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Chapter 32 - Between Brothers

Years and years passed since Kaguya Otsutsuki arrived in this world. Many things happened, such as her falling in love with an emperor named Tenji, and from the fruit of that love, two new lives began to grow within Kaguya's womb... but not everything went well.

Another empire launched a surprise attack, an act that threatened the lives of Kaguya and her future children, which led her to consume a forbidden fruit produced by the God Tree, also known by a few as the Shinju.

By activating for the first time in history the Infinite Tsukuyomi, a false peace that consumed every human who fell under its illusion, the power Kaguya obtained by eating the fruit opened the doors to a power beyond anything ever imagined.

It opened the gates of the primordials by its own will, thus giving birth to a divine being, a new deity, one of the strongest the Shinto pantheon had ever known: Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Rabbit Goddess...

But it was not only a new deity that was born. The Shinju, a peaceful being whose power had been taken away, was consumed by anger, taking on a new physical form and using its influence to corrupt Kaguya's mind, forcing her to gather all the power that had been taken from it so that, once reunited, it could recover what was its own. This also led to the birth of Juubi, the one-eyed primordial.

Kaguya's sons rebelled in order to stop the madness of their mother, a madness brought about by the Shinju's influence, and thus began the most brutal battle ever known in this world, a battle that lasted days.

The Juubi joined Kaguya in order to defeat her sons, who stood in the way of her plans to recover all her power. Victory would smile upon the Otsutsuki brothers, who were aided by Susanoo, whose mastery in battle allowed him to help as much as he could, giving them strength in their worst moments.

The battle ended with Kaguya being sealed inside the moon together with the Juubi's physical body, while both the Juubi's power and soul were sealed inside Hagoromo Otsutsuki, one of Kaguya's sons.

Already powerful on his own, by sealing the Juubi inside his own body, Hagoromo's strength rose to unimaginable levels, revealing the birth of another divinity... Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Rikudo Sennin, who distributed chakra, throughout all living beings.

Before being sealed, Kaguya secretly released her third son, a completely black being named Zetsu. She did it in secret so no one would notice, but one person did.

Shinto Palace

"Do you really think distributing the Bijuu among the villages is a good idea, Ashura?"

Ashura Otsutsuki, Hagoromo's younger son, was sitting with one leg resting on the ground, comfortably supported by his arm, while the other dangled and swayed over the abyss before him. His eyes never left the world in front of him, observing everything without missing a single detail.

"I have a plan, Indra."

Another presence made itself known, one very familiar to both of them.

"I don't think distributing the Bijuu as weapons to all the villages is a good plan."

"I know they are not weapons, father. Even I find this difficult to do, but this is necessary to achieve peace," Ashura replied, still staring ahead with boredom.

"This will not unite the villages. It will only create more wars between them. Once they see how strong the Jinchuriki can become, their greed and thirst for power will make them try to take the other Bijuu by force so they can control them," Hagoromo said, trying to convince Ashura that this plan was madness.

He sighed.

"That is exactly what I want."

"The deal we made was to achieve peace, not to provoke more wars, Damon," came the gentle voice of a woman who joined the three men as they spoke.

He lifted his gaze toward the new voice. Damon... a name he had not heard in a very long time, not since he had reincarnated as Hagoromo's son.

"You also didn't tell me I would have to achieve peace in a world where war is treated as a way of life," he said with another sigh. "And if that alone is not already difficult enough, imagine having to face Indra's reincarnation every single time."

Indra tensed a little at Damon's statements and tried to defend himself. "I already told yo—"

"We've already talked about this before, Indra. I know it's not your fault... not entirely," Damon cut his brother off with exhaustion, not wanting to have the same discussion for the thousandth time.

"I couldn't think clearly back then, and being manipulated by Zetsu didn't help," Indra defended himself.

A long time had passed since those days. The conflict between the brothers began because Damon had been chosen to guide the world toward peace, something his older brother Indra did not like.

That led to a constant cycle of fighting between the reincarnations of the two, but it was not something Indra actually wanted, since the one who reincarnated and fought was not his current soul, but his mortal soul, which was always controlled by a constant cycle of hatred that caused battles.

When Indra died, he was taken to the palace. Since he was Hagoromo's son and Kaguya's grandson, he was considered another deity because of his natural power, and he met both Hagoromo and Damon there.

Since any physical conflict was forbidden, they were able to talk and understand that Indra had been wrong from the very beginning.

"The main problem is those eyes," Damon said while looking at Indra. "The Sharingan itself is absurd — it can copy any technique and place someone under a genjutsu with a single glance.

But seeing everything in slow motion... if you are not fast enough, you will watch your death in slow motion without being able to do anything... but the real problem is the hatred you can come to feel through those eyes. They don't let you see beyond your own nose."

"The true strength of those eyes is not the Sharingan. It is the Mangekyou Sharingan," Indra replied.

"Yes, but the price to obtain those eyes is far too great..." Damon commented. "But the main problem is that almost no one has managed to cast that hatred aside. More than a blessing, they are a curse in my opinion," he added at the end.

Indra crossed his arms, a little annoyed because he knew Damon was right. "I still think distributing the Bijuu is a bad plan."

"Tell me, Indra. Madara was your last reincarnation. Have you reincarnated again since his death?"

When Damon said those words, he caught everyone's attention, making Indra take on a thoughtful expression. "Now that you mention it, I haven't been able to feel my mortal soul in another person since then."

When he heard Indra's answer, Damon raised his hand and held up two fingers. "There are only two solutions to that problem. The first is that you have finally stopped reincarnating because Madara was able to cast aside his hatred when he joined the Senju to form Konoha... honestly, I would like that to be the case," he said as he lowered one finger.

"And the second?" Amaterasu asked, somewhat impatient to hear the plan.

"In truth, it is not an option. It is exactly what happened," he shrugged. "I did not kill him last time. He managed to survive the battle, and right now he is being manipulated by Black Zetsu." He clenched his fist after saying those words.

"And why would you allow that to happen?" Hagoromo asked quickly, somewhat worried.

"Because it is all part of the plan."

"All this secrecy on your part is starting to become annoying," Amaterasu said as she frowned.

After hearing that, Damon stood up and began to stretch his body, which was a little stiff from lack of movement. "You trusted me before letting me come here, so be patient. I always keep my word," he said, turning to face Amaterasu and giving her a smile.

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