Urashiki and Momoshiki's eyes suddenly lit up with joy.
In the hidden tiline they'd been hiding in, a pillar flickered into existence—glowing with alternating shades of red and white.
It was a kind of special technique—sothing like a "radio beacon"—constructed using the last reserves of chakra from Isshiki, Urashiki, and Momoshiki. Its sole purpose: to reach the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Until now, the pillar had emitted no response. But at that mont, its color shifted—from crimson-white to deep blood-red. And a line of glowing text appeared in the middle: "Reinforcents will arrive… Stay hidden, and safeguard the area suspected to hold Shibai-sama's remains. —Myōshiki."
"OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!"
All three—Urashiki, Momoshiki, and Isshiki—let out a thunderous cheer the mont they saw the na Myōshiki.
This ti… they were really going to survive.
The one coming wasn't just so elite soldier—it was none other than the current Deputy Patriarch of the Ōtsutsuki Clan: Ōtsutsuki Myōshiki.
"As long as Myōshiki-sama is coming, everything will be okay!" Isshiki shouted, clenching his fists with excitent.
The projected ti of arrival—converted into shinobi world units—was exactly one year.
And one year was enough to stave off despair.
If they could keep jumping across fragnted tilines, if they kept hiding and zigzagging through spaceti, then maybe—just maybe—they had a chance to escape Kazuki's pursuit.
Moreover—
For Kazuki, having only just beco an Ōtsutsuki, fully mastering and harmonizing his power would require ti asured on an Ōtsutsuki's scale…
No matter how prodigious his talent, a year in the shinobi world would pass in the blink of an eye.
And by then, the invincible Deputy Patriarch Myōshiki himself would descend upon this world!
"Isshiki… what if Myōshiki-sama arrives and can't find Shibai-sama's remains?"
Urashiki's voice carried obvious concern. "Wouldn't that… wouldn't that be—"
Compared to Isshiki's constant complaints about their clan being dood, the speed of this reinforcent was actually far beyond normal for the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
And for the Deputy Patriarch himself to take action, while explicitly ntioning Shibai's remains in the ssage…
The reason for this unprecedented urgency was self-evident.
"Don't worry. After all, Shibai-sama's treasured tool really is in Uchiha Kazuki's possession. We're not exactly deceiving our superiors here!"
Isshiki's eyes glead with sheer will to survive.
"Stay alive. First, we get off this cursed planet alive."
Urashiki and Momoshiki exchanged a silent nod.
There was no other choice.
At that mont, Uchiha Obito's heart gave a sudden jolt—Deputy Patriarch of the Ōtsutsuki Clan?
That sounded like the Hokage's assistant in Konohagakure… Would Kazuki be in danger?
...
Far beneath the ocean's surface—
Having already wrapped Shibai's remains in spaceti energy and sealed them securely within himself, Kazuki received a feedback pulse of information from the chakra within Isshiki and Obito.
'Deputy Patriarch, huh? That's quite the big shot…' Kazuki thought to himself.
'Sounds like an ambitious one…'
And why did he think that? Because, no matter how many worlds lay between them, this Myōshiki had already ford a link with Kazuki.
[Detected: Ōtsutsuki Myōshiki has developed an intense devouring intent toward the host. Target locked for bond!]
'Devour ? Does he think that by toppling Isshiki I've already gained Shibai's power?' Kazuki chuckled softly.
anwhile, within the Ōtsutsuki Clan—
Deputy Patriarch Myōshiki sat upon his seat, roaring with laughter.
"This ti… I will surpass Ryōshiki, and beco the Patriarch who leads the Ōtsutsuki to rule the universe as the strongest!"
Ōtsutsuki Clan Leader's aide, Myōshiki, his red-and-white eyes fixed intently on the intelligence coordinates in his hand, burst into loud laughter—then abruptly steadied his expression.
Then—
He drew in a deep breath, the purest Byakugan glinting with a deep black radiance, absorbing every trace of surrounding light.
"Let confirm once more—whether that planet the brat Isshiki discovered truly holds sothing that can let claim the Clan Leader's seat and ascend to the very pinnacle!"
"That's Shibai-sama's corpse… That inferior creature called Kazuki must have, by so twist of fate, stolen a fragnt of that god's power. Otherwise, how could it be possible…"
A heart racing with excitent, hands trembling.
According to the intel from Isshiki—
On that remote planet known as the Shinobi World, there exists a treasured artifact once wielded by Ōtsutsuki Shibai in life, and the natural energy contained within this planet is imasurably vast…
The Chakra Fruit it could bear would be enough for even a branch mber like Kaguya to gain overwhelming power.
And that was just the minor detail.
The important thing was that an indigenous native had, inexplicably, obtained a bloodline purity surpassing the combined total of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Urashiki, and Momoshiki—wielding their respective dōjutsu as if he were a god!
From Isshiki's account—
Myōshiki was certain this had nothing to do with Kazuki carrying so diluted branch-family bloodline like Kaguya's. His combat power far outstripped that of an ordinary main-family mber.
But how could a re native possess such pure Ōtsutsuki blood?
The only possibility was if Isshiki's intel was correct…
That on the planet known as the Shinobi World, the divine remains of Ōtsutsuki Shibai truly existed—remains that a mortal had sohow been lucky enough to obtain!
All of this, Myōshiki had deduced through logic.
As soone who considered himself the most deserving to be elected Clan Leader—and destined to beco the strongest Ōtsutsuki—Myōshiki was cautious enough to not rely on logic alone, but also to employ his dōjutsu—
"Shinjutsu: Subichiri"!
It was sowhat similar to Uchiha Fugaku's dōjutsu, but not the degraded version born of diluted blood—it was the pure Ōtsutsuki original…
A power capable of accurately predicting the near future, with the overwhelming ability to see through every movent of an opponent's attacks, making errors almost nonexistent.
Not only that—Myōshiki could ditate upon the image of what he desired, and his dōjutsu would search for the corresponding clues…
This was why Myōshiki had risen to the position of aide to the Ōtsutsuki Clan Leader.
Since the day he awakened this dōjutsu—
The ability to accurately foresee the future had guaranteed him victory over nearly all opponents of his level; and when facing formidable enemies, it had at least ensured his own safety and allowed him to escape…
Each ti he reached a breakthrough, he could ditate for the clues to whatever he needed, obtaining opportunities that others might never encounter in a lifeti.
In other words, for Myōshiki, it was as if he had unlocked an infinite resource cheat, combined with a near save-point-level power to pre-emptively foresee events…
His path to power had been smooth and unhindered.
Until—
At so point, after devouring countless Chakra Fruits, Ōtsutsuki Myōshiki realized… his strength was no longer growing!
No matter what thod he tried, he could only remain stuck in place… and even the ditations that once led him to the things he needed no longer worked.
Ōtsutsuki Myōshiki had been driving his dōjutsu for who knew how many years, searching for a way to break past his own limits, yet not a single clue ever ca back to him.
His strength had beco fixed at that point.
So much so that Myōshiki had once sighed in bitter desolation—"This God Tree devouring thod… it cannot reach the heavens!"
There was only the legend of one Ōtsutsuki god—Shibai—who had supposedly ascended, but no one knew how he had reached the end…
It was like a myth.
This helpless, dispiriting situation had dragged on for a long ti, but he had never fully given up, continuing to ditate on the existence that could let him rise again…
Until not long ago—
Isshiki's distress technique arrived at the Ōtsutsuki clan's domain.
Normally, such a matter was not sothing Myōshiki would need to involve himself in.
But his long-silent "Subichiri", which had not provided him with a clue in ages, suddenly blared an alarm!
It's here—finally here!
The dōjutsu that had once guided Myōshiki to countless planets suitable for planting God Trees, and to treasures beyond counting, was at last calling out to him again after tens of thousands of years of silence!
And so—
Myōshiki, the aide to the Ōtsutsuki Clan Leader, personally rushed to the intelligence bureau, intercepted the distress call, and took control of the matter.
His dōjutsu told him—if he wished to break through his current level, the clue lay in this report!
And just from reading the opening lines, Myōshiki was instantly overjoyed.
The corpse of an Ōtsutsuki god? As expected, his dōjutsu was invincible—it had not failed after all!
If he could devour that one's remains, wouldn't he ascend straight away?
Upon seeing Isshiki's description of Kazuki's abilities, Myōshiki was already certain that the planet must hold the remains of the Ōtsutsuki god.
"If I seize the power within Uchiha Kazuki's body—"
To ensure his dōjutsu's prediction was accurate, Myōshiki even took care to read Kazuki's na aloud as recorded in the intel, filling in every possible detail to make the result precise.
Monts later, his excitent was written all over his face, distorting even his features.
Having held high office for so long, in theory Myōshiki should never have lost his composure.
But the result his dōjutsu returned after the prediction left the Myōshiki who had been trapped for tens of thousands of years, desperately seeking a breakthrough in vain, with no choice but to be elated!
As long as he could devour Kazuki, everything he desired… would be his!
"Ascension! Godhood! And to think that chance lay on such a distant, remote planet! Kekekekekekeke—so far away, no wonder my dōjutsu never sensed it!"
Myōshiki suddenly spread his arms wide, as if to swallow the entire universe into his chest, inhaling the scent of oxygen with intoxication…
In his mind, the scene had already ford—him as Clan Leader, Ryōshiki crushed beneath his feet, becoming the second god after Ōtsutsuki Shibai!
"Uchiha Kazuki… a lowly creature who, across such a vast distance, can make rember your na—you should take pride in that much!"
Myōshiki laughed wildly, transforming into a streak of flowing light that shot toward the direction of the Shinobi World.
'No one will notice. At full speed, I'll arrive before long!' Myōshiki thought, leaping through space one fold after another, the fire of desire blazing in his eyes.
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