I read naruto for once a couple years back (about 2 or 3). To me naruto is good till like around the 4th great ninja war. Although I don't hate Kaguya and the Ōtsutsuki clan its like a lot goes out of its way to shoe horn her in. To me almost everything up to Pain was setup and intentional, Madara too? (thinking about it as I type) To me with Nagato's and the akatsuki background in mind it makes sense that they chose their path towards "peace" (an implementation of the MAD doctrine via making a weapon of the tail beasts soooo powerful no one would dare pull the trigger, more here).

Then like Madara wanted to do the forever dream sleep jutsu (infinite tsukuyomi) cause reality is mean and hurtful and disappointing (honestly I forget what he wanted a nigga like him so powerful that its like what you mean you're this strong cause you struggled Tangent (I swear there's so many other anime that hit the same life hard I wanna opt out for dream world note Eva is one)).

Up until Kaguya's appearance there's a theme or battle of ideologies that's taking place in the 4th great ninja war; those for escapism (Madara & Obito) and those against escapism (literally everyone else). Both Madara and Obito desired a world without conflict, one where the tragedies of their respective lives would never play out. This is the theme, this is what Naruto smacked Obito over the head about, Naruto has confronted Nagato and promised to make a better world. He knows their world isn't perfect but he want to fight to make it a better place alongside everyone, Not to just give up and live in some fantasy. Funny thing is (after some revelations) Obito turncoats leaving Madara to continue his campaign on his own. After actually activating (infinite tsukuyomi) he's cast aside for Kaguya.

At this point that theme of escapism is just forgotten, like what were we doing again cause like . . . the plot has been lost. The concept that is Kaguya at this point is fresh having been described in detail by the sage of six paths, prior to that Madara but not completely (He mentions the sage and his triumph over the ten tails unaware that the ten tails of legend was Kaguya). Either way its now Kaguya's time to carry the plot via the shear threat she represents, cause she picking up where Madara left off while leaving his themes behind. Its not about escapism anymore its about her getting back her chakra.

Anyway I was like Kaguya's story is soo sad but then I was like no its not. Her herself is quite odd aside from the no speaking. Based on Boruto she was supposed to be sacrificed to the divine tree as in she was weaker and of a lower position compared to Isshiki the Ōtsutsuki she came with, the one so strong it had Peak Naruto and Sasuke struggling and you telling me she bodied him so hard that he needed to mark anybody resulting in Jigen. A body so incompatible that if he were to use his power he'd emerge early and slowly die as a result (This happened and that's why they won while still needing to sacrifice Kurama). How did she Body him at all? He would've been at his peak right? Whatever ok.

So after that she lands on planet planting the divine tree with the intent of using it to make an army of white zetsus to fight her clan (I think, something I'm assuming based on her actions. She don't talk so . . .). The reason that shes even sacrificing people, for that conversion. She proceeds to never communicate this to anyone, let alone the existential threat that her clan is. If she had ever communicated this even to her children, then things would be different (I imagine she'd still fight them cause sacrificing people. bye bye gf). Her life played out this way cause she never communicated? Tangent Assuming she was gonna fight her clan then what was the plan? She needed to be stronger. I assume it'd be consuming the tree's fruit repeatedly. Not sure if this would work long term cause isn't it supposed to be like the tree of might (large tree that consumes all life to feed itself killing planet as a result) assuming the planet can recover from this with time (killing all life at that time and bouncing back, I assume). Thing is the tree needs an Ōtsutsuki sacrifice to produce fruit, that why she was brought to begin with, that's why the Ōtsutsuki operates with a buddy system, to trade that buddy for fruit. So I guess assuming she could she'd mark someone, let them develop, and feed them to the 10 tails to produce the chakra fruit for her consumption. Repeat till they appear.

For as much as I like the Ōtsutsuki and their whole thing, I have to acknowledge that to me they feel less solid than the akatsuki. I get them completely and I feel bad that the "peace" Nagato wanted to achieve came true anyway just by a different means (He wanted the akatsuki to be a force the 5 great nations had to unite against to defeat. They would've done a show of force with this composite tailed-beast WMD to get them to unite, to show how serious the situation was). If it wasn't for the 4th great ninja war and it's reveal of a threat like Kaguya alongside the idea of more like her existing (mind you she was the weakest, and the Kages couldn't even stand against Madara at the time who is weaker than Kaguya) they wouldn't have at least maintained their alliance.

Boruto is a neat Sci-Fi, Isshiki was a literal parasite, and it'd be cool if the boat that was the Ōtsutsuki clan was more solid. Like we know what they do and why, but honestly I'm more interested in why Kaguya betrayed them. Like so what she was gonna be sacrificed I don't think there's any reason to believe that she wouldn't come back (I say knowing that they wouldn't or she couldn't). Ignoring that what made her so willing to do so? We don't know and likely will never know honestly. A shame.