Deep in the universe, on an unknown planet, a God Tree stood in full bloom, bearing fruit.
The God Tree had harvested all the Natural Energy on the planet.
As far as the eye could see, the land was desolate and barren, without a trace of life.
A tall man descended from the sky and respectfully addressed the gaunt man sitting atop the God Tree. "Lord Momoshiki, we've finished searching the nearby planets. We found no trace of Kaguya Otsutsuki."
"Tch!"
Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki clicked his tongue, a troubled look crossing his face.
He and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki had searched the vast universe for over a thousand years, yet still hadn't found Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Momoshiki casually tossed a Chakra Pill into his mouth and said, dissatisfied, "The Natural Energy on this planet is so scarce. The Chakra Pills refined from it are downright shoddy."
For the past thousand years, the two of them had searched for Kaguya while refining Chakra Pills.
Harvesting a planet's energy was as commonplace as eating a meal.
The quality of a Chakra Pill depended on the planet's energy.
Finding a high-level planet with intelligent life and abundant Natural Energy was no easy task.
Kinshiki stood respectfully at the side, listening to Momoshiki complain.
The Otsutsuki Clan had a strict hierarchy.
Nominally, he was Momoshiki's subordinate. In practice, he was a bruiser—and a spare Chakra Pill.
After swallowing the Chakra Pill, Momoshiki replenished the chakra he'd spent crossing the universe again and again. He took out a star chart and said, "Next stop: the Solar System."
"You promised to give me a Chakra Fruit. Don't try to cheat me."
Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at Neji and asked once more for confirmation.
"Don't worry. There's more than one Ten-Tails in the Shinobi World."
Neji smiled.
When Ōtsutsuki Isshiki came to