"So—that was why we set out to save you, Mother." Black Zetsu's words crossed the river of a thousand years, gradually helping Kaguya Ōtsutsuki understand everything that had happened.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki stood in the middle of the clearing, silent for a long while as she processed everything in her mind. After a moment, she looked at Tianyi and the others.
"So—you saved me because you want to fight the Ōtsutsuki Clan?"
Tianyi stepped half a pace forward and met Kaguya's eyes, his tone resolute.
"That's right, but you only got half of it right. Our goal isn't resistance—it's a counterattack. A counterattack against the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"A counterattack?" Kaguya looked at Tianyi in astonishment. For the past thousand years, everything she had done had been for the sake of resistance.
She had never even dared to imagine a counterattack. Faced with the powerful figures within the Ōtsutsuki Clan, she simply could not summon the thought of striking back.
Tianyi nodded.
"Our goals do not conflict. In fact, they are highly aligned. The Ōtsutsuki Clan is a predatory race. For someone like you to emerge among them as an exception is already exceedingly rare."
His voice was not loud, but every word struck straight at Kaguya's heart.
"For a thousand years, you were sealed away, and no news from the Ninja World ever made it back to your Ōtsutsuki Clan.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan farms stars and feeds on people. You understand their greed better than anyone.
Once a planet has been harvested, the next group of inspectors arrives right on schedule. You defected a thousand years ago, yet the Ninja World has never received any inquiry from the Main House.
That is not a good thing. Your clan will definitely send powerful people here to investigate.
And everything you did a