Main World.
Konoha Year Twenty-Two, autumn.
British Continent, New Capital.
Imperial Palace, Training Ground.
Moonlight spilled over the bluestone slabs of the Training Ground, bathing everything in silver-white. Kaguya stood in the center, her long silver-white hair stirring gently in the night breeze, the full moon reflected in her silver-white eyes. She held a wooden sword with its tip pointed toward the ground, her breathing steady. She had already practiced for two full hours. She had started with the most basic sword grip, then moved on to swinging, chopping, thrusting, and blocking. She had worn out the booklet Toyotomi Yinglang had given her. Not because she was stupid, but because she had never needed to learn any of this before.
Toyotomi Yinglang stood at the edge of the Training Ground with his hands behind his back, his moon-white Kariginu gleaming softly in the moonlight. A faint smile played at his lips as he watched Kaguya, as though looking at a work taking shape.
"Not bad." His voice was calm. "You've improved since yesterday."
Kaguya lowered her wooden sword and walked up to him. "What level of strength do I have within the Ōtsutsuki Clan?"
Toyotomi Yinglang looked at her and fell silent for a moment. "Do you want the truth?"
"The truth."
"Cadet Family." Toyotomi Yinglang's voice was calm. "You're part of the Otsutsuki Branch Family. If you hadn't eaten the Chakra Fruit, you wouldn't even qualify for the Cadet Family."
Kaguya's expression shifted slightly. "What about now?"
"Now?" Toyotomi Yinglang smiled. "Now you're Moon God Kaguya. Not Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Your strength no longer falls under the Ōtsutsuki system."
He turned and walked toward the pavilion outside the Training Ground.
Kaguya followed him.
They sat down in the pavilion. Toyotomi Yinglang poured two cups of tea and pushed one toward