Jie thought it was better not to wake Hanabi yet.
She was only seven or eight years old. If she woke up and found out she had lost one eye, no one knew how she would react. The shock might change her or leave something in her heart, and that would cause more problems later.
There would be time to explain everything after they returned to Konoha. At least there, the Hyuga clan would have people she trusted around her.
Jie also remembered that the Byakugan he took back from Ao of Kirigakure was still with the Hyuga clan.
It was not as pure as Hanabi's eyes, but it was still a Hyuga Byakugan. It could be used for now, which was better than letting Hanabi wake up and immediately notice her missing eye.
After hearing Jie, Hinata slowly nodded. Her tears stopped, but she looked at Hanabi with more determination.
No matter what, she had to take Hanabi's eye back from Toneri.
That was her sister's eye.
She would not let anyone else keep it.
Now that they had confirmed Hanabi was safe, Jie did not stay in the castle any longer. He brought Hinata and Hanabi with him and flew toward the floating island.
Hinata held Hanabi carefully the entire time. She did not say anything, but her eyes never left her sister's face.
One goal had been completed, and next, it was time to collect the spoils.
After Kaguya was sealed, Hamura took most of his family to live on the moon.
One reason was to watch how Ninshu, left by Hagoromo, grew in the ninja world. Another reason was to guard the Gedo Statue sealed inside the moon.
Only a few of Hamura's people stayed in the ninja world, and they later became the ancestors of the Hyuga clan.
To give his clan a place to live, Hamura used the power of the Tenseigan to make a closed space inside the moon. It was like a small version of the ninja world. Even without a real moon, it had everything people needed to live.
The "sun" above this space was actually a floating island.
To be exact, it was the giant Tenseigan hidden inside that island.
The Tenseigan had a simple barrier around it. This barrier was not for defense, but to hide it. It hid the Tenseigan's presence, so anyone who came to the moon would not notice it right away.
But for Jie, since he already knew where the giant Tenseigan was, the barrier did not matter.
He found an entrance on the floating island and brought Hinata and Hanabi inside. After walking through a long, winding tunnel, a huge space appeared in front of them.
Inside, there were many round frames that looked like big gears, all surrounding the center of the room. The place was silent, but the pressure coming from within made even the air feel heavy.
And in the very center was Jie's goal.
The giant Tenseigan.
The moment Jie saw it, he understood why Toneri and Black Zetsu could use it as a weapon.
The giant Tenseigan had a huge amount of eye power. It felt deep and endless, like an ocean. Even Jie felt a little shocked when he sensed it.
But before that feeling faded, something else appeared in his mind.
Desire.
It came suddenly, like something inside him had been awakened by the giant Tenseigan. For a moment, Jie's thoughts became unclear, and he almost raised his hand without thinking, wanting to touch the giant eye.
It was not simple curiosity or greed. It felt closer to instinct, as if his eyes were urging him to take the power in front of him.
His hand stopped halfway when he realized something was wrong.
Jie had strong willpower. As soon as he noticed the strange feeling, he forced himself to wake up. He quickly stepped back, and when he looked at the giant Tenseigan again, there was caution in his eyes.
What kind of power was inside this thing?
Even he had almost been affected.
More importantly, where did that feeling come from?
Jie did not remember the giant Tenseigan being able to control people's minds. Was this something Black Zetsu left behind, a trap to take his chakra if he touched it?
Before Jie could think more, a sound beside him caught his attention and his expression shifted slightly.
He could resist the giant Tenseigan, but Hinata could not.
By the time Jie turned toward Hinata, it was already too late.
Hinata's hand had pressed against the giant Tenseigan.
A bright light immediately spread from the huge eye, and an enormous amount of chakra and eye power poured out like a flood. It rushed along Hinata's arm and forced its way into her body.
Hinata let out a painful cry.
Her face tightened as the power surged through her, and the sudden shift made Jie's expression darken.
"Hinata!"
He had already failed to get Hanabi's eye back. If something happened to Hinata too, Jie would feel he had no right to be her teacher.
Without thinking, Jie made a Susanoo chakra arm and reached for Hinata, trying to pull her away from the giant Tenseigan.
But as soon as the chakra arm touched her, it broke.
At the same time, a strong pull came from Hinata's body. Before Jie could step back, his hand was dragged forward and pressed onto her shoulder.
As soon as he touched her, the power from the giant Tenseigan rushed into him too. Even with his strength, his arm went numb for a moment.
At that moment, Jie understood how much pain Hinata was in.
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