At the same time, Toneri's father sensed another presence drawing near.
Not shinobi.
Not merely powerful chakra.
But something closer to what he would call… "gods."
"There's no time left."
His voice dropped, resolve hardening in his eyes.
He made his decision.
They would take every Byakugan they could—condense the bloodline, raise its purity to the limit, and prepare for the coming war.
"Move."
The moment the word fell—
They struck.
Their speed was overwhelming.
The Hyuga clan barely had time to react.
Hizashi Hyuga activated his Byakugan at once—but under absolute disparity, awareness meant nothing.
Toneri alone was enough.
One after another, Hyuga elites were slammed into the ground, crushed without resistance.
The clan compound fell into chaos—walls shattered, cries rising through the courtyard.
"Damn you—how dare you?!"
Hiashi Hyuga watched his people fall, rage and helplessness twisting in his chest.
He understood clearly—
Against two Ōtsutsuki, his strength meant nothing.
"You'll regret this!"
His teeth clenched.
He tried to reach outside, to send word—
But the space had already been sealed.
No communication escaped.
—
Across Konoha, multiple presences sensed the disturbance at once.
Kushina Uzumaki.
Fugaku Uchiha.
Others.
"What's happening at the Hyuga compound?"
Kushina's expression tightened, anger flashing across her face.
"In Konoha? They dare?"
Her chakra surged instinctively.
Meanwhile, Toneri's father felt their approach.
"So they noticed."
He smiled faintly.
"Too late."
Before he could move again—
A blade cut through the air.
Uchiha Xuanjing struck first.
His slash tore forward like lightning.
But Toneri and his father evaded with effortless precision. The strike passed cleanly through empty space.
Toneri's father narrowed his eyes.
"So there are still strong ones in this world."
Then he scoffed.
"Not strong enough."
His gaze swept across them.
"You don't understand the power of gods."
"Looking for death—Susanoo!"
Fugaku Uchiha erupted with chakra.
A towering Susanoo manifested behind him, its presence shaking the courtyard.
The strike came down—
And dissolved.
Like a stone sinking into the sea.
No impact. No effect.
Toneri spoke calmly.
"This is your Hokage-tier power?"
He looked around.
"This world… is already doomed."
"The gods are coming. Your extinction is inevitable."
His father added, voice flat and cold.
Their words chilled the air.
Then—
They smirked.
"We'll leave you a gift."
Hand seals formed.
A massive explosive formula descended from above—dense, unstable, catastrophic.
Before anyone could respond—
They turned.
Toneri.
Hinata.
And his father—
Gone.
Kushina's face drained of color.
She felt the formula.
She understood instantly.
If it detonated—
The Hyuga clan would be erased.
"What do we do?!"
Panic edged her voice.
Then—
A figure appeared.
Dark robes.
Heavy sealing aura.
Indra.
With a sweep of his hand, an enormous sealing array unfolded, wrapping around the explosive formation and locking it in place.
The destructive power froze mid-collapse.
Silence.
Then—
Another presence arrived.
Shuoye Uchiha.
His expression was dark.
"The Ōtsutsuki… dared touch the Hyuga."
His voice carried quiet fury.
"This doesn't end here."
Relief swept through the courtyard.
On the moon—
Toneri's father paused, sensing the explosive formation suppressed.
Surprise flickered across his face.
"So there are still some capable ones."
He laughed softly.
—
Back in Konoha, Shuoye summoned a massive slug.
It unfurled slowly, releasing a warm, luminous healing chakra across the wounded Hyuga.
Broken bones mended.
Blood ceased.
Color returned to pale faces.
"Lord Shuoye… you've returned."
An elder grasped his sleeve, eyes shining.
"Who were they?"
Shuoye explained briefly.
The lunar Ōtsutsuki branch.
Their obsession with the Byakugan.
Their intent to reclaim what they believed was theirs.
Shock spread through the crowd.
The moon… hiding another clan.
And then—
Hizashi spoke again.
"They mentioned 'gods.'"
The word hung heavy.
Shuoye's eyes sharpened.
"Yes."
The Sage's plan could no longer be delayed.
To face the Ōtsutsuki, his current strength wasn't enough.
He needed Six Paths power.
Yet something troubled him.
By tradition, the lunar branch shouldn't have acted for many more years.
Why now?
Was it because Urashiki had died early?
A ripple effect.
A shift in fate.
"…No point overthinking."
If Kaguya were to be unsealed—
Then the moon's problem had to be resolved anyway.
Shuoye closed his eyes.
His perception extended outward.
Deeper.
Further.
Tracing causal lines.
Then—
He frowned.
The causal lock vanished beneath the earth's depths.
"Looks like I'll have to go myself."
He opened his eyes.
"Madara. Indra. Stay here."
"Guard Konoha."
"When I return—we begin."
Madara Uchiha lifted a brow.
"I'm only staying temporarily. Don't order me."
Indra didn't even look up.
"Same."
Shuoye ignored them.
A glance toward Fugaku Uchiha was enough—arrangements began immediately.
And then—
Shuoye vanished into the night.
—
Far above, on the dark side of the moon—
Toneri's father was consumed with obsession.
His hands formed seals rapidly.
Strange energy swirled.
Before him—
A new pair of eyes was forming.
Not merely power.
But fulfillment of generations.
Return to Earth.
Reclaim everything.
"It's finally time."
His heart burned with anticipation.
Elsewhere in the lunar compound, clan members gathered in celebration.
They mocked Earth's shinobi openly.
"Those so-called ninja are nothing but insects."
"The world created by Hagoromo can't compare to our bloodline."
Laughter echoed through the chamber.
Then someone asked:
"What if Earth discovers the geological teleportation gate… and comes here?"
Silence.
Then a scoff.
"If they dare come—kill them all."
"They don't deserve to breathe the same air as us."
A calm voice cut through the room.
"Is that so?"
The temperature dropped.
A black silhouette stood at the center.
Shuoye.
He moved once.
The loudest among them fell—dead before his body hit the ground.
"You're right."
"Kill them all."
"We'll start with you."
His killing intent spread without noise.
Then—
A familiar tone echoed in his mind.
[System Notification]
Option 1: Conduct friendly negotiations and request the return of the Byakugan.
Reward: Random Kamen Rider Belt
Option 2: Claim misunderstanding and join the Ōtsutsuki.
Reward: Random Devil Fruit
Option 3: Kill them all. Slaughter the lunar descendants of Hamura.
Reward: Sage Mode
Shuoye's eyes sharpened.
"Option 3."
No hesitation.
Moonlight stretched long shadows across the courtyard.
Toneri's father faced him in midair.
"You came alone?"
"Looking for death."
The clan members surged from every direction.
Shuoye moved.
They fell.
Effortlessly.
"Is this it?"
His voice was flat.
Toneri's father's face darkened.
"Help Toneri awaken the Tenseigan!"
He turned upward, facing Shuoye directly.
"You're just a ninja. You think you can rival the Ōtsutsuki?"
Shuoye answered with chakra.
It exploded outward like a storm front.
"Enough talk."
"One-Sword Style—Great Sun Cremation."
The strike descended like a falling star.
Blinding.
Absolute.
Toneri's father's eyes widened.
"No—!"
The explosion swallowed him whole.
When the light faded—
He was gone.
Erased.
His body fell lifeless to the lunar surface.
Regret and disbelief frozen in his final expression.
Shuoye turned.
With a single slash, he severed the ritual structure.
He lifted Hinata, created a Shadow Clone Technique, and sent her safely back to Earth
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