I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

As Hagoromo Otsutsuki recounted his story, his gaze remained fixed on Naraku, as if trying to discern something from Naraku's reaction.

However, he was unable to find any particular traces in his observation.

As for the formidable enemy he described, it was none other than the Otsutsuki clan.

Whether it was to show sincerity or because they were truly terrified of the Otsutsuki clan, it is unclear.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki describes the situation of the Otsutsuki clan in great detail.

This includes the Otsutsuki clan planting the Divine Tree in the ninja world, and the identity of his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"So you think the Otsutsuki clan will come to the ninja world sooner or later?" Naraku asked slowly, as if he had been thinking for a while, after Otsutsuki Hagoromo finished speaking.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki nodded and said in a deep voice, "That's right. The Divine Tree was planted by my mother through the Otsutsuki clan. They couldn't possibly have forgotten it. And when they send someone over, they will not only hold my mother accountable, but they might also replant the Divine Tree."

The Divine Tree grows by nourishing itself with the planet. If left to grow unchecked, all life in the entire ninja world will be wiped out. That's why I stopped my mother back then.

Naraku pondered for a moment and said, "It sounds like we really have to be wary of the Otsutsuki clan, but what was the meaning of your sneak attack on me earlier?"

As he finished speaking, Naraku's sharp gaze locked onto his opponent.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki smiled wryly and said, "I mistakenly thought you were an ox of the Otsutsuki clan planted in the ninja world."

"You don't think so now?"

"Not really, it's just that I don't have many options right now, and I can only hope that you are not a member of the Otsutsuki clan."

"You're lucky. I really have no connection with the Otsutsuki clan."

"That would be wonderful. Would you be willing to join forces with me to protect the ninja world?"

Chapter 295 Negotiation and Malice

"If it's just about cooperating against a foreign enemy, I naturally don't mind. But before that, shouldn't you give some explanation for your sneak attack on me?"

"Well... what are your thoughts, sir?"

"It's very simple. I'm planning to unify the ninja world. Just don't bother me."

"With your abilities, why are you so obsessed with power?"

"Everyone has their own pursuits, and I like the feeling of having great power."

“Alright, but in order to fight against the Otsutsuki clan, I have also made some arrangements in the ninja world, such as the tailed beasts. Could you please return the three tailed beasts you are controlling to me?”

"Impossible. I need to gather more power myself. It's impossible for me to give you the Tailed Beast."

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The communication between Naraku and Hagoromo Otsutsuki was actually a negotiation.

The two sides went back and forth, negotiating for a long time before reaching a result.

Once the negotiations were over, Naraku didn't linger at all and immediately used spatial teleportation to leave.

A moment later, Hamura Otsutsuki, clutching his chest, emerged from the void.

In the previous battle, although he was struck into the moon's interior by Naraku's magical palm print, he was not seriously injured.

Even while Naraku and Hagoromo were negotiating, he had already secretly hidden in a nearby alternate dimension.

"Brother, do you really believe that the other party has no connection with the Otsutsuki clan?" Otsutsuki Hamura looked at his brother with a furrowed brow.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki calmly said, "What's the use of believing or not believing? This person has already become a force to be reckoned with. Although he can't threaten me, I can't stop him either."

Negotiations only occur when both parties are on equal footing.

In the previous battle, Naraku was at a disadvantage and only managed to turn the tide with the help of the Bronze Tower projection at the end. However, the strength he displayed made it impossible for Hagoromo Otsutsuki to underestimate him.

Especially time travel.

Just as Hagoromo Otsutsuki could not stop Naraku's time-space jumps.

Even if Hagoromo Otsutsuki were to win, Naraku would be powerless to leave if he wanted to.

"What about the tailed beasts? We're missing three tailed beasts, especially the Nine-Tails. How are you going to fuse them back into the Ten-Tails?" Hamura Otsutsuki asked worriedly.

The Ten-Tails is the core of the Divine Tree.

Even if one's strength reaches the level of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, if one could become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki again, one's strength would surely increase dramatically.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about that. When I split the Ten-Tails, I preserved a part of its origin. Even if some is missing, with the remaining seven, as long as there is enough chakra to nourish it, the Ten-Tails can be revived."

The biggest problem in the negotiations just now was the tailed beasts.

Therefore, Hagoromo Otsutsuki took this matter very seriously and argued on several occasions, trying to get Naraku to return the four-tailed beasts, the five-tailed beast and the nine-tailed beast.

But the reality is clearly not like that.

His emphasis on it was more for Naraku's benefit.

"That's good!"

Hagoromo Otsutsuki's words made Hamura Otsutsuki breathe a sigh of relief.

The Ten-Tails is a crucial power.

If they were to lose it, not to mention the problem of Naraku, it would be even more difficult to fight against the Otsutsuki clan in the future.

Suddenly, Hamura Otsutsuki had a thought and looked at his brother in surprise, saying, "So, brother, you didn't really want to join forces with them? Your real purpose was to keep them calm so that you could create time for the Ten-Tails to revive?"

Hagoromo Otsutsuki looked at the still unhealed wound on his younger brother's chest and raised his hand to press it.

Gently press your palm against the wound.

As the power of Yin and Yang coalesced, Hagoromo Otsutsuki slowly said, "The power that the opponent possesses is definitely not inherited from the ninja world. Therefore, even if the opponent has no relation to the Otsutsuki clan, it is highly likely that it comes from outside."

How can an outsider be trusted? Besides, we are already at a disadvantage compared to the Otsutsuki clan; adding further uncertainty will only lead to defeat.

The power of Yin and Yang rapidly eroded the remaining Five Elements power at the wound site.

Before long, as the power of the five elements was completely worn away, Otsutsuki Hamura's wounds immediately began to heal themselves.

“I understand. When you become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki again, that will be the time for us to eliminate each other.”

The healing of his wounds eased the furrowed brows of Otsutsuki Hamura, and also gave him a resolute expression.

With a flash, Naraku, who had returned from the Ninja World, successfully returned to the Yao Guang Palace.

Sitting cross-legged on the soft cushion, Naraku immediately began to circulate his nameless technique, recovering his depleted mana while healing his injuries.

A moment later, Naraku slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"The Sage of Six Paths is indeed the Sage of Six Paths; his strength is truly not to be underestimated," Naraku thought to himself as he recovered.

His purpose in going to the moon this time was not actually just for the Tenseigan, but also to test things out.

One purpose was to test whether the ancestor of the Hyuga clan, Ōtsutsuki Hamura, was still alive.

Secondly, it was to test the true strength of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths.

As it turned out, both of his tests were successful.

Faced with his act of seizing the Tenseigan, Ōtsutsuki Hamura could no longer hide.

Similarly, when he threatened the life of Ōtsutsuki Hamura, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, his older brother, had no choice but to appear and rescue him.

As for the result of the test.

Hamura Otsutsuki is not much of a threat. Although Hamura also possesses Six Paths level strength, there is still a clear gap between him and Hamura.

The key figure is still Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths.

The opponent's strength was even greater than Naraku had originally anticipated.

Even though he used the bronze tower projection as his trump card, he still couldn't defeat his opponent.

If it weren't for his superior ability to manipulate time and space, what awaited him would probably not have been negotiations, but a deadly battle.

Well, that is, he doesn't use the bronze tower.

Otherwise, whether he breaks through the barrier or escapes, Hagoromo Otsutsuki cannot do anything to him.

After a moment's thought, Naraku flipped his hand and took out a gem from the bronze tower.

This gem is the seal of the Five-Tails.

"Join forces to fight against the Otsutsuki clan? It sounds nice, but who would believe it!" Naraku chuckled to himself.

As Lu Xun once said, one should not hesitate to speculate about others with the worst possible malice.

How could he possibly easily believe Hagoromo Otsutsuki's so-called alliance?

Or rather, even if they were to join forces, he would have to be the one in charge.

Looking at the Five-Tails sealed body in his hand, Naraku immediately began refining it.

Originally, he was not in a hurry to refine the tailed beast, but planned to use it for breaking through his cultivation level.

He had even planned it all out.

The Foundation Establishment stage differs from the Qi Refining stage, and is only divided into three stages: initial, intermediate, and final.

The four-tailed and five-tailed tails are used for breakthroughs in the middle and late stages.

The strongest Nine-Tails is used to break through from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage.