Seeing the situation around him, the Third Elder knew he could no longer voice his opposition, or he would surely be ostracized in the future. All he could do now was hope things would not get too out of hand.
What the Third Elder did not know, however, was that the First Elder's insistence had nothing to do with the family's interests. He simply wanted to find higher-ranking members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Only they understood the existence of "Kāma" best, and perhaps they knew how to remove the "Kāma" on him.
Before this, the First Elder had already secretly interrogated other members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but every answer he received was that it could not be removed. Perhaps their strength was simply too low, so he could only pin his hopes on higher-ranking members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Meanwhile, on Ye Feng's side, order had returned to Taker Star.
Ye Feng had originally planned to wait until things settled down before cleansing Rhode's soul.
But Rhode's condition flared up at that moment, and even his skin turned pale purple.
Ye Feng knew that if he did not treat him now, Rhode might really kick the bucket.
So Ye Feng summoned Orochimaru, the Senju Brothers, Madara Uchiha, and Shion. Together with Ye Feng himself, they numbered exactly six, and they split up to interrogate those members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Interrogation was merely their ostensible purpose. Their true aim was to have the Ōtsutsuki Clan members leave "Kāma" on the six of them.
Of course, it would also be good to obtain some information about the Ōtsutsuki along the way, especially information about how the Ōtsutsuki Clan absorbed planetary source.
Orochimaru was well versed in this and even shared his experience with the other four. Members of the Ōtsutsuki