Meanwhile, on the sea off Shinobi Planet, Immortal Venerable Tian Mai and Immortal Venerable Tian Flying Swallow were tallying the casualties. Hatake Sakumo held a scroll, his voice low and somber. " Immortal Venerable, the statistics are in. A total of 121 ninjas perished in the Eastern Continent this time, including more than ten newly graduated Immortal Level ninjas from the Ninja Academy..."
Immortal Venerable Tian Mai accepted the scroll, her fingers trembling slightly. One hundred and twenty-one—this number may not be large, but each name represents Immortal Level powerhouse being nurtured by Shinobi Planet, the Mirai hope of a family. She looked up at the sea; the floating fragments of ninja tools and the lingering energy patterns were all traces of the battles these children had fought.
"Don't be sad." Immortal Venerable Tian Flying Swallow patted her shoulder. "At least we protected Shinobi Planet and preserved the peace of humanity." She paused, then added, "By the way, I just contacted Tsubasa. He and Princess Kaguya have returned with the sealed Divine Wood spaceship. Let's go find them now and see if they can find the Ōtsutsuki Clan True Spirit Seed."
Immortal Venerable Tian Mai nodded, put away the scroll, and together with Immortal Venerable Tsubasa, transformed into two beams of light and soared into the sky.
At this moment, a massive divine tree spaceship hovered in orbit around the Shinobi Planet. Its hull was covered with green patterns, resembling a giant tree. Tsubasa and Princess Kaguya stood on the deck of the spaceship, their white robes fluttering slightly in the air, as they dragged the tree-like divine tree spaceship in their hands.
" Flying Swallow, Xiao Wu, you've arrived." Tsubasa turned around, a hint of weariness on his face. "Just now in space, we found the Ōtsutsuki Clan's spaceship and have sealed it away, but we were caught off guard just now, and a few True Spirit Seed still managed to hide inside the divine wood spaceship."
Kaguya Otsutsuki, holding the core crystal of the Divine Wood Spaceship, probed her Chakra energy into the spaceship and instantly sensed the location of the True Spirit Seed: "It's alright, with this core crystal, even if they hide inside the spaceship, we can still find them."
Immortal Venerable Tian Mai frowned slightly as he looked at the divine wood spaceship. "The material of this spaceship is very special; it can actually shield the senses of Senjutsu. No wonder those True Spirit Seed were able to hide for so long."
"That's not all." Princess Kaguya led them inside the spaceship. "This spaceship also contains Scroll of Seals of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, which record their methods of parasitizing and possessing bodies—as long as the True Spirit Seed remains, they can find a suitable host and be resurrected."
Immortal Venerable Tian Mai's expression darkened. "So, those Ōtsutsuki we just killed aren't actually dead yet?"
"You could say that." Princess Kaguya, holding the core crystal, sensed and opened the door to a secret chamber. Inside, a pale green light shimmered. Using her Power of All Creation, she grasped a pale green point of light, and then, one by one, she unearthed all the lurking True Spirit Seed. "These are the True Spirit Seed of the Ōtsutsuki Princess Kaguya killed before. As long as you destroy them or seal them away, they can never be resurrected."
Immortal Venerable Tsubasa picked up a True Spirit ray of light, probing it with golden Immortal Power. She instantly sensed the struggle of the True Spirit within. "These True Spirit Seed are weak. As long as we seal them with Senjutsu techniques, we should be able to trap them." She paused, then added, "However, we must deal with the True Spirits of Shinobi Planet as soon as possible. If they find a host, it will be difficult to locate them, and the consequences will be unimaginable."
Immortal Venerable Tian Mai nodded and took out a golden box from her bosom—a sealing box of Immortal Venerable Level, filled with Senjutsu runes. She picked up a True Spirit Seed, and with a gentle touch of her fingertip's pale golden Immortal Power, the True Spirit Seed in the crystal was absorbed into the box. The runes on the box instantly lit up, firmly trapping the True Spirit Seed.
"Let me help you." Tsubasa also picked up a True Spirit Seed, and golden Immortal Power transformed into a chain, dragging the True Spirit Seed into the sealing box.
The group worked inside the spaceship for a full hour before collecting all the True Spirit Seed into the sealing box. As Immortal Venerable Tsubasa closed the last sealing box, the spaceship suddenly shook violently, and the green patterns on its hull began to change.
"Oh no! The Divine Tree Spaceship can't sense the Ōtsutsuki's true spirit and is about to self-destruct!" Princess Kaguya's expression changed, and she pulled Tian Mai and Tian Flying Swallow. "Let's go! The core of this spaceship, the Ten-Tails Divine Beast, only recognizes the aura of the Ōtsutsuki Clan's True Spirit Seed."
Tsubasa immediately unsealed a True Spirit Seed and activated its aura, causing the Divine Wood Spaceship's self-destruct sequence to stop. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Princess Kaguya exclaimed, "You can do it like that? Tsubasa, you're so clever!"
"That scared me to death! I thought I was going to die." Immortal Venerable Tian Mai breathed a long sigh of relief as he looked at the now stable spaceship.
Immortal Venerable Tsubasa shook the sealed box in his hand and laughed, "It's temporarily over. Although these True Spirit Seed have been sealed, as long as the True Spirits are not destroyed, they still have the possibility of resurrection. In the future, we must strengthen our scientific research and development on Shinobi Planet and do our best to surpass the strength of Ōtsutsuki Planet, so that we can no longer allow the Ōtsutsuki Clan to take advantage of us."
After everyone disembarked from the spaceship, Princess Kaguya gazed at the distant starry sky. "The strength of Ōtsutsuki Planet is far greater than we imagined. This time they only sent a rescue team below the Domain Level; next time they might send a Domain Level expert. We must improve Shinobi Planet's strength as soon as possible to cope with the upcoming crisis."
Just then, the figure of Immortal Venerable Tenchu flew in from the direction of the Western Continent, carrying three True Spirit Cages, each containing the True Spirits of Agin, Atsu, and Ayu. "I'm back. These three True Spirits have been suppressed. Atsu and Ayu's True Spirits are stained with blood; I suggest sealing or destroying them. As for Agin..." He paused, "She protected the humans of the Western Continent, and her True Spirit doesn't harbor much malice. She can be temporarily imprisoned in the Holy Land for observation."
Immortal Venerable Tsubasa took Agin's True Spirit Cage, looked at the silver light inside, and nodded. "Okay, do as you say." He looked up at the sea of Shinobi Planet and saw the surviving ninjas cleaning up the battlefield. The ninjas were resting on the beach, their faces bearing smiles of relief after surviving the disaster.
"Although we sacrificed 121 ninjas, we protected Shinobi Planet." The golden wings of the Immortal Venerable Tsubasa shimmered in the sunlight. "From now on, we will become stronger and will never allow anyone to harm the people of Shinobi Planet again."
The four Immortal Venerable stood outside the atmosphere of Shinobi Planet, looking down at the world below. The bloodstains on the sea were being washed away by the waves, and the disciples on the array base had awakened and were helping each other to their feet. Their laughter and conversation echoed throughout the entire island.
The invasion of the Ōtsutsuki Clan has finally come to an end. But they all know that this is only the beginning—the threat from Ōtsutsuki Planet still lingers deep within the starry sky, and the sealed True Spirit Seed could be resurrected at any moment. But they are not afraid, because they have each other, everyone on Shinobi Planet, and the determination to protect this land.
"Let's go back and see those children." Immortal Venerable Tian Mai took the lead and flew towards the sea, leaving a long trail of light behind him with his pale golden Immortal Power.
Immortal Venerable Tsubasa and Princess Kaguya exchanged a smile and followed. Immortal Venerable Tenchu looked at the True Spirit Cage in his hand, then at the village below, and also flew down.
The sun shone brightly on the sea, a gentle breeze carried the faint scent of the sea. The peace on Shinobi Planet was hard-won, and they would protect it with their lives.