"There are none left. Apart from Earth, there is no longer any land in the vast Starry Sky where humans can survive. Those Planets, and the people who lived on them, became... food for gods far older than Ōtsutsuki Yae, long ages ago."
The daimyo all widened their eyes.
"A-all of them...?"
"That's right. All of them."
"Y-you aren't some omniscient, omnipotent being. H-how can you be so certain?" demanded the Earth Daimyo, who had first proposed the Planetary Migration Plan.
'You'? Looks like this fool still hasn't grasped the situation.
"Ahem." Obito lifted his chin slightly, radiating authority. "Because I can decide whether everyone here lives or dies, yet I'm still speaking to you politely."
The Earth Daimyo shuddered, and his attitude immediately softened. "B-but surely you must give us an explanation that stands up to scrutiny. A-after all, once this council ends, we'll still have to persuade our citizens. Only when they're convinced can the situation settle down. W-wouldn't you agree, wise and discerning Mr. Obito Uchiha?"
"If you'd been this reasonable from the start, you wouldn't have to put on that ingratiating smile."
Obito slowly raised his left ring finger and pointed at the hole the Raikage's attack had left in the ceiling.
What came into view was...
"The moon...?"
"No." Obito lowered the hand he had pointed skyward. "It is the source of life-giving chakra known as the sun, which does not appear at night, yet never ceases to shine upon the world."
Though he spoke of the magnificent sun above, the image of someone with a radiant smile involuntarily flashed through his mind.
Shixiu asked, "The sun... does land where humans can survive have something to do with the sun?"
Obito's voice grew more solemn than ever. "Of course. The sun is the origin of