"Why?" Sasuke frowned deeply, his brow furrowing.
He seriously didn't understand Makoto's reasoning.
Wasn't Kaguya also an Otsutsuki? She was the enemy—the monster he and Naruto had joined forces to seal away, the one who literally wanted to destroy the entire Shinobi World.
"Didn't you gather some information about Kaguya during your battle with her?" Makoto asked.
"...There might have been," Sasuke muttered.
It was only when Makoto mentioned it that Sasuke actually began to recall something.
When they were trapped, that bastard Black Zetsu had told quite a few stories.
However, at the time, he had only listened casually, focusing mainly on how to break free and formulating their next strategy.
"I remember Naruto said Kaguya Otsutsuki was different from all the enemies he'd faced before, that she seemed heartless. Even Naruto said that, so it should be..." Sasuke stroked his chin with one hand, speaking while trying to recall the memory.
"What exactly does 'heartless' even mean? Unable to be persuaded? Or was it simply that Naruto realized Kaguya wasn't engaging with him at all?" Makoto countered.
"...Not sure." Sasuke's expression turned incredibly awkward.
At that time, his experience with interpersonal communication was basically zero.
He was still at the 'you want me to play dating games with her' stage of his life.
Actually, to be honest, he didn't improve much afterward either.
Sasuke thought about how he'd been looked down upon by Sarada during Parent-Child Day for relying on Kakashi's shitty Icha-icha Paradise, making him feel even more embarrassed!
"Not sure, huh? Then let me ask you this—you met the Sage of Six Paths. When you first spoke with him, could you understand his language?"
"...No." Sasuke remembered this particularly clearly.
After all, this was the crucial process through which he obtained the Rinnegan.
"Because of the vast time difference, the Sage of Six Paths spoke differently from modern Shinobi World language. Only after he adjusted his speech could you even understand him. So, what about Kaguya? The Sage of Six Paths died, and his soul wandered the Shinobi World. That is the reason he could communicate with you two using modern speech. Kaguya, on the other hand, was sealed for over a thousand years. Never mind her mental disorientation after being unsealed—it would be perfectly normal for her to be unable to communicate normally in such a short time."
Makoto presented his explanation.
Sasuke might be slightly more intelligent than Naruto in certain aspects, but culturally they were actually quite similar.
During the Chunin Exams, when Naruto couldn't answer any questions, Sasuke also proudly declared inside his head after glancing at the test paper, 'As expected, I can't solve a single damn one.'
Where Sasuke surpassed Naruto was mainly in the fact that he wasn't completely clueless about the meaning of the word 'rabble.'
"Moreover, Kaguya fell for the 'Sexy Technique' too, right?"
"You even know about that?! That was the 'Reverse Harem Technique'! It definitely wasn't the basic 'Sexy Technique'!" Sasuke was genuinely surprised that Makoto knew so much about his and Naruto's past.
However, after Makoto's reminder, he began to understand Makoto's point.
"That's right. Since Kaguya could fall for such a frivolous ninja technique, it proves she definitely isn't the 'heartless existence' Naruto described. Both Naruto and I totally overlooked this point."
Makoto didn't comment on Sasuke's observation.
In truth, they hadn't really overlooked it.
It was simply that Kaguya, as the final boss, couldn't possibly be talked down through the 'talk no jutsu' like the others, could she?
If the final boss were also defeated by Talk No Jutsu after all the previous bosses had been, it would be too ironic—truly making them the "Talk No Jutsu Ninja."
Even though Kaguya was actually the most suitable boss to be persuaded through words.
Kaguya's conflict with the Sage of Six Paths from the beginning stemmed from unequal understanding—it was essentially a huge misunderstanding.
"Exactly, that's what I mean. There's another curious phenomenon here: those who fall for the 'Sexy Technique' are almost all genuinely good people in the Shinobi World," Makoto stated.
"I agree with that." Jiraiya, who had been listening nearby, crossed his arms and nodded thoughtfully.
"I agree with that too." Hiruzen, watching the broadcast from another location, solemnly endorsed Makoto's statement!
"'Reverse Harem Technique'? That damned Uzumaki brat, using my Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to develop some ridiculous ninja technique!" Tobirama, as a master of ninja techniques, instantly deduced the technique's specific effects just from the name and description, and he was absolutely furious!
"What the hell does that mean?" Hashirama frowned deeply.
"Brother, look here." Tobirama created a shadow clone, which then used the Transformation Technique.
With a poof, smoke billowed, and an indistinct figure of Uchiha Madara appeared.
"Ooh!! This is amazing!" Hashirama's eyes widened excitedly.
"...I fucking knew it." Tobirama expressionlessly canceled the technique and Hashirama sighed with regret.
"This world is truly beyond saving." Uchiha Hikari glanced disdainfully at Hashirama Senju.
What God of Shinobi? More like the God of gay.
At the same time, Uchiha Hikari recalled what Uchiha Sasuke had mentioned in the earlier scene—that Kaguya Otsutsuki had fallen for the "Reverse Harem Technique" rather than the "Sexy Technique."
What did that imply? It meant that Kaguya Otsutsuki was a pure, kind-hearted straight woman.
She was nothing like Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara, with their evil bond-driven romance!
Makoto had promised her that they would work together to overthrow the distorted, bromance-filled Shinobi World created by the Senju and Uchiha, and establish a new Shinobi World representing heterosexuality.
So it made perfect sense for Makoto to want to revive Kaguya.
"To revive Kaguya, you need to collect all nine Tailed Beasts. But from my investigations these past few days, it seems the Akatsuki has given up on targeting the Tailed Beasts, right?"
At this point, Sasuke wasn't concerned about whether Makoto intended to revive Kaguya or not.
Even if Makoto revived Kaguya and took advantage of her drowsy state to grope her, or even if he wanted to become the Sage of Six Paths' step father, none of that shit concerned him.
The only one he cared about was Naruto.
And specifically, this world's Naruto.
The reason Sasuke could choose to abandon his original future world was because he discovered that in this world, his brother, Naruto, himself, and the entire world could all become better.
Note: The order of "brother, Naruto, himself, world" here cannot be changed.
Just as Neji died to play Cupid for Naruto and Hinata, Itachi also died to play Cupid for Naruto and Sasuke.
These two older brothers were truly set up perfectly!
So at this moment, what Sasuke cared about most was the Nine-Tails.
If the Nine-Tails was lost, Naruto would undoubtedly die.
But Makoto needed the Nine-Tails to revive Kaguya.
"Well, actually, reviving Kaguya doesn't necessarily require the Tailed Beasts, because there are other methods..." Makoto explained the method of the Ten-Tails devouring Otsutsuki members.
"You mean..." Sasuke finally understood.
"So for the God Tree plan.... Boruto is now an Otsutsuki."
After Makoto said this, Sasuke glanced at Naruto in the distance, then looked at Boruto on the ground.
For Naruto's sake, Boruto must be sacrificed!
After all, as long as Naruto is alive, they can have as many Borutos as they want in the future.
Anyway, as time passes, even if they all remain alive, they would eventually disappear due to temporal paradoxes.
This was something Boruto himself had mentioned to them.
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