Otohime's room.
A game console and a large screen sat on the floor in the center of the room.
The flickering light from the screen illuminated two faces with utterly different expressions.
On one side sat Otohime Otsutsuki, cross-legged on the floor in casual clothes, her long silver-white hair loose around her shoulders, her face growing darker with anger by the second.
Her eyes were glued to the screen as the character she controlled was sent flying by yet another flashy combo. Her health bar emptied in an instant, and a huge "K.O." appeared on the screen. Her fingers tightened around the controller until they turned slightly white.
"Damn it!" Otohime growled, slamming the controller onto the floor.
On the other side, occupying the best spot in front of the console, was a pitch-black, viscous, liquid-like creature with only two tiny, beady eyes.
Black Zetsu's little hands, formed from black liquid and shaped like chicken claws, danced nimbly and expertly over the joystick and buttons.
His two beady eyes gleamed with excitement and smug satisfaction. His whole body swayed slightly with the delight of his winning streak, and he even rubbed his little claws against the joystick, producing faint clicking sounds. He looked like an unrivaled expert lamenting the lack of worthy opponents-and begging to be punched.
"Hehe, Lady Otohime, thanks for going easy on me."
Black Zetsu projected a voice through his consciousness that was both fawning and a little smug.
He had discovered that playing games with this "Dragon Palace Princess" from the Ōtsutsuki Main Family was much more entertaining than plotting and scheming in the Shinobi World.
Seeing her furious yet helpless expression, in particular, gave him an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.
Kaguya sat quietly at one side of the room, where Naruto had temporarily grown a