books44 Chapter 453: Distributing Gifts
Chapter 453: Distributing Gifts
After sorting through his spoils, Brook prepared to return to the Naruto world.
"I wonder when those Otsutsuki elders will realize there's a problem with [Yomotsu Hirasaka]?"
Brook chuckled. If he made another move, some of the Otsutsuki might be able to guess that the issue lay with [Yomotsu Hirasaka].
But if he stopped here, the Otsutsuki clan could rack their brains all they wanted and still struggle to figure out where the problem had come from.
They would have no way of knowing where Kenshiki Otsutsuki had gone.
"Luckily, I ambushed Kenshiki so suddenly that he never had the chance to fight back. Otherwise, if that guy had escaped, I really would have been in trouble!"
Brook immediately wiped away every trace of his presence, then carefully inspected all of Kenshiki's treasures to check if any marks had been left behind by his father.
After confirming several times that there were no hidden dangers, Brook returned to the Naruto world in high spirits, carrying his spoils with him.
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The Palace of the Rabbit Goddess.
A black portal opened, and Brook stepped out with a smile, carrying a treasure box that contained a pair of high-purity Byakugan from the Otsutsuki main family.
"You finally decided to come back? It's been five days. Do you know how we got through these five days?"
"Do you know how worried we were about you?"
Unlike Brook's cheerful expression, Princess Kaguya and the other women all looked exhausted. Their eyes were red as they stared at the man who had finally reappeared.
"I'm sorry. I made you all worry."
Feeling guilty, Brook immediately pulled Kaguya into his arms and gave the others an apologetic look.
He had been so busy counting Kenshiki's treasures and eliminating possible tracking marks that he had forgotten about the time.
"I thought something had happened to you!"
Princess Kaguya finally shed tears in Brook's arms. These past few days, she had truly been worried about this bastard.
"It's all right. I won't do it again. Look, I even brought you a gift!"
Brook wiped away Kaguya's tears, then opened the treasure box, revealing a pair of Byakugan filled with oppressive power.
"The Byakugan of the Otsutsuki clan! You really hunted down a member of the Otsutsuki clan?"
Princess Kaguya cried out in shock, staring at Brook in disbelief.
This was far too bold.
What would they do if this drew the Otsutsuki clan here ahead of schedule?
"In the ruins of Hell, the Otsutsuki clan are lambs waiting for slaughter, and I am the crocodile."
Brook spoke with absolute confidence. Based on Kenshiki's memories, he had already gained a rough understanding of the Otsutsuki clan's overall strength.
He had also made a rough estimate of the gap between himself and the elders of the Otsutsuki clan.
After the fall of the Otsutsuki God and the ascension of Otsutsuki Shibai's soul, the Otsutsuki main family had split into five factions, each supporting one of the five elders.
Each elder had several direct descendants, which meant the number of true main family members was not actually that large.
Below them were elite guardians like Isshiki Otsutsuki. Each of them could bring a lower-ranked guardian to different planets to plant Divine Trees.
There were also enforcers like Momoshiki Otsutsuki, who were directly managed by the elders and belonged to the elite class.
"You killed someone from the Otsutsuki main family this time. An Otsutsuki elder will definitely investigate this thoroughly. You absolutely must not enter the ruins of Hell again for a while!"
Princess Kaguya spoke firmly.
If large numbers of Otsutsuki clan members began returning to their clan territory through [Yomotsu Hirasaka], Brook's chances of being exposed would rise sharply.
"I know. I just need to use up these spoils of war as soon as possible."
Brook took out a Divine Tree Fruit and a Chakra Pill. In an instant, the entire Palace of the Rabbit Goddess was filled with rich chakra, invigorating Pakura, Kurenai, Konan, and the others. The chakra inside their bodies became active.
"A Divine Tree Fruit! A Chakra Elixir!"
Princess Kaguya swallowed hard. Brook's gains this time had far exceeded her expectations.
"This is your compensation."
Brook gently stroked Kaguya's hair.
He knew that after losing the Ten-Tails Divine Tree, it would be difficult for Kaguya's strength to increase again.
However, he did not plan to take out the two Divine Tree saplings from the alternate dimension and give them to Kaguya for now. It was not the right time to plant a Divine Tree.
"Thank you, Brook."
Princess Kaguya was deeply moved as she received such precious gifts for the first time.
In truth, after giving birth to two children, she had felt that much of her chakra had been divided away, and her strength had declined as well.
Seeing that Brook had prepared a Divine Tree Fruit, Chakra Pills, and even Byakugan for her, she truly felt a kind of care she had never experienced before.
"Eat it, then fuse with the Byakugan too."
Brook handed all the gifts to Princess Kaguya. Only after watching her leave to fuse with them did he turn to the other women.
"Your strength is still a little lacking, and you can't withstand too much medicinal power. This Chakra Pill will be divided into ten portions. Each of you can take one portion first. That should be enough to make you Kage-level experts."
"Pakura can take one or two extra portions. Let's see whether she can reach the peak of Kage-level. The rest will be left for Tsunade."
Brook spoke gently.
This ordinary Chakra Pill only contained pseudo Six Paths-level energy, or perhaps even less. It was far inferior to a true Chakra Fruit.
But for young queens like Kurenai, Konan, Samui, and Mei Terumi, it was already enough to push them into Kage-level in one step. They would still need to slowly stabilize their foundations afterward.
"Thank you, Lord Brook!" xN
The women immediately thanked him happily.
Their strength had always been in an awkward state, but now they could finally shorten the time needed to reach Kage-level.
As for Tsunade, she was not used to living on Mount Divine Tree and had already returned to the City of Flames.
Only after arranging things for the women did Brook finally have time to check on his two sleeping children.
He found several spirit-gathering herbs inside [Kichijoten] that could condense chakra, planted them in flowerpots, and placed them inside the room.
The chakra concentration in the room immediately rose, allowing the two children to grow stronger with every breath they took.
Brook did not hold back either. He took out the final Chakra Fruit and began to devour it, further increasing his own strength.
He also madly devoured the chakra accumulated inside [Benzaiten].
Most of this chakra had been collected by Kenshiki Otsutsuki and was originally meant as tribute for his father.
Now, it all benefited Brook.
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The First Star of the Otsutsuki, the Land of the Gods.
Inside a magnificent palace, an Otsutsuki guardian knelt in terror. His hands were pressed to the floor, his forehead touched the ground, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably.
Not long ago, Young Lord Kenshiki had abandoned him and returned to the clan territory alone through [Yomotsu Hirasaka].
But now, the guardian had already returned to the Land of the Gods, while Young Lord Kenshiki had yet to appear.
That terrified him.
If anything had happened to Kenshiki Otsutsuki, then as his guardian, he would not survive either.
"Otsutsuki Kanshiki! I have always told you to protect Kenshiki at all times! What were you doing?"
Elder Ken roared in fury. A giant hand formed from energy slammed down and sent Kanshiki flying.
After Kanshiki returned and reported what had happened, Elder Ken discovered that his son had been missing for five or six days.
He had tried every method he knew to contact Kenshiki, but there had been no response.
That gave rise to an ominous thought in his mind.
He did not believe Kenshiki would disappear without a trace for no reason.
That meant Kenshiki had most likely been captured, or even killed.
But in this star field, what other race had the power to kidnap or kill Kenshiki?
Could it be those bastards?
In his rage, Elder Ken immediately turned his suspicion toward his old rivals within the clan.
Only a few other Otsutsuki elders could have taken down Kenshiki so silently.
The other elite Otsutsuki did not have the ability to defeat him without making a sound.
When he thought of the few broken divine artifacts that were still extracting chakra inside Kenshiki's [Benzaiten], his anger burned even hotter.
Originally, when Kenshiki returned, he was supposed to hand over not only the chakra collected from various planets, but also the chakra extracted from all the spoils stored inside [Benzaiten].
Thinking of this, Elder Ken tortured Kanshiki again.
At the same time, he was furious at his own son.
Kenshiki knew he was carrying an enormous amount of chakra, yet he still arrogantly separated from his guardian.
Now, so much had been lost.
Those were fragments of divine artifacts left behind by the ancient Otsutsuki God and the God of the Underworld.
Back when Otsutsuki Shibai was still in this world, Elder Ken had taken great risks to secretly hide those things.
He had never expected that even now, after all this time, he still had not obtained the last of that top-tier power.
"Call a clan meeting! I must find the bastard responsible!"
Elder Ken roared, immediately sending several mental waves to notify the other Otsutsuki elders.
In an instant, the entire Otsutsuki territory fell into shock and agitation.
The youngest son of the strongest elder, Kenshiki Otsutsuki, had mysteriously disappeared.
With his strength, Kenshiki was considered one of the better members among the elders' second generation.
Although the offensive power of his nine-tomoe golden Rinnegan was somewhat lacking, his chakra reserves were enormous. Even ordinary divine techniques could unleash ten times their usual destructive force in his hands.
Just as the Otsutsuki clan hurriedly convened a meeting, Brook had already used that enormous chakra to upgrade his Four Gods Power once more.
Brook had not expected some of the chakra clusters stored inside [Benzaiten] to be so high in quality. They instantly made his Four Gods Power much more solid.
When he saw the broken weapons stored inside the [Benzaiten] alternate dimension, two of them looked somewhat familiar.
They resembled the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror inside Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo.
However, Brook did not pay too much attention to them or study them deeply, because those weapons had already become decayed objects. The energy and divinity inside them had been extracted.
"That feels good. Sure enough, robbery is the fastest shortcut to becoming stronger!"
Brook chuckled.
"As the saying goes, a horse won't grow fat without night grass, and a man won't get rich without unexpected wealth."
Plunder was the true path to getting rich.
"Alas, it's a pity I don't know how to refine pills. These medicinal herbs are being wasted."
Brook sighed as he looked at the vast number of medicinal herbs inside [Kichijoten].
Even though he could read Kenshiki Otsutsuki's [Karma] memories and learn the names and general effects of these herbs, Kenshiki himself did not know how to refine pills.
Kenshiki Otsutsuki usually either harvested chakra and threw it into [Benzaiten] for extraction, or handed the materials over to his father to refine pills with special effects.
"I wonder how effective they are if I just absorb them directly?"
Brook muttered. His Four Gods Power, with its devouring and fusion ability, was even stronger than the Otsutsuki clan's absorption power. It should be able to make better use of them.
Brook found a strange herb inside [Kichijoten]. It looked a little like ginseng, but it had purple leaves.
On the Otsutsuki Star, this herb was called Human-Growth Grass, and it had the effect of strengthening recovery.
Regularly consuming pills refined from Human-Growth Grass could grant someone a high-speed healing body similar to Wolverine's.
However, the Otsutsuki clan already possessed powerful regeneration, so this herb was not considered especially precious to them.
For the subordinate races under the Otsutsuki clan, though, it was practically a miracle drug.
Brook casually took a bite.
It was crisp and slightly sweet.
The Four Gods Power in his body immediately began devouring and transforming the herb's energy. In the end, however, Brook discovered that it seemed to have no effect on him.
Then he took out a few more and gave them to his women to test whether the herbs could strengthen their recovery.
With Brook protecting them, they immediately began taking the herbs, completely unafraid of any side effects.
The result was extremely obvious.
After eating one Human-Growth Grass each, Kurenai Yuhi and Konan both experienced a significant increase in their recovery abilities. Their healing became somewhat similar to Tsunade's Hundred Healings Technique, allowing small cuts to heal rapidly.
Brook was a little surprised. The effect was more exaggerated than he had expected.
No wonder something like this had been planted inside [Kichijoten] by someone as powerful as Kenshiki Otsutsuki.
He immediately took out another batch, intending to give them to his women as snacks from now on.
The goal was to have them eat until they could recover from broken arms and legs. Ideally, they would eventually reach the point where even damaged organs or being cut at the waist would not be fatal.
By then, they would be able to unleash sustained Kage-level combat power.
They would no longer have to worry about being easily crushed by Brook.
Half a day later, Princess Kaguya finished fusing with the Byakugan of the Otsutsuki main family and devouring the Divine Tree Fruit and Chakra Pills.
Her strength finally returned to its peak, and she became even stronger than before.
Her power had already weakened once when she gave birth to Hagoromo and Hamura.
After giving birth to Hourai and Reimu, her power had been weakened again.
Now, her chakra had finally recovered to the level she possessed after eating the Divine Tree Fruit. She was only one step away from reaching the next stage of evolution.
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