Jigen, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki

Somewhere in the Ninja World, within a hidden temple.

A man dressed in strange clothing sat on a cushion, his head shaved on both sides with a long braid left down the middle.

He looked like a monk, yet he held a glass of red wine in his hand.

The man's name was Jigen. He was the vessel chosen by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. After planting Karma within him, Isshiki had parasitized his body and taken control of his consciousness. In other words, the current Jigen had become Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

"I've recovered for long enough. It's time to stretch my legs."

"The will of Kaguya Otsutsuki that I could sense before vanished half a year ago. It seems she truly died this time."

"Damn Kaguya. She dared to keep the Chakra Fruit for herself, ambush me, and feed me to the Ten-Tails."

"Gulp."

He drained the red wine in his hand in one swallow.

Then, the wineglass in his hand vanished into thin air.

"But who exactly planted that Ten-Tails? Someone had actually planted it before Kaguya Otsutsuki and I even arrived."

"But that works out nicely. I can cultivate a second Ten-Tails without having to capture the other Tailed Beasts."

Jigen rose to his feet, and a black portal opened before him.

He stepped inside.

He appeared in another dimension.

Within this dimension were two sets of strange symbols bearing the horned crest of the Otsutsuki.

Besides the set belonging to Kaguya Otsutsuki and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, another set had been destroyed, making its symbol impossible to discern.

"Tap."

Jigen landed atop a platform resembling an altar.

Open gaps surrounded it, revealing a deep pit beneath the altar.

Inside was a One-Eye creature!

"Roar—"

The instant it noticed Jigen, the creature opened its eye and looked at him with naked greed.

"You