Yet someone slowly offered a different perspective, instantly silencing much of the lively discussion.
"That's true. The Celestial Dragons have nowhere left to turn right now. Their only choice is to take a gamble alongside Hagoromo and Hamura."
"But don't forget what the Sky Screen showed earlier. In the end, the Celestial Dragons were driven out of the Shinobi World completely!"
"Why were they driven out?"
That single question brought everyone to their senses.
Everyone froze, then began to realize what they had missed.
Right!
Hagoromo and Hamura had ultimately sealed Kaguya, ended the chaos, and saved the world.
Then why had the Celestial Dragons, who had made such a great contribution, been banished completely and forced to leave the Shinobi World?
That meant the Celestial Dragons had most likely still pursued their own interests and played some underhanded tricks in the end!
For a moment, speculation erupted once more, and the debate across the Shinobi World grew even fiercer.
"So that's it! No wonder the Celestial Dragons were driven out in the end! They must have wavered during the final battle, or even secretly held back and watched from the sidelines, letting the tide turn without making a genuine effort!"
"Or their greed after the war angered Hagoromo!"
"Right, Indra and Asura were there when they were banished, too. So much time must have passed that they'd forgotten how terrifying the Otsutsuki were."
"The Five Elders were thinking, 'We'll obey whoever wins,' right from the start. They were never sincere. They were just gambling with their lives to protect themselves!"
Others murmured their thoughts, sighing over the Celestial Dragons' circumstances and outlook:
"Honestly, the Celestial Dragons are pretty pragmatic. From beginning to end, all they wanted was to survive."
"They don't have the Knights' blood feud, so they don't