"Hmm~~~~"
Humming a tune, Urashiki strolled out of the Small Forest in utter leisure and came to the edge of the Pond, which stretched as far as the eye could see.
Rather than a pond, it was more like an enormous lake.
Especially since Isobu would sometimes dig up a little more ground when it had nothing to do, enlarging its bed.
And so, as the days accumulated, the original Pond had become an enormous Lake.
The fish inside: Thank you for nature's bounty.
Looking at the carapace protruding above the water, Urashiki pushed lightly off his toes and flew up, looking down at the Three-Tails from above.
"Quite big. Just what I'd expect from a chakra life-form split off from the God Tree."
He measured the giant turtle before him with his hands, then gave a satisfied smile.
"Not bad. This one's chakra reserves are quite good too, and it's very distinctive."
Then he took the Red-Light Fishing Rod out from behind him.
Pink light flared, and he stopped concealing his suppressed presence, releasing it all in an instant.
In a flash, powerful chakra fluctuations enveloped the entire forest, including the Lake.
Along with them came the oppressive presence Urashiki possessed as an Ōtsutsuki.
The entire forest instantly rustled as countless beasts scrambled desperately to flee away from Urashiki.
Even those that had just been doing something naughty immediately stopped, with both mates running off into the distance together.
Urashiki paid them no mind. After all, his targets were only those nine incredibly precious collectibles, not that bunch of barely intelligent beasts, lower than even inferior creatures, trash among trash.
Meanwhile, Isobu, which had been sleeping soundly, suddenly felt a chill down its back, and its entire body froze.
"I didn't obtain all of that previous Tailed Beast's chakra,