Ninja School.
Everyone stood frozen in front of the battered playground.
And near its edge—
Slap!
Slap!
Another wave of Kabuto's summoned puppets fell.
Sasuke had a passive skill.
Every time he tried to act cool, he'd get smacked by fate.
And this time, before he could even pose and contract a rabbit as a Summoning Beast—
Whack! Reality struck first.
"What's wrong with you, Sasuke?!"
"Sasuke, say something!"
"Don't hit Sasuke anymore, his face is a balloon!"
"Sasuke, wake up!"
Naruto rushed in to stop him, only to be floored by Sasuke's sudden surge of strength.
Sasuke flailed, eyes glazed, swiping at the air as though trying to yank something off his face.
Obviously, something was off.
Naruto, exasperated, mounted Sasuke and pinned him down. His gaze turned to Bai Ye, pleading.
Bai Ye didn't refuse.
With a flick of his pupil power, Sasuke's illusion shattered like glass.
"What just happened?"
Rubbing his puffed-up face, Sasuke blinked at Naruto.
"You beat me up?"
"Why would I beat you?!"
Even if Naruto wanted to retort, he knew the current Sasuke wasn't someone he could beat casually anymore.
Naruto got off him and frowned.
"I seriously suspect you inherited the Uchiha family's... emotional instability."
"Should we check in with Godaime-sama?"
You're the unstable one!
Sasuke rolled his eyes, regaining composure as he turned to the rabbit.
Something told him the creature was involved in the illusion.
But Bai Ye was clearly more curious than suspicious.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack."
"Yomotsu Hirasaka."
"True Illusion Mastery."
He muttered while pulling the rabbit's ear thoughtfully.
These abilities... there was only one source in the original lore.
Eyes wide with realization, Bai Ye leaned closer, squinting at the rabbit's forehead. The faint ripple of tomoe in a Rinne-Sharingan pattern confirmed it.
"So you really are... Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?"
Reveal complete!
Wait!
Why would a noble concubine be accused of being—cerebral palsy?
Kaguya's ears twitched in indignation. After all this time, she knew full well what that insult meant.
"No way," Bai Ye muttered, scratching his chin.
This wasn't right.
That little rabbit's form was overflowing with power—even exceeding the Ten Tails.
Something was off.
"If you really were that Kaguya," Bai Ye said thoughtfully, "shouldn't you be pissed about me casually slapping you like this?"
Still mulling it over, he hugged the rabbit into his chest and gave her a squeeze.
Snowy fur, squishy tummy.
Ōtsutsuki Xiaobai was absurdly cute.
"And isn't your real body supposed to be sealed on the Moon?" Bai Ye added casually. "Last time I scanned the area, that sleeping beauty up there looked knocked out. Her clothes were messy too... I even poked around with my soul perception."
He said it like it was normal.
Kaguya's rabbit form trembled in anger.
Her real body was sealed on the Moon, but—
Where exactly did you poke?!
She wanted to scream.
Her rabbit form was a byproduct of Ōtsutsuki soul manipulation techniques—an advanced spiritual projection capable of fusing with her main body.
Not some offshoot like Black Zetsu.
If she wanted, she could use Six Paths Chibaku Tensei right now, reconnect her soul, and rain divine retribution on the Ninja World.
Technically.
But she wouldn't.
Why?
She'd lose.
During recovery, she analyzed Bai Ye's chakra against her own...
And realized that if she challenged him now, she'd be crushed. And probably locked up to make those horrible "human noises" she heard others make.
No thanks.
Kaguya narrowed her eyes.
Bai Ye stared back.
He activated all his dōjutsu, scanning her with the precision of a Hyūga's Byakugan and the depth of a Sage's perception.
Massive soul waves.
Yomotsu Hirasaka's power signature.
Every clue aligned with the historical Ōtsutsuki matriarch.
But why... a rabbit?
He retraced his memories.
Their first encounter.
The entrance to the Moon's dimension.
Back then, he thought it was just the Moon's ancient guardian reacting to his presence.
Ōtsutsuki Toneri had labeled him a "peasant."
In anger, Bai Ye had lashed out across the dimensional gate, causing enough ripples to jostle the Moon.
Since then, the celestial sphere had never spun quite right.
And the next day, Kaguya appeared.
But at the time, he hadn't connected her rabbit form to her divine soul.
He hadn't felt her chakra signature clearly.
Until now.
He closed his eyes.
His perception spread from Konoha like a shockwave.
Fire Country.
Rain Country.
Every ninja territory.
He felt it all.
Outside the village, Uchiha Itachi was conversing with Obito while inching toward Danzo.
Nagato stared blankly over the Land of Fire, Konan by his side atop a Rain tower.
Kakuzu counted ryo on a lonely rock.
In the Ghost Kingdom, Miroku was teaching Shion beside the still-sealed spirit demon.
The Snow Country was embroiled in dynastic conflict.
Even Hoshigakure's meteorite pulsed with unnatural energy.
And then, his perception pierced the clouds.
Beyond the stratosphere.
To the Moon.
To her.
There—encased in crystal sleep—was Kaguya's true form.
A faint but unmistakable soul fluctuation synced perfectly with the rabbit in his arms.
His eyes snapped open.
He turned to the confused rabbit, gaze serious.
"So, there's only one truth!"
Kaguya's heart stopped.
Discovered?!
Was this the final battle for Earth's cradle?
But the next words left her speechless.
"You're the love child of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and the Rabbit Deity from a thousand years ago!"
...
Kaguya blinked.
What?
Then—CHOMP!
She bit his arm with fury.
Crunch!
Nothing.
Same as three years ago.
No damage. No marks. Not even a scratch.
"Illegitimate child of a Rabbit God...?"
Where did he even get that?
Kaguya trembled with rage.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye smirked, leaning in close.
"So... what brings the Rabbit God's halfbreed daughter to my doorstep?"
The teasing tone vanished in the next breath.
His voice turned low, sharp.
"I'll say this once, Xiaobai."
A deadly chill swept between them.
"Anyone who tries to use me... doesn't end well."
He knows!
He didn't expose her directly—but it was clear.
Bai Ye understood everything.
Yet his eyes stayed calm, unreadable—as if her identity barely mattered.
Yes.
He knew.
He just found it funny.
That the fearsome Rabbit Goddess...
Was now the fluffball in his arms.
And he was in no hurry to return her to the Moon.
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