Inside the mental realm.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki remained silent for a long time before sighing. "Looking back, perhaps my beliefs really were wishful thinking... So, young man, why did you bring me here?"
"It's simple."
Shinji pointed at Kaguya. "Apologize to your mother and get her to stop this madness. Then we'll fight the Otsutsuki together!"
"Hm?"
"What???"
Kaguya and Hagoromo turned to Shinji at the same time.
"Fight the Otsutsuki... You..." Tears still glistened in Kaguya's eyes as she stared at Shinji, bewildered.
"That's right."
Shinji nodded and said seriously, "Urashiki Otsutsuki used a treasure that turns back time to reach our time. But I've already defeated and imprisoned him."
"However... there's another Otsutsuki hiding in the Shinobi World."
"Impossible—" Kaguya shook her head slightly, her lips barely moving. "If another Otsutsuki were in the Shinobi World, I would have already..."
Shinji gave her a surprised glance.
In truth.
This woman wasn't stupid. The gears in that rusty, innocent head of hers seemed to be turning at last. She was beginning to think things through.
"You're right. But this Otsutsuki's circumstances are a little unusual. His name is Ōtsutsuki Isshiki."
"Impossible!!!"
The moment Kaguya heard Isshiki's name and learned he was alive in the Shinobi World, she shot to her feet, losing all composure.
Isshiki's power.
The mere memory of it left her shaken to her core.
If Isshiki was still in the Shinobi World...
How could she have remained undisturbed on the moon, sealed away for a thousand years?
Shinji glanced at her.
Seeing the terror in her eyes, he shook his head inwardly. This foolish woman probably still didn't realize that, after consuming the God Tree and eating its fruit, she...
Had long since surpassed most Otsutsuki.
She now stood among the strongest of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Beside