The days drifted by...
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
On this day, thunder roared across the mountainous rear of Hot Spring Country. Countless streaks of black lightning crashed down upon the dilapidated temple halfway up the mountain. The temple shattered, leaving behind only a perfectly intact golden Buddha statue.
The statue opened its eyes!
"They've followed us here!"
At the same time.
A rift tore open above Otogakure. Three pale-faced youths in Otsutsuki clan attire floated out. One of them, a young man wearing a golden ram-horned helmet, scanned the area.
"Didn't expect to return here again! Ginshi, Doushi, go check on Kaguya's status. I'll personally go find Yamata Arashi!"
"Yes!"
At his command, two clearly subordinate Otsutsuki youths immediately flew into the distance.
The golden-helmeted youth narrowed his eyes and vanished into thin air.
Far away.
Ye Liang's mind suddenly trembled as he finished washing up.
"They're here!"
No sooner had he spoken than two pale-faced youths landed at Otogakure's main entrance.
"Traitor! Come out and greet us already!"
Their voices thundered like roaring tigers, shaking the entire village.
"What's going on?!"
Several Hyuga clan members serving as Otogakure guards rushed over. But before they could approach, a sudden repulsive force sent them flying.
[CRASH!]
They crashed to the ground, bleeding from multiple wounds.
"Quickly call for the leader!"
The pale-faced youths didn't even glance at the fallen guards.
Ye Liang walked out of his house and, the moment he reached the village path, locked eyes with the pale-faced youths thousands of meters away.
A killing intent surged forth.
Before the pale-faced youths could even speak, their bodies stiffened. They nearly soiled themselves in fear at Ye Liang's terrifying killing intent.
"So you're from the branch family."
Ye Liang said indifferently.
The Otsutsuki Clan was divided into three branches: the Imperial, the Main, and the branch families. The Imperial branch was equivalent to royalty, like Kaguya Hime. The Main branch served as the core military force of the Otsutsuki Clan.
For example, Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Puko.
As for the branch family, they were basically subordinates serving the Imperial and Main branches. Like Otsutsuki Kinshiki, who willingly sacrificed himself to strengthen Momoshiki Otsutsuki.
That was all Kaguya Hime had told Ye Liang.
A quiet laugh escaped him.
The branch family had the weakest power.
They were, after all, essentially expendable. Thus, the two branch members at the entrance were not even worth his attention. According to the data analyzed by Kanka:
Ninjutsu Level 6, cell strength 10 — exactly matching Hashirama Senju.
As he spoke, several Hyuga clan members responsible for security quickly surrounded the pale-faced youths.
"Who are you?! Daring to break into our Otogakure! Don't you know this land is under Ye Liang's rule?"
"Hmph! What a wretched Otogakure! We're here to capture the traitor Kaguya. Hand her over if you know what's good for you."
Before the two pale-faced youths could even finish speaking, they were struck by a long-range Gentle Fist attack!
"What trash are you spewing? Kaguya Hime is Lady of Otogakure — Ye Liang's wife!"
"What did you say!"
The pale-faced youths' expressions changed instantly. "Say that again!"
"I said — Kaguya Hime is Lady of Otogakure — Ye Liang's wife!"
"Just you two... How dare you!" One of the Hyuga guards sneered at the pale-faced boy who looked lost, and started explaining.
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the pale-faced boy again!
"I want you dead!"
Both pale youths immediately howled furiously, as if gone mad. With a slight raise of their hands, several crimson phoenixes surged from their palms.
["Kiji's Hunt!"]
The flaming birds instantly scattered in all directions.
The Hyuga members remained unfazed. Working seamlessly, they quickly formed formations using the Eight Trigrams and Five Elements, encircling the pale youths.
["Six Red Yang Formation!"]
Six red beams of light surrounded the pale youths.
The red birds hadn't even reached the Hyuga when they were blocked by the energy barrier of the Six Red Yang Formation!
"It's an upgraded version of the Four Red Yang Formation. Even the Ten-Tails can't break through this barrier," laughed one Hyuga ninja confidently, clearly not taking the pale youths seriously at all.
Ye Liang shook his head helplessly from a distance.
The pale youths were weaker than he expected.
To prepare for battle against the Otsutsuki Clan, Ye Liang had enhanced every ninja from Otogakure.
Eight Gates!
S-ranked ninjutsu!
Sealing Technique!
Summoning Technique!
Now, each and every ninja from Otogakure possessed power equivalent to that of a Kage-level master. The Otogakure guard unit consisted of six men—that meant six times the strength of Hiruzen Sarutobi!
The pale youths were totally stunned!
They never expected these monkey-like savages to be this strong.
"Ginshi! What do we do now? We can't possibly need to call upon Lord Tenji just to deal with some monkeys?"
"There's no choice but to ask for help! These monkeys are a nuisance, but the young man with murderous intent is what's truly terrifying! If I'm not mistaken, his strength has already surpassed that of the main branch of our Clan after consuming the God Tree's fruit!"
They were talking about none other than Ye Liang, watching them coldly from afar.
"Cursed! Then let's risk it all! I'll focus my full power to create a crack in the weak point above. You seize the chance to send out a distress signal to Lord Tenji outside!"
"Got it!"
With that, both suddenly felt dizzy. Just as they focused again, they discovered Ye Liang had already appeared before them.
"Amenominaka? No! Impossible! Even Amenominaka shouldn't be this fast!"
"Haha! Gentlemen, why waste your time thinking?"
Ye Liang placed his hands on the youths' shoulders. The latter broke out in a cold sweat. "Y-y-you... if you kill us, Lord Tenji will never spare you!"
As soon as they finished speaking, a woman's voice drifted over from a distance.
"Ye Liang! They're just regular clan members. Don't harm them."
It was Kaguya Hime.
Sensing the commotion, she finally arrived.
Ye Liang reluctantly removed his hands. "Kaguya, why did you come out? You should be resting indoors. What about your unborn child?"
"That's right! Lady Kaguya, please take care of yourself. Go back quickly," urged several Hyuga clansmen anxiously.
Kaguya's face turned red as she spoke, "My health is important, of course, but these Otsutsuki people are still my kin. If you kill them recklessly, my elder sister will definitely retaliate. Please just spare them."
"Yeah yeah, the bride's side matters too."
A few Hyuga clan members chimed in.
Ye Liang furrowed his brow.
He didn't care about any of these people. His only worry was that Kaguya Hime might injure her pregnancy!
"Fine fine! I'll let them go. But go back and lie down right away. You're due any month now—don't harm my baby."
"Alright."
Relieved, Kaguya finally walked away.
"Now then, it's your turn."
Ye Liang suddenly turned his head.
The two Otsutsuki clan members stood there like statues.
"Kaguya is pregnant? How is this possible!"
"This… What do you think, Lord Tenji? He's definitely going to be furious!"
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