After some mutual flattery, Seiki asked, "Lord Hagoromo, I assume your appearance today isn't just to praise me a bit?"
Hagoromo stopped smiling and replied seriously, "Young friend Seiki, I indeed came here today with important matters to discuss. May I know the appearance, characteristics, and abilities used by the person who attacked you four years ago?"
"Of course." Seiki nodded and recalled, "That man wore a white haori robe, was dressed like a Monk, had a diamond-shaped mark on his chin, and bore a horn on his head, with bluish-black patterns covering his entire body... As for abilities, he froze the entire space-time area when he attacked me, and then shrunk himself down to the size of dust particles. My sensing abilities couldn't even detect his presence... Oh right, I could feel he was probably in an injured state!"
Seiki withheld nothing, because he too wished to learn more about that attacker.
This journey to the parallel world wasn't just about collecting souls to make the Hollow Orb — it was also his chance to use that world as a testing ground.
To put it simply, he wanted to try out everything he'd planned to do in this world but lacked confidence in pulling off.
If he encountered an enemy too powerful to fight, he'd retreat immediately!
Once he tried everything out in that world and got some experience under his belt, he could pull it off back home with ease — no need to worry about wrecking his original world.
As for what kind of mess he left behind in the parallel world — that wasn't his problem anymore. After all, Hagoromo would always clean up the pieces if things went south.
So yeah, getting solid intel before taking action was a must!
As he listened to Seiki's description, Hagoromo's eyes widened in surprise. "Horn on his head, and the Kāma mark—those do match the Otsutsuki traits. However, logically speaking, someone from the main family shouldn't be acting alone..."
By the end of the account, Hagoromo's expression had finally changed.
"Miniaturization? Could that be the special ability of the Rinnegan?"
Besides some basic powers, each Rinnegan's special abilities differed.
If that ability was indeed present, it meant the person his mother mentioned might not actually be dead!
Seeing Hagoromo suddenly fall silent, Seiki spoke up, "Lord Hagoromo, if you know anything about that person, would you please tell me? After all, I can't be certain I could survive activating the full Eight Gates Formation again. If I don't prepare properly, I might be killed during their next surprise attack!"
For Hagoromo, the Eight Gates Formation was naturally no secret.
Upon hearing Seiki's words, his doubts were resolved.
After all, if it truly was that person, even if still injured, he wouldn't be someone Seiki should've been able to defeat.
As for Seiki surviving the full activation of the Eight Gates Formation, for a being at their level, that wasn't really a significant issue.
Therefore, Hagoromo sighed and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the one who attacked you is very likely to be Isshiki Otsutsuki."
A thousand years ago, he came together with my mother from a distant alien planet to our world. Originally, the plan was to offer my mother as a sacrifice to the God Tree. However, my mother, unwilling to accept her fate, turned the tables and ambushed Isshiki Otsutsuki, offering him to the God Tree instead. However, judging from now, he must have escaped at that time...
"Actually letting Kaguya sneak attack him successfully? How low is that Otsutsuki's combat IQ? Is he a total idiot?" Seiki couldn't help but mentally grumble. He then quickly asked, "Lord Hagoromo, what exactly do you mean by those words like 'alien planet' and 'God Tree'?"
"Haha, I guess I got too excited too soon," Hagoromo laughed, then proceeded to explain everything about the Otsutsuki Clan to Seiki.
In his opinion, Seiki might possibly reach the same level as him in the future, so there was no need to hide these matters.
"So that's how it is. I never expected the history of the shinobi world to be like this!" Seiki exclaimed in realization.
His realization was indeed justified. Besides the information he already knew, Hagoromo had revealed much more. The most crucial point among them was the "Kāma"!
"The Otsutsuki Clan can replicate themselves, digitize their own data, and implant it into another person's body. The mark appearing on the person who received the data is called the Kāma. So, the things inside those people of Hoshigakure must be Kāma as well, though their bodies are far from reaching the level required to activate the Kāma!"
Thinking to himself, Seiki asked, "So, the reason why Isshiki Otsutsuki attacked me was because he had his eyes on my body, planning to use *me* as his Vessel?"
"It's very likely," Hagoromo said solemnly. "Ordinary people need to be tested for compatibility between their body and the Kāma, but you're different. Your physique is powerful enough to perfectly adapt to the Otsutsuki's strength!"
Seiki frowned anxiously, "Being targeted by such an existence really makes me feel honored!"
Hagoromo remained silent for a moment, then finally took one from the nine Truth-Seeking Balls beneath him and handed it to Seiki. "I'll be entering hibernation again soon, and won't be able to protect you. You'd better hold onto this Truth-Seeking Ball first. When in danger, it can protect you for a certain period of time and can also be used to notify me!"
Even with Seiki's usual calm, at this moment, his heart raced.
He wasn't particularly concerned about the Truth-Seeking Ball's power itself. What he valued was the Truth-Seeking Ball itself!
With this Truth-Seeking Ball as research material, his progress in developing Kekkei Mora would certainly speed up greatly!
Plus, there was another important reason—it could help him gain Lord Hagoromo's trust in the other world.
After all, the other Hagoromo in the parallel world wouldn't know about his great deeds.
However, if he had this Truth-Seeking Ball as a token, he'd have a safeguard for his actions in that world. Who knows? He might even be able to get something out of the other Hagoromo!
Of course, the prerequisite was to inform Hagoromo beforehand before heading to the other world. Otherwise, it would just be like running off with the goods!
Seiki took a deep breath. "If that kind of existence recovers, it will be a catastrophe for the entire world. Then I won't decline your kindness—I accept. Thank you, Lord Hagoromo!"
Hagoromo gave a slight shake of his head. "No, it's *me* who should be thanking *you*. If you hadn't stopped Madara's plan, that would've been the real disaster. I didn't expect him to actually use Infinite Tsukuyomi… Hmph! Looks like there are still quite a few rats scurrying in the shadows!"
"A clone, you say?" A cold snort rang out, sending ripples through space.
Seiki couldn't help but admire Hagoromo's might. Even with just residual chakra, he still wielded such overwhelming power.
"Lord Hagoromo, you mentioned earlier that the origin of those clones was the result of the previous [Infinite Tsukuyomi]?" Seiki asked pointedly, trying to cover for Black Zetsu.
Hagoromo sighed and nodded. "Out of fear of threats from the Otsutsuki clan, Mother used the [Infinite Tsukuyomi] to create numerous living weapons—what you call *monsters*."
"But Lord Hagoromo, don't you find this suspicious? Leaving aside threats from outer space, those living weapons aren't even worth my attention. Would they really be effective?" Seiki questioned.
"I have considered this, but ultimately I concluded that Mother was simply too anxious, grasping at straws in desperation," Hagoromo replied with another sigh.
"I beg to differ," Seiki mused. "Perhaps she suspected that Isshiki Otsutsuki might still be alive and worried that he would notify the clan. So she used the creation of living weapons as an excuse to lower Isshiki's guard, then used the [Infinite Tsukuyomi] to wipe out humanity—and with it, the possibility of Isshiki surviving within any human host."
A chill ran through Hagoromo. That was indeed possible. But as he thought further, he became doubtful again.
Did Mother really have that much intelligence?
Seiki continued, "And in the end, Isshiki Otsutsuki survived, but enraged by your mother's betrayal and pursuit, he secretly guided Madara Uchiha to cast the [Infinite Tsukuyomi], waiting for your mother to release it before devouring her power?"
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