Not long afterward, in a forest somewhere else on Earth.
A white figure converged from every direction. Vast Chakra began reshaping itself, and a breathtakingly beautiful figure slowly emerged, taking solid form.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki nervously looked around and breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to leave.
But a voice rang out behind her.
"Where are you going? Is running away like this really a good idea? Your vitality really is tenacious, though. You can survive even after being slashed into nothingness and rebuild yourself.
No wonder even your child, the Sage of Six Paths, could only seal you away rather than finish you off for good."
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki spun around and saw Lu You sitting on a branch, watching her with interest.
"You..."
"Don't get worked up, and don't be afraid. Honestly, there's no real grudge between us. The one I actually had a score to settle with is already as dead as can be."
Lu You raised his hand, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki froze.
In fact, Lu You was right.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had already died once beneath that slash, while Black Zetsu had been reduced to utter nothingness beneath the Sun Blade. That counted as avenging Itachi.
"Right now, I'm not particularly interested in killing you. You can keep regenerating because of something special about your Chakra Fruit, right?
But can you really keep coming back to life?
Do you think I believe that?
If you're killed enough times, you'll die too, won't you, Kaguya?"
Lu You pressed a fingertip to Kaguya Otsutsuki's forehead as she stood awkwardly in place.
"I'll give you two choices. First, I hack you to death, with just as much power as that last slash. Second, have a chat with me, and I'll show you a new path."
He held up two fingers.
Kaguya looked