"You've probably figured it out too."
Meeting Ye Liang's gaze, Isshiki slumped back, defeated. "The Ten-Tails was ripped from me by the main clan, and I was cursed with a severe aging jutsu!
"If it weren't for Jigen shielding me with his Buddhist power, I would've died of old age long ago."
"A curse!"
Ye Liang stared in shock at the Dark Aura swirling within Isshiki's body and raised his hand. "Let me examine you."
"Stop!"
Isshiki cut him off sharply. "Even if I'm cured, what difference would it make? I'm already a broken man! My strength has been stripped away, and my Otsutsuki soul severely damaged by the main clan!
"I can never go back."
Feeling Isshiki's bitterness, Ye Liang sensed a chill of loneliness.
It seemed he did owe Isshiki somewhat.
"Strange, why would the Otsutsuki main clan come here?"
In the original story, the clan never appeared—they only sent a clan branch member, Momoshiki, to attack Konoha.
Ye Liang didn't understand.
But he could tell Isshiki wasn't lying: "Then what about Kaguya? What happened to her? Why is she ignoring me?"
"Haha, you really think I'd tell you!" Hearing Ye Liang's words, Isshiki suddenly shouted.
Ye Liang paused.
He knew Isshiki bore deep resentment—he was ambitious. He had helped Ye Liang only for protection, intending to turn on him once he grew strong enough!
Unfortunately, he had failed.
"I'm sorry. I didn't expect the main clan to appear, but please—just tell me what truly happened to Kaguya Hime! I beg you." Ye Liang pleaded sincerely.
He felt guilty toward Kaguya.
To let a woman who loved him wait alone for centuries—now that was truly a tragedy.
Isshiki stared emptily at the sky.
Hearing Ye Liang soften his tone, something stirred within him too.
"That foolish woman!
The main clan didn't send many experts. I originally thought you'd come to our aid, so at the most critical moment, I poured my own Ten-Tails into Kaguya's body.
Kaguya was from the main family—she could use the Kaguya Clan's secret techniques. I was just from the branch family, possessing brute strength but no access to those techniques, making it impossible to fight the main house.
Still, in the end—we lost.
We battled fiercely in the Ancestral Nation until the entire country collapsed, every citizen perishing. To protect the people, Kaguya was ambushed and fatally wounded.
Because she had the Ten-Tails, they couldn't kill her outright, so they used the Sealing on her instead.
I hid myself inside Jigen's body, concealing my past."
"So her amnesia—is it related to that sealing?" Ye Liang asked.
"Not sure. The main clan's sealing techniques are extremely powerful. Perhaps she hasn't completely broken free from the seal, which is why she can't remember her past."
"She hasn't fully broken free from the seal, huh?"
Ye Liang recalled recent events.
Black Zetsu used Death Qi from the Yomi World to restore Kaguya, but I myself had interfered, thwarting the process.
"Maybe that's exactly why Kaguya still doesn't remember her past."
"What about you? What will you do next?" Ye Liang reconsidered Isshiki carefully.
"What else can I do? I'm nothing but a broken man now. I'll just fade away in solitude."
Isshiki let out a sigh, and Ye Liang could hear sorrow in his voice.
"Sorry, but I don't have the ability to communicate with the Third Civilization. However, I can promise you this—I will definitely come back one day to save you!"
Ye Liang said solemnly.
Isshiki showed no reaction at all. He sat still on the rock, gazing blankly at the sky as if he had foreseen everything long ago.
Ye Liang looked at him for a moment, sighed softly, and quietly walked away.
"How long has he been like this?" Ye Liang asked Jigen as they slowly left the valley, chatting along the way.
Jigen gave a slight bow.
"Master Ye, though Master Isshiki may complain outwardly, deep down he has already reached enlightenment. It's just that... he still holds some resentment over your promise back then."
"Yeah, back then, I really messed up with him," Ye Liang sighed. "If only I'd known the Clan was coming, I definitely wouldn't have left so suddenly."
"Yes, it was indeed unfortunate for you, Master Ye."
As they walked, the two gradually made their way back to the original temple.
Ye Liang bowed slightly to Jigen.
"Old sir, then I'll be on my way."
"Take care, Master Ye."
Jigen raised his hands in a gesture of farewell as Ye Liang departed.
After leaving the Otsutsuki Temple,
Ye Liang headed straight for the ruins of the Ancestral Nation, now covered by countless villages. At its deepest point lay Konoha—the origin of everything.
Ye Liang was searching for someone—someone who could help him locate Kaguya.
He arrived at Konoha.
Everything remained much the same, although there were more buildings than before.
Ever since Ye Liang had sent back Hashirama and the others, Konoha had become the most powerful ninja village in the Naruto world!
From the First Hokage to the Fourth!
All previous Hokage had reunited in Konoha—an overwhelming presence that would be hard to find even in fan fiction!
After some searching, Ye Liang found the largest house—the First Hokage's residence—and approached it.
Inside, a conversation was ongoing.
"Brother! Now that we're this strong, why should we bother negotiating with Kumo? Let's just go crush them—I bet even Kumo won't be able to do anything!"
"Madara! How many times must I tell you—war doesn't solve anything! Do I have to explain the Uchiha situation again?"
The argument stopped abruptly.
Ye Liang shook his head outside the window, then leaped inside.
"It's been a while, you two."
"Ye Liang!" The First Hokage stepped forward joyfully and patted Ye Liang's shoulder. "Little buddy, where have you been? You've been gone for so long!"
Tobirama approached from the side as well.
"Yeah, little buddy, if you hadn't left, Konoha would've already conquered the entire world by now."
Still chasing pipe dreams, huh?
Ye Liang didn't respond. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Hashirama Senju.
"I need to ask something of you."
"Of course! You've saved our butts more than once. No need to be formal."
"Yeah."
Ye Liang gave a slow nod.
"I want you two to sense the Death Qi around us."
"Death Qi?"
"Yeah."
Since Kaguya Hime had been resurrected using the Death Qi of the Yomi World, the brothers Hashirama and Tobirama Senju were definitely capable of sensing her presence.
As long as we can find Kaguya Hime, everything else will be easy!
"Sure, sure. We'd just like to know specifically what you're looking for, so my brother and I can better help you."
"A woman."
"Oh?" Hashirama Senju became interested. He rubbed his hands together and asked with a grin, licking his lips, "What kind of woman?"
"A beauty with curves and charm to match."
"Haha! You're quite something, young man." Hashirama laughed heartily. Tobirama beside him looked at Ye Liang with a knowing smirk, as if to say "I get it."
"Leave it to us, bro!"
A few days later.
The Senju brothers, with their faces swollen and bruised, stood before Ye Liang.
"Bro! Your woman is something else! Even together, we couldn't take her!"
"That's right, man! Man, she's one tough cookie—we couldn't handle her at all!"
Tobirama shrugged his shoulders...
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