Naruto: Swarm System

"Who exactly are you?"

Hearing Otsutsuki Kaguya's question, Shishou couldn't help but laugh.

He knew he couldn't win a fight against Kaguya. At best, he could use the characteristics of Sage Mode to hold out for a few minutes and then use Flying Thunder God or his various techniques to escape.

However, Shishou also knew that Kaguya had not yet been betrayed by Hamura and Hagoromo and was still relatively naive. This was his best opportunity to win her over.

Given Kaguya's simple and innocent nature, Shishou could understand why Kishimoto designed her this way.

After all, with Kaguya's overwhelming strength, if she wasn't designed to be somewhat naive and easily tricked, the protagonist group wouldn't have stood a chance against her.

And this provided Shishou with an opportunity.

So, he decided to take a risk.

Looking at Kaguya, Shishou said, "I am actually your future husband."

After saying that, Shishou immediately used Flying Thunder God to teleport away and then replaced himself with a clone created from his insects to face Kaguya.

"Future... husband???"

Kaguya blinked and looked at Shishou, her cold face showing a slight ripple of emotion.

Although she knew nothing due to her childhood spent planting God Trees, she could understand what a husband was.

A husband was simply the father of her children.

Thinking of this, Kaguya glanced down at her slightly swollen belly.

After absorbing Shishou's chakra, her belly had indeed become slightly larger.

Could it be true?

Even though she thought so, Kaguya didn't immediately believe Shishou's claim.

She was naive and lacked common sense, but she wasn't foolish.

Seeing that Kaguya hadn't gotten angry, Shishou, who had teleported to a distance, controlled his insect clone and said, "I am from a thousand years in the future. I traveled back in time just to help you."

"A thousand years? Help me?"

Kaguya raised an eyebrow.

From her perspective, although Shishou's strength was much greater than other ants, he was still within the range of being an ant.

With such strength, how could he possibly help her?

The things Kaguya worried about most were the future pursuit by the Otsutsuki clan and Otsutsuki Isshiki.

If Isshiki recovered to his full strength, Kaguya felt she wouldn't be able to defeat him.

If she couldn't defeat Isshiki at his full strength, how could this weakling, who claimed to be her husband, possibly help her?

Perhaps guessing Kaguya's thoughts, Shishou continued, "Kaguya, time travel requires a lot of energy, so my strength has been greatly reduced. Naturally, I can't help you much right now."

"However, I know what you want to do most now. You want to continue planting God Trees, let them bear fruit, and gain more power to deal with the Otsutsuki clan's pursuers, or track down the injured Isshiki and eliminate the threat permanently."

"And these are things I might be able to help you with."

After saying this, Shishou thought to himself: Helping you is impossible. In a few decades, you'll be sealed again as planned. If history changes, how can I go back?

Hearing Shishou's words, Kaguya frowned and asked, "How do you know about these things?"

What he said were indeed the things she most wanted to do, and the matter of Isshiki was something no one else should know about. Unless, he really was from a thousand years in the future.

Shishou smiled lightly and said matter-of-factly, "Why? Because I am your future husband. Naturally, I know everything about you."

Seeing his smile, Kaguya frowned again.

To be honest, she really couldn't get used to the idea of him being her husband.

It's absurd for anyone to suddenly have a husband appear out of nowhere.

But he did indeed say what was on her mind, making her start to doubt whether he really was her future husband.

Well, let's have him help eliminate the threat of Otsutsuki Isshiki first. If he dares to deceive me, I'll just kill him.

With her overwhelming power, Kaguya feared no lies.

Kaguya said directly, "How do you plan to help me with Isshiki?"

Shishou stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the night sky and said, "Otsutsuki Isshiki was ambushed and half-sacrificed by you, then escaped using Sukunahikona. To eliminate him, we need to find his whereabouts first."

Hearing Shishou even knew about her conflict with Isshiki, Kaguya believed a bit more in his claim of being her husband.

Shishou continued, "Give me some time. I will help you find Isshiki's whereabouts. Then you can deal with him yourself and eliminate the threat permanently."

"However, Isshiki's Sukunahikona can shrink himself, so it might take a bit longer."

Knowing Isshiki's whereabouts was easy for Shishou, who had casually watched the story.

Seeing Shishou claim he could find Isshiki's whereabouts, something even she couldn't do, Kaguya looked at him, intrigued.

She hadn't expected him to know even the specifics of Isshiki's Sukunahikona ability, making her believe a bit more in his claim of being her husband.

Thinking about it, Kaguya said, "When you find Isshiki, come and find me."

After saying this, Kaguya prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Shishou quickly called out to her.

"Kaguya."

Kaguya turned her head.

"What is it?"

Shishou dismissed his insect clone and came to Kaguya, smiling at her, "I am your husband."

Kaguya raised an eyebrow, "So?"

Though she knew what a husband was, she didn't know what it entailed.

Shishou approached Kaguya, gradually getting closer to her.

Kaguya didn't evade and continued to look at him indifferently.

Shishou took Kaguya's hand and smiled, "I'll come to find you in a few days."

Kaguya looked at their clasped hands and asked, "What is this?"

Not knowing the significance of holding hands, she didn't know how to react.

However, she didn't dislike the warmth from Shishou's hand.

And Shishou didn't look unpleasant to her.

Of course, the main thing was that he claimed to be her future husband and promised to help find Isshiki.

Shishou squeezed Kaguya's cold hand and said, "This is just a normal act between a husband and wife, a way to connect emotionally."

Hearing this, Kaguya fell silent.

Not understanding these things, she didn't know if Shishou was telling the truth.

Moreover, as a celibate, meeting Shishou for the first time, she had no feelings for him, just not disliking him.

More importantly, she needed his help to find Otsutsuki Isshiki.

With these considerations, Kaguya allowed Shishou to hold her hand.

After all, if Shishou displeased her, she could kill him anytime.

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POWER STONE!!!!

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