169: The eight great shogunate families, Princess Kaguya, unleash a chakra surge! The Goddess of the Rabbit descends!

The Ancestral Country was born.

This oldest country from the original story was born in this era, and with it, the curtain rose on the age of ninjas... [Second Era, the Ancestral Country was born, civilization developed rapidly, relying on the remnants of the previous civilization and the continuous excavation of extraordinary technology from underground.]

[In just half an era, they had already developed to their peak!]

[Although there was no supernatural power.]

[But influenced by the Superhuman Physique, a group called 'samurai' formed among them.]

[Powerful samurai could, by relying on their bodies, barely absorb some natural energy without collapsing or turning into stone statues, thus becoming the only superhumans of this era.]

[Samurai who mastered supernatural power were unwilling to be ruled by ordinary humans.]

[At the same time.]

[Due to the immense power of the samurai, the rulers of the Ancestral Country at that time had no choice but to concede, dividing the complete country into countless territories and granting them to these samurai with supernatural power.]

[Historically, this stage was called the 'feudal system'.]

[Time flowed, society developed, and human greed was endless.]

[In just a few hundred years.]

[As the number of samurai grew, even the Ancestral Country, which occupied the entire continent, could no longer divide territory.]

[Not only that.]

[Due to long-term territorial divisions and the intentional obstruction by the samurai, the Emperor's clan, as rulers, were always unable to master supernatural power.]

[Consequently, they lost the authority of a monarch and their own power.]

[Becoming mere puppets.]

[The Shogunate era began.]

[Numerous samurai took turns on stage, engaging in overt and covert struggles around the puppet Emperor. At this time, the true rulers of the entire Ancestral Country were no longer the Emperor, but the samurai hidden behind the scenes.]

[Every successful samurai would establish a shogunate and call himself a Shogun.]

[They were, in fact, the true rulers of the Ancestral Country!]

[The Shogunate era lasted for several centuries, barely satisfying the appetites of the samurai at the time and maintaining a fragile balance.]

[But balance is bound to break.]

[Second Era, mid-period!]

[The fragile balance of the Shogunate system was broken. The samurai families who had become Shoguns earlier monopolized the government and most resources, preventing later samurai families from gaining benefits!]

[After centuries of accumulated contradictions, war finally broke out.]

[Hundreds of lower-ranking samurai families formed an alliance, marching grandly under the banner of 'Purge the Emperor's Side' to attack the Shogun's shogunate!]

[At that time.]

[After centuries of iterations, eight shogunate families had emerged.]

[Among them were a clan that mastered the three-color potion, and the Yamanaka and Nara clans who mastered shadow manipulation and genjutsu respectively. These three clans formed a shogunate alliance.]

[In addition.]

[There was also the Aburame clan who mastered insect swarms, the Inuzuka clan who inherited and improved Shikigami techniques to breed war dogs, the Hozuki clan who mastered seven special samurai swords and were known as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen...]

[The Uzumaki clan, known for their strong vitality and as natural samurai.]

[The Yotsuki clan, known for their strong physical constitution and natural divine strength.]

[The Kaguya clan, whose bones were hard enough to shatter steel with their fists.]

[The Hatake clan, known for their exquisite swordplay and ghost-like movements...]

[The eight great shogunate families all mastered a unique supernatural technique and firmly controlled the government, imprisoning the Emperor and ensuring that the position of Shogun always circulated among the eight families.]

[As the war broke out, the eight great families initially wanted to suppress it by force. However, too many samurai families were involved.]

[They had suppressed too harshly in the past, and now, they finally faced a backlash.]

[It was as if they had fallen into a vast ocean, with war cries everywhere and slogans denouncing the shogunate families.]

[At the same time.]

[The Otsutsuki clan, who had been imprisoned in the deep palace for centuries, and the current Emperor, also smelled an opportunity. He risked his life, personally leading hundreds of loyal samurai to attack the eight great families!]

[Internal and external troubles.]

[The Emperor's personal campaign, coupled with the rebellion of the samurai families, finally threatened the rule of the eight great families.]

[They knew that if they were overthrown, only death awaited them!]

[Therefore.]

[Fear drove them to fight desperately. Relying on their unique supernatural techniques, the combat power of the samurai from the eight great shogunate families was vastly different from that of ordinary samurai.]

[Each family suffered heavy casualties, with their numbers reduced by more than half!]

[Even the Hatake clan, due to its small population, was almost completely wiped out!]

[The chaos was suppressed. Under the iron-fisted methods of the eight great families, this large-scale rebellion was forcibly put down, and the current Emperor was cruelly murdered by them!]

[At the same time.]

[To prevent such an event from happening again, they almost annihilated the main branch of the Otsutsuki clan, intending to enthrone a collateral branch.]

[However, during this massacre, a samurai's negligence allowed a young girl to escape the deadly trap...]

[Her name was... Otsutsuki Kaguya!]

...Thump-thump-thump... Hoofbeats sounded, and the wild laughter of samurai came from behind, filled with mockery and disdain, like a cat toying with a mouse, chasing a small figure in front.

The main branch of the Otsutsuki clan, the last bloodline of the current Emperor.

The Princess known as Princess Kaguya!

Otsutsuki Kaguya!

They chased and chased across the vast grassland, with a playful attitude. It had been several days since she escaped from the blood-stained Otsutsuki mansion and ran here.

During this time,

She hadn't had a drop of water. Let alone an underage little girl,

Even an adult,

Under such torment, could pass out at any moment. But Kaguya dared not stop. The constant laughter from behind stimulated her nerves. If she stopped, what awaited her would certainly not be as easy as death!

These beasts who murdered her father would never let go of such an opportunity!

Thinking of such a scene,

Despair couldn't help but surface in Princess Kaguya's eyes, brimming with tears. The endless pressure almost made her collapse, wanting to kneel on the ground and cry.

Why did she have to endure all of this?

She hadn't done anything, so why should she face such danger?

Why?!

She cried out unwillingly, but no one paid attention. Instead, it piqued the interest of her pursuers behind her. They licked their lips, gazing greedily at Kaguya's delicate figure,

From her exquisite face to her clothes with several holes, revealing a glimpse of skin... and a pair of fair thighs... all of it stimulated these men's nerves, stirring the beastly desires in their hearts, making them unable to stop, wishing they could devour this girl completely!

Clatter—

She stumbled, hitting a stone, and Princess Kaguya fell to the ground. Listening to the approaching footsteps behind her, her face was filled with despair.

Is it over?

Despair flickered in her eyes as she silently clenched her fists, suppressing the panic and fear in her heart... Just then,

She looked up and suddenly saw a withered land before her. On this withered land, a vibrant green tree stood between heaven and earth, like a towering pillar from mythology... A vast surge of life energy erupted at this moment!

At the same time,

As this life energy swept over, it was as if a fruit fell from the crown of the chakra god tree, shattering... transforming into countless silver streams of light that merged into Kaguya's body.

Propelling her upwards, breaking the shackles within her body, a promotion of her life essence began.

Amidst a dazzling white light,

Like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, Kaguya seemed to transform into the legendary Goddess of Rabbit, emitting a saint-level fluctuation... And it was at this very moment,

As the fruit was absorbed, a long-accumulated energy was released from within the chakra god tree!

It surged forth, like a century-long life tsunami, gushing out!

The chakra wave... arrived!

...[Second Era, late period!]

[The last trace of bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan's main branch, Otsutsuki Kaguya, successfully made contact with the God Tree and merged with the chakra fruit!]

[The chakra wave erupted!]

[The true age of ninjas descended!]

[At the same time.]

[Through this energy, Otsutsuki Kaguya broke through the shackles of life, successfully establishing a connection with the chakra god tree, and was able to borrow some of Eve's power!]

[Transforming into an Epic Rank being!]