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**Chapter 1344: Who will be the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?**
Noah's Ark.
"Star God Hall, Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, pay respects to Lord Imu!"
"Army Headquarters, Admiral Green Bull, Otsutsuki Aramaki, pay respects to Lord Imu!"
Inside the vast, empty Empty Hall, the atmosphere was imposing.
The mood was somewhat solemn, as if an invisible force enveloped the entire scene, bringing a strong sense of oppression to their minds.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Aramaki knelt on one knee on the soft red carpet, respectfully greeting the empty throne on the three-tiered platform.
At the same time.
Otsutsuki Kaguya's clone, 'Little Kaguya', stood on her eldest son's shoulder.
Although she did not kneel with them, her attitude had become much more serious compared to before.
*Strange, this Im seems different. His aura seems even stronger.*
Little Kaguya was surprised in her heart, but couldn't see the reason why.
Above.
Im sat upon the golden-red spire-shaped throne, his face cold as he looked down at the three people below the platform.
"Aramaki, how is your Eight Gates Formation progressing?"
Aramaki was startled for a moment.
He hadn't expected to be asked about this, but quickly replied:
"Reporting to Lord Imu, regrettably, after several attempts, it still ended in failure."
"The reason is that there are no 'Eight Gates' within my body, nor any meridians. This should be a change brought about by the Ōtsutsuki physique."
As soon as Aramaki finished speaking.
Little Kaguya, standing on Otsutsuki Hagoromo's shoulder, explained coldly.
"Meridians, in our view, are a backward energy circulation system."
"Therefore, we abandoned them thousands of years ago."
"The current Otsutsuki can circulate energy throughout every corner of their body."
"And they are constantly in a state of full power, with no such thing as restriction."
Im had long since speculated this, so he was not surprised by Little Kaguya's words.
The Otsutsuki Clan's body is essentially composed of energy and data, not flesh and blood and meridians.
Naturally, the Eight Gates Formation was useless to them.
However, judging by Little Kaguya's meaning, the Otsutsuki Clan once had normal flesh and blood and meridians.
It was only as their civilization developed to a certain height that they modified their bodies.
But Im wondered, was abandoning flesh and blood truly the correct choice?
Are meridians truly a backward energy system?
Speaking of which, the Sea Star human body also has meridians.
But the Sea Star World has not yet invented the methods to utilize them.
It now seems like a waste.
So Im planned to take some time to research it.
He wanted to see if he could improve the 'Eight Gates Formation' into a 'non-Chakra' version.
He just didn't know if the meridians in the Sea Star people's bodies circulated life force, or some other kind of strength.
For example, the most common 'Qi'.
"Kaguya, Im intends to awaken your main body and have the 'Goddess of the Rabbit' become a member of the Star God Hall."
Im changed the subject, his tone as cold as ever.
But in the ears of the three below the platform, it was like a clap of thunder.
Especially Otsutsuki Hagoromo's expression changed drastically: "Lord Imu, this..."
He wanted to say it might be too hasty.
He knew his mother's main body's strength very clearly, and her temper was very bad. Releasing her would definitely cause trouble.
And if the trouble escalated, what if it provoked Im's killing intent?
Although his mother had immortality, there was no guarantee that Im didn't have even more powerful means.
So, in Otsutsuki Hagoromo's opinion, it was better for his mother's main body to remain sealed.
Then, let Little Kaguya, this clone, continue to act on her behalf outside.
"Hagoromo!"
Just as he spoke.
Little Kaguya, who had originally shown delight, anger immediately appeared on her pretty face.
At the same time, she roughly interrupted his subsequent words with a shout.
"You unfilial son, are you still trying to harm me?!"
"You now know the truth about what happened back then."
"When the other Otsutsuki clan members descend, not only will it be the three of us, mother and sons, but the Ninja World you care about will also be completely destroyed!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo was scolded into silence.
Indeed, if the World Government had not appeared.
He and Otsutsuki Hamura alone might not have been able to protect the Ninja World.
Therefore, awakening Otsutsuki Kaguya's main body was very necessary.
This was a great combat power to resist the Otsutsuki Homeworld!
"Lord Imu, if you wish to release the 'Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei' seal and awaken Mother's main body consciousness, three conditions must be met..."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo sighed deeply in his heart and began to adopt a serious attitude, explaining the key points to Im.
In his opinion, Im shouldn't know these things.
But who knew that in the next second, a faint remark drifted down from above.
"Absorbing the Gedo Statue, becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki with the Rinne Sharingan, the Infinite Tsukuyomi gathering the Chakra of the entire Ninja World, injecting Black Zetsu to awaken the main body consciousness..."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with shock.
Little Kaguya on his shoulder also felt it was incredible.
How could this Im know so clearly?
Could it be... that the other party knew by viewing the River of Time again!
If that was the case.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Little Kaguya subconsciously looked at each other.
That meant that on a certain day in the future, this process had occurred, and Kaguya's main body had been successfully awakened!
They just didn't know if this 'Future' was the 'Future' before the World Government appeared, or the 'Future' after it appeared...
After a moment.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo recovered his emotions and spoke again.
"As Lord Imu said, the key points are the Ten-Tails, Black Zetsu, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"The Ten-Tails is now split into nine Tailed Beasts, Black Zetsu is nowhere to be found, and once the Infinite Tsukuyomi is activated, it will absorb the Chakra of all living beings in the Ninja World, leading to the extinction of living beings..."
But Otsutsuki Hagoromo's words were interrupted by Im again.
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi will not cause the extinction of living beings in the Ninja World," Im said coldly.
This Otsutsuki Hagoromo was speaking purely from speculation, but he had 'witnessed' the real scene of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
In the 'canon'.
Madara Uchiha, controlled by Black Zetsu, activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, gathering the Chakra of all living beings in the Ninja World into his body, successfully allowing Otsutsuki Kaguya to possess him and reappear in the world.
But until Otsutsuki Kaguya was sealed again by Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke teamed up.
None of the living beings in the Ninja World controlled by the Infinite Tsukuyomi had died.
This indicates that the Chakra amount required to awaken Otsutsuki Kaguya will not completely drain the living beings of the Ninja World.
Perhaps they would be weak for a while at most.
So the consequences of the Infinite Tsukuyomi were far less severe than Otsutsuki Hagoromo imagined.
As for the risk of turning into White Zetsu, it was almost zero.
Because it takes a long time for a human to turn into a White Zetsu, this problem doesn't need to be considered at all.
Little Kaguya nodded in agreement: "That's right, it takes a year for a human to turn into a White Zetsu."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo asked again: "Then what about the Ten-Tails? Should we recall all the Tailed Beasts from the Sea Star World?"
"No need. Im has a Ten-Tails on hand. Injecting it into the Gedo Statue should be sufficient."
If possible, Im didn't want to lose the Nine-Tails and the others.
Compared to them.
The 'Little Ten-Tails' obtained from Otsutsuki Isshiki, although also very precious, felt much better emotionally.
And using a 'Little Ten-Tails' to exchange for Otsutsuki Kaguya was a profitable deal no matter how you looked at it.
"So that's it..." Otsutsuki Hagoromo suddenly understood, then asked, "Then who will be the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall became strange.
Because this Ten-Tails Jinchuriki would ultimately be possessed by Otsutsuki Kaguya, which was not much different from death.
No, it was worse than death.
In normal death, the soul could still enter the Netherworld.
But being possessed by Otsutsuki Kaguya, the soul would likely be unable to escape.
The key was that the candidates seemed to be only the two of them, oh, and Madara Uchiha.
After all, only the three of them had the Rinnegan.
So, who would be Otsutsuki Kaguya's sacrifice?
Noah's Ark.
"Star God Hall, Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, pay respects to Lord Imu!"
"Army Headquarters, Admiral Green Bull, Otsutsuki Aramaki, pay respects to Lord Imu!"
Inside the vast, empty Empty Hall, the atmosphere was imposing.
The mood was somewhat solemn, as if an invisible force enveloped the entire scene, bringing a strong sense of oppression to their minds.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Aramaki knelt on one knee on the soft red carpet, respectfully greeting the empty throne on the three-tiered platform.
At the same time.
Otsutsuki Kaguya's clone, 'Little Kaguya', stood on her eldest son's shoulder.
Although she did not kneel with them, her attitude had become much more serious compared to before.
*Strange, this Im seems different. His aura seems even stronger.*
Little Kaguya was surprised in her heart, but couldn't see the reason why.
Above.
Im sat upon the golden-red spire-shaped throne, his face cold as he looked down at the three people below the platform.
"Aramaki, how is your Eight Gates Formation progressing?"
Aramaki was startled for a moment.
He hadn't expected to be asked about this, but quickly replied:
"Reporting to Lord Imu, regrettably, after several attempts, it still ended in failure."
"The reason is that there are no 'Eight Gates' within my body, nor any meridians. This should be a change brought about by the Ōtsutsuki physique."
As soon as Aramaki finished speaking.
Little Kaguya, standing on Otsutsuki Hagoromo's shoulder, explained coldly.
"Meridians, in our view, are a backward energy circulation system."
"Therefore, we abandoned them thousands of years ago."
"The current Otsutsuki can circulate energy throughout every corner of their body."
"And they are constantly in a state of full power, with no such thing as restriction."
Im had long since speculated this, so he was not surprised by Little Kaguya's words.
The Otsutsuki Clan's body is essentially composed of energy and data, not flesh and blood and meridians.
Naturally, the Eight Gates Formation was useless to them.
However, judging by Little Kaguya's meaning, the Otsutsuki Clan once had normal flesh and blood and meridians.
It was only as their civilization developed to a certain height that they modified their bodies.
But Im wondered, was abandoning flesh and blood truly the correct choice?
Are meridians truly a backward energy system?
Speaking of which, the Sea Star human body also has meridians.
But the Sea Star World has not yet invented the methods to utilize them.
It now seems like a waste.
So Im planned to take some time to research it.
He wanted to see if he could improve the 'Eight Gates Formation' into a 'non-Chakra' version.
He just didn't know if the meridians in the Sea Star people's bodies circulated life force, or some other kind of strength.
For example, the most common 'Qi'.
"Kaguya, Im intends to awaken your main body and have the 'Goddess of the Rabbit' become a member of the Star God Hall."
Im changed the subject, his tone as cold as ever.
But in the ears of the three below the platform, it was like a clap of thunder.
Especially Otsutsuki Hagoromo's expression changed drastically: "Lord Imu, this..."
He wanted to say it might be too hasty.
He knew his mother's main body's strength very clearly, and her temper was very bad. Releasing her would definitely cause trouble.
And if the trouble escalated, what if it provoked Im's killing intent?
Although his mother had immortality, there was no guarantee that Im didn't have even more powerful means.
So, in Otsutsuki Hagoromo's opinion, it was better for his mother's main body to remain sealed.
Then, let Little Kaguya, this clone, continue to act on her behalf outside.
"Hagoromo!"
Just as he spoke.
Little Kaguya, who had originally shown delight, anger immediately appeared on her pretty face.
At the same time, she roughly interrupted his subsequent words with a shout.
"You unfilial son, are you still trying to harm me?!"
"You now know the truth about what happened back then."
"When the other Otsutsuki clan members descend, not only will it be the three of us, mother and sons, but the Ninja World you care about will also be completely destroyed!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo was scolded into silence.
Indeed, if the World Government had not appeared.
He and Otsutsuki Hamura alone might not have been able to protect the Ninja World.
Therefore, awakening Otsutsuki Kaguya's main body was very necessary.
This was a great combat power to resist the Otsutsuki Homeworld!
"Lord Imu, if you wish to release the 'Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei' seal and awaken Mother's main body consciousness, three conditions must be met..."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo sighed deeply in his heart and began to adopt a serious attitude, explaining the key points to Im.
In his opinion, Im shouldn't know these things.
But who knew that in the next second, a faint remark drifted down from above.
"Absorbing the Gedo Statue, becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki with the Rinne Sharingan, the Infinite Tsukuyomi gathering the Chakra of the entire Ninja World, injecting Black Zetsu to awaken the main body consciousness..."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with shock.
Little Kaguya on his shoulder also felt it was incredible.
How could this Im know so clearly?
Could it be... that the other party knew by viewing the River of Time again!
If that was the case.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Little Kaguya subconsciously looked at each other.
That meant that on a certain day in the future, this process had occurred, and Kaguya's main body had been successfully awakened!
They just didn't know if this 'Future' was the 'Future' before the World Government appeared, or the 'Future' after it appeared...
After a moment.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo recovered his emotions and spoke again.
"As Lord Imu said, the key points are the Ten-Tails, Black Zetsu, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"The Ten-Tails is now split into nine Tailed Beasts, Black Zetsu is nowhere to be found, and once the Infinite Tsukuyomi is activated, it will absorb the Chakra of all living beings in the Ninja World, leading to the extinction of living beings..."
But Otsutsuki Hagoromo's words were interrupted by Im again.
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi will not cause the extinction of living beings in the Ninja World," Im said coldly.
This Otsutsuki Hagoromo was speaking purely from speculation, but he had 'witnessed' the real scene of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
In the 'canon'.
Madara Uchiha, controlled by Black Zetsu, activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, gathering the Chakra of all living beings in the Ninja World into his body, successfully allowing Otsutsuki Kaguya to possess him and reappear in the world.
But until Otsutsuki Kaguya was sealed again by Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke teamed up.
None of the living beings in the Ninja World controlled by the Infinite Tsukuyomi had died.
This indicates that the Chakra amount required to awaken Otsutsuki Kaguya will not completely drain the living beings of the Ninja World.
Perhaps they would be weak for a while at most.
So the consequences of the Infinite Tsukuyomi were far less severe than Otsutsuki Hagoromo imagined.
As for the risk of turning into White Zetsu, it was almost zero.
Because it takes a long time for a human to turn into a White Zetsu, this problem doesn't need to be considered at all.
Little Kaguya nodded in agreement: "That's right, it takes a year for a human to turn into a White Zetsu."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo asked again: "Then what about the Ten-Tails? Should we recall all the Tailed Beasts from the Sea Star World?"
"No need. Im has a Ten-Tails on hand. Injecting it into the Gedo Statue should be sufficient."
If possible, Im didn't want to lose the Nine-Tails and the others.
Compared to them.
The 'Little Ten-Tails' obtained from Otsutsuki Isshiki, although also very precious, felt much better emotionally.
And using a 'Little Ten-Tails' to exchange for Otsutsuki Kaguya was a profitable deal no matter how you looked at it.
"So that's it..." Otsutsuki Hagoromo suddenly understood, then asked, "Then who will be the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall became strange.
Because this Ten-Tails Jinchuriki would ultimately be possessed by Otsutsuki Kaguya, which was not much different from death.
No, it was worse than death.
In normal death, the soul could still enter the Netherworld.
But being possessed by Otsutsuki Kaguya, the soul would likely be unable to escape.
The key was that the candidates seemed to be only the two of them, oh, and Madara Uchiha.
After all, only the three of them had the Rinnegan.
So, who would be Otsutsuki Kaguya's sacrifice?
