"Gamamaru… this joke isn't funny!"
After a stretch of silence, Otsutsuki Hagoromo still tried his best to restrain his tone as he said this.
Even though he knew Gamamaru wasn't the kind of toad who joked around carelessly, this topic was simply too offensive for him.
Not to mention that he already had a deep wariness toward Otsutsuki Kaguya. Just hearing her name alone was enough to make his expression change drastically.
What made it worse was that this toad was actually saying that Otsutsuki Kaguya, his mother, would in the future have another child with a man, and from the looks of it, they would even genuinely love each other.
Not like him and Hamura, who had been born from a tree and weren't even treated well.
Putting aside whether that woman would really fall in love with someone else, he, an old man over a thousand years old, might not only end up with a stepfather no more than a hundred years old, but even a younger brother.
When all these things were put together, anyone who could not get angry or find it absurd would be this kind of person.
"..."
The Great Toad Sage let out a deep sigh. His hunched body, bent from age, straightened a little, and his large frog eyes stared directly at Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
"Hagoromo, do you think I'm joking?"
"..."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo didn't speak. His face clearly looked like he was holding something in, shifting between pale and flushed.
Only after the atmosphere in the hall fell silent again for quite a while did it seem like he had finally brought his emotions under control. After a deep breath, his expression returned to seriousness.
"Who is that man?"
Though his face didn't show much, something suppressed could still be heard in his tone.
"I don't know either. His fate is like it's covered in a layer of fog. I can't see through it."
The Great Toad Sage shook his head, then continued, "But… based on the current situation in the ninja world, that person's identity is, most likely, Shirakumo Aoba."
"Shirakumo Aoba… he can even do something like this?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo frowned slightly, "And he shouldn't know anything about Otsutsuki Kaguya, right?"
He did know about Aoba. After all, even from the Pure Land, he could observe the ninja world.
But his attention on Aoba was mainly because of Naruto and Sasuke, the two who carried the chakra of his sons.
However, although he could observe the ninja world, his focus was mostly on the seal of Otsutsuki Kaguya.
He couldn't pay attention to everything, so his understanding wasn't deep.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Black Zetsu find the chance to manipulate Indra and Uchiha Madara.
"He might not know about Otsutsuki Kaguya… but right now he's the strongest in the ninja world, and he has the intention of unifying it. He's even preparing to put it into action."
The Great Toad Sage relayed the intelligence Jiraiya had learned. Watching Otsutsuki Hagoromo's frown deepen, he then spoke another piece of information in a strange tone.
"Oh, right. He also possesses multiple bloodline limits, including those of the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan. So when the nine tailed beasts gather, I feel like he might actually end up accidentally releasing that woman."
"As for how things will develop after that, even I can't imagine."
He himself couldn't imagine how Aoba would manage to win over that terrifying woman.
After all, that woman hadn't even intended to spare her own children back then.
But after hearing this, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, after a brief moment of distraction, was drawn to another matter instead.
"You're saying he has both Senju and Uzumaki bloodlines?"
"Mm. One of our Mount Myoboku contractors personally saw him use the bloodline limits of both clans to easily subdue tailed beasts," The Great Toad Sage nodded.
"..."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo had nothing to say. His expression became even more complicated.
'So that means this Aoba is also a descendant of Asura…'
Although countless generations had passed and the connection could practically be ignored, the thought that his own descendant might very well become his stepfather made Otsutsuki Hagoromo feel an indescribable discomfort.
Even though, as a soul now, he didn't even have that thing anymore.
"..."
The atmosphere in the hall sank into a long silence, even heavier than before.
Even the Great Toad Sage felt like he didn't dare to breathe too loudly.
Only after a long while did he finally speak.
"Hagoromo, what do you plan to do next?"
"I…"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo opened his mouth. What should he do?
He was at a loss too. After all, he was already an old man over a thousand years old, yet he still had to face this kind of family ethics problem.
What exactly was going on in this ninja world?
"Gamamaru… do you think it's possible that you're just too old, and your prophecy was wrong? I mean, at your age, it's normal to missee things…"
"..."
Now it was Gamamaru's turn to be speechless.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo simply didn't dare to face reality.
"I also hope I saw it wrong… hmm? What's wrong?"
The Great Toad Sage had wanted to persuade him further, but Otsutsuki Hagoromo's expression suddenly changed first, turning serious.
"It's Hamura. Something seems to have happened on his side."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo said with a grave expression.
"What?"
The Great Toad Sage's frog eyes widened immediately, "Could it be that something's wrong with the seal?"
All their earlier "casual talk" was based on the premise that Otsutsuki Kaguya hadn't broken out of the seal yet. Now that there might be an issue with the seal on the moon, they couldn't afford to stay relaxed anymore.
"It shouldn't be. Although I don't know the exact situation, I haven't sensed any change in the seal."
"In any case, I'll go check on Hamura first."
After saying that, Otsutsuki Hagoromo didn't waste any time.
Before Gamamaru could respond, the figure that had been seated in midair vanished instantly.
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