The moment Boruto saw Hinata, his legs began to tremble.
There was no helping it—the bloodline pressure was overwhelming. Just seeing this face brought back memories of those bleak days of brutal suppression.
Seeing Boruto's reaction, Hinata grew even more certain, "Do you know me?"
"I don't recog—" Boruto suddenly covered his own mouth mid-sentence. If he could time-travel, what if his mother had too?
If his mother found out he refused to acknowledge her, his fate would surely be tragic. Thinking this, Boruto gave up all pretense, "Mom?!"
Now it was Hinata's turn to panic, "Wha—what are you saying?"
But Boruto wasn't the only one in an awkward situation—middle-aged Sasuke faced the same problem.
Minato stepped forward, "Thank you deeply for stepping in twice during battle. However, may I ask if you are familiar with the Otsutsuki?"
Fugaku, standing nearby, added, "My apologies, but regarding the eyes of our clan, there's something I must ask—how exactly did you obtain your eyes?"
Noticing how he constantly ran out of chakra, Fugaku naturally thought of Kakashi. How could a Uchiha be so weak? Without a doubt, those eyes must have been transplanted!
Looking at his father in middle age, middle-aged Sasuke sighed, "You gave me these eyes, Father!"
Fugaku: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
...
Seiki didn't return home or go back to work—he headed straight into the Dream World.
The intelligence he was about to extract from Urashiki's mouth was top secret. He needed a location completely under his control, a place where no interference or leaks could occur!
Moreover, even ordinary ninja's minds were protected by seals to prevent information from leaking—so the Otsutsuki would be even more heavily guarded.
Even if he severely damaged Urashiki's spirit, breaking through the mental seals through direct coercion alone might not be enough with only his own strength. He had no choice but to rely on the full power of the Dream World.
After thorough preparation, Seiki began removing the seals.
Then, Urashiki—who was now nothing more than a severed head—appeared before Seiki.
Urashiki remained dazed for a moment before quickly realizing his predicament. He cast a cold glare at Seiki, "You've captured me—so you're trying to get information about the Otsutsuki from me?"
Seiki smiled faintly, "Isn't it obvious?"
Urashiki sneered, "Hmph, give up. I'll never betray the clan. Kill me if you wish!"
Seiki shook his head slightly, "I never expected your cooperation anyway."
A chill of ominous premonition surged through Urashiki's "heart."
"Then what are you planning to do?"
"Just bear with it—it might hurt a little." Seiki said with a smile, and plunged his right hand directly into Urashiki's forehead.
Urashiki's face twisted in pain for a brief moment before he let out an extremely sharp, piercing scream.
The pain of the soul was far more torturous than any physical suffering. If he could faint or even die from the pain, it might be better—but his spirit was incredibly resilient. It felt like someone was slicing through his mind with a dull blade.
For an Otsutsuki who had practically never experienced pain before, this torment was absolutely despair-inducing!
Seiki's face stayed cold as ice, showing no sign of sympathy for Urashiki's agonized screams. Only after thirty seconds did he finally frown and pull his right hand free.
With the power of the Dream World, he could indeed forcibly break the seal within Urashiki's mind. The problem, however, was that Urashiki's soul would disintegrate the moment the seal was broken.
He could only try to grab a few soul fragments the moment Urashiki's soul began to collapse and read the memories within them.
But if the memories he read turned out to be about Urashiki sleeping or eating, wouldn't that be a total loss?
"No wonder the otsutsuki can span the stars—they have incredible protection over their information!" Seiki sighed.
Hearing Seiki's sigh, Urashiki sneered with a twisted face, "Haha! No matter how strong you are, you're still just a lucky mortal. To touch the domain of gods—you're at least ten thousand years too early!"
Seiki wasn't bothered by his mocking and thought for a moment. "Looks like I'll have to find some outside help after all!"
"Outside help?" As Urashiki looked on in confusion, Seiki casually pulled out a scroll.
After releasing its seal, a glob of black sludge stealthily emerged partway from within.
Seeing this, Urashiki couldn't help but mock, "You actually intend to use a pile of black sludge against me?"
"This is no ordinary black sludge—it's black sludge with the same bloodline as you!" Seiki said, glancing at Black Zetsu. "Aren't I right, Otsutsuki Zetsu?"
"That's right!" The words "Otsutsuki Zetsu" seemed to hit a sweet spot for Black Zetsu, and he proudly straightened his body. With a proud gaze toward Urashiki, he immediately shuddered in fear. "Big… big… big Otsutsuki?!"
Those golden Rinnegan eyes and that overwhelming aura of bloodline dominance—it really was an Otsutsuki!
It actually looked like one from the Main Family itself!
For a moment, Black Zetsu was stunned. Had he really been sealed for thousands of years?
How could this monster, Seiki Shimaseki, have captured someone from the actual Otsutsuki Main House—and beaten them this badly?
Too horrifying to comprehend!
"Black Zetsu?" Urashiki frowned slightly, sensing the presence, then turned away in disgust. "A defective failure among inferior bloodlines—you dare compare yourself to me?"
Black Zetsu's eyes flared. If he was a failed inferior bloodline, what did that make his Mother—the source of his bloodline?
Thinking about it, his anger instantly flared.
Insult him all you want—but not his Mother!
"You're so powerful—yet you still got captured!"
"You—"
Seiki coldly said, "Enough squabbling!"
Black Zetsu immediately snapped back to reality, recalling his current status as a prisoner. He looked at Seiki Shimaseki with a pleading expression. "It's just that this guy was being too arrogant—getting captured by Seiki and still acting so cocky! I couldn't stand it!"
Seiki gave him a half-smile. "You really know how to play it smart. Adapted to your new role pretty quickly!"
Black Zetsu smiled ingratiatingly and cautiously said, "I just think, if you truly intend to fight against the Otsutsuki, a powerful ally could help reduce the threats coming from all directions!"
The last memory before his previous sealing was his plan to manipulate Seiki Shimaseki into becoming his new source of power through a strategy of nine truths and one falsehood. But in the end, Seiki Shimaseki didn't even give him a chance to speak before sealing him away!
Now it seemed, Seiki Shimaseki had been hiding too deep—he likely knew many secrets.
Of course, Seiki smiled as he looked at him. "The ally you're referring to—is it the Sage of Six Paths, the lunar progenitor, or perhaps the one you both call Mother?"
"He knows everything!" Black Zetsu inwardly groaned, once again feeling his worth slipping away.
But he still refused to give up. "Since you know about Mother, surely you understand just how powerful she is? If you're willing to help me rescue the Mother, I guarantee she can protect you from the Main Family's threats!"
Seiki chuckled. "Putting aside the fact that even Kaguya herself dreads the Otsutsuki clan, how can you be sure she won't just step out and destroy the world?"
"He really knows everything!" Black Zetsu felt his life darken in an instant, devoid of meaning.
Just then, he heard Seiki speak again in a calm and deliberate tone, "Not entirely out of the question!"
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