Naruto: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 335: The Arrival of Otsutsuki Kaguya!

The Chakra fruit in Hagoromo Gengetsu's hand had already gathered most of the planet's Chakra, providing enough resources to ascend to the Six Paths level. At this moment, Kaguya had begun to revive within his body.

If he continued to gather Chakra, the Chakra fruit in his hand would only be seized by Kaguya.

Therefore…

With white spores gradually swelling on his body, Hagoromo Gengetsu, who was on the verge of exploding, no longer hesitated. He quickly clapped his hands, and before losing control, he instantly dispelled the Infinite Tsukuyomi and Divine Genesis: World of Trees.

Next, he tilted his head back as his soul slipped out of his body, wrapping the Chakra fruit in his hand with his soul power. With a speed far beyond what his body could achieve, he rapidly flew toward his main body in the distance.

"This is bad!"

Black Zetsu, who was initially overjoyed by Kaguya's early revival, suddenly realized what was happening. He wanted to stop Hagoromo Gengetsu, but the latter's soul, wrapped around the Chakra fruit, had already flown far away in the blink of an eye.

"Is he abandoning his body?"

Naruto, who was observing all of this, looked on in confusion as Hagoromo Gengetsu's soul flew past him.

"Young man, the task of saving the ninja world is now in your hands!"

As they brushed past each other, Hagoromo Gengetsu nodded at Naruto and sped away.

"The big boss who wanted to destroy the ninja world just told me to save it?"

Naruto was even more perplexed.

But soon, he noticed that all the roots of the Divine Tree on the ground had receded, and those who had been trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi were slowly waking up, looking around in a daze.

Naruto's face lit up with joy.

"The Infinite Tsukuyomi has been lifted! Has Hagoromo Gengetsu had a change of heart, and the world is safe?"

"Wait!!"

A sudden surge of powerful Chakra caught Naruto's attention.

He quickly looked ahead.

There, from the body where Hagoromo Gengetsu had once been, large, hideous white spores began to grow.

In just a few moments, the clone of Hagoromo Gengetsu rapidly expanded, growing larger and larger, to the point of being completely unrecognizable.

But then, all movement stopped.

In the next instant…

Under Naruto's watchful gaze, the once-bloated body swiftly shrank back.

After a moment of chaos…

A woman appeared in front of Naruto—a woman with pale skin, long blue-white hair that extended beyond her body, a beautiful and delicate face, horns on her head, a white robe adorned with black tomoe, pure Byakugan eyes, and a Rinne Sharingan on her forehead.

"It's her!"

Naruto's pupils contracted as he recognized the woman standing before him as none other than Otsutsuki Kaguya, the so-called progenitor of Chakra, the Rabbit Goddess, who had now officially made her debut!

The turbulent Chakra fluctuations subsided.

Hovering in the air, her long hair cascading down, Otsutsuki Kaguya slowly opened her pristine Byakugan, locking eyes with Naruto. Her gaze settled on the sun and moon seals on Naruto's hands, and in a cold voice, which hadn't been heard in the ninja world for a millennium, she spoke again.

"You are Hagoromo's... no..."

Otsutsuki Kaguya paused, then activated her Byakugan, veins bulging as she took another look at Naruto.

"Asura… I see."

"So, Hagoromo passed the technique onto you."

In just a short time, Kaguya had identified Naruto's lineage, fully understanding the countermeasures her son Hagoromo had left behind.

Upon hearing this, Naruto gritted his teeth, his expression turning grim.

The sudden appearance of Otsutsuki Kaguya brought an unprecedented pressure that surpassed even that of Hagoromo Gengetsu.

"So this is what he meant by 'saving the ninja world'!"

Naruto finally understood what Hagoromo Gengetsu's departing words meant.

Knowing full well the devastation Kaguya's return would bring, as told by the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto realized that no one else needed to tell him—it was up to him to stop her.

"But seriously, Hagoromo Gengetsu, you caused such a huge mess, ran off without a word, and left the enemy for me to deal with? That's way too much!" Naruto silently cursed Hagoromo Gengetsu in his heart.

The once proud, domineering, and powerful image of Hagoromo Gengetsu had now completely shattered in Naruto's eyes.

Kaguya did not rush to reclaim the Chakra in Naruto, which belonged to her, to Asura, to Hagoromo, and which ultimately originated from her.

"Chakra..."

Otsutsuki Kaguya sensed something amiss in her newly incarnated body.

The Chakra within her was far less than she had anticipated.

Not only that, but the Chakra dispersed across the planet had also stopped flowing into her.

Kaguya looked down at the earth below.

The Infinite Tsukuyomi had been undone.

"Mother!"

A reformed Black Zetsu flew over in excitement, burrowing into Kaguya's sleeve.

Although he had much to say, understanding the gravity of the situation, he quickly spoke:

"Mother, a man named Hagoromo Gengetsu has stolen your Chakra!"

As he spoke, Black Zetsu shared his memories of Hagoromo Gengetsu with Kaguya.

"Thief!"

Kaguya's voice turned icy.

Compared to Black Zetsu, she better understood Hagoromo Gengetsu's intentions behind these actions.

This land was her garden, her property.

She would not tolerate anyone else sharing it.

Kaguya's Byakugan scanned the area, quickly locating the stolen Chakra.

To the south!

Kaguya turned away from Naruto, intent on reclaiming the Chakra stolen by Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Although Naruto's Chakra was precious, it was nothing compared to the vast amount in Hagoromo Gengetsu's hands—enough to birth a being on the level of the Six Paths.

As for casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi again and harvesting Chakra from all the inhabitants of the planet...

Kaguya glanced at the exhausted people on the ground.

Most of their Chakra had already been harvested.

This kind of harvesting was irreversible.

If the ninjas could restore their Chakra repeatedly, wouldn't that mean the Infinite Tsukuyomi could create multiple Six Paths-level beings, becoming a perpetual Chakra generator?

In the original work, the ninjas were restored because Kaguya was sealed once more, and the Chakra harvested by the Infinite Tsukuyomi was returned.

But that wasn't possible now.

Moreover, time was running out.

Rather than casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi again to gather the meager remaining Chakra, it was better to retrieve the vast amount in Hagoromo Gengetsu's possession.

Just as Kaguya was about to take action…

Naruto's fierce attack arrived.

"I won't let you harm the ninja world again!"

Naruto charged forward, his resolve unwavering.

In the distance...

Hagoromo Gengetsu's soul returned to his main body, holding the Chakra fruit containing most of the planet's Chakra. His gaze seemed to cross countless miles, witnessing Naruto's battle with Otsutsuki Kaguya.

"Good luck, Naruto!"

He sincerely wished him well, then turned his focus to the Chakra fruit in his hand.

And with that, he took a bite of it!

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