Great Appetite

The situation became quite anticlimactic, if I have to say it honestly.

Black Zetsu is trapped, and I have the shell of the Ten-Tails, which, from what we later learned from a very dazed and disoriented Gaara, only sealed thirty percent of the Shukaku's chakra.

He is already the weakest of the nine, so I don't think it makes much difference...

In fact, if he were to die and reform, he would naturally regain that portion over time if the biju records that Tsunade brought from her clan's complex, written by Tobirama, are true.

Records that she allowed me to read and add to the library, very kind of her, I must say.

I don't even have to worry about Nagato trying to summon it again; the space seals are one of the first seals Mariko placed. Maybe Black Zetsu is thinking of some way to try to get out, but the statue without a connection or anyone to control it will remain quiet and still.

As for the rest, I only have to worry about the desperate movements of Obito and Nagato.

Well, Nagato is not that important; rather, I have to be careful with the pair of Rinnegan in his eye sockets.

If I could acquire it, perhaps I would make artificial Rinnegan for everyone in the village. Even easier if I could find that guy, Shin, and tear off a piece of his flesh to study.

Kaguya? She's not a problem.

She'll remain sealed on the moon, without a Toneri who could twist things, and also, it wouldn't be a big problem if she somehow managed to escape, reaching the planet safely.

Not without absorbing the complete Ten-Tails again and reaching her peak, which is no longer possible.

I did some calculations when I sometimes found myself staring at the moon.

If I were to take the initiative to somehow get the current Kaguya out of her prison, her estimated danger level after all this time would be between elite Chunin and standard Jounin.

The reason is simple, chakra reserves.

Don't be fooled by her almighty bones or her dimensional techniques; those things cost a TON of chakra, and she would need to absorb at least up to the third tailed beast to be able to use and activate the effects of her All-Killing Ash Bones for a short period.

If Kaguya wants to start using Amenominaka or Yomotsu Hirasaka for dimensional travel, she would need the reserves of the first seven tailed beasts just to activate half of her dimensions without including the central one.

And she would need to rest for a week before using them again to return to this dimension.

The Otsutsuki clan may seem very OP, but they are tremendously dependent on having large amounts of chakra available to perform the most basic techniques.

Take away their chakra, and they won't even know how to catch fish in a barrel.

(If you don't know how to do that either, just make a hole in the bottom so the water drains out, and the fish will be at the bottom, breathless, and you can easily pick it up. More methods?)

In fact, back then, I thought I heard something about an Otsutsuki who arrived in Boruto's time (which reminds me that I'll have to keep an eye out for more in the future), and after getting a beating, he simply ate something to have more chakra.

Something like an alien version of the senzu bean, I suppose.

I didn't pay much attention to the exact details; after all, Boruto was just a way to keep squeezing money from the most gullible. Giving Naruto closure with Toneri and Hinata's movie would have been enough.

With so many aliens, technology, and clones everywhere, it was more like Star Wars than a ninja world. Half of the things didn't even make sense.

Like a later technique from Kurama that, when revealed, makes you think: Couldn't you have used that against Madara or Kaguya?

The plot holes are everywhere; people just refuse to see them and settle for enjoying without thinking too much.

Good for them; sometimes things don't have to make sense for you to have fun with them.

(I support that; if you like something, just do it and have fun to disconnect a bit.)

Although... if more Otsutsuki come in the future, I wouldn't be surprised if they also put something like there were a dozen of them sleeping underground in the past when they arrived in an alien ship a thousand years ago and wake up in Boruto's time, for whatever absurd reason, like going out for a stretch and eating something.

But Boruto ate the last special limited edition bun, and offended by that, they decided to conquer the planet.

Maybe I should stop calling that time period by that name; after all, Boruto will not be born, and neither will his sister.

What was her name again? Nuwari, Quitari, Minari...

—"Lord Enel?"

—Oh, Kimimaro —I refocus on the present; I can take time to think about that in the future— What's up?

—Karin called to tell us that she and Mrs. Anko finished treating all the poisoned ones —he said, holding a den den mushi in his hand that imitates Karin— She asks if we will take long to return to Sunagakure and if they should go back to the village on their own or if you want them to wait for our return.

—Please tell them to stay —Temari interrupted the conversation— I would like to thank you for your help with Gaara's rescue; without you, who knows if I could have arrived in time.

Temari might be stubborn, but it's undeniable that she genuinely cares about her family.

Kimimaro ignored her and kept looking at me, waiting for my answer, which made a vein swell in Temari's neck.

I swear, these two could end up together in some inexplicable way!

—Karin can decide for herself, but I guess Anko will leave for a while —I reflected— Although she must be having fun playing with Hikari, Kenta must be starting to miss her, and he must be hungry too.

—Can't Pakura or Ameyuri...? —Maki still isn't comfortable with some topics, it seems— You know.

Yes, I know what she's talking about. Pakura, Ameyuri, and Anko sometimes share their breast milk with the other babies when one of them is absent or very busy, so the babies don't mind if they feed them even if they're not their mother. They have more than enough.

It could be said that a very close bond has been established among all of them, which pleases me.

—Their appetite has been growing lately, like the others, so everyone needs to do their part to satisfy them completely —I explained to Maki.

Given the quasi-physical nature of One Piece for my children, babies eat a lot, and their appetite only grows over time. I have no doubt that in less than three months, they'll be able to start eating some solid foods, which will greatly relieve their mothers.