CHAPTER 252: CHAPTER 252 : ŌTSUTSUKI KAGUYA REAPPEARS

Is a mere giant tree worth being so surprised about?

Obviously not.

What kind of spectacle has Konoha not seen before?

They’ve witnessed the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, clash with Uchiha Madara in a battle that reshaped the land itself. Even now, the current tides of chaos can’t shake their hardened resolve.

Tsunade, as Hokage, had already given the command: do not panic in the face of anomalies.

Besides, Kurama was one of Konoha’s own.

Even if some were startled, there was no true fear.

But still, the sight of that sacred tree erupting from the desert was a spectacle unlike any other.

To Zetsu, this wasn’t just any tree. It was, in essence, its mother.

The Divine Tree—the corporeal form of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya—had returned.

If Kurama wanted, he could now activate Infinite Tsukuyomi using the Rinne Sharingan that had opened on his forehead and blanket the world in illusion.

"Lord Kurama, as long as you absorb the Divine Tree, you can bring my mother back."

Zetsu was practically trembling with excitement.

Hope stood before him. A chance that had eluded him for thousands of years. Now it had arrived.

Kurama smirked, amused.

Sweet talk? What a joke.

But ironically, he truly did plan to go through with it.

He had his own objectives.

RUMBLE!

Kurama placed one palm against the trunk of the Divine Tree.

Instantly, its colossal form began to collapse and compress, being absorbed straight into Kurama’s body.

In mere moments, it was gone. The entire tree was devoured.

Back in the Land of Fire, atop the Hokage Building...

Tsunade’s golden eyes locked on the distant tree.

Only, it had vanished.

"What the hell is that guy Kurama doing now..."

She muttered under her breath, suspicious.

The man who summoned the tree was also the one who destroyed it. Typical.

Across the nations—in the Earth Country, in the Lightning Country—shinobi all witnessed its sudden disappearance.

Zetsu stood frozen, breath caught in its throat.

"Mother... she’s about to return."

For a moment, Kurama’s gaze grew distant. A feminine image began to surface in his consciousness.

Porcelain skin. Flowing silvery-blue hair.

An ethereal beauty with no eyebrows, but captivating nonetheless.

A pair of horns jutted from her forehead, and her blank Byakugan eyes shimmered with divine menace.

Kurama allowed her consciousness to overtake his.

His form expanded.

The figure before Zetsu was no longer Kurama.

It was Kaguya Ōtsutsuki herself.

Zetsu’s voice cracked.

"Mother! You’re finally back!"

Kaguya took a moment to adjust, then slowly spoke.

"Zetsu... Where are my traitorous sons, Hagoromo and Hamura?"

"Mother, this is the future. Thousands of years have passed. Both Hagoromo and Hamura are long dead."

Kaguya’s pale eyes swirled with unreadable emotion.

So much time had passed.

She could feel it—the chakra of the Ten Tails and the Divine Tree, now merged once again within her.

In the original events, Uchiha Madara had become the vessel for Kaguya’s return. But he lacked the complete Nine Tails.

Half had remained within Naruto.

The remainder of the tailed beasts were scattered.

Now, the chakra of all nine tailed beasts was within Kaguya. Nothing was missing.

She exhaled, her laughter soft and bitter.

"Kurama, Kurama... You might have defeated Hashirama and Madara, but in the end, you were just a pawn. Haha!"

Naivety, how pitiful.

Zetsu’s plan had worked.

Kurama thought he could gain more power by absorbing the tree.

Fool.

Everything went according to Zetsu’s design.

He had finally fulfilled his ultimate purpose: to bring back his mother.

"Call me daddy a thousand times, I don’t care."

He chuckled to himself.

"It’s been... thousands of years..."

Kaguya was overwhelmed with emotion.

Through Zetsu, she learned of the world’s events.

Her son Hagoromo had spread the use of chakra. Taught it to the masses.

That traitorous fool.

Chakra was never meant to be diluted among commoners. It belonged to her!

Originally, Kaguya had cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi not to harm humanity, but to maintain peace.

She had left select individuals out of its grip, allowing civilization to endure.

But everything was destroyed by her children.

They betrayed her.

They sealed her away.

And now, she would show no mercy.

She would cast Infinite Tsukuyomi once more.

And this time, none would be spared.

"Mother, shall we begin the Tsukuyomi now?"

Zetsu nearly drooled with anticipation.

With Kaguya back, the time had come.

"No," Kaguya said flatly. "I have only just emerged. My strength is still returning."

Suddenly—

[Congratulations to the Host. You have successfully entered Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s body. Initiating fusion process...]

Kurama’s dormant consciousness stirred within.

This... was his true plan.

Resurrect Kaguya.

Then seize everything.

Zetsu thought he had played Kurama?

The joke was on him.

Kurama chuckled deep inside the subconscious.

"My dear son... just wait. Daddy will be out soon."

[Fusion initiating...]

[Fusing Byakugan: 1%... 10%... 99.9%... 100%]

[Byakugan integration complete.]

[Fusing Rinne Sharingan... Completed.]

Kurama had already possessed several abilities granted through tailed beast unification and Sage powers.

Now, Kaguya’s powers were simply enhancing what was already god-tier.

[Fusing Kekkei Mōra techniques...]

[Fusion of Amenominaka complete.]

[Fusion of Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball complete.]

[Fusion of All-Killing Ash Bones complete.]

[Fusion of Yomi no Hirasaka complete.]

[Fusion of Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack complete.]

[Ding! All of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s powers have been successfully integrated.]

"Whew..."

Kurama exhaled slowly within.

This fusion was long and complex. Not even he knew how long he had been in the merging process.

But now...

It was time.

Time to return.

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