Naruto: Uchiha is not Raikage!

Qing Si looked at the woman in white at the door.

Kaguya Otsutsuki stood there, her long blue and white hair swaying gently in the night breeze, her pure white eyes reflecting Kiyoshi's face.

She didn't speak immediately, but stood quietly, as if waiting for something, or as if hesitating about something.

The two were 300 meters apart. This distance would seem far to an ordinary person, but to beings at their level, it was a safe distance that allowed them to react in any way, and also a distance that was sufficient to express vigilance.

In the end, Kiyoshi spoke first, his tone calm:
"It seems you've made your decision."

Kaguya Otsutsuki did not answer the question, but instead slowly approached Kiyoshi.

"Your perception is sharp."

Kaguya Otsutsuki finally spoke, her voice still cold and clear.

"You noticed me as soon as I got a little closer."

“The resonance between the ‘wedges’.”

Kiyoshi pointed to the mark on his palm, where he could feel a slight warmth.

Moreover, Kiyoshi felt that his "wedge" was more special than others'.

Kaguya Otsutsuki remained noncommittal.

Her pure white eyes gazed at Qing Si for a long time before she slowly said:

"You said last time that we could cooperate."

"Yes."

"How to cooperate?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki asked very directly.

"What I can offer, what you can offer, and what we can each ultimately gain—these things need to be made clear."

Qing Si pondered for a moment and said:

“I can give you a sealing spell that can bind your companion’s movements.”

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's pure white eyes showed a clear emotional fluctuation for the first time.

Her hand, which was resting on the hem of her skirt, tightened slightly, causing fine wrinkles to form on her white sleeves.

"you……"

Kaguya's voice was even colder than before. "What do you know?"

"I know your partner."

Kiyoshi said calmly, “I know he is the ‘Guardian’ and you are the ‘Guarded One’, but according to the tradition of the Otsutsuki clan, the ‘Guarded One’ is usually sacrificed as a offering after the Divine Tree bears fruit, in exchange for the ‘Guardian’s’ power to increase.”

He paused, looking at Kaguya's increasingly cold expression, and continued:
"I also know that you are not reconciled."

Qingsi said calmly.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's breathing paused for a moment.

Then she smiled.

The smile was faint, so faint that it was almost invisible, but it did appear on her flawless face.

It wasn't a joyful laugh, but a laugh tinged with irony, bitterness, and a sense of being finally understood yet also feeling dangerous because of it.

"You actually... figured it out."

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's voice was very soft.

"I thought I had hidden it well."

“No one wants to be sacrificed. If it were your companion, he would think the same way.”

"Even the Otsutsuki have emotions, even if they are very faint, so faint as to be almost non-existent, they still exist. And emotions can breed resentment and rebellion."

Kaguya Otsutsuki remained silent for a long time before asking, "

How can you help me?

Kiyoshi took out a scroll from his bosom.

The scroll was small, entirely black, with intricate sealing patterns drawn on its surface in silver lines.

He placed the scroll on the stone table and pushed it toward Kaguya.

"This is a cursed seal technique."

Kaguya didn't touch the scroll immediately; she just looked at it.

"Elaborate."

Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Her eyes flickered slightly.

Is there really such a technique?
She had never heard of anything like a cursed seal.

"Are you sure this will work on our Otsutsuki clan?"

She asked.

"of course."

Qingsi nodded.

The Otsutsuki clan can absorb chakra and ninjutsu.

However, it cannot absorb "immortal techniques" and sealing techniques.

The name Qing Si spoke of was "Immortal Technique: Yin-Yang Escape: Curse Binding".

It is a sealing technique he created by combining some of his past experiences.

Kaguya Otsutsuki finally reached out and picked up the scroll.

Her fingers were slender and fair. The moment they touched the black scroll, the sealing patterns on the scroll's surface lit up slightly, emitting a faint chakra fluctuation.

"how to use?"

She asked.

"It's very simple."

Kiyoshi said.

"After injecting chakra, the cursed seal will automatically unfold and then attach to your hand. Then, use this hand to touch Isshiki Otsutsuki."

Kaguya Otsutsuki hesitated upon hearing this.

"Why help me?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki raised her eyes and looked directly at Kiyoshi.

"What good will this do you? You are also an Otsutsuki, although you are very special, but you are still an Otsutsuki. Helping me betray my clan is very risky for you. If Isshiki escapes, or if other Otsutsuki descend, you will become the target of the purge."

Kiyoshi smiled.

"Who said I'm just a pure Otsutsuki?"

He asked rhetorically.

Kaguya was taken aback.

Kiyoshi Otsutsuki pointed to his eyes:
"Actually, I am a mixed-race member of the clan, and I have never returned to the Otsutsuki clan. I have only heard bits and pieces of information from some clan members."

Kiyoshi said casually.

He paused and continued:

"As for risks... what doesn't involve risks? But I value opportunities more than risks. The Divine Tree bearing fruit is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. If we can gain enough benefits in the process, then taking some risks is worthwhile."

"You want the fruit of the Divine Tree?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki's eyes sharpened.

"not quite."

Qingsi shook his head.

"We can divide the fruit equally."

Kiyoshi said.

Kiyoshi had already cultivated a sacred tree long ago.

Even if he does nothing now, Qing Si can find a secluded place to seal it and then gather natural energy inside.

Returning to a place a thousand years in the future, this natural energy is enough for Kiyoshi to cultivate his divine tree to maturity.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki remained silent for a few seconds.

"Is that all?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki wasn't foolish enough to trust Kiyoshi directly.

"I also want you to bear my children."

Kiyoshi said.

"You should also know our current level. The more powerful we are, the more difficult it is for mortals to withstand our power."

Kiyoshi said.

He didn't lie.

If Kiyoshi didn't control his strength, a single impact could kill some women.

Moreover, his cells are becoming stronger and stronger.

This forced Kiyoshi to begin researching seals that could temporarily suppress power.

"..."

Kaguya Otsutsuki never expected Kiyoshi to say that.

However, this is the instinct of all living beings, including the Otsutsuki clan.

After thinking for a moment, she said:

"I don't want to have children."

Kaguya Otsutsuki shook her head.

"You provide the container as part of the transaction."

Kiyoshi said.

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Otsutsuki fell silent again.

She spent increasingly longer periods of silence with Qing Si.

Finally, she said:
What is the worst possible outcome?

"The worst outcome is that the plan fails and you are killed by your comrades."

Kiyoshi put it bluntly.

"But if I may be frank, even if you don't resist, the final result will still be sacrifice. What difference does it make?"

These words were like a hammer, shattering Kaguya's last hesitation.

Yes, what's the difference?
To not resist is to die quietly, becoming a stepping stone for someone else's advancement.

Rebellion may lead to death, but it may also result in survival, and even the attainment of the Divine Tree's fruit, granting power that transcends the constraints of one's race.

Even if it's split equally, that's enough.

Besides, mixed-race people aren't necessarily stronger than her.

Upon hearing that Kiyoshi was only a half-blood, Kaguya Otsutsuki began to conclude that she would be stronger than Kiyoshi.

The choice was already a foregone conclusion.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki put the scroll into her sleeve and stood up.

"If successful..."

she whispered.

“I can give you more than just a share of the fruits; I can also give you some… knowledge of our race, knowledge that might be useful to a hybrid like you.”

Kiyoshi's eyes lit up slightly.

The knowledge base of the Otsutsuki clan is more valuable than chakra alone.

"Looking forward to that day."

he said.

I'll contact you then.

Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"Notify me a few days in advance so I can set up the barrier."

Kiyoshi called out to Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was about to leave.

Otsutsuki Kaguya nodded.

Then her figure transformed into a white light and disappeared into the desert night.

…………

Several days passed.

Kaguya Otsutsuki told Kiyoshi the agreed time.

Kiyoshi also arrived here.

This is because Ōtsutsuki Isshiki is away.

Sacred tree.

Even from a distance of hundreds of miles, Kiyoshi could clearly sense the enormous, almost terrifying, chakra fluctuation.

It is deeply rooted in the earth, its roots spreading to every corner of the earth's veins, greedily absorbing the natural energy and vitality of this planet.

Kiyoshi stood atop a mountain a hundred miles away, gazing into the distance.

In his kaleidoscope vision, the Divine Tree presented an even more terrifying sight; it was not merely a tree, but a gigantic, ever-pulsating vortex of chakra.

"It's truly... spectacular."

Kiyoshi muttered to himself.

This is the tool that the Otsutsuki clan used to harvest planets.

Kiyoshi withdrew his gaze and began working.

He formed hand seals, not quickly, but each seal was extremely precise.

As the hand seals were completed, chakra surged from his body, but instead of flying directly towards the Divine Tree, it seeped into the earth beneath his feet.

The sealing technique and its incantation are merely one layer of protection.

Kiyoshi planned to add another layer of protection, which was a protective barrier.

"Barrier Technique: Three-Phase Seal." Chakra spread forward along the earth, like an invisible paintbrush, leaving tiny chakra dots on the ley lines.

These chakras are interconnected, forming a vast network covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

Qing Si set up the first layer of barrier around the area where the divine tree was located, about 100 miles away.

This barrier does not prevent anyone from entering or leaving, nor does it interfere with the flow of chakra and natural energy. It has only one function: to make everything inside the barrier appear as a "normal" forest scene from the outside.

No matter how much energy fluctuation the divine tree unleashes, to outsiders, this place remains a peaceful primeval forest.

Next comes the second layer.

Qing Si advanced the distance to eighty li.

This layer of the barrier is more complex, requiring the handling of chakra absorption and transformation. This way, even if a major battle breaks out, it won't cause a devastating impact on the surrounding ecosystem, nor will it trigger large-scale celestial phenomena.

The last layer is fifty miles away.

This is the most crucial layer, and also the one that consumes the most resources. Qing Si has set up a spacetime interference barrier here, which will restrict any entity attempting to directly enter the Divine Tree area using spacetime abilities.

These three layers of barriers are nested within each other and support one another.

When Kiyoshi made the arrangements, he also left back doors and several safe passages that only he knew about, which allowed him to enter and exit without triggering the barrier.

By the time all preparations were completed, it was already evening.

Kiyoshi stood on another mountain peak fifty miles away, looking at the seemingly peaceful forest in the distance.

In his perception, the three-layered barrier was fully operational, like a huge, transparent cocoon, completely enveloping the divine tree and the surrounding area.

"Next, it's just waiting."

he whispered.

…………

The sacred tree blossomed faster than expected.

Three days after Kiyoshi completed the barrier, Kaguya Otsutsuki told him that the Divine Tree was about to bear fruit.

Kiyoshi arrived near the sacred tree, following the passage of time.

The feeling was like the entire earth was pulsating.

Kiyoshi immediately set off and entered the barrier through the safe passage.

He didn't get too close, but instead found a secluded spot on a cliff about thirty miles from the sacred tree to begin his observation.

The changes in the sacred tree are visible to the naked eye.

At the top of the tree canopy, a huge flower bud slowly formed. The bud was astonishingly large and contained a vast amount of chakra.

During the formation of the flower buds, the divine tree's natural energy extraction rate suddenly accelerated.

Kiyoshi could feel the ground beneath his feet trembling slightly.

Centered on the Divine Tree, a massive chakra vortex is forming.

"here we go……"

Kiyoshi narrowed his eyes, fully activating his Mangekyou Sharingan, and carefully observed every detail of the energy flow.

He saw many interesting things.

The way the sacred tree draws energy from nature is not simply absorption, but transformation.

It transforms the planet's unique natural energy into a more fundamental form that is closer to pure chakra through a special structure in its root system.

This process generates a large amount of "waste heat," which is the dissipated chakra fluctuations. Kiyoshi could sense that although the purity of this dissipated chakra was not as high as that stored in the core of the Divine Tree, the quantity was enormous and it was easier to absorb.

Meanwhile, beneath the divine tree.

Otsutsuki Isshiki stood beside the main trunk of the Divine Tree. His face was expressionless, but the chakra fluctuations emanating from his body revealed that his heart was not at peace.

After many years of waiting, this moment has finally arrived.

Once the divine tree bears fruit, he can achieve a qualitative leap by swallowing the fruit.

As for Kaguya Otsutsuki...

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's gaze swept towards the distance not far away.

Kaguya Otsutsuki stood quietly on the other side, looking up at the flower buds of the Divine Tree. She was still dressed in white, her long blue and white hair fluttering gently in the wind, her profile as perfect as a sculpture.

"Kaguya."

Otsutsuki Isshiki suddenly spoke.

"Ok?"

Kaguya turned to look at him, her pure white eyes calm.

“According to the ritual, it is your turn to offer the sacrifice.”

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki spoke in a very calm tone, as if he were talking about something insignificant.

He looked at Kaguya Otsutsuki.

The right eye is gold, with eight triangular patterns surrounding the pupil, clearly indicating a "black eye".

Only her left eye is the same bright white color as Kaguya Otsutsuki's, it is called the "Byakugan".

"Black Eyes" is his unique ability, which houses two eye techniques, "Shona Bikkuru" and "Daikokuten," or it could be called "divine arts."

"This process will consume all your life force, but your sacrifice will bring about the perfect ripening of the fruit. This is a tradition of our clan, and you should understand that."

Kaguya Otsutsuki was silent for two seconds, then nodded slightly.

"I see."

Her voice was almost drowned out by the sound of the surging wind.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki withdrew his gaze with satisfaction and looked back at the sacred tree.

This is a tradition of our clan.

Furthermore, his status is above Kaguya's, and his strength is also above hers.

He simply didn't see the icy glint that flashed deep within Kaguya's pure white eyes the moment she lowered her head.

Time passed little by little.

The flower buds of the sacred tree grew larger and larger, and finally, at a certain moment, the outer leaves of the flower buds began to slowly unfold.

At that very moment, Kaguya Otsutsuki moved.

Her movements were as fast as lightning. Almost at the same moment the petals fully unfolded, she vanished from her spot and appeared behind Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Otsutsuki Isshiki sensed it immediately.

As a seasoned Ōtsutsuki, he possesses an extremely keen sense of danger.

He was momentarily stunned as Kaguya Otsutsuki disappeared.

Kaguya's right hand was already on his back.

That hand was fair and slender, yet it carried a chilling, murderous intent.

More importantly, she held a black scroll in her hand, which was the curse seal scroll that Kiyoshi had given her.

"you……!"

He only had time to utter one word before the scroll was activated.

It erupted from the black sealing scroll, like a venomous snake that came to life, coiling around Kaguya Otsutsuki's palm before piercing through Isshiki Otsutsuki's chest along with her hand.

"Kaguya...you betrayed your clan!"

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's voice was filled with anger and disbelief.

The patterns of sealing magic gradually climbed onto his body, binding him.

Kaguya did not speak.

She simply withdrew her hand, drifted backward, and created distance.

Otsutsuki Isshiki wanted to give chase, but his body was bound by the sealing array, making him a beat slower.

It was that one beat of time difference that allowed Kaguya to complete her technique.

"Eighty God Air Strike!"

She pushed her hands forward, and her chakra condensed, compressed, and then exploded in an instant.

The chakra is condensed to its extreme, forming countless fist-sized chakra clusters and shockwaves.

These chakra bursts and shockwaves bombarded Ichishi like a torrential downpour, each strike powerful enough to shatter mountains.

Otsutsuki Isshiki's expression changed.

Normally, he could absorb it with his Rinnegan or shrink himself using Sumina Bikona to evade it. But now, the sealing array is interfering with his chakra control, preventing him from smoothly using these abilities.

Can only resist.

"Maikala!"

With a low growl, he made a fist with his right hand. A crack appeared in the space behind him, and countless black cubes poured out from the crack, piling up and combining in front of him to form a thick black wall.

The chakra burst from the Eighty Gods' Vacuum Strike slammed into the black wall, unleashing a continuous barrage of explosions.

Each blow left a deep dent in the wall, and the entire black wall trembled violently, cracks beginning to appear on its surface.

But in the end, it was blocked.

Just as Ichishiki breathed a sigh of relief, Kaguya's next attack arrived.

"Rabbit hair needle!"

Her long hair moved without wind, each strand becoming as hard as steel, its ends gleaming with a cold light.

The next moment, countless strands of hair shot towards Yi Shi like a torrential rain, covering all possible directions for him to dodge.

The terrifying aspect of this technique is that each strand of hair contains powerful chakra and moves at extremely high speed.

More importantly, there were so many hairs that they almost formed a dense, impenetrable net.

The first move invokes "Daikokuten" again.

More black cubes poured out from the spatial rift, swirling and combining around him to form a spherical defensive layer.

The rabbit-hair needles struck the black cube, producing a dense clanging sound. Most of them were deflected, but a few still managed to penetrate the gaps in the defense, leaving tiny wounds on Isshiki's body.

The wound wasn't deep, but the humiliation it brought enraged Ichishi.

"Kaguya!!!"

He roared, forcefully activating the chakra within his body.

Cracks began to appear in the sealing patterns on his body as he forcefully broke through the seal using his own power.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's expression changed slightly.

She hadn't expected that Yishi would find a way to break the seal so quickly.

Although it was just a brute-force breakthrough, with Isshiki Otsutsuki's chakra reserves, it was indeed possible to forcefully break the seal in a short period of time.

We can't let him succeed.

With a wave of his hand, Isshiki Otsutsuki conjured countless black chakra rods.

These black chakra rods all headed towards Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kiyoshi also knew that the time had come.

He had been waiting for this opportunity.

He immediately activated the "Wedge" on his body.

"Immortal Technique: Dust Escape - Rashomon!"

Kiyoshi's figure appeared in front of Kaguya Otsutsuki in an instant.

A huge, semi-transparent white portal appeared out of thin air, blocking the way between Isshiki and Kaguya.

Just as Isshiki was about to launch a counterattack against Kaguya, the sudden appearance of a white portal made him pause.

The black chakra rods were all blocked by this barrier.

As for Qing Si, he has already been established.

He stood beside Kaguya Otsutsuki, his crimson Mangekyou Sharingan calmly watching Isshiki.

The two horns on his forehead were fully extended, and the "wedge" pattern under his skin was clearly visible. His body emanated a chakra fluctuation that was of the same origin as the Otsutsuki, yet different from it.

"Who are you?"

Yishi stopped all movement, his pure white eyes fixed on Kiyoshi. His voice was filled with shock and disbelief.

Is there a third Otsutsuki on this planet?

Moreover, this Otsutsuki's aura is very strange.

"Otsutsuki Kiyoshi".

The official in charge of the Qing Dynasty reported his name.

"Of course, you may not have heard of this name."

"Qingji..."

He repeated the name over and over, quickly searching through the clan's register in his mind.

No, I have absolutely no recollection of it.

It is not any known branch of the Otsutsuki bloodline.

"Are you... mixed-race? Or..."

Itsuki's gaze swept towards Kaguya.

"Did you secretly train him?"

Kaguya did not speak.

She stood on the other side of Kiyoshi, her pure white eyes also looking at him.

"It does not matter."

Qingsi said calmly.

"The important thing is, you can't leave today."

"Can't leave?"

Otsutsuki Isshiki gave a cold laugh.

"Just because he's a guardian, a half-blooded bastard who isn't even a proper Otsutsuki?"

His words were harsh, but Kiyoshi remained unmoved.

"Whether you have the ability or not, you'll know once you try."

Kiyoshi clapped his hands, and a golden "Celestial Robe" draped over his body. (End of Chapter)