Although Kaede Kitahara said it was only something he had heard and guessed at, Hyuga Neji had already completely tied himself to the identity of the Otsutsuki Main House.
And the moment that happened, he was scared half to death and furious enough to choke.
What sane person used the moon to crash into the Shinobi World? Was that reasonable?
"Impossible. Even if the Hyuga Clan really is the so-called Otsutsuki Main House, there's no way the ancestors of the Hyuga Clan could have left behind that kind of command."
Hyuga Neji did not believe it at all.
Not to mention the Branch House using such an absurd excuse to start a rebellion. It was simply too much.
"At his peak, he could go Fifty-Fifty with Naruto and Sasuke?"
The moment Hatake Kakashi saw the term Fifty-Fifty, he had a bad feeling. Kaede Kitahara had used that phrase before to tease him, after all.
So now, just seeing Fifty-Fifty made him overreact. Still, by this point, he already understood what the term meant.
In other words, this Otsutsuki Toneri, at his peak, could fight Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke at the same time?
And not fall behind?
But later, his combat strength should have been greatly weakened. Was it because he lacked that Tenseigan?
"Hyuga Hanabi."
Hatake Kakashi wrote the name down on paper. Of course he knew her. She was the second daughter of the Hyuga Clan Head, and in the future, she was very likely to replace Hyuga Hinata and become the Hyuga Clan's Clan Heiress.
Of course, Kakashi had already crossed out that possibility. In the previous videos related to Uzumaki Boruto, Hyuga Hinata had actually appeared. There was no ugly Caged Bird Seal mark on her forehead, which meant she had not become Branch House in the future. In that case, it could only mean that she had won the competition against Hyuga Hanabi.
But based on what was currently known, Hyuga Hanabi, who was several years younger than Hyuga Hinata, clearly had greater potential. So how had Hyuga Hinata been the one to win in the end?
Was it because of Uzumaki Naruto, the future Seventh Hokage?
That was not impossible. Even the Hyuga Clan would have to make way for the Hokage.
Especially considering the Hyuga Clan's tradition of internal marriage. Under those circumstances, the fact that the future Naruto could marry Hyuga Hinata was already surprising enough.
But then Hatake Kakashi thought of Uzumaki Naruto's overwhelming strength, the kind of strength that could suppress the entire Shinobi World by itself, and the corner of his mouth pulled into a mocking smile.
"Looks like the Hyuga Clan is still pretty good at reading the room in the future."
Hatake Kakashi had his own pride. As a Kage Level powerhouse, Konoha's Number One Technician who had become famous in his youth, he had every right to look down on the Hyuga Clan.
A bunch of Watchdogs, that was all.
A clan like that choosing to lower its head in front of the future Naruto was perfectly normal.
After all, no matter how strong Hyuga Hanabi's potential was, it would be difficult for her to reach Kage Level. She was far less important than forming a good relationship with a super powerhouse like Uzumaki Naruto.
"A pair of eyes, placed into a foreign body, undergoes a fundamental transformation. Something like that also shows up with the Sharingan."
Hatake Kakashi thought of the process of evolving from the Mangekyo Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. It seemed to involve taking one person's Mangekyo Sharingan and transplanting it into another person.
Although the process probably was not that simple, Uchiha Itachi's description in the previous video had basically sounded like that.
Now this Otsutsuki Toneri was the same. It seemed very likely that this was a unique evolutionary method of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Hatake Kakashi did not know that Otsutsuki Toneri had no eyes of his own. So in his view, it was very possible that Otsutsuki Toneri had abandoned his own Byakugan, following a process similar to the one Uchiha Itachi had described for the Mangekyo Sharingan becoming the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Since overusing the Mangekyo Sharingan could cause blindness and serious side effects, then if the Byakugan had a second stage and a third stage, it was very likely to have similar side effects.
The difference was only that the Byakugan did not seem to require a relative's Byakugan to fill the gap. It had some other method.
And after stealing Hyuga Hanabi's Byakugan, the Byakugan evolved into the Tenseigan.
"Another eye we've never even heard of before. Sharingan, Mangekyo Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Rinnegan, Byakugan, Jogan, Black Eye, and now there's a Tenseigan too. No wonder Kaede Kitahara jokingly calls this world the Legend of Eyes. The strength of the Tenseigan is very likely on the same level as the Rinnegan."
Hatake Kakashi had his own judgment. In the future, one of Uchiha Sasuke's eyes was the so-called Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, while the other was the clearly stronger Tomoe Rinnegan.
Although it was not exactly the same as Nagato's Rinnegan, it was obviously still a Rinnegan. It was just some variant of the Rinnegan, much like how the Sharingan also had differences in tomoe.
That much had been obvious when Otsutsuki Momoshiki had directly identified Sasuke's Rinnegan.
And the Rinnegan in Otsutsuki Momoshiki's palms were also different from Nagato's. In other words, there might be different models of Rinnegan.
Just like how the Sharingan, after evolving into the Mangekyo Sharingan, displayed different patterns and possessed different abilities.
And if someone could contend with that Uchiha Sasuke, their eyes had to be at least on the level of the Rinnegan.
For dojutsu Kekkei Genkai, the quality of the eyes often determined the strength of the user. Hatake Kakashi understood that deeply.
Because as his own Sharingan continuously evolved, he could also feel his body growing stronger in order to adapt to the Sharingan.
"A Super Kage Level powerhouse, a member of the Otsutsuki Branch House, and very likely the one who caused the moon to crash into the Shinobi World."
The moment Hatake Kakashi thought of that, every hair on his body stood on end. If the moon truly crashed into the Shinobi World, then they were probably finished.
This was more terrifying than any crisis caused by any powerful enemy before. These Otsutsuki on the moon really were madmen.
Yet even though he knew about it now, he had no way to deal with it. With his strength, even if he found a way to train in Sage Mode, it probably would not be of any use. His bloodline talent decided that the limit a mortal could reach was Strong Kage Level.
Facing someone at Super Kage Level, he would still be no match. That much could be seen from Jiraiya's battle against Nagato. Even after giving it everything he had, the threat Jiraiya posed to Pain amounted to only so much. In truth, it could not even be called serious damage.
If he wanted to break through that upper limit, perhaps that eye from his closest friend was the key to breaking the situation open.
"Obito, in the future, I might need you to bless me from underground a few more times."
Hatake Kakashi had never imagined that when his close friend, on the verge of death, had told him to take that eye and see a farther future, the future he would end up seeing would be this distant.
"But this crisis should have been resolved by Naruto."
Judging from the records in Kaede Kitahara's diary, Hatake Kakashi concluded that this crisis had most likely been resolved by Uzumaki Naruto in the end. Only then did he finally let out a breath.
For the first time, he understood Kaede Kitahara's way of thinking. When someone was completely helpless against a certain problem, and then a solution suddenly appeared, perhaps even the only solution, the feeling of wanting to cling to that support was almost unavoidable.
Before, he had dismissed it, thinking Kaede Kitahara was simply too timid. But now he truly understood. It was not that Kaede Kitahara was too timid. It was that he had seen all of this long ago.
When he saw Orochimaru invade Konoha, he had not despaired. When he saw Nagato invade Konoha, he had still not despaired. But when he judged that in the future, the moon might fall from the sky and smash down on them, his entire mindset nearly collapsed.
How was anyone supposed to prevent that? There was simply no way.
Now even he had the urge to cling to someone's leg for support.
Had Otsutsuki Toneri returned the eyes to Hyuga Hanabi after being defeated later?
Most likely!
"Otsutsuki Fisherman…"
Jiraiya stared speechlessly at the diary's contents. How could he fail to notice that this was another nickname?
Kaede Kitahara's mischievous habit of giving people nicknames had not changed at all, even when facing aliens like the Otsutsuki.
Did this Otsutsuki like fishing?
That was a rather strange hobby.
However, judging from Kaede Kitahara's description, it was obviously completely different from how he described the other Otsutsuki. The other Otsutsuki, in Kaede Kitahara's descriptions, were unquestionably extremely powerful. But this Otsutsuki Fisherman was someone Kaede Kitahara even had the mood to tease a little.
"So it really is like the earliest guess. The Otsutsuki Clan also has differences in strength. Not every Otsutsuki is that powerful. Six Paths Level, Kekkei Mora, and all of that. It's even possible that within the Otsutsuki Clan, Super Kage Level already counts as strong."
Jiraiya rubbed his chin and thought aloud.
"Then that lines up. The Otsutsuki's strength probably isn't something they're born with. Maybe they're much stronger than the people of our Shinobi World, but they definitely aren't born at Super Kage Level, Six Paths Level, or even this so-called Kekkei Mora. The secret to how they grow stronger is hidden in those Chakra Pills, and also that God Tree. Although I don't know what it does, it may be related to the Chakra Pills."
"They should be constantly growing stronger by consuming those Chakra Pills. And those Chakra Pills probably aren't something just anyone can refine. The raw materials needed might have to be at least on the level of a Tailed Beast, and there are only so many Tailed Beasts in the entire Shinobi World."
"So the finished Chakra Pills should not be unlimited. In other words, even within the Otsutsuki Clan, only the middle and upper ranks should be qualified to enjoy the finished product."
This kind of situation was far too easy for Jiraiya to understand. This model existed everywhere among the ninja clans throughout the Shinobi World. All the best resources were reserved for the Main House, reserved for the upper-level figures.
Ordinary people could only get scraps.
And since the Chakra Pills were tied to the Otsutsuki growing stronger, ordinary Otsutsuki who could not obtain many resources were probably only able to become Kage Level.