However, it's not over yet.
A few seconds later.
Jigen's body rapidly disintegrated, then quickly restructured and repaired itself under the power of the black Kama.
As long as the Kama was fully activated, even if his corpse were burned to ashes, he could be completely restructured and revived once. The advanced secret technology of the Ōtsutsuki clan was no joke.
A moment later...
Jigen's body was fully restructured and repaired, transforming into the original appearance of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, allowing him to successfully reincarnate and rise!
Although such a resurrection was imperfect, the revived Isshiki immediately retreated dozens of meters, keeping his distance.
He stared at Momoshiki across from him with extreme shock and wariness.
He didn't want to be defeated in an instant again!
"Y-you... what's wrong with you?"
"Your eyes? That? Nine-Tomoe Rinne-Sharingan?"
"You evolved?"
Isshiki clearly saw the eyes of 'Momoshiki' across from him, which had suddenly changed from Byakugan to a pair of nine-tomoe Rinne-Sharingan.
This gave him an immense shock and astonishment.
It should be known that the nine-tomoe Rinne-Sharingan was different from an ordinary Rinnegan or special eye techniques. It was extremely rare even within the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Generally, there were only two ways to obtain it.
Either by consuming a complete chakra fruit, or by ingesting a massive number of pills to trigger a qualitative change, only then could one possibly activate one of the highest eye techniques!
"Just lucky, I ate a few more chakra pills."
'Momoshiki' said proudly, perfectly matching his arrogant character.
"Impossible!"
"It hasn't even been two thousand years—how could you achieve so much, complete enough missions, and earn enough pill rewards for a qualitative upgrade and enhancement?"
"Fake, this is absolutely impossible!"
Isshiki was jealous to the point of madness, his entire face beginning to distort.
This meant that while he had been hiding for over a thousand years, that bastard Momoshiki had completed enough missions, earned enough rewards, and even fully upgraded his life status?
How could this be?!!
The feeling was like watching a colleague get promoted and become rich, reaching the peak of life. While he fell to the bottom, begging to survive.
This extreme sense of disparity and comparison nearly drove Isshiki insane with jealousy.
To the point that he instinctively doubted whether this was real.
He would rather Momoshiki be lying to him!
"Impossible?"
"Fool, do you want to die again?"
"This time, you're afraid you won't have a vessel for resurrection!"
'Momoshiki' erupted with killing intent once more, immediately locking onto Isshiki, as if determined to kill the traitor again.
The sharp killing intent and crisis of death made Isshiki's scalp tingle and cold sweat break out.
To the point that all his elegance and arrogance were shattered into pieces by Momoshiki's absolute power.
Even if he had more insults and reluctance, he didn't dare show them now.
"No, no, no, I didn't mean it that way."
Isshiki admitted defeat, changing his previously stubborn attitude.
"How about it? Do you still think I stole your young Juubi?"
"Of course not! How could a small young Juubi be worthy of your attention?"
Isshiki answered with flattery that went completely against his wishes.
Although he still harbored some suspicion toward Momoshiki in his heart, he didn't dare show it now.
Don't even mention stealing the Juubi.
With the other party's current status and power, even if he snatched the young Juubi right in front of him, he wouldn't dare complain at all!
Moreover, he was still bearing punishment—the kind that would soon be investigated and penalized for failing to complete the tree-planting mission.
"You know your place..."
"But without a young Juubi, it's nearly impossible to plant a God Tree again and complete the mission!"
Isshiki was extremely anxious; after all, this was his only chance to turn things around.
"No, you still have one way to fix it."
Momoshiki's words immediately filled Isshiki with excitement, his eyes brimming with hope.
"I just came here from the planet you were handling."
"Outside, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya has been unsealed and revived. She's currently engaged in fierce combat with a group of natives on this planet."
"And it seems she'll be defeated soon. Therefore, now is the best time to seize the Juubi."
"As long as you can obtain the perfect Juubi in Kaguya's body, I don't need to say more, right?"
'Momoshiki' gave a meaningful hint.
Isshiki immediately understood.
The stolen young Juubi couldn't be relied on for the time being.
The only one he could rely on was the perfect Juubi controlled by Kaguya.
As long as he could obtain that Juubi, replant it into a God Tree, he could still devour the entire planet and condense another chakra fruit!
This was the last way.
"No way! Kaguya personally swallowed the entire chakra fruit and is nearly immortal."
"Even I might not be able to defeat her."
"It's extremely difficult to kill her!"
"Although personally swallowing the entire chakra fruit has many drawbacks and is far less efficient than processing it into pills and consuming them. But you should know how difficult that is, right?"
Isshiki didn't rashly agree; instead, he was extremely wary.
If he could truly process the entire chakra fruit into pure pills and eat them, the effect would be far stronger than swallowing the raw fruit!
Just like charcoal derived from wood, but when burned, charcoal lasts far longer and is more stable than wood.
Just like a Jinchūriki and a Bijuu.
Although the total chakra is the same, the power and effects that the former can unleash are on completely different levels.
Frankly, swallowing a raw chakra fruit was just Kaguya's barbaric method.
The main Ōtsutsuki family had long ago created a more complete and efficient chakra utilization system...
But even if she swallowed the raw chakra fruit and couldn't fully utilize the energy, it was still terrifying.
Although she would be restricted and bound to one planet, it was precisely because of this that Kaguya, who was nearly immortal on Earth, became even more difficult and terrifying to face.
She had already become another type of pure energy lifeform.
Even Isshiki in his prime felt he was no match for chakra fruit Kaguya...
"Hmm? What are you afraid of?"
"If I'm not mistaken, this imperfect resurrection of yours probably only leaves you with five or six days of life, right?"
"If you don't want to die, do you still have a choice?!"
'Momoshiki' asked aggressively again, directly piercing Isshiki's greatest threat at the moment.
That was his remaining lifespan!
If he couldn't find a suitable vessel and fully activate the Kama seal within five days, he would almost certainly die!
But if he could obtain the perfect Juubi, his lifespan would immediately extend significantly, and he wouldn't need to worry about death or the mission anymore.
On one side, waiting for death; on the other, taking a risk to seize the Juubi.
Which choice to make?
Isshiki already had the answer in his heart.
"I'm willing to try!"
"Excellent. After success, I'll help you cover some gaps in this mission."
'Momoshiki' gave an additional guarantee, making Isshiki even more tempted.
"What are your conditions?"
Isshiki accepted Momoshiki's guarantee and quickly began negotiating the price.
He wasn't stupid, and he was long familiar with the other party's habits. Momoshiki would never help him without compensation.
If he didn't ask for anything, Isshiki would actually feel uneasy!
"The pill rewards after the mission is complete—I want half!"
"What?!"
A tree-planting mission lasts hundreds to thousands of years. The chakra fruit obtained at the end, after being handed over, basically only yields about thirty percent in chakra pill rewards.
Momoshiki asking for half was truly an excessive demand!
Isshiki's heart ached as if it were bleeding.
"You don't want to?"
"Fine, I agree! After it's done, I'll give you half!"
Isshiki agreed through gritted teeth. After all, he was now a lamb ready for slaughter. Without Momoshiki's protection and help—
Don't even mention completing the mission and getting rewards.
He feared that after the mission failed, he would immediately be hunted and killed by the main family!
In fact, with Momoshiki's current power, if not for the clan rules prohibiting killing fellow clan members, Isshiki had no doubt the other party would kill him, then carry out the mission alone and take all the rewards.
So, he had absolutely no qualifications to refuse; he could only agree through gritted teeth.
"After it's done, I also want that Kaguya."
"What do you want that bitch for? She made my life miserable!"
"Someone from a branch clan—as long as she's willing, she can be processed into pills and absorbed. You understand."
"Hiss—!"
"Fine, I agree to this too!"
Isshiki agreed again in humiliation. Although he hated Kaguya to the point of grinding his teeth and wanted to kill her with his own hands!
But for the sake of his future and the mission, he could only suppress this hatred in his heart.
Compared to completing the mission and returning to the main family, the minor issue of Kaguya's ownership became unimportant.
After all, handing her over to Momoshiki meant Kaguya would be processed into pills and eaten by the other party. That could be considered veiled revenge.
"Good, good, this is the self-aware Senior Isshiki."
"Then let's start acting as soon as possible."
"Don't miss the golden opportunity when Kaguya is at her weakest!"
'Momoshiki' deliberately provoked and urged, as if he was certain he had Isshiki under control.
In reality, Isshiki was indeed completely under control.
"What about you?"
"Relax, I'll watch from the side. If you really can't defeat Kaguya, or something unexpected happens, for our mutual benefit, I'll still help you."
After receiving Momoshiki's final guarantee, Isshiki truly felt relieved.
He had just experienced how powerful the other party was.
With the support of the evolved Momoshiki, fighting Kaguya was almost guaranteed victory, which also eliminated Isshiki's last worry.
This battle was sure to be won!
After all, he had now formed a community of shared interests with Momoshiki. There was no cooperation more stable than a relationship of mutual benefit.
"Good. Then I'll act now!"
Isshiki acted immediately after speaking, very straightforward. After all, with his limited lifespan, he was actually the most anxious.
*BUZZ!*
Isshiki opened a space-time portal, left his own dimensional space, and directly rushed into the ninja world.
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Seeing the portal close and Isshiki fully depart.
'Momoshiki', who had seen the other off, finally revealed a deep smile.
"TSK! This stupid Ōtsutsuki Isshiki is so easy to deceive!"
"No, it's also because my body clone is too strong—there's absolutely no flaw to be seen."
"Plus, this guy himself is the most anxious and fearful. That's why he desperately tried to grasp this only hope—me."
'Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki' sighed softly, gradually changing his form, finally returning to Lux's appearance.
There was no Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki—or rather, Momoshiki would never descend to Earth at this time.
This 'Momoshiki' was merely Lux disguised with a clone.
With his current power, even without a disguise card, he could perfectly deceive Isshiki.
Originally, Lux hadn't planned to trap Isshiki this quickly.
So when he came last time, he only took the young Juubi here.
But because of the intervention of Parallel World 1 Hashirama and the others in the ninja world, the original Fourth Great Ninja War plot had been completely disrupted.
Thus, he could only change his plan and slightly increase the difficulty for them.
Conveniently resolving the major hidden problem of Parallel World 6's Isshiki.
'Hope this time's NaruSasu can withstand this final wave of extreme pressure test.'
'Sasuke, focus—don't lose points!'
'This battle has to rely on you.'
'Don't always let yourself or Parallel World 7 Naruto clean up the mess!'