In an unknown Other Dimension, the decor had a distinctly modern feel, yet the reliefs of Rinnegan tomoe on the walls and pillars proclaimed the extraordinary identity of its master.
A man sat upright in a chair, dressed in a strange white outfit, with a long braid trailing from the back of his head and a diamond-shaped black mark on his chin.
"Jigen, did you need something from me...?"
An elderly man with glasses and a weathered face walked over and leaned against the wall. He addressed the man before him as Jigen.
Yes, Jigen-the vessel of Isshiki. The man sitting there was, in fact, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had yet to reincarnate!
Jigen turned his calm gaze toward the old man and asked, "Amado, have there been any new developments outside?"
Click!
Amado lit a cigarette and said evenly, "Kaguya, Minato Namikaze, and his wife have moved to the moon. Amegakure is discussing postwar recovery, and the Five Kage Summit is about to convene. Clearly, those ninja are planning something big, but so far, there's no indication that they know we exist."
Jigen looked away, narrowing his eyes. "Naruto Uzumaki keeps claiming he returned from the future. To say he doesn't know we exist... that simply doesn't add up."
Amado took a deep drag on his cigarette. "Traveling through space is already the pinnacle of what technology can achieve. Traveling through time is utterly inconceivable. I suspect Naruto Uzumaki has only a superficial understanding of the Ōtsutsuki and is putting on a mysterious act in front of everyone. Otherwise, it's simply too hard to believe..."
Jigen murmured, "I would think it was an act too, if not for that one thing..."
As an Ōtsutsuki whose standing exceeded even Kaguya's, Isshiki naturally knew of Pear's existence. Thus, he did not dismiss