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"It's nothing. I've just learned something new, and I'm fine now," Kitahara Kaede said.

"Are you sure you're alright? You seemed to have forgotten us just now? Kid, if anything's wrong, be sure to tell us, we can solve it together," Lei Ying asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, it just feels like it's been a long time since I've seen you all. I've fully recovered now." Kitahara Kaede repeatedly assured everyone that he was alright.

A moment later, he stood up, and the surrounding energy frantically gathered into his body. His complexion returned to normal, and only then did everyone believe that Beiyuan Feng was completely alright.

"Your power has increased so much! Was it the effect of that thing?" Itachi Uchiha suddenly looked at Kaede Kitahara with a shocked expression and asked.

"What's wrong? Why does Itachi look like he's seen a ghost?" Tsunade asked, looking at Itachi's puzzled expression.

"Didn't you notice? The formation we set up didn't react at all, and the energy from outside just kept coming in. I didn't think much of Kitahara Kaede when he simply damaged the formation before, but look!" Uchiha Itachi pointed to the formation next to him, which was still intact.

"Kitahara-kun, just how strong are you now?!" Tsunade suddenly asked very seriously.

“I don’t know either, since I don’t have any opponents. However, I think I’ve reached the limit in terms of the level of rules. As for breaking through to the next realm, I have some clues,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Then, what about the Otsutsuki God King? Do you think his level compares to yours?" Tsunade asked.

"Our strength is at most the same, he will never surpass me!" Kitahara Kaede said confidently.

"Hmm? Didn't you say you didn't know your own strength?" Tsunade looked at Kitahara Kaede with a puzzled expression.

“Yes! But I understand the next level, I know what kind of power that is. If the Otsutsuki God King has really comprehended that level, we wouldn’t be able to get here,” Kitahara Kaede said.

The next level is the power of time. If Otsutsuki really controlled it, he would probably be killed at the source. Naturally, none of these things would happen in 3.6.

"Let's rest for a bit. If there's nothing else, let's head to the Otsutsuki area! We're a bit short on time," Tsunade said.

"? Time is tight? What's going on? Only three hours have passed?" Kitahara Kaede asked in confusion, as he had been constantly sensing his surroundings.

“Three hours? It’s been three days already, and you haven’t moved an inch. If your condition weren’t stable, we would have even taken you back to the ninja world for treatment!” Tsunade said.

"Three days!!!" Kitahara Kaede said in disbelief.

"Impossible! I clearly!" Kitahara Kaede was about to speak when he sensed a change in the plants around him; the plants a little further away were growing even more lushly.

"As expected, it's the power of time!" Kitahara Kaede said no more.

Chapter 733 The Ancestral Land of the Otsutsuki

With a light step, he arrived at the planet where the three giant beasts were fighting in just a few steps. This planet had lost the power of the Great Corn and, with the influence of cosmic rays, now looked like a larger meteorite.

With a thud, a huge gray plant appeared on the ground.

"What is this?" Tsunade and the others followed and asked in confusion.

“Just now, no, the lotus that gave birth to the lotus seeds earlier.”

"This thing looks like it's been completely drained! The power absorbed by that lotus seed was so terrifying, this thing is useless now, right?" Tsunade said doubtfully.

"It also has some other uses!" Kitahara Kaede took out another lotus seed and placed it on top of the lotus flower. Immediately, a dazzling light appeared, and the lotus seed began to slowly melt.

As the lotus seeds melted, the enormous lotus flower was once again brought to life.

"This! Could he really come back to life?!" Tsunade exclaimed in shock.

"No! But!" Kitahara Kaede stretched out his hand.

"boom!"

The enormous lotus flower was suddenly painted as powder, revealing a palm-sized white lotus flower inside, which looked dazzling.

"You can't use the Lotus Seed Teacher before level 13 at all. The energy level inside is too high. There is only one consequence if you take it: you will explode and die."

This lotus flower is the mother that nurtures the lotus seeds, so it can bear the power of the lotus seeds. Each of you should carry one of these lotus flowers, and carrying them will continuously enhance your strength.

Moreover, in the event of a crisis, simply taking it will immediately restore you to your full condition and may even enhance your strength.

As Kitahara Kaede spoke, he had already broken the lotus into petals and distributed them to everyone. In the end, he kept one petal in his hand. Although this petal could not enhance his strength, it could quickly restore his energy and even heal his injuries.

"Let's go, let's get away from here quickly, we don't even know how far away the ancestral land of the Otsutsuki is!" Kitahara Kaede formed a hand seal, and the surrounding array immediately trembled.

The meteorite slowly rotated around them, and everything seemed to return to the moment when they first entered.

After a while, Kitahara Kaede and the others left the formation. Kitahara Kaede closed his eyes slightly and sensed his surroundings. Fortunately, there were no unfamiliar auras outside during this time, indicating that no other life forms had come here.

"What should we do? Should we split into teams? We have absolutely no idea where the Otsutsuki ancestral lands are located," Tsunade said.

"No need!" Kitahara Kaede raised his hand, and a scroll appeared in his hand. The next moment, a golden light was seen rushing towards a certain direction.

“Over here!” Kitahara Kaede immediately said.

Using the information left behind by the Otsutsuki clan, Kitahara Kaede and the others quickly rushed towards the Otsutsuki clan's ancestral land.

At this point, several planets away from the ancestral land of the Otsutsuki clan, Kitahara Kaede and his companions could already see a massive mountain appearing in the distance.

It's called a mountain only because of its shape; in reality, this mountain is ten times the size of a ninja world. There are many rare and precious things on it. Although no one recognizes them, they can feel the energy constantly flowing and exchanging with the surrounding environment.

It can absorb energy autonomously and form a cycle; this thing is obviously not simple.

"This Otsutsuki really knows how to enjoy life, finding such a place. It's truly extravagant," the Raikage remarked.

"It smells of decay, it has no youthful vitality whatsoever. The Otsutsuki need us to save them!" Might Guy said.

"I never expected this. I thought all Otsutsuki were ruthless killers! Turns out they have some weaklings too!" Tsunade said.

On this huge mountain, it was divided into three layers. The bottom layer consisted of some normal large logs. Although the exact number was unknown, it looked to be no more than a thousand.

These people weren't very strong, but they were still at the Kage level. However, these Kage-level people only did simple farm work and tended to the strange plants on the mountain.

Of course, they didn't need to handle it themselves. There were many Otsutsuki clans around, but these clans were much weaker and did manual labor on the mountain.

And you can always see the arrogant attitude of the Otsutsuki, who looks like a slave owner treating his slaves.

Those members of the clan, on the other hand, never retaliated when hit or cursed, appearing to be submissive and accepting their fate.

In the middle of the giant mountain, there was a beautiful landscape with some strange buildings, which were probably their houses. However, there were not many of these buildings, and many Otsutsuki guardians could be seen busy in the courtyard.

These are the people Kitahara Kaede and his group encountered before. The Guardians' strength has at least reached the peak of the Kage level, while the Otsutsuki have all comprehended the Order. Moreover, they are arranged from the bottom of the mountain to the top according to their strength.

There were only three houses at the bottom, and no one could be seen or known about their strength.

At the very top is a magnificent building that looks like a unicorn. At the top is a simple-looking house, but just by looking at it, Kitahara Kaede can feel a strong sense of danger in this room.

He dared not watch too much for fear of being discovered.

"In terms of numbers, the other side is about the same as us, or even a bit more. Things aren't going to be easy!" Kitahara Kaede looked ahead and deduced from the memories of the Otsutsuki who had gone to the Ninja World and Otsutsuki Yang that the number of Otsutsuki must be extremely small.

But to his surprise, the number was still much larger than he had imagined.

"What else can we do! We'll pay the money, you deal with the big one, and we'll hold off the rest!" Lei Ying said.

"Hold them off! Their strength is no less than yours, and their numbers exceed yours. How can you hold them off?" Kitahara Kaede said bluntly.

"Hmph! At worst, I'll fight to the death. I can at least hold off three Otsutsuki of equal strength!" the Raikage said.

"Then you're really going to die. This method won't work!"

"Then what do you suggest we do! We've come all this way, are we just going to give up?" Raikage said.

"Of course not! However, we need to prepare. Although the location chosen by Otsutsuki is good, it also has its drawbacks. The energy here is too abundant!" Kitahara Kaede said, staring ahead.

"??" The others looked at Kitahara Kaede.

"Isn't this perfect for setting up an array?" Kitahara Kaede said, looking at the others, who immediately showed expressions of realization.

Chapter 734 Setting up the Formation

“But! There are quite a few Otsutsuki here. It’s not easy to set up an array without their knowledge. Is it even possible?” Itachi Uchiha said.

“It’s possible! I’ll teach you the formation so you can familiarize yourselves with it. I’ll isolate the aura here, so don’t move around. I’ll set up the formation in the next few days!” Bei Yuanfeng said.

His figure then vanished, leaving only a shadow-level clone in the same spot.

Kitahara Kaede landed silently at the foot of the mountain. He thought that the Otsutsuki here were weak and would not pose any threat to him. However, when Kitahara Kaede's feet touched the giant mountain, he suddenly felt a huge threat.

"This!" Kitahara Kaede became much more careful, even using some sealing techniques to help conceal his aura.

As soon as he stepped onto the mountain, he noticed something unusual. A formation had been set up on the mountain peak. Although the formation was not activated, Beiyuan Feng could still sense its function: defense and reconnaissance!

If it had been anyone else who came just now, even Itachi, they would probably have been discovered by now, which made Kitahara Kaede even more careful.

"I should have thought of that long ago. If they can set up formations using stars, then the Otsutsuki side must also have formations," Kitahara Kaede thought to himself.

"However! It seems the plan needs some adjustments. The enemy has set up a lot of formations on the mountain. If I set up formations now, I'm afraid it will alert them."

Kitahara Kaede looked around in front of the mountain peak, hoping to find some flaws in the formation, or at least leave room for him to set up his own formation.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the place had been completely covered with arrays, perfectly integrated with the surrounding terrain and mountains, with each array linked together without any flaws.

Tsunade and the others watched from a distance as Takayama, who was on the Otsutsuki side, wore solemn expressions.

"Itachi, Kakashi! How's Kitahara Kaede doing? Are you two able to use your Rinnegan to observe over there right now?" Tsunade asked, looking at the two of them.

After Kitahara Kaede disappeared, the situation there became quite unfamiliar, and the area around the mountain peaks seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist.

"I can't see Kitahara-kun's location at all. The situation on the mountain is not much different from before." Kakashi quickly replied. Since he comprehended the Order, his Sharingan has changed once again, and one of his eyes has become the Rinnegan.

“Kitahara Kaede was very careful. I could still observe him when he first entered the mountain, but afterwards he seemed to deliberately hide himself. I don’t know the specifics.”

“The Otsutsuki’s life doesn’t seem unusual, so they probably haven’t been discovered. We can’t get much information just by looking at them,” Itachi Uchiha replied.

"There's nothing we can do now that we're here. We can only be cautious. We'll have to find out more about the situation on the Otsutsuki side. If a battle really breaks out later, we'll at least have some control over the terrain beforehand," Tsunade said.

"Aren't we being too cautious? We don't know how things are going on Kitahara Kaede's side. Why don't we go check on him? Everyone's strength is at the Order level. If we're careful, we should be fine down the mountain, right?" Raikage said.

“What the Raikage said makes some sense. The more we know about the enemy’s situation, the better our chances of winning will be if the plan is launched. But I’m afraid it might cause some unexpected changes.” A look of hesitation appeared on Tsunade’s face.

“We’re already here, there’s no need to take any risks. If something really happens, we’ll have no choice but to fight them head-on, and we won’t have any advantage right now,” Itachi Uchiha said.

"Tsunade! What did you say?" The Raikage asked, looking at Tsunade, his tone somewhat unpleasant.

"Let's observe for a while first, and give Kitahara Kaede some time. If there's still no reaction from them, then we'll go check. That's the safest approach. What do you think?" Tsunade said after a moment's thought.

"No comment!"

"I do not have either!"

"Raikage? Where are you?" Tsunade asked.

"Since everyone has no objections, I have no objections either. I just want to increase everyone's chances of winning." After saying that, Lei Ying stopped talking.

"Kakashi and Itachi, thank you for your hard work. During this time, try to record the terrain over there. We can discuss suitable combat environments, retreat routes if we are at a disadvantage, and attack routes. We need to determine these as soon as possible," Tsunade said.

Kitahara Kaede knew everything that was happening here, because at this time Kitahara Kaede was constantly busy setting up the formation. The formation designed by the Otsutsuki group could be described as flawless, but after all, the Otsutsuki group had to survive on the giant mountain.

Therefore, many living areas have few or no formations. Kitahara Kaede doesn't care whether setting up formations will affect the survival of these Otsutsuki. Thus, these places became Kitahara Kaede's formation benchmarks.

Time flew by, and three days passed, but there was still no reaction from the Otsutsuki side.

"Let's get ready to go!" Kakashi and Itachi were already preparing to move.

"Wait! Let me tell the main body about this first. You can postpone it for a while." Kitahara Kaede's clone suddenly said. For the past three days, this clone had been sitting cross-legged to the side without making a sound, so everyone subconsciously ignored him.

"Is that so? That's fine too!" Tsunade and the others said after thinking for a moment.

"Bang!" Kitahara Kaede's clone disappeared.

"Oh no!" Kitahara Kaede, who was on the top of the giant mountain, also learned of the news immediately. His face turned very ugly, and he abandoned his work and hurriedly left.

If they really get close and are discovered, wouldn't all the efforts they've made before have been wasted?

"Whoosh!" Kitahara Kaede's figure flashed by.

The Otsutsuki on this side frowned slightly, but found nothing.

"Hmph! I wonder whose order this is, what are they showing off for? I'll understand it too after a while!" Otsutsuki muttered.

Kitahara Kaede was fast, but since he was in the Otsutsuki's living area, he would encounter several Otsutsuki from time to time. As a result, Kitahara Kaede had no choice but to hide in the dark.

"Damn it, the more anxious I am, the more problems arise!" Kitahara Kaede thought to himself as he looked at the people hurrying by.

Once the people in front of him had gone inside the house or started working, Kitahara Kaede would immediately find an opportunity to leave.

After a short while, he finally left the ancestral land of the Otsutsuki clan. He breathed a sigh of relief. Tsunade and the others hadn't arrived yet, which meant he still had time. Now he just needed to get there!

Chapter 735 Time is running out

The next moment, Kitahara Kaede keenly spotted two figures sneaking forward in the distance. Their movements were extremely cautious, and it was clear that their actions blended perfectly with the surrounding environment, demonstrating their superb concealment skills.

However, in Kitahara Kaede's eyes, such methods seemed to be full of loopholes. Not only Kitahara Kaede, but even the surrounding array could clearly sense them.

"Watch out!" Kitahara Kaede shouted and rushed to their side.

"Kitahara Kaede?"

"You're back!" the two said quietly when they saw Kitahara Kaede.