"Your father might have been bewitched by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya..."
Mentioning Minamikawa Yuu, a hint of hesitation flickered in the Great Toad Sage's eyes: "As a ruler, his talent is beyond doubt, but he is just a mortal after all. It is only normal for him to be bewitched by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, an outsider from the heavens."
"Even so, that does not erase his achievements."
"It was he who made this land prosperous again, and it was he who allowed mortals to live and work in peace, enabling them to lead stable lives."
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He spoke this way, his words full of admiration for Minamikawa Yuu.
Despite his hostility toward Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, he held great admiration and respect for Minamikawa Yuu's various actions.
The Mount Myōboku lineage has stood on this land for many years and is revered by many as a holy land.
As one of the actual leaders of the Mount Myōboku lineage, the Great Toad Sage had visited the land many times over the past ages to observe the lives of mortals.
He had personally witnessed the tragic lives of mortals and felt deep pity for their various experiences.
Compared to the previous rulers of this continent, Minamikawa Yuu was as pure as a saint.
He did not indulge in women—having only one woman, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, in his entire life—nor did he care for luxury, requiring only enough to satisfy basic living needs for his daily life.
Under his rule, mortals were well-fed and well-clothed, with no need to worry about the threat of war or fear the oppression of a ruler. Life could be considered extremely blissful.
But the existence of the Divine Tree was ultimately a massive hidden danger.
As long as the Divine Tree continued to absorb the world's Natural Energy, the Natural Energy within the world would eventually run dry one day.
And if that day truly came, the consequences would be extremely dire.
It was precisely because of this that he took the risk to appear, specifically showing himself before the Hagoromo Brothers.
"Father..."
Hagoromo and Hamura glanced at each other, both showing looks of hesitation on their faces.
To be fair, they didn't think their father was someone who could be easily bewitched.
After all, in their hearts, Minamikawa Yuu had always been very rational.
How could such a person be easily bewitched?
And by someone like their own mother.
Even though she was their mother, in the hearts of the Hagoromo Brothers, their mother really couldn't be called wise.
Aside from her unparalleled power and outstanding appearance, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's personality was full of flaws, with little else to praise.
If it were said that such a person could bewitch Minamikawa Yuu, they wouldn't believe it.
Then, was he being controlled?
The Hagoromo Brothers thought to themselves.
This was indeed quite possible.
In terms of wisdom, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was not worth mentioning, but in terms of strength, no one could ignore her.
With her strength being unrivaled, it was possible that she had controlled Minamikawa Yuu to achieve her own goals.
Minamikawa Yuu might have realized the problem, but was unable to extricate himself due to Kaguya's intimidation and control.
"Regardless of what the truth is, as long as we can see Father, we will be able to know everything."
Hagoromo stood where he was, pondering in his heart.
"Brother, shall we go back?"
Beside him, Hamura looked at Hagoromo and asked.
"Good."
Hagoromo nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"On the issue of saving the world, our goals are aligned."
Before them, the Great Toad Sage spoke: "If you need any help, feel free to ask me."
"Both of you have great talent in Senjutsu. If possible, you can come with me to the Holy Land of Mount Myōboku to practice Senjutsu."
He said: "When Senjutsu is combined with the power of Chakra, it can exert extremely powerful force, perhaps even allowing you to not be inferior to your mother."
"Senjutsu?"
Hagoromo thought for a moment, then nodded: "That sounds good."
There were also some people in the palace of the Land of Ancestors who used Senjutsu, mostly witches and mages.
These people also used some crude Senjutsu, which were said to be simplified versions of the true Senjutsu.
But those so-called Senjutsu were actually just mediocre in power.
The Hagoromo Brothers had curiously looked into it for a while and finally found that the utility of this stuff was truly not great; not only was the power ordinary, but the consumption was surprisingly high, far inferior to the power of Chakra.
But after carefully sensing the might of Natural Energy just now, he had a different view.
The might of Natural Energy was actually very strong; even the Divine Tree required a supply of this energy if it wanted to grow.
If they could completely master this power and integrate it into their own combat system, they might achieve different results.
Of course, that was a matter for the future.
At this current stage, he had more important things to do.
The next day, they embarked on their journey back.
At their speed, leaving everyone else behind, they quickly returned to the capital of the Land of Ancestors.
Returning to the familiar palace, they came before Minamikawa Yuu's residence.
Before entering this place, they felt somewhat apprehensive.
They were both worried that Minamikawa Yuu was truly controlled by Kaguya and afraid of something happening that they didn't want to see.
However, when they saw Minamikawa Yuu, they were somewhat surprised.
In the garden behind the palace, Minamikawa Yuu stood there alone, looking very leisurely at the moment.
His expression was calm and his bearing composed as he held a watering can, watering the flowers in the garden.
The whole process looked very quiet and peaceful, without a single sign of abnormality.
It wasn't until he heard footsteps from outside that he turned around in surprise and looked at the Hagoromo and Hamura brothers ahead.
"Why are you back so soon?"
He looked at the Hagoromo Brothers with a smile on his face: "Have you had enough fun outside?"
He didn't notice anything unusual about the Hagoromo Brothers; he was simply happy for the return of his two children.
"Father."
The Hagoromo Brothers looked at their father's appearance and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
From the beginning, the Hagoromo Brothers had been using their full strength to sense.
Hagoromo used Natural Energy to sense, while Hamura also used his full strength to activate his Byakugan to observe Chen Ziming's condition.
But no matter how they observed, they found no abnormality in Minamikawa Yuu.
Clearly, Minamikawa Yuu was not being controlled by anyone; he was still himself at this moment.
Confirming that Minamikawa Yuu was not controlled by Kaguya, the Hagoromo Brothers were immediately relieved.
No matter the outcome, as long as the worst-case scenario hadn't happened, it was worth it for them.
"It seems you've made quite a few new discoveries this time."
Meeting the Hagoromo Brothers' gazes, Minamikawa Yuu smiled and spoke: "Did you come here this time to share them with me?"
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