The Ten Great Shinobi and Kaguya gathered at Bìluò Plaza in Amegakure.
Naruto said, "Before we set off, Ryūshiki wants to have a quick meeting with everyone."
The shinobi all stirred at his words, their interest keen.
As the saying went, seeing was believing.
He was the greatest prodigy in the history of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, someone who stood firmly among the Upper Gods without ever consuming a Chakra Fruit.
It was not just his overwhelming talent and strength that drew people to him, but the quiet, nurturing humanity he possessed despite being a god.
Without Ryūshiki's special care for Kaguya back on Takamagahara, how could the inexperienced Kaguya possibly have stood a chance against a crafty old schemer like Isshiki?
If Isshiki had consumed the Chakra Fruit... the fate awaiting humanity was all too easy to imagine.
History would inevitably have been drastically rewritten, and none of those present could ever have been born.
It was no exaggeration to call Ryūshiki a great benefactor of the land of Mitsuki Country.
Not to mention, he had also been a guide to Naruto and everyone else present.
Had he not appeared to stop Naruto just before he consumed the Chakra Fruit, Naruto might already have become a slave to Taitō's will within it.
Afterward, he had forcefully purified Taitō's will from the Divine-Grade Fruit and made enough copies for everyone present to have one.
He had given those gathered here power to rival the gods, despite their mortal bodies.
Like a divine dragon whose head appeared while its tail remained unseen, he was elusive, and everyone had long wanted to behold him!
While everyone else felt curiosity and admiration toward Ryūshiki,
Kaguya... felt a deep ache she could not put to rest.
Since their farewell beneath the Heavenly Acorn tree in