"Damnit…!"
Madara's face twisted violently with rage.
He could already feel his life slipping away. Combined with Obito's mocking laughter, the humiliation was unbearable for someone as proud as Uchiha Madara.
Yet no matter how hard he struggled, the strange power flowing from Black Zetsu's hand left him completely unable to move.
"Hehehe… Madara, you should feel honored," Black Zetsu said with eerie delight. "After all these years… Mother will finally return. The chakra stolen from her will finally be given back."
"Namikaze Kirito…!"
Madara ignored Black Zetsu completely and glared at Kirito instead.
"So you're involved in this too?!"
Kirito merely looked at him calmly before shaking his head.
"No."
"I'm not on anyone's side."
His voice remained casual, almost indifferent.
"I'm just curious where this world is heading. Besides… I already knew your little plan from the start."
Madara's expression stiffened slightly.
Behind him, even Black Zetsu's eyes narrowed with caution.
After becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Madara's power had already approached Kaguya's level.
And yet—
Kirito had dealt with him effortlessly.
Black Zetsu still remembered it clearly. Kirito had stopped Madara without even looking serious.
That alone was abnormal enough.
But what truly bothered him…
Was why this man had allowed everything to continue.
If Kaguya revived, what exactly would Kirito gain from it?
Did he really think he could stand against Mother after her resurrection?
The more Black Zetsu thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
For the first time in centuries…
He actually hesitated.
Kirito was simply too strange.
Black Zetsu had watched the shinobi world for countless years. He had manipulated Indra's descendants from the shadows generation after generation.
But Namikaze Kirito was different from anyone he had ever seen.
Even the Ōtsutsuki who descended to this world had been devoured by him.
…Would Mother really be able to deal with someone like this?
Black Zetsu's confidence wavered for a brief moment.
But immediately after—
His gaze hardened again.
No.
He had already waited too long for this day.
There was no turning back now.
"AAAHHHHHH—!!!"
Madara suddenly let out a horrifying scream.
His body rapidly expanded as veins bulged across his skin. Chakra surged out wildly in every direction as his form twisted unnaturally.
The pain was obvious just from hearing his voice.
Black Zetsu stared at the scene with trembling excitement.
"Finally…"
"Finally…!"
"I've waited a thousand years for this!"
Nearby, Obito remained collapsed on the ground, silently watching everything unfold.
Kirito simply stood there with interest, as though he were observing something mildly entertaining.
Soon—
Madara's body was completely swallowed by black mass.
A terrifying pressure suddenly spread through the battlefield.
Then the expanding sphere rapidly shrank inward.
"What… was wrong with my dream…?"
Madara's weak voice echoed out one final time before disappearing completely.
Silence.
And then—
A figure slowly appeared in the air.
Long white hair.
Pale skin.
Two horns rising from her head.
And a face so beautiful it almost felt unreal.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had returned.
Her Byakugan overlooked the world coldly, while the crimson Rinne Sharingan on her forehead radiated overwhelming pressure.
The moment she appeared—
The atmosphere itself became heavy.
Even the surrounding chakra seemed to freeze.
"Mother…!"
Black Zetsu's voice trembled emotionally.
"You're finally back…"
Kaguya slowly lowered her gaze toward him.
"…Black Zetsu."
Her voice was soft and distant, yet carried indescribable authority.
Then—
Her eyes shifted toward Kirito.
The moment she looked at him, her brows frowned slightly.
"…That chakra."
Kaguya's pale eyes narrowed.
"You possess the aura of my clan… yet something about you feels wrong."
Kirito looked up at her calmly.
Honestly…
Seeing Kaguya face-to-face was far more ridiculous than he expected.
Even he had to admit she was absurdly beautiful.
Still, Kirito quickly suppressed that useless thought.
"Well, that's a harsh first impression."
Kirito chuckled lightly.
"Don't worry. I already dealt with the people chasing you."
Kaguya remained silent.
Veins bulged near her eyes as her Byakugan focused entirely on him.
Then her expression changed slightly.
"…Hagoromo's chakra."
"And…"
Her brows furrowed deeper.
"…something else."
Black Zetsu immediately spoke up from beside her.
"Mother, be careful of him! He could've stopped your resurrection at any moment, but he didn't. Not only that… he absorbed the power of the other Ōtsutsuki who came here before."
Kaguya's gaze sharpened instantly.
"…Absorbed?"
The pressure around her grew heavier.
"You desire my power?"
Kirito blinked once before immediately shaking his head.
"No."
"Not really."
His answer came so casually that even Kaguya paused slightly.
Kirito scratched the side of his face lazily before continuing.
"Your chakra's impressive and all, but it honestly doesn't help me much anymore."
Black Zetsu's expression twitched violently.
Kaguya stared at him silently.
Then she asked calmly,
"Then why revive me?"
Kirito's expression gradually became more thoughtful.
"When I was little…"
"I always felt like something was watching me."
"No matter how strong I became, that feeling never disappeared."
His golden eyes slowly lifted toward the sky.
"It felt less like a person…"
"And more like the world itself."
Kaguya listened quietly without interrupting.
"If this world already has a fixed destiny…"
Kirito continued softly,
"Then your sealing was probably part of it from the very beginning."
"Hagoromo sealing you away."
"The cycle continuing."
"History repeating itself over and over."
Kirito looked back at her.
"So I started wondering something."
"What happens if that fate gets broken?"
Kaguya's eyes narrowed slightly.
"My brother's tied to this era's destiny," Kirito said. "So I'm obviously not touching him."
"But you?"
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"You're different."
"You're basically the biggest flaw in the entire system."
Black Zetsu suddenly felt an extremely bad premonition.
Kaguya's voice turned colder.
"…What are you trying to say?"
Kirito looked directly into her eyes.
Simple.
"If fate says you'll eventually be sealed again…"
"Then I'll just kill you first."
"That way nobody gets the chance to seal you."
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