Aoba didn't expect that although Otsutsuki Kaguya looked a bit slow, she was actually this clever.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have picked up his style so quickly.
But he didn't really mind.
It was just casual chatting anyway.
Most of what he asked were things he already knew. The main point was to see her attitude toward him and figure out her personality.
From the looks of it, this Rabbit Goddess really was a bit of a naive type. No wonder she still lost despite having both stats and mechanics on her side.
"So what do you want to ask next?"
"You…"
Otsutsuki Kaguya instinctively let out a "you," but then didn't know what to ask next.
'Should I ask if he can release me?'
'That seems unrealistic.'
Even though all her power was gone now, she still knew how strong the seal those two rebellious sons had set was.
And she also knew very well what the daimyo of the ninja world were capable of.
Although this Daimyo of the Land of Fire had some special method to enter her sealed space, breaking the seal was probably impossible.
After thinking it through, Otsutsuki Kaguya gave up on that idea.
Under Aoba's puzzled gaze, her red lips parted slightly, "How much time has passed outside now?"
"?"
Aoba blinked, a bit helpless, "I don't even know when you were sealed in here."
"This…"
Otsutsuki Kaguya also realized it, and her originally cold and refined face wrinkled slightly as she fell into trouble.
Seeing this, Aoba couldn't help but smile, 'Why does it suddenly feel like I am dealing with a child?'
"But the history of the ninja world is counted from about a thousand years ago. Back then, the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, spread chakra. He should be your child, right?"
"That's right, it's him! There should be another one, Otsutsuki Hamura. Do you know about him?"
As if she had found a common topic, the somewhat troubled Otsutsuki Kaguya immediately perked up again.
"I've heard of him. In that case, how about I tell you some interesting things that have happened in the ninja world over the past thousand years?", Aoba said with a smile.
"Hm? Wasn't it one question each?", Otsutsuki Kaguya froze for a moment.
"But you're from over a thousand years ago. The things you know aren't very useful for me to ask about. Let's just treat it as chatting to pass the time," Aoba spread his hands.
Otsutsuki Kaguya was instantly speechless, "Then go ahead."
It wasn't easy for someone to enter this space. Just listening to him talk already felt pretty nice to her.
Aoba also rarely got to show off his storytelling skills again.
Things like the story of Senju Romeo and Uchiha Juliet were considered tame.
All sorts of wild unofficial anecdotes were brought out.
Anyway, Otsutsuki Kaguya had no way to verify any of it.
Even though some parts were outrageous, judging by how engrossed she looked, she probably liked it quite a bit.
Time in the sealed space passed bit by bit.
Although only a very short time passed outside, Hinata had already noticed something unusual about Aoba.
["Aoba-kun? Aoba-kun?"]
While he was talking, Aoba vaguely heard Hinata's anxious calls and unconsciously stopped speaking.
"Hm?"
Otsutsuki Kaguya, who had been quietly kneeling and listening, was slightly startled when he suddenly stopped.
"Why did you suddenly stop?"
"Sorry, I might have to leave," Aoba said with some helplessness.
After all, today was Hinata's date. Miss Kaguya would have to wait her turn.
"Y-you're leaving already? Why?"
Otsutsuki Kaguya's face clearly showed sadness and reluctance.
"My friend is calling me. Speaking of which, if you're Otsutsuki Hamura's mother, then this friend of mine should count as your descendant," Aoba said.
"My… descendant?"
Otsutsuki Kaguya looked a bit dazed, but for some reason, she felt a faint dissatisfaction toward this so-called descendant she had never met.
'If they are my descendant, can't they give me a little consideration?'
'I haven't spoke to anyone for thousands of years.'
"Do you really have to go?"
"Yeah."
Aoba suddenly felt a strange thought arise.
'If Hagoromo and his brother saw what their sealed mother looks like this now… What kind of reaction will they have?'
"Then… will you come again?", Otsutsuki Kaguya didn't know when the next time someone would enter after he left.
Although she had left behind Black Zetsu to save her back then, it had already been a thousand years now. She didn't even know if he was still around.
Staying alone in this empty space for thousands of years, she had been able to endure that loneliness. But today, after someone told her stories about the outside world... She suddenly felt a sense of fear.
"…"
Aoba seemed to see through her fear. He gently raised his hand, and chakra in his palm turned into threads, weaving into a book.
"This is?"
Otsutsuki Kaguya froze again, not understanding how he could manifest something inside the sealed space.
"This is a novel. Simply put…"
Thinking she had never seen one before, Aoba explained, "The things written inside are similar to the stories I just told you. It's something to relieve boredom and pass the time."
"I won't be able to come see you again for a while. You'll definitely be bored here alone, so use this to pass the time. Oh right, you can read, right?"
Aoba handed the novel to Otsutsuki Kaguya, suddenly thinking of that question.
He had considered it carefully before deciding to give her a romance novel.
"Mhm, I learned before."
Otsutsuki Kaguya took the book and flipped through a couple of pages. After a thousand years in the ninja world, the writing hadn't changed much.
But she quickly noticed another issue. Her clear eyes lit up slightly, "You'll come again?"
"Yeah. If I have time in the future, I'll come visit you."
Aoba nodded. Then his body began to slowly fade, until only one sentence remained.
"Then see you next time, Kaguya."
"See you next time…"
Otsutsuki Kaguya stared blankly at the place where Aoba had disappeared for quite a while.
Only then did she sit back down and start studying the novel in her hands.
What Aoba gave her was an ordinary romance novel.
It was something he had read with Ino and the others when he was bored, and he still remembered the contents, so he simply manifested it directly.
And at this moment, he still didn't know just how much influence this novel would have on Otsutsuki Kaguya.
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