Urashiki Otsutsuki's words reminded Uchiha Ensei of his own unusual chakra.
That was right. Normal chakra could not freely alter the direction, pace, and process of cell growth the way his could.
He had thought it was a special advantage that came with crossing into this world. Now it seemed more like some higher-order throwback—or mutation.
Ensei knew that for any creature whose traits passed through bloodlines, being born was like drawing a lottery ticket that determined one's talents.
Some people had poor luck and drew mostly ordinary genes.
Others were lucky enough to draw exceptional genes from the pool.
Still others had such terrible luck that they were born with all kinds of genetic defects.
It seemed he had struck the jackpot in this life's lottery.
"You mean this kind of chakra?"
A small ball of chakra light gathered in Ensei's hand. It looked perfectly ordinary, but to Urashiki, the sight was as dreadful as seeing the Death God himself.
"It's real..."
"That legend... It was real. This kind of chakra actually exists..."
Urashiki seemed scared senseless. He did not even answer Ensei's question.
Ensei frowned and was about to speak when a spatial rift suddenly opened beside Urashiki.
Clearly, after revealing all that information, Urashiki intended to seize this rare chance to escape.
The rift opened quickly, but that was nothing to Ensei. Urashiki had no chance of getting away.
Yet just as Ensei moved to catch him, he sensed an aura resembling Kaguya Otsutsuki's on the other side.
It was faint, but Ensei had kept watch over the seal on the moon for years. He was certain the aura belonged to Kaguya.
He glanced at the seal on the moon, then stopped himself from catching Urashiki and let him enter the rift.
Relief finally appeared on Urashiki's