Kaguya's body floated in the air, her cold eyes slightly filled with confusion.
"I've been released from the seal..."
She murmured softly.
Then, two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of her eyes.
She wept without expression.
It was unknown why.
Perhaps it was because she had been trapped for so long before escaping.
Perhaps it was disappointment in the two sons who had sealed her...
"Mother!"
Kaguya suddenly heard the voice of a child below—a part of herself she had separated before being sealed, who could be considered her offspring.
"Black Zetsu..." After looking at Black Zetsu, the tears on Kaguya's face had completely vanished, as if the crying just now was merely an illusion.
"Mother!!!" Hearing his mother call his name, Black Zetsu was so excited he couldn't contain himself.
From his birth until now, this was the first time he had seen his mother's form and the first time he had heard her call his name.
His lifelong goal had finally been achieved...
Black Zetsu's heart was now filled with immense satisfaction.
"Was it you who released me from the seal?" Kaguya asked Black Zetsu.
Her tone was very flat as she spoke, and there was no emotional fluctuation on her face.
She was incredibly aloof.
"It was me! Mother!" Out of a desire for more affection and praise, Black Zetsu directly took all the credit for breaking the seal when faced with his mother's question, without mentioning the name Uchiha Lexon at all.
"Well done."
As expected, Black Zetsu received his mother's expressionless praise, and his eyes immediately filled with tears of excitement.
"Then come back, my child..." Kaguya raised her somewhat wide sleeve and said to Black Zetsu.
"Yes, yes! Mother!" Black Zetsu responded excitedly. He had wanted to stay by his mother's side for a long time, and now this wish could finally be fulfilled!!
But before Black Zetsu could return to his mother's side...
Kaguya spoke again.
"Who is that person?"
Her gaze fell behind Black Zetsu.
Black Zetsu knew who his mother was referring to, so he explained, "His name is Uchiha Lexon. He's someone who gave me a little help during the process of unsealing you, Mother... If possible, I hope Mother can take him as a subordinate. His strength is not weak, and he can help Mother manage some basic affairs in the future."
Clearly, Black Zetsu was not completely ungrateful.
He still had a bit of integrity...
He gave his comrade a bit of 'preferential treatment', suggesting to his mother that she make Uchiha Lexon a subordinate she could call upon at will.
In his heart, this was the best treatment for Uchiha Lexon.
Compared to others who were destined to sink into the Infinite Tsukuyomi and turn into monsters, being able to live and even serve the supreme Mother...
How much gratitude should he feel for that?
After Black Zetsu finished his request, he lowered his head slightly and waited for his mother's response.
But after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear any reply from his mother.
He couldn't help but look up at her.
He found that his mother's gaze didn't seem to have moved...
She was still looking behind him.
And... her expression seemed a bit different from before...
There was an indescribable meaning in it...
Thoughts churned in Black Zetsu's mind.
Why was Mother looking at Uchiha Lexon...
Was there something wrong with Uchiha Lexon?
Could it be that Uchiha Lexon didn't agree?
"Uchiha Lexon, you agree, right? You really want to be Mother's subordinate and help her handle those basic matters..." Black Zetsu said as he turned around.
"Yeah... I really want to."
Black Zetsu heard Lexon's gentle voice.
"He's very honored, Moth—"
Before Black Zetsu could finish, a figure mixed with black, red, and white auras flashed past his eyes.
"BOOM!!!"
In the next moment, a deafening sound like thunder suddenly rang out, as if the world were shaking!
A meteorite had seemingly crashed into the already shattered altar floor, smashing a bottomless pit directly into the ground.
Instantly, Black Zetsu lost his footing and fell downward.
What happened?
Black Zetsu was filled with alarm and doubt.
Mother... where's Mother?
His first thought was of his mother.
Surely his mother had done something; such a terrifying scene must have been caused by her.
During the fall, Black Zetsu looked toward the mid-air where his mother had been.
But where his mother should have been floating, it wasn't her figure that was revealed...
It was the figure Lexon had shown when confronting the Sage of Six Paths before.
?
A huge question mark seemed to appear over Black Zetsu's head.
He was very confused.
What was going on now?
Then, he saw Lexon's figure flickering and disappearing at an inconceivable speed, leaving only terrifyingly distorted spatial vortices in his wake.
Could it be...
An unbelievable thought suddenly emerged in Black Zetsu's mind.
He abruptly looked toward the pit.
Then he saw a white figure being frantically smashed into the ground under the constant movements of the black-red-white figure.
"MOTHER!!!" Black Zetsu couldn't help but scream in horror.
...
"That should do it." Lexon clapped his hands, looked at the nearly dying Kaguya Otsutsuki beneath him, and murmured, "I didn't expect her to be so weak..."
Because he thought Kaguya Otsutsuki was the ceiling of this world, Lexon had held nothing back this time.
He went all out.
Every buff that could be used was applied.
He didn't expect that under his full strength, Kaguya Otsutsuki would have virtually no power to fight back.
Not only was she unable to use 'Amenominaka' to transfer people to the sub-worlds she controlled, or the 'All-Killing Ash Bones' that would completely obliterate an enemy upon contact, or the ultimate taijutsu 'Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack'... even her finishing moves like the 'Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball' or the 'Final Truth-Seeking Ball' hadn't been unleashed...
There was simply no opportunity.
Amid Lexon's continuous attacks, Kaguya Otsutsuki seemed to have no ability to resist at all, being whipped like a punching bag until she was on the verge of death.
[HIDDEN WORLD QUEST "THE DESCENT OF KAGUYA OTSUTSUKI" HAS BEEN COMPLETED]
[SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED KAGUYA OTSUTSUKI FROM DESTROYING THE WORLD]
[CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE OBTAINED "SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE NARUTO WORLD RESIDENCE"]
[NARUTO RESIDENCE SOVEREIGNTY: THE NARUTO WORLD WILL NO LONGER BE USED AS A STORY WORLD BUT WILL BECOME THE EXCLUSIVE RESIDENCE OF REINCARNATOR "LEXON." REWARD POINTS CAN BE CONSUMED TO BRING STORY CHARACTERS OUT OF THE NARUTO WORLD (THEY CAN ONLY MOVE WITHIN THE MAIN GOD SPACE AND WILL ACT AS VASSALS TO THE REINCARNATOR; IF THE REINCARNATOR DIES, THEY WILL DIE AS WELL).]
[THE TIME NODES WILL NO LONGER CHANGE. THE REINCARNATOR CAN FREELY CHOOSE TO FREEZE OR LET TIME FLOW IN THIS WORLD.]
In Lexon's ear, the cold, mechanical voice of the Main God rang out.
As mentioned above, Lexon had secured the residency rights for the "Naruto" world, just as he had for the "Demon Slayer" world.
"This counts as a pleasant surprise..." Lexon said in a low voice.
He hadn't expected that beating Kaguya to the brink of death would complete a hidden world quest.
He simply wanted to treat Kaguya Otsutsuki the same way he had treated the White Snake Sage...
It was better to sign in when she was near death.
He had originally thought that after completing the mission and leaving this world, he wouldn't have any more connection to it...
Lexon thought to himself.
But this was fine too...
This way, I can continue to let Orochimaru work for me...
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