Ninja Ice House

The real reason is that Gushanbu Shui has no need to put on airs or display the majesty of a superior.

The young master of the Kosugi clan was already one of the top figures in the ninja world, with unparalleled power, status, and resources at his disposal.

As for strength, this valuable asset, once possessed, belongs exclusively to oneself and cannot be taken away by others; it is the key guarantee for one's enduring strength.

In the eyes of Tenji and Orochimaru, Kosugi Shōdō is a terrifying existence that is currently impossible to contend with.

The gap is too large, so for the time being, there is no intention to compete on the same stage or try to outdo each other. They just rely on each other and there is no dissatisfaction.

The more powerful, insightful, and intelligent a person is, the better they understand how to get along with Gu Shanbu Shui. And the young governor generally won't deliberately create obstacles for negotiations between superiors and subordinates, or conduct obedience tests or the like.

People who reach a certain level are always kind and gentle, and they will never show their emotions over trivial matters.

Kosugi Bokusui understood this principle from birth, but Kaguya Otsutsuki's lifestyle made it completely unnecessary for her to understand it.

"Over the years, my greatest takeaway has been that although the Otsutsuki clan is a powerful space colony, its social structure is very weak. The three-tiered order, consisting of the elders, the protected, and the guardians, is clearly defined with clear responsibilities and rights, but it has very little flexibility and is riddled with loopholes. The so-called rules are all worthless in the face of absolute power."

"Strength is paramount!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shanbu Shui chuckled.

"This is not even as good as lions, wolves, or hyenas on the grasslands."

"In essence, the Otsutsuki clan are like hungry wolves wandering the universe. Few of them have the mind and ability to settle down and develop a mature planet. They basically just travel along the way, burning, killing and looting. Apart from destruction, they have no constructive work."

Calling such a race civilized is almost an understatement.

From another perspective, although the Otsutsuki clan encountered many prosperous and intelligent civilizations, they did not learn from them in any way.

When honey buzzards destroy beehives and peck at bumblebees, they don't care that bees are highly social insects; when anteaters crack open anthills and lick up termites, they don't think about learning from the queen ant and building a strong anteater colony to defend against external threats.

Survival of the fittest, not survival of the strongest.

Establish your position within the ecosystem before considering anything else.

"Why would such an outrageous race be born in the universe? Compared to life on many planets, the Otsutsuki clan is simply too powerful. It's unimaginable what they would need to evolve into the way they are now."

Although the natural ecosystem is a finely functioning system, it doesn't actually need to be perfect for an individual species. Evolutionary theory or evolutionary theory follows the principle of "enough is enough," meaning neither too much nor too little, just right.

Wolves only need to be slightly faster and stronger than rabbits, and have a better sense of smell to catch their prey. They don't need to evolve to outrun cheetahs or outlast the "terrifying upright apes".

This is the evolutionary strategy of organisms: as long as they can make do and live a relatively comfortable life, there is no need to become stronger.

The pursuit of higher, faster, and stronger is the rule of the Olympics, of athletic competition, not of biological competition.

"After acquiring many advantages, why did humanity significantly improve its intelligence and establish ethnic groups and nations, thus forming a social civilization?"

"Humans...constantly strive to become stronger, not to have a greater survival advantage than other creatures, but...to compete with others."

After the king of all creatures established its absolute dominance, the greatest threat was not nature or other creatures, but other people.

Dominant intelligent life forms eventually shift from external competition to internal competition, at which point the situation becomes completely different from that of the barbaric era.

"Therefore, the Ōtsutsuki clan's rival has always been another Ōtsutsuki clan member!"

Once he understood, Gu Shanbu Shui suddenly realized the truth.

Hagoromo and Hamura were relatively pure half-hybrids. Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Obito Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha were all descendants of Kaguya Otsutsuki, whose bloodline was diluted considerably.

It wasn't just Kaguya Otsutsuki; other Otsutsuki such as Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Hokusho-shiki, while supposedly from the same clan, were actually competitors.

"So far, has any member of the Ōtsutsuki clan achieved a qualitative leap and ascended to a higher level of life by continuously consuming the fruits of the Divine Tree?"

"It's said to exist, but no one has ever seen it!"

"Isn't this the same as saying nothing at all?"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki rarely showed an expression different from usual, and calmly reminded her:

"To put it more usefully, although the Otsutsuki clan and the Divine Tree have extremely long lifespans and receive a large amount of life force after successful planting, they are still essentially limited in lifespan."

"Oh!"

"Aren't you surprised?"

"What's so strange about that? The universe will eventually reach the point of entropy increase and heat death, and life will eventually come to an end. Isn't that a given?"

All immortality is theoretical; there are definitely ways to kill someone, it just depends on how difficult it is.

"Then do you know why Hamura died, Hagoromo died, but I'm still alive?"

“You have the Divine Tree, but those two haven’t eaten its fruit? Besides, the Sage of Six Paths wasn’t completely dead, and Hamura Otsutsuki also has a ‘legacy,’ so he’s not completely extinct.”

Kaguya Otsutsuki ignored Furusugi Bokusui's argument and instead spoke to herself:

"Because I am the 'Goddess of the Rabbit,' this title only became widely known after I was sealed away. In the past, many people thought I was a 'demon.'"

The Goddess of Rabbit, in layman's terms, is the goddess on the moon who raises rabbits.

Could it be that……

"Was it the Sage of Six Paths who allowed you to live?"

"No, pure-blooded Otsutsuki live much longer. Besides, I am the guardian of the Divine Tree with deep ties to the ninja world. I also have destiny..."

Indeed, we cannot assume that the ninja world will reject Kaguya Otsutsuki simply because she was an outsider.

After being naturalized and accepted, Kaguya Otsutsuki... or rather, the "Goddess of the Rabbit" herself has become an important figure in the ninja world.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shanbu Shui was immediately shocked.

"So this is how your 'family dramas' from a thousand years ago were played: fight a battle first, then cut up the best spots and pieces of the ninja world, and just wait to divide them up?"

"It's not that exaggerated. Essentially, the two of them didn't want to kill their mother. Rather than defeating her, they wanted to prove that they were right and that they had gone down the wrong path in the past."