Faced with Rengoku's question, Natsuki did not answer right away.
He smiled slightly, then slowly raised his hand, first pointing at himself, then at Rengoku.
"We two," he said, "are unique existences in this world, known as 'spacetime variables.'"
Hearing this unfamiliar term, Rengoku frowned, his face showing even more confusion.
"Spacetime variables? What does that mean?"
At that moment, Natsuki lifted his hand again and gave a light wave. Where his fingertip brushed the air, a white bench instantly appeared on the empty ground beside them.
He smiled at Rengoku.
"Let's sit down and talk."
Rengoku did not stand on ceremony. He walked over and sat down heavily on the bench.
The moment his palm touched its surface, he felt something unusual.
After feeling it carefully, he was surprised to find that the seemingly ordinary bench was entirely made of bone.
The texture felt extremely similar to the legendary Shikotsumyaku ability.
But Rengoku knew very well that at Natsuki's current level, his control over Shikotsumyaku must be far beyond anything ordinary.
After Natsuki sat down gracefully, the female version of Haku quietly settled beside him like a gentle kitten. She tilted her head slightly and rested her cheek against Natsuki's broad shoulder.
Her beautiful eyes never left him, as if she did not want to be apart from him for even a moment.
Natsuki began to explain in detail.
"So called spacetime variables can be divided into two situations. In rare cases, they appear as a single event. But most of the time, they appear in the form of a living being."
As he spoke, he pointed to himself and Rengoku.
"In this world, various factors can trigger spacetime variables at any moment, giving birth to brand new parallel timelines."
"However, most of those parallel timelines do not last long."
He paused, then continued.
"This is because there exists something called the power of spacetime correction. It acts like an invisible hand, doing everything it can to pull those newborn parallel timelines back to their original state."
"Once the correction is complete, those briefly existing parallel timelines quietly disappear, or you could say they return to their original track."
Hearing this, Rengoku nodded slightly in understanding, forming a metaphor in his mind.
"So it's like every TV channel broadcasting the exact same program. To the audience, those channels might as well not exist."
"But people like us are different."
Natsuki smiled faintly.
"Only spacetime variables like us continuously add change to time itself. In our case, the power of correction becomes ineffective."
He then shifted the topic.
"When you stored your own energy inside Minato and Naruto, their timeline changed because of your involvement. It separated from the original and gradually evolved into a new parallel timeline."
At this point, Natsuki pointed to himself.
"My ability rules include space related elements. That's how I was able to sense this special parallel timeline and trace it back to its source, eventually finding you."
Rengoku quickly caught the key information in Natsuki's words, "You mentioned ability rules and the Starry Sky Divine Throne earlier. What exactly do those mean?"
Natsuki smiled and casually pointed in the direction where Urashiki had been thrown.
"Otsutsuki like Urashiki are just ordinary Kekkei Mora."
"True high level Kekkei Mora refers to the state Kaguya achieved after eating the chakra fruit, or Isshiki after eating one."
Rengoku looked puzzled.
"But as far as I know, Kaguya already ate the chakra fruit."
"Then why did she still need to rely on a sneak attack to defeat Isshiki?"
Natsuki shook his head and waved his hand gently.
"That has to do with Kaguya's own capacity."
"The fruit she ate contained extremely high energy, but her own strength could not fully match it."
"To put it simply, she couldn't digest it. That's why she gave birth to Hagoromo and Hamura."
As he said this, Natsuki could not help but laugh.
"So that's why Kaguya had children."
Hearing this secret for the first time, Rengoku felt some of his own guesses confirmed and burst out laughing as well.
"Indigestion. That's something."
Natsuki clearly understood the joke and laughed along.
Then he continued.
"But the reason her two sons rose up against her was partly due to the planet's own consciousness resisting her like a parasite."
Rengoku nodded silently. Planting a tree on a living planet really was like being a parasite.
"Normally, when ordinary planets are used by the Otsutsuki to grow trees, the chakra fruits that result are small, or sometimes there isn't enough energy to form a fruit at all."
"But this planet, Shinobi Star, is different. The reason it can repeatedly produce rich fruits is because it is actually a super energy planet."
"To the Otsutsuki, such a planet is a priceless treasure."
"That's why they keep invading it."
"Fortunately, among the Otsutsuki forces active around this region, there is only the Shintei Shiki clan."
When Natsuki mentioned the words "Shiki clan," he emphasized them clearly.
Rengoku immediately understood and nodded.
"Isshiki, Momoshiki, and the others are just the first enemies you'll face."
"In the future, you'll encounter even more powerful Otsutsuki from the Shintei Shiki clan."
Natsuki spoke seriously.
"You not only need to improve your own strength with everything you have, but your family and friends must also grow along with you."
"Otherwise, when stronger enemies arrive, your current strength won't be enough to protect them."
Rengoku slowly nodded in agreement.
At that moment, Natsuki suddenly smiled brightly.
"But don't be too pessimistic. As members of the so called Fourth Calamity, we're already far ahead of the entire ninja world when it comes to information."
He paused, then added, "Not to mention, each of us has our own 'special opportunity.'"
When he said "special opportunity," he emphasized the words and gave Rengoku a knowing look.
Rengoku returned the look with one that clearly said, 'Yes, I get it.'
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