Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 650 Konoha People, He Shan

Just as Aburame Shisei was about to seal it away and turn it into an object of interest, the independent space suddenly trembled.

A narrow crack appeared in the void above, and a force from the outside forcefully broke through the spatial barrier and intervened in this place.

The person lurking in the shadows could no longer restrain themselves and made their move.

Ayumi Shisei smiled faintly: He finally couldn't resist making a move.

His consciousness immediately locked onto the source of that external force and traced it back to its origin.

"Opportunity is the chance to survive!"

Taking advantage of the lull in their battle, the dying Momoshiki Otsutsuki seized this fleeting opportunity.

He used up all the remaining chakra in his body, suddenly sprang up from the ground, and crashed headfirst into the spatial rift, instantly disappearing into the spatial turbulence.

Having achieved their goal, the mysterious entity that had acted from the shadows then disappeared and retreated.

The isolated space returned to calm, the gray-white floor as clean as ever, as if the fierce fight had never happened.

Aburame Shigeki stood there, looking in the direction where Momoshiki had disappeared, his brows furrowed slightly.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to chew their popcorn. Only Orochimaru boldly stepped forward.

"Is someone secretly interfering from the outside? And the other party possesses extremely sophisticated spatial techniques, capable of bypassing the barrier you set up and tearing apart this exclusive, independent space."

"Hmm." Aburame Shisei nodded slightly. "Someone is secretly helping him get away."

"Who could it be?"

"I don't know for now." Aburame Shisei withdrew his gaze.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment, then chuckled, "Shicheng-kun, judging from your expression... are you excited because you've met an interesting opponent?"

Yu Nu Zhicheng did not answer. With a gentle wave of his hand, the gray space split open, revealing the familiar blue sky outside.

"Zhicheng-kun, could this be considered an unexpected mishap?"

"Not really, everything was within my plan."

Orochimaru smiled and nodded, then added, "By the way, Beelta has been waiting outside. After hearing that you captured two Otsutsuki alive, he's been clamoring to come in and watch, and even boasted that he'd build a star zoo."

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Back in Konoha, when Naruto arrived, he saw a figure curled up in a crater twenty meters deep. The figure's body was clearly black and white, covered in bruises from torture.

His limbs were twisted and bent, multiple bones were fractured, his face was severely injured, resulting in skull damage and disfigurement. All his teeth were knocked out.

The most fatal wound was to the forehead, where someone had punched a large hole in it.

Of course, in reality, it was just that his eyes were gouged out. Although his strength dropped drastically, an Otsutsuki is still an Otsutsuki, and he is not that fragile.

"They're from the Otsutsuki clan!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise.

Others crowded around, but all tacitly remained silent.

To them, the Otsutsuki clan was an inherently hostile force.

Without a doubt, the miserable state of this Otsutsuki before us must be the work of that mysterious and powerful enemy from the outside world.

"Even the Otsutsuki clan couldn't defeat that person?" Naruto murmured, a pang of pity rising in his heart. "His injuries are too severe; I wonder if he can be saved."

"Naruto, he's an Otsutsuki." Sasuke reminded him coldly, warning Naruto not to forget that the Otsutsuki clan has always been cruel and ruthless.

"I know, I understand," Naruto replied, but looking at the other's appearance, he couldn't help but feel pity. "Let's use sealing techniques to bind him first."

But then I thought about it again. The Otsutsuki clan is immune to conventional chakra attacks, and there is no one in Konoha who is proficient in natural sage techniques. There is no way to complete the seal.

A moment of silence fell over everyone. Just then, the Ōtsutsuki, huddled at the bottom of the pit, weakly uttered a few words: "Save...save me..."

Inside the Konoha Hospital, after three days, the Konoha people finally managed to save the Otsutsuki clansman.

The initial intention was simple: the people of Konoha were kind and had always treated prisoners of war well.

Fortunately, the group made their way to the Wet Bone Forest and obtained a special natural sealing technique, which was then personally performed by the Slug Immortal.

Years ago, due to Tsunade's past entanglements, the relationship between the Slug Sage and Konoha gradually became distant, and he rarely appeared in the village afterward.

However, since they ultimately share the same space, and with Sakura as a bond, their connection was never completely severed.

"He's awake! He's awake!" The nurse on duty saw the figure on the bed, bound like a dumpling and sealed in layers, trembling slightly. She immediately shouted in panic and ran out to report the news.

The opponent is from the Otsutsuki clan. If he breaks free of the seal and attacks, I might very well be eaten by him.

Although this sounds like an exaggerated speculation, the Konoha ninjas, having been exposed to such things since childhood, have long held the deeply ingrained belief that the Otsutsuki clan is inherently bloodthirsty and cannibalistic.

"What's all the noise about? She's just awake." Sakura Haruno walked into the ward with a hint of impatience. After calming the frightened nurse, she immediately contacted the key personnel in the village.

Before long, all the high-ranking officials of Konoha arrived: Kakashi, Rock Lee and his apprentice, Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, as well as the Slug Sage and Genma Shiranui.

Kurenai Yuhi and her child, Mirai Sarutobi, were originally supposed to be present, but Kurenai withdrew from Konoha's management after giving birth and no longer participated in any village affairs, big or small.

At this moment, Sakura Haruno suddenly realized that the number of core personnel capable of taking charge of Konoha was dwindling, and could be counted on one hand.

Despite its vast size, the village of ninjas has very few capable people, even fewer than some evil organizations.

"Sakura, how is it?" Naruto rushed over and asked.

"He's awake." Sakura gestured towards the inside of the ward to Naruto, not daring to enter herself, and simply stood guard at the door.

A moment later, everyone arrived, and together they pushed open the door and went inside to observe the situation.

The Ōtsutsuki on the bed remained obediently imprisoned, making no attempt to break free, yet this still did not lower everyone's guard.

In fact, Momoshiki Otsutsuki had already woken up long before the nurse exclaimed in surprise. Upon waking, he immediately realized that he was firmly bound to the bed by a special energy.

The proud Momoshiki was filled with rage, but after the anger subsided, he quickly calmed down and weighed the pros and cons.

He sensed the presence of the divine tree in this area. If these people harbored ill intentions and offered him as a sacrifice to the tree, he would surely die. After all, he had not yet left a contract, and once absorbed, he would perish completely.

"Who are you people?" Momoshiki Otsutsuki slowly opened his eyes. His eyes, which were originally full of hostility, became clear and transparent. Coupled with his scarred appearance, he looked particularly innocent and pitiful.