Won't the newly created humans be simple-minded for a long time?"
"Hey, don't say that! There are still many innocent people in the Shinobi World. Don't just throw around the idea of destroying the world!"
He gradually interrupted Ban with a sense of helplessness, then looked at Gawain and asked Gawain with a smile.
"By the way, Grandpa, how do we rescue Grandma? Do we need to cut the moon in half?"
"It's not just about cutting it open; we also need to break the seal with special chakra."
That rebellious son, Hagoromo, not only imprisoned Kaguya inside the moon with the Six Paths Planetary Devastation, but he also created a space similar to Amenominaka and the Pure Land at the center of the moon. The moon was merely a vessel to seal that space.
Instead of explaining how I'm going to do it, I'll just do it myself, and you can see for yourselves.
Logically, opening that space would require the Ten-Tails' chakra as a key, but I don't need it. Those poor Tailed Beast have already been through enough trouble, so I won't bother them any further."
"Yeah, those Tailed Beasts are indeed quite weak, small, helpless, and pitiful. They're actually quite cute too. Let's just leave them alone; they're fine."
Hashirama added to this, Madara Uchiha nodded in agreement. Sasuke and Naruto, standing nearby, trembled and dared not speak; they both felt they had disgraced Ashura and Indra ...
They've already seen what Tailed Beast look like.
Those Tailed Beast that can destroy a mountain with a single flip.
Are you sure they are weak, helpless, and pitiful?
Just as Sasuke and Naruto were lost in thought, Gawain clasped his hands together, Yomotsu Hirasaka suddenly appeared before them.
A moment later, everyone, including the two children, appeared in the space between the Shinobi World and the moon.
Protected by Gawain's chakra, the two children excitedly gazed at the blue-green ninja Shinobi World below.
As for Hashirama and Madara, they both glanced at the moon with slight nervousness.
Is my grandmother sealed away there?
The Sage of Six Paths' mother.
The origin of chakra.
The legendary goddess.
Princess Kaguya of the Otsutsuki?
At that moment, Gawain raised his right hand.
Black Zetsu excitedly looked up at the moon in the sky.
In Gawain's hands, the enormous moon gradually disintegrated, peeling away layer by layer like an onion.
With the continuous output of chakra, right in the very center of the moon, a silver-white eye suddenly opened.
After a moment, the silvery-white eyes paused slightly, then snapped shut.
A hand passed through the closed eye, which resembled an eggshell, and opened the eggshell once more.
This time, Kaguya's long, narrow hair and wide robes finally floated out of the eggshell.
As she floated away, Kaguya gazed at Gawain from afar.
Meeting Kaguya's gaze, Gawain smiled and pulled his right hand toward himself.
Kaguya immediately flew towards Gawain. She did not control her trajectory, but naturally flew to Gawain's side.
Gawain nodded, then clenched his right fist.
The moon instantly solidified again, and once more it shone with dazzling moonlight.
Beside her, Kaguya took a deep breath and then spoke.
"It's been so long, Gawain. I thought you'd never show up again."
"Sorry, Kaguya, I'm a little late."
I originally thought that perhaps I could return in just over thirty years.
But little did I know that we would meet again a thousand years later.
Thanks a lot."
Gawain initially thought that when he returned to the Shinobi World, it would be the part where the Sage of Six Paths broke with his mother, since that was a significant plot point in Naruto.
To his surprise, when he returned, the story had already begun.
That's a gap of a thousand years.
Hearing Gawain's words, Kaguya nodded, then turned to look worriedly into the void of space.
Gazing at the boundless void, she pondered as she spoke.
"A thousand years have passed? That's a long time indeed. It's been too long Isshiki died. Logically speaking, the Ōtsutsuki Clan should have sent people to search for Isshiki's whereabouts by now."
How are Gawain, Hagoromo, and Hamura doing? Although they betrayed us, we need their strength to face the attacking Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.
Also, who are all these people around you? Why do they seem a little... familiar?
Are they... Ashura and Indra...?
Why do I have four?
Has Hagoromo had another baby?
"Did Hamura finally get married?"
At this point, enough emotion finally appeared in Kaguya's indifferent eyes.
She walked up to the two pairs of brothers, opened her arms, and embraced her four Sun Tzu, who were pitifully small compared to her.
Hashirama and Madara were incredibly awkward with each other, while Sasuke and Naruto were somewhat moved.
Is this what Grandma's embrace feels like?
Grandma is so tall! With Grandpa's build, how did they manage to stay together?
Perhaps sensing the two brats' thoughts, Gawain instantly reverted to his former form. He raised his hand and gently ruffled Kaguya's hair.
"Don't worry, Kaguya, the Otsutsuki family is no longer a threat."
Although I returned a little late, precisely because of this, my power is countless times greater than before, far exceeding your imagination.
If the Otsutsuki family arrives, I will deal with them and will not let them affect you.
"Now, you are truly free, Kaguya!"
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Kaguya opened her mouth in surprise, then released the four children from her arms.
At that moment, Kaguya finally spotted the inconspicuous Black Zetsu nearby.
There's hardly any light reflected in outer space, and Black Zetsu can't reflect light at all, so he's practically invisible here.
Kaguya nodded as she looked at Black Zetsu.
"You've worked so hard all these years, always trying to find a way to rescue me, haven't you, child?"
"Yes, Mother, I... I..."
I've finally met you!!!
Black Zetsu cried with unusual frankness, sobbing as he couldn't bear to look away from his mother even for a moment.
However, Kaguya didn't care much about Black Zetsu's crying. She had hardly spent any time with Black Zetsu, and her relationship with him was nothing like that of Hagoromo and Hamura.
Thus, after only a brief moment of being moved, poor Black Zetsu was forgotten by Kaguya.