"What's wrong? Are you still going to deal with this Ten-Tails?" Seeing Takemi remain silent, Kaguya asked with a frown.
She was eager for Takemi to quickly take this Ten-Tails. With ample energy, she would be safe.
"Of course, but let me ask you a question. Do you know Shibai?"
Takemi wasn't in a hurry. He asked somewhat confusedly, and this question made Kaguya's eyes widen.
"You actually know him? That's a legendary being who has already become the God of the Ōtsutsuki. You..."
"Perhaps, you might even get to see him."
Takemi withdrew his gaze and looked at the roaring Ten-Tails again, then spoke calmly.
"But before that, you should become the nourishment for my God tree."
As his voice rang out, space and time seemed to distort, followed by countless golden lights continuously appearing.
"Roar—"
The Ten-Tails let out a furious roar, but the golden light had already covered its entire body, and that fierce power continuously spread and permeated its body. In just a blink, its body was covered in wounds, its limbs were severed at this moment, and its aura even began to weaken.
Its massive Rinnegan stared intently at the figure in the sky, fear appearing within it, but it was only met by Takemi's cold voice.
"Beast."
...
"Ah! Damn it!"
Meanwhile, outside, Isshiki, who was watching Obito and others being brutally beaten by 'Takemi', suddenly let out a furious roar. His eyes were filled with killing intent, and his fists hardened at that moment. His gnashing teeth even startled Momoshiki and Urashiki.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Momoshiki raised an eyebrow, asking in confusion, and Urashiki was also very curious.
"Yeah, why are you going crazy?"
"It's Takeshiki."
Isshiki gnashed his teeth in hatred, clenching his jaw and roaring.
"He broke my Amenominaka, that damned bastard."
"What? Broke Amenominaka?"
Momoshiki was stunned upon hearing this, and Urashiki was even more bewildered.
"How is that possible? Amenominaka is a product of Kekkei Mora. Although Takeshiki is special, he doesn't have Kekkei Mora, so I'm afraid..."
At this point, Urashiki couldn't continue, and Momoshiki's eyes also widened.
In their memory, although Takeshiki was incredibly strong, he hadn't condensed Kekkei Mora yet. After all, every Ōtsutsuki needed countless hours and countless pills to condense Kekkei Mora. While this wouldn't affect combat power too much, it was an elevation of life-level, which they probably considered better than increasing combat power.
However, how long had it been, and Takeshiki had already...
At this moment, both Momoshiki and Urashiki fell silent, and the already unusual glimmer in their eyes became even more prominent.
Even Isshiki instantly sobered up at this moment, realizing something.
"The effect of the Path to Godhood is better than imagined."
"Those old geezers in the clan indeed hid a massive amount of information, they probably did it too."
Thinking of this, the three of them no longer scrutinized each other, but instead looked up at the sky.
At this moment, their gazes seemed to pierce through the starry sky, landing on the Ōtsutsuki clan's homeland.
...
"Your… your attack…"
Kaguya looked at the Ten-Tails, which had suddenly suffered a heavy blow and instantly collapsed to the ground, and she herself seemed a little dazed.
She didn't understand what was happening. She just felt as if time and space had collectively intersected. Then, the attack released by Takemi erupted, finally landing heavily on the unlucky Ten-Tails. This attack pattern seemed to be beyond imagination.
"This is my unique ability, or rather, my dojutsu."
Takemi smiled casually, his gaze fixed on the Ten-Tails.
"It didn't die. Although it's crippled, everything is still well-preserved. So, it's time for the next step of the plan."
Takemi came here for this Ten-Tails, and dealing with the Ten-Tails seemed much easier than he had imagined.
"It's truly incredible. Ten-Tails is even inferior to those Tailed Beasts. Although Tailed Beasts need a Jinchuriki to unleash their full power, Ten-Tails doesn't even have intelligence…"
"Do you even listen to what you're saying?"
Kaguya couldn't hold back. After being brought out for some time, she had gained some understanding of this world, which made her speak with a headache.
"Even if Tailed Beasts had intelligence, even if they cooperated with lower beings, they could only unleash a certain amount of power. But can they compare to the Ten-Tails?"
"I don't think so?"
Takemi recalled the scene of Naruto and Bee working together to face Ten-Tails. Although it was a fierce battle, they could still manage.
"There's no chance, just like how lower beings have no chance when they encounter us."
However, Kaguya still shook her head, speaking in a cold voice.
"Normally, lower beings have no power to resist. This world is merely a world forged by Hagoromo with a thousand years of endless bones and blood. Especially since this world has you, and you've inherited the legacy left by countless beings over these thousand years. Otherwise…"
"Uh, do you perhaps have some misunderstanding about your son?"
"No misunderstanding at all. The fact that he could seal me proves his meticulous planning, and even his extreme cruelty."
"…"
"Perhaps, he might…"
"Might what?"
Takemi was a little confused. Why had Kaguya stopped speaking?
But at this moment, he had landed in front of the Ten-Tails and then opened a spatial gate.
"Roar—"
Ten-Tails still tried to struggle, but Takemi stepped on its head, making it unable to move at all.
At the same time, the spatial gate was rapidly absorbing it. Meanwhile, within Takemi's personal dimension, the god tree source was also quietly changing.
At this point, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why aren't you speaking?"
"Nothing."
Kaguya was silent for a while before shaking her head with some difficulty.
She suddenly realized why her good son was so convinced that through these thousand years of trials, this world could achieve peace.
The answer was simple. He probably foresaw the appearance of Takemi, this mysterious Ōtsutsuki, and also foresaw some terrifying things.
'For example, his Path to Godhood.'
In a trance, Kaguya somewhat 'understood' why her two sons, both pure Ōtsutsuki, chose 'death'.
'Could it be that to avoid conflict with Takemi's Path to Godhood, they abandoned their physical bodies and chose to exist as spirits?'
By existing as spirits, they entered the Pure Land, allowing the conflict between Indra and Asura to escalate, expanding the scale of war to create conditions for Takemi.
At the same time—
'He also allowed Zetsu's actions. He forged Hyuga's things not to release me, so other forgeries might be meant to release me.'
Releasing Kaguya, encountering Takemi…
'Hiss! Was I originally destined by Hagoromo and them to become a sacrifice for Takemi's Path to Godhood?!'
At the thought of this possibility, Kaguya's face turned pale.
Although there was no concrete evidence, with this direction of development, this possibility was incredibly huge.
Takemi seemed amiable, but he had cruel methods, especially towards the Ōtsutsuki. And his 'Path to Godhood' even allowed him to obtain Kekkei Mora. So, he would definitely not let go of any Ōtsutsuki.
"Roar—"
Just as she was becoming more and more terrified, Isshiki's Ten-Tails had been completely absorbed into Takemi's personal dimension.
The next moment, a shrill scream echoed throughout the entire space.
Along with the scream, there were also sounds like devouring, which made the already shrill scream become even more tragic.
"Damn it."
Kaguya's face grew even paler. She was already thinking about terrifying things, and these sounds made her feel that all of this was a premonition of her future.
"Oh, not bad. It can still struggle?"
What was even more terrifying was that Takemi could even smile and talk casually after hearing such a shrill sound?
"But that's good too. The more it struggles, the happier I'll be. After all, the more it struggles, the more vitality it shows."
"…"
Kaguya's face grew even whiter.
The more it struggles, the happier he gets?
Truly an Ōtsutsuki nurtured by Hagoromo, adapted to this cold-blooded and tragic Ninja World.