"The construction isn't finished yet, everyone! Keep working hard!"
"Oh my God..."
After saying those words, Chinatsu walked straight into one of the newly built mansions.
The interior was surprisingly luxurious. It wasn't merely beautiful on the outside the inside was fully furnished as well.
She lazily lay down on a wooden recliner, took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and closed her eyes.
She intended to enjoy a well-deserved nap.
One minute passed...
Two minutes passed...
Three minutes passed...
Slowly, Chinatsu opened her eyes again.
After struggling for several minutes, she realized she simply couldn't fall asleep.
Even when she emptied her mind, thoughts about the Otsutsuki Clan continued flooding into her head.
"...Damn it."
"I'm doomed."
"I've completely fallen."
She sat up on the recliner, staring blankly at the wall in front of her.
Her eyes had completely lost their sparkle.
There were still five to ten years before the arrival of the Otsutsuki Main Family.
Although she had inherited nearly all of Kaguya Otsutsuki's abilities, Chinatsu didn't believe she could defeat the countless powerful members of the Otsutsuki Clan by herself.
Still...
She had already been thinking about possible solutions.
She wasn't stupid.
She was simply ambitious.
Among every option she had considered, the one she believed held the greatest potential was...
The natural energy of the ninja world.
During Naruto and Sasuke's final battle at the Valley of the End, Naruto had drawn in an enormous amount of natural energy from the surrounding land, allowing him to contend with Sasuke's ultimate Susanoo.
If Naruto could do it...
Why couldn't she?
The ninja world was vastly larger than the Valley of the End.
If she expanded the scale enough, then with her current strength, she could probably absorb an unimaginable amount of natural energy.
The boost in power would certainly be enormous.
But...
It still wasn't enough.
Or rather...
It wasn't safe enough.
Natural energy was the very foundation of the ninja world.
If she absorbed too much of it during a future battle, what if the world's balance collapsed?
That possibility couldn't simply be ignored.
Thinking about countless strategies against the Otsutsuki Main Family, Chinatsu unknowingly spent several hours lost in thought.
---
Meanwhile...
Outside...
The entire Land of Whirlpools had become one gigantic construction site.
With Naruto, Sasuke, and the others joining in...
Its development accelerated at an absurd speed.
The remaining members of the Uzumaki Clan could only stand there in stunned silence.
Watching these monsters work...
They almost wanted to applaud.
If they had known the internet slang from another world, they would probably have spammed "666" nonstop.
---
The hired construction workers looked down at the shovels and ladders in their hands.
Then they looked at Sasuke.
"..."
The gigantic Perfect Susanoo, capable of splitting mountains with a single swing of its sword...
Had completely abandoned combat.
Instead...
It was carrying enormous piles of bricks with both hands.
Using dexterity completely disproportionate to its gigantic size, it worked more efficiently than every professional construction worker present.
The workers suddenly questioned whether their profession still had any future.
---
Nearby...
Kakuzu had become the construction site's chief supervisor.
Thanks to his mastery of all five basic chakra natures
Wind...
Fire...
Lightning...
Earth...
Water...
Whenever any area lacked materials or manpower, Kakuzu simply filled the gap himself.
His versatility was on full display.
---
Naruto's Shadow Clones were everywhere.
Literally everywhere.
There were so many that they had begun forming chains of command.
A Naruto clone ordered another Naruto clone...
Who then instructed another Naruto clone...
Who assigned work to yet another Naruto clone.
It had become an endless cycle.
---
Kisame proudly patted his chest.
"If anyone needs water, just come find me!"
"The Land of Whirlpools is surrounded by the sea, sure..."
"But isn't my Water Release much faster than hauling water back and forth?"
He immediately began performing one Water Release technique after another.
"Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
"Water Release: Thousand Feeding Sharks!"
"..."
The entire construction site instantly gained an unlimited water supply.
---
The development speed of the Land of Whirlpools had completely entered cheat mode.
The original estimate of twenty years...
Was now laughable.
Their goal had already changed.
No longer was it simply restoring the nation to its former glory.
Now...
They intended to surpass it.
---
Several more hours passed.
Inside the mansion...
Chinatsu was still lying on the wooden recliner.
"...Can't sleep."
"...Still can't sleep."
"...Why can't I sleep?"
The harder she tried to calm herself, the more restless she became.
Letting out another helpless sigh, she placed a hand over her forehead and closed her eyes.
This time...
She wasn't trying to sleep.
She was entering her own spiritual world.
---
Her consciousness gradually materialized.
Opening her eyes, she found herself standing before the familiar cage.
Inside it...
Kaguya Otsutsuki sat quietly.
She looked at Chinatsu with an indifferent expression.
Chinatsu awkwardly raised a hand.
"Yo..."
Kaguya replied flatly.
"...Oh."
"..."
"..."
An awkward silence immediately filled the spiritual world.
Chinatsu scratched her cheek with a finger.
Despite the awkward atmosphere...
She had no intention of leaving.
After all...
Kaguya was technically living inside her now.
According to the traditional principle of treating guests well...
She ought to have a proper conversation with her.
"So..."
"How's your accommodation?"
Kaguya slowly looked around the tiny cage before staring back at Chinatsu.
"You call this accommodation?"
"...Forget it."
"I won't argue."
"I can more or less guess who created the sealing technique you used."
"I never imagined..."
"That after being sealed by those two sons of mine..."
"I would end up being sealed again by you... and one of them."
Her voice was filled with irritation.
Being sealed by her own children had already been humiliating enough.
After finally escaping...
She hadn't regained her freedom.
She had simply moved into an even smaller prison.
---
"What?"
"You came just to chat with me?"
"Of course."
"You're inside me now."
"You're no longer sealed on the moon."
"We can talk whenever we want."
"Besides..."
"You can share my senses."
"Whatever I see..."
"You can see too."
"So this isn't really that bad, is it?"
Kaguya snorted.
"If you really think so..."
"Then let me out."
"Maybe I'll be willing to chat."
Chinatsu immediately waved both hands.
"No, no."
"That kind of conversation doesn't sound very enjoyable."
---
Although most of their exchange consisted of playful bickering...
Bickering was still a form of conversation.
Without either of them noticing...
The distance between them gradually became much smaller than before.
---
Just then...
A pair of familiar voices echoed from the outside world.
"Sister."
"chintasu-nee."
"It's time to eat."
---
"Oh?"
"My adorable little brothers are calling me."
"I'll head out first."
"We'll continue chatting later."
Smiling brightly, Chinatsu waved at Kaguya before disappearing from the spiritual world with a flash.
Kaguya opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something.
But...
She stopped.
Silence returned.
Nearly a full minute passed before she quietly muttered to herself.
"...She doesn't even need to eat after obtaining my power..."
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