"Urashiki's 'pill,' huh."
Looking at the "sphere" at the top of the tree dome, Kitagawa Gen's smile grew even brighter.
Of course, what he was doing was still very different from what Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki had done.
Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki had instantly turned Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki's entire body into a "peach," and then swallowed both the person and the energy together.
Kitagawa Gen could not do something so cold and indiscriminate yet. What he wanted was only the energy; the other things were not within the scope of his consideration.
"The rest can just be used for sacrifice. As I recall, Kaguya did it that way."
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had taken half of Isshiki's body and offered it as sacrifice to the God Tree, and Kitagawa Gen also planned to imitate that a little.
He was just curious about one thing—did the God Tree actually need the corpse of an Ōtsutsuki?
Because, strictly speaking, when Kaguya sacrificed it, Isshiki had still been alive.
"Let's take it one step at a time. There will be a result eventually. Worst case, his Rinnegan can also be studied."
While he was thinking, his system refreshed at that moment!
[Mission reward tally completed]
[Mission reward obtained: complete information of the White Kāma]
"Oh?"
Kitagawa Gen paused for a moment, then a trace of delight surfaced on his face.
He understood very clearly that the "White Kāma" was a failure even for the Ōtsutsuki.
Since soul information could not be carried, it was destined to be unable to resurrect an Ōtsutsuki.
But this kind of power was not necessarily meant to resurrect an Ōtsutsuki.
"Although this system is pretty abstract, its rewards are always just right, especially—"
As Kitagawa Gen sensed the information emerging in his mind, he found that this information was remarkably detailed.
It even included the reasons for failure, and speculative theories on bypassing the soul information to create the "White Kāma" separately!
"This time, it can help me save quite a lot of time."
With a thought, the giant tree under his feet surged, and in the next moment, Isshiki's "White Kāma" was already being carried up to the top by the vines.
At the same time, he quietly unfolded a scroll, and the Six-Tails' chakra slowly sank into the God Tree's source.
Roar—
At that instant, even the God Tree's source began to shake violently, and the chakras of the nine Tailed Beasts converged madly together.
The vast aura kept reverberating inside this towering giant tree and was even violently shaking throughout the entire "Ame-no-Minaka."
"Then, I will begin as well."
Kitagawa Gen sat cross-legged, one hand placed on Isshiki's "White Kāma," while his gaze also turned toward the "pill" condensed by Urashiki.
"Let me see what effects these energies from the Ōtsutsuki actually have."
...
"Huh?"
Out in the starry sky, Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki suddenly halted their movements.
The two of them stared blankly ahead, their faces full of confusion.
"That's strange. Why has that guy Urashiki's aura disappeared?"
Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki touched his chin, speaking with uncontrollable curiosity.
"Not only him—Isshiki's aura is gone as well. And an unknown clansman has appeared."
"He is indeed an unknown one, and his aura is very strange."
Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki nodded with extreme respect, his face also puzzled.
"Did he perhaps… engage in battle with Urashiki? Aren't we… forbidden from fighting within the clan?"
"Hmph, who knows."
Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki shook his head disdainfully, and the interest on his face only grew stronger.
"Besides, even if fighting is prohibited, so what? There are always ways to circumvent certain rules, isn't that so?"
Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki nodded again but did not answer that question.
Because he understood very well that the one he was guarding was not someone who liked doing things according to the rules.
When the moment truly came, Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki would inevitably devour him to obtain all his power in order to face an unknown enemy.
In a certain sense, that was also something considered forbidden within the clan—but if one offered it voluntarily, then the situation was different.
No Ōtsutsuki would abandon power, especially those like them, who had been forced to search for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
"All right, let us accelerate."
While Kinshiki was deep in thought, Momoshiki spoke again.
"No matter what happened, this chakra has already become our beacon. It will let us find them more easily. And—"
"I would much prefer that they fight each other. That, after all, would be quite beneficial to me."
...
"Big Brother, it seems your choice was correct!"
Inside the Pure Land, Ōtsutsuki Hamura looked at his big brother with a face full of admiration.
"This child is far stronger than we imagined!"
"Indeed."
The Sage of Six Paths also sighed, unable to stop himself from letting out a breath.
"The tempering of the Shinobi World has given him comprehensive enhancement in technical and tactical ability. When facing those Ōtsutsuki, if the difference in power is not large, his advantage is overwhelming."
They had also seen Kitagawa Gen's battle against Urashiki. That kind of complete crushing left them momentarily dazed.
But beyond that daze, it truly allowed them to see hope. The Shinobi World finally had someone it could rely on!
"It's just… isn't that child playing things a bit too big?"
Ōtsutsuki Hamura pondered for a moment before speaking with doubt.
"Devouring a clansman and ascending the long stairway to divinity—although he's doing it to deceive the Ōtsutsuki and make them all feel endangered, doing this… will it really…"
"Believe in him. What else can we do now?"
But the Sage of Six Paths appeared exceptionally open-minded—or rather, at this point, even he had no way to deal with Kitagawa Gen.
"We only need to know that he stands on the side of the Shinobi World. As for the rest… the small skirmishes are things we don't need to concern ourselves with."
Small skirmishes?
When Hamura heard his big brother say that, he was briefly speechless.
But thinking carefully, it did seem accurate. Compared to what they themselves had done back then, Kitagawa Gen truly was "small skirmishes"—and the extremely restrained kind…
"That is indeed true. Besides, we also did something."
Hamura nodded, but then he suddenly looked at his big brother with a strange expression.
"But, Big Brother… back then it really wasn't something you arranged on purpose?"
"…"
The Sage of Six Paths rubbed his brow, speaking with a pained expression.
"Don't speak nonsense. Those are all rumors!"
"But… it really produced results."
"…"
"Look at that child. You yourself said that when the difference in power is not large, his advantage is tremendous. Isn't that the outcome of a thousand years of conflict?"
"…"
"And besides, even the previous reincarnation of Asura believed it. Big Brother, what else do you have to say?"
"…"
"So you really were that cold and ruthless?"
The Sage of Six Paths did not want to speak anymore. He seemed to have finally understood how that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki must have felt.
He truly had grievances he could not voice. He clearly had done nothing at all—everything was just a coincidence.
Who knew it would actually turn out like this!
And now even his fists were slowly clenching. How many times had this happened already? Why did his little brother still like bringing this up?
"Hamura."
The Sage of Six Paths took a deep breath and spoke faintly.
"I may have no way to deal with that child Gen, but you… I still have ways."
"Hm?"
Hamura raised his brows, then suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"Don't tell me… you also want to try the long stairway to divinity."
"?"
"And the subject of your experiment… is your own younger brother?"
"…"
"Big Brother, you really are cold-blooded and heartless!"
"…"
Perhaps because the pressure in their hearts had been released, these two brothers could even joke around now, despite being in the Pure Land.
However, their old friend—the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku—had an extremely grave expression at this moment.
"Devouring a clansman and stepping onto the long stairway to divinity?"
The Great Toad Sage murmured. Although conflict among the Ōtsutsuki themselves was not necessarily a bad thing, what about after that?
He could never forget everything Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had done back then. And Ōtsutsuki Genshiki would not even spare his own clansmen—would he spare this planet?
"It is time as well…"
Taking a deep breath, the Great Toad Sage whispered inwardly, and his gaze subtly changed.
He had waited three years, prepared for three years—his condition had recovered quite a bit.
He truly should act.
...
Inside Ame-no-Minaka.
Violent power burst outward, and the entire dim space at that moment seemed to be saturated by chakra.
And at the center of this chakra tide, Kitagawa Gen had his eyes tightly shut. He felt his bloodline boiling madly!
"This level of boiling… is higher than any of my past enhancements. Looks like Urashiki's 'pill' really is effective…"
Kitagawa Gen had not followed Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki's example and extracted everything from Ōtsutsuki Urashiki in one go, but the thing condensed from that energy was indeed effective for him!
He clearly sensed his eyes constantly surging, and he distinctly sensed his body strengthening wildly.
Especially the power taking form at the center of his forehead also began increasing continuously, as if it could erupt at any moment.
More importantly, under this surge of chakra, he clearly sensed the chakra within his body accelerating its fusion.
"Has the fusion of the Kekkei Mōra been pushed forward?"
Kitagawa Gen could not help murmuring. He did not know how long this state could last, but that mutual blending among the chakra—they continuously merged into one, while bringing him a feeling of "ascension" throughout his entire being, something truly incredible.
At this moment, he seemed able to somewhat clearly sense those nodes that connected the spaces.
He could vaguely grasp chakra's most fundamental state, and could even faintly perceive the flow of the long river of time.
"It feels as if I can see the moment when my attack lands after using 'Yomitsu.'"
Kitagawa Gen murmured again. His energy continued to erupt, and the chakra inside his body kept blending together.
However, Urashiki's pill could no longer endure at this moment. That smooth "pill" no longer shimmered with golden flowing light.
It had already grown extremely dim, and even began slowly disappearing.
"But this should be enough."
Kitagawa Gen murmured again, and in the next moment, he opened his panel.
His information instantly surfaced before his eyes.
[Name: Kitagawa Gen]
[Bloodline: Ōtsutsuki Clan (Development: 82%)]
[Dōjutsu: Tenseigan (Eye of Full Moon)]
[Shinjutsu: Yomitsu]
[Special Ability: God Tree Source (Ninth Stage)]
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