"Brother, it seems your choice was correct."
In the Pure Land, Hamura looked at his elder brother with admiration.
"This child is far more formidable than we imagined."
"Indeed."
Hagoromo sighed, he couldn't help but let out a breath.
"The tempering of the Ninja World has given him a comprehensive enhancement in tactical and combat skills. When the power difference isn't significant, his advantage against those Ōtsutsuki is too great."
They had both witnessed Takemi's battle with Urashiki, that complete suppression left them somewhat dazed.
But in their daze, it also gave them hope, the Ninja World had someone to rely on.
"It's just... Tat child, isn't he playing a bit too big?" Hamura pondered for a moment before asking in confusion.
"Devouring fellow clan members, the path to Godhood. He is doing it to deceive the Ōtsutsuki and make them wary of each other, but will doing this…"
"Trust him. What else can we do now?"
Hagoromo seemed very open-minded, or rather, he had no way to deal with Takemi now.
"We only need to know that he always stands with the Ninja World, and for the rest… we don't need to worry about the minor skirmishes."
Minor skirmishes?
Hamura was speechless for a moment upon hearing his elder brother's words. But thinking about it carefully, it did seem true. Compared to themselves back then, Takemi was just engaging in minor skirmishes, and he was incredibly restrained at that.
"Indeed, and besides, what have we done?"
Hamura nodded, then he suddenly looked at his elder brother strangely.
"But big brother, was it really not your intentional arrangement back then?"
"..."
Hagoromo rubbed his brow, speaking with a pained expression, "Don't talk nonsense, those are all rumors."
"But, it really worked."
"..."
"Look at that child, you yourself said that when the power difference isn't significant, his advantage is huge. Isn't this the result of a thousand years of combat?"
"..."
"Besides, even the previous Asura reincarnation believed it, what more do you have to say, big brother?"
"..."
"So you really are that cold and heartless?"
Hagoromo didn't want to speak anymore, he seemed to be experiencing what Isshiki felt. He had a bitter pill to swallow now. He had done nothing, everything was just a coincidence.
Who knew it would turn out like this?!
His fists were slowly clenching. How many times had this happened, why did his younger brother still like to bring this up?
"Hamura."
Hagoromo took a deep breath, and spoke faintly, "I can't do anything about that child Takemi, but you, I still have a way."
"Hmm?"
Hamura raised an eyebrow, then suddenly spoke in a low voice, "Could it be that you also want to try the 'Path to Godhood'?"
"?"
"And the subject you want to experiment on is your own brother?"
"..."
"Big brother, you are truly cold-blooded and heartless."
"..."
Perhaps with the inner pressure released, these two brothers could even joke around, in the Pure Land.
However, their old friend, Gamamaru of Mount Myōboku, currently had an incredibly solemn expression.
"Devouring fellow clan members, stepping onto the 'Path to Godhood'?" He murmured.
Although Ōtsutsuki infighting wasn't a bad thing, what about after that?
He could never forget everything that Kaguya had done back then, and Takeshiki didn't even spare his own clan members, would he spare this planet?
"It's about time…"
Taking a deep breath, he muttered to himself, his gaze subtly changing.
Having waited for three years and prepared for three years, his condition had recovered quite a bit. He really should make his move.
Within Amenominaka.
Violent power scattered, and the entire dim space at this moment seemed to be infiltrated by Chakra. And in the midst of this Chakra tide, Takemi had his eyes tightly closed, feeling his bloodline boiling furiously.
"This level of boiling is higher than every previous improvement I've had. It seems Urashiki's pill is indeed effective…"
Takemi didn't emulate Momoshiki by completely draining Urashiki, but the condensed energy from it was indeed effective for him.
He clearly sensed his eyes constantly pulsing, and he distinctly felt his body rapidly strengthening.
Especially the power brewing in the center of his forehead, which also began to continuously grow stronger, as if it was about to erupt at any moment.
More importantly, driven by this Chakra, he clearly sensed that the Chakra within his body was accelerating its fusion.
"Is the fusion of Kekkei Mora being pushed?" Takemi couldn't help but murmur.
He didn't know how long this situation would last, but the intermingling of Chakra constantly merging into one and simultaneously bringing him a feeling of 'sublimation', was incredibly miraculous.
At this moment, he seemed to be able to more clearly sense the nodes connecting space.
He could vaguely experience the most fundamental state of Chakra, and even faintly sense the flow of the long river of time.
"It's as if I can see the exact moment my attack lands after I use Tensendō…"
Takemi murmured, his energy still continuously erupting, and the Chakra within his body still continuously intermingling.
However, Urashiki's pill could no longer hold out at this moment, that smooth pill no longer had golden flowing light flickering. It had become incredibly dim, and was even slowly disappearing.
"But this is almost enough…"
Takemi murmured, and the next moment, he opened his panel. His information instantly appeared before his eyes.
[Name: Kitagawa Takemi]
[Bloodline: Ōtsutsuki (82%)]
[Dōjutsu: Tenseigan]
[Shinjutsu: Tensendō]
[Special Ability: God tree source (Stage 9)]