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Chapter 71: A tableau to welcome Kaguya Ōtsutsuki! Fourth update!
"Of course we must rescue Grandmother Kaguya, but do you have a detailed plan, Great-Uncle?" Otsutsuki Toneri smiled at his words, then asked Black Zetsu.
He could understand Black Zetsu's excitement, but at this moment, discussing business took priority. He had to get Black Zetsu to abandon his plan.
After all, merely drawing out Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's chakra was truly the worst possible approach.
Especially since it involved using Six Paths Madara's body. Just thinking about that situation gave Otsutsuki Toneri goosebumps.
"Naturally, I have a plan, and with your help, Toneri, it should be even more certain to succeed!" Black Zetsu pondered briefly at his words and decided to tell Otsutsuki Toneri his plan.
After all, Otsutsuki Toneri was the person Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had chosen. He could be trusted!
Black Zetsu then explained his plan to Otsutsuki Toneri: capture the Nine Tailed Beasts, revive the Ten-Tails, and make Madara Uchiha the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
Then cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and God: Nativity of a World of Trees!
Afterward, he would ambush Madara Uchiha himself and resonate with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's chakra inside Madara Uchiha, who would have absorbed the God Tree.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's chakra inside Madara Uchiha could then absorb the chakra of the ninja enveloped by God: Nativity of a World of Trees, reviving her!
"Meow! You want to revive the Ten-Tails!" Before Otsutsuki Toneri could speak, the Two-Tails, Matatabi, bristled all over and let out a piercing yowl, her feline eyes staring at Black Zetsu with hostility.
Or rather, it was not hostility, but icy severity!
As the Two-Tails, she naturally knew what the Ten-Tails was. The Ten-Tails, the God Tree, was originally the true form of the Tailed Beasts.
But if that happened, the Tailed Beasts would be completely finished!
Naturally, Matatabi bristled. Having gained life and consciousness, she did not want to become part of the Ten-Tails again.
"You were part of Mother to begin with. What's wrong with returning to her body?" Black Zetsu was not intimidated at all, mocking Matatabi with a strange laugh.
When she ate the God Tree Fruit, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had become the God Tree's incarnation, though they remained two separate entities.
But Kaguya Ōtsutsuki could indeed be described as one with the God Tree. Or rather, she was the God Tree, but while the God Tree was her, it also was not her.
The God Tree had its own life, but no intelligence of its own. If one had to put it into words, Kaguya, who possessed intelligence, was the dominant one.
Thus, since the Tailed Beasts came from the Ten-Tails' chakra, calling them part of Kaguya Otsutsuki was indeed correct.
"The Ten-Tails is the Ten-Tails. We Tailed Beasts are Tailed Beasts. We're not part of the Ten-Tails!" The cold glint in Matatabi's feline eyes intensified, and she even began baring her teeth at Black Zetsu. She really wanted to kill this pitch-black fellow.
But this Black Zetsu seemed to have an unusual relationship with Otsutsuki Toneri, so she restrained herself from attacking.
Still, she would never acknowledge it. The Tailed Beasts now had their own thoughts and individual identities. They were new lives.
Lives completely different from the Ten-Tails!
"All right, Matatabi, no need to get angry. Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you." Otsutsuki Toneri rubbed Matatabi's feline head, smoothing her fur back down.
Only then did Matatabi slowly calm down, though her eyes remained fixed on Black Zetsu, her expression deeply displeased.
She trusted Otsutsuki Toneri fairly well, but she no longer had the slightest goodwill toward this Black Zetsu.
A trace of mockery appeared in Black Zetsu's eyes before he looked at Otsutsuki Toneri. What did he mean by that just now?
"Great-Uncle, your plan looks good, but wouldn't Grandmother Kaguya's actual body still be sealed that way?" Otsutsuki Toneri pondered briefly before asking as though in passing.
Black Zetsu's plan really did look quite perfect, but the most important problem was that what he would rescue was actually nothing more than Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's chakra...
Of course, once Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's chakra was drawn out, her consciousness could naturally descend, so it really was no different from rescuing her.
"..." Black Zetsu fell silent at his words. Of course he knew what Otsutsuki Toneri meant, but he was a weakling.
Was he supposed to fight his way onto the moon, undo the seal, and release Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?
"As long as your Grandmother Kaguya can be revived, she can naturally undo her own seal." After a long silence, Black Zetsu finally squeezed out that response...
"That won't work. Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei was the strongest seal created specifically to target Grandmother Kaguya and the Ten-Tails. Since it targets them, it should be very difficult for Grandmother Kaguya to free herself with her own power."
Otsutsuki Toneri shook his head. Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei was a Sealing Jutsu that Hagoromo Otsutsuki and his brother had specifically created to seal Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the Ten-Tails.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had mentioned this seal to him last time. It had an extremely strong suppressive effect on her, and her power would be weakened to a very low level against it.
Thus, Black Zetsu's method was simply useless. Even if Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's chakra were released, she herself would have no way to break the seal.
"I already have a lead on Grandmother Kaguya's seal. Wait until I grow stronger." Before Black Zetsu could speak, Otsutsuki Toneri rubbed his chin and spoke in a low voice.
There could be no perfect seal in this world. Besides, Otsutsuki Toneri was not Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. That seal had no suppressive effect on him.
"...Then should I cancel my plan?" Black Zetsu froze at his words, then asked with some helplessness and reluctance.
After painstakingly scheming for hundreds of years, it now seemed as though all his efforts had been pointless. Naturally, he felt somewhat dejected.
"Of course not, Great-Uncle. This continent needs a little color to adorn it, a little excitement to paint a perfect tableau. Let this world Hagoromo left behind fall into war and smoke. Don't you think that would be the most fitting welcome for Grandmother Kaguya's return?"
A savage smile slowly curved Otsutsuki Toneri's lips. Cancel Black Zetsu's plan?
Of course not! How could it be canceled?
This Shinobi World needed to descend into chaos! Only in chaos could the most moving chapter unfold, couldn't it?
Black Zetsu stared at Otsutsuki Toneri with his golden eyes, then broke into a grin, revealing sharp fangs.
He was suddenly beginning to like this younger relative!
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Chapter 72: You're my kitty~ Fifth update!
"If that's the case, you must have your own plan too, Toneri?" Black Zetsu pondered briefly, then asked Otsutsuki Toneri with a smile.
This younger relative was a little frightening.
Presumably, he had already thought everything through. No wonder Mother had chosen him.
And he possessed both the Tenseigan and the Rinnegan!
His future would probably be truly unparalleled!
"Of course, but there are some matters where I'll need your cooperation, Great-Uncle." Otsutsuki Toneri gave a gentle smile and spoke softly to Black Zetsu.
He already had a rough script, but certain aspects were still incomplete and needed careful groundwork.
Otsutsuki Toneri then discussed some matters with Black Zetsu. Only after roughly half an hour did Black Zetsu turn into a puddle of black matter again and quietly leave.
Otsutsuki Toneri gazed in the direction Black Zetsu had departed and sank into thought.
Broadly speaking, most things had already been arranged, and the finer details should not present any problems either.
Next came the wait, waiting for the moment the winds began to rise!
"Toneri, are you really going to revive the Ten-Tails?" Seeing that Black Zetsu had left, Matatabi finally could not help asking Otsutsuki Toneri worriedly.
As far as she knew, the Ten-Tails was the progenitor of chakra, a being from the origin of creation. Otsutsuki Toneri actually wanted to revive such an existence?
Moreover, reviving the Ten-Tails required the Nine Tailed Beasts to merge into one again, which meant...
"Don't worry. You're my kitty. I won't let anything happen to you." Otsutsuki Toneri came back to his senses at her words, rubbed Matatabi's adorable feline head, and repeated that assurance with a smile.
Matatabi was his pet cat. Otsutsuki Toneri was extremely possessive, so how could he allow anything to actually happen to his pet?
Reviving the Ten-Tails did indeed require the Nine Tailed Beasts, but it did not necessarily require the complete Tailed Beasts.
Otsutsuki Toneri knew this very well.
"Meow~" Matatabi gave a soft, contented meow. She was growing increasingly accustomed to life as a pet cat...
But compared with her previous days of being constantly sealed away and treated as a weapon of war, life as Otsutsuki Toneri's pet cat really was very comfortable.
Well~ Although it did seem beneath her dignity as a Tailed Beast, Matatabi felt that her current life had far more dignity than her previous one.
At least, to everyone except Toneri, she was still a terrifying Tailed Beast!
And with Toneri backing her, no one would set their sights on her again.
In short, she felt that her decision to follow Toneri had been so damn wise!
Otsutsuki Toneri soon returned to Kirigakure's entrance, where Mei Terumi and the others were still waiting.
"I'm terribly sorry for the wait." Otsutsuki Toneri appeared before Mei Terumi in a flash and smiled with a hint of apology.
Nearly an hour had passed since he met Black Zetsu. It had indeed been quite a long time.
"Don't worry about it. Have you finished handling things?" Mei Terumi shook her head and asked with a light smile, not a trace of displeasure on her stunning face.
Although she had indeed waited quite some time, she truly did not mind if it was Otsutsuki Toneri she was waiting for.
If it could improve Otsutsuki Toneri's impression of her, she would be more than happy.
"Yes. Thank you for your concern, Lady Mizukage. Shall we go?" Otsutsuki nodded, then took the initiative to suggest heading to their accommodations.
Otherwise, Mei Terumi would probably keep exchanging pleasantries for quite a while. He was not particularly fond of such flattery and formalities.
They were simply a waste of time.
"All right. Ao, sorry for the trouble, but please notify the higher-ups to wait at the Mizukage Building in an hour." Mei Terumi understood Otsutsuki Toneri's meaning and gave Ao an instruction.
"Yes." Ao nodded, then left first with the group of Jonin.
"Toneri, let's go too." After Ao and the others left, Mei Terumi smiled at the three Otsutsuki Toneri.
The four then headed into Kirigakure and soon arrived before a rather luxurious residence.
"This is my home, but it's a little too spacious when I usually live here alone. If you don't mind, Toneri, how about staying here?"
Mei Terumi pushed open the gate, winked at Otsutsuki Toneri, and asked in a sweet voice.
She had already had this idea when Otsutsuki Toneri asked her to arrange accommodations for them earlier. There was hardly anyone in her residence to begin with.
It was the perfect opportunity to let the three Otsutsuki Toneri move in. Besides, spending their days together would allow her to build a closer bond with them.
Improving their friendly relationship would also increase the chances that the three Otsutsuki Toneri would stay in Kirigakure in the future.
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