How could Aoba possibly know that before he had even shown himself, Otsutsuki Hagoromo had already stacked a whole pile of buffs onto himself?
By the ti he finished explaining things to Otsutsuki Kaguya and stepped out of the sealed space, he ca face-to-face with the two old n.
Otsutsuki Hamura, whom he had t before, stood half a step behind. His expression was grave, but there also seed to be a trace of helplessness mixed into it.
As for the unfamiliar old man standing in front, he had two horns, coffee-colored hair, and wore a white robe.
Though his expression was calm and unreadable, the confidence in his eyes was impossible to miss.
Even though he was also just a soul form, the mont Aoba sensed the imnse chakra hidden within him and saw those ripple-patterned eyes, he imdiately recognized who the old man was.
The famous Sage of Six Paths of the ninja world, Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
"This should be our first eting, Your Excellency."
Before Aoba could speak, Otsutsuki Hagoromo greeted him first, "Though I imagine there's no need for introductions."
"Mhm."
Aoba rely gave a faint nod, neither agreeing nor denying it.
"In that case, I believe you should also know why we're here."
The calmness on Otsutsuki Hagoromo's face imdiately gained a layer of solemnity and authority, as though he intended to create even greater pressure through sheer presence.
"Although I don't know what the two of you discussed inside the sealed space, nor what exactly she told you to make you return here again and again, I can tell you this with certainty, she is an extrely dangerous woman."
"If you've been swayed by her and developed the intention of releasing her from the seal, then the final outco will very likely bring imasurable disaster upon the ninja world."
Even though the return of his power had filled Otsutsuki Hagoromo with confidence, if things could be settled through talk-no-jutsu, he still didn't want to fight directly.
After all, he was ultimately only a soul body.
Using too much power would still leave him weakened for a period of ti.
But it was obvious Aoba had no intention of listening. Instead, his attention landed sowhere entirely different.
"So… in your eyes, Kaguya is the type of woman who's good at manipulating people?", Aoba asked curiously.
"…"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura both fell silent for a mont.
Their expressions turned strangely pained.
Setting aside the intimate way Aoba addressed her, Otsutsuki Hagoromo also realized why he had asked that question.
How should he put it…
In their mories, that woman's personality in the beginning, forget being good at manipulating people. In a sense, it was already fortunate if she herself didn't get tricked by others.
It was only later, for reasons unknown, that her personality suddenly beca obsessive and extre.
But even then, she still wasn't soone skilled with words.
After all, the two brothers had questioned her for a long ti about the reason behind it all, but she had never once explained herself.
And she had also been sealed away for so many years.
Looking at it from that angle, with that woman's speaking ability, it really would've been difficult for her to manipulate this young man who had unified the entire ninja world through re conversation.
Which ant…
"Then why do you keep coming here to see her?"
"And it seems you even intend to release her."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura both frowned. Considering Aoba's reputation throughout the ninja world, along with that prophecy, a possibility suddenly erged in their minds, one absurd enough to leave them irritated and speechless.
For so reason, he actually felt a bizarre sense of helplessness, as though he were worried that his own "evil" mother would end up deceived by Aoba and get scamd out of both her money and her heart.
"Well, about that…"
Aoba thought seriously for a mont about the reason.
At first, it had simply been curiosity. He wanted to find her location and et the final mastermind behind everything.
But afterward… once he truly t her, things had genuinely gone far beyond his expectations.
"Probably because she looks kind of simple-minded and a little silly. It's actually pretty cute."
"..."
What kind of experience was it to have soone call your mother "a little dumb but cute" right to your face? Ask the Otsutsuki brothers.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura had never expected that even at their age, they would still get to experience sothing like this.
And the aning behind those words—
'Isn't that basically love at first sight?'
Though to be fair, when they themselves had just been born, Otsutsuki Kaguya really had been naive in an almost adorable way.
"Perhaps she truly appears innocent inside the sealed space, but no one can know whether she might once again develop thoughts of destroying the ninja world in the future."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo suppressed his emotions with effort as he spoke with a darkened expression.
"Doesn't matter. If that happens, I'll handle it myself."
Aoba also abandoned his earlier attitude. A natural confidence radiated from within him.
Seeing this, Otsutsuki Hagoromo's eyes narrowed slightly, and his impression of Aoba improved once more.
This was the kind of bearing a man standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world should possess.
"Looks like we'll still need to fight before we can properly talk. Otherwise, neither of us will ever convince the other."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo's aged face revealed undisguised confidence as well.
In the ninja world, no matter how powerful talk-no-jutsu was, in the end, the final answer still had to be decided with fists.
Even the Ninshu he had once founded was no exception.
"Aoba, if you lose, then until the day you can defeat , give up the idea of releasing Otsutsuki Kaguya. Otherwise, all it will bring to the ninja world is disaster."
"Then let's give it a try. But likewise, if I win, I want you to provide the thod for undoing the seal," Aoba showed absolutely no fear toward Otsutsuki Hagoromo's challenge.
In this battle, Hagoromo was the challenger.
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
[email protected]/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining P@treon keeps motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 40 advance chapter through P@treon.
User Comments
0 comments from readers