Only then could the Tailed Beasts be certain that the Sasuke who claimed to come from the future had been telling the truth.
So even the old Sage of Six Paths had a mother?
They had always thought he'd sprung from a crack in a rock!
Matatabi and the others had thought they knew the Ninja World's deepest secrets pretty well, being Tailed Beasts and all.
But even they hadn't known the old Sage of Six Paths had a mother—or that above her stood the mysterious Ōtsutsuki Clan, which roamed the universe unchecked!
Was this some kind of nesting doll?
Urashiki Otsutsuki flew far faster than Yugito and Hong Dou could run. Though both women had entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation to pick up speed, he suddenly cut them off.
Urashiki Otsutsuki glanced at the two women and Naruto in their arms, then pulled out a red fishing rod to hook the Tailed Beast Chakra from their bodies.
Proud as a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, he had no desire even to speak to these lower life-forms.
They were nothing but food. Would anyone bargain with ingredients on their chopping board?
The moment Yugito and Hong Dou saw the fishing rod that could supposedly steal another person's chakra, they went on guard.
Sasuke had already briefed them. They knew how terrifying that rod was.
One hook could reel away all their chakra. It could even steal their ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai abilities.
But they hadn't brought Naruto out here unprepared.
Besides keeping the battlefield away from Konoha, they intended to set a trap for Urashiki Otsutsuki.
Almost the instant he appeared, both women activated the Flying Thunder God Marks on their bodies.
As Urashiki Otsutsuki cast his hook, Uchiha Genya, Uchiha Hikari, Uchiha Fugaku, and Orochimaru suddenly appeared in the