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Chapter 169 - It was the fruit of the Divine Tree.

However, it was clear that the Ancestral Kingdom and the Other Kingdom did not think the same. They both wanted her dead under the cover of night.

After all, in their view, such an inexplicable existence should never have existed in the first place, and a being like her posed a tremendous threat to their rule.

Just as Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was on the verge of despair, she finally reached the underground depths of the Divine Tree, where she discovered an incomparably beautiful fruit.

It was the fruit of the Divine Tree.

Kaguya did not hesitate. She swallowed the Divine Tree's fruit directly—and from that moment on, the nightmare began.

After devouring the fruit, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya obtained the power of the Bloodline Limit.

She first destroyed the Other Kingdom, then cast a complicated gaze toward the Ancestral Kingdom.

But in the end, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya still made her decision.

She used Yomotsu Hirasaka to connect to outer space, took other stars in the universe as mediums, and launched the Infinite Tsukuyomi—turning all of humanity, including the Son of Heaven, into sacrifices for the Divine Tree.

From that day onward, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya ruled over the entire human race.

At regular intervals, groups of people would be sent to the Divine Tree to be absorbed.

That was the end of the image.

Anyone who saw it was filled with terror.

The second-ranked person on the killing list could still be traced, making it possible to determine how many people they had killed.

But Kaguya?

No one had any idea how many lives had died at her hands.

One hundred thousand? One million? Or even more?

"This woman is far too vicious! Just how many people did she kill?!"

The Fourth Raikage could no longer restrain himself and slammed his fist heavily onto the table.

With a loud crack, the table shattered, splitting apart completely.

Seeing this, Tsunade flew into a rage. She slammed her own fist down and shouted:

"That's enough! Can you stop smashing the table every single time?!"

However, the moment Tsunade struck it, the table collapsed entirely.

Three black lines immediately appeared on her forehead in embarrassment.

"Princess Tsunade, please calm down," Ōnoki said calmly. "All of this is in the past. Our enemies now are Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito, and Yakushi Kabuto—the ones who will start the Fourth Great Ninja War."

He said this for the sake of Iwagakure.

Otherwise, relying on their strength alone, stopping Uchiha Madara would be impossible.

No—it would be absolutely impossible.

"Madara Uchiha still hasn't shown himself," Tsunade muttered irritably. "Who knows what he's planning?"

Elsewhere, Naruto Uzumaki stared at the image on the list in shock.

"Why would big sister do something like this?!"

Naruto couldn't fully understand it, but he knew one thing for certain—what Kaguya did was clearly wrong.

In the Pure Land.

The Son of Heaven of the Ancestral Kingdom felt tears streaming down his face.

Look—his choice had not been wrong after all!

This Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was not a good person.

She had always treated humans as livestock.

"Have you all said enough? Look at the latest image on the list! Kaguyahime has the highest kill count and used the most brutal methods. Why are you still blaming me?!"

The Son of Heaven shouted loudly.

For a moment, everyone was stunned—and then realized that what he said actually made sense.

However, just then, a discordant voice rang out.

"If you hadn't done those things to her, would she ever have gone to the Divine Tree?"

With that question, the crowd immediately resumed their condemnation of the Son of Heaven.

"Yes, exactly! It's all because of you!"

"If you hadn't done such despicable things and instead fought against the Other Kingdom, Kaguya would never have become like this!"

"You forced her into it! This is all your fault!"

The endless accusations pushed the Son of Heaven into complete isolation.

He no longer wanted to hear anything they had to say.

He just wanted to be alone.

[No. 1 on the Killing List: Ōtsutsuki Kaguya][Reward: Seal Loosened]

The Sage of Six Paths, who had been staring at the moon, clearly saw the words appear—and his heart immediately sank.

Sure enough, in the very next second, the moon that sealed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya began to change.

The seal was loosening.

"Chibaku Tensei!!"

The Sage of Six Paths did not hesitate in the slightest and instantly activated the technique.

Countless slabs of earth, continents, and massive stones rose from the ground and flew into the sky.

In the end, they all converged around the moon.

Even so, the Sage of Six Paths still felt an overwhelming sense of danger.

He had a constant feeling that in the very next moment, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya might break free of the seal.

Inside the seal, Kaguya herself felt it loosening.

She struck the seal again and again.

Each time, she felt she was about to succeed—yet in the end, she failed every single time.

This left Ōtsutsuki Kaguya somewhat weary.

She had been sealed for countless years and did not mind waiting longer—but who would want to remain imprisoned forever?

Originally, she thought that once the seal loosened, escaping would be easy.

Who would have thought that even with the seal weakened, breaking free was still extremely difficult—especially with her own son, the Sage of Six Paths, continuously reinforcing it.

She was clearly ranked first on the list, yet the reward she received felt utterly insignificant.

When first place on the killing list appeared, most people had not taken it seriously and merely sighed.

But when they saw the reward for first place, everyone was stunned.

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was not dead—only sealed.

And now, that seal had been loosened significantly.

In an instant, the primary enemy discussed by the four great villages shifted from Uchiha Madara to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

"Damn it, why would this list give such a reward?" the Fourth Raikage cursed angrily.

He raised his fist, about to slam it down again—only to realize that this was Konoha property, extremely valuable, and breaking it would cost him a fortune.

"It's hard to imagine that she's still alive," Ōnoki said gravely. "And we know absolutely nothing about how she fights."

"And she seems to be even stronger than Uchiha Madara."

Even Madara did not frighten Ōnoki—but Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was an unknown variable.

No one had ever seen her fight.

That was what worried him the most.

"Hey, old man, there's no need to worry so much," Mei Terumī suddenly interjected. "She hasn't come out yet, has she?"

She still believed that Madara Uchiha should be their greatest enemy.

Madara Uchiha stared silently at the sky, lost in thought.

Kaguya's existence placed immense pressure on him.

He even felt as though she were his natural counter—an idea that made him deeply uncomfortable.

"The seal is loosening, so she's not dead," Sakura said, fear evident in her eyes. "To live from ancient times until now… how terrifying must she be?"

"What's there to be scared of?" Naruto said carelessly. "She's sealed, isn't she? Sakura, you're overthinking it."

Hidden in the shadows, Uchiha Itachi fell into deep thought.

Judging from the image on the list, if Kaguya were truly resurrected, she would never spare the ninjas.

In that case, neither he nor his brother would be safe.

That would go completely against his original intentions.

All he wanted was to protect Uchiha Sasuke and watch him grow.

And Sasuke—who didn't want his brother's life threatened—didn't want anyone to bully him either.

Yet before Kaguya had even appeared, countless ninjas had already regarded her as their greatest enemy.

In the Pure Land:

[Hashirama Senju: I truly didn't expect her to still be alive—only sealed.][Tobirama Senju: Big brother, now that her seal has weakened, I'm worried about Konoha…][Hashirama Senju: My dear brother, I don't have a better solution. My Yomotsu Hirasaka Sword hasn't finished its cooldown yet.][Tobirama Senju: Leave it to me. I will definitely prevent Kaguya's resurrection!]

At that moment, Hashirama felt his head ache.

It was good that his younger brother trusted him.

But the problem was—he did not trust himself at all.

The mere fact that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had survived until now placed tremendous pressure on him.

Elsewhere—

The reward Su Yu received was astonishing.

It allowed him to fully customize the lists himself, with the rewards distributed at random.

This instantly made things far more interesting.

And if one were to ask what was the most interesting—

Naturally, it was the legend of Konoha Village.

Or rather, the legend of this world.

Su Yu pondered for a long time before finally deciding to release a peculiar list.

The Strongest Ninja List.

However, this list would contain only six names.

These six individuals corresponded exactly to the six powerful shinobi in his mind.

Once Su Yu made his decision, he announced the new list.

"Ding! A new list is about to be released!""Ding! Now announcing—the Strongest Ninja List!"

"What?! Did I read that right? Strongest ninja list?"

"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! The strongest genin? How strong could a mere genin be?"

"Exactly! What is this—seeing whose shuriken flies farther?"

"No, maybe it's seeing who runs the fastest!"

"That's not right," someone argued. "To become a shinobi after graduation, you have to master the Three Basic Techniques. I bet whoever uses those best is the strongest!"

"That makes sense! Absolutely makes sense!"

For a time, ninjas everywhere erupted in discussion.

In their view, what was there to announce about the strongest genin?

They could crush a genin with one hand.

That might be an exaggeration—but to them, genin weren't even real ninjas.

So how strong could the strongest one possibly be?

Hearing the chatter around him, the corner of Su Yu's mouth curled slightly upward.

They had no idea—

That in the entire ninja world, the two strongest individuals were genin.

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