Land of Vegetables.
Kikunojo burst back into the palace, urgently reporting to Queen Haruna,
"Lady Haruna! The Land of Vegetables is under attack. I'm here to escort you to safety."
Haruna stood up in surprise and demanded, "What's going on? Explain clearly."
Kikunojo quickly replied, "Two men in strange outfits showed up today. They're incredibly powerful."
"We barely discovered them before they launched an attack on us."
"Two ninjas from Konoha stepped in to help, but we're not sure if they can hold off the enemy."
"We've already alerted the garrison from the Divine Nation, but for your safety, please, we should get you somewhere secure first."
Hearing this, Haruna let out a cold snort.
"Ever since the Land of Vegetables submitted to the Divine Nation, we have been part of it."
"His Majesty the Emperor has trusted me to continue governing this region—how could I turn my back and run away?"
"We'll go out and face them together. Even if we die in battle, we cannot betray the Emperor's expectations!"
Kikunojo and the others flushed with shame at her words.
Their first instinct when facing a powerful enemy had been to save themselves and call for help, while Lady Haruna was ready to sacrifice herself without hesitation.
Compared to her, they truly felt pathetic.
Kikunojo immediately straightened up.
"Lady Haruna, then let's go support our forces right now!"
Just as he finished speaking, a scornful laugh echoed through the palace.
"No need to trouble yourselves—we've come to you."
A ripple in the air appeared, and the figures of Otsutsuki Momoshiki and Otsutsuki Kinshiki materialized inside the palace.
With just a glance from Momoshiki, Kinshiki's body flickered and disappeared.
Before Kikunojo and the others could even react, Kinshiki reappeared behind them and casually slit their throats.
"You—!"
Haruna barely opened her mouth to shout when Momoshiki grabbed her by the throat.
"You seem to be the leader here. You must know a lot."
Without another word, Momoshiki cast a genjutsu and began rifling through her memories.
After scanning her mind, Momoshiki's brows furrowed slightly.
Through Haruna's memories, he learned this planet was called the Shinobi World.
It was a place where even the natives could refine chakra and train their spiritual energy.
Though most of them were insignificant, there were a few who could be considered stronger ants.
Unfortunately, Haruna was just an ordinary person, and her memories didn't provide a clear picture of the true powerhouses.
All Momoshiki could gather was that many years ago, a ninja named Uchiha Mirai had appeared out of nowhere, unified the entire Shinobi World, and founded the Divine Nation.
The current state of the world was entirely thanks to Mirai's accomplishments.
As for how strong Uchiha Mirai truly was...
Momoshiki only got a vague impression:
He was a living god.
"Hmph. How utterly ridiculous."
Momoshiki tossed Haruna to the ground, sneering with disdain.
A native from a backwater planet daring to call himself a god?
How laughable.
Still, Momoshiki hadn't walked away empty-handed.
Among Haruna's memories, he discovered something that made even his heart race with excitement.
Uchiha Mirai apparently possessed a power capable of gathering everyone's chakra into one.
If Momoshiki could obtain that ability, he could easily dominate every single chakra-refining insect on this planet.
He wouldn't have to waste time and effort hunting down Chakra Fruits one by one anymore.
The more Momoshiki thought about it, the more thrilled he became.
He could finally understand why Otsutsuki Isshiki and Kaguya had once severed ties with the Otsutsuki Clan.
At this point, he even felt a strong urge to keep this discovery entirely for himself.
"Konoha..."
Momoshiki muttered under his breath, preparing to leave with Kinshiki.
He had to find that Uchiha Mirai and take everything from him!
...
Just then, a piercing sound split the air behind him.
Momoshiki's eyes flashed, and an invisible barrier instantly shimmered around him.
Clang!
A flying longsword struck the barrier and clattered to the ground.
Momoshiki turned his cold gaze to Haruna, who was struggling to stand.
"Courting death."
He sneered, forming a blood-red chakra sphere in his hand.
In the next instant, he prepared to obliterate Haruna—and the entire palace along with her.
But before he could release it, an angry shout rang out:
"You dare!"
A golden-haired woman with a ponytail suddenly burst through a space portal, charging at Momoshiki with a devastating punch.
"Lord Momoshiki, watch out!"
Kinshiki leapt in front of him, throwing his own punch to intercept.
Boom!
The force of the impact shook the very ground.
Kinshiki's massive body was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the ground several hundred meters away.
"Haruna, are you alright?"
Tsunade stood protectively in front of Haruna, her face filled with concern.
Haruna shook her head weakly.
"I'm fine, Lady Tsunade."
Only then did Tsunade breathe a sigh of relief.
She turned her gaze to Momoshiki, flexing her knuckles and smirking.
"You've got guts. Let's see if you can still act tough after I beat the crap out of you!"
If she had arrived even a second later, Haruna would've been dead.
How could she ever face Haruna's father, who had once helped her so selflessly, if that happened?
...
Kinshiki quickly rushed back to Momoshiki's side.
This time, his face was filled with wariness.
"Lord Momoshiki," he said gravely, "this woman is much stronger than the two we fought earlier."
"I can tell," Momoshiki muttered darkly.
The power radiating from this woman was enough to send even him on edge.
How was this possible?
Even if this planet's chakra levels were abundant, there shouldn't be so many powerful beings!
What the hell was going on?
Tsunade casually waved at the two of them.
"This place is a little cramped. Let's move outside—you wouldn't want to fight half-assed, would you?"
Momoshiki's eyes narrowed.
"Are you giving me orders?"
Tsunade cracked her neck, grinning.
"You can think of it that way if you want."
"Filthy insect," Momoshiki's expression twisted with murderous rage.
"Die."
A razor-sharp energy blade instantly shot toward Tsunade, slicing everything in its path cleanly in two.
"Hmph!"
Tsunade snorted coldly and summoned a pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orb in front of her, easily blocking the blade.
Then, raising her hand, she roared:
"Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
A powerful repulsive force blasted out, sending both Momoshiki and Kinshiki flying.
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