The atmosphere in the hospital was tense.
The two unfilial sons stood in confrontation against their mother.
Neither of them questioned why Kaguya used Infinite Tsukuyomi on humanity. They simply accepted the Toad Sage's version of events—that Kaguya had become greedy, seeking to control everything and destroy the world.
But what they didn't know was the truth.
Brainwashed by the Toad Sage, they refused to believe that Kaguya's real reason for unleashing Infinite Tsukuyomi was to resist other Ōtsutsuki invaders.
Caught between the Ōtsutsuki clan and Earth, Kaguya chose Earth.
Of course, she had made mistakes.
Senju Yukika thought the White Zetsu army created by Infinite Tsukuyomi was simply not enough against the three Ōtsutsuki invaders.
It seemed his presence had finally been noticed.
None of the three gained the upper hand.
Instead, Hamura Ōtsutsuki frowned at his brother.
"Brother, is he your ally?"
Judging by Yukika's attire, he looked strange. And the emptiness he radiated from time to time made Hamura's heart tremble slightly.
When did humanity on Earth become so strong?
Wasn't chakra supposed to exist only within himself, his brother, and their mother?
Byakugan!
Hamura activated his Byakugan, green veins bulging around his eyes as he looked at Yukika.
What shocked him was that a barrier seemed to cloak Yukika, preventing the Byakugan from seeing the chakra within his body.
This was the first time something like this had ever happened.
"Human, you're strong."
"If you're here to defeat our mother, you're welcome."
"But if your goals are otherwise, I have no time for you."
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, frowned and addressed Yukika.
Before Kaguya was sealed, did he already think of himself as the ruler?
Yukika shook his head helplessly at the Sage.
"Sorry, I didn't come to see you."
"Oh, by the way, your little friend over there — I'll help you clean up. Later you can brew him into soup."
"As for subduing your mother, I'm taking a different route. It's still a form of conquest, though."
He kicked the Toad Sage's body toward them, savoring the anger burning in their eyes.
Killing the Toad Sage and then suggesting they brew him into soup?
No doubt about it — they now saw Yukika as an enemy!
"Don't look at me like that. Toad soup is nourishing. It's good for you," Yukika shrugged casually, strolling over to Kaguya's side.
Until now, Kaguya hadn't said a word.
But Yukika could see the pain and sorrow in her eyes.
She was waiting — waiting for her sons to ask why.
Yet they didn't. They betrayed her without even trying to understand.
Sorrow covered her beautiful face, morphing into a tragic expression.
Kaguya-hime was indeed beautiful.
Especially with that noble yet vulnerable temperament, it stirred a deep desire to conquer.
Out of curiosity, Yukika glanced between Kaguya and her two sons in the distance, then asked an unexpected question.
"How did you end up giving birth to these two who turned against their own mother?"
Kaguya hesitated, confused by the question, but after thinking a moment, she replied without indifference.
"Chakra. Willpower."
I see. It was refreshing to hear this icy woman actually respond.
Before traveling to this world, Yukika had researched these events in countless records.
The manga depicted Kaguya giving birth to her sons from the people's adoration and chakra. The anime, however, bizarrely altered the story, making her the emperor's concubine, abandoned during pregnancy, leading to her character change.
Clearly, the manga was the more accurate source.
Admiration from the people, combined with Kaguya's chakra, birthed these two unfilial sons.
If that was the case, Yukika considered a deeper question: Were Hagoromo and Hamura's wills truly their own?
The reverence of humanity was part of Earth's will. Although their bodies were created with Kaguya's chakra, in essence, they were fragments of the planet's will.
Maybe that explained why they trusted the Toad Sage so easily—
Even now, people believed Kaguya had changed, had become greedy.
No matter what, the mother-son relationship between Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths couldn't be denied.
Yet Hagoromo had no right to represent Earth or the ninja world, nor to lurk in the shadows to maintain "balance."
He already had the power to control the ninja world.
"Don't worry. I'll fight alongside you."
"Even if I can't change the outcome, I'll save you in the end."
Yukika nodded to Kaguya.
The true battle began.
Hagoromo was no weakling.
Even his superpowered Susanoo could match the Ten Tails' beast bomb.
But in front of Yukika, such strength was almost meaningless.
The Sage of Six Paths was no longer as strong as he had been after Kaguya's sealing.
Why?
Simple. Kaguya was the original Ten Tails jinchuriki; Hagoromo was merely the second.
Before his death, Hagoromo separated the Ten Tails into the nine tailed beasts.
His weapons: Sage Arts and the Rinnegan.
Even so, Yukika had to give his all.
Black wings unfolded behind him. In an instant, Black Winged Demon form awakened, and black rain poured from the sky.
"Awaken."
"Sword of the End!"
A bolt of black lightning shot to the heavens, Yukika's strength surging again.
The battle truly erupted.
A battle no one would ever forget…