The Lunar Surface Channel sounded only once.
It did not truly open.
Ri checked the Seventh Ring first.
The voice stopped inside the sealing, carrying no chakra and bypassing none of her authority to gain an anchor in reality.
Kaguya had merely brought her question to the door.
Whether the Living World would hear it still required fresh confirmation.
Ri did not agree immediately.
She first asked whether the recording sites were willing to receive it.
The Land of Rain agreed to listen, without promising to accept her demands.
The Land of Rivers agreed to preserve the question, without taking responsibility for deciding her disposition.
Konoha requested confirmation that Black Zetsu's residual core was not hidden in the voice.
The representatives of the Five Nations offered three different positions.
Some advocated permanent closure.
The probability of Kaguya's revival had not yet fallen to zero. Allowing her to keep speaking would only increase the risk.
Some advocated offering limited release in exchange for her help in hunting down Black Zetsu.
Others wanted to postpone the decision, answering only after every nation had reached a common position.
The third option sounded the safest.
Yet it did not specify how long Kaguya would have to wait.
Nor did it specify who had the right, during that wait, to keep using her sealed condition to secure the Shinobi World's safety.
Gen looked at the three positions without choosing a majority view on their behalf.
"First, answer the parts we can confirm."
Kaguya could not leave the Lunar Surface immediately.
She could still draw upon the Ten-Tails Husk, and she had not relinquished her demands for tailed beast chakra or Ri's body.
The Living World would not declare the risk gone simply because Black Zetsu had broken with her.
Likewise, the current sealing could not