[When Toneri came back online, his eyes had already evolved into the complete form of the Tenseigan.]
[According to the Book of Records, after awakening the Tenseigan, one could wield the power of the Ōtsutsuki clan. A key feature was the entire body being filled with green chakra, and just like Naruto, the user could access multiple chakra modes.]
[He could use orb-like objects similar to Truth-Seeking Balls, transform them into green energy spheres, and even extract chakra directly from another person's body.]
"Tch, now that's more like it. This is the kind of power that can rival the Rinnegan."
In the second timeline, Six Paths Madara nodded slightly to himself as he watched Toneri's chakra form displayed on the glowing screen.
They had already seen most of Naruto's different chakra forms through the previous clips.
All in all, the boosts in strength from those forms were impressive — even Madara had to take them seriously.
As a movie villain, Toneri had the audacity to try and steal the protagonist Naruto's wife. Naturally, he had to possess the power to fight Naruto head-on.
"He even has Truth-Seeking Balls now. Isn't the Tenseigan a bit too overpowered?"
Over on Hashirama's side, he clicked his tongue in amazement.
He and Madara knew full well just how powerful the Truth-Seeking Balls were.
Even though both of them currently possessed the Rinnegan, the origin of their Truth-Seeking Balls wasn't the Rinnegan itself — it was because they had become Jinchūriki of the Ten Tails. That's how they obtained those orbs.
Compared to the two Truth-Seeking Balls floating behind himself and Madara, Toneri had several more.
Just a pair of Tenseigan, and already he had more orbs than them — two Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
That's why Hashirama was beginning to feel that the Tenseigan might actually be a little too strong.
"It really is kinda overpowered."
Tobirama furrowed his brows, wondering if he should try creating a pair of Tenseigan for himself.
The conditions for awakening the Rinnegan were extremely harsh. After speaking with the Fifth Hokage's Naruto, he fully understood the matter of Indra and Asura.
Without the chakra of these two reincarnations, awakening the Rinnegan would be impossible.
But the Tenseigan was a different story.
From the footage they had seen, as long as one possessed the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan from the moon—along with a pair of Byakugan (though that part remained uncertain)—they could awaken the Tenseigan.
Coincidentally, both the Otsutsuki bloodline and the Byakugan existed in Konoha.
He wouldn't even need to go all the way to the moon to collect Otsutsuki blood. He could just get it directly from Kaguya.
A combination of bloodline directly harvested from the source and the Byakugan might even lead to new evolutionary changes.
Still, he had a few doubts.
If Otsutsuki bloodline + Byakugan = Tenseigan, then why were Kaguya's eyes still the Byakugan and not the Tenseigan?
If her eyes had been Tenseigan—combined with the Rinnegan on her forehead—her power would've been... terrifying beyond imagination.
At this moment, Tobirama was itching to get his hands on some of Kaguya's blood and head straight to the lab for a thorough study.
Just like Tobirama, Orochimaru from both the Third and Fifth Hokage's timeline also wanted to research it.
However, unlike Tobirama, they would need both the Hokage's and Kaguya's consent before they could obtain her blood.
Tobirama, on the other hand, could just take Madara and Hashirama with him and ask for it directly.
Fortunately, they had another way.
Judging from Kaguya's appearance—and the fact that she still needed to eat and drink—her body structure was probably close to that of a human.
And if it was similar enough, things would be much easier.
Even if Kaguya was technically an alien, she was still a woman.
And as everyone knows—when it comes to women, there are always those few days every month where things get... difficult.
As long as it's done right, it's not impossible to get Kaguya's blood.
"Orochimaru, why is your smile so creepy?"
Orochimaru: ....
[At full strength, Toneri saw Hinata and Naruto being all lovey-dovey, turned completely green with jealousy, and, in a fit of rage, launched a Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion at Naruto's group.]
[Faced with the explosive tornado, Naruto's team was instantly scattered.]
[Then, Toneri conjured a cage out of thin air and took the opportunity to imprison Hinata.]
[Naruto activated his chakra cloak to fight Toneri, even summoning Kurama to battle the stone giant controlled by Toneri.]
[Two love rivals in a head-to-head clash—only one would win, and the other would be left green with envy.]
[Toneri used the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to strike Naruto's golden orb.]
[Naruto had little aerial advantage, and seeing him struggle to fly, Toneri began chanting mid-air, charging up a Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and slashed it down toward the crown of Naruto's head.]
[With just that one slash, the moon was split in half.]
"???"
"The moon got split in half just like that?"
"Isn't that way too fake?"
Second Hokage's timeline.
Just a moment ago, Hashirama had been amazed by the power of the Tenseigan, but now he was utterly stunned.
The power shown by the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was strong, but not that strong.
To people like him and Madara, it was basically nothing.
He had just been about to say, "Now this makes sense."
The Tenseigan could control multiple Truth-Seeking Orbs—that was already pushing it.
If the rest of its powers were this overpowered too, then the Rinnegan might as well go cry in the bathroom.
But before he could even get those words out, he saw Toneri use the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion—
And split the moon in two.
What the hell is this nonsense?!
"Look at you—acting like you've never seen anything valuable before."
Six Paths Madara snorted coldly at Six Paths Hashirama and continued, "The Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion does have immense power, but its attack range is small.
As long as you don't get hit, even the strongest power means nothing.
Hmph, I don't believe it could ever land a hit on me."
Hearing that, Tobirama nodded in agreement.
"Madara, you're right," said Hashirama with a nod. "That thing probably can't hit me either."
Tobirama added calmly, "I use Flying Thunder God. Of course it won't land a hit."
Then, as if sharing the same thought, the three of them slowly turned their heads toward Uchiha Izuna.
Izuna blinked. "???"
"This kind of power... isn't it a bit ridiculous?" he muttered, staring at the aftermath. "The moon made by the Sage of Six Paths just got destroyed like that?"
In the Third Hokage's timeline, everyone was practically blinded by the sheer brilliance of the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
Jiraiya, especially, looked like he'd just been emotionally wrecked.
In a flash, he appeared beside Kakashi, clapped a hand on his shoulder, and said solemnly, "Kakashi, get ready. Tomorrow, I'm passing the Hokage position to you."
"Huh?"
"'Huh' what? Sooner or later, you're going to be the Sixth Hokage. Better sooner than later. Let's handle it tomorrow."
"There's really no need to rush..."
Before Jiraiya could keep talking, Tsunade threw one strong arm around his shoulders and began dragging him back to where he was supposed to be.
"You bastard, Jiraiya, what the hell are you doing?"
"Tsunade, I don't want to be Hokage anymore. The pressure's too much. Look at my hair—it's all turned white."
Everyone stared in silence.
His hair was indeed white.
But wasn't it naturally white from the start?
What did that have to do with stress?
"Hmph. Don't think I don't know what you're really thinking," Tsunade muttered.
The Third Hokage tapped his pipe with a scowl, clearly displeased by the whole scene.
All this fuss just because Kaguya's release caused some minor destruction to the moon? Now everyone was worried that the Ōtsutsuki clan would descend upon the ninja world?
Sure, there might be Ōtsutsuki on the moon...
But here in Konoha?
We've got Uchiha Madara.
The office was filled with many smart people, and they all understood Jiraiya's earlier actions.
At this moment, Orochimaru suddenly looked at Uchiha Madara and said, "I suppose Mr. Madara won't just stand by and watch?"
As soon as he said this, almost everyone turned their attention to Uchiha Madara.
Madara hated this kind of moral coercion.
He originally wanted to shake his head and refuse.
But then he thought about it — this group of weaklings in front of him would really struggle against the Otsutsuki from the moon.
If another Otsutsuki with the Rinnegan appeared, Konoha would most likely be reduced to rubble.
How could that be allowed?
Not to mention, Konoha Village was built by him and Hashirama together.
And he currently lived in the village; if the village were destroyed, where would his pride go?
"Hmph, don't worry. I will take action."
Hearing this, Jiraiya smirked and exchanged a glance with the Third Hokage.
The plan is working!
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