"Transform, this opponent isn't simple." Sarutobi Hiruzen said quickly.
Only when the Ape Demon transforms into the Adamantine Stick can he cooperate with Hiruzen to the greatest extent, bringing out an effect where one plus one is greater than two.
Seeing Hiruzen's expression so serious, the Ape Demon said nothing more and directly transformed into the Adamantine Stick.
Sarutobi Hiruzen grabbed the staff in one hand and aimed it at Mokgetsu's upper body.
Whoosh!
In almost the blink of an eye, the Adamantine Stick rapidly extended, stabbing toward the space in front of Mokgetsu.
However, when the Adamantine Stick was only three centimeters away from Mokgetsu, it stopped lengthening.
Hiruzen's expression did not change; gripping the Adamantine Stick tightly, he burst out Chakra and thrust forward with force.
Yet the Adamantine Stick still remained fixed three centimeters in front of Mokgetsu, as if the strength Hiruzen had just exerted had been swallowed by some mysterious existence.
"An invisible shield around him?"
After determining that Taijutsu would also be hard to make work, Hiruzen rapidly pondered how to fight next.
This Ninjutsu of Sosuke's was truly troublesome; it could perfectly block both Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, the strength of it was a bit excessive.
Moreover, Sosuke's composure made it difficult for Hiruzen to judge the upper limit of this Ninjutsu's defensive power.
At this moment, two arms suddenly extended out from the Adamantine Stick, grabbing rapidly toward Mokgetsu.
Hiruzen then let go of the Adamantine Stick, his hands flying through Hand Seals as he prepared to unleash a Genjutsu.
He was the type who developed in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu all around, and had mastered many illusions.
The attack method of Genjutsu was very special; it could directly assault an enemy's five senses, and should be able to bypass the protection of Sosuke's shield.
"Demonic Illusion…"
Just as Hiruzen was about to cast a Genjutsu, an unbelievable scene unfolded before his eyes.
Gold—Sosuke's right eye suddenly turned into a soul-captivating golden color!
His left eye, on the other hand, turned into a Byakugan Hiruzen couldn't possibly be more familiar with.
"Great Black Heaven!"
Hiruzen didn't even have time for doubt to arise in his heart before a gigantic black cube appeared above him.
Whoosh!
Suddenly shrouded in shadow, Hiruzen decisively abandoned using Genjutsu and burst out Chakra, performing Instant Body Jutsu to flicker away.
Boom!!
The huge cube smashed into the ground where Hiruzen had just been standing, cracking the ground with spreading fissures.
Hiruzen paid no attention to the suddenly appearing massive cube, because the scene before his eyes simply left him utterly baffled.
Hiruzen didn't know what that golden eye was, but Sosuke's left eye—wasn't that their Konoha's Byakugan?
But how could a normal eye possibly turn into a Byakugan?
The Byakugan and Sharingan are different; when the Sharingan is unopened it's no different from an ordinary person's eyes, whereas the Byakugan, even in an unopened state, looks completely different from normal eyes.
Not to mention Sosuke isn't from the Hyuga Clan; the Byakugan could only have been obtained through transplantation, and it's not even certain you can switch it on and off at will.
"Byakugan… how is that possible?" Mitokado Honoo also wore a face of utter disbelief—how did a perfectly normal eye turn into a Byakugan?
Mitokado Honoo repeatedly confirmed before finally being sure he wasn't caught in a Genjutsu; this was reality.
Even Orochimaru couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
If Sosuke had the Byakugan, Orochimaru would be a bit surprised but not find it too strange, because the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan had indeed leaked out before.
But in this situation, Orochimaru was extremely curious; a Byakugan that could maintain the appearance of a normal human eye in its unopened state—he had never even heard of such a thing.
"How does he have a Byakugan!" The Konoha Jonin were all dumbfounded together; they hadn't expected their own village's Kekkeigenkai to appear on the enemy's body.
The Jonin subconsciously looked toward someone within their ranks; among the escort Jonin Hiruzen had chosen, there happened to be one Ninja from the Hyuga Clan.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Hyuga Hizashi shook his head.
Even he, a member of the Hyuga Clan, had no idea what was going on.
The Hyuga Clan had by now passed down for over a thousand years, but Hizashi could guarantee that he had absolutely never heard of any Hyuga Ninja whose eyes looked the same as a regular person's.
"That golden eye." Unlike everyone else's focus, Shisui was more concerned about that golden right eye.
The Byakugan was a well-known Dojutsu Kekkeigenkai in the Ninja World, but as for Sosuke's right eye, Shisui had no impression whatsoever.
Sosuke's eyes not only left the Konoha side's Ninja puzzled to no end, they also stirred up a huge commotion among the Ninja Sect side.
The Hyuga Clan's Byakugan was no less famous than the Sharingan in the Ninja World.
Although the Hyuga Clan had never produced a powerhouse on the level of Uchiha Madara, in terms of strategic position in war the Byakugan far surpassed the Sharingan.
An Uchiha with Sharingan could only make himself stronger, while a Ninja with the Byakugan could raise an entire team's scouting ability by several levels, essentially like opening a wallhack.
"You really know how to hide things, not using your Kekkeigenkai even once!"
Kakuzu was speechless; hiding Ninjutsu was one thing, but not using a Kekkeigenkai even once was truly outrageous.
"Grandson, what's with Sosuke's eyes, do you recognize them?" Roshi curiously asked the Four-tails inside his body.
"Not too sure. I'm just a Tailed Beast, how would I know that much?" The Four-tails shook its head in reply.
It recognized Nagato's eyes because it knew the Six Paths Sage, not because it was well-informed or knowledgeable.
Aside from the period when it followed the Six Paths Sage, it had basically been holed up in deep mountains; how would it know anything about Dojutsu Kekkeigenkai?
Whoosh!
The Ape Demon, discovering that as soon as his hands got near Mokgetsu they stopped, controlled himself to shrink back and moved closer to Hiruzen.
Hiruzen once again gathered Chakra to cast a Genjutsu on Mokgetsu, but the result was completely ineffective—Mokgetsu's attacks did not stop at all.