As the lunar eclipse progressed, the sealing power on the Moon gradually weakened.
Kaguya, sealed away for a thousand years, awoke from her slumber and instinctively charged toward freedom beyond the seal.
"Who is helping me?" Kaguya wondered inwardly.
Just as she passed through the weakened part of the seal, preparing to escape into the outside world, she sensed a dark presence waiting beyond the passage.
This aura was deep and oppressive, causing her hesitation.
As she hesitated, a terrifying suction force suddenly pulled from the outside world.
"Come out now, Chakra Dragon, Kaguya Otsutsuki."
Satori Hyūga, seeing Kaguya hesitate at the edge of the seal, decided to assist.
In an instant,
a nebulous yet colossal soul entity appeared in reality, radiating an aura of enigma and mystery.
A woman with pale skin, deep-blue hair cascading down her body, wooden horns atop her head, and three eyes opened into existence.
Her two eyes were pure Byakugan, and the third eye on her forehead bore a nine-tomoe Sharingan; however, in this Soul State, their glow was faint.
The moment Kaguya emerged, she drew a surge of chakra converging from all directions.
Facing this goddess eager to regain her strength, Satori smiled slightly and stepped forward to greet her.
"Greetings, Chakra Dragon, Kaguya Otsutsuki—the Goddess of Twilight. Welcome back to the human world."
Despite Satori Hyūga's friendly approach, Kaguya remained wary and attempted to flee instantly.
After all, no one wanted to face a powerful figure radiating darkness when they were at their most vulnerable.
Such beings were typically ruthless and bloodthirsty, feared as cosmic executioners.
In her current Soul State, Kaguya was undoubtedly weak—without the God Tree or Ten-Tails, her power had drastically diminished.
Exerting all her might, she activated [Otsutsuki Teleportation].
This [Otsutsuki Teleportation] allowed her to travel freely through space-time.
Seeing Kaguya unwilling to engage, Satori raised his hand, activating the Infinite Darkness Domain.
Instantly, the [Otsutsuki Teleportation] became sealed, and Kaguya—who had been trying to escape—was captured and pulled back by him.
"Don't leave. I'm a good guy."
Satori held Kaguya gently in his palm, smirking slightly, as though offering a kind smile.
Yet from Kaguya's perspective, a scaly, muscular, jet-black monstrous devil was grinning maliciously—like he could devour her at any moment.
Especially since she existed merely as a soul form, having been tainted by his dark energy, she found herself completely powerless to resist.
Kaguya closed her eyes, trembling like a cornered rabbit.
Watching Kaguya so helpless and vulnerable, a deep purple slit pupil momentarily flashed within Satori Hyūga's jet-black eyes.
[Sage Art: Nightmarish Illusory Realm]
By fusing the genjutsu techniques of the chakra system with the illusions mastered in Ryuchi Cave's Sage Mode, Satori crafted his ultimate Genjutsu.
A faint purple glow illuminated Kaguya, instantly dragging her into an infinite illusionary realm.
Dazed, Kaguya Otsutsuki felt as though she had returned once more to the Hyūga clan's ancestral grounds—where she was first born into this world.
At this moment, Kaguya's heart quivered with exhilaration as she leapt into the air in sheer joy.
Inside her mind, she mentally roared, "Since Heaven has granted me another life, I will train relentlessly and ensure none of my past mistakes ever repeat themselves."
Yet while she devoted herself entirely to study and training, she failed to realize it was nothing but an illusion.
Every single detail—the customs, racial traits, secret techniques, and other hidden knowledge of the Otsutsuki Clan—was laid bare before Satori Hyūga's gaze.
Just as Satori fully immersed himself in observing everything, a figure as tiny as a mosquito silently approached and spirited Kaguya away.
"Who is that?"
Satori immediately activated the Tenseigan's perception ability, turning his dōjutsu (divine eye technique) toward that microscopic figure.
The figure had shrunk so small it defied comprehension, smaller than a speck of dust.
However, under Satori's intense observation through his dōjutsu, he managed to discern the person's appearance—and couldn't help feeling slightly shocked.
The newcomer's skin was devoid of color, his hair gray-white. A twisted, oversized horn jutted from the side of his head, making him appear grotesque yet strange.
His left eye was the Byakugan, while his right eye gleamed golden, containing a pattern resembling the Star of David—the celestial design of the Platinum Star.
What he had just used was naturally the divine technique known as [Shōmame Pikku no Jutsu] (Divine Shrinking Technique), capable of reducing anything to minuscule size.
Using this jutsu, he had stealthily crept close enough to reach Kaguya.
Kaguya exited the range of Satori's illusionary technique, and her spiritual energy flared to life.
Her eyes flew open, blazing with fury and shock.
When she saw Isshiki Otsutsuki standing before her, her pupils shrank in horror.
"Isshiki… how could you possibly still be alive?"
From Kaguya's memories, she and Isshiki had been sent together by their clan to plant the God Tree in the ninja world.
Isshiki was one of the Guardians, while she had been chosen as the sacrifice offered to the tree.
To escape being devoured by the Ten-Tails, Kaguya had slain Isshiki from behind and sacrificed him in her place.
Yet now, here he stood before her very eyes, leaving Kaguya utterly disbelieving.
Isshiki observed the cascade of emotions flashing across Kaguya's face—shock, fury, fear, panic, confusion—and chuckled softly.
"Kaguya, you're just as useless as always."
He wore a smile of aristocratic poise, yet his words were cruel.
"Did you truly think you'd slain me? Back then, I escaped using [Shōmame Pikku no Jutsu] with only half my body and assumed the body of a monk known as Jigen."
"For a thousand years, I've silently watched you fall and be sealed by your own son, watched you be released from that seal again."
"Why would you save me?" Kaguya asked in confusion.
Isshiki scoffed coldly, "You endured endless loneliness and torment trapped in that seal—a spectacle I thoroughly enjoyed watching."
"But the man before us now is dangerous. If he extracts knowledge of the Otsutsuki Clan from you, it will bring catastrophic consequences upon our people."
"You probably don't know—but that guy carries the bloodline of your second son. And yet, his strength rivals even yours, the First Progenitor."
From these words, it was clear that Isshiki understood Satori deeply—and his voice carried a note of solemn reflection.
Kaguya Otsutsuki may not have been perfect in character or intelligence, but the offspring she bore turned out to be exceptional, one after another.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki each awakened a unique Dojutsu and together they defeated the Ten-Tails that manifested from the God Tree.
Now, an even greater threat has emerged—one that has fused dark forces with the power of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Its speed of growth and evolution was astonishingly rapid.
If given just a little more time, even Isshiki Otsutsuki wouldn't dare to imagine how powerful it could become.
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