It was amid this sweeping reform.
Lu You was about to leave.
Only a handful of people knew the news, including Uchiha Itachi, Yahiko, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
He left things for both Itachi and Kaguya.
Then he vanished into the twilight of a certain day.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki looked at the young man before him, wiping his forehead with repeated, wry smiles.
"You really have left me quite a problem, my friend.
Mother now knows I'm still here. Though she hasn't come looking for me...
Ah, she really was too obsessive back then. Hamura and I had no choice.
We didn't have your overwhelming strength to beat some sense into her, either."
Lu You kept both hands in his pockets.
"Members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan will certainly come to this world again. Since you want to protect this world, you'll have to keep a close eye on things."
"The Ōtsutsuki... I've sensed it too. A storm is coming. Ah.
If you could stay, they wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately, you're leaving. But regardless, thank you for helping this world.
When I founded Ninshu, I hoped they would use the power of chakra to benefit the world.
I never imagined chakra would instead intensify the scale and brutality of war.
Now, everything is back on track.
Thank you."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki smiled.
"I'll accept those thanks."
Lu You waved and turned to leave, indicating there was no need to see him off any farther, then vanished from this seemingly motionless world.
"Someone from beyond this world, like Mother? The world truly is vast and full of wonders..."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki murmured.
Dawn had just broken.
A streak of golden light cut across the horizon like a fleeting star. Some people in the Land of Grass instinctively looked up at the sky, as though