Small Fry

A black shadow flashed, and three Mist ninjas appeared before them, holding kunai and grinning maliciously as they approached. When they got closer, intending to abduct the two girls, their eyes widened in surprise.

In front of them were two girls, one older and one younger. The older girl had long silver hair, long eyelashes, clear eyes, and skin as smooth as jade, breathtakingly beautiful. The younger girl had golden twin ponytails adorned with pink and light green flowers, big eyes, delicate eyebrows, and an immature look. However, her figure was well-developed, especially her chest, which created a stark contrast with her age.

The three Mist ninjas' faces showed an expression of infatuation as they leered at Kaguya and Black Zetsu, even reaching out their hands. To them, these two were just helpless lambs, with no threat at all.

"Hey, little beauties, don't be afraid. We won't hurt you," they said, leering.

Kaguya's face changed, showing disgust. She raised her hand, ready to blast them into pieces.

A flash of golden light appeared in front of Kaguya, revealing a handsome young man holding a strangely shaped kunai, slashing at the necks of the three Mist ninjas.

Blood spurted.

The three Mist shinobi hadn't even reacted before Minato Namikaze had slit their throats. They stared in terror, clutching their necks in vain, as their arteries were severed and blood spurted like fountains.

"Hey, can you not be so violent? Blood is everywhere," Kaguya frowned, pinching her nose, "It's going to stink."

"Ah," Minato looked stunned, then embarrassed as he scratched his head, "I'll be more careful next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato flashed away again. Screams began to echo in the distance once more.

"Mother."

Kaguya felt a gentle tug on her sleeve. She turned her head and saw the little Black Zetsu looking at her as if wanting to say something. Kaguya tilted her head, showing a questioning expression.

"He's very strong," Black Zetsu said seriously, blinking, "I suggest Mother control him or kill him directly."

Kaguya felt a wave of frustration. Seriously, with such an adorable loli appearance, saying something so dark, isn't there a problem?

But Black Zetsu was right. The Fourth Hokage was indeed very strong.

Kaguya then shamelessly asked, "How do I control him?"

"You can use Mother's Rinne Sharingan or Tenseigan to control him, but those methods might be detected," Black Zetsu said, adorably thoughtful with a finger on her chin, "But there's another method."

"What method?" Kaguya asked curiously.

"That is to conquer him with Mother's beauty," Black Zetsu's loli form said seriously, "Then he will never escape your control."

"No," Kaguya immediately rejected the idea, crossing her arms over her chest in an X shape. As dignified as she was, there was no way she would resort to using her looks.

"That's true," Black Zetsu's loli form nodded, "No one in this world is worthy of Mother."

"Let's think about it later," Kaguya waved her hand, "Besides, this is a parallel space. Even if we control him, we might not be able to take him back. Oh, I forgot to ask, what's the deal with the Dragon Veins' chakra?"

"Don't you remember?" Black Zetsu's loli form blinked her big eyes in confusion.

"Well," Kaguya lightly tapped her head with her finger, "It seems being separated from the main body has caused some adverse effects."

Black Zetsu's loli form showed an expression of sudden realization.

In truth, the Dragon Veins has a significant origin, deeply connected to the God Tree.

Some say the God Tree is the source of chakra, but that's not entirely accurate. The God Tree also needs nutrients to grow; without nutrients, it couldn't become such a colossal entity nor possess chakra. Why is there only one God Tree on Earth instead of several?

Because beneath the God Tree lies a massive energy source providing its nutrients. That's right, this massive energy source is the Dragon Veins.

It may sound unbelievable, but according to Black Zetsu's loli form, this is the truth. An ordinary tree mutated under the influence of the Dragon Veins' chakra, using it as nourishment to grow, eventually becoming the colossal God Tree over tens of thousands of years.

Over the long years, the chakra in the Dragon Veins has been almost entirely absorbed, leaving very little. Yet, even so, it remains a tremendous amount of energy.

However, the Dragon Veins' chakra contains some impurities that can affect both the body and mind, even Kaguya couldn't resist it, only the God Tree could filter out these impurities. Therefore, Kaguya chose to consume the chakra fruit from the God Tree rather than directly absorbing the Dragon Veins' chakra.

This time, Kaguya hastily absorbed the Dragon Veins' chakra and was immediately tainted by its impurities, the strange purple hue on her body being a manifestation of these impurities. Surprisingly, she wasn't completely corrupted; instead, the impurities vanished, which was quite astonishing.

Black Zetsu's loli form speculated that this might be because Kaguya had merged with the God Tree, thus gaining its abilities to resist the strange purple energy.

As they conversed, a figure quickly approached them: golden-haired, handsome, none other than Minato Namikaze.

"Quick, we need to leave," Minato said urgently, "A large force is coming. If we don't go now, it will be too late." As he spoke, he reached out to grab Kaguya's hand.

Before he could touch Kaguya, his vision blurred, and he found his wrist had been grabbed instead.

"I must say, your acting skills aren't that great," Kaguya said, her clear eyes blinking as she looked at him with a half-smile.