Ninja World Live Stream: My Pet Rabbit is Kaguya?!

And at that very moment—

The crystal ball suddenly shattered.

The images that had been flickering within it instantly vanished.

"??"

The Great Toad Sage was confused.

"We're screwed—!"

But the Sage of Six Paths hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Mother…"

"What?" the Great Toad Sage hadn't reacted yet.

"I felt it—her chakra—I felt my mother's chakra coming from that rabbit!"

From the moment he appeared until now, whether calm or moved to tears by sensing Ashura's chakra in Naruto, he had never looked this shaken.

"This isn't possible…"

"How could this happen…"

"Mother…"

"She really did come out…"

"No—maybe she had already come out all along…"

"But why did she become a rabbit…?"

"Why…"

"This…"

"What in the world is this…"

The Sage of Six Paths was clearly spiraling.

At that moment, Shima Toad, noticing his state, released Fukasaku's mouth out of concern.

Which meant—Fukasaku could speak again.

"So you're saying that Kitahara Kaede's ninja rabbit is actually Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?!"

"But isn't that normal?"

"Didn't Uchiha Madara already undo the seal?" Fukasaku said. "So what's the problem?"

"..." The Great Toad Sage was silent.

"..." He paused again.

"…Well, when you put it that way…" He, too, felt a flicker of despair when Hagoromo panicked—but quickly realized:

Yeah.

This is the expected outcome.

"Hagoromo, calm down."

"This is what we expected."

"The seal was broken, and Kaguya was released."

"But looking at her current state…"

"She actually seems… pretty good," the Great Toad Sage said.

"…Pretty good?" The Sage of Six Paths blinked, then slowly came to his senses.

"You mean, my mother… she can't even maintain her original form right now?"

"Then… that must mean she's lacking power."

"So…"

"If we still gather the chakra of Ashura and Indra…"

"She can still be sealed."

At last, the Sage of Six Paths was back on track.

"I see…"

"For a thousand years…"

"Mother… without her power…"

"Sigh…"

He let out a breath.

"…But isn't it your seal that made her end up like this?" Fukasaku muttered again.

"So why are you sighing?"

"..." The Sage of Six Paths.

"..." The Great Toad Sage.

"Alright, Fukasaku—you can leave now," said the Great Toad Sage.

"..." Fukasaku blinked.

"Come on—"

"Let's go," Shima said, nearly breaking down herself.

Seriously—this was Sage of Six Paths level we were talking about. How was it any of their business?

Yet Fukasaku had been running his mouth all day. Failed to reverse summon Jiraiya, kept annoying their great ancestor, and even called out the Sage of Six Paths…

So—Fukasaku and Shima Toad left the room.

Now, only the Sage of Six Paths and the Great Toad Sage remained.

"Hagoromo…"

Though Fukasaku had definitely been out of line today, what he said wasn't wrong.

Kaguya had been released—and maybe that was for the best?

Maybe now was the perfect time to seal her again.

Her power had declined so much that she even took the form of a rabbit…

Which meant… less difficulty.

Still.

The Great Toad Sage didn't say that directly. He sugarcoated it instead.

"Hagoromo, since Kaguya has become like that, why not leave her alone?"

"No," the Sage of Six Paths shook his head immediately.

"There are too many Indras this time…"

"And only Naruto inherited Ashura's chakra… I can't feel secure about this," he said.

"And if Indra stirs up trouble again…"

"Then…"

"We'll be out of options."

"..." The Great Toad Sage.

So, in other words… if Indra didn't cause any problems, he might just let Kaguya stay like this?

As expected.

She was still his mother after all—there was still some lingering attachment.

That thought crossed the Great Toad Sage's heart.

But—

He could never accept it. Sure, Kaguya seemed weak now, but who could say she wouldn't recover?

And if she did—and remembered being sealed by her own sons—

Mount Myōboku would be toast.

So—

The Great Toad Sage quickly said, "Then let's bet everything on this."

"Look—Naruto and Sasuke have just been sent out of the village by Kitahara Kaede."

"They're probably going on a mission."

"They're still young."

"If they leave the village now, returning won't be difficult."

"So…"

"Kaguya is in the village. Naruto and Sasuke are heading out…"

"Why not take this opportunity to persuade the two of them—"

"And when they return…"

"We entrust them with the task of resealing Kaguya."

At this moment—

Inside the Hokage's office building—

Kitahara Kaede looked to the left, toward Sasuke. Then to the right, toward Naruto.

"This mission has been fully explained to you."

"In short—you two are to head to the old lands of Uzushiogakure, the Land of Whirlpools, and retrieve every scroll, document, and jutsu-related item you can find."

"You already know the One Tail - Shukaku has submitted to Konoha. But Konoha currently lacks anyone skilled in sealing techniques or summoning contracts."

Kitahara Kaede continued. "So we need you to bring back the ancient texts of the Uzumaki clan."

"Some of them might contain useful knowledge."

"And besides, Naruto… you should go back and take a look."

"Me? Go back?" Sasuke was listening carefully until he suddenly turned to Naruto in confusion.

"...??"

Even Naruto himself was stunned.

"I… need to go back?"

"..." Kitahara Kaede gave him a look.

"You forgot? Your background?"

"My background…"

Naruto paused. He already knew he was the Fourth Hokage's son, but… he'd never heard that the Fourth came from the Land of Whirlpools—wait a second!

Naruto finally understood.

"I see…"

Sasuke also realized—Naruto's surname was Uzumaki, which likely meant he was a descendant of the Uzumaki clan.

So if he was a descendant—

It made sense for him to return to where his ancestors had lived.

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