"Who am I? That's a good question!" The figure revealed a mask with wavy patterns on it.
Besides wearing a mask, the person also wore a cloak, completely covering themselves up. It was clear that they were someone hiding in the shadows, determined to achieve their goals at all costs.
"You're such a useless piece of trash as a Kage!" The figure grabbed the Third Hokage Hoshikage by the neck, and it looked like the Third Hokage Hoshikage was about to be strangled to death.
"With me here, you have absolutely no chance!" Shiyu said calmly.
"Oh? Is that so?" the Masked Man asked.
"Take this!" Shiyu threw out the Flying Thunder God Kunai, then Teleportation over and swung his Dragon Fang to force the Masked Man back.
However, just Shiyu was about to strike the Masked Man, a miraculous scene unfolded: the Dragon Fang Blade actually pierced right through the Masked Man.
"It's useless, all attacks are ineffective against me." The Masked Man said, then instantly reappeared in another location, his movements extremely unpredictable, making his purpose unclear.
By this time Shiyu had confirmed the identity of the masked man.
"Since it's you, then things will be easier!" Shiyu then charged at the Masked Man again. The Masked Man reached out to try to grab Shiyu, but Shiyu threw out Flying Thunder God Kunai.
The Flying Thunder God Kunai pierced through the Masked Man's mask and flew in front of him. Seeing that he had dodged Shiyu's Kunai attack, the Masked Man immediately transformed himself into a physical form and reached out to grab Shiyu.
"Rasengan!" Shiyu appeared above the Masked Man whoosh, unleashing a powerful Rasengan from above.
"Ah!" The Masked Man was hit hard in the back by the Rasengan, and immediately teleported himself to another location.
"As expected of the Light of the Shinobi World, you actually managed to defeat me!" The Masked Man was quite helpless and had no choice but to temporarily back down in the face of Shiyu.
Shiyu then said, "I know who you are. This Rasengan was just a warning to you. If you ever try to harm my Shinobi Village again, I will kill you even if it means digging three feet into the ground."
"Now, you can go and recover from your injuries," Shiyu said domineeringly.
"Haha! Interesting!! Then you'll regret it next time we meet!" Seeing that Shiyu had no desire to fight him, the Masked Man waved his hand, absorbed himself into his Sharingan, and transferred himself to another dimension.
The Third Hoshikage then said, "That guy..."
"I know, that guy used Genjutsu to control you, and at the same time, he placed a talisman inside your body." Shiyu then said, "It's alright now, I've severely injured that guy, and he's already left. I don't think he'll show up again."
Immediately afterward, two figures arrived. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be Jonin Fire Fly and Natsuhi.
"Lord Third! Have you regained your senses?!" the two asked, stepping forward with concern.
"Alas, it was my carelessness that allowed Akahoshi and that Masked Man to control me. I have done many things that I am sorry for. Alas." The Third Hokage Hoshikage was filled with regret and self-blame.
"Lord Third, this isn't entirely your fault! That traitor Akahoshi has been killed, and you've regained your senses. This is the best outcome!" Fire Fly and Natsuhi advised.
"Yes, Hoshi is back too." Shiyu picked up Hoshi and intended to return it to Hoshigakure.
After considering it for a moment, the three declined, saying, "No, thank you. Countless young people in our Star Hidden Village rely on stars for cultivation, but their bodies have been severely damaged because of this thing."
"If the prosperity of the village requires the lives of everyone in the village to be sacrificed, then we're better off without this!"
The Third Hokage Hoshikage glanced at Fire Fly and Natsuhi, then said, "Actually, I've always wanted to stop Hoshi's training. This is a good opportunity! Thanks to you for saving Star Hidden Village from dire straits, why don't we entrust Hoshi to you?"
"Yes! Our village doesn't need stars anymore, you can dispose of them as you like!" Fire Fly and Natsuhi said.
"Oh? Are you really going to hand over your village's sacred object to me?" Shiyu asked.
"Yes! It's settled Shiyu!" The three handed the star to Shiyu, who did not intend to destroy it immediately, but instead sealed it away with a scroll he carried with him.
"In that case, the star will no longer wreak havoc on the world, and I will be able to study its origin and composition. Thank you!" Shiyu smiled and expressed her gratitude to everyone.
"Not at all! In the end, it was our village that invaded your village in order to reclaim the star. You put aside past grievances, discovered the mastermind behind it all, rescued the Third Hoshikage, and brought back the Star Reason. You deserve our respect and gratitude!" Fire Fly and Natsuhi were very sensible and repeatedly expressed their gratitude to Shiyu.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Shiyu said, "Now that your village has returned to normal, I should return to my own village. For the common development of both villages, I hope we can become strategic allies! Would you be willing?"
"Yes! Absolutely! As long as we can develop and progress together, there's no problem!" The Third Hoshikage nodded, very happy with Shiyu's decision.
"I'll discuss the specifics of the cooperation with you in detail later when I have the Shiyu. Goodbye!" Shiyu then completely ended his mission in Star Hidden Village and quickly returned to his own Shinobi Village.
During the journey, Shiyu released the seal on the star and first used his Scouting Eye to carefully observe the surroundings.
"A meteorite from outer space. I wonder if it's related to the Otsutsuki Clan?" Shiyu then tried to convert the energy from the meteorite into chakra and guide it into his body. Immediately afterward, Shiyu felt his chakra begin to slowly activate.
"It can make chakra more solid, thus materializing it and achieving a combination of offense and defense, which is great. But if you only care about speed, you will eventually be killed by this star."
"Hmm!? Something's not right. Why can I completely absorb the power of the star's origin into my body?" Shiyu discovered that the chakra from the star was flowing into his body little by little, not activating his chakra, but directly merging with his own chakra.
"As expected. It is the power of the Otsutsuki."
Shiyu traveled, he slowly absorbed the power of the star. By the Shiyu saw the village, the chakra on the star had been completely Shiyu into his body.
The star had dimmed and was clearly no longer of any use.
"If I'm not mistaken, I can now not only increase other people's total chakra reserves and unleash their potential, but also enhance chakra activation!"