The air seemed to freeze in an instant.
Then.
Something happened that no one had expected...
Princess Kaguya's gaze slowly shifted to Shinji.
And then...
Silence.
Silence.
The entire world seemed to fall into an endless silence.
Shock appeared on Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's beautiful face, followed by disbelief, then fear...
And then she—
Shot backward!
She... was running away?!
Madara Uchiha's eyes widened. He stared at Princess Kaguya in disbelief, then turned toward Shinji's smiling, approachable face.
His mouth went dry. "You..."
Hashirama Senju lowered his hands, abandoning his attack stance as he watched Kaguya Ōtsutsuki dart around in panic.
He scratched his head. "Kid, what's going on?"
Tobirama Senju frowned. A wildly improbable thought had suddenly occurred to him.
He remembered that almost everything they knew about the Otsutsuki had come from Shinji Uchiha's word alone.
And yet.
He was just a young Uchiha!
Where had he learned all this? According to his brother, Shinji even understood the Ōtsutsuki Clan's social structure.
"...Could it be?"
Tobirama Senju's eyes flew wide as a crucial piece fell into place. He stared at Shinji Uchiha in shock.
"Tobirama? What's wrong?" Hashirama Senju turned toward him instinctively.
After all.
Tobirama seemed to have said that last part aloud.
Shinji turned back with a smile. "Could what be, Lord Second? Have you discovered something?"
"No, no, no..." Tobirama Senju shook his head hard, swallowed, and stared at Shinji in terror.
Shinji chuckled.
He couldn't be bothered with him.
After all...
If he didn't give chase, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki would make it to outer space!
Hum—
A spatial passage appeared before Shinji. He stepped inside, and it vanished in an instant!
High above the earth.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki flew at breakneck speed, panic and terror written all over her beautiful face.
The powerful, commanding beauty from moments ago