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Chapter 1082: Kaguya: Are You Also of the Otsutsuki Clan?
Chapter 1082: Kaguya: Are You Also of the Otsutsuki Clan?
As they stepped into the grand hall and reached the main palace, Yecheng and the Sage of the Six Paths also saw Kaguya Otsutsuki in the consciousness space.
She still appeared as the once revered goddess of the moon, with long blue-white hair cascading over her shoulders, exuding a graceful and dignified demeanor, and a beautiful, delicate face.
The chakra progenitor, Kaguya Otsutsuki, seemed to have anticipated the appearance of Yecheng and the Sage of the Six Paths. She folded her sleeves and looked at them with a calm expression, saying, “Hagoromo, have you come to see me for the last time?”
Her soul had nearly been devoured by the Ten-Tails, and now her life hung by a thread at the whim of the death god. Kaguya Otsutsuki was well aware that her time was near, and her demeanor was surprisingly composed.
When she saw Yecheng and the Sage of the Six Paths appear together, Kaguya confirmed that Yecheng was not her son, Hagoromo.
Being able to see her son one last time before her death brought her some comfort, but she regretted not seeing her other son, Hamura, as well.
“Mother, we have not come to kill you, but to persuade you.”
“Persuade me?” Kaguya asked, clearly puzzled by the Sage of the Six Paths' response.
“The person beside me is named Nagato Senju. If we consider lineage, he should also be our descendant. He has surpassed me and even you, Mother, through his own strength.
We are here to offer you a chance. If you release those bound by the Divine Tree and choose a quiet place to live in seclusion, never interfering in the affairs of the Ninja World again, Yecheng will not let the death god consume your soul, nor will he seal you again.”
Kaguya was clearly taken aback by the Sage of the Six Paths' words. She had assumed that her rebellious son, who had sealed her for a thousand years, had completely forgotten about her.
But it seemed that was not the case.
If Hagoromo truly did not care about her, he could have ignored her fate without bothering to plead for her.
First betrayed by her husband, and then by her own children, Kaguya felt that her life had reached its lowest point.
But seeing her son, who looked even older than she did, earnestly and tearfully trying to persuade her, Kaguya finally understood that her children did care about her.
“Even if I choose to live in seclusion, what does it matter? It would only prolong my suffering for a short while.
Why can’t you and Hamura understand my intentions? You have no idea how terrifying the Otsutsuki Clan is. I created the White Zetsu to protect you and defend against the Otsutsuki Clan.
You think I created the White Zetsu to harm the innocent, but have you considered what would happen if the Otsutsuki Clan descended upon this planet? Would the people here be able to live in peace?”
Kaguya had never told her two sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, about the Otsutsuki Clan. She had borne the burden alone.
After being betrayed by the Ancestor's Country Emperor, Kaguya had learned a harsh lesson: in this world, no one could be trusted except herself.
The Sage of the Six Paths, who only had a superficial understanding of the Otsutsuki clan, clearly never imagined that his mother’s decision to create the White Zetsu held such profound meaning. Now, he was at a loss for words.
Of course, if time could be rewound and everything started anew, he and Hamura would likely still try to stop their mother’s actions.
After all, compared to their mother, Kaguya, both he and Hamura had half-human blood in their veins.
They could understand their mother’s desire to protect herself and them, but if the cost of that protection meant sacrificing the innocent people on this planet, neither he nor Hamura could condone such actions.
However, this was their own personal stance and did not represent their mother’s perspective.
Kaguya’s actions were driven by her own need for self-preservation. They had once believed she was consolidating her rule by massacring innocents, which led them to seal her away. But now, knowing that she was merely acting in her own self-interest, could they, as her children, really convince her to make sacrifices for the sake of others on this planet?
To their mother, an alien, the people of this planet were strangers, and she had even been betrayed and hunted by them. Now, if she chose to sacrifice them for her own survival, could he really say that Kaguya was wrong?
Different perspectives lead to different judgments. After learning about the Otsutsuki clan, the Sage of the Six Paths could no longer confidently declare that their mother was in the wrong.
“The past is set in stone, and dredging up ancient matters now is utterly pointless.
The Death God outside is growing impatient. Kaguya Otsutsuki, are you going to turn over a new leaf or remain obstinate? Give us a straight answer.
To be honest, you, the so-called progenitor of chakra, have no dignity at all. What’s so scary about the Otsutsuki clan? If they come, we’ll just take them down.
A bunch of aliens, nothing special. They’ve just eaten a few more Divine Tree fruits than others. With experience, I’ll kill them one by one.”
Hearing Yecheng’s words, the Sage of the Six Paths remained silent, but Kaguya gave Yecheng a meaningful glance and said, “Your true identity isn’t part of Hagoromo’s lineage, is it? I’ve had my suspicions.
You seem to know more than Hagoromo and Hamura, and you appear to have some understanding of the Otsutsuki clan.
Plus, those peculiar abilities of yours—could it be that you’re also a reincarnated member of the Otsutsuki clan, using the ‘wedge’ to be reborn?”
From the beginning, Kaguya had doubts about Yecheng’s identity.
Even her children, Hagoromo and Hamura, knew very little about the Otsutsuki clan. If Yecheng was merely their descendant, how could he know so much?
The only possibility was that he, too, was a reincarnated being!
The only other Otsutsuki who had come to this planet with her was Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was also her superior and the one tasked with monitoring her as the “Guardian” of the Divine Tree.
However, Kaguya was certain that Yecheng could not be Kaguya Otsutsuki. The two of them were locked in a blood feud.
She, who was supposed to be the Ten-Tails’ sacrificial offering, had ambushed Kaguya Otsutsuki at the moment of her sacrifice and fed him to the Ten-Tails’ young body.
Thus, Kaguya Otsutsuki should have died. Even if, by some stretch of the imagination, he had survived, he would not be so polite to her after she had betrayed him.
(End of Chapter)
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