Yuya left the Hyuga Clan with Princess Kaguya in his arms.
Silver Dragon and Madara had long been waiting outside.
They looked at the child in Yuya's arms and the unprecedented tenderness radiating from him.
For a moment, they could not help feeling stunned.
"Heavenly Emperor, is this your child... Wham! ...Ow!"
Madara was the first to ask, only for Silver Dragon to punch him without hesitation.
A large lump visibly rose on Madara's head.
"What child? This is the Rabbit Goddess. She's your ancestor, too."
Silver Dragon said.
"Back then... the Rabbit Goddess protected the Heavenly Emperor by..."
At that point, Silver Dragon stopped speaking.
In that battle, had the Rabbit Goddess not sacrificed her life to save the Heavenly Emperor,
and had the Heavenly Emperor not unleashed his power at the very end, this world probably would have ceased to exist.
"Oh, so that's how it is..."
Madara rubbed his head, not daring to protest.
"My respects, Lady Rabbit Goddess."
Madara bowed with proper ceremony to the infant Princess Kaguya.
That made Princess Kaguya giggle again.
"Let's go."
Yuya spoke softly, reaching out a finger to tease Princess Kaguya's little cheek.
His expression was gentler than it had ever been.
There was no trace of his former cold indifference.
Ripples spread through space. Paying the other two no further attention, Yuya left first with Princess Kaguya in his arms.
"Is... is that really the Heavenly Emperor? So gentle? I don't believe it... Where's our cold, aloof Heavenly Emperor... Don't tell me he's been..."
After Yuya left, Madara marveled aloud.
Halfway through, however, he had been about to say "possessed"...
But before he could get the words out, he suddenly sensed impending disaster.
His hair stood on end, and goosebumps covered his entire body.
He was just about to