Kaguya is the Sacred Tree, and the Sacred Tree is the Ten-Tails.
The moment Kaguya saw Naruto—
Her desperate hunger for chakra reached its peak.
Sealed on the moon for thousands of years, Kaguya had spent most of that time asleep. Yet every time she was stirred awake by the pull of chakra, her obsession only deepened.
Now, before her stood Naruto—radiating a chakra even more powerful and refined than that of the Ten-Tails.
In her mind, Kaguya thought this must be something that once belonged to her—a part that had been separated and evolved on its own.
She floated toward Naruto, raised her hands, and gently cupped his face.
As she leaned closer, tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.
Thousands of years of isolation had twisted the once-innocent Kaguya into a being obsessed, nearly deranged, by her desire for chakra.
It was a pitiful sight—a tragic devotion.
Every waking moment spent gazing at the empty, unchanging expanse of the starting space had been sheer torture.
Suddenly, a dark glint flickered in Kaguya's pale eyes.
The hands that had so tenderly held Naruto's face now moved downward, tightening around his throat.
"Hagoromo! Hamura!"
She cried out, voice thick with anguish—almost like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum.
At the same time, Kaguya's long white hair extended outward like living tendrils, wrapping tightly around Naruto's body.
The scarlet Rinne Sharingan on her forehead glowed faintly red.
But—Naruto moved slightly, and with that simple motion, all the white hair binding him tore apart effortlessly.
Kaguya's brows furrowed. Confusion crossed her delicate features.
In her mind, just a bit more force should have been enough to crush him.
The being standing before her—the one she instinctively felt such closeness to—should have fallen limp in her hands.
Why was he resisting?
Why didn't he simply offer up his chakra?
Why… why was he trying to steal her chakra instead?
Madness slowly seeped into Kaguya's gaze.
She squeezed harder.
Snap—
But it wasn't Naruto's neck that cracked.
It was Kaguya's own wrist.
She froze in disbelief.
It felt like trying to crush a solid block of stone.
But—she could crush stone! How could this be?
"You..."
Before Kaguya could finish, Naruto calmly pried her fingers away from his neck.
Still entangled in the remains of her hair, Naruto raised his hands slowly—
—and cupped her face, just as she had done to him moments ago.
A faint, gentle smile tugged at his lips.
Kaguya stiffened, completely stunned.
What… what was this warmth she felt?
"Want to talk instead?" Naruto asked softly.
Buzz——
Kaguya snapped back to herself, shoving Naruto away in panic.
Only—he didn't budge an inch. Instead, she was the one sent flying backward.
Boom!
She finally stopped after skidding across the molten ground. Activating her Byakugan, she stared at him.
"Why… why is your power..."
"You have Hagoromo's aura… and Hamura's… No, Indra's and Ashura's too."
"No, that's not it either..."
"This chakra… it's purer than anything they ever had."
"This is the true chakra of the Sacred Tree."
Her voice trembled.
"This chakra—should be mine!"
Staring at Naruto, Kaguya's expression twisted.
"Everything on that land belongs to me!"
"My precious nursery... I won't let it be harmed again!"
"What's yours is mine too! Your chakra belongs to me!"
Naruto sighed lightly. "Let's finish this."
Kaguya suddenly calmed down.
"Right here," she murmured.
Buzz——
The space around them shifted—
—and they were transported into a world overflowing with molten lava.
Kaguya spread her arms.
"No matter what... your chakra will become mine."
Though her voice was calm, there was a mad glint in her eyes.
Suddenly, her long white hair shot out like countless senbon toward Naruto.
Naruto looked at the incoming barrage and said helplessly:
"Do we really have to fight?"
"I'm very reasonable, you know. We could sit down and talk—maybe about Isshiki, who's still alive... or Momoshiki and Urashiki, who are about to die."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——
Just as Kaguya's hair-tendrils were about to pierce Naruto—
—they abruptly stopped, turning limp and silky.
At the mention of those names, Kaguya's madness flared even hotter.
"I'm not afraid!" she screamed.
"I can kill the Otsutsuki!"
"Give me back my chakra!"
Well, for someone who had been betrayed by her own sons and left isolated on a dying planet for millennia, a little madness was understandable.
Naruto's patience remained high.
After all, how many naïve, genuinely innocent Otsutsuki could one find?
(Still, he thought dryly—you just want Kaguya's chakra too.)
"You don't even know how to use your vast chakra properly," Naruto said.
"You want my chakra, huh?"
For the first time, Kaguya withdrew her frantic gaze and spoke seriously:
"I want it."
"The chakra inside you... it's even greater than mine. I can feel it... my own chakra seems suppressed next to yours."
Having said this, Kaguya ignored the stunned look on Naruto's face.
Slowly, a black portal opened behind her—and another behind Naruto.
Kaguya drifted into the portal and emerged behind Naruto.
She reached out, gently wrapping her arms around him.
She lowered her face against his head, holding him tenderly.
Opening her mouth slightly, she whispered:
"Give me your chakra."
A faint suction began to pull at Naruto's body, trying to siphon his chakra away.
Naruto simply shook his head with a wry smile.
Naruto didn't even have to resist.
The absorption would collapse on its own.
In fact, if he allowed it, he could easily reverse it and absorb Kaguya's chakra instead.
And that's exactly what happened.
Still, Naruto wanted her to understand just how vast the difference between them truly was.
In the next instant, Kaguya's eyes widened, her expression becoming even more crazed.
Her chest rose and fell rapidly; her entire body trembled violently.
Naruto, still held tightly in her arms, naturally noticed the intense, chaotic energy radiating from her.
There's something seriously wrong with this woman!
Beneath the seemingly serene surface, her mind was on the brink of madness.
"Give it to me... give it to me quickly!" Kaguya's voice trembled, her grip tightening even more. She even locked her legs around Naruto's body, desperate to cling to him.
"What a high-level chakra... Give it all to me!"
Her little mouth shone faintly with saliva, as if intoxicated.
Naruto looked at her struggling figure and chuckled softly.
"It's amazing... Just a little taste of chakra already drove you this crazy."
"If I give you any more, you'll lose your mind completely."
"You can't handle chakra directly drawn from my body."
It was obvious: no matter how hard she tried, Kaguya couldn't absorb even a fraction of Naruto's chakra.
In fact, if Naruto hadn't been suppressing himself, the feedback would have actively harmed her.
From the moment Naruto awakened his Rinnegan and inherited the pure Otsutsuki lineage, the power within him had completely eclipsed the Sacred Tree.
He turned his head slightly, watching Kaguya's intoxicated and obsessed expression with a helpless smile.
You've endured for so long... It must've been unbearable.
"You're not ready to handle this power yet," Naruto said gently. "I'll hold onto it for you until you calm down."
As he spoke, Naruto extended his hand and lightly touched Kaguya's shoulder.
Mori-Mori no Mi — Absorption!
In an instant, the raw power of the Otsutsuki heritage surged into Naruto's body.
Even the Ten-Tails' primordial chakra was pulled into him like a tide.
At that moment, Naruto's body began to subtly change.
His already fair skin became even whiter, almost radiant.
His golden hair paled, turning a snowy white.
Even his eyebrows lost their color, fading until two small horns began to protrude from his forehead — a feature strikingly similar to Kaguya's.
The Otsutsuki traits were growing stronger.
But Naruto didn't resist these changes.
He could revert his appearance at any time with a mere thought.
Meanwhile, his life level continued to soar higher.
His immortal body evolved once again.
From the moment he had opened the Rinnegan, Naruto's body had already transcended into a true immortal form: capable of regenerating from any wound and absorbing all forms of ninjutsu.
Sealing had become the only possible method of restraining him.
Now, even that seemed unlikely.
If he wished, he could now even shift into a beast form — but unlike typical Jinchūriki transformations, his would manifest as a pure Otsutsuki spectral form, a true ghost of the divine clan.
"Ah~!"
Kaguya's entire body stiffened.
Her eyes widened further in disbelief and fear.
She could feel her chakra — the source of her very existence — draining away uncontrollably.
For the first time, she panicked.
Hamura and Hagoromo had only sealed her away — they hadn't stolen her chakra.
That lingering obsession had allowed her to survive, even across millennia.
But if Naruto continued...
If Naruto absorbed everything...
Death would be preferable.
A blush — unnatural and twisted — colored her pale cheeks.
"N-No... don't suck anymore... Ah~!"
She wanted to flee.
Yet her body refused to move.
She had imprisoned herself on Naruto without even realizing it.
…
At the same time, deep in the darkness of the shinobi world, Black Zetsu suddenly opened its eyes.
It glanced at Obito, who had come looking for it, and showed no surprise.
But when it lifted its head slightly, a strange ripple stirred within its heart — its thoughts exploded into chaos.
"Impossible... Absolutely impossible..."
"I am the child of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki... I recorded everything that happened after Mother was sealed."
"I created the entire history of the shinobi... Every legend, every story, all to one end — reviving Mother!"
Hateful!
"Mother was sealed away by those two bastards!"
The memory of that overwhelming seal — the combined power of Hagoromo and Hamura — was etched deep within Black Zetsu's soul.
"I must not forget my mission!"
Clutching its head, Black Zetsu trembled.
But no matter how it tried to suppress it, one image kept flooding its mind:
Naruto.
"No! Ah~!"
Black Zetsu screamed in agony.
Obito frowned, his voice deep and sharp: "What's wrong with you?"
Black Zetsu trembled violently before forcing itself to calm down. When it turned its head again, its gaze had become as frenzied and unstable as Kaguya's.
"I'm fine," it said hoarsely.
It knew it couldn't show weakness — not before Obito.
It had no real power of its own; if it angered Obito, it would simply be crushed.
"...You're looking for the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, aren't you?" Obito asked coldly.
"Correct."
Seeing that Black Zetsu had returned to the topic at hand, Obito's tone became serious.
"You should already know the situation at Mount Myōboku."
"Right now, under Jiraiya's command, the toads from Mount Myōboku are gathering and rushing toward Konoha from across the entire shinobi world."
Obito closed his eyes and slowly tore off the tattered fabric covering his body, revealing half of his battered form.
"I'll need White Zetsu to complete the preparations. Tonight, I'm heading to Konoha again."
His mind flashed with images.
Rin...
This fake world, this illusion built on lies... it had no place for her.
And even she — the Rin before him — was nothing but a fake.
Forgive me, Rin.
Black Zetsu narrowed its eyes, a sinister smile curling at the corner of its mouth.
"I'll have the White Zetsu ready for you immediately."
Obito gave a slight nod and lay down against a cold stone slab, preparing himself.
As for why he had lost half his body...
It was, of course, from the devastating impact of Naruto's Tailed Beast Rasengan.
Tonight, Obito would witness the true power of forbidden techniques.
And perhaps, he thought bitterly, his already broken heart would finally be shattered beyond repair.
There was no resistance left within him.
No anger.
Just a hollow, painful acceptance.
"White Zetsu is ready," Black Zetsu murmured.
Meanwhile, in another dimension—
Kaguya had already fled into the icy space.
But no matter how she tried to escape, that figure pursued her tirelessly, like a ghost from which there was no salvation.
"No! Don't come in! Don't suck me dry again—Ah~!"
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