"Patriarch, what's the use of keeping this guy?"
One of the Ōtsutsuki clan members asked.
The patriarch smiled. "This man's chakra recovers very quickly."
"Of course we should keep him. If someone in the clan is injured, we can absorb chakra from his body to recover quickly."
Hearing this, the captive felt helpless. He never expected that one day he would be reduced to nothing more than a living chakra reservoir.
Fortunately, Tsunade and the others should have escaped by now.
Naruto's judgment that day had been correct. The power of this group was terrifying.
They could absorb other people's chakra—whether it was ninjutsu attacks or any other chakra-based technique. As long as the attack contained chakra, they could absorb it.
However, there were differences. Some of them could only partially absorb chakra, while those with stronger bloodlines could absorb it completely.
For example, their patriarch could easily absorb all incoming chakra.
And it wasn't just chakra absorption. Their bodies possessed astonishing regenerative abilities.
Their dōjutsu could also release bursts of pupil power that formed shockwaves, even creating strange weapons capable of blocking or disrupting an enemy's chakra.
Their speed and strength were equally terrifying—far beyond what Tsunade and the others could handle.
Therefore, after Minato Namikaze left, Konoha's defeat came quickly.
The battle was completely one-sided.
The reason wasn't just the strange abilities of the enemy. These people had already attacked the Hyūga clan and taken a large number of Byakugan.
Their patriarch had even transplanted the Byakugan taken from Hinata Hyūga, unleashing an even more terrifying power that allowed him to absorb chakra through the air itself.
In an instant, nearly eighty percent of the chakra in the bodies of Konoha's ninja had been drained.
With the rest of the Ōtsutsuki clan joining the fight, Konoha soon collapsed under the assault.
Tsunade's final order was for all Konoha ninja to escape if possible, then find Naruto Uzumaki and let him temporarily act as the Sixth Hokage.
After issuing the order, Hashirama Senju stepped forward alone to block the Ōtsutsuki clan.
He used all his strength to protect the remaining Konoha ninja and buy them time to escape.
Even so, very few managed to flee.
Such a miserable outcome was difficult for Hashirama to accept.
He never imagined that Konoha would one day fall into such a state.
"Patriarch, the other elders have arrived. Should we transplant the selected Hyūga clan Byakugan into their bodies?"
The patriarch nodded.
"Good. Begin the transplantation immediately."
"Besides Konoha, there are four other great ninja villages in this world."
"And among them, the most noteworthy is Kirigakure, the Hidden Mist Village."
"In that village, almost all the Tailed Beasts have appeared throughout history. There's even a possibility that the Outer Path: Demonic Statue could be summoned there."
"Summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?"
One of the clan members was startled.
"Patriarch… does that mean someone in that village possesses the Rinnegan?"
The patriarch nodded.
"It's very likely."
"But now that I possess both the Rinnegan and the Tenseigan, if the other clan members transplant the Hyūga clan's Byakugan and awaken the Tenseigan as well, we won't need to fear their Rinnegan."
At that moment, another clan member reported:
"Patriarch, the Golden Tenseigan is already being transported. Once it arrives, you can use it directly in battle."
"Even if the opponent is a descendant of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, they won't be able to withstand the power of the Golden Tenseigan."
"Hmm… you're right."
The patriarch looked up at the sky.
In the distance, a faint golden light had already begun to shine—the arrival of the Golden Tenseigan.
Meanwhile, inside the Mizukage's Office in Kirigakure,
Shigure stood by the window, looking toward the distant sky.
At the horizon where Konoha was located, a golden light seemed to flicker faintly.
An inexplicably powerful force was approaching.
"Those people… they all have white hair and wear white robes, right?"
After hearing Minato Namikaze's report, Shigure immediately described the enemy's appearance.
Minato froze for a moment.
"How do you know?"
Could these people actually be related to Shigure?
Shigure turned to look at him.
"Don't look at me like that."
"If I wanted to destroy Konoha, I could do it with one hand."
Minato was stunned.
But he had to admit that Shigure was telling the truth.
Naruto Uzumaki looked up at him.
"Shigure… are you going to make a move?"
Shigure glanced at Naruto.
Naruto clearly wanted him to act but was too embarrassed to say it directly.
"I'm afraid these people's goal isn't just Konoha."
"They probably want to destroy the other ninja villages as well."
"According to what you said, they attacked Konoha for the Byakugan of the Hyūga clan. But after obtaining them, their real target is the entire ninja world."
After thinking for a moment, Shigure turned toward Ao.
"Send a message to the other ninja villages."
"Tell them to prepare for an invasion from the Ōtsutsuki clan… coming from the moon."
Hearing this, Kyūbi was stunned.
Until now, they didn't even know where those people had come from or what they were called.
But Shigure had just directly revealed their origin.
It seemed that Lord Shigure knew quite a lot about them.
"Shigure, you seem to know these people well. Have you encountered them before?"
Hearing this, Shigure smiled faintly.
"You could say that."
That vague answer only made everyone more curious.
"If I want to explain it clearly, then I have to mention someone first. You all know the Sage of Six Paths, but you probably don't know his real name."
Naruto tilted his head in confusion.
"The Sage of Six Paths… isn't he just called the Sage of Six Paths?"
Minato rubbed his forehead helplessly. No matter how you looked at it, that was obviously just a title.
Shigure spoke calmly.
"The Sage of Six Paths' real name was Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki."
Ōtsutsuki… Hagoromo?
Minato, Ao, Naruto, and Mei Terumi all froze in shock inside the Mizukage's office.
None of them had ever heard that name before.
Where had Shigure learned such ancient secrets?
Shigure continued as if he were simply recounting ordinary history.
"Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki also had a younger brother—Hamura Ōtsutsuki."
"Back then, the two brothers joined forces to seal their own mother… Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."
Seal their own mother?
Everyone was stunned.
Why would someone seal their own mother?
Shigure didn't go into detail about the reasons. Instead, he continued explaining the events that followed.
"After sealing Kaguya, Hamura took part of his bloodline and migrated to the moon."
"Although they sealed their mother, he still chose to remain close to her."
Hearing this, Minato was confused.
"Wait… if she was sealed, why go to the moon to accompany her?"
"And… how could anyone even live on the moon?"
Shigure smiled slightly.
"Because the Ōtsutsuki clan didn't originally belong to this world."
"They came from beyond the sky."
Everyone fell silent again.
Shigure continued calmly.
"As for why Hamura went to the moon—because Kaguya's body was sealed there."
"To be precise… the moon itself was created by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki when they sealed Kaguya."
The entire office fell completely silent.
The revelation was so shocking that it took everyone several moments just to process what they had heard.
(End of Chapter)
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