Fighting had erupted on the Branch Family continent.
Natsume's heart leaped, and he instinctively assumed that the Otsutsuki Clan had broken out into civil war again, just like in the [Simulated World].
That shouldn't have been possible!
To verify whether it was true, Natsume and Kuramitsuha immediately set off, opening a [Yomotsu Hirasaka] portal and transferring themselves onto the Branch Family continent.
The area near [Duke's Castle], like the [Royal City], had been placed under spatial confinement, making it very difficult to open portals;
its purpose was essentially to prevent enemies from using spatial abilities to launch long-range sneak attacks.
If there were no restrictions, [Yomotsu Hirasaka] combined with a [Tailed Beast Bomb] alone would have been enough to wipe out the Four Great Nations from Konoha with ease.
Still, this had both advantages and disadvantages.
It also prevented the Otsutsuki members inside [Duke's Castle] from escaping through spatial abilities...
They could only hold their ground and wait for reinforcements.
Or use fixed-point spatial barriers to teleport to one of the other [Duke's Castles].
Unfortunately, the [Duke's Castles] on all four continents were under attack at the same time, so teleporting over would have been useless.
In the end, when the Branch Family ancestors had designed them, they had never considered the possibility of enemies reaching the gates of [Duke's Castle].
That would have practically meant the Otsutsuki Clan was on the verge of extinction...
By the time Natsume and Kuramitsuha arrived, they indeed found three unknown demigods besieging [Night Castle].
A great number of Otsutsuki Branch Family warriors nearby had also noticed the sudden upheaval and were converging on the castle.
But how could ordinary Branch Family warriors possibly stand against demigods?
Many were killed by the enemy before they could even get close...
Like moths flying into