Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's hair began growing wildly, the strands spreading outward from his scalp at incredible speed.
A layer of white substance began covering him, as though a new shell were turning inside out from within.
Isshiki's eyes darted rapidly beneath his eyelids, while Black Zetsu climbed up Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's legs at the same moment.
The black substance moved up his body like liquid drawn by a magnetic force, covering his knees, abdomen, and chest.
Then it wrapped around his shoulders and spread along his limbs, converging at the center of his whitening body.
"Thousands of years of waiting... cling to my body... become one once more..." At that moment, Black Zetsu's voice lost its usual low pitch.
"Awaken, Progenitor of Chakra, almighty god. Be resurrected here, and bring it all to an end."
At the same moment, chakra throughout the Ninja World began to flow, drawn out of the inhabitants of every village, every city, and every remote corner.
It gathered upward along the God Tree's roots and branches, which extended across the entire land, converging at its center like rivers flowing into the sea.
As the streams of chakra crossed the surface, they formed continuous patterns of light. The ground, water, and plants along their paths briefly shimmered with flecks of silver.
They surged along the branches toward Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, pouring steadily into his torso as his form continued to transform. The white substance covering his body thickened layer by layer, while his outline began to shrink.
White robes appeared, and a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan emerged from the skin at the center of his forehead.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had appeared!
She slowly opened her eyes, swept her gaze across everyone, and spoke in confusion.
"Who are you?"
Her gaze then settled on Tianyi's Tenseigan, and her pupils contracted slightly. She activated