Chapter 147

Chapter 147: Moon

On a floating island on the moon, there stood an ancient, majestic palace.

Inside—

"Father, is this the Byakugan princess?"

In the palace hall, a pale-eyed child asked curiously, his blank eyes gleaming slightly as he sensed Hinata's chakra. "I really like the aura coming from her. Can I… can I not take her eyes out?"

Smack—!

Before he could finish, a sharp slap landed across his face.

A red palm print bloomed on the boy's cheek.

A white-eyed man with silver hair stood in front of him, coldly saying,

"Do you know what you're saying?"

"As descendants of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, our sole purpose is to uphold the will of our ancestors—to destroy the failed world created by the Sage of Six Paths."

"Do you understand?"

As he spoke, Ōtsutsuki Sheten's expression twisted in fury.

Yes—

He was the one responsible for kidnapping Hinata Hyuga.

As the last remaining leader of the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon, Sheten had long observed the Shinobi world below, a world founded by the Sage of Six Paths. Years ago, when the Gedo Statue was summoned to Earth, Sheten took it as a sign that the world had already failed.

He proposed to his clan that they should destroy humanity and start anew.

But the others—fools—wanted peace.

So Sheten led a coup, destroyed the peaceful Ōtsutsuki branch, collected countless Byakugan, and finally crafted the colossal Tenseigan.

As for why he captured Hinata Hyuga?

Because his son… was born without eyes.

To continue their lineage, he needed the purest Byakugan—and the Hyuga clan on Earth held the key.

"I don't understand," the boy muttered, fists clenched, defiant.

"There are only two of us left. If you die, I'll be alone. Who's going to pass on the clan legacy?"

"You..."

Ōtsutsuki Sheten's hand twitched—he raised it again, ready to strike—

"Go ahead!"

"After all, you already killed Mom, Grandpa, and Grandma!"

"If you have the guts, kill me too!"

The boy, Ōtsutsuki Toneri, glared back, baring his neck with reckless defiance. He had grown bitter and rebellious.

"...Fine," Sheten spat coldly, glancing once more at Hinata Hyuga, who lay unconscious and trapped in genjutsu.

"I won't kill her. There's another Hyuga girl with extremely pure Byakugan. Once she's older, I'll come for her instead."

"You're not going to destroy Earth?" Toneri asked, eyes lighting up with hope.

"Not yet."

Ōtsutsuki Sheten's tone was deep and dangerous.

"The time isn't right. But one day, I will destroy the broken world created by the Sage of Six Paths."

"For now, send her back to Earth."

"She'll be terrified when she wakes up on the moon anyway."

"Got it."

Toneri gave a half-hearted nod.

Whoosh!

Just then, a puppet—a towering humanoid automaton—activated and strode toward Hinata.

But—

Boom!!

A blast of dazzling energy ripped through the air.

Before either Sheten or Toneri could react, a golden beam struck the puppet dead center and obliterated it in a flash.

"Who's there?!"

Swish—!

Ōtsutsuki Sheten's expression twisted as he pulled Toneri behind him and backed away in alarm.

A figure stepped calmly into the palace—

Uchiha Yuta, Fifth Hokage of Konoha, wearing his Imperial Hokage cloak, strode in silently.

He didn't even look at Sheten—

He knelt beside Hinata, gently lifting the unconscious girl into his arms.

"You… the Fifth Hokage…"

Ōtsutsuki Sheten gritted his teeth.

"You actually came to the moon!"

He had long been monitoring the Earth through puppets. He knew of Uchiha Yuta's power—and feared it.

"Why wouldn't I come?" Yuta replied coldly, his Mangekyō Sharingan glowing faintly.

"You wiped out the rest of the Ōtsutsuki on the moon, didn't you? It must've felt good."

"What…?"

Sheten's face turned pale.

"You know the Ōtsutsuki clan's secrets?"

"Heh."

Yuta let out a cold laugh.

"Not only do I know your secrets… I know you took Hinata to transplant her Byakugan into your son—Toneri, the blind boy hiding behind you."

"Shut up!"

Ōtsutsuki Sheten roared in rage, "My son isn't blind! One day, he'll destroy the Shinobi world with his own hands!"

Yuta snorted, voice dripping with sarcasm.

"You gouged out your own son's eyes to complete your precious Tenseigan, and now you think he'll destroy the world for you?"

"You—! You—!"

Ōtsutsuki Sheten trembled, eyes wide in shock.

This man…

This monster of a Hokage…

He even knew about the Tenseigan, the secret creation of the lunar Ōtsutsuki.

At the final stage of its creation, Sheten had been missing one last Byakugan.

So, in desperation, he gouged out his own son's eyes.

Now—

Exposed and humiliated before Uchiha Yuta, he was trembling with fury and shame.

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