Searching for a vessel

"What did you say?"

Jigen's mind went blank for a moment.

Isshiki Otsutsuki

Isn't that the Otsutsuki God?!

"I said I'm Isshiki Otsutsuki, and you don't know my name?"

Kanami spoke calmly.

He's best at making up stories with a straight face!

Jigen paused for two and a half seconds.

After sizing up Kanami and cautiously sensing his aura, he let out a cold laugh.

"Hmph, you're Isshiki Otsutsuki? Then I'm the god of the Otsutsuki God!"

"You ignorant fool, you don't even recognize me anymore."

"I only came today to see if you could be a replacement for the Otsutsuki. Judging from your current state, you're probably a bit mentally unstable. Looks like I'll have to arrest both of you."

Jigen looked at Kanami and said casually.

Upon hearing this, Kanami immediately frowned.

two?

What do you mean by the two you mentioned?

He had a vague sense of unease.

"That inferior creature who was with you before, I will wipe you all out..."

"Zzz--"

Before Jigen could finish speaking, Kanami raised his hand and enveloped her in a twenty-cubic-meter white cube.

It instantly breaks down into atoms.

Kanami's expression was cold and stern.

The other party's words were clearly Hinata Hyuga.

"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, I will absolutely not let you live."

He knew that Jigen was not dead, and that the person in front of him was not the real Jigen, but rather Ninjutsu used by Jigen.

Illusion Technique and Communication.

It allows one to project their image elsewhere, similar to Nagato's Rinnegan Ninjutsu, the Limbo: Border Jail.

Meanwhile, in a temple in a small country, Jigen opened his eyes.

"Interesting inferior creature. It dares to impersonate the Otsutsuki God and even attack me. It seems that another inferior creature is very important to it."

"I simply cannot comprehend the so-called emotions between these inferior beings."

Jigen murmured.

After escaping from the time of Kaguya Otsutsuki, he has been recuperating and recovering his power.

Over the course of more than a thousand years, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, through Jigen's body, witnessed far too many things in the Shinobi World.

Ultimately, it all boils down to the same thing.

emotion.

Bonds.

He couldn't understand at all what the point of this kind of bond, like a game, was between inferior beings.

In his view, it was a pure waste of his limited life.

The meaning of life is to pursue infinite life and become that legendary god.

For every Otsutsuki, becoming the Otsutsuki God is their ultimate wish!

According to the thinking of these inferior beings, an individual's actions are ultimately less efficient than those of an organization.

"Given my current physical condition, establishing an organ is a safe bet; after all, I still need a better vessel."

Jigen looked at his body as he spoke, "This body is far too weak. In a thousand years, it should have decayed long ago. It's only my wedge that keeps it alive."

As he spoke, he stepped out of the temple and walked on air.

"We've been searching for a vessel for millennia, but haven't found a suitable one. This planet may not even have a body truly suitable for us Otsutsuki..."

"In that case, I'll find someone to create the container."

Over the course of a thousand years, he learned that besides the Chakra bestowed upon him by Kaguya Otsutsuki, there was another power on this planet.

That power originated from the inferior beings on this planet themselves.

"They seem to have named it science."

"These Five Great Nations are no good; they're too backward. All they know is how to use Ninjutsu Ninja. They've even given up what they should have. I need to go outside the Five Great Nations to find scientific talent."

Konoha Village)

A red figure flashed by.

Kanami quickly returned to his room.

Hinata Hyuga opened her eyes as soon as she carefully lay down.

"Kanami, where have you been?"

She opened her big eyes and looked at Kanami.

Kanami crawled into bed, concealing his cold and stern expression.

He smiled at Hinata. "It's nothing. I sensed that there might be an enemy attack, so I went out to investigate. It turned out I was just being too sensitive and my perception was wrong."

Really?

"You know me, my senses are very sharp now, you can't fool me, Kanami. Is there something you can't tell me?"

Hinata could sense the weariness on Kanami's face, and she felt that Kanami was definitely hiding something from her.

She placed her hand on Kanami's hand.

"Why is it so cold!"

She was immediately startled.

It was simply because Kanami's hands felt very cold.

"Tell me, we're husband and wife, I can face everything with you."

She was very worried.

This was the first time she had ever felt such coldness on Kanami's body.

Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Kanami sighed.

He smoothed the stray hairs off Hinata's face.

I'm sorry I worried you.

"Actually, I did sense the presence of the Otsutsuki, and I even located his position."

"Ah! Are you in danger? Did you fight them?"

Hinata looked startled and asked with great concern.

After all, that's the Otsutsuki, a being that even someone as powerful as Kanami has always been wary of.

Today we finally encountered it, but it also means the greatest danger is about to arrive.

Kanami shook his head slightly, "No danger, no fighting."

"He seemed to just want to observe us. He used a special Ninjutsu to appear at the lake where we captured the Three-Tails."

"It looks like they're savoring our scent."

"It's good that we didn't fight..."

Hinata patted her chest, terrified that Kanami might have fought someone without her knowledge.

"Next time something like this happens, can you trust me?"

Kanami said, "I trust you completely."

"No," Hinata head bowed, "You don't trust me. If you trusted me, you wouldn't always go into danger by yourself. You have no idea how worried I am about you..."

Kanami smiled, and was about to offer some words of advice when his facial expression and hands froze for a moment.

He saw a few tears roll down, soaking the bedding.

Hinata... cried?

Hinata Hyuga sobbed softly.

"You simply don't understand. You've always been the most important person to me. I'd rather something happen to me than something happen to you. What am I supposed to do if something happens to you...?"

She didn't want to cry, but she couldn't help it.

The mere thought of Kanami lying in a pool of blood, covered in his own body, filled her with dread.

Kanami's gaze gradually softened.

"I'm sorry... I'm just like you, I'm selfish. I'm so selfish that if something happens to you, I'd rather something happened to me. I want to shoulder all of this alone."

I completely forgot that Hinata is a very sensitive person. I won't do it again. I'll tell you everything..."

"No need to apologize..."

Hinata looked up at Kanami and wiped away the tears welling up in her eyes.

"Because you've said it so many times, but you've never changed..."

Kanami scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, "Then I'll change it this time..."