Chapter 17

Sleeping with less difficulty then before, Naruto woke up suddenly as he felt his eyes react to something and he found himself in one Kaguya's dimension.

It was the dimension with sand and no life because of the intensity of the sun. It was still day time in the dimension.

Naruto didn't look around pointlessly and focused on the person that stood out in the desolate land.

"Who are you?" Naruto looked at the man from the head to the toe.

He was a fairly tall man of light complexion. He sported a shaved head, apart from a long Mohawk of black hair tied in a long ponytail style reaching his lower-back, pronounced eye ridges void of brows, a broad nose, and large black eyes. He had a diamond-shaped mark on his chin and a Roman numeral "Ⅳ" tattooed below his left eye. He also wore black nail polish on his fingernails and toenails, five red earrings on the top of each ear, and an additional one at the bottom of each ear.

He wore the black hooded cloak with maroon lining, along with dark Capri pants and sandals, and a dark collar.

The chakra signal coming from the man wasn't particularly strong, average jounin level. His life force was the only thing that stood out, it was higher than any human being he had ever come across. Other than life force, there were also the eight pronged eyes of the man that were most likely a doujutsu.

"My name is Jigen, Lord Uzumaki. I mean no harm, as I was just practicing my unique skills." Jigen acted in a friendly manner showing that he didn't want a fight.

Naruto sensed no evil intentions from the man, so he relaxed his tone.

"How did you end up here? Is it because of your eyes?"

"Yes, my eyes allow me to teleport. I always felt like there was a big threat before, but now I felt like it had disappeared. So, I tried it and here we are."

"I see. You shouldn't roam around carelessly. This place is very dangerous, so you should go back." Naruto didn't feel any falseness from his words and warned the man about using his powers to go unknown places.

"I understand the risks, but I wish to explore the wide world openly. I have already achieved everything back home. I have power and wealth, so I am fulfilled. Please, will you allow me to explore this unknown planet?"

Using his senses, Naruto found no threats around the planet.

"Fine, but I will check upon you after a day."

"Thank you very much, Lord Uzumaki. I will remember this favor." Jigen bowed with a happy smile.

"No problem, and take care." Naruto didn't see anything suspicious and dangerous, so he left to finish his sleep.

"Looking after my safety, how disgusting." Jigen spat on the ground as he looked up with an ugly look. The simple man was Ishiki Otsutsuki in the body of a weak human.

He had been forced to hide because of Kaguya and then the Sage, and Zetsu. The Sage died, but Zetsu always kept a watch to keep him from emerging. With ever watching gaze of that abominable shadow, Ishiki was forced to live like a human. The Alien overlord was unable to regain his power because of the possibility of getting the attention of the living darkness.

However, all that changed when Kaguya was sealed again and the shadow was also sealed with her. To make things even better for him, Kaguya had been sealed away without any protection. She was ready for consumption.

Teleporting to the barren dimension, Ishiki looked up to the sky where there was a moon floated with his prey inside.

Flying to the moon, Ishiki was overcome with emotions. He had endured humiliation for more than one thousand years. He had lived like a mortal, and he had to stay inside a weak shell that wasn't even worthy of his presence.

"It has been a long time, Kaguya. I was starting to think that I was hallucinating all of this. Maybe, I was actually human because of being stuck like this for so long…..Hahahhahaahhaha, I was even feeling fear. Fear from a maggot that you created, I will never forget you and I will never forgive you for that humiliation.

Don't worry, I won't just devour you. I will revive you soon, and I will make you suffer for eternity. You will live as a dog, not even as a human being." Ishiki took off his calm visage and acted in a crazed manner that had become part of his personality after living in fear and humiliation for such a long time. He caressed the moon below him and spoke as if Kaguya was actually listening to him.

The eight pronged wheel spun inside his eyes, and the black diamond mark covered his whole body before bleeding on to the celestial structure.

Ishiki forcefully used his Otsutsuki skill that allowed them to absorb each other to evolve another stage. It would turn the other being into a chakra fruit that was easy to absorb and allowed the user to fully inherit the abilities of the victim.

It was unfortunate for Ishiki that Kaguya had been sucked dry and was just an empty husk inside the celestial body, but even just the empty husk was superior to the current vessel. There were also some useful abilities held by Kaguya, such as the All Killing Ash bones, The Infinite Tsukuyumi, Wood Release and Truth Seeking Balls along with the Rinne-Sharingan and its abilities.

There was also the added bonus from the living darkness, Zetsu. Though the fruit made from these two beings, his power grew to rival Shukaku in power. It was not much in his eyes, but it was a boon after living like a beggar for a long time.

"Finally, I can return home. It has been so long that I even miss seeing Momoshiki. How quaint, you really appreciate things after a series of difficulties…. Sigh, I have really been infected by humanity." Ishiki couldn't help but shudder at the fact that he had become vastly different from his people. Difficulties and struggles were ever present, but they were different for his kind.

"It is your fault, Kaguya, you filthy human lover." Ishiki spoke with disdain and disgust, as to him it was like a human falling in love with a monkey. Human beings were lower end species to their kind, not even worth being used as cattle.

He had seen their creativity and come to see them better, but that didn't change the fact about their power and intelligence level. The strongest natural human wasn't even strong as an Otsutsuki Halfling.

"It would have been better if you had fallen in love with a Kryptonian. Forget about it, nothing will change by talking about it. I was about to erase all my sufferings with the help of Urashiki, but you have done such a wonderful job in catering to this seed bed. It should make up for everything I have lost."