Lin Ze stood in the distance and raised his eyes to Toneri.
He knew that the most urgent thing now was to find Obito and the others as quickly as possible, stop them from combining the Ten-Tails, and prevent Kaguya's resurrection.
He had no time to get tangled up with Otsutsuki Toneri, and the moon was too far from the ground for the Summoning Technique to work. The ninja from the other major Ninja Villages probably had not even entered the Land of Frost yet.
In other words, no one could keep Otsutsuki Toneri occupied for him.
With that thought, Lin Ze decided to tell Otsutsuki Toneri the truth about Hamura Otsutsuki.
He took a deep breath and said:
"Otsutsuki Toneri, you have no idea who that 'Mysterious Person' you speak of really is, nor do you know your ancestor Hamura Otsutsuki's true dying wish."
"You've been taught to 'cleanse the earth' since childhood, but have you ever wondered-"
"What exactly did your ancestor spend a thousand years protecting?"
Toneri frowned. "What are you trying to say?"
Lin Ze shook his head and said gravely:
"The enemy your ancestor Hamura Otsutsuki sealed alongside his elder brother, the Sage of Six Paths, all those years ago-"
"Wasn't some monster, but your grandmother."
"Otsutsuki Kaguya!"
Toneri shuddered.
Lin Ze continued, "The Sage of Six Paths left behind chakra, waiting for future generations to inherit his will. Your ancestor Hamura stayed on the moon to watch over the seal. What they protected was never some 'balance,' but the entire Shinobi World from destruction through Kaguya's resurrection!"
"That 'Mysterious Person' you mentioned is named Black Zetsu. He's Kaguya's third son, the embodiment of her will that she left behind before she was sealed!"
"He's been plotting in secret for a thousand years, with only