With both the Tailed Beast chakra and the Rinnegan prepared, Kaguya's resurrection finally began.
Unlike Obito and Madara in the original timeline, Chinatsu wasn't willingly becoming the vessel.
She was being forcibly controlled.
To prevent Chinatsu from becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and gaining control of its power before Kaguya's resurrection was complete, Isshiki displayed his obsession with absolute control to its fullest.
Within her mental world, Chinatsu felt as though she had become a marionette.
Countless invisible threads wrapped around her body, controlling every movement.
The power inside her continued to grow stronger…
But the disconnect between her soul and body also became increasingly severe.
Was Chinatsu struggling?
Yes.
But not in the ordinary sense.
She knew the situation couldn't have been worse.
This was the closest she had ever come to true death.
Even so…
As long as she was still alive—
There was still hope.
"Old Man Sage… looks like we really have no choice."
"We'll have to gamble on the sealing technique you taught me…"
Inside her spiritual world, Chinatsu remained suspended in midair, bound tightly by countless chakra threads.
She fought desperately to keep her consciousness intact.
As long as she retained even a tiny fragment of awareness…
There was still a chance to turn everything around.
—
Outside…
Naruto and Sasuke slowly climbed back to their feet after being blown away by Isshiki.
They looked up.
Their sister's body was gradually being wrapped in dense chakra, forming a massive cocoon suspended in midair.
Both of their eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
"Give Chika-nee back!!"
"Give my sister back!!"
Without hesitation, the two charged toward the cocoon.
Isshiki merely glanced at them from the corner of his eye.
Whoosh!
His figure disappeared.
The next instant…
He was already standing directly in front of them.
He intended to end this with another effortless strike.
But…
Naruto and Sasuke had no intention of falling twice to the same move.
The instant Isshiki's kick came flying toward them—
Naruto stepped forward instead of retreating.
Ignoring the impact, he grabbed Isshiki's leg with both arms.
"Now, Sasuke!"
Sasuke's eyes sharpened.
He instantly appeared beside Isshiki and drove a punch straight toward his face.
Got him—
The thought flashed through his mind.
Unfortunately…
Flags worked even when spoken only in one's heart.
Bang!
Sasuke's punch landed squarely on Isshiki's face.
Yet…
It only tilted Isshiki's head slightly.
Nothing more.
"…"
Sasuke's pupils contracted.
The difference in power…
Was still too great.
Without hesitation, he tried to channel Chidori into his fist to increase the damage.
But…
He was already too late.
Several black chakra rods suddenly materialized from thin air.
Thud!
Thud!
The rods pierced through both Naruto's and Sasuke's bodies.
The attacks weren't fatal.
However…
Their chakra flow was instantly disrupted, and their movements slowed dramatically.
Isshiki calmly withdrew his hand.
"The resurrection won't take much longer."
After all…
No one desired Kaguya's return more than Kaguya herself.
Even if resurrecting meant immediately becoming the target of Isshiki…
Momoshiki…
Or even other members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan…
She still longed to return to the living world.
—
Within Chinatsu's spiritual world…
Above the bound Chinatsu…
A pale figure slowly descended.
She possessed snow-white skin.
Long blue-white hair flowed behind her like silk.
She had no eyebrows.
A pair of elegant horns extended from her forehead.
Her Byakugan silently observed everything below.
A crimson Rinne Sharingan rested at the center of her forehead.
She wore a flowing white robe decorated with black tomoe.
Long, elegant fingernails rested calmly at her sides.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
She looked down at Chinatsu with an indifferent expression.
She had waited for this moment…
For far too many years.
Never had she imagined…
That the very enemies pursuing her would ultimately become the ones to bring about her resurrection.
At last…
She had found the perfect vessel.
Come…"
"Become my new body."
Kaguya slowly descended toward the bound Chinatsu.
Her pale hand reached forward.
Just as her fingertips were about to touch Chinatsu's skin—
The girl, who had appeared unconscious all this time…
Suddenly opened her eyes.
At the same instant, the invisible threads restraining her body slackened for just a brief moment.
That tiny opening…
Was enough.
Chinatsu's right hand shot upward and pressed firmly against Kaguya's chest.
Kaguya froze.
She stared at Chinatsu in disbelief.
"You… still retained your consciousness?"
Chinatsu smiled weakly.
"Of course."
"Sorry to disappoint you~"
The casual tone hid an unimaginable amount of suffering.
Maintaining her consciousness under those circumstances had been nothing short of torture.
It was like lying in bed with a burning fever for three straight days during the coldest winter…
Wrapped beneath three heavy blankets…
Unable to move…
While soothing ASMR played endlessly in her ears, constantly lulling her toward sleep.
Every second…
She had nearly lost consciousness.
Several times…
She had almost fallen asleep forever.
Fortunately…
She endured.
Kaguya narrowed her eyes.
"Girl."
"Give me your body."
"Only I can handle those Ōtsutsuki outside."
"Even if I don't possess you today…"
"They will never let you leave alive."
"Either way, your fate is death."
"You might as well surrender your body to me."
"At least…"
"I can avenge you."
It was Kaguya's own strange way of showing mercy.
And…
She wasn't wrong.
If Chinatsu resisted…
Isshiki and Momoshiki would eventually kill her.
If she accepted possession…
She would disappear forever.
Either way…
It was a dead end.
Unless…
There was a third option.
Chinatsu slowly smiled.
"Old Man Sage…"
"I'm betting everything on your technique."
The palm pressed against Kaguya's chest suddenly emitted an intense golden light.
An intricate sealing formula instantly spread across Kaguya's body.
"…!!"
Kaguya's pupils contracted violently.
"That sealing technique…"
Images from thousands of years ago flashed through her mind.
Her two sons.
The Sage of Six Paths.
The moon.
The seal.
Although different in structure…
The aura was unmistakably similar to the technique that had imprisoned her all those years ago.
"You…"
"How do you know this sealing jutsu?!"
Chinatsu's smile widened.
"You're right."
"I can't defeat Isshiki and Momoshiki."
"But…"
"Who said I was trying to seal you back into the moon?"
"What?"
"The purpose of this technique…"
"Is to seal you inside me."
"…Impossible!"
For the first time since her appearance…
Shock covered Kaguya's face.
Seal her…
Inside another person?
Such a sealing technique shouldn't exist.
It simply wasn't possible.
At least…
That was what Kaguya believed.
In reality…
Even Chinatsu wasn't certain it would work.
After the Sage of Six Paths passed away, he had spent countless years reflecting upon his mother.
During that time…
He theorized a modified version of Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
Instead of sealing Kaguya into the moon…
The technique would seal both her soul and chakra inside a living vessel.
Much like how the Nine-Tails could be sealed within a jinchūriki.
If successful…
The user would become…
Kaguya's Jinchūriki.
Unfortunately…
It had never been tested.
It remained nothing more than a theory.
But Chinatsu had no other choice.
A theory… is still better than certain death.
If Momoshiki hadn't trapped me with Shadow Possession…
I'd already be opening the Eighth Gate and having a very heartfelt discussion about youth with the Momoshiki Style.
As the seal activated…
An overwhelming torrent of spiritual power erupted from Kaguya's body and poured directly into Chinatsu's soul.
The pain…
Instantly surpassed everything Chinatsu had ever experienced.
Compared to this—
Having her eyes gouged out…
Being stabbed through the kidneys…
Even those agonizing memories felt insignificant.
It was as if her soul itself were being torn apart.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!"
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