"I never thought he could grow old, get tired, get sick, and die, too. He's fundamentally no different from ordinary people like us!"
"No matter how powerful the Sage of Six Paths was, he couldn't compare to the endless lifespan of a pure-blooded Otsutsuki!"
The wave of discussion swelled, and soon everyone's attention was captured by an entirely new name, one that had never appeared in any secret history-Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Confusion and questions filled everyone's faces as they launched into frantic discussion.
"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki? Who exactly is this guy?!"
"That name has never appeared in the Shinobi World's ancient legends, or on any of the earlier Sky Screens!"
"Besides Kaguya, there was actually a second Otsutsuki who came to the Shinobi World? And he's been hiding here all along, never showing himself?"
"From what the story says, Isshiki and Kaguya were enemies. Back then, he was searching everywhere for Hara, trying to capture her!"
"My scalp is tingling! We thought Kaguya was the sole cause of the ancient chaos, but another powerful Otsutsuki was lurking in the shadows! He stayed hidden for a thousand years. That's terrifying!"
Thinking back to the outcome of the Fourth Shinobi World War, more people watched Hara become Black Zetsu on the Sky Screen. The more they thought about it, the more regret they felt-and the more everything made sense.
"So Black Zetsu, the mastermind who spent a thousand years plotting to unseal Kaguya, was actually Otsutsuki Hara! That secret was buried so deep! A thousand-year deception!"
"No wonder Black Zetsu survived for a thousand years and had such a calculating mind. He was a pure-blooded Otsutsuki to begin with, not an ordinary living being!"
"What a shame! During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Black Zetsu clearly had everything under control. He was only one