On the moon, Kaguya's story drew to a close.
"After Isshiki escaped, I wanted to give up on planting the God Tree. But the Ten-Tails had already been released, and at the time, I knew no spacetime dōjutsu. I could only watch as the Ten-Tails absorbed the moon's essence and became the God Tree."
"With no other choice, I stayed beneath the God Tree without ever leaving its side, to keep humans from approaching and having their life force drained. About a hundred years passed like that before the God Tree bore fruit. It happened to coincide with a time of human warfare, so I ate the God Tree Fruit and brought the wars to an end."
[Note: The anime's Land of Ancestors arc was an original storyline created by the Naruto TV production team, not part of Masashi Kishimoto's manga. Due to conflicting settings, this work does not follow it.]
At this point, Kaguya stroked her lower abdomen. "Having ended the wars, I was beloved by the people. After receiving their blessings, I became pregnant, and soon gave birth to Hamura and Hagoromo."
"After that, I know not why, but I lived in constant anxiety, fearing the arrival of my clansmen. My mindset changed as well."
Naruto murmured, "Postpartum depression?"
Kaguya shook her head. "I do not know. Thinking of how Hagoromo and Hamura had divided my chakra and weakened me made me uneasy. I desperately wanted more power. Then I recalled the White Zetsu I had seen in Ne no Kuni, so I cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and recovered some chakra, replenishing what I had lost giving birth to Hagoromo and Hamura. I also created a batch of White Zetsu in the process, but after making only about a hundred thousand, I released Infinite Tsukuyomi."
Kaguya's expression dimmed. "But