"Planet Devourer?!"
Kei Yamanaka's face briefly stiffened as he saw the system reward.
If it was simply a green-tier trait, he probably wouldn't give it a second glance these days.
But this unique trait could upgrade itself as long as it absorbed sufficient energy—it couldn't be compared to an ordinary green-tier trait!
Moreover, what it enhanced were extremely important factors: energy capacity ceiling, absorption efficiency, and conversion efficiency!
But there was a catch...
No way!
It literally wanted him to swallow the whole Fragile Little World!
If he couldn't extract it, then once he devoured everything, he'd have to destroy it too?
Who in their right mind plays Stellaris like this?!
Although the population in the Ninja World wasn't as huge as his previous world's, it was still far from small!
Mass murder gets you branded a Class-A war criminal—not like I can't aim higher!
Kei mentally taunted inside, but after glancing at the detailed description of the trait, he pragmatically activated it anyway.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki had left behind six paths of chakra resembling giant lakes.
Otsutsuki Chiya, who had devoured countless God Tree fruits, her body should still be inside the Fragile Little World as well.
Additionally, there must still be many members of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Since they'd been planting God Trees all over the place, they likely had some hidden treasures as well...
[Star Devourer] trait activated.
Kei felt the slightest change in every cell throughout his body before quickly returning to normal.
And the capacity of his body, which had already been filled with spiritual power after upgrading the [Tianyan Zhenjun] trait, increased by about another 20 percent.
Through the visions imparted by the system, he instinctively grasped divine-like powers in an instant!
With each breath, waves of different energies surged toward him!
Natural energy, chakra, planetary energy, life energy...
Kaguya Otsutsuki, Tsunade, and Kushina, along with recently-treated figures like Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, all turned to stare at him at once.
Kei hurriedly deactivated the [Star Devourer] ability, suppressing the urge to recklessly absorb the world's energy once again.
This trait might not possess any direct offensive capability.
However, combined with his already high energy absorption rate from the [Tianyan Zhenjun], plus the special ability from [Star Devourer], except for a few particularly fast-moving attacks or techniques that required time for decomposition and transformation,
he could now instantly absorb nearly any Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, and even Kekkei Tota!
That included Sage Art energy, natural energy, and even negative energies—abilities even the Otsutsuki couldn't normally absorb directly!
Kei's gaze swept toward Kaguya Otsutsuki.
If he'd had this ability sooner, she'd have had another way to die!
To be drained completely of all her energy until death!
Kaguya Otsutsuki, a woman possessing the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, moved with shocking speed.
Seeing the malicious intent in Kei's gaze,
she immediately flung Black Zetsu from her sleeve, using him as a shield in front of her.
"Father! I changed my name! I'm not called Black Zetsu anymore—I'm Junjie! For real!"
"Crap..."
Kei Yamanaka watched Black Zetsu desperately trying to slip into Kaguya Otsutsuki's sleeve, only to be held in place by Yin-Yang Release. His forehead was covered in dark sweat lines.
Tsunade, Kushina, and Hikaku Uchiha had just arrived from the distant barrier.
Upon hearing Black Zetsu's shocking words, their reactions varied.
Tsunade shot Kei a look of clear disgust, while Kushina tried hard not to burst out laughing.
Hikaku Uchiha tilted her little head, glancing back and forth between Kei Yamanaka and Kaguya Otsutsuki.
"Don't even go there. This guy definitely fights while saying things like 'wisdom lies with those who know when to yield,' making you call him 'daddy' or some crap like that."
Tsunade assumed Hikaku was confused about the chaotic relationship between the two and explained irritably.
"Oh~ Did she?"
Hikaku turned toward Kei again, her wide, seemingly innocent eyes brimming with curiosity.
"???"
Tsunade and Kushina simultaneously turned their gazes toward Hikaku.
When they caught the fleeting mischievousness in her eyes, both women twitched at the corners of their eyes.
That girl's gotta be pure evil inside!
Unaware of Hikaku's expression behind Black Zetsu's obstructing figure, Kaguya misunderstood, thinking the girl really was that straightforward.
Remembering how she'd almost lost control in that bizarre barrier.
She felt a mix of embarrassment, anger, hatred, and helplessness.
Deliberately twisting her head 180 degrees by hand, she refused to let anyone see her expression.
"Don't act up,"
Kei Yamanaka gave Hikaku Uchiha a light flick on the forehead.
Talking big was like so many others—like herbivores trying to dream themselves into predators.
But those who actually did it and succeeded?
Those were true wolves—or better yet, monsters.
He wasn't cruel enough to actually do that himself.
At most, he might apply one of [Milk of the Grave]'s special effects onto Kaguya Otsutsuki, pushing her to the brink of death.
"Is that all?"
Hashirama Senju, finally freed from his earlier powerless state and wearing torn clothes, curiously approached and asked.
"Not quite yet."
Kei Yamanaka looked toward the God Tree.
"Hmph!"
Walking beside him, Madara Uchiha gave Kaguya another wary glance before activating Perfect Susanoo.
The towering warrior materialized, raising its chakra-charged great blade to slash at the trunk of the God Tree.
Kaguya Otsutsuki showed a flicker of reluctance in her eyes.
But mindful of Kei's presence, she suppressed her instincts, closed her eyes, and refused to watch as the tree was severed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The god tree, mighty as a sky pillar, was sliced cleanly at the roots, transforming once again into the Ten-Tails, which let out ear-splitting, agonized shrieks.
Kaguya Otsutsuki's presence dropped sharply, and her Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan slowly shut and vanished completely from her forehead.
Trapped within the Ten-Tails' body, Six-Tails and Seven-Tails thrashed violently trying to escape.
White Zetsu, reconnected with the God Tree, began collapsing in waves after it was severed.
Suddenly, Kei Yamanaka remembered Tobi.
Following the Flying Thunder God mark on Tobi's body, he immediately appeared beside him.
"A-Adult! Kiss me already! I-I'm dying! S-Save me!"
As soon as Tobi saw Kei Yamanaka's figure, he let out an ear-splitting howl.
"..."
Kei's brows furrowed slightly. Knowing that this annoying guy had faithfully followed him all this time without complaint, he raised his hand and shot a [Yin-Yang Release] technique at him.
While severing Tobi's link to the God Tree, he also restored the life energy Tobi had just lost.
He looked around as one White Zetsu after another collapsed and transformed into trees.
He waved his hand and used the Boundless Realm to collect nearly a thousand White Zetsu, and temporarily sealed them away using Daikokuten's Shokatsu ability.
Orochimaru had largely deciphered the White Zetsus' abilities, but these creatures still had many uses and took considerable time to produce.
Leaving a few alive would save effort later.
With one hand gripping Tobi,
Kei appeared again before Tsunade and the others.
Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had no intention of speaking with the group at all, suddenly turned around upon sensing Tobi's presence.
Her body, which had been facing the group moments ago, twisted back, her head swiveling along with it.
"Aino!"
"Princess-sama!"
Tobi responded as if by instinct, immediately calling out in response to Kaguya Otsutsuki's voice.
The moment he realized what he'd done, he dramatically cupped his cheeks in shock.
"H-Huh? Why did I just call this creepy woman with her head on backward 'Princess-sama'? A-Adult! You've gotta believe me! The God Tree was controlling me just now, I didn't betray you at all~! Oh no oh n-"
Kei's brows furrowed slightly, quickly recalling from his memories where exactly the name "Aino" came from.
Recalling Tobi's Personal Panel and his unique Occupation—'Attendant'—everything clicked.
Kaguya Otsutsuki's eyes widened slightly, over 90% of her power still missing.
With effort, she managed to fire a beam of Yin-Yang Release energy into Tobi's body.
His rambling slowly quieted down.
Tobi's lone eye fixed motionlessly on Kaguya Otsutsuki.
The memories sealed away for a thousand years began resurfacing, and tears from that lone eye instantly streamed down his face.
"...Princess-sama, you're safe... I'm so glad..."
"Mm."
Kaguya Otsutsuki softly replied.
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