[Mount Myoboku, Longevity Peak]
[A Few Days Later]
Kaguya had already shed the wide, solemn robe she used to wear.
She had changed into a soft, well-tailored white casual long dress. Her silver-white hair was loosely tied up in a bun, with a few stray strands falling by her cheeks.
There was less of the cold, imposing majesty of a creator god, and more of the gentle charm of a mortal woman.
"Mhm, this face mask really works…", Kaguya said as she touched her face.
Then she picked up an engraved lipstick and lightly applied it while looking into a bronze mirror. The bright red color made her already stunning face even more dazzling.
"Lipstick is great too. I should ask Arisu for more shades tomorrow…"
"Why does Arisu have so many good things!"
She blinked at her reflection, completely delighted by these new items.
She had lived for quite a long time.
And yet she had never known about so many wonderful things.
The next second, she raised her hand and rubbed her cheek again, frowning at her reflection as she spoke to herself in a deliberately serious tone, "Hey! Kaguya, have you fallen so quickly?"
"Why is your will so weak?"
"The reason Arisu treats you so well is because he's using you! He wants to turn you into his subordinate!"
"Turn you into his pawn!"
As soon as she said that, her gaze lowered again, and her tone softened instantly, carrying a hint of acceptance and willingness, "But he really treats me well…"
"In the end, I was the one who wronged him first. I was the one who betrayed him first. It's normal for him to resent me."
"Even if I know he's using me, I'm still willing to be used by him."
"And as long as I behave and listen, he won't do anything to me…"
After muttering all that to herself, before Arisu even said anything, Kaguya had already convinced herself.
Just then... Arisu appeared.
"Are you getting used to staying here, Kaguya?"
Arisu asked calmly with his hands behind his back.
Hearing his voice, Kaguya suddenly turned around. A faint trace of annoyance appeared on her face as she frowned slightly. "Can you knock before coming in?"
Arisu paused slightly at her words. His gaze swept over her current lively and delicate appearance, completely different from before.
After a moment of silence, he nodded lightly, "Mm."
"I came to find you because I want to learn about the Otsutsuki clan and Isshiki."
Arisu sat down to the side and slowly stated his purpose.
Kaguya's expression became slightly serious, and her eyes gained a trace of heaviness. "Their clan might descend upon the ninja world within the next thousand years. I'll tell you their names and abilities. You must pay close attention."
"The Otsutsuki usually form teams of two…"
Before she could finish, Arisu interrupted her directly.
"I already know that."
Arisu spoke calmly, tapping his fingers lightly on the table as he slowly listed three names, "There are three more Otsutsuki who haven't arrived yet... Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki."
"How do you know all of that?"
Kaguya's red lips parted slightly, her pale eyes widening in shock as she stared at Arisu in disbelief.
As an ancestor of the Otsutsuki, it was natural for her to know about the clan. But Arisu was just someone from the ninja world, yet he could accurately name those three.
"Just some small methods. You don't need to know what they are."
"What I want to ask now is, where are these three Otsutsuki currently?", Arisu's gaze darkened slightly.
He was calculating in his mind. If he could find those three, it would be perfect to study the structure of the Otsutsuki body and their bloodline power.
Kaguya shook her head gently, her tone carrying helplessness. "I really don't know that. All three of them have space-time techniques. They come and go without a trace."
"If I could fully control Amenominaka, I might be able to locate their spatial coordinates. But now that my strength hasn't recovered, there's no way to find them."
Arisu fell into thought for a moment, his eyes narrowing slightly. After a while, he spoke again, throwing out an even more shocking question, "Do you know Otsutsuki Yamae?"
"You even know about him?!"
This time, Kaguya completely lost her composure. Her previously composed expression shattered, and she stared at Arisu with a look of utter shock, like she had seen a ghost.
Knowing about Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki was already impressive.
But Arisu even knew about Otsutsuki Yamae, the legendary Otsutsuki god.
Arisu must be cheating.
Seeing her shocked expression, Arisu let out a low chuckle.
"Heh, then do you know where his corpse is now?", Arisu asked.
Kaguya looked confused. "He's dead?"
Arisu's expression stiffened.
He had almost forgotten a key point.
Kaguya had been dormant for many years. Her knowledge of the internal affairs of the Otsutsuki clan was far inferior to Momoshiki's.
Arisu didn't respond to her question.
"You should at least know about Isshiki, right? He also possesses space-time abilities. And do you know that he has a juvenile Ten-Tails hidden away?", Arisu asked.
Kaguya shook her head blankly, her eyes filled with pure ignorance.
Arisu was momentarily speechless and fell silent for a while.
"Right, you should know about Yin-Yang Release, right?" Arisu asked again.
Kaguya finally nodded, her tone certain. "That I naturally know. It's the ability controlled by Hagoromo. At my peak, I could use it easily as well."
"You want to study this technique? With your strength, researching Yin-Yang Release shouldn't take much effort."
Arisu's face darkened. Not much effort? It was extremely difficult.
If not for the system suppressing him layer by layer, he would have already fully mastered Yin-Yang Release back when he was at the Super Kage or even Kage level.
But now, being restricted like this, he couldn't even form a Truth-Seeking Ball. The only thing even remotely related was that Six Paths Sword.
"Wait!"
Arisu suddenly slapped his forehead as he remembered the Six Paths Sword.
That's right...
The Six Paths Sword was forged based on the power of Yin-Yang Release. The blade itself contained the fundamental power of Yin-Yang Release. Maybe he could draw on some of that power from the sword.
The moment the thought formed, Arisu felt eager to return immediately and focus on his research. He blurted out, "I'll go first."
Before he even finished speaking, he turned to leave.
"Arisu, wait!"
Kaguya hurriedly called out to stop him.
Arisu paused and turned back, looking at her in confusion. "Hm?"
Kaguya's cheeks flushed slightly. Her tone carried a hint of awkward request. "Um… could you give me some more cosmetics? Those things work really well… and also, could you give me a few new clothes?"
Arisu raised an eyebrow.
"I thought you only pursued ultimate power and never cared about appearance or such trivial matters.", Arisu said with a bit of surprise.
It seemed Kaguya was like an ordinary woman in some aspects too.
"Pursuing power is forced by the needs of survival and the clan. But loving beauty is a woman's nature."
Kaguya pressed her lips together, then glanced at him curiously. "Besides, don't you also have a lot of strange clothes in your wardrobe?"
"Mm?"
Arisu's expression stiffened. He had actually forgotten about that.
Back when Arisu was still a "young man," he had specifically had Mount Myoboku's clothing workshop custom-make a bunch of different cosplay outfits.
Just to pass time during the long years.
Although transformation techniques could change appearance at will, the feeling of wearing them personally was still different.
It was just one of Arisu's small hobbies.
"Ahem, got it."
Arisu coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment and reluctantly nodded in agreement to Kaguya's request.
Seeing him agree, Kaguya's eyes lit up slightly. Then she spoke seriously, "I can help you do things in return."
"Earlier I saw that Mount Myoboku has been expanding its influence into the human world. I can help make money for Mount Myoboku."
"If we sell things like these cosmetics, gramophones, and cameras in the human world, we'll definitely earn a huge profit."
"You want to do business?", Arisu frowned slightly, asking with some surprise.
"If you allow it, I will definitely do my best. Consider it making up for the mistakes I made against you before."
Kaguya looked up at him, her gaze extremely sincere.
Arisu fell into deep thought and didn't speak for a long time.
After a while, Arisu finally said slowly, "I need to think about this."
After saying that, he didn't say anything more. With a flash, his figure disappeared on the spot.
After Arisu completely left, Kaguya lowered her gaze. A faint sense of disappointment rose in her heart as she murmured softly, "In the end… you still don't trust me…"