Shinji, while slowly walking toward Kaguya Otsutsuki, activated Takamimusubi and opened the second stage mode, entering God Emperor Mode.
In an instant, a chakra powerful enough to be suffocating appeared in the Root Dimension, causing the entire different dimension to shake, as if it might collapse at any moment.
"This!?"
Sasuke and Naruto, who were just panting and recovering, forgot to breathe at this moment, staring blankly at Shinji with faces full of astonishment.
They had always known Shinji was strong, but they never expected that Shinji would be powerful to such an extent.
Just by him approaching, these two Six Paths level shinobi felt a deep sense of unease, as if their own chakra was wavering.
This was even under the condition that Shinji showed no hostility toward them; otherwise, as long as Shinji generated hostility toward them, their situation would be even worse.
On the opposite side, Kaguya Otsutsuki, as a Kekkei Mora, was actually not much better off than Sasuke and Naruto.
Her eyes widened, her pupils full of doubt.
She felt a familiar aura from Shinji's body, recognizing that Shinji was very likely her bloodline descendant, just like Sasuke and Naruto before. But because of this, she could not understand how a mere bloodline descendant could be powerful to such a degree.
Not to mention her current poor state and severely dropped strength, even in her prime, she judged that her chakra was not as powerful as the other party's.
No, it should be far less powerful than the other party's!
Facing the shocked gaze of Kaguya Otsutsuki, Shinji said: "The Shinobi World is facing a huge crisis. If we fail, all of us will die, including you! So now you need to make a choice: join my camp to guard the Shinobi World, or be my enemy!"
Activating God Emperor Mode before speaking was something Shinji did intentionally.
Because with his current strength, dealing with Kaguya Otsutsuki in this state did not require activating God Emperor Mode at all. He did this only to strengthen his negotiation success rate, because Kaguya Otsutsuki, after plotting against Isshiki Otsutsuki, did not have the concept of "cooperation."
Or rather, from the very beginning, Kaguya Otsutsuki did not have the concept of "cooperation," which is why she plotted against Isshiki Otsutsuki.
To deal with such a person, it is useless to just be stronger than her; you must be much, much stronger than her, letting her see absolutely no hope of victory, before she will consider whether or not to bow her head.
As expected, after Kaguya Otsutsuki finished listening to Shinji's words, she did not show much hostility but instead asked: "Is it the Otsutsuki?"
Shinji slowly shook his head: "Isshiki, Momoshiki, Urashiki, Kinshiki—as long as they came, they have all been dealt with by me!"
Kaguya Otsutsuki was somewhat surprised, then felt relieved again.
These Otsutsuki were indeed strong enemies to her; otherwise, she would not have mass-produced White Zetsu, attempting to resist the Otsutsuki by assembling a White Zetsu army. But given the power Shinji displayed now, ordinary Otsutsuki truly were not enough to look at.
Shinji's footsteps did not stop, and he said as he walked: "The enemy threatening the Shinobi World is a Hegemon stronger than me!"
Kaguya Otsutsuki had a look of disbelief: "Stronger than you?"
"Stronger than me!"
Shinji nodded slightly.
Kaguya Otsutsuki whispered: "How is that possible!"
Shinji stopped in front of Kaguya Otsutsuki: "This world is much bigger than you imagine, and the enemies are also far more numerous than you imagine! The Otsutsuki Clan is just one branch among many enemies!"
Kaguya Otsutsuki's expression went from confusion to struggle, and then from struggle back to confusion.
She did not know what exactly happened to the Shinobi World during these years she was sealed, but she knew that if she did not agree to the person in front of her, she might die completely!
She shook her head gently.
It was not "might," she would definitely die!
Shinji saw Kaguya Otsutsuki's struggle, so he continued to increase the stakes: "My time is running out, and the Shinobi World's time is running out, so tell me your answer! Cooperation or death?"
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Sasuke and Naruto watched all of this tensely.
They truly found it difficult to imagine Shinji actually threatening Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Progenitor of Chakra from myth and legend; just thinking about it made them feel this scene was overly absurd.
Toneri remained on guard.
His clan's mission was to guard the seal on the moon, so his wariness—or rather, fear—of Kaguya Otsutsuki was rooted in his bones.
After a bout of struggle, Kaguya Otsutsuki lowered her head: "I promise you!"
"Very good!"
As Shinji spoke, he deactivated God Emperor Mode.
"It's settled just like that?"
Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other.
They had originally thought the Progenitor of Chakra would not compromise so easily and would need the two of them to fight another round to make the situation clearer.
Unexpectedly, Shinji just walked over and solved the problem in a few sentences.
Toneri, on the other hand, let out a long sigh of relief and exited Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
He also had not expected Kaguya Otsutsuki to agree so straightforwardly, but considering the other party was facing Shinji who had activated God Emperor Mode, he suddenly felt that the other party's agreement to cooperate was a very natural thing.
After all, who would have the courage to face Shinji in that state!
Shinji then instructed Kaguya Otsutsuki: "Next, you will stay on the moon for now, recovery your state while learning about the situation we are currently facing."
"Mhm."
Kaguya Otsutsuki nodded slightly.
Shinji turned and instructed Toneri: "The matter of introducing the current situation is left to you; let her adapt to the era as soon as possible and figure out the trouble we are currently facing."
Toneri hurriedly nodded: "Yes!"
Shinji thought for a moment, then continued to instruct: "She may need chakra to recover her state; with the current situation, we can only consume the chakra of the Giant Tenseigan to help her recover first!"
"Understood."
Toneri answered very straightforwardly.
Because Kaguya Otsutsuki was essentially the bloodline ancestor of everyone present, along with the change in camps, Toneri, Sasuke, and Naruto all instinctively maintained enough respect for her.
Therefore, in Toneri's view, the entire moon—and even their branch of the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon—were descendants of Kaguya Otsutsuki, so using the chakra of the Giant Tenseigan to replenish Kaguya Otsutsuki was reasonable.
After finishing the instructions, the several people left the Root Dimension together and returned to the moon.
After giving a few more reminders, Shinji brought Sasuke and Naruto back to the Research Institute first.
Returning to the Research Institute, Naruto was still in a bit of disbelief, murmuring: "Did we really just release Kaguya Otsutsuki?"
Sasuke was somewhat speechless, but he very much understood why Naruto would ask such a stupid question, because even he felt a sense of unreality regarding the fact that Kaguya Otsutsuki was handled in just a short moment!
"Because I am being reasonable!" As he spoke, Shinji raised his fist: "This is the reason!"