"No..."
Otsutsuki Kaguya still gave her answer.
Saying she was already used to staying in the sealed space was obviously just something she said out of anger.
What she was used to was a sealed space where Aoba came every day.
If Aoba came every day, then she would definitely be more comfortable staying in the sealed space.
After all, everything was here now. It was completely different from before.
And she was the only one here, so every time Aoba came, he could stay with her for a long time.
But if Aoba was going to disappear again and not come back for a long time, there was no way she could accept that.
After hearing her answer, the serious look on Aoba's face naturally turned back into a smile.
He squeezed her hand again and comforted her, "Even though there are quite a few people at home, don't worry. They're all good people."
"..."
Otsutsuki Kaguya didn't speak.
She only lowered her head and gave a slight nod.
It was impossible to see her expression.
"Since you've been sealed for so many years and you're finally getting out, how about a hug to celebrate?", Aoba suddenly said.
"A... a hug?", Otsutsuki Kaguya felt like she could never keep up with him.
'I am clearly still angry, okay?'
'How did we suddenly move on to hugging?'
"But if you don't want to, then forget it."
Seeing her reaction, Aoba took back what he had just said.
"I..."
Otsutsuki Kaguya pressed her lips together, but still didn't say what was on her mind.
Aoba smiled.
It was better to take things one step at a time.
Then he continued, "In that case, I'll head out first and get ready to release you. But Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura are outside too. If you don't want to see them, I can have them stay farther away."
"No need."
Otsutsuki Kaguya lowered her head and answered quietly.
Her attention was clearly not on those two.
Aoba could only sigh inwardly.
It looked like it would take some time before she got her spirits back.
"Then I'll head out first. See you in a bit."
"Mm..."
Otsutsuki Kaguya looked at her now-empty palm.
A trace of resentment appeared in her usually calm eyes, along with a bit of irritation that was rarely seen, "I didn't say I didn't want to..."
———
"Finished talking?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo had just started introducing Otsutsuki Hamura to Naruto and Sasuke when he saw Aoba's eyes return to normal. He immediately knew that his consciousness had returned from the sealed space.
"Yeah. You all know each other now, right?"
Aoba nodded, then looked at Naruto and Sasuke.
"Not yet. The old grandpa had just started introducing him," Naruto shook his head.
Sasuke rolled his eyes beside him.
Only then did Aoba remember that time passed differently inside and outside the seal.
So he simply introduced both sides himself, then looked at Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
"Release the seal."
"Mm..."
Even though this had already been decided long ago, Otsutsuki Hagoromo's expression was still somewhat awkward.
After all, it had been a thousand years since he had last seen his mother.
It was impossible for his feelings not to be complicated.
To be honest, he was even worried that after she came out, she might immediately get rid of him and Hamura first.
But complicated feelings were one thing. His movements weren't affected at all. He moved cleanly and decisively.
As the long sequence of hand seals came to an end, countless black markings spread out from beneath Otsutsuki Hagoromo's feet like moving snakes.
In only a short time, the markings had covered the entire moon.
Then a dazzling light burst out.
This was the light created by an enormous amount of leaking chakra.
In the end, a blinding beam of chakra pierced through the moon.
The scale of it was enormous.
The expressions of Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura were solemn.
Naruto and Sasuke, meanwhile, were already staring in shock.
There was no other reason.
The chakra was simply too powerful.
Naruto considered his own chakra to be very strong already, but compared to this, it still felt far behind.
Just like Aoba, it belonged to an entirely different level of power.
Finally, all the leaking chakra drew back in.
The chakra beam that pierced through the moon also gradually shrank.
Then a figure appeared within the beam.
Delicate features, pale skin, and long blue-white hair.
Unlike the original story, where Otsutsuki Kaguya had been revived as the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki with a giant-like body, she now looked like a somewhat aloof older sister.
It was just that there seemed to be a different emotion in this aloof older sister's eyes.
"Why is she a pretty big sister?"
Naruto started scratching his head the moment he saw Otsutsuki Kaguya.
Wasn't she supposed to be some powerful monster that Sage of Six Paths Grandpa and his brother had sealed away together?
He had thought it would be an old man too.
Instead, a woman about the same age as his mother appeared. His already limited brainpower was struggling to keep up.
Unlike him, Sasuke's expression became completely serious.
'Strong! Very strong! Extremely strong!'
The woman before him was completely different from Aoba, whose strength was restrained and hidden.
Her power was displayed openly for everyone to see.
Now he understood why even the Sage of Six Paths had asked him and Naruto to come help.
'Is Aoba really her opponent?'
Sasuke instinctively looked toward Aoba, wanting to see his reaction.
But when the Otsutsuki brothers saw her, the title they unconsciously spoke nearly made Sasuke's jaw drop.
"Mother..."
"Huh?"
Naruto's eyes instantly grew wide as well.
His gaze moved back and forth between Otsutsuki Kaguya and Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
'Th-This is mother and son?'
Yet Otsutsuki Kaguya completely ignored her two unfilial sons.
The moment she broke free from the seal, her gaze locked onto Aoba.
The emotion in her eyes continued to grow stronger.
"..."
Aoba also fell silent.
When Otsutsuki Kaguya had first appeared, he had wanted to say, "Welcome back."
But looking at her expression now, he already knew what was about to happen.
Otsutsuki Kaguya bit her lip and stared at Aoba.
A visible wave of air burst from her body without making a sound.
'I am still angry!'
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