Meanwhile, outside, Boruto was still struggling desperately, shouting loudly for Naruto.
"Naruto! Those guys are dangerous!!"
Kaguya was still stroking Naruto's face, and Naruto was completely immersed in the sudden motherly love, just blinking blankly.
There was no hint of resistance at all, and these Otsutsuki hadn't done anything to the Nine-Tails either.
"Hey!!"
Seeing this, Boruto rubbed a small Rasengan with his hand, intending to throw it, but Kinshiki flicked it with his finger, sending the Rasengan flying.
Boruto glared fiercely at Kinshiki, opening his mouth to bite his hand, but almost chipped his teeth.
Spitting twice to the side, Boruto continued to shout, "Naruto! Don't believe anything the Otsutsuki say!! They're not good people..."
"What's your name?" Kaguya's voice trembled slightly.
Whether it was chakra or soul, the aura was too similar to her son's.
"Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto answered almost without thinking.
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"Uzumaki Naruto..."
Kaguya muttered the name softly.
"So... big sister, who exactly are you?" Naruto asked in confusion, while his heart held some anticipation for the answer.
The mother he had never met since birth.
Unfortunately, it clearly wasn't her, otherwise Naruto would have horns on his head.
Although Naruto was indeed considered a descendant of Kaguya, that was only through soul reincarnation, and the bloodline connection was very faint.
"My name is Kaguya Otsutsuki."
Kaguya gently wiped the mud from Naruto's face, which he had gotten from training, her eyes still so gentle they seemed to drip with water.
"You have an aura very similar to my son's."
"Huh?"
Naruto froze, clearly not expecting Kaguya to say that.
But he quickly reacted. Connecting it to the feeling of motherly love he had sensed, Naruto asked with some anticipation, "Then could I be him?"
Saying this, Naruto couldn't stop waving his hand.
"You're my mom, and I'm your long-lost son. You lost me in Konoha Village for various reasons, right?"
Meeting Naruto's expectant gaze, Kaguya paused slightly, but still shook her head.
"No."
"Your aura is very similar to his, both chakra and soul, but he wasn't as obedient and well-behaved as you."
Kaguya was in her peak state now. How could she not sense the issue with his soul?
Naruto's soul indeed had a very strong aura, similar to her son's, but it was clearly not him, though there was a connection.
Moreover, Kaguya's perception was now absurdly strong. That rebellious son was hiding in the corner, watching her for a long time. How could Kaguya not sense him?
She just didn't know how to acknowledge him.
...
"Achoo!"
In space, the Sage of Six Paths, who was adapting to his new body, suddenly sneezed.
"Strange."
The Sage of Six Paths rubbed his slightly itchy nose.
It had been a long time since he had sneezed, and he couldn't adapt to it for a moment.
Speaking of which, a body made of stellar energy actually sneezed? That shouldn't be right, should it?
"Could it be that someone is talking about me?"
He glanced in the direction Momoshiki had left. The Sage of Six Paths seemed to understand something, falling into brief thought.
...
"I see..."
Naruto lowered his head, a little disappointed.
"Don't you have parents?" Kaguya asked with some heartache.
"Naruto! Don't believe anything the Otsutsuki say! There are no good Otsutsuki..."
Boruto was shouting when Toneri suddenly covered his mouth.
"Mmmph mmmph..."
Boruto struggled, his eyes glaring fiercely at Toneri.
"Don't interrupt such a beautiful scene."
Toneri scolded him, then flicked Boruto's head with his other hand, making him wince in pain.
"No... I've never seen them since I was little."
Naruto shook his head.
Neither his tone, eyes, nor expression showed any resentment or dislike for his parents, only blaming them for abandoning him.
"I see..."
Kaguya pondered for a moment, then reached out and rubbed Naruto's head.
"Then how about I be your mother?"
Naruto instantly froze, and Boruto was also dumbfounded.
"Holy cow, I only left for a moment, what happened?"
Momoshiki descended from the sky, his face full of question marks.
Who understands, family? Everything was fine when he left, and when he came back, Kaguya wanted to adopt Naruto as her son?
What kind of ridiculous plot is this?
"I..."
Naruto was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to answer.
From this unfamiliar older sister, Naruto experienced what motherly love felt like for the first time, and he also couldn't bear for this feeling to leave.
Clearly, Naruto also wanted to acknowledge Kaguya as his adoptive mother.
Just as Naruto was about to agree, the Nine-Tails inside him finally couldn't take it anymore.
Staying with Otsutsuki every day? What a joke?! He'd rather be cut down with a single blade!
Nine-Tails chakra began to leak, desperately trying to seize Naruto's sanity and control Naruto's body to escape.
Naruto was about to nod, when his eyes suddenly began to turn red, and a violent surge of chakra leaked from his entire body.
"Ah——!"
Naruto cried out in pain, clutching his head. The sudden scene also left everyone present stunned.
Three energy-mimicking tails appeared. This was a symbol of gradually losing sanity.
However, playing these tricks in front of Kaguya seemed a bit like showing off to an expert.
Kaguya merely flicked her finger, and the Nine-Tails was instantly struck by lightning. First, it froze stiff, then its body collapsed with a crash.
This blow wasn't fatal, but the Nine-Tails was indeed severely injured from a distance. It probably wouldn't recover for ten days to half a month.
Losing the Nine-Tails' control, Naruto finally regained control of his body. He immediately slumped to the ground, his head aching and throbbing, gasping for breath.
"Huff... huff..."
Looking at Naruto, Kaguya rubbed his head with some heartache, and a gentle chakra slowly entered him.
Although Kaguya wasn't very strong in healing, she still knew some basic knowledge.
Under the soothing effect of this chakra, Naruto's body was no longer so uncomfortable.
"What happened to me just now..."
Naruto looked at his hands in confusion, clearly not understanding why he had suddenly lost his sanity.
"Something inside you seems to disagree with me being your mother."
Kaguya's tone was initially a little lost, but quickly became somewhat resolute.
If that nine-tailed fox dared to obstruct her, she would make him taste what it was like to wish for death.
"Something inside me?"
Naruto put his hand on his stomach in confusion.
It seemed the fox inside the seal was about to come out.
Boruto was also a little dumbfounded at this moment.
He had lived so long, and this was the first time he had seen his father's Nine-Tails rampage. The oppressive feeling was so strong!
Toneri and Kinshiki seemed to sense something, and both looked up at the sky.
Only then did they realize that Momoshiki had arrived at some point, and was holding a bag of potato chips, eating with relish.
"Now it has been suppressed. Returning to the previous question, are you willing to acknowledge me as your mother?"
Kaguya's finger stroked Naruto's face.
Even the touch of his cheek was very similar to her son's.
"I..."
Naruto gritted his teeth, his hand trembling slightly. He was clearly very nervous.
A moment later, Naruto raised his head, a smile on his lips.
"Mom..."
This "Mom" clearly touched Kaguya's heart, instantly making her tears flow.
...
Meanwhile, in a corner of Konoha Village.
Black Zetsu had shed his Akatsuki uniform, stolen a set of clothes from who-knows-where, and also got a human-like mask, wrapping his face tightly.
He held a portrait in his hand.
You know, although the drawing wasn't great, you could at least make out Kaguya's features.
Perhaps his real mother had come out, and the pressure on Black Zetsu had disappeared. At this moment, Black Zetsu's eyes were much clearer, and he had much more patience.
"Hello, excuse me, have you seen the person in this portrait?"
Black Zetsu stopped a passerby and asked, successfully earning a puzzled look from the passerby.
Pale skin, two horns on her head, terrifyingly white eyes, wearing strange clothes.
"Are you sure the person you drew is a human?"
Leaving this sentence, the passerby unceremoniously left.
Crack!
Black Zetsu's hand involuntarily clenched, his fist making a cracking sound.
If it were before, Black Zetsu would have dismembered this person long ago.
But now, finding his real mother was more important.
Although Black Zetsu's reconnaissance and intelligence gathering abilities were very strong, for some reason, he clearly knew his real mother was in the Konoha Village area.
But he couldn't sense her exact location no matter what, as if she had been deliberately shielded!
Because he couldn't sense the exact location, Black Zetsu could only disguise himself as a human and search everywhere.
And this was actually the doing of the Sage of Six Paths.
He was originally just a soul. Although he knew about Black Zetsu, he had long been powerless to do anything.
Now that he had a new body, the old man couldn't help but disgust this guy who had made him worry for a thousand years.
Under the blessing of stellar power, Black Zetsu's reconnaissance ability, no matter how awesome, was also isolated, leaving him effectively blind.
"Hello, have you seen this person?"
Black Zetsu stopped another passerby, still holding the portrait.
"Never seen her. Isn't the person in that painting a monster?"
Black Zetsu: "..."
I'll endure!
Black Zetsu's mission to save his mother had ended. Next up was Black Zetsu's quest to find his mother.
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