My name is Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
I was born 1,300 years ago, in the sacred realm of the gods—Takamagahara.
After giving birth to me, my parents devoted themselves to the royal mission of cultivating Chakra Fruits for the king of our clan, Ōtsutsuki Shibai.
They sent me down to the lower world—to the simple and peaceful land of Izumo—entrusting me to a human couple to raise.
From the moment I became aware of the world, I was already bound to humanity.
A hundred years of childhood—
happy, gentle, warm…
Yet inevitably tinged with sorrow.
Those memories, worn down by time, became the deepest foundation of my being.
And also—
the seed of my tragedy.
A hundred years later, I was taken back by the clan.
I learned that my parents had already sacrificed themselves for the royal mission.
At that time, there was no Karma resurrection.
To be offered to the Ten-Tails… was true death.
I had never lived with them.
So their deaths did not strike me deeply—
Until I learned their names.
Ōtsutsuki Kōkō… and Ōtsutsuki Nayadake.
My name—Kaguya—was formed from theirs.
…Was that their way of leaving behind their love?
A faint sadness took root in my heart.
Because of their contributions, I was elevated to nobility within the main family.
And assigned a guide.
His name was Ōtsutsuki Ryūshiki.
Only much later did I learn—
he was the son of our king, Shibai.
He taught me combat.
And led me on a two-hundred-year journey.
During that time—
The coldness and violence embedded in my bloodline… awakened.
Two hundred years—
Was enough to learn how to survive as an Ōtsutsuki.
But learning… did not mean accepting.
My childhood with humans never left me.
Deep down—
I could never embrace the clan's so-called "evolution."
What I truly desired…
Was something simple.
A warm home.
A family together.
And if I were to be selfish—
To preserve that happiness… forever.
Such a wish—
Was impossible in our clan.
After the journey ended, I was promoted—
by Ryūshiki's recommendation—
To one of the Ten Divine.
I was 300 years old.
A young woman in full bloom.
A new royal mission was issued.
I was sent to the land of Kengetsu—
Together with Isshiki.
By then, Karma had been created.
Sacrificing oneself to the Ten-Tails no longer meant death—
If done correctly.
Before departure, we both received inheritance.
By strength ranking—
I, newly promoted and weakest among the Ten Divine—
Naturally became Isshiki's subordinate.
He was over 700 years old.
Third strongest among the Ten Divine.
Wielding divine techniques akin to Shibai himself.
He never saw me as anything more than a servant.
And so—
He never saw it coming.
When I betrayed him.
Why did I do it?
Not for anything grand.
I simply couldn't stand him.
His arrogance.
His commands.
If I had to spend a century under him—
I'd rather work alone.
Plant the Ten-Tails.
Harvest the fruit.
Return it.
That's all that mattered.
Who cared whether Isshiki lived or died?
He was disliked even within the clan.
Even then—
I had not yet thought of betraying the clan itself.
That came later.
Two turning points.
The first—
Our king, Shibai… died.
Rumors said he was killed by something beyond.
Others said he ascended to a higher dimension.
The cause didn't matter.
What mattered was—
He was gone.
He had already devoured most fruit-users in pursuit of evolution.
Very few remained.
It was an age of twilight.
The second—
The humans of Kengetsu were at war.
Perhaps it was impulse.
Perhaps my childhood.
But I could not bear to see them destroy each other.
So I ended the war.
History would later claim I used the Chakra Fruit to do so.
That is false.
At that time, chakra civilization had not even begun.
I was worshipped. Revered.
And for the first time—
I felt happiness.
Fulfillment.
That childhood longing surged within me.
Perhaps…
Here…
It could be real.
So I ate the fruit.
And became—
A traitor to my clan.
I gained immortality.
Unprecedented power.
At my peak—
I was likely equal to Ōtsutsuki Shinjiki, ranked second among the Ten Divine.
But it wasn't enough.
There were beings in the clan—
Who surpassed even fruit-users.
Shinjiki was one.
My guide, Ryūshiki—another.
And his brother—
Ōtsutsuki Tsunagu.
The next king.
He would never forgive betrayal.
Someday—
They would come.
I lived in fear.
But I never regretted my choice.
Because by then—
I was already with child.
I swore—
To protect my children.
To protect this land.
My sons—Hagoromo and Hamura—
Inherited my power.
They would stand beside me.
And I would build an army—
White Zetsu.
From the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Ten thousand sacrifices.
No—one hundred thousand.
I do not justify it.
I am Ōtsutsuki.
Cruelty is in my nature.
For the greater whole—
Sacrifice is acceptable.
But I never imagined—
That decision—
Would lead my sons…
To stand against me.
They called it evil.
They refused to understand.
Hagoromo was stubborn.
Hamura followed him.
They even allied with Gamamaru.
They defied me—again and again.
So I decided—
To take back their power.
To protect them from themselves.
But—
Hagoromo grew stronger.
Created a sealing technique.
And—
They sealed me.
Before that, I created Black Zetsu.
As a seed of revival.
What followed—
Needs no telling.
Two seals.
A thousand years alone.
My heart closed.
Perhaps…
I truly became the monster they called me.
And yet—
Someone…
Tried to save me.
Uchiha Akira.
A million embraces.
A million promises.
He melted the ice within me.
Not his words—
But one answer.
"Kaguya… if everything still goes wrong… what then?"
He said—
"If that day comes… I'll be the one to fall before you."
…
"…Alright."
"I believe you."
My name is Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
And thanks to Akira—
I have found my belief again.
To coexist with humanity.
But first—
There is something I must do.
You bit me a million times.
Now—
It's my turn.
—
"Whoosh!"
Kaguya embraced Akira from behind.
"What—!?"
She stood on her toes—
"Ah—!"
And bit down hard—
Into his neck.
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