No matter whose hands this planet's God Tree Fruit ultimately fell into, the winners could only be the Otsutsuki, never those lowly creatures.
Such a disgrace could never be allowed to happen.
Even getting tricked by Isshiki in the end would be ten thousand times better than being defeated by humans.
"Fine! Then we'll form a temporary alliance!"
Hearing this, Jigen finally showed a trace of a smile on his expressionless face. "Then please follow me!"
"I haven't been idle all these years either. I secretly established an organization specifically to use these inferior creatures' greed to destroy their own world! With these pawns helping us, we'll save ourselves a great deal of effort!"
Momoshiki raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat surprised. "You've changed quite a bit too, Isshiki!"
He truly hadn't expected that the once conceited fellow who looked down his nose at everyone would now have learned to tame inferior creatures and use them to serve him.
It seemed Isshiki had been through quite a few interesting stories after suffering those serious injuries all those years ago!
Following Jigen through the Distorted Space-Time Passage, Momoshiki and his companions instantly vanished from where they stood.
Meanwhile.
In the waters outside Kirigakure.
Kyuji hurried forward, looking with concern at Mei Terumi and the others, who had just been through a battle. "Is everyone all right? Was anyone hurt?"
Mei Terumi gently shook her head, her hair fluttering in the wind. "I'm fine. It's just that the fellow who ambushed us was very strange."
"I don't know which village's ninja he was. His strength was frightening, and he moved as fast as lightning. The most absurd thing was how hard his body was. Even my ninjutsu could barely break through his defenses!"
As she spoke, she turned her gaze toward the Hozuki