Three female members of the Ōtsutsuki appeared on the soil of Namba Country.
They were none other than Huashiki, Juanshiki, and Mengshiki.
The petite one with her hair in buns was Mengshiki.
The one with neatly styled short hair and ornamental accessories was Huashiki.
The voluptuous one with long, wavy hair was Juanshiki.
They were the only three remaining members of Queen Shinshiki's faction. On the eve of the god-slaying in the Netherworld, Yu had subjugated them with Kotoamatsukami and formed an organization called "Shadow," tasking them with investigating the spread of the psychic calamity throughout Reed Plain Country.
Their appearance in Namba Country was connected to that very mission.
Juanshiki said, "All the White Zetsu on this land have been wiped out..."
Huashiki said, "Who has that kind of power and still bothers with something like this?"
Mengshiki watched the other two women's backs. Whatever she was plotting, she quietly began raising her hand...
Just then, Huashiki said, "Mengshiki, I suggest you behave!"
"Huh?" Mengshiki froze, then put on an innocent expression. "What makes you say that, sister?"
Huashiki said, "Don't think I don't know how much malice you've stuffed into that little radish of a body. You want to kill us, then report to our master that Juanshiki and I were killed while investigating this land, and that you stepped in to defeat the enemy. That way, you'd eliminate your rivals and claim credit with our master..."
Mengshiki's eyes flickered, but her face remained innocent. "How could I ever harbor such wicked thoughts toward my two dear sisters?"
"Whatever the case, there may be a powerful being on this land, someone who might require all three of us to defeat. We'd better not fight among ourselves..."
The mature, sultry voice belonged to Juanshiki. A black cloth covered her