"Construction isn't finished yet, comrades. Keep up the hard work!"
"Yeah!!!"
After leaving them with those words, Chinatsu walked straight into one of the mansions. Its interior was fully finished, too; it wasn't just an impressive shell.
Chinatsu lay down on a wooden lounge chair inside. She took a deep breath, let it out, and closed her eyes, ready to get some proper rest.
One minute later...
Two minutes later...
Three minutes later...
Chinatsu slowly opened her eyes. After a fierce struggle, she discovered that she couldn't fall asleep at all. She tried to empty her mind with her eyes closed, but thoughts about the Ōtsutsuki Main Family kept flooding in.
Damn it, I'm screwed. I've "fallen"!
Chinatsu got up from the wooden lounge chair and stared at the mansion wall in front of her, her eyes dull and lifeless.
There were still five to ten years before the Ōtsutsuki Main Family arrived. Even though Chinatsu possessed the vast majority of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's abilities, she didn't think she could defeat all the powerful fighters they would send.
But Chinatsu had given it serious thought. After all, she was carefree, not stupid. Of all the plans she'd considered, the most reliable was to draw on the Natural Energy of the Shinobi World.
During the Battle of the Valley of the End in the original story, Naruto had absorbed natural energy from the surrounding land, gaining enough power to contend with the Ultimate Body Susanoo.
The Shinobi World was vast. If Chinatsu imitated what Naruto had done at the Valley of the End and expanded its range, she would surely gain an enormous boost, even at her current level of strength.
Still, even that felt like it fell a little short. It wasn't a safe bet. After all, natural power was what