This was slander—barefaced slander.
At this moment, Rikusei did not care. Who would get angry with a child backed by their parents? Once they left this door, there would be plenty of chances to correct Black Zetsu's mistaken views.
A trace of contemplation appeared on Kaguya's snow-pale cheeks. The battles of the shinobi world a thousand years later were an utterly unfamiliar field to her.
But one thing would never change: the conviction of victory in a fight to the death, and the means to escape alive.
Isshiki.
A face she had not seen for a thousand years slowly surfaced in Kaguya's mind. Looking back at that ambush through her current perspective—
The entire process had not been flawless. Many details could still be improved.
"Sukunahikona."
Kaguya silently murmured the name of Isshiki's right-eye ability. Isshiki, reduced in size and driven into a life-or-death predicament, might have used the energy storm created when the Ten-Tails devoured its sacrifice to escape the Byakugan's detection.
There was no reaction on Kaguya's face, no emotion to be seen. She remained as cold and beautiful as before, her icy gaze falling on Rikusei's dark eyes before she finally looked at Black Zetsu with reluctance.
"I'll help investigate Isshiki."
"Leave this matter to the shinobi."
Rikusei refused Kaguya's goodwill. The current Shinobi World needed to independently slay an old, weak, sick, and crippled Otsutsuki to inspire its people and prove with facts that the Otsutsuki were not invincible.
Her Byakugan flickered faintly. Kaguya caught the resolve in Rikusei's eyes and said nothing more, standing where she was and watching their departing backs.
If Isshiki had truly escaped alive—
Aside from the Beginning Ball Dimension, the Lava Dimension, Ice Dimension, Acid Dimension, Desert Dimension, and Supergravity Dimension could all serve as battlefields to end the battle