Otsutsuki Sanjun and Otsutsuki Toneri had no idea that two people were following them. After reaching the Hidden Spirit River, Otsutsuki Sanjun bit his finger and traced a complex seal in the air.
Ripples immediately appeared above the previously empty Hidden Spirit River. Before long, a pitch-black passage opened over it. Otsutsuki Sanjun and Otsutsuki Toneri slowly entered the passage, boarded the aircraft inside, and flew deeper into it.
Meanwhile, Qingyun and Kushina secretly followed Toneri and his father to the vicinity of the Hidden Spirit River. Watching Otsutsuki Sanjun's actions, Qingyun inwardly counted himself lucky.
With his current strength, Qingyun could easily have subdued Otsutsuki Sanjun and searched his soul. He had refrained because he feared that opening this spatial barrier required the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Bloodline as a catalyst. Who knew whether the method would still work after he took control of Otsutsuki Sanjun?
That was why, to be safe, Qingyun had not captured the father and son back in Konoha.
Just as the pitch-black passage was about to vanish, Qingyun activated Golden Dragon Mode, took Kushina's soft hand, and flew toward it.
Inside the passage, the darkness was so complete that they could not see their hands in front of their faces. Even with his Sharingan activated, Qingyun could not make out their surroundings. He could only navigate by the traces of chakra Otsutsuki Sanjun and Otsutsuki Toneri had left along the way.
"Qingyun, what are you going to the moon for?"
After an unknown amount of time, Kushina finally found the silence unbearable and could not help asking Qingyun.
"There's a Giant Tenseigan on the moon. I need to absorb it to increase my strength! Besides, if Neji and Hinata want to surpass their limits in the future, they'll need a transplant of their Bloodline. Only then