The brand-new materials Araki had promised Sasori were naturally not empty talk, nor was he preparing to go to Konoha and forcibly abduct members of the Uchiha Clan.
Instead, the Kaguya Black Bone squad he had previously sent out to search for the passage between Earth and the moon had sent back word: in the forests of the Land of Frost, they had discovered a mysterious lake capable of blocking the Byakugan's penetrating vision.
To be honest, even Araki himself had not expected Black Bone and the others' operation to go so smoothly.
Perhaps, back then, the Otsutsuki Clan had simply never imagined that someone bearing the Byakugan would oppose them!
Random thoughts spun through Araki's mind.
But since it had been found, there was naturally no time to lose. He soon left Kirigakure in secret.
This time, he brought no one with him and chose to set out alone.
Because the situation on the moon was unknown, and everyone else's strength was far too different from his own. If he brought them along, they were much more likely to become burdens than assistance.
And besides...
Feeling the gale of the clouds whipping swiftly past him, then looking at the snow-covered landscape visible to the naked eye not far ahead, Araki nodded inwardly.
If he had brought anyone else, how could he have arrived this quickly?
That was right. This time, Araki had flown straight over through the sky.
Boom!
After arriving at Silver Pine Forest in the northern part of the Land of Frost, he took a signal launcher from his clothes and fired a red flare high into the sky.
Very soon, another flare slowly rose in the northwest.
Araki exerted strength beneath his feet, and his figure vanished in a flash.
The speed of Araki's