Two individuals who weren't even the same damn species.
They wore the exact same sinister smile.
And spoke the same words without the slightest difference.
Never mind Kaguya finding it creepy—even Madara felt uncomfortable.
Kaguya lowered her eyes pitifully and parted her crimson lips, looking aggrieved.
"It seems I mistook you for someone else. You really are Ōtsutsuki Isshiki."
Lord Madara: "..."
Obito burst out laughing. "Hahahaha!"
He hadn't expected this thousand-year-old mature beauty to be so entertaining.
Obito spoke with a touch of wonder.
"Honestly, Princess Kaguya, you're completely different from what I imagined."
"Not just your personality—even your figure is different from those doujins... ahem."
Kaguya raised her exquisite face, her eyes brimming with tears.
"I sincerely wish to cooperate with you both. Please do not make things difficult for me."
Obito tilted his head and smiled.
"Haha, I was only joking with you, Princess Kaguya."
"We're partners now. Of course I won't lay a hand on you."
Whether Kaguya's tears were real or fake, whether her words were sincere or forced...
None of that mattered, and Obito didn't care.
He only needed Kaguya to understand.
He could play with... keep her under his thumb whenever he wanted.
Then this clever woman probably wouldn't do anything foolish again.
"Let's get this show on the road, Princess Kaguya."
"Okay!"
All three rose into the air, drawing steadily closer to the moon.
Ōtsutsuki Obito followed at an unhurried pace, trailing behind them.
If Kaguya made any suspicious move, he would subdue her without hesitation.
As the three approached the moon, the full moon overhead grew larger and larger.
Just as they were about to leave the atmosphere...
Kaguya suddenly spoke.
"This distance will suffice. However, I will need your assistance to cast the next technique."
"Here's the thing, Princess Kaguya."