Infiltration successful, clones clash with an Ōtsutsuki Elder: "You thief, surrender at once!"

From the shadows, Qingwu quietly watched the Ōtsutsuki Clan move farther and farther away, their figures gradually disappearing from sight.

"Heh heh~ The lure worked." Qingwu murmured to himself, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly as he emerged from the shadows.

As for that brat Jingze, he had tossed him into the Small World.

The guide's job was done.

The cover operation was done too.

"Just as I thought, there's a barrier here. That was what scanned me just now. Was it checking my identity?"

"This barrier works exactly like the Clan-Protecting Formation I set up in the Hyuga Clan. Impressive. Just what you'd expect from the Ōtsutsuki Clan~" Qingwu muttered. The legacy those old-timers had passed down really was something. He grew even more wary.

At the same time, Qingwu was secretly relieved that he had not made any mistakes. Thank goodness he had been cautious.

That was what had allowed his "divine self" to extract enough information from the captured members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

"If I'd relied on that idiot Jingze to guide me, who knows how many times I'd have died by now."

Most importantly, Qingwu's keen sixth sense had told him something was wrong with the Ōtsutsuki. He would never entrust his life to someone else, especially when facing an enemy as powerful and mysterious as the Lunar Ōtsutsuki.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Qingwu's mind. A soul mark?! Something seems off... I should take a look.

Whatever the case, Qingwu still decided to examine the Yellow Giant Tenseigan and find out exactly what its so-called imprint was.

He could not shake the feeling that it was nothing good.

Unfortunately, time was too tight for him to study it.

"Who goes there?!"

"Oh~ It's you, Otsutsuki Shuichi. Why are you back? Aren't