The Hyuga Shall Stand Above, In The Heavens!

The ninja world is ever-changing, with undercurrents swirling.

The news of the Nine-Tails' disturbance is destined to spread to all the major ninja villages over time.

There are those who watch and wait, and those who are eager to move.

And these dark emotions seem to have affected tonight's sky as well.

Of course.

The ninjas do not know that on the moon, which reflects the light, there lives an ancient race.

Nor do they know that a figure has abruptly arrived.

The night is dark, and the wind is high.

A perfect night for murder!

On the moon, in a hidden corner outside the passage.

Accompanied by ripples in space, the ethereal form of Hyuga Hitoshi slowly materialized.

His tall figure stood rigid, his eyes sharp as he cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

After a while, Hyuga Hitoshi relaxed and closed his Byakugan.

For now, the technique he used, similar to Kamui but actually Kinshiki's phasing teleportation, did not allow his body to pass through as well, so he had to be cautious about self-preservation.

Fortunately, his shadow clone inherited his will, and the coordinates it left were hidden enough. Plus, the surrounding environment matched the shadow clone's description, and no one was guarding the passage, so his arrival went smoothly.

Feeling the chakra consumption, Hyuga Hitoshi nodded, indicating it was still acceptable.

The ninja world is not Earth from his previous life; the distance between the Earth and the moon, as well as the size of the Earth, are naturally different. After all, one certainly couldn't breathe freely on the moon in his previous life.

To put it bluntly, this thing is just a sealing container created by the Six Paths Chibaku Tensei, incomparable to a real planet.

Even so, it's enough to prove the wonder of chakra as an energy.

Creating everything from nothing, not to mention its destructive power, just this creativity alone ranks high in the two-dimensional world.

Without dwelling too much on the essence of the moon, Hyuga Hitoshi carefully made his way to the moon's surface along the perimeter of the passage. The environment around him was not much different from the original movie scene.

The only difference is that back then, the descendants of Hamura were dead except for Toneri, and even with puppets maintaining it, the decline was inevitable.

But now, having not yet experienced the coup, some of the buildings on the moon were breathtaking.

A fleeting glimpse with his Byakugan gave Hyuga Hitoshi a general understanding.

"Serious matters take precedence."

With plenty of time to enjoy the scenery later, Hyuga Hitoshi didn't delay. He swiftly found a solitary Otsutsuki clan member, cleanly snapped his neck, stuffed the body into a space-time void, and quickly memorized the man's face before donning his clothes.

He didn't know if anyone, out of sheer boredom, would occasionally activate their Byakugan to patrol the moon, so he had to fabricate an identity for himself.

As for the information about this corpse, he began his research the moment he twisted the man's neck.

As a member of Konohagakure's intelligence department, Hyuga Hitoshi had his own insights into interrogation. The standard method for the intelligence team would be to invade the brain while the subject was still alive to extract useful information, or to create an interrogation room to coax confessions.

But Hyuga Hitoshi didn't need these methods. Ever since he awakened his golden finger, with each correct choice and disciplined time management, his eyes would occasionally strengthen, evolving countless times through accumulation.

Although he's not yet like Momoshiki, able to see through someone's destiny with a glance, seeing through basic information is still quite easy for him.

In short, his current abilities are a bit mixed. The powers he gained from several evolutions are all potent, but compared to the original, they're still in a makeshift stage. Hitoshi himself doesn't see this as a problem. Given time, even the makeshift can surpass the original, just like his beast-like physique, which also improved bit by bit, right?

Reappearing at the original spot, Hyuga Hitoshi changed his appearance.

Now he's called Otsutsuki Haibu.

His status is that of a mid-level leader in the branch family, able to converse with the branch Patriarch and possessing some renown within the clan.

Surprisingly, unlike the radical members of the branch family, he advocates convincing others with reason, planning to move the main family with his sincerity and make them realize that the ninja world is rotten to the core and must be destroyed.

The current level of madness in the branch family isn't beyond redemption, so they're willing to wait for Haibu to communicate with the main family, and only wage war if communication fails.

Clearly, for Hyuga Hitoshi, this is a rather good identity.

The only worry now is that any Otsutsuki clan member with Byakugan, upon a careful look, would realize he's not the real deal.

Ah, it's all because of his extraordinary talent.

Even if it's only about half as potent as the readers', it's enough to make the girls in the ninja world tremble with fear.

Not to mention his exaggerated physical prowess and torrential chakra, which can fool others by concealing his aura, but it's really hard to disguise himself in front of the Byakugan.

Hitoshi isn't complaining, though.

It's just a pity that the chances of being seen through are too high, and he doesn't know how much he can leverage this identity.

Disappointment isn't the word, as his task for today is to find an opportunity to gather information, locate a resolute member of the main family who opposes the destruction of the ninja world, then eliminate him and leave the body in a conspicuous place.

He believes that the branch and main families, still engaging in tentative measures and using soft policies, will definitely tense up because of the appearance of this corpse.

Of course, now that he's eliminated one of the moderate representatives of the branch family, Hyuga Hitoshi really doesn't know if it's a good or bad thing. What's certain is that if he were to drop Haibu's body among the branch family, it would also cause an uproar.

After familiarizing himself with Otsutsuki Haibu's information, Hyuga Hitoshi strides forward.

He decides to be bold; even if his identity is exposed, it's not a loss. After all, he also has the Byakugan, giving him a natural advantage in impersonating a member of the Otsutsuki clan.

In the original story, the depiction of the branch family and the main family's great battle was exaggerated with an absurd number of people. So what if there's an unfamiliar face like Karami?

Just now, upon activating the Byakugan to survey the situation, he stumbled upon an interesting scene. It was the perfect opportunity to step in.

In fact, if Otsutsuki Hamura were still alive, a simple interrogation by Hyuga Hitoshi would reveal that there's no such thing as identity exposure.

The reason is simple.

This is the moon, the domain of Otsutsuki Hamura's descendants. They've dominated the entire moon, living here for thousands of years. With the scenery being monotonous, using the Byakugan to look around is even less interesting, so it's generally not used to scout the situation unless there's a battle.

But the branch and main families haven't reached that point yet. Everyone consciously restrains themselves from using the Byakugan to observe their fellow clansmen.

Well, there's actually a deeper reason, somewhat embarrassing to mention.

The Byakugan usage standards were also passed down from that time.

A thousand years ago, when the clan first migrated to the moon, everything was fresh and new, so naturally, many clansmen opened their Byakugan in sheer astonishment.

But guess what? Their astonishment wasn't just because of the scenery.

When a certain Otsutsuki clansman's wife realized something was amiss, she scratched the face of the peeping man.

With his wife exposed, the enraged husband fiercely sought out the voyeur's wife, also activating his Byakugan, vowing to get even.

You sneak a peek, I'll blatantly look. I'll count every mole and hair!

Thus, a conflict started without warning. It's said that the horrific scene even affected Hamura's wife, who lost her composure.

If the Hyuga clan uses etiquette and the Caged Bird Seal to restrain their people's gaze, then the Otsutsuki clan uses the Byakugan usage standards established later.

In short, we're all Otsutsuki. Why open your Byakugan?

Is it to take advantage of my wife? Believe it or not, I'll look at your wife too.

What?

You're even more excited now?

Ahem, to sum up, this rule of not using the Byakugan on fellow clansmen unless necessary has been passed down to this day.

It's just that Hitoshi didn't see this ancient standard in the information from the other party.

But if Hitoshi knew, he would surely say it was a blissful era.

No one would blame a young man with a piercing gaze for looking at you a few times more.

It must be so!

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