Ninja World, Fire Country
In an abandoned, hidden cavern.
At this moment, whether it was the women peeking from within a large storage box or Bai Ye's two drivers, all fell silent at the cry of an unfortunate child.
The two drivers twitched involuntarily.
The usually stoic and reserved Wooden Golem sneered.
Samui shook her head in disapproval.
Mikoto, exhausted, had already dozed off.
Kushina blinked, biting her lip thoughtfully.
Young Yuhi Kurenai and Uzuki Yugao bristled in anger.
Tsunade's eyes gleamed coldly, and she clenched her fists.
Pariah?
Who had the audacity to insult their man like this?
This was the collective thought among the women present.
Yet, in truth, only a few among them truly knew the extent of Bai Ye's strength.
"Have you ever seen Bai Ye truly angry?" Kushina suddenly asked.
The women exchanged puzzled glances, unsure why she had brought this up.
"If you mean serious, perhaps..." Yuhi Kurenai murmured, her cheeks tinged pink as she recalled a certain moment when Bai Ye had been both serious and angry.
The consequences had been dire.
She had been left unable to move that entire day, relying on Bai Ye to support her for everything.
"That's different." Kushina sighed, her expression shifting.
"The Nine-Tails has seen it."
There was no need for secrecy. They had all been crammed into a box by Bai Ye anyway—there was no hiding anything now.
Besides, Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto were too perceptive. Whoever was meant to know had already figured it out.
"Back then, the Nine-Tails had just been released, baring its fangs at Bai Ye."
"It had only just escaped, hadn't even had time to clean itself up, and—well, let's just say it wasn't smelling its best."
"That was the moment Bai Ye got angry."
A distant look crossed Kushina's face as she reminisced.
That day, Bai Ye had saved her. The overwhelming vitality in his chakra had instantly revitalized her, reversing much of the toll of her near-death experience from the separation of her tailed beast.
She had felt younger, healthier—stronger.
That day, Bai Ye had been mistaken for an ordinary passing ninja.
And four years ago, his power had not yet reached the heights it stood at now.
But even then, he was far beyond what the Nine-Tails could match.
The fox had made the mistake of taunting him, curling its lips into a sneer and exuding a foul-smelling breath in his direction.
Of course, Kushina and Bai Ye both knew that tailed beasts were merely constructs of chakra.
They did not have bodily functions like bad breath.
Which meant the Nine-Tails had done it on purpose.
Bai Ye had not taken kindly to that.
In response, he had beaten the beast senseless, transforming it from a fearsome entity into a whimpering, overgrown pup.
The Nine-Tails had obediently slunk back into Naruto's seal, not daring to act out again until Minato's sacrifice.
And yet, the Third Hokage had assumed the damage to the lost mountain had been caused by the rampaging Nine-Tails.
Only Kushina had known the truth.
It had been shattered by a single punch from an angry man.
And now, in this subtle, crackling atmosphere, Kushina felt an eerie sense of déjà vu.
He's angry again.
Bai Ye rarely lost his temper.
He was good to his women. He spoiled them.
That was why none of them had ever witnessed his rage firsthand.
Even in Konoha, the general perception of the Uchiha Guard Captain was that he was approachable and amiable in day-to-day life.
Serious and firm when enforcing the law, but never wrathful.
He was a man of logic and understanding.
But when he was in a good mood, if someone ruined it—
He would not let it slide.
Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen had unwittingly angered him during a high-level meeting, forcing Bai Ye to issue a single, crushing statement that had nearly cost the Third Hokage his position.
Had it not been for the timely death of his unfortunate son, the Third Hokage would have lost his title that day.
Bai Ye had never cared who sat in that seat.
He acted on his own terms, according to his own rules.
And right now, his plans for a peaceful, enjoyable trip with his confidantes were being interrupted by an insignificant, entitled brat.
The so-called Otsutsuki noble bloodline.
His smile vanished.
Whoever claimed the strong possessed endless patience was a fool.
Bai Ye had long accepted that he was the kind of man who, if bitten by a dog, would not turn the other cheek.
He would turn around and kill the dog.
Just like any normal man, he enjoyed his life, immersed himself in the world, and cherished his companions.
That was why he would not tolerate this nuisance any longer.
"Untouchable, I am asking you—"
Boom.
The Otsutsuki elder held his son close, sensing an imminent, overwhelming danger.
They had come here only to let his son meet his future bride.
Their clan's conflict between the main and branch families had long since ended.
Now, they were the last ones left.
And the prophecy had foretold that his son, in the future, would gain a power great enough to remake the world.
Bai Ye, well-versed in the original timeline, knew exactly what this meant.
Shiren had met Hinata as a child.
Even though he was blind, the special abilities of the Otsutsuki clan allowed him to "see."
By the time the Fourth Ninja War ended, Shiren would steal Hanabi's eyes, kidnap Hinata, and attempt to use her to awaken the Tenseigan in order to obliterate the ninja world.
And then—
Then that perverted lunatic had actually planned to repopulate the ninja world with Hinata.
Bai Ye scoffed internally.
Does your kidney even work like that?
But right now, he wasn't interested in hearing another word from them.
"Your excellency—"
Boom!
A surge of energy erupted.
The sheer pressure twisted the surrounding space.
The women behind Bai Ye stared at him as if looking upon a deity.
Have you ever seen someone distort the air itself with just their aura?
"Ge your uncle, ah Ge!"
Crash!
A grim smile curled Bai Ye's lips.
He disappeared.
An instant later, his fist met Shiren's face.
Boom!
A catastrophic explosion of energy tore through the void.
In an instant, Shiren's body crumbled into nothingness, incapable of withstanding the force.
But Bai Ye didn't stop.
His fists continued to strike, each blow sending shockwaves through the fabric of reality.
Then—
A sharp gasp.
Uzuki Yugao pointed skyward, trembling.
The full moon, luminous and whole just moments ago, now trembled.
The ground shook. The heavens quaked.
And as Bai Ye continued his relentless assault—
The moon would never be whole again.
That night, across the ninja world, countless eyes turned skyward.
And in every heart echoed the same thought—
"The moon... the moon was bitten by a dog!"
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