Chapter 250

At the sudden appearance of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, Li Ang was first taken aback, but quickly recovered his composure.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swiftly formed hand seals and slammed them onto his own abdomen.

The next instant, a nested spiral seal adorned with intricate script suddenly emerged from Li Ang's abdomen.

Four Symbols nested, Eight Trigrams seal.

After completing this, Li Ang listened to the sudden quiet around him and quietly exhaled in relief.

'Good thing I learned this from the Fourth Hokage, but Kaguya's condition is far worse than I imagined.'

If Kaguya had been at her full strength, he wouldn't have believed she could be sealed so easily.

Unlike other seals, the Eight Trigrams seal allows Li Ang to freely adjust its tightness; to prevent Kaguya from hijacking her body, he tightened it to its maximum.

After exiting the Six Paths state, he touched his eyes, his expression turning peculiar.

【Skill: Rinnegan (Proficient 469/1000), Byakugan (Beginner 39/100)】.

Both skills of the Uzumaki lineage evolved, but the Rinnegan is not the Rinnegan Sharingan of the Six Paths state.

After calming his emotions, Li Ang prepared to deal with Kaguya as an unstable factor.

He wasn't a looks-based fool, nor did he truly see himself as Kaguya's son, so this Uzumaki goddess had to be dealt with.

Of course, it wasn't all bad—after all, she had extensive tree-planting experience, and the Divine Tree's fruit required not only planetary energy but also the flesh of an Ōtsutsuki.

Originally, Li Ang planned to study his own composition to see if he could manually create an Ōtsutsuki to trick the Divine Tree; now it seemed unnecessary.

The fruit grown from feeding Kaguya would surely be of higher quality than anything he could concoct himself.

Of course, there are many ways to feed the tree; how exactly to proceed depends on his upcoming conversation with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

With this thought, Li Ang closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he stood within a deep, dark space.

Deep red railings divided the entire space in two.

Outside the railings stood Li Ang, expression calm.

Inside the railings stood a mature woman clad in a loose white robe.

She looked at Li Ang beyond the railings, her pure white eyes flickering with confusion: "Who are you?"

Though Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was ancient, she was not senile—she clearly remembered the children she had once given birth to.

Hagoromo and Hamura.

Yet this unfamiliar young man emitted an aura strikingly similar to her own.

Looking at Ōtsutsuki Kaguya within the railings, Li Ang furrowed his brow slightly.

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya felt strange to him.

Incomplete.

Not just her chakra—her consciousness too was fragmented, like a file corrupted when a USB was yanked mid-transfer.

'Because I fled directly?'

But the extent of the damage could only be judged by the coming conversation.

At that moment, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya spoke again: "Where are Hagoromo and Hamura?"

Memories before being sealed? Or before mother and sons were harmonious?

Li Ang's gaze flickered, and he made a mental inference.

Of course, this woman might also be pretending ignorance.

After a moment of silence, Li Ang replied: "They died. The clan sent emissaries to investigate, and they perished in battle."

Hearing this, Kaguya froze, then a look of sorrow crossed her beautiful face.

Seeing her expression, Li Ang narrowed his eyes slightly.

It didn't seem fake, but he wouldn't lower his guard.

Before Kaguya could speak further, Li Ang asked: "It seems your memories are severely missing?"

"Mm."

Kaguya could feel her current state was strange—her once abundant chakra was now pitifully low, and her memories were like a broken tape.

"The clan members were too powerful. You were gravely wounded in battle with them," Li Ang lied, watching her expression closely, "so I could only seal you inside me and leave that planet."

Kaguya fell silent.

After a long while, she suddenly asked: "Why did you reinforce the seal just now?"

When she first regained consciousness, she could see the outside world—but now she could see nothing.

Hearing this, Li Ang shook his head slightly.

It seemed the lie wouldn't hold, but he made one final attempt: "The clan is still hunting us. Without a reinforced seal, they'd detect us."

"Is that so?" Ōtsutsuki Kaguya blinked in surprise. "You've worked hard, child."

?

Did she really believe that?

Li Ang stared at Kaguya's face, now tinged with faint pity, and felt suspicious.

Could it be that not only her consciousness was fragmented, but her personality too?

If so, his room for maneuvering would greatly expand.

Thinking of this, Li Ang probed: "Since you've awakened, do you need me to find a vessel for your revival?"

Kaguya shook her head slightly: "Wait until we've fully escaped the clan before seeking a suitable vessel."

It really seems genuine.

According to the original Naruto, this Uzumaki goddess never had such deep cunning.

But Li Ang wouldn't make a hasty judgment—he merely bowed respectfully and said: "Rest well then. I won't disturb you."