Chapter 183: The Calamity
Seeing he didn't shirk responsibility, everyone nodded, reluctantly accepting this plan.
Under numerous gazes' silent oppression, this Otsutsuki noble had no choice.
The dark silver chakra halo surrounding him suddenly fluctuated violently. He slowly closed his eyes, forming an ancient, complex hand seal before his chest.
A special energy fluctuation, as the seal completed, rippled silently toward Earth's direction.
He was extremely reluctant to use this secret technique.
This connection was bidirectional. The other party could completely trace the fluctuation backward, directly locking onto his coordinates, even crossing space to descend.
This was tantamount to exposing himself to unknown danger.
But under other Otsutsuki's collective pressure, he had no retreat.
He could only, while performing the technique, secretly adjust his condition to peak state, prepared for defensive measures against potential attacks.
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Konoha, in a luxurious apartment, Kaguya sat holding her daughter while watching television.
Suddenly, her body stiffened violently. A summons from deep within her bloodline descended without warning.
They've come... they still came...
The main family's reckoning!
Intense fear made her tremble uncontrollably. Even Yoya in her arms sensed Mother's panic.
"Mother?" Yoya raised her small face, soft voice full of worry.
Even when facing Uchiha Yu, Mother had never displayed such nearly uncontrolled emotions. "What's wrong?"
Kaguya didn't answer.
She understood better than anyone—this was the main family's highest-level summons command.
Unless the situation was extremely urgent, it would never be used. Those receiving the signal must respond immediately. Any delay would be regarded as betrayal.
What made her even more alarmed—that summons' source... seemed not far from her location.
Kaguya held her daughter, figure instantly blurring. The next moment she'd appeared in Uchiha Yu's tranquil courtyard.
Sasuko, who'd been cleaning the courtyard, froze slightly seeing her sudden appearance. "Eh? Lady Kaguya?"
Kaguya quickly stepped forward, tone carrying rare urgency. "Do you know where Uchiha Yu is?"
Sasuko felt curious.
This teammate was always taciturn. Today's hurried search for Yu was truly abnormal.
"Does Lady Kaguya have urgent business?" She couldn't help asking.
Kaguya momentarily couldn't speak, not knowing where to begin.
Yoya, who usually helped with conversation, now widened her eyes, not knowing what had happened.
During this brief silence, Kaguya's gaze inadvertently swept past Sasuko's neck—a silver circular pendant hung there.
Her pupils contracted sharply.
This is...?!
"Yu."
Sasuko's voice broke the stagnant atmosphere.
Kaguya turned back. That black-haired, black-eyed youth already stood quietly in the courtyard.
He first smiled warmly at Sasuko before nodding slightly at Kaguya.
Almost simultaneously, a calm male voice spoke directly in Kaguya's mind:
"Let's talk outside."
That steady male voice seemed to carry special magic, instantly smoothing Kaguya's churning emotions. A sense of solid security arose naturally.
She immediately realized her earlier loss of composure. Taking a deep breath, her expression quickly recovered its usual coolness. She bowed slightly to Yu before her figure vanished.
Only then did Yu reach out, gently ruffling Sasuko's hair, saying warmly, "Lady Kaguya and I have some official business to handle. I'll return soon."
"Oh, okay." Sasuko nodded obediently.
Though curious about Kaguya's unusual haste, after experiencing so much, she no longer harbored baseless suspicions about Yu.
She only tugged his hem, instructing softly, "Yu, be careful. Don't do anything dangerous."
Yu smiled at her words, eyes gentle. "Don't worry. I won't."
With that, his figure vanished from the courtyard.
The next moment, he'd appeared at a secluded cliff's edge.
Seeing him, Kaguya immediately approached, unable to hide her anxiety. "They're here!"
Yu's expression showed little change. He only nodded calmly.
Seeing his reaction, Kaguya suddenly realized something, blurting out, "You've... already encountered them?"
Kaguya recalled what she'd just seen, already guessing, yet her voice still carried disbelief. "That pendant the girl wore is...?"
"Making the best use of resources." Yu answered casually.
Recently, those troublesome pale aliens who'd come to Konoha—he'd stripped their Rinnegan, refined them, ultimately crafting various accessories distributed to friends and family as protective charms.
Hearing this, Kaguya felt a chill in her heart.
She ultimately carried Otsutsuki blood. Hearing fellow clan members treated thus by Uchiha Yu—though equally fearing the main family's reckoning, at this moment, a deeper trembling seized her.
This man was dangerously beyond imagination.
He was gentle toward companions, polite toward ordinary people, yet once becoming his enemy...
Yu took in her changing expression completely, tone bland yet undeniable. "The Otsutsuki use entire planets' living beings as nourishment. Their lives aren't worth a shred of mercy."
These words shook Kaguya's heart and mind.
The Otsutsuki clan styled themselves as gods—cosmic calamities that traversed space devouring civilizations. Now, they'd seemingly finally met their own calamity—
Uchiha Yu was the calamity exclusive to the Otsutsuki clan.
Kaguya vaguely sensed—her actions were likely leading the entire Otsutsuki clan toward unprecedented catastrophe.
She gazed at this black-haired, black-eyed youth. That question troubling her for so long surfaced again: Why did this seemingly ordinary planet birth such an existence beyond all reason?
He clearly carried Hagoromo's bloodline. Those Sharingan were best proof.
From bloodline origins, he should even count as her descendant.
Yet why...
Why had he grown this powerful?
Kaguya stared at Uchiha Yu's unfathomable black eyes, asking her confusion aloud:
"What exactly... are you?"
Yu didn't answer.
He only turned his head, gazing at the vast forest sea stretching endlessly below. Cliff wind swept past, lifting his forehead strands and hem, rustling loudly.
Yet in Kaguya's eyes, this silent back seemed to merge with the entire world.
His silhouette in wind appeared increasingly towering, increasingly distant.