And so, they all threw themselves into intensive training, constantly pursuing higher realms.
When Hikari and the others learned that Princess Kaguya knew of many ancient ruins, they were even more excited.
They all asked Princess Kaguya to lead them in searching for these ruins, hoping to find opportunities there to break through their limits.
Princess Kaguya had already been worried about the arrival of the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Seeing these descendants, who possessed both strength and potential, taking such initiative, she naturally would not refuse.
Princess Kaguya returned to her room, closed the door, and sank into thought alone.
She began recalling those ancient legends and historical records, trying to find clues about the ancient ruins.
She searched through every fragment of her memories, letting no potentially useful information slip by. After an entire week of effort, Princess Kaguya finally emerged from her room.
Shisui quickly recorded Princess Kaguya's dictated information word for word. Only after carefully checking it over did he hand this precious information to everyone who needed it.
This time, a total of ten people needed to set out for the ruins.
They included members of the Uchiha Clan: Fugaku, Hikari, Shisui, Itachi, Mu, Raimei, and Yanren.
The other participants were Tsunade, Minato, and Orochimaru.
Yes, it was none other than the unexpected Orochimaru.
Originally, Orochimaru had no interest in such seemingly trivial matters, but once he learned of the Ōtsutsuki Clan's secrets and the existence of ancient ruins, his curiosity was thoroughly ignited.
And so, he signed up for the expedition without hesitation.
There were numerous ruins, over a hundred in all, and everyone could freely choose according to their preferences.
High-level ruins, however, were rare, with only a dozen or so.
Fortunately, the number of participants was limited, and there were enough high-level ruins for