The three-tomoe Sharingan on the blonde's forehead genuinely shocked Su Mu.
On the Otsutsuki planet, were Sharingan that commonplace?
Did everyone have one?
However, judging by the blonde's strength, he was at most at the pseudo-Six Paths first tier. If placed in the Ninja World, he would be considered incredibly powerful.
"I have to admit, the overall strength of everyone in the Ninja World is still too low. After all, it's just Kaguya's chakra splitting apart..."
The blonde began to fight the middle-aged man.
But the uncle was no match for the blonde. He was quickly knocked to the ground in just a few moves.
"Dad!"
Lan Yue, her heart filled with anxiety, rushed to support her father's arm.
"The money I owe you has nothing to do with my daughter..."
"If you let her go, I'll go with you!"
The uncle, clutching his injured chest, gasped for breath.
"Let her go? Old man, what ability do you have to pay now?"
"Why not sign an agreement with us and sell your daughter? Then this debt will be settled, what do you say?"
The blonde, having anticipated this, pulled out a prepared contract from his怀 and threw it directly at the uncle's face.
"No... Absolutely not. I'd rather die today than agree to this!"
The uncle angrily pushed himself up from the ground.
"Ignorant fool!"
The blonde sneered, gathering a purple orb of light in his right hand: "Then say goodbye to this world!"
The moment the light orb was fired, Su Mu's figure appeared instantly in front of the uncle and Lan Yue.
Lan Yue exclaimed in alarm, "Quick, dodge! You're still injured, you're no match for them!"
"Is that so?"
Su Mu smiled faintly, raising his hand to catch the light orb and crush it directly!
"What?!"
The blonde and the group of subordinates behind him were instantly dumbfounded.
Lan Yue covered her mouth in astonishment.
As the southeast wind blew, Su Mu's back seemed to shimmer with a golden light against the setting sun.
"You... Who are you!"
The blonde asked nervously.
"I thought the Otsutsuki planet was a supreme civilization, but I didn't expect it to have street-level trash like you."
Su Mu's brows furrowed, and in an instant, he appeared before the blonde, his right hand gripping his neck with full force.
"People like you are a disgrace to the Otsutsuki clan!"
*Crack—*
Su Mu applied a slight force, the blonde's head lolled to the side, and he was instantly finished.
Seeing Su Mu as if he were a god of death, the subordinates behind him were so terrified that they peed themselves and fled.
Lan Yue could hardly believe her eyes. The blonde was a pseudo-Six Paths level expert, and Su Mu had killed him so easily?
"...What kind of monster did I pick up..."
After finishing everything, Su Mu smiled and returned to the two of them: "You must be Uncle, I apologize for being a little slow just now, please don't blame me."
After witnessing Su Mu's abilities, the uncle dared not blame him. He immediately got up, brushed off the dust from his clothes, and respectfully bowed to Su Mu: "Not at all, I am Lan Yue's father, you can call me Uncle De."
Su Mu nodded slightly, "Uncle De, I have something I'd like to ask."
"Do you have any storytelling places here?"
"Storytelling?" Uncle De pondered for a moment and then said, "Yes, there are. Usually, in bars or theaters, there are a few storytelling performances every day. But they mostly talk about stories that happened when planting the divine tree on other planets."
"It's boring, and very few people listen."
Su Mu was surprised. The Otsutsuki planet actually had bars and theaters!
It seemed that this place was no different from Earth.
"Why are you asking this? Do you like listening to stories...?"
Uncle De looked at Su Mu with some confusion.
Su Mu smiled, "To be honest, I'm a storyteller myself, and I'm currently looking for stable work here."
Uncle De shook his head bitterly, "Storytelling is too niche. Each performance only earns a few wood coins. It's hard work, and it's easy to get heckled by the audience."
"There are many easier jobs available here, and they pay more than storytelling. Why don't I introduce you to one?"
"Besides, judging by your attire and appearance, you don't seem to be from here. The Otsutsuki have always developed their civilization by planting trees. Do you know how many things have happened in between?"
Su Mu hadn't expected that the storytelling profession here would be so meager.
However, money was not the most important thing; the system-issued quest was.
For that, he had to perform first. As for the outcome, he didn't need to care.
"Uncle De, thank you for your kindness. I think I should still stick to my old profession. Although I know nothing about the past of the Otsutsuki planet, my stories might still be good stories. Perhaps they will spark some ideas?"
Su Mu refused Uncle De's offer.
Uncle De sighed helplessly, "Alright. There happens to be a storytelling venue nearby. Let Lan Yue take you there."
...
On the Otsutsuki Ancestral Star.
On the East River coast.
Su Mu followed Lan Yue and stopped in front of a bar.
"Jiraiya?"
Looking at the bar's sign overhead, Su Mu almost burst out laughing.
He had always thought that the people of the Otsutsuki planet would at least be more intelligent and refined than Earthlings.
Unexpectedly, they were all hicks.
"Brother Su Mu... this is the storytelling place. There are two performances every night at 8 PM. I... I won't go in."
Lan Yue looked at the dazzling lights inside the bar and couldn't help but recall the blonde from earlier.
Su Mu sighed, thinking that setting up a storytelling stage inside a bar was completely absurd.
Would people who had been drinking listen to stories?
He would probably have a stomach full of stories himself and wouldn't be able to finish them...
"Then you can head back."
Su Mu said, turning to enter the bar.
"Wait, Brother Su Mu!"
Lan Yue suddenly called out to Su Mu, then took out a device resembling a phone from her pocket and placed it in his palm.
"With this, I can find you anytime."
Su Mu smiled and patted Lan Yue's hair, "Yes, when Brother Su Mu earns money, I'll let you and Uncle De improve your lives."
...
Somewhere on the Otsutsuki Ancestral Star.
In a high-tech room, two infants lay quietly in filled containers.
One male, one female.
They were both on respirators, and a '契' (contract/seal) could be seen on their arms.
"How is it?"
An Otsutsuki wearing white, resembling Isshiki, approached the observation room and asked calmly.
"Kaguya's condition is better. She should wake up in about ten days, grow to a young girl's physique within a month, and fully recover her original state in a year. As for Isshiki... his situation is not good, and it will likely take more time..."
A female Otsutsuki in black stockings adjusted her black-rimmed glasses slightly.
"It's truly difficult for them. Choosing infant bodies was the best approach."
"After all, the location where they died was too far from us, so they had to be recreated..."