Within the eerie, silent space, Kaguya looked up as if she sensed something. Her pure white eyes still held not the slightest trace of emotion.
She gazed quietly at a certain point in the pitch-black space. Gradually, the corners of her lips moved, as though forming a rare smile.
Unfortunately, paired with her alien-like appearance and those pure white eyes, most people would not have been able to appreciate it.
Suddenly, the space shook visibly, as if it had been jolted by some immense force. With every passing second, the tremors grew stronger. After roughly three breaths, amid a crisp shattering sound, the trunk of a Divine Tree broke through the space and struck in an instant.
At once, the seal imprisoning Kaguya reacted. Yin-Yang Release chakra surged violently, taking on all manner of forms as it rushed toward the tree trunk.
The two overwhelmingly powerful forces collided, and a terrifying aura spread in every direction. There was no great technique or variation involved—the instant they clashed, it was simply a collision of pure power.
Kaguya watched the scene calmly from within the seal. She did not choose to act yet. She was waiting, waiting for a better opportunity to arrive.
A thousand years of imprisonment had given her extraordinary patience. Though the hope of escape left her inwardly exhilarated, she was still able to wait patiently.
Just as the Divine Tree broke into the space of Kaguya's seal, the Sage of Six Paths and Otsutsuki Hamura simultaneously sensed it in the distant world of the dead.
"Big Brother, it's the Ten-Tails' chakra. This feeling... it has turned back into the Divine Tree. Uchiha Shin truly intends to break Mother's seal. What benefit could that possibly bring him?" Otsutsuki Hamura said, his gaze narrowing slightly.
All his life, he