Shortly after, Kaguya returned to the throne with a satisfied expression, a faint blush on her face. Even her consciousness had become more condensed, making her appear more real.
Lin Yu, on the other hand, was in a much worse state. His consciousness was almost transparent, his face was a mask of misery, and he looked utterly dejected.
"You damn Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, just you wait until I get out!"
"Now, you can talk terms with me."
Lin Yu clutched his waist and pointed at the two Ten-Tails not far away. "Why aren't they fighting anymore? Shouldn't the three of you be vying for control of the body?"
Ten-Tails (Gedō Mazō): Slander! Master, this human is slandering my loyalty to you!
Ten-Tails (Sapling): Libel! Naked libel, this human is libeling me!
Kaguya said calmly, "Little Ten was just excited to meet a new friend. I have been in control of the body from beginning to end."
"Little Ten?"
Kaguya extended a slender, jade-like finger towards Lin Yu and said to the Ten-Tails, "Little Ten, bite him!"
"Roar!"
The Ten-Tails immediately roared and lunged at Lin Yu. However, it was too small, and Lin Yu grabbed it by the neck with one hand and lifted it.
"What's the difference between this and a dog?"
"Howl! Howl!"
"So that's the difference."
Lin Yu hadn't expected the Ten-Tails and Kaguya to have such a close relationship. But then again, Kaguya had once worshipped the God Tree, and the God Tree had transformed into the Ten-Tails to help Kaguya resist Hagoromo and Hamura.
This made things a bit tricky.
Lin Yu's eyes darted around, and then he pointed at the other Ten-Tails (Sapling). "This is my Xiaobai. Can you let it go and give it back to me?"
The Ten-Tails (Sapling) roared at Lin Yu, as if saying: It's a ferocious Ten-Tails, not suited for a harmless name like Xiaobai!
"See? It's happily responding to me."
Ten-Tails (Sapling): ??? This human is definitely not right in the head!
Kaguya glanced coldly at the Ten-Tails (Sapling), which quickly shrank back and whimpered.
"Xiaobai? It's a nice name, but its chakra and body have already been devoured and merged by Little Ten. It's probably best to leave it here."
"Is that so?"
Lin Yu stroked his chin and chuckled, "That's fine too. You can kill it then!"
"Howl! Howl! Howl!"
Xiaobai pounced at Lin Yu's feet, frantically biting at his pant legs. But since they were both chakra consciousness bodies, they would regenerate after being torn.
Kaguya propped her chin with her hand and watched the scene with interest. Ever since she was sealed, her consciousness had been in a state of disarray until she was awakened today. This human felt very different.
His chakra tasted very good. She wanted to absorb more!
"If you truly want it to go, it's not impossible, but I have a condition."
Kaguya blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "Become my male consort, and provide me with chakra every day. Then I will grant your request."
"Bah! Hurry up and kill it. It wastes so much of my food every day, I've wanted to stew it for a long time!"
Lin Yu picked up Xiaobai and disdainfully placed it in front of Kaguya, as if saying, "Hurry up and sharpen your knife."
Xiaobai's eyes widened, and it looked at Lin Yu in disbelief. You haven't fed it a single grain of rice in decades, you little white, bah! Ten-Tails would rather die here!
"No, it has already merged with Little Ten's will. Destroying its will would also affect Little Ten."
Kaguya embraced the Ten-Tails and said, "Little Ten is so cute. Can you bear it?"
Lin Yu inexplicably felt that Kaguya was a bit naive at the moment, but for Kaguya's future, he had to make the "difficult choice" of sacrificing Xiaobai!
"Let's kill them both. We can stew two big pots to celebrate your return to the ninja world!"
Kaguya: ...
Little Ten: ...
Xiaobai: ...
...
Outside, the giant white sphere floating in the sky had gradually stabilized, but the people below looked grim.
"Lin Yu hasn't come out yet. Could he have been absorbed too?" Hashirama Senju asked worriedly.
"Hmph, let that brat show off. He's brought this upon himself!" Madara Uchiha snorted, but his gaze was fixed on the sky. He still owed Uzumaki Lin Yu a favor, and he couldn't just let him die like this.
Orochimaru held a pen and paper, seemingly recording some data.
"Calculating from the amount of chakra Lin Yu has been supplying, roughly equivalent to one Kakashi every ten seconds. Ignoring other factors, assuming Lin Yu has been supplying chakra to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya from the beginning until now, what is Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's chakra amount?"
Orochimaru glanced at the sky and continued writing. "Two hours have passed from the beginning until now. What is Kakashi's chakra amount?"
Tobi glanced at the bored scientist and decisively entered Kamui's space to read the comic books Kakashi had given him.
Reading excellent books in one's leisure time is the correct way to cultivate one's character!
Tobi had always had confidence in Teacher Lin Yu, so he couldn't just wait for the results. He had to explore the mysteries within the comic books so that he could have more in-depth discussions with Kakashi in the future.
...
In the misty white space, the Ten-Tails' heartbreaking whimpers could be heard, almost making Lin Yu feel like a bad guy.
"Stop making noise. In eighteen years, you'll still be a fierce beast!"
Kaguya asked curiously, "What does that mean? I can reshape their bodies with Yin-Yang Release when I go out. Why wait for eighteen years?"
Lin Yu didn't explain to Kaguya. His consciousness was gradually becoming transparent, and he said, "Remember our agreement."
Kaguya gently raised her hand and absorbed all of Lin Yu's chakra-formed consciousness into her body.
"Being my male consort is enough. This chakra is almost enough."
The full chakra of one Ten-Tails, plus the natural chakra condensed by Lin Yu's dozens of shadow clones over half a month, plus the chakra Lin Yu had recovered countless times himself, barely met Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's minimum requirements.
"Howl~~"
"If you cry again, I'll stew you!"
Little Ten whimpered aggrievedly twice. Xiaobai, on the other hand, lay on the ground and dozed off. After many years in the human world, it had understood one thing: no matter the species, women's tempers are unpredictable. It's best to say less!
Kaguya's lips curved slightly. Thinking of the "Steamed Ten-Tails," "Spicy Ten-Tails," and "Stir-fried Ten-Tails" that Lin Yu had introduced to her, and how delicious they would be, she actually felt tempted to try them.
"Uzumaki Lin Yu, is it? I hope you don't disappoint me."