Kaguya Otsutsuki seemed to have seen right through him. A strange glint flickered in her pale eyes.
"It had better be that way. He consumed the Divine Tree Fruit, so he is essentially immortal. I'm sure you understand the properties of the Divine Tree Fruit. To eliminate him completely, you'll have to destroy his soul as well."
"You don't need to worry about that. Once my Divine Tree blossoms and bears fruit, I'll deal with him myself."
As Uchiha Kyu turned to leave, he signaled for Uchiha Yue to follow him.
For now, the two of them shared the same interests. They would turn against each other once their interests no longer aligned.
Uchiha Yue stole a quick glance at Kaguya Otsutsuki, then hurriedly lowered her head and followed behind Uchiha Kyu.
Kaguya Otsutsuki stared fixedly at Uchiha Kyu's departing figure. It was impossible to tell what she was thinking from those deep, pure-white eyes.
"Clan Head, are we really leaving the person up there here?"
Uchiha Yue followed cautiously behind Uchiha Kyu as she asked.
"That's all we can do for now. We need to wait for the Divine Tree Fruit to be born."
Uchiha Kyu answered without slowing his pace.
The most important thing right now was still the Divine Tree Fruit. The vitality of this world had already visibly begun to fade, which meant that once the world was completely destroyed, the Divine Tree Fruit would be born.
Uchiha Kyu wasn't going anywhere. He was staying here to guard the Divine Tree. The person he was guarding against wasn't anyone else—it was that old woman, Kaguya Otsutsuki. If she suddenly lost her mind and pulled a switcheroo, eating the Divine Tree Fruit herself, he wouldn't even have anywhere to cry.
"Clan Head, what should we do with