Chapter 507: Otsutsuki Intelligence

He said it lightly, as if he were just talking about the nice weather today.

But to Otsutsuki Kaguya, this "little gadget" sounded like a raging storm.

Otsutsuki Kaguya didn’t know what Yin-Yang Release was, but the fact that Hagoromo could instantly create a perfect Physical Body capable of bearing a Soul meant it was an incredibly powerful ability.

Such talent—even in the home of the Otsutsuki Clan, among those powerful members of the main family who had lived for countless years and seen all kinds of power systems, those who could achieve this were absolutely rare!

And Hagoromo, relying solely on his own talent over a thousand years, had reached such a Realm.

It was truly incredible!

He was so young; to be able to create such a powerful technique on his own at just over a thousand years old!

With such talent, if he were to awaken Dōjutsu and Divine Techniques, how powerful and incredible would those abilities be?

Otsutsuki Kaguya didn’t even dare to think about it.

Because it went beyond her current understanding and imagination.

"My original plan was to have the Sixth Hokage resolve any turmoil that might arise in the Ninja World in the future."

"His power, his Heart-Nature, and the order he established were all sufficient to handle most threats."

He paused. "However, he was just taken away from this world by another Otsutsuki. I need to re-plan."

There was a hint of regret in the Six Paths Sage’s tone, but not much worry.

"Whether it is your existence, Mother, or the space-time fluctuations created by that Otsutsuki named ’Otohime’ just now, both could potentially be observed by other Otsutsuki in the Universe."

The Six Paths Sage’s gaze became deep. "The Otsutsuki Clan’s thirst for ’fruit’ is eternal."

"The Ninja World is like a ripe fruit whose location has been exposed, waiting to be picked; sooner or later, it will attract more covetous eyes."

"Therefore, I have come this time to inquire about some intelligence regarding the Otsutsuki Clan."

The Six Paths Sage stated his purpose directly. "I need to know more so I can prepare the Ninja World early."

This was the true purpose of the Six Paths Sage coming out of the Pure Land and talking to his mother at this moment.

He knew very well that even if he released the Souls of powerful figures like the First Hokage back into the world, given their power and cognition while alive, they would likely struggle to cope with the Otsutsuki that might come in the future.

The gap in eras, the hierarchy of power, and the lack of information were all fatal weaknesses.

He needed information on the Otsutsuki Clan, and even more so, he needed to "create" or "cultivate" a "guardian" who could take up the mantle in place of Uzumaki Naruto in the future.

Uchiha Sasuke, I’m afraid, would not do.

The Six Paths Sage had a deep understanding of the Uchiha Clan’s personality—that ancestral extremism, stubbornness, and tendency to get stuck in a rut.

Although Sasuke was powerful and had grown, certain traits in his personality could still become unstable factors.

He could be a powerful combat force, but he was not suitable as the "pillar of stability" and "spiritual leader" for the entire Ninja World.

Unfortunately, the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan were also nearly extinct.

Asura’s direct Bloodline had become very thin in the Ninja World.

However, the Six Paths Sage already had a plan in mind.

He could wait, wait for Karin or Nagato’s children to be born.

At that time, he could have Asura reincarnate again.

Originally, the Chakra Reincarnation of Asura and Indra was just a portion of Chakra separated from their main Souls; their main Souls were still in the Pure Land.

The Chakra Reincarnation of Asura and Indra could ensure that the reincarnated individual possessed extremely high potential and the Heart-Nature of Asura’s Reincarnation, which guaranteed the lower limit.

But the upper limit that could be reached still depended on the reincarnated individual’s own efforts, Heart-Nature, and opportunities.

’At that time, I will probably need to take action myself to guide the next generation of Asura and Indra Reincarnations.’

The Six Paths Sage thought silently.

He needed to guide and cultivate the new "Child of Prophecy" at the right time and in the right way, allowing them to grow faster to deal with future crises.

This was a long-term layout that required patience and timing.

But for the Six Paths Sage, who already existed in the Pure Land, time was perhaps the thing he lacked the least.

Twenty years or so would be enough for him to cultivate someone who could surpass Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.

"Intelligence on the Otsutsuki?" Otsutsuki Kaguya’s voice echoed in the Sealing Space.

"What I know is actually very little. The Otsutsuki Clan is not the tightly knit, mutually supportive group you imagine."

"Most Otsutsuki are born in a distant galaxy called ’Takamagahara’."

"There, members are strictly divided into upper-rank and lower-rank, or as you would say in the Ninja World, the main family and the branch family."

"The main family is the true core, while the branch family is more like servants, vassals, or consumables."

"If nothing goes wrong, the branch family will become nutrients for the main family to cultivate the Divine Tree."

"I don’t know many members of the main family."

Otsutsuki Kaguya continued, "Only a few, like Isshiki, Momoshiki, and Otohime. They are either born with noble Bloodlines or have made special contributions."

"I do know the names of some branch family members, but mostly I just know their names and general abilities; I am not familiar with them and have had little contact."

The Six Paths Sage listened quietly, his purple Rinnegan flashing with thoughtful light.

He suddenly realized that his mother had never communicated with him so calmly before.

No anger, no resentment, and no aloof indifference.

This feeling was somewhat strange and subtle.

At this moment, Hamura finished dealing with matters outside and walked back slowly.

Seeing his brother Hagoromo here, he didn’t say much, just sat silently beside his brother, also casting his gaze toward Otsutsuki Kaguya in the Seal.

Neither Hagoromo nor Otsutsuki Kaguya felt surprised or interrupted by Hamura’s return.

One continued to listen quietly, the other continued to speak calmly.

"As for the corpse the Hokage brought earlier."

Otsutsuki Kaguya steered the topic toward Otsutsuki Urashiki, who had been killed by Naruto earlier.

"He is Urashiki, originally just a small fisherman and not a member of the Otsutsuki. He was a person whom Otohime snatched a Divine Tree fruit from Isshiki to feed to him, forcibly transforming him into an Otsutsuki."

"I heard Isshiki say that Otohime is a person with a very nasty personality; her biggest motivation for doing that was probably just for fun."

"Because Urashiki had consumed the Divine Tree fruit, in a sense, he could be considered a member of the main family. However, some main family Otsutsuki do not really recognize him."

"Eating the Divine Tree fruit will transform one into an Otsutsuki?"

The Six Paths Sage keenly grasped the key information in Otsutsuki Kaguya’s words, his tone carrying a hint of undisguised surprise.

What did this mean?

It meant that one of the ways to become an Otsutsuki or for a branch family member to be promoted to the main family was to gather the life energy of a planet to cultivate a Divine Tree, and then consume the Chakra fruit produced by the Divine Tree!

This cruel and bloody method revealed the essence of the Otsutsuki Clan’s source of power and explained why they were so obsessed with constantly searching for living planets in the Universe, planting Divine Trees, and harvesting life.

This was not just about obtaining power; it was the key to "promotion" and "transformation."

The brothers Hagoromo and Hamura looked at each other, both seeing heaviness and difficulty in each other’s eyes.

Such a race, treating planets in the Universe as nurseries and harvesting countless lives to achieve their own ends—its threat and destructiveness far exceeded their previous estimations.

Fortunately, they didn’t seem to come in large numbers at the same time.

Otsutsuki Kaguya nodded, but then shook her head again.

"That is not entirely accurate. The Otsutsuki is not a pure ’race’."

"It is more like a kind of ’identity’, or a symbol of ’power level’."

She explained further, "However, the Divine Tree fruit indeed possesses incredible power."

"It can fundamentally change the life form and essence of the consumer, granting them power far beyond reason and a long lifespan."

"And this change can be inherited by descendants."

Speaking of this, Otsutsuki Kaguya’s gaze fell on the Six Paths Sage’s pair of purple Rinnegan.

"You have awakened the ’Rinnegan’, which is only possible for those who have consumed the Divine Tree fruit or their direct descendants; this is the best proof."

Otsutsuki Kaguya’s voice carried a hint of complexity. "Your eyes inherited part of the power I gained after consuming the fruit."

The Six Paths Sage was silent.

He raised his hand, gently touching the horns on his forehead and those deep Rinnegan.

The power of these eyes indeed originated from his mother.

But the path he walked was completely different from his mother’s.

He did not choose to plunder, but chose to understand, guide, and create.

"Then, Mother, you..."

The Six Paths Sage raised a question he had always had, "Why were you unable to awaken a Rinnegan like mine?"

In his memory and cognition, his mother Otsutsuki Kaguya’s eyes were the nine-tomoe Rinne Sharingan on her forehead and ordinary Byakugan.

There was no Rinnegan in the position of her eyes like his.

And his brother Hamura also only had ordinary Byakugan and had not awakened the Rinnegan.

Upon hearing this, Otsutsuki Kaguya raised her finger and pointed to her smooth forehead.

"I did awaken it, on my forehead. That was not an ordinary Rinnegan, but the ’Eye of the Moon’ that combined the power of the Divine Tree."

"However, because the Divine Tree was stripped away by you, that power closely connected to the Divine Tree also went dormant. So it closed again, or rather, lost the Foundation for manifestation."

Otsutsuki Kaguya was also very troubled by this matter. The Eye of the Moon was very powerful, powerful enough to give her the power of Kekkei Mora, and she could still use Kekkei Mora even after losing the Ten-Tails.

However, after the Ten-Tails was stripped away, her Chakra was insufficient to support her in using those original powerful techniques, because the techniques she knew were all very Chakra-consuming.

The Six Paths Sage and Hamura looked where Otsutsuki Kaguya pointed; there was indeed only a smooth forehead with no trace of any eyes.

The two brothers understood in their hearts; their mother’s power was closely linked to the Ten-Tails.

After the Ten-Tails was stripped away and divided into nine Tailed Beasts, her power was also greatly weakened and divided; eyes that required massive Chakra and the power of the Divine Tree to support naturally could not be maintained.

"As far as I speculate..."

Otsutsuki Kaguya continued, "The Rinnegan is not something every Otsutsuki will awaken. The Awakening and specific form of Dōjutsu seem to be related to individual differences, the nutrients absorbed from the consumed fruit, and even personal experiences and will."

She gave an example: "For instance, Isshiki, his eyes are not both Rinnegan. He has one Byakugan and one black eye."

"That black eye also possesses very powerful Dōjutsu abilities. And like Kinshiki, an Otsutsuki who has not consumed a Chakra fruit, he only possesses the basic Dōjutsu of the Byakugan and the special Dōjutsu he self-awakened based on the development of the Byakugan."

"The Byakugan has other Dōjutsu?"

Hamura’s tone carried surprise. He possessed the Byakugan, and although like his brother, he had mastered the power of Yin-Yang Release, his abilities were not as powerful as his brother’s.

In his cognition, the Byakugan was mainly for perspective, long-distance vision, and insight into Chakra meridians. Although practical, it seemed far inferior to the Sharingan his brother once awakened, and the Rinnegan he now possessed, which had near-miraculous abilities.

"Yes."

Otsutsuki Kaguya affirmed, "Kinshiki’s Byakugan Dōjutsu is a space-time ability. In fact, many Otsutsuki’s Byakugan possess or can develop space-time-related Dōjutsu. This is also one of the main ways the Otsutsuki branch family can follow the main family to travel long distances across galaxies in the Universe."

She looked at her younger son Hamura, her tone carrying a hint of regret:

"The Byakugan is also known as the ’Pure Eye’. Perspective and insight are just its most basic, most superficial abilities. Looking at you, it seems you do not know the true power of the Byakugan."

Otsutsuki Kaguya explained: "The reason the Byakugan is called ’Byakugan’ is that it is like a piece of pure white paper, possessing theoretically infinite evolutionary potential, waiting for the possessor to draw their own unique abilities upon it."

"It is the ’Eye of Foundation’, the ’Eye of Possibility’."

Her gaze fell on Hamura’s pair of pure Byakugan:

"Hamura, I have seen your descendants; because the Bloodline has been diluted generation after generation, his Bloodline has become too thin. However, the power in him is undoubted; it is exactly the power of the Byakugan after advancement."

"And the ’Tenseigan’ mentioned by the Sixth Hokage earlier..."

Otsutsuki Kaguya paused, "That ’Tenseigan’ should be one possible direction for the Byakugan of Hamura’s descendants to evolve under certain special conditions."

The brothers Hamura and Hagoromo listened quietly. A storytelling session that they hadn’t even experienced in their childhood was happening at this moment.

Is this family affection?

No, it is not.

Where is there family affection between mother and son?

Family affection had long since been worn away in the betrayal, fear, confrontation, and sealing of a thousand years ago.

The Six Paths Sage and his brother had fought with Otsutsuki Kaguya for months. If it weren’t for the fact that they couldn’t kill Otsutsuki Kaguya, they would have killed her long ago; there was simply no need to use Sealing Jutsu to Seal her away.

They even had Hamura take half of their descendants to guard the other on the moon, preventing Otsutsuki Kaguya from breaking free of the Seal one day, escaping, and continuing to wreak havoc on the Ninja World.

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