Even Chiba himself had grown increasingly curious about the peculiar nature of his Tenseigan.
"I hope Orochimaru gets results sooner," Chiba murmured.
Yet he had a premonition that even though Orochimaru was a "naturally gifted scientific genius" of the Ninja World, he probably would not be able to uncover the secrets of Chiba's Tenseigan anytime soon.
Fortunately, not knowing the secret of his Tenseigan for the time being would not have much of an impact on Chiba.
"We should head back." Coming back to his senses, Chiba said meaningfully to Isshiki and the other two, "Unless something unexpected happens, Obito and Black Zetsu should have a 'surprise' waiting for us."
Sure enough!
When Chiba and Isshiki's group left the special space and returned to Sunagakure, they discovered that earth-shaking changes had taken place there—and throughout the entire Ninja World.
The round moon in the sky, after the earlier Inscribed Moon Reading, had been dyed red once more, with the pattern of a Rinne Sharingan appearing upon it.
That was not all!
A massive God Tree had risen from the ground. From its enormous branches extended strands resembling white ribbons, wrapping up the people beneath it who had "received a pair of Rinnegan for free" like dumplings and hanging them from the branches.
Even those inside buildings could not escape the fate of being hung from the tree.
"The God Tree... Infinite Tsukuyomi?" Seeing this, Isshiki understood what had happened without Chiba needing to explain. "Could Kaguya have already been resurrected and be planning to plant the God Tree again, then consume a second Chakra Fruit?"
"But how was she resurrected so quickly when the Nine Tailed Beasts were all in different places?"
"Wait, could it be related to that earlier change?"
Isshiki had hidden within the Ninja World for over