Hearing this, Ryōsuke completely disagreed.
You've got to be kidding me. Sure, the Divine Tree absorbing chakra to produce a Chakra Fruit could allow them to evolve.
But wouldn't that mean his family, friends, and loved ones would all die?
How could he possibly accept that? It was a method he would absolutely never use.
"No way. And you don't need to worry about the so-called Ōtsutsuki Clan either."
"Just follow me like a good girl. I'll protect you. The Ōtsutsuki Clan is nothing to fear."
Although this clan claimed to be the number one clan in the universe, he was the system-designated number one person in the shinobi world. No one could match him.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was utterly speechless.
Although this guy had also awakened the Rinnegan, it was nowhere near as powerful as the Rinne Sharingan that evolved after consuming the Divine Tree.
Without the Rinne Sharingan, one would have no power to fight back against the members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Hesitating for a moment, she still spoke up.
"You are underestimating them a bit too much. They are incredibly powerful. For the sake of our lives, we should plant the Divine Tree, obtain the Chakra Fruit, and evolve. Only then can we withstand them."
Ryōsuke grew displeased and said, "I already told you it's unnecessary. Why won't you believe in my strength?"
"For now, just stay here and be good. You don't need to go anywhere. Just focus on recovering your body."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki frowned. This descendant was truly arrogant and incredibly self-righteous.
Watching his departing back, she let out a deep sigh.
Perhaps being invincible on this planet had given him such confidence. It seemed she had no choice but to recover properly on her own, then gather the Tailed Beasts to plant the Chakra Fruit.
He had saved her life, after all. Once she succeeded, she would spare his life in return. He was her arrogant descendant, after all.
Ryōsuke returned to another one of his rooms—a room just for himself, of course, since she still needed her own space to be alone.
Although he was invincible now, Kaguya's words lingered in his mind. Even if he was invincible, he shouldn't be blindly overconfident.
After all, the Ōtsutsuki Clan was quite strong, and there was still a treasure out there that could be used against him.
That was Karasuki, the treasure capable of traveling back in time.
It was truly a heaven-defying artifact, and he absolutely had to collect it.
Without even needing to weave hand signs, he directly manifested a clone.
He had given this clone a massive amount of chakra—at least 100 Kakashis' worth of chakra.
It was more than enough to properly deal with any danger.
Although Kaguya Ōtsutsuki posed no danger in his eyes, the same could not be said for others.
This clone was enough to handle Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
And with his abilities, it shouldn't take long to search for the artifact Karasuki.
He vaguely remembered Karasuki's location.
It was truly fortunate that it had been left behind on Earth. Otherwise, he might have had to make Kaguya lead the way to the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
A month later, the Night Manor was incredibly peaceful, as was the Leaf Village.
No major disturbances occurred because Kaguya hadn't come out to cause trouble. Instead, she had patiently focused on recovering her condition.
As a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, her physique was formidable. Having recovered to about eighty or ninety percent, it was time for her to properly begin her plan.
A hint of a smile appeared on her face. She hadn't expected this village and this manor to house so many Tailed Beast Jinchūriki.
She even sensed the aura of the Ten-Tails. Although it was only a trace, that guy must have captured it.
In that case, the conditions to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi were all met.
Locking onto his aura, she went straight to Ryōsuke's residence.
Ryōsuke's clone looked at the person before him.
"Have you recovered already, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?"
A faint smile graced Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's face.
"My descendant, I have recovered. It is time to begin the plan."
"Such enemies are beyond my current ability to handle, but as long as I evolve the Rinne Sharingan, I will be able to deal with the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Hand over the Ten-Tails."
Ryōsuke's clone shook his head and refused.
"No can do. I'm going to stop you."
He immediately activated his Rinnegan and opened a portal to another location.
After all, this was the Night Manor, and the order his main body had left him was to protect the people inside it.
A battle between the two of them would affect everyone in the entire Night Manor.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki frowned. He truly didn't know his own limits. In that case, she would punish him with force.
Her eyes narrowed, and her Byakugan transformed into the Rinnegan.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka."
A black void appeared in front of her, and she leaped straight into it.
More than a dozen miles away, just outside the Leaf Village.
Stepping through the black portal, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki spotted her descendant not far ahead.
"You cannot escape. Be a good boy and hand over the Ten-Tails."
The clone wore a face full of smiles.
"Escape? Who said I was escaping?"
"If you want it, you'll have to beat me first."
Although he was just a clone, he was still not someone the person before him could compare to.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki furrowed her brows, feeling a surge of anger in her heart. This descendant was simply too arrogant; it seemed necessary to teach him a proper lesson.
Her long hair suddenly began to grow at a rapid pace.
"Rabbit Hair Needle."
Her hair abruptly lengthened, hardened, and shot toward Ryōsuke.
Seeing this attack, the clone activated his Rinnegan's visual prowess.
"Almighty Push."
A terrifying repulsive force deflected the Rabbit Hair Needles away.
Even though he was a clone, he could still use some of the Rinnegan's abilities.
Kaguya watched as her attack yielded no results. This descendant of hers was actually quite impressive.
He had some real strength.
"Then how will you block this move?"
Kaguya concentrated chakra into her palms and launched a direct bombardment at Ryōsuke.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack."
Several arms formed from chakra rained down on Ryōsuke, smashing toward him from all directions.
This was her strongest taijutsu, the ultimate manifestation of chakra, and her exclusive Kekkei Mōra.
Seeing such an attack, Ryōsuke's clone also grew somewhat interested.
He simply clenched his fists.
"Eight Inner Gates, Six Gates Open."
In an instant, he opened the Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Closing, and Gate of View.
His entire body emitted red steam, radiating an intense aura.
He charged straight toward those incoming fists.
Even the chakra fists created by Kaguya's earth-shattering taijutsu were blocked one by one.
Kaguya was stunned to see this scene. This descendant was so strong! To actually block her strongest taijutsu... this junior had some real strength. No wonder he was so arrogant.
At this moment, Ryōsuke also rushed toward Kaguya at extreme speed. He was about to launch an offensive.
Of course, he didn't use the Rinnegan's ability to fly; his physical body was simply so strong now that he was flying by kicking off the air itself.
Arriving above Kaguya, he raised his leg and delivered a direct kick right at her.