Whoosh~
Neji traversed a region, a mysterious area.
He landed in a cave.
Passing through the cave, his eyes shimmered.
"What is this?"
He didn't understand what these layers of ripples before him were; he just felt like undulating seawater.
After passing through a certain area, a massive green lake appeared.
He saw the Chakra of Naruto, Hinata, and that enemy.
Behind them, there were also traces of Chakra from several acquaintances.
"This is Genjutsu."
Neji discerned the lake's purpose: it could trap people in Genjutsu.
But now, none of them were here.
Splash!
Ripples spread across the lake, and Neji disappeared into its surface.
When he reappeared, he was in an unfamiliar place.
He felt it; the sky was no longer that sky.
The ground was no longer that ground...
Technology Development Bureau.
On the distant screen, Neji's figure appeared, along with everything he saw.
Four people watched Neji without blinking.
"Those are spatial ripples. I'm afraid Neji is no longer in the Ninja World; he's in another world." Satoru knew this place should be the Moon.
"No need to be afraid, he is indeed not in the Ninja World, he is on the Moon." Orochimaru manipulated a small screen beside him, and some data was displayed on the large screen.
Kabuto: "The Moon, huh? I never thought there would be an ecosystem inside. It's truly incredible!"
The data above were coordinates, with the Ninja World as the origin of the coordinate system.
"Spatial Ninjutsu, very impressive," Keigo praised.
Unfortunately, he had no talent in this area.
His affinities were Lightning, Water, and Fire, not Space-Time.
Satoru asked in confusion, "What did you put on Neji? This surveillance capability is too strong, isn't it?"
Even Neji's Tenseigan vision could be captured and displayed on the big screen, and even his perception could be monitored. It was completely unexpected.
One had to know that his current method of sensing Neji was merely through the nerves he had left in his body.
Orochimaru was practically like he had installed surveillance.
No, he had installed surveillance.
But he didn't understand what he had installed that could even bypass his nerves.
And it could even capture the Tenseigan's vision.
Orochimaru licked his lips, a rare gesture: "It's derived from the cells of the Ōtsutsuki. I've modified and reassembled surveillance cells, and I've also added some of your neural capabilities. The power of concealment and monitoring is such that even your neural probes wouldn't be able to detect it.
It allows me to observe everything the host experiences, and then, based on the situations encountered, make appropriate responses.
Didn't you say that no matter how much information you have, it's useless without strength? Don't forget, for a Ninja, information is strength."
These surveillance cells were a very satisfying achievement of his over the past two years.
He utilized certain characteristics of the Ōtsutsuki's internal cells.
Satoru's expression pleased him greatly.
"...You're amazing." Satoru was speechless.
Indeed, amazing.
His nervous system was embedded in Neji's body, yet he hadn't detected the surveillance cells within him. It must have bypassed his neural detection in some way.
Moreover, his nerves could only sense location and certain characteristics, such as Chakra depletion.
Orochimaru's technique truly earned him the title of scientist.
"Wait, you didn't put one on me too, did you?" Satoru suddenly thought of a question. This old man wouldn't have secretly planted one, would he?
Orochimaru chuckled, "You guess."
"I guess…" Satoru was furious, but he quickly reined himself in.
Any foreign entity simply couldn't escape his self-monitoring.
Besides, his own cells were evolving every day, so anything Orochimaru created would naturally be devoured by his continuously evolving body.
He didn't know about his own evolutionary abilities.
"How boring." Orochimaru said, turning his gaze to the monitor.
Neji discovered Ōtsutsuki Toneri, and naturally, they also saw Toneri through Neji's eyes.
The power of the Tenseigan analyzed Toneri's Chakra very thoroughly.
Before Toneri was Hinata, and behind her was Naruto, holding a shattered scarf, his eyes filled with countless thoughts.
"Oh, that's the smell of love." Orochimaru licked his lips.
He watched with great interest.
"There's something wrong with him." Satoru felt there was something off about Orochimaru.
He must have lost something when he was resurrected.
His personality was peculiar.
Sometimes, he felt Orochimaru's twisted sense of humor was even worse than his own.
Looking at the shattered scarf in Naruto's hand, Satoru felt there was a story behind it.
For over a year, he had thought Naruto would marry Hinata and have Boruto or something.
Yet, their relationship was still not as advanced as Neji's and Tenten's.
He even wondered if he had changed some part of the plot, preventing Boruto from appearing.
Now it seemed that the appearance of Ōtsutsuki Toneri was a turning point for Naruto and Hinata.
Just look at how complex Naruto's eyes were now; such an expression was impossible to see in Naruto's eyes before.
"Dad, can Big Brother Neji defeat this enemy? His Chakra is so complex and so strong." Keigo couldn't see the details of Neji's body.
It seemed Orochimaru's surveillance cells could only monitor what Neji's senses could perceive.
Satoru patted his head: "Don't worry, Neji is one of our research achievements. Even if he can't win, Naruto is still there."
It just depends on whether Neji, this genius, can master and unleash the power of the Tenseigan.
Boom!
Toneri reached out to embrace Hinata. From that area, Neji made his move.
Judging by the stance.
Eighth Trigrams: Vacuum Palm.
"Eighth Trigrams: Tremor."
A powerful air cannon, comparable to Might Guy opening the Seventh Gate, tore through the sky and struck towards Toneri.
Whoosh!
Toneri sensed the attack, abandoned his hand reaching for Hinata, and retreated a certain distance.
Bang!
A distant hilltop, grazed by the air cannon, immediately turned into fine powder.
It wasn't knocked down, nor was it severed.
It was shattered into dust.
"Who?" Toneri looked at the newcomer.
"Big Brother Neji, why are you here?" Hinata was also shocked to see Neji.
Hadn't he gone on a secret mission?
Neji landed in front of Hinata, shielding her behind him, and faced Toneri.
"Naruto, you've disappointed me greatly. Are you going to watch Hinata be taken away by him?" Neji's pale green eyes calmly looked at Naruto.
These eyes…
"It's not like that, Big Brother Neji…"
"Let Naruto answer." Neji's tone was firm.
Naruto came before them, his expression remorseful: "It's my fault."
He didn't refute.
Hinata thought of Naruto's confession just now: "Naruto, he…"
"The power of the Tenseigan, this is impossible." Ōtsutsuki Toneri looked at the pale green eyes, sensing the power of the Tenseigan within them.
His face was full of disbelief.
The Tenseigan was a superior ocular power developed by their Hamura lineage. How could it be present in one person?
It required countless Byakugan to be gathered to develop such terrifying eyes. How could… "How… could… this… be…" Toneri's expression gradually changed.
"I'll know once I get my hands on you."