Faced with a bully who wanted to act like his father, the Sage of Six Paths could neither defeat him nor escape, so he had no choice but to surrender and obediently follow Yami back to Konoha.
Kaguya was placed in a separate villa, and the two returned to the village without alerting anyone.
After sending the Sage of Six Paths in, Yami had no intention of entering, leaving the space to the mother and son.
In truth, Kaguya was just a naive person. To be more precise, she was a rather cruel kind of naive. She did not regard the humans of the ninja world as her own kind at all.
In her eyes, they were nothing more than tools for producing White Zetsu.
However, her two sons were different. After all, there were still feelings between them, and they would definitely feel sorrow and pain if they were betrayed.
If this knot could be untied first, things would be much easier in the future.
Boom!
Less than ten minutes after the Sage of Six Paths entered, the villa exploded.
The two wanted to fight on the spot, but after sensing the murderous intent and vast chakra surrounding them, they exchanged a silent glance and turned into two streams of light, flying away.
Yami withdrew his gaze and continued to enjoy Hinata's massage.
"Tsk, what a complicated mother and son relationship." Hikari shook her head and continued eating her yogurt in small bites.
"Hinata, when will Izumi and Kurenai be back?" Yami asked comfortably, resting his head on the soft body of the girl.
"Izumi should be discussing the new round of village expansion with Uncle Shikaku. She should be back after work in half an hour, and Sister Kurenai will be back soon."
Hinata had calculated the time accurately. Just after five o'clock, the two returned one after the other.
Yami gathered everyone in the family together, filling the three sofas, then took out a round, red fruit and placed it on the table.
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and a strong desire arose within them.
"What is this?" Hikari leaned back in confusion, breathing heavily and forcing herself to look away. She was afraid that if she kept staring, she would not be able to resist pouncing forward to take a bite.
Others who reacted similarly included Tsunade and Izumi. Karin managed to hold on a little better, but not by much.
Yami glanced at them, as if thinking about something, then put the fruit away again. Everyone sighed in relief.
"Is this thing related to the Ten Tails?" Tsunade asked uncertainly.
She felt that the fruit just now looked very similar to the Tailed Beast Bomb used by the Ten Tails, both in shape and color.
Yami nodded. "Almost, this is the Chakra Fruit."
Chakra Fruit?
All the women were shocked. After Black Zetsu's revelation, they all knew what the Chakra Fruit was. One could say that the ninja world itself was created because of this fruit.
As for how Yami obtained it, they were not curious.
After all, too many miraculous things had already happened around him. This was just one more.
Hikari suddenly thought of something and looked at Yami with shining eyes. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and eat it. After eating it, you'll be able to gain immortality."
Izumi and the others nodded, but Anko frowned. "After eating it, your whole body won't turn white, right? If that part turns white too... that would be a bit uncomfortable."
The atmosphere froze. Everyone frowned, and Yami glared at her unhappily.
Anko also realized that she had blurted out her true thoughts, so she stuck out her tongue playfully and hid behind Kurenai.
Yami took a deep breath and said, "I won't eat this fruit, because I already obtained a similar ability, which is even stronger than Kaguya's immortality."
"The reason I brought it out is to discuss with you who should eat the fruit first."
A Chakra Fruit would be an absolute treasure to others, but he was already immortal and possessed a terrifying chakra amount close to ten Chakra Fruits. Eating it would only increase his chakra, which he did not need.
It was better to use it to help one of his wives achieve immortality first.
But deciding who should get it was not something he could answer himself.
After hearing Yami's words, the atmosphere froze for a few seconds. Then, everyone subconsciously looked at Izumi, even Hikari, who usually seemed to be the most favored.
Everyone knew who was the true head of the family.
Only Izumi, his childhood sweetheart who had walked with him all the way, was the most important person in Yami's heart.
But contrary to everyone's expectations, faced with the temptation of eternal life, Izumi shook her head decisively.
"Let's give it to Hikari. Hikari was sealed for hundreds of years, and her health problems have never been resolved. Maybe after eating this fruit, her condition will improve."
"Izumi." Hikari looked at her in surprise.
It had already been about ten years since Hikari was freed from the seal, yet her body still seemed fixed in that sealed state. Apart from gaining a little weight, there had been no other changes.
Yami had examined her several times but still could not figure out the reason. All he could do was sigh at the mysteries of time.
"Hikari, don't rush to refuse." Izumi smiled and held Hikari's hand. "It's just one Chakra Fruit. Since Yami can obtain one, there will definitely be a second and a third in the future."
"We are still young and can afford to wait, but if your health problem is not resolved, everyone will be worried."
Except for Tsunade, whose eyelids twitched, everyone else agreed with Izumi's idea.
Yami also nodded. "I can't guarantee when, but I can guarantee there will be new Chakra Fruits in the future."
Momoshiki and Kinshiki, who would come to the ninja world in the future, should be able to yield one or two fruits, and the one used by Isshiki to strengthen his body and heal his injuries could also be counted.
If that didn't work, he could follow the Ōtsutsuki's example and go to other planets to plant God Trees.
In short, he would do his best to make sure everyone could stay with him forever.
Izumi smiled at Yami, then looked at Hikari. "Hikari, now you can accept it, right?"
Hikari hugged Izumi gently. "Thank you, Izumi."
While feeling deeply moved, Hikari also felt a tinge of sadness.
Why hadn't she met such a good Uchiha back then?
(To be continued.)
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