One Piece: Three Fruits, Starting with the Dark-Dark Fruit

Obito pondered for a moment, then said,

"It would be best to wait a moment and let me go and investigate Kirigakure first."

Pain didn't say anything more, nodded, and leaped away, disappearing from Obito's sight after a few jumps below.

After Pain left, Obito hesitated to move until Zetsu's figure emerged from the ground beside him.

After exchanging a glance with Zetsu, Obito reached out and caught a few drops of rain. Zetsu understood Obito's meaning: the entire Hidden Mist Village was under Nagato's Rain Tiger Free Technique, and almost nothing that happened in the village could escape Nagato's perception.

Therefore, the two did not talk much. Obito simply said, "I'm leaving," and then his figure disappeared into the Kamui vortex.

......

In Kirigakure, Giger and his two companions were still by the lake. The water level had already receded, and apart from the Three-Tails that had disappeared, everything seemed normal.

Kaguya raised her hand and conjured a water sphere. This was the Three-Tails' specialty, Water Release. Although the water sphere was small in size, it was extremely dense. Once launched, it would be enough to easily destroy an elite ninja squad.

Of course, this level is still child's play for Kaguya; she is only getting used to the power she just regained.

Lily said to Giger from the side,

"You just said that the way back is to find the answer in the Otsutsuki clan. Does that mean you've already confirmed that they were the moon people who migrated here back then?"

Giger crossed his arms and nodded.

"I'm about 90% sure. You can tell just by how well these eyes fit."

"If that's the case, what do you plan to do? Attack their planet directly?"

"I have that idea, but the Otsutsuki clan is a very complex place. There may be people in their clan who are stronger than us. In addition, they have a large number of people, and most of them have spatial abilities. If we go there rashly, we may not be able to get away if things go wrong."

Kaguya overheard Giger and Lily's conversation, casually dismissed the high-pressure water balloon in her hand, and said softly,

“Lord Giger, if you wish to go there, I can lead the way.”

"Ok?"

Giger glanced at Kaguya with some surprise and said,

"Kaguya, are you sure you want to lead the way for me? That place is very dangerous for you."

Kaguya nodded slightly and said,

"Now you are my master, and I will follow you wherever you go."

At this point, Kaguya had made Giger her only support, which was a huge gamble. She had once relied on her two "sons," but in the end, she was betrayed.

For Kaguya, who had also betrayed others, this seemed like retribution. Logically, someone who had gone through such experiences shouldn't place her hopes on others again, but this time it was different.

She believes that Giger may be the only person she has ever truly trusted in her life.

With Gigg's power, taking down her, who was already weakened, would have been an extremely easy task. But he didn't. He let her leave on the moon, even though her body was excellent nourishment for the Ten-Tails and would have been much easier to "obtain" than Isshiki.

What touched Kaguya the most was the way Gig and Lily got along. Although they always seemed to bicker, Kaguya could see a sense of enjoyment in Lily, who often seemed to be the weaker party.

She remembered the first time she met Giger. Giger had come all the way to the moon to rescue Lily, and she was just brought along along.

Later, when Giger obtained the top-grade chakra fruit that grew from Isshiki Otsutsuki, he wanted to give it to Lily without even blinking. For Kaguya, who came from the cold Otsutsuki race and had experienced betrayal, the impact on her mind was unimaginable.

In truth, what Kaguya longed for most was a sky that could truly make her feel at ease. Perhaps this is why, despite gaining such immense power, the ability she awakened was Amenominaka.

Amano Minaka allows her to travel between multiple spaces that she creates and controls herself, but this also seems to be a form of escapism; what she lacks most is a sense of security.

So after seeing what Gigg did to Lily, she realized that Gigg was the true refuge she was looking for, and that this might be her only chance in her life. She had to seize it and go all in.

The first step in the all-in strategy is to take Jig to the place she fears most: the Ōtsutsuki Star.

She wanted to use this incident to show her stance: she would never betray Giger in the same way she betrayed Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Giger gave Kaguya a deep look. At this moment, he could see through Kaguya's thoughts to some extent. To put it simply, Kaguya was like those women on Earth who had betrayed their marriages due to some uncontrollable reasons. When facing their next partner, they would often lower themselves to an extremely humble position. Even if the other party didn't care about her past, they would always remind themselves of their past "criminal record".

However, in Giger's view, Kaguya's actions towards Isshiki could not be considered a betrayal at all. After all, from the beginning, Isshiki never regarded Kaguya as a person, but simply as a chore.

In this situation, how could Kaguya be expected to be loyal to him? She was merely making the necessary resistance.

To be honest, Giger quite admires Kaguya's actions back then. Facing Otsutsuki Isshiki, whose strength far surpasses his own, he accurately seized the moment when Otsutsuki Isshiki was most relaxed and used the Ten-Tails to deliver a fatal blow. This can definitely be described as both courageous and resourceful!

Seeing the determination in Kaguya's eyes, Giger smiled slightly, reached out and grasped Kaguya's cold hand hidden in her sleeve. Under her astonished gaze, he spoke...

"You don't need to overthink it. Since you've already called me your master, how could I possibly mistreat you? No matter what happens in the future, I will protect you."

After hearing Giger's words, Kaguya's eyes widened, and her lips opened and closed repeatedly, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing this, Lily sighed and thought to herself,

"Alright, Kaguya is completely taken down."

Giger squeezed Kaguya's cold hand, about to say something more, when suddenly, he raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm? A mouse has come."

After saying that, Giger suddenly turned around, his gaze, which seemed to be tangible, instantly shooting onto a gray vortex in the distance that was rapidly closing.

The next second, the gray vortex that was almost disappearing into the air was torn open, and a figure wearing an orange mask flew out of it.

It was Obito who had just come to Kirigakure to investigate the situation.