The Sage of Six Paths gathered his staff into a Truth-Seeking Orb, which supported his body as he floated in midair, facing the tens of thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces.
The conspicuous bruise at the corner of his eye beneath the night sky added a touch of discord to his immortal, sage-like appearance.
Rikusei and the others received the intangible spiritual message sent by the Sage of Six Paths and assured him that they would keep it secret.
In everyone's eyes, the Sage of Six Paths' tattered clothes and the wounds on his cheeks lent a trace of battlefield smoke to his transcendent aura.
They would never have imagined it.
The fierce battle in the alternate dimension just now had been a mother and son, separated for a thousand years, expressing their longing for one another through an intimate and friendly exchange.
Within Rikusei's senses, Kaguya's presence had not vanished.
An unexpected visitor had arrived at Tobirama's laboratory. Though "visitor" might not have been the right word—he had been hit by a female thief.
Kaguya released the tearful, snot-covered Black Zetsu.
Rikusei withdrew his senses and looked at Tobirama, whose expression was grave as he listened for information about the Otsutsuki Clan.
Perhaps Tobirama had expected that Black Zetsu would regain his freedom sooner or later.
But he probably had not expected that Black Zetsu, seeing daylight again, would lead Kaguya through all kinds of experimental materials and related research logs.
Information about the Otsutsuki Clan drifted over the crowd on the gentle night breeze, carrying a bone-deep chill.
The connection between Guardians and God Trees, as well as the protected ones who used Karma to resurrect and continuously devoured God Tree fruits to evolve their level of life.
Only after the Ten-Tails devoured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, a living sacrifice, did