Yuya put the letter away and stood where he was, his eyes closed, silent for a long time.
The seconds and minutes ticked by,
just as Yuya's mind and soul kept sinking into an abyss.
The two children, Hagoromo and Hamura, woke up as well.
Perhaps floating in the air on repulsive force made them uncomfortable.
The moment they woke, they started bawling.
"Quiet!"
Afraid they would disturb Princess Kaguya, Yuya frowned and snapped in a low voice.
But what did little children care about that? It only made them cry harder.
Helpless, Yuya picked them up.
Sure enough, the two children stopped crying,
and instead stared at him curiously with their big eyes.
Hagoromo's eyes held rings of mysterious ripples.
This was the power bestowed by the God Tree: an inborn Rinnegan. (In the original manga, Hagoromo was born with the Rinnegan.)
Yuya's expression grew complicated.
Back then, to obtain the Rinnegan and save Princess Kaguya,
he had been forced down a path of no return.
Although he had later used Tsukuyomi to blur that memory and told Princess Kaguya to wait for him to return,
if that moment had truly been the last time he ever saw Princess Kaguya,
he would never have forgiven himself...
And now, Hagoromo had inherited all of this from birth.
Hamura's eyes were Byakugan, just like Princess Kaguya's.
This was power that came from the Ōtsutsuki.
His hair was silver-white, the same color as Princess Kaguya's.
Both children were extraordinarily blessed, born with immense amounts of chakra.
Just then, Abe Seimei floated out of the room.
"How is she?"
Yuya asked, his voice a little hoarse.
"She's awake... but..."
Abe Seimei answered.
His expression was hesitant, with a strange look to it.
Yuya's heart, which had just settled, immediately rose into his throat