The voice in the Lunar Surface fissure did not repeat itself.
After asking its question, it seemed to wait for an answer that should have come immediately.
Out at sea, neither the Land of Rain nor Konoha opened their convergence channels.
The Nine Tailed Beasts did not return their power, either.
The silence lasted several breaths.
The consciousness on the other side of the fissure wavered noticeably.
"Chakra comes from the God Tree."
"The God Tree belongs to me."
"The power you use belongs to me as well."
The voice remained slow.
The Lunar Surface Sealing separated every word.
Black Zetsu did not interject.
He hid behind the stone gate beneath the sea, seemingly trying to determine how much of Kaguya had actually awakened.
Someone in the Five Nations Liaison immediately advocated ending the conversation.
The voice might have been fabricated by Black Zetsu.
Continuing to respond would only let the other side lock onto more consciousnesses in the present world.
Others argued that, since the probability of revival had already dropped, they should seize this opportunity to discover Kaguya's intentions.
Gen did not begin by choosing whether to talk or disconnect.
The first step was still to confirm the speaker.
The Land of Rivers divided Black Zetsu's earlier commands, the White Vessel's fixed phrases, and the Lunar Surface voice into three separate sets.
The Recorder compared only their fluctuations, without looking at their content.
Black Zetsu's voice invaded outward through black chakra.
The Vessel's initial fixed phrases had surfaced from access privileges within his body.
The Lunar Surface voice was entirely different.
It struck the inside of the seal first, then leaked through the fissure.
Every sentence carried an echo that had been compressed and then unfolded again.
Its source was indeed inside the Lunar Surface Sealing.
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