"Y-You… you're actually alive…"
Minato's voice trembled.
His eyes were filled with shock and joy as tears gathered at the corners.
He tightly grabbed Obito's shoulders.
"As long as you're alive… that's enough…"
"Obito—"
A voice sounded from behind him.
Obito turned around to see Kakashi and Kushina.
"Kakashi… Kushina-sensei… it's been a long time."
Kushina nodded with reddened eyes, too choked up to speak.
Kakashi stepped forward, clearly hesitant.
"I'm sorry… about Rin…"
At the mention of Rin, Obito's body stiffened slightly.
But soon, he let out a relieved sigh.
"Lord Wen Lan has already found a way to revive Rin."
Kakashi opened his mouth slightly—
but ultimately said nothing.
He had wanted to say that reviving the dead was disrespectful to the deceased…
yet in the end, he remained silent.
At that moment, Rasa suddenly spoke.
"The Six-Tails jinchūriki is still missing, and we don't even know which faction has him."
"What do we do?"
"No need to worry."
Wen Lan shook his head.
"To activate the Divine Tree, all nine tailed beasts' chakra is required."
"One tailed beast alone won't be enough."
Only then did everyone finally relax.
Wen Lan looked toward Obito.
"You are not participating in the upcoming battle."
"Your mission is simple—"
"Do not let the Ōtsutsuki capture you."
Obito understood the importance of his role and nodded immediately.
"Understood."
With the decision made, everyone moved quickly.
The wounded focused on recovery.
Others trained relentlessly.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Aside from the missing Six-Tails jinchūriki, every other jinchūriki—except Minato—had been transferred into Obito's Kamui dimension.
At the same time, all five great villages dispatched jōnin and elite jōnin reinforcements to Konoha.
Their sole mission:
Protect Obito at all costs.
Soon after, Wen Lan, Minato, Ay, Ōnoki, Mei, Yagura, Rasa, and Black Zetsu rapidly arrived at Kaguya's sealing grounds.
"This is the place."
Black Zetsu spoke quietly.
Everyone stood atop a barren wasteland.
Wild winds swept dust across the ruins, making their cloaks flutter violently.
"Begin."
Wen Lan said calmly.
Black Zetsu instantly detached from White Zetsu's body.
Before White Zetsu could react—
Black Zetsu's arm pierced straight through his chest.
White Zetsu's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at him.
"Why…?"
Black Zetsu showed no emotion whatsoever.
"To revive Mother, a sacrifice is required."
"And you… are that sacrifice."
Suddenly—
massive amounts of high-density chakra erupted from underground.
The surging chakra flooded directly into White Zetsu's body.
Unable to withstand such terrifying energy, White Zetsu's form rapidly twisted and expanded grotesquely.
The Six Kage and Wen Lan immediately retreated.
Then—
White Zetsu's body transformed.
Within moments—it took the shape of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya herself.
Kaguya slowly opened her eyes.
Black Zetsu looked ecstatic.
"Mother… you've finally returned!"
Kaguya merely glanced at him and nodded expressionlessly.
"You've done well."
Then—
her gaze shifted toward the Six Kage and Wen Lan.
The killing intent in her eyes was unmistakable.
The Six Kage immediately tensed.
Every instinct screamed danger.
This woman was terrifying.
Wen Lan stepped forward without hesitation, standing in front of everyone.
"Kaguya."
"Now is not the time for internal conflict."
Kaguya frowned upon hearing his words but remained silent.
"I know you created White Zetsu armies by absorbing humans because you feared pursuit from the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"But now…"
"They've already arrived in this world."
The moment she heard that—
Kaguya's expression changed drastically.
She immediately turned toward Black Zetsu, seeking confirmation.
Black Zetsu gave a bitter smile and nodded.
"Mother… it's true."
Kaguya fell silent.
A trace of fear flashed through her eyes before she coldly snorted.
"I alone am enough."
"Really?"
Wen Lan smiled faintly.
"Isshiki never died."
"!!!"
Kaguya's pupils contracted violently.
Her chakra instantly exploded outward, shattering the earth beneath everyone's feet.
"What did you say?!"
"Isshiki… is still alive?!"
Black Zetsu lowered his head heavily.
"Mother…"
"Kaguya."
"You are not the enemy of the ninja world."
Wen Lan stepped forward again.
"The Ōtsutsuki Clan came to this world intending to exterminate everyone."
"And you created White Zetsu to avoid being hunted yourself."
"That means we share a common enemy."
"Right now, we're all tied to the same rope."
"If one falls, all fall."
Kaguya stared at Wen Lan coldly.
After a long moment—
she slowly restrained her aura.
Back then, her sons had sealed her because they could not understand why she transformed humans into White Zetsu.
But compared to mindless White Zetsu—
having powerful allies was clearly far more valuable.
She slowly raised a hand.
Instantly—
space itself froze.
The Six Kage all felt suffocating pressure.
Kaguya spoke indifferently.
"I can cooperate with you."
"But don't expect mercy from me."
"If anything goes wrong…"
"I will end all your lives immediately."
Wen Lan smiled slightly.
"As long as our goals align, the methods are up to you."
Kaguya's cold gaze swept over everyone before finally locking onto Wen Lan.
"What exactly do you intend to do?"
"We'll use the guardian link to pinpoint Isshiki's location."
"Then we kill our way straight to him."
"Just with you?"
Kaguya sneered coldly.
"You have no understanding of Isshiki's power."
"Back then, I only defeated him through a surprise attack."
"Is that so?"
Wen Lan chuckled softly.
Then—
the Eighth Gate of Death instantly opened.
BOOM!
Blinding chakra erupted like a blazing sun.
His hair rose upward as crimson energy currents spiraled around his body.
Then—
Sage Mode activated.
The Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan opened.
Kaguya's eyes widened in complete shock.
Because at that moment—
she could clearly sense it.
The young man before her…
was vastly stronger than herself.
That terrifying power even surpassed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
For the first time—
hesitation and fear appeared in Kaguya's eyes.
Wen Lan looked at her calmly.
"Now…"
"Is it enough?"
Kaguya stared deeply at him before finally speaking.
"The moment I use the secret technique…"
"Isshiki will also lock onto my location."
"Are you certain?"
"I'm certain."
"…Very well."
"Then our cooperation begins."
Kaguya slowly closed her eyes and murmured an ancient incantation.
The next instant—
she suddenly opened them.
"Do not resist."
She waved her hand.
A black spatial rift instantly opened before the Six Kage and Wen Lan—
pulling them inside.
Yomotsu Hirasaka!
Meanwhile…
deep underground in a hidden cavern—
Isshiki and Urashiki were resting within a dimly lit chamber.
Cold light reflected off the stone walls.
Isshiki sat cross-legged in silence while Urashiki idly twirled his fishing hook.
Suddenly—
Isshiki's eyes snapped open.
"Kaguya has locked onto me."
Urashiki immediately stood up, spinning the hook in his hand.
"How interesting."
"According to your story, she was sealed away."
"To think the people of this world would actually release her."
Isshiki's gaze turned ice-cold.
"My strength has not fully recovered yet."
"When the battle begins…"
"I'll need you to gather more sacrifices for me."
"No problem, Lord Isshiki!"
Urashiki grinned viciously, bloodlust flashing in his eyes.
"When the time comes…"
"the one offered to the Divine Tree…"
"…will be that traitor Kaguya herself."
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