Priority Investigation

Hall's battle had caused far too great a commotion. Especially when the Spear of Heaven drew underground energy and fired it into the sky, the entire atmosphere changed.

Spies from nearby countries had all rushed over to investigate.

This included the Land of Rain and the Land of Earth. The Land of Earth's spies were from Stone Village.

The spies on the Land of Rain's side were not from Amegakure, but from a hidden organization.

After these people sent the information back.

In a mysterious underground base.

The place was brightly lit, clean, orderly, and well illuminated. It did not resemble a dark underground chamber in the slightest.

Jigen took a sip of red wine and picked up the report to read.

"The Fourth Hokage, the Fifth Hokage, the Uchiha Clan..."

"Ley Line Energy Absorber..."

Jigen was an exceptionally patient man.

He was a true member of the Otsutsuki Clan, with an extremely long lifespan. For others, a plan lasting several months or years was already considered long-term.

For him, he could spend centuries planning a single matter, let alone plotting to claim this planet.

Back then, he and Kaguya had arrived on this planet together, and he too had been astonished by its vast energy reserves.

He had focused solely on planting the God Tree, preparing to evolve himself to an even higher stage.

He had never expected Kaguya to refuse becoming a sacrifice and actually launch a sneak attack on him.

He had been grievously wounded at the time, and had only managed to escape with Sukuna-hikona.

Afterward, he had parasitized this body named Jigen.

Only after many years of recovery had he finally regained some of his strength.

By regaining his strength, he meant being able to move freely.

He was very powerful, but an Otsutsuki's energy