Chapter 246: Impressive, Host

Hearing the implication in Kaguya's words, Obito's lips curled into a faint smirk.

'They say Kaguya is just a naive, simple-minded woman, but it seems that's not entirely true.'

'Her battle intelligence might not be great, but at least she has some brains.'

He exchanged a glance with Madara.

After receiving a confirming look from the other man, Obito finally spoke.

"If you can actually accomplish what you claim, then of course, you'll get your share of the final outcome."

Hearing this, Kaguya's face lit up with a smile, blooming like a spring orchid, exuding contentment and joy.

"That is most wonderful. You may leave everything to me."

A sharp gaze swept over her.

Madara crossed his arms, his tone cold.

"I'll make this clear now—if you dare try anything foolish, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Kaguya maintained her soft smile, her voice delicate.

"In my current state, before the two of you, I am as fragile as a wisp of smoke. How could I possibly do something so unwise?"

Madara sneered, clearly unconvinced.

"Hmph. You'd better not."

Meanwhile, Obito was internally grumbling.

'Tch~ As if I'd believe you, you old witch! You're as cunning as they come.'

She might look as gentle as a flower, but the amount of scheming in her heart was definitely no joke.

This was the same woman who managed to betray Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and even gave birth to that sneaky bastard, Black Zetsu.

Anyone who saw her as a helpless "weak woman" was bound to be eaten alive.

Kaguya turned her big, watery eyes toward Madara, looking pitiful.

"My child, why do you refuse to believe me?"

Madara's white hair practically bristled.

"Silence! Stop talking nonsense! Who's your child?!"

Kaguya pointed a slender finger at him.

"（＾▽＾）You are, of course, my child."

Madara, thoroughly irked, growled in frustration.

"I am not!"

"You are!"

"I am not!"

"…"

Obito chuckled as he watched the scene unfold.

This was great.

Aside from Killer Bee, it seemed there was now another person capable of driving Madara crazy—Kaguya.

Just as Obito was secretly enjoying the spectacle, a voice suddenly rang in his consciousness.

"Ding! What the hell is going on, Host?!"

"How did Black Zetsu's Quest for Mommy turn into Kaguya Seeks a Son?!"

Obito nearly had a heart attack from the sudden interruption.

Clutching his chest, he snapped irritably,

"Damn it, System! Can you not pop up out of nowhere and scare me half to death?!"

"And another thing—stop using that sultry voice to curse! It's super weird!"

The System sounded a little indignant.

"How was that sudden? I literally gave you a 'ding' as a warning."

Obito shot back, totally justified,

"It was the 'ding' that scared me!"

"…"

Ignoring him, the System quickly scanned through the recent events.

After processing everything, it couldn't help but curse again.

"Damn! Host, you're amazing!"

"I was only gone for a little while, and not only did you use Talk no Jutsu on Madara, you even dragged Kaguya into a verbal battle?!"

[Selection successful! Reward obtained: Buff – Supreme Talker!]

[Effect: As long as you keep talking during battle, all your attributes increase by 20%!]

Obito gladly accepted the reward, then curiously asked,

"System, where did you go just now?"

The System sighed in frustration.

"ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh, what else? Making money."

"Don't ask. All I can say is—life's tough, man. Life's really tough."

Obito clicked his tongue but didn't pry further.

"Alright, whatever."

"Man, even a System has to struggle to make ends meet these days."

Regaining his focus, Obito turned back to the scene before him.

Kaguya and Madara were still at it, dialogue boxes continuously popping above their heads.

"I am not!"

"You are!"

"…."

Obito: ()

"Are they ever going to stop? Don't tell me the essence of the Ōtsutsuki Clan is just being a bunch of broken record machines?!"

Finally, Obito grabbed hold of the agitated Madara and sighed.

"Alright, don't lower yourself to her level."

While calming the enraged Madara, he turned to Kaguya and asked,

"Kaguya-sama, what exactly do you need in order to perform this 'technique' of yours?"

Kaguya blinked her large eyes, her tone serious.

"I do not require any external materials—only the combined strength of the three of us."

"However, before that, I must replenish my chakra and fully restore my body."

Ōtsutsuki "filial piety duo" had sealed Kaguya away in a manner akin to compressing a large file into a zip folder, encrypting it, and uploading it to the cloud.

When Obito and Madara revived the Ten-Tails, it was like entering the password to start extracting the files.

Once the Ten-Tails fully matured into the God Tree, the extraction process would be complete, and Kaguya would be properly revived.

But due to Obito's interference, the file got severely corrupted.

While the most crucial component—the consciousness file—was intact, the missing data needed to be redownloaded using mobile data (chakra).

And unfortunately, the shinobi world didn't have Wi-Fi…

Obito shook his head and rejected Kaguya outright.

"I know what you're thinking, Kaguya-sama, and the answer is no."

"The Ten-Tails' chakra belongs to me and Madara now. There's no way we're handing it over to you."

He wasn't stupid enough to arm the enemy himself.

If Kaguya regained control, he and Madara would be her first meals!

Kaguya frowned, the two pills on her forehead nearly touching.

"But if I do not restore my body, I will be unable to—"

Obito raised a hand, cutting her off.

"Kaguya-sama, I have a proposal that benefits all three of us. Why don't you hear me out first?"

"It won't just solve your current problem, but it'll also bring us all some serious gains."

Kaguya let out a soft hmm and nodded.

"I am listening."

Madara, intrigued, also turned his attention to Obito, curious about this so-called proposal.

Obito thought for a moment before speaking.

"Kaguya-sama, your former partner, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, isn't dead."

"That's impossible!"

Kaguya's first reaction was to deny it outright.

"I sacrificed Isshiki to the Ten-Tails long ago. Otherwise, how could the God Tree have bloomed and borne fruit?"

"Trust me, Kaguya-sama, Isshiki is still alive. He—"

Recalling the events from Boruto, Obito hesitated slightly before continuing.

"After the Ten-Tails devoured most of his body, he used a technique called Sukunahikona to shrink himself and escape."

"In short, his existence is a threat to all of us. Instead of wasting time fighting over chakra here, why don't we join forces to take him down and split his chakra three ways?"

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