Konoha: From meeting Kaguya Otsutsuki

The two looked around with puzzled eyes.

There's no one around...

"Hey, don't ignore me."

Yuyi turned around and looked towards the source of the sound...

Hmm? Toad?

Gamamaru spoke again, "Even if the toad is very good at jumping, you can't see past me."

Hagoromo and Hamura's eyes simply bypassed it and continued to look around.

Yui pointed at Gamamaru in shock and said, "Hamura, is there something wrong with my brain? How can a toad tell such a bad joke?"

Hamura: "Brother, if you put it that way, there might be something wrong with my brain."

Toad Pill raised one of his front legs, "There's nothing wrong with your two heads, it's indeed me who's talking."

Hagoromo and Hamura opened their mouths wide and leaned back in surprise.

Toad Pill held his two front legs, looking helpless, "However, you didn't laugh at the joke, maybe there is something wrong with your brain."

Hagoromo glanced sideways and winked at Hamura.

Hamura immediately understood, opened his Byakugan, and looked around.

"There's no one around, and it doesn't seem to be ventriloquism."

Gamamaru: "You two humans are too suspicious."

Yuyi: "You are quite a crazy toad."

Toadmaru pointed at him with his forelimbs again, "What an ignorant human! We frogs have lived here a long time ago."

Yuyi and Hamura looked at each other, then walked forward at the same time with strange smiles on their faces.

Hamura suggested: "Catch this talking toad and everyone will be happy to see it."

Toad Pill shouted angrily: "How stupid! It's strange that you two can catch me."

Immediately, in order to show its ability, it easily used one hand to lift and put the huge rock down.

"I placed this rock here on purpose to lure you here. You must be Hagoromo and Hamura, right? My name is Gamamaru."

The two brothers were not afraid, but were still in amazement at seeing such a magical creature.

"I was actually called out by a toad."

"You two follow me." Toadmaru jumped off the stone and led the way.

"Hey, I almost forgot."

Then he walked a few steps forward and Yuyi remembered his purpose.

He raised his hand, and a bolt of lightning shot out from his palm, shattering the huge rock in front of him.

"You're quite capable." Toadball praised.

Following Gamamaru, they came to a hillside.

From this direction, they can clearly see the entire sacred tree.

"Gamamaru, what are you bringing us here for?" Yuyi asked.

"Do you know where this is?" Pointing in the direction of the sacred tree, Toadmaru asked with his back to the two of them.

"Of course I know. That's the top of the End Mountain."

Toadmaru turned around and said, "Have you seen the other side of the mountain?"

"No, I haven't seen it." Yuyi and Yucun shook their heads together, "Mother always told us not to get close to that place, and everyone must follow it, so no one has seen the other side of it."

"It doesn't necessarily mean that no one knows..." Toadmaru said lightly.

Just as the two brothers were puzzled, Gamamaru continued: "The true body of the sacred tree is there. The sacred tree constantly absorbs the energy of the earth. As long as it is there, this land will become weaker and weaker."

"Is that so?" Yuyi didn't quite believe what he said.

Hamura added: "But from what I know, it is the sacred tree that nourishes the earth."

"This is a lie. If you want to know the truth, go over there and see for yourself." After a pause, Gamamaru continued, "Do you know what the real night sky looks like?"

"Gamamaru, are you trying to say that the sacred tree is not the sacred tree we thought it was, and the night sky is not the night sky we thought it was." Yuyi was puzzled.

"When you understand the truth, come and see me again. Goodbye." After saying that, Gamamaru jumped directly into the water.

"The truth..." Yui muttered to herself.

Chapter 223 Under the Sacred Tree

When they returned to the village, Hagoromo and Hamura were still discussing what Gamamaru had said.

"I don't know what it means, but I really don't like the night."

Yui looked at Hamura who was speaking with a puzzled look on her face.

"Brother, don't you have that feeling? I always feel a little flustered."

"I feel panicky..." Yuyi repeated what he said.

"It's not just me. It seems that many people don't like going out at night." Hamura continued: "Father once said that we should not make decisions when we are not sober. At night, it is easy for people to get lost."

"Ah? Did father say that?" Yuyi scratched his head.

"Is it because you, brother, don't care at all?" said Hamura.

"Of course we should forget our worries as soon as possible..."

"That's not a worry at all..."

"What are you two talking about..." My shoulder was patted gently and a familiar voice came from my ear.

The two turned their heads and Yang Xi appeared in their sight.

"Father, you finally have time..." Yuyi Hamura said happily.

"I have time every day." Yang Xi said with a smile.

Yuyi curled her lips in disapproval, "Even before when I looked for you and mother, I couldn't find you."

Yang Xi couldn't help but blush. It was because your mother, who looks cold and beautiful, is too clingy and all your time is being squeezed out by her.

He coughed a few times and said seriously, "What were you talking about just now? Were you arguing?"

Yuyi and Hamura looked at each other, and Hamura said, "Father, do you know the origin of the sacred tree?"

Yang Xi was slightly startled, then said: "It appeared thousands of years ago. As for its origin..."

He hesitated whether to tell them the truth now.

Perhaps seeing his hesitation, Hamura asked, "Father, why does the sacred tree exist? Have you ever seen the true form of the sacred tree?"

"Why do you suddenly want to know this?" Yang Xi asked back.

How come these two guys suddenly seem to have gotten wise...

"Hmm..." Hamura pondered for a moment and turned his gaze to Hagoromo.

Yuyi seemed to understand something, "Father, do you mean you know that?"

Seeing that he remained silent, Yui thought for a while and told him about today's experience, "Hamura and I encountered a strange toad named Gamaru... Father, is the sacred tree really different from what everyone says?"

"Why haven't you said anything? Is there something you can't tell me?"

Glancing in the direction of the palace, Hamura asked, thinking that his mother had always been more powerful.

After a long while, Yang Xi said quietly: "Although your mother is the most powerful woman, she is actually very fragile. She has always been afraid of something."

Hagoromo and Hamura both looked confused and wanted to hear him continue.

Yang Xi just said: "Hagoromo, Hamura, how about this, you take me to see Gamamaru, I can tell you about the sacred tree."

Yuyi and the other person fell into deep thought.

"Before dark," he said finally.

Why do we have to emphasize before dark?

Thinking of what Gamamaru had meant before, Yui and Hamura instantly understood that their father should be the person who knew the truth as Gamamaru said.

The two exchanged glances for a moment and nodded slightly to each other.

"Okay." The two accepted Yang Xi's opinion.

Since Gamamaru did not say where they would meet again when he left, the two took Yang Xi to the place where Gamamaru appeared.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, Toad Pill still didn't show up.

The sky gradually darkened, and Yang Xi led the two of them back.

"It looks like there will be no results today," he said.

"He should show up again in a few days," said Hamura.

"Father, what about the sacred tree..." Yuyi couldn't wait.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow." Yang Xi continued walking forward without looking back.

When I returned to my residence, it was already evening and the whole world was shrouded in a faint red color.

Yuyi did not return to her room, but stood in the yard, looking up at the sky.

He wanted to feel the flustered feeling that Hamura had described.

Hamura followed beside him.

Kaguya walked past the two of them with an indifferent look on her face.

"Mother." After calling out respectfully, Yuyi and the other man lowered their heads at the same time, not daring to meet her gaze.

It wasn't until Kaguya left completely that they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is there really anything that a mother like this is afraid of?" Yuyi suddenly spoke to herself.

"I'm very curious about how mother and father get along. Maybe only father knows what she is thinking." Hamura also said.

"It's a pity that mother refused to tell us anything." Yuyi sighed slightly.

Hamura: "Maybe she thinks we can't help her?"

……

In Yang Xi's room.

Kaguya took out something that looked like a scroll, spread it out and showed it in front of Yang Xi. There were densely written words on it.

"Hey, is this what you're looking for?"

"What is this?" Yang Xi took a quick look but didn't understand it.

"It's about the inheritance of the witch."

“……”Yang Xi didn’t quite understand why she gave this thing to him.

Although he felt it was useless, it was Kaguya's good intention after all, so he put it away and talked about another topic.

"Yue, what are you going to do with this planet? Are you going to keep going like this?"

Kaguya answered without hesitation: "Drain the energy of this planet and we will leave."

Yang Xi was silent for a moment. Kaguya held his hand and continued to emphasize, "It's us."

The night passed.

The next day, before Kaguya woke up, Yang Xi had already put on her clothes and walked out.

Yuyi and Hamura had also gotten up early and were waiting for him outside.

Ever since they met the riddle man Gamamaru yesterday, they both began to be full of doubts.

"follow me."

Yang Xi did not forget his promise from yesterday and brought them to the vicinity of the sacred tree.

"Wow, it's really high." The two exclaimed in praise.