291. Kaguya: I Will Consider Reproducing with You

Hanekawa returned to the vicinity of the God Tree.

While waiting, he wasn’t idle. Instead, he focused on training in sage techniques.

When power levels generally reached the Six Paths tier, most ninjutsu became obsolete, and sage techniques and ocular abilities became the mainstream.

Hanekawa felt a tinge of regret.

Before his time travel, he had forgotten to visit Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave.

With his strength, he could have easily compelled these two great sage regions to hand over their sage techniques.

Hanekawa suddenly thought of the current three great sage regions but quickly dismissed the idea.

Because the timeline was too early, the three great sage regions likely didn’t even know what chakra was, let alone sage mode or sage techniques.

Hanekawa didn’t have to wait long.

A week later, the God Tree underwent an unusual transformation.

Like a flower, its petals bloomed, revealing the fruit inside.

“Is it just one step away now?”

Hanekawa formed hand seals, and his body sank into the ground.

After gaining control over the White Zetsu, he had also acquired the Mayfly Technique.

Coupled with the 200% boost from the S-Class term “Second Generation Darkness of the Shinobi” hidden ninjutsu effects, even Otsutsuki Isshiki and Otsutsuki Kaguya would find it difficult to detect his presence without careful observation.

Hanekawa quickly approached the God Tree.

Otsutsuki Isshiki and Otsutsuki Kaguya arrived before him.

Hanekawa had already met Otsutsuki Kaguya, but this was his first time seeing Otsutsuki Isshiki.

He wore a white robe, had ash-white hair, and a long curved horn on his head resembling half a crown.

Like all Otsutsuki, his skin was pale, and he possessed the Byakugan.

But as the protected one, his strength naturally surpassed that of the guardian; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to sacrifice the guardian.

Only his left eye was the Byakugan, while his right eye had mutated into a golden wheel-like pattern with eight triangles.

“It’s time, Kaguya,” Otsutsuki Isshiki said.

“Yes,” Otsutsuki Kaguya replied expressionlessly.

She seemed to have already accepted her fate, remaining calm and unshaken.

Otsutsuki Isshiki didn’t suspect a thing.

He looked at the nearly ripe God Tree fruit, his eyes filled with excitement.

The thousand-year wait was finally coming to an end.

He could take the God Tree fruit and return… Otsutsuki Isshiki’s eyes widened in shock.

He instinctively looked down and saw a terrifying surge of chakra piercing through his body.

“Kaguya, what… what are you doing?” Otsutsuki Isshiki asked, unable to believe what was happening.

Although Otsutsuki Kaguya was to be sacrificed to the God Tree, her death would only be temporary.

The Otsutsuki clan could replicate themselves and digitize their data.

After implanting themselves into a target, a black diamond-shaped mark would appear on the target’s palm—this was the Karma.

Over time, the target would be overwritten by the Otsutsuki, allowing them to resurrect.

Otsutsuki Kaguya coldly stared at Otsutsuki Isshiki.

She didn’t respond, only clenched her fists.

Under her control, the chakra transformed into sharp blades, slicing through Otsutsuki Isshiki’s body.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Caught off guard, Otsutsuki Isshiki’s legs were severed.

“Ahhh!” Otsutsuki Isshiki screamed in agony.

The unprecedented pain nearly made him pass out, but as an Otsutsuki, his vitality was incredibly resilient.

He knew this was the most dangerous moment.

If he didn’t want to be sacrificed, he had to escape immediately.

Daikokuten!

With a twisted expression, Otsutsuki Isshiki glared at Otsutsuki Kaguya, and his right eye suddenly trembled.

A sharp sound echoed through the air.

Countless chakra rods appeared out of nowhere, raining down like arrows, enveloping Otsutsuki Kaguya.

The chakra rods were weapons generated through Yin-Yang Release.

They could sense, absorb the opponent’s chakra, seal their chakra points, and disrupt their chakra flow.

Otsutsuki Kaguya stepped back.

She clenched her fists and, in an instant, unleashed a flurry of punches.

Many of the chakra rods were knocked away.

Just as Otsutsuki Kaguya thought she had blocked Otsutsuki Isshiki’s Daikokuten, a piercing sound rang out.

It was the sound of a massive object tearing through the air.

Otsutsuki Kaguya turned her head and saw a giant black cube hurtling toward her.

She instinctively raised her hands, and a massive amount of chakra formed an invisible shield in front of her.

*Boom!*

A violent explosion erupted.

An unimaginable force slammed into Otsutsuki Kaguya.

Her body was sent flying, crashing into the ground and creating a deep crater.

Otsutsuki Isshiki, now legless, lay on the ground. Seeing his attack had worked, he raised his hand again.

The scattered chakra rods, under his control, shot toward Otsutsuki Kaguya like swords.

Sage Art: Wood Release: Wooden Arhat Technique!

The ground cracked, and a wooden, fanged demon face suddenly rose, blocking the path of the chakra rods.

The chakra rods embedded themselves into the demon face.

In an instant, the face shattered into countless fragments and splinters.

“Who?!” Otsutsuki Isshiki’s face turned grim.

But as he looked around, he couldn’t find a third person.

Otsutsuki Kaguya was momentarily stunned, then struggled to her feet despite the pain.

Her first thought was of Hanekawa.

Because before they planted the God Tree in the ninja world, they had thoroughly inspected the entire world.

There were no strong individuals in the ninja world who could threaten them.

Including the so-called gods.

In their eyes, they could kill them with a wave of their hand.

But Hanekawa was different.

Otsutsuki Kaguya wasn’t confident she could kill him.

Byakugan!

Otsutsuki Isshiki’s eyes bulged with veins.

He could see everything in the vicinity.

He immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

Beneath him, the ground cracked, and a hand shot out.

Sukunahikona!

In this critical moment, Otsutsuki Isshiki activated the ability of his right eye.

His body shrank to the size of a speck of dust, disappearing from sight.

Otsutsuki Isshiki had two ocular abilities.

Sukunahikona allowed him to shrink anything, including himself, and restore it to its original size.

However, he couldn’t shrink living beings other than himself.

Daikokuten allowed him to store shrunken objects in a separate dimension, summoning them at will.

The chakra rods and the giant black cube earlier were both summoned from this dimension.

In the original story, he had used Sukunahikona to escape from Otsutsuki Kaguya.

Hanekawa emerged from the ground, his expression calm as he clapped his hands.

Countless sealing formulas spread out from him, covering the surrounding area.

In an instant, they enveloped a radius of a thousand meters.

Dragon Vein Seal!

Four shadow clones he had prepared earlier moved to the four directions, planting Flying Thunder God kunai.

All the sealing formulas connected together.

The air trembled.

An invisible sealing barrier formed.

Hanekawa let out a sigh of relief.

Since he already knew about Otsutsuki Isshiki’s abilities, he wouldn’t let him escape so easily.

His goal was simple.

Whether Otsutsuki Isshiki had turned into dust or hidden in another dimension, he was now trapped within the sealing barrier and couldn’t escape.

In the original story, Otsutsuki Isshiki had managed to escape, but he was severely injured.

If he hadn’t encountered Jigen and parasitized him, he would have died.

But now, with the sealing barrier in place, Otsutsuki Isshiki wouldn’t be able to meet Jigen.

Even if he hid in another dimension, he couldn’t stay there for long.

After all, his injuries were too severe.

Otsutsuki Isshiki’s only hope was to undo Sukunahikona, return to his original size, and use a space-time portal.

But within the sealing barrier, even space-time travel would be more difficult than usual.

“What? You still don’t trust me?” Hanekawa glanced at Otsutsuki Kaguya, who was keeping her distance.

“Yes,” Otsutsuki Kaguya admitted. “You have too many abilities. It’s hard for me to trust you.”

“If I really wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t have saved you,” Hanekawa shook his head.

“Think about it. If I hadn’t saved you but instead attacked you, what would have happened?”

Otsutsuki Kaguya was momentarily stunned.

Even though Otsutsuki Isshiki was severely injured, with Hanekawa joining the fight, she likely wouldn’t have been a match.

“But why are you helping me?” Otsutsuki Kaguya asked coldly. “We’ve only met once. Besides the God Tree fruit, I can’t think of any other reason.”

“Actually, there is one,” Hanekawa coughed lightly. “Reproduction.”

“What did you say?” Otsutsuki Kaguya was stunned, unsure if she had heard correctly.

“Although I’m a half-breed, my bloodline is far superior to the natives of this world. None of them are worthy of bearing my descendants,” Hanekawa lied casually.

“You met me and decided I’m worthy?” Otsutsuki Kaguya fell silent for two seconds before coldly replying, “I have no intention of reproducing.”

To a normal woman, this reason would be off-putting.

But Otsutsuki Kaguya was different.

Her world was pure—strength was everything.

She somewhat believed Hanekawa’s words.

After all, with his strength, there really were no women in the ninja world worthy of him.

However, Otsutsuki Kaguya’s goal was to consume the God Tree fruit and become the Otsutsuki God.

Things like partners and descendants meant nothing to her.

What she craved was power!

“You don’t have to reject me so quickly,” Hanekawa said calmly. “I’m not asking for an answer right now. You can consider it after you’ve achieved your goals.”

Otsutsuki Kaguya fell silent.

She didn’t respond, but her expression softened slightly.

Hanekawa knew he had planted a seed in her mind.

Whether it would grow or not, only time would tell.

Hanekawa paused and said, "Let's deal with him first."

"Do you know Sukuna-Hikona?"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki looked towards the sealing barrier and asked.

Hanekawa seemed to have a deep understanding of Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's abilities.

This was also one of the reasons she distrusted him.

"This is the ability of my Rinnegan,"

Hanekawa said casually, "It's just his bad luck that he happens to be countered by me."

Although he had formed hand seals, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki certainly wouldn't understand them.

Because hand seals were invented by Indra, the son of the Sage of Six Paths.

The Ōtsutsuki clan didn't need hand seals to use all their abilities.

"Although he is countered by you, he is not dead,"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki said slowly.

"He is severely injured and will inevitably reveal his true form,"

Hanekawa smiled lightly and said, "I do have a way to force him out earlier."

"What way?"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki stared at Hanekawa and asked.

"You sacrifice half of his body to hasten the maturity of the God Tree's fruit, and then you consume it,"

Hanekawa said calmly.

"You... are you really not interested in the God Tree's fruit?"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's eyes narrowed as she asked.

"I've already stated my purpose,"

Hanekawa said seriously, spouting nonsense, "Once you become stronger, the offspring you bear will undoubtedly be stronger as well."

"You are quite straightforward,"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki wasn't angry; instead, she praised him.

In the understanding of the Ōtsutsuki clan, there are no schemes or tricks, only absolute strength.

It was precisely because of this that Isshiki Ōtsutsuki had not guarded against her sneak attack.

"But how do I know you won't take the opportunity to attack me while I'm sacrificing to the God Tree?"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki asked with equal frankness.

"I won't,"

Hanekawa pointed to the sealing barrier and said, "He definitely won't stand by and watch you consume the God Tree's fruit. I must be vigilant against his sneak attack."

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki tilted her head and thought for a moment.

Hanekawa's words were not hard to understand.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki could still hide within Sukuna-Hikona for now.

But once she consumed the God Tree's fruit and obtained the Rinne Sharingan, he would lose his chance forever.

Therefore, he must stop her from consuming the God Tree's fruit.

Once he revealed his true form, his first attack wouldn't be on her, but on Hanekawa.

Because he needed to break the sealing barrier.

If Hanekawa were to attack her, he would be sneak attacked by Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.

"If I can safely consume the God Tree's fruit, I might consider bearing offspring with you,"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki thought for a moment and said coolly.

She was dangling a carrot in front of Hanekawa.

Compared to bearing offspring, the God Tree's fruit was obviously more important.

Hearing this, Hanekawa twitched the corner of his mouth.

In Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's words, bearing offspring sounded as simple as eating a meal.

Could it be that she didn't even know what bearing offspring entailed?

Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed possible.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had a low status and was destined to be a guardian sacrificed to the God Tree.

Moreover, as an ascetic, she wouldn't actively seek to understand what bearing offspring involved.

"I agree,"

Hanekawa said with a smile.

He finally felt like he was deceiving a naive girl.

Although in his past life, many people jokingly called Kaguya Ōtsutsuki a naive girl, from their brief interaction, she clearly wasn't.

But now, she indeed seemed that way.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki waved her hand casually.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's legs on the ground were pulled towards the God Tree.

Moments later, half of his body was absorbed by the God Tree.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki immediately became tense.

She wasn't sure if half a body would be enough to mature the God Tree's fruit.

But there was still hope.

Because Isshiki Ōtsutsuki was stronger than her.

If she were to sacrifice herself, it would require her entire body.

Under Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's expectant gaze, the God Tree's fruit suddenly emitted a blinding crimson light.

"Did it succeed?"

Hanekawa felt an indescribably terrifying aura.

This was the final form of the Ten-Tails, the God Tree.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki leapt up and flew towards the top of the tree.

At that moment, chakra fluctuations shimmered within the sealing barrier.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki released Sukuna-Hikona.

He had returned to his true form.

More accurately, half of his body.

He looked at Kaguya Ōtsutsuki with eyes wide in fury.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's original plan was to use Sukuna-Hikona to escape, but who knew Hanekawa would appear out of nowhere.

He was directly sealed in place, completely unable to escape.

Although the situation was bad, it wasn't hopeless.

Because in his view, Hanekawa's goal must also be the God Tree's fruit.

He just needed to wait.

If Hanekawa and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki turned against each other, that would be the best outcome.

Even if they didn't, he still had a chance to escape.

He just needed Hanekawa and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to let their guard down for a moment.

But what he didn't expect was that Hanekawa would willingly give up the God Tree's fruit.

Once Kaguya Ōtsutsuki consumed the God Tree's fruit and her power surged, it would be difficult for him to continue hiding within Sukuna-Hikona.

After revealing his true form, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki immediately used Daikokuten.

Four massive black cubes smashed towards the sealing barrier.

At the same time, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki raised both hands.

A surge of black-red chakra emerged, and a circular portal slowly formed.

He intended to consume the God Tree's fruit before Kaguya Ōtsutsuki could.

A thunderous roar echoed.

The massive black cubes possessed overwhelming power.

The sealing barrier couldn't withstand the force and began to crack.

Hanekawa had anticipated this, so he wasn't concerned.

His focus remained on Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.

The moment the black-red chakra appeared, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Hanekawa's body vanished instantly.

He reappeared behind Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.

Kamui!

Hanekawa grabbed Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's shoulder.

His Rinnegan spun fiercely.

Space twisted, forming an invisible vortex.

"What?!"

Just as Isshiki Ōtsutsuki was about to fly into the spatial portal, he felt an immense pulling force.

He instinctively turned his head and was instantly terrified.

Hanekawa smiled faintly.

The spacetime pulling force reached its limit.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki was directly sucked into the Kamui dimension.

"Indeed, ninja battles are battles of information,"

Hanekawa exhaled and said.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki didn't know he possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and Kamui, so he was easily sent into another dimension.

But this wasn't entirely his fault.

Spacetime ninjutsu, or abilities, were extremely rare.

Not to mention possessing two at once.

Of course, the most critical factor was that Isshiki Ōtsutsuki had lost his legs and was in a severely injured state.

To counter Kamui, one either needed incredible speed or spacetime ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki had just used a spatial portal and couldn't use another.

And without his legs, he had lost his speed.

Through a series of unfortunate coincidences, he was sucked into the Kamui dimension.

But Isshiki Ōtsutsuki wasn't dead.

Hanekawa glanced at Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and used intangibility.

He also entered the Kamui dimension.

"Who are you? How do you have the Rinnegan?"

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki lay on the ground, his face twisted in a snarl as he asked.

He had lost his final chance.

Using a spatial portal now would be too late.

By the time he could act, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki would have already consumed the God Tree's fruit.

But he refused to accept this!

His thousand-year wait had been utterly destroyed by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Hanekawa.

Especially Hanekawa.

His appearance was completely unexpected.

If not for Hanekawa, even in his injured state, he could have escaped, not ending up in this dire situation.

"Talking is pointless,"

Hanekawa's eyes gleamed with anticipation.

He was eager to see what kind of reward he would get for killing Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.

"You want to kill me? It won't be that easy!"

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki sensed his killing intent and said coldly, "I'll turn you into a vessel!"

He was severely injured.

And with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki outside consuming the God Tree's fruit.

His only option was to implant a Kāma into Hanekawa and take over his body to be reborn.

"Is that so?"

Hanekawa calmly clapped his hands together.

Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!

A terrifying surge of chakra erupted, shaking the entire dimension.

Before Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's stunned eyes, a colossal Thousand-Armed Kannon statue, comparable in size to the God Tree, appeared.

"What... what is this? Why is there natural energy?"

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's face was filled with shock and confusion.

He had no concept of sage techniques or ninjutsu, so he was utterly bewildered by the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.

After arriving in the ninja world, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki had encountered deities that used natural energy.

But they were limited in strength.

Compared to the God Tree, they were insignificant.

Neither Isshiki Ōtsutsuki nor Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had paid much attention to natural energy.

Daikokuten!

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki gritted his teeth and activated his dōjutsu.

He wasn't going to sit idly by.

Countless massive black cubes flew out, crashing towards Hanekawa like meteors.

Hanekawa stood still as the Thousand-Armed Kannon extended its giant hands, effortlessly catching the massive black cubes.

With a twist of its wrists, the cubes were sent flying back.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's face turned pale.

How could this Thousand-Armed Kannon possess such terrifying power? It could catch the massive black cubes with its bare hands?

Sukuna-Hikona!

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki glanced at the oncoming cubes.

In the next moment, they all shrank, losing their size and power.

Before Isshiki Ōtsutsuki could catch his breath, he heard a deafening roar.

Top Transformation!

The Thousand-Armed Kannon moved.

Countless giant hands clenched into fists and smashed down.

The sheer force of the action caused the air to explode with terrifying cracks.

The massive shockwaves transformed into raging winds.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki felt as if he were at the center of a storm, about to be torn apart.

Sukuna-Hikona!

He turned his gaze to the Thousand-Armed Kannon.

His right eye trembled violently.

"Ah!"

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki let out a piercing scream.

Blood seeped from his right eye.

Through his efforts, the Thousand-Armed Kannon finally shrank slightly, and it continued to shrink slowly.

"What kind of ability is this?!"

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's body shook violently.

The massive loss of chakra worsened his already dire condition.

"Faster! Faster!"

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki roared through gritted teeth.

But the Thousand-Armed Kannon's shrinking speed was still too slow.

The now-shrunken fists descended from the sky, completely engulfing him.

For a moment, the winds howled, light distorted, and the ground shattered.

Hanekawa kept his eyes fixed on Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.

Sage techniques were products of a later era.

But now, they were teaching the arrogant Ōtsutsuki clan a harsh lesson.

In his view, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki was similar to the Nine-Tails.

Relying on an invincible ability to dominate.

The Nine-Tails relied on Tailed Beast Bombs.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki relied on Sukuna-Hikona and Daikokuten.

The same went for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who relied entirely on the Rinne Sharingan's Kekkei Mōra.

Of course, it wasn't entirely their fault.

After all, their innate abilities were simply too powerful.

"Is he dead?"

Hanekawa raised an eyebrow.

As the chakra fluctuations ceased, there was no sign of Isshiki Ōtsutsuki on the ground, only a pile of mush.

Hanekawa didn't dismiss the Thousand-Armed Kannon but stood on its hand, waiting.

After a few minutes, he had a guess.

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki wasn't dead but had used Sukuna-Hikona to shrink himself and escape death.

But he was on his last legs.

Hanekawa continued to wait.

After another half hour, he finally triggered the related reward.

And from the space, half a body fell out—it was Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.

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