Rich Harvest from Absorbing Power; They Had Grown Up

In the world of ice and snow, the cold pierced to the bone.

Chiyo's hand holding the sword slowly lowered.

The light on the blade gradually faded, returning it to the form of an ancient, unadorned tachi.

He raised his head and looked at the remains of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki floating in the air.

The light in those golden eyes had already gone out, while the dark-red Chakra around him, like a dying candle in the wind, slowly dispersed.

"His power... can't be wasted."

Chiyo's voice echoed across the silent ice field.

He turned to Kaguya, a profound gleam flashing through his Rinnegan.

"Kaguya, I'll leave it to you."

Kaguya stood upon the ice, her silver-white hair drifting through the snowstorm.

Her pure white Byakugan gazed at Chiyo. After a moment, she nodded gently.

There was no hesitation and no unnecessary words.

She raised her right hand, her palm aimed at Urashiki's remains.

A spherical domain of darkness instantly formed.

The domain writhed like a living creature.

It began to devour, break down, and absorb everything remaining within Urashiki's body.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

Dark-red energy poured into Kaguya's palm like a stream.

Her body trembled slightly, and a faint golden halo appeared around her.

Chiyo watched silently.

He could clearly "see" the pure yet violent energy inside Urashiki being transformed and absorbed by Kaguya through some ancient method.

What drew his attention even more were Kaguya's eyes.

Some kind of change was quietly taking place in the depths of those pure Byakugan.

Time passed second by second.

The entire frozen world seemed to stand still, leaving only the faint sound of energy flowing.

At last, the final wisp of dark-red light was completely absorbed by Kaguya.

She slowly opened her eyes.

At that instant, Chiyo sensed a pressure unlike anything he