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Chapter 359

All I'm Missing Is You...

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After Madara Uchiha's body expanded to its limit, the boiling Chakra suddenly stabilized, and his body rapidly shrank, quickly condensing into female characteristics.

First, the Rinne Sharingan his forehead evolved into the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.

Then, starting with this Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, the blurry female body began to become clear.

The woman wore a plain white robe made of Chakra, its Seamless Heavenly Garment design resembling ancient sacrificial attire, conveying a sense of antiquity and antiquity.

The woman exuded a mysterious and lofty aura, her exquisitely beautiful face as cold and aloof as ice. Her long, silvery-white hair, exceeding her height, moved behind her without wind, perfectly embodying a divine presence. The Black Zetsu that had been clinging to her body had now transformed into a mass of pitch-black matter, slowly fading into her sleeves. Only then did the woman open her eyes, her luminous white pupils shining like the final stroke of a painting, fully revealing her beauty.

Her appearance was exquisitely flawless, her temperament was cold and elegant, and her aura was full of ancient, even prehistoric, air. She truly deserved to be called Goddess who once ruled the earth.

Kaguya Otsutsuki has been resurrected.

Hmm, Shazo then realized that this Goddess wasn't absolutely perfect; at least she didn't even have an A cup.

However, since gods don't have a fixed image, they can be male or female, human or beast, large or small, and change in countless ways. It's perfectly reasonable for them to have a somewhat neutral appearance.

Of course, it's also possible that when Kaguya Otsutsuki arrived in the Ninja World, people were starving and lacked sufficient nutrition to support their physical development, resulting in a world full of A-cup girls, which led to the Goddess's misunderstanding.

Shazo shook his head, not understanding what he was thinking. Now was the most crucial moment.

For twenty years since transmigrating, he has gritted his teeth and honed himself, using his research on Kekkei Genkai and the risky cultivation of the "<Five Spirits Battle True Interpretation>" to painstakingly plot against the entire Ninja World and patiently nurture his opponents. Only in this way could he face Kaguya Otsutsuki in his prime, before the Sage of Six Paths could scheme against Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke.

He absolutely couldn't miss this opportunity to devour Kaguya as Chakra Fruit!

Absolutely not!

Clearing his mind of all his chaotic thoughts, Shazo began to check the sealing Barrier he had set up, making final preparations before taking action.

The light in Byakugan gradually focused; Kaguya Otsutsuki had awakened!

In that instant, the Goddess's domineering aura, viewing all things as mere ants, was fully revealed.

She certainly has reason to be proud: the incarnation of the God Tree, the true form of the Ten-Tails, the Progenitor of Chakra, and possessing the Three Great Dōjutsu: Byakugan, Sharingan, and Rinnegan.

Chakra in the world today, except for that in Shazo and his Human Body, originated from Kaguya after she ate the Chakra Fruit and produced it within her own body.

The Sage of Six Paths, who is known as the founder of the Ninshu, simply shared his mother's Chakra with humans.

With Chakra, lowly Ninja could rise up, overthrow the rule of samurai lords, create a brilliant system of Ninjutsu, and thus have the Ninja World we know today.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration at all to call Kaguya Otsutsuki a goddess who created the Ninja World.

Although this was not her wish.

Black Zetsu, seeing Kaguya Otsutsuki, burst into tears of joy. "Mother, you've finally been resurrected! This is wonderful! Now that you've awakened, there's no one in this world who can defy you!"

Kaguya Otsutsuki glanced at him and asked casually, "You mean, there are still people who dare to defy me?"

"Yes, that's right. With those two rebellious sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, around, their henchmen will naturally be my enemies."

"However, my ability to be resurrected through possession must be the result of concentrating all the Chakra in the world. Is there anyone who can resist [Infinite Tsukuyomi] and [Deep Forest Emergence]?"

Black Zetsu, hidden in Kaguya's sleeve, secretly stretched out his small hand and pointed at Shazo, who was looking up at Kaguya on the ground below.

He said bitterly, "Mother! It's this man! Look at the way he looks at you, how rude he is!"

Kaguya Otsutsuki lowered her head and saw a pair of eager eyes, the eyes of a ferocious beast that saw her as prey and was trying to hunt her down.

Kaguya was immediately enraged.

In fact, thousands of years ago, Kaguya Otsutsuki was a Goddess with stable emotions. After all, working under Ōtsutsuki Isshiki not only meant undertaking dangerous combat missions, but also being eaten as a elixir at any time.

Despite living in a situation even more tragic Hyuga Clan's split, Kaguya Otsutsuki managed to gain Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's trust and successfully turn the tables on him after thousands of years.

This is enough to demonstrate that Kaguya Otsutsuki's wisdom and will are of the highest caliber.

But the current Kaguya is different; she was sealed away by her own son for a thousand years, and Chakra was drained.

When Shazo used [Dark Style: Cold Silence] to extract the Jigen from Jigen's body, which was residing in Chakra Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, he discovered that for Chakra beings like the Ōtsutsuki Clan, extracting Chakra was the cruelest form of torture.

Humans suffer from thirst, and the Otsutsuki also suffer from a lack of Chakra.

Kaguya Otsutsuki had Chakra drained and was sealed away for a thousand years without Chakra, which was no different from locking someone in a desert the Jail without water.

Kaguya Otsutsuki Otsutsuki's insatiable thirst for Chakra had long since driven her mad.

The Kaguya Otsutsuki that Shazo saw was no longer the graceful and noble Goddess who had ruled the world for thousands of years, but a madwoman driven insane by hunger.

She is sensitive, suspicious, and emotionally unstable; she'll explode at the slightest contact!

Seeing that Shazo Zuo regarded her as prey, Kaguya Otsutsuki didn't hesitate and activated her Byakugan, throwing a punch at him.

[Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack]

A phantom fist flew out from the Goddess's fair fist, then transformed into countless fists, which struck down at Shazo.

Shazo's eyes instantly turned from black pupils to white, then emitted a dazzling blue light. He stared intently at Kaguya Otsutsuki's every move and the Flow of Chakra within her body.

In an instant, Shazo smiled, "So that's how it is. This is [Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack]. I understand."

As he spoke, Shazo raised his hand and threw a punch at the sky. The same fist phantom flew out of his hand and transformed into a dense array of fists, precisely meeting Kaguya's fist.

[Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack]

When hundreds of fists of vastly different sizes came into contact, there was no explosion or boom; only a fleeting flash of blue light.

Then the two colliding fists canceled each other out and vanished in mid-air.

Shazo adjusted the nature of his Chakra by referencing the Death God's [Demon-Reversing Collision] technique, achieving a perfect counteracting effect with Kaguya Otsutsuki's [Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack].

"Kaguya Otsutsuki, your God Tree, which you cannot afford to lose, is here, as are the Ninja I need to protect. You cannot destroy them carelessly."

Shazo slowly took to the air, met Kaguya Otsutsuki's gaze, and continued, "Therefore, we'd better find another place to fight."

"To recklessly shatter the world like we did a thousand years ago, that would be an unacceptable outcome for both of us, wouldn't it?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki regretted it as soon as she launched the attack.

However, she was sealed away for a thousand years, and her body was still modified based on Madara Uchiha. Her control over Chakra was very clumsy; she could release it but not control it.

When Shazo used the [Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack] to neutralize his own punch, Kaguya Otsutsuki's feelings were quite complicated.

While she was relieved that no major damage had been caused, she was also shocked that Shazo possessed a pair of Tenseigan and Nine-Tomoe Tenseigan.

She was even more shocked by Shazo's Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan between his eyebrows, and by his ability to use the secret technique of the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan that neither of his two sons knew.

Kaguya Otsutsuki did not answer Shazo's question. Instead, she waved her sleeve, turning the world upside down and taking Shazo into a completely new world.

[Divinity· Amenominaka]

Shazo was pulled into Kaguya Otsutsuki's space, but Kaguya's expression became even more unpleasant. She became more nervous than ever before, staring intently at Shazo.

[Amenominaka] is a divine technique exclusive to Kekkei Mōra Kaguya Otsutsuki's bloodline limit, much like Obito Uchiha's [Kamui]. It can basically be considered instinctive, so there is no possibility of it becoming unfamiliar.

Normally, she only needs a glance to bring Sage of Six Paths Level being into her Amenominaka Space, and then she can torment them however she wants.

A thousand years ago, she felt pity for her two sons and didn't want to be ruthless with them, so she didn't use this tactic against them, which allowed them to seize the opportunity to turn the tables.

In fact, if Kaguya had simply thrown Hamura Otsutsuki into Amenominaka and focused solely on dealing with Hagoromo Otsutsuki, he wouldn't have been as strong as he is now, and he really wouldn't have been able to defeat his mother on his own.

However, Kaguya Otsutsuki showed no mercy to the unfamiliar Shazo. After realizing that her initial attack was inappropriate, she immediately pulled out the powerful weapon [Amenominaka].

But when she was dragging Shazo, Kaguya Otsutsuki felt unprecedented resistance. For a moment, she even felt that she could not succeed at all.

It wasn't until Kaguya Otsutsuki swung her arm and used all her strength to tear space that she was able to barely bring Shazo into Amenominaka's space.

But in this final struggle, Kaguya was even more shocked to discover that the Chakra within Shazo's body was not her own, but possessed his own unique aura.

This made Kaguya Otsutsuki realize why [Infinite Tsukuyomi] and [Deep Forest Emergence] hadn't been able to defeat Shazo —because he simply couldn't be locked onto by those two techniques.

One question was answered, but it also raised an even bigger one: How did Shazo alter the Chakra markings within his body?

After all, Kaguya Otsutsuki ate the Chakra Fruit and passively advanced to the Kekkei Mōra Limit, which automatically imprinted her Chakra. She had no idea how to change those Chakra seals.

At this moment, she valued Shazo even more than Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

If Shazo were an enemy, Kaguya Otsutsuki couldn't kill him quickly, he would gradually steal her Chakra, inevitably making her the ultimate victor.

When all the Chakra is marked with Shazo's mark, Kaguya Otsutsuki, as Chakra being, will involuntarily become Shazo's slave.

Kaguya Otsutsuki Shazo, her mind churning with all sorts of chaotic thoughts.

After a long pause, she finally spoke, asking, "Are you a descendant of Hamura? How did you grow to such a height?"

Feeling the unusual gravity within the Amenominaka, Shazo moved his body and replied, "I am not a descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki, but a descendant of Asura, the son of the Hagoromo Otsutsuki of Sage of Six Paths, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo."

Kaguya Otsutsuki was extremely surprised. "Asura, Hagoromo's child, but Hagoromo doesn't have the Byakugan. You should have inherited the Sharingan."

Shazo shook his head and said, "You guessed wrong again. The Sage of Six Paths had two sons. My ancestor Asura inherited the Sage Body, while his other son Indra inherited the Sharingan. His descendants are the Uchiha Clan."

"By the way, the body you're occupying belongs to the former Clan Leader the Uchiha clan, Madara Uchiha."

Kaguya looked at Shazo and asked, "Black Zetsu, is what he said true?"

Black Zetsu replied from inside his sleeve, "Yes, Mother, what he said is true."

Kaguya Otsutsuki questioned, "Then how did he Awakening the Byakugan, and even advance to the Tenseigan, which even I don't have?"

Black Zetsu speculated, "Mother, Hamura's descendants are from the Hyuga Clan, and they live in Konoha, which he ruled. Could it be that he transplanted a pair of Byakugan?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki and said, "His Byakugan could never have been transplanted. The fact that it can be opened and closed freely, and that it turns from black to white, can only be due to his own Awakening."

Shazo said, "Actually, I'm following in your footsteps, my ancestor."

"I know that Kaguya Otsutsuki's ability is called [Kekkei Mōra], which includes the Byakugan, Sharingan, and Rinnegan. Your two sons inherited the Byakugan and Sharingan respectively."

"Hamura's descendants evolved the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) and Byakugan, while Hagoromo's descendants evolved the Sharingan and the Ketsuryūgan, as well as various other Chakra- type Kekkei Genkai."

"This is the result of the individual energy level decreasing as life forms reproduce, leading to continuous downward compatibility."

"So I reversed it, starting with gathering Kekkei Genkai, then gathering Kekkei Tōta, then the Flesh Kekkei Genkai, and finally achieving the Miracle of recreating the Kekkei Mōra."

Kaguya Otsutsuki's eyes gleamed with a mixture of longing and desire. "You've climbed to your current level step by step, starting from your Kekkei Genkai. How far are you from achieving Kekkei Mōra mastery?"

Shazo didn't speak, but instead opened his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, just like Kaguya's, and gray bone spurs grew from the palms of his hands.

Kaguya Otsutsuki exclaimed with a mixture of surprise and delight, "The Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan! And [All-Killing Ash Bones]! You, you already possess the characteristics of Kekkei Mōra?!"

Shazo's performance proves that he has already touched upon the Kekkei Mōra, but he has not yet been able to take this step due to certain limitations.

In other words, he stood on the same level as Kaguya Otsutsuki, someone Kaguya had to look at as an equal.

Shazo smiled confidently, "Yes, I'm only one step away from obtaining the Kekkei Mōra."

Kaguya Otsutsuki asked, as if confirming, "Just one step away?"

"Yes," Shazo looked at Kaguya, "What I lack is your Chakra!"

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