The chakra fruit in Gensou's hand had already gathered most of the planet's chakra—
The resources required to ascend to the Six Paths level were now sufficient.
But—
Kaguya had begun reviving within his body.
If he continued gathering more chakra, the fruit in his hand would only end up being taken by her.
So—
With white spores bulging from his body and on the verge of bursting apart, Gensou didn't hesitate any longer.
Clap!
With a swift motion, before losing control, he instantly canceled both Infinite Tsukuyomi and Divine: Birth of the God Tree World.
Then—
Throwing his head back, his true soul emerged from his body.
Wrapped in pure soul energy, he took the chakra fruit in his grasp and—
With speed far surpassing what his physical form could achieve—
Shot off toward his true body in the distance.
"No!"
Black Zetsu, who had just been overjoyed at his mother's premature return, suddenly paled.
He tried to stop Gensou—
But the soul-enshrouded chakra fruit had already vanished far beyond reach in the blink of an eye.
"He abandoned his body?!"
Naruto, watching as Gensou's soul flew past him, was utterly baffled.
"Kid, saving the ninja world is your job now!"
As he passed, Gensou nodded at Naruto and sped away.
"The big boss who just tried to destroy the world is now telling me to save it???"
Naruto was completely lost.
But—
His confusion didn't last long.
He noticed something—
The roots of the Divine Tree had all vanished.
And—
The people who had been caught in Infinite Tsukuyomi were now blinking awake, their faces filled with dazed confusion.
Naruto's eyes widened in joy.
"Infinite Tsukuyomi... was undone?! Did Gensou have a change of heart?! Is the world safe now?!"
"No—!!"
A massive chakra surge erupted in front of him.
Naruto's head snapped toward the source.
And he saw—
The body Gensou left behind was rapidly swelling with massive, grotesque white spores.
In just a few seconds—
The clone of Gensou ballooned to an inhuman size, about to burst apart—
Then—
It all stopped.
The next moment—
Before Naruto's shocked gaze, the swollen body rapidly shrunk.
And from the remnants—
A figure emerged.
A woman with pale skin.
Her long, blue-white hair cascaded far past her feet.
Her face was eerily beautiful, her head adorned with two horns.
She wore flowing white robes inscribed with black tomoe.
Her eyes—
Were the pure Byakugan.
And on her forehead—
A Rinne Sharingan gleamed.
Naruto's pupils contracted.
He recognized her instantly.
"It's her...!!"
The woman that the Sage of Six Paths had warned him about.
The mother of all chakra—
The Rabbit Goddess—
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya... had arrived!
—
The chaotic chakra fluctuations settled.
Suspended in mid-air, her immensely long hair drifting downwards, Kaguya slowly opened her Byakugan.
Her gaze locked onto Naruto—
Fixing on the Sun and Moon Seals on his palms.
And for the first time in a thousand years, her cold, ethereal voice echoed across the ninja world.
"You are Hagoromo's... no."
Kaguya's Byakugan flared, veins bulging at the sides of her eyes as she examined Naruto again.
"Ashura... I see."
"So it was Hagoromo who passed his techniques to you."
—
In mere moments—
Kaguya had understood everything.
She saw through the workings of her son's power.
Hearing this, Naruto gritted his teeth.
His expression darkened.
The pressure radiating from Kaguya—
Was even greater than what Gensou had unleashed.
"So... this is what he meant by 'saving the ninja world'..."
Now—
Naruto finally understood what Gensou's parting words had meant.
He knew the story.
The Sage of Six Paths had told him everything.
And he knew—
If Kaguya was revived, the world would be plunged into disaster.
He didn't need anyone to tell him what to do.
He had to stop her.
But—
"Gensou!! You caused this whole mess, and now you're running away and dumping this nightmare on me?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"
In his heart, Naruto raged.
The proud, overpowering, unstoppable image of Gensou was now completely shattered in his mind.
—
Kaguya wasn't in a hurry to reclaim the chakra that belonged to her.
The chakra of Hagoromo.
Of Ashura.
Of Naruto himself.
And from its very origins—
The chakra that was always meant to be hers.
Instead—
She noticed something.
She examined her own body—
And realized something was wrong.
The chakra within her—
Was far less than what she expected.
Even more—
The chakra spread across the world, which should have continued flowing into her, had stopped.
Her gaze dropped toward the earth.
Infinite Tsukuyomi—
Had been undone.
—
"Mother!!"
Black Zetsu, who had reformed his body, rushed forward, disappearing into the sleeves of Kaguya's robe.
Though he had many things to say, he knew that the most important thing right now was—
"Mother! A man named Gensou has stolen your chakra!"
As he spoke, Black Zetsu shared all his memories of Gensou directly with Kaguya.
—
"A thief."
Kaguya's voice was icy.
Compared to Black Zetsu—
She understood exactly what Gensou had done.
The land beneath her—
Was her garden.
Her property.
She would not tolerate anyone else laying claim to it.
Kaguya's Byakugan activated.
In an instant—
She located the stolen chakra.
The south.
Her body shifted—
She ignored Naruto entirely—
And turned to reclaim what was hers.
Naruto's chakra— ...was valuable.
But it was nothing compared to the massive chakra fruit that could birth a new Six Paths-level existence.
As for casting Infinite Tsukuyomi again—
Kaguya glanced at the weakened people below.
They had already been drained.
Their chakra would not recover.
If she tried to harvest them again, it wouldn't be enough.
Instead—
It was far better to hunt down Gensou and reclaim the stolen chakra.
Kaguya prepared to move.
But—
Naruto struck first.
"I WON'T LET YOU DESTROY THE SHINOBI WORLD!!"
Charging forward—
Naruto launched his attack.
—
Far away.
Gensou's soul returned to his true body.
Lifting the chakra fruit, filled with the majority of the planet's chakra, he gazed toward the far-off battle between Naruto and Kaguya.
And with a sincere smile, he whispered—
"Do your best, Naruto!"
Then—
He turned his eyes to the chakra fruit in his palm.
And without hesitation—
He ate it.
(End of Chapter)
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