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Chapter 15 - No Eyes

Not long after the Divine Tree bore fruit, Ketsuna completely severed the connection between the Chaotic Dimension and the Ninja World, and with the help of Youying's ability, he began to self-seal and slumber within the Chaotic Dimension to slow down the disintegration of his physical body.

The history of the Ninja World unfolded like a pre-written script: Kaguya fell in love with the Son of Heaven from the Ancestral Land… Ultimately, to protect the child in her womb, she consumed the Divine Tree's fruit, becoming a Bloodline Limit master, and with her own power, she activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi to bring peace to the chaotic world.

After growing up, the brothers Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura fought their mother for several months to protect humanity, eventually sealing Ōtsutsuki Kaguya with Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei, causing her to eternally slumber, sealed on the moon far from the Ninja World.

Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, who released the Infinite Tsukuyomi, absorbed the Ten-Tails, which possessed immense Chakra, into his body, becoming the first Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and later divided the Ten-Tails into nine Tailed Beasts.

To mend the war-torn Ninja World and find homes for the nine Tailed Beasts, Hagoromo began to travel the Ninja World, understanding the meaning of Chakra's existence, and based on this concept, he founded Ninshū and began spreading his Ninshū throughout the Ninja World.

Hagoromo's younger brother, Hamura, after having some descendants, led a portion of his clan to relocate to the moon to guard the Ten-Tails' husk (Gedo Statue).

While spreading Ninshū throughout the Ninja World, Hagoromo also mended the ravaged Ninja World and, incidentally, sealed away many demons and so-called gods who harbored ill will towards humans.

In fact, after Kaguya became the progenitor of Chakra and gave birth to Hagoromo and Hamura, she had already cleansed the demons and gods in the Ninja World. After all, to the former Kaguya, they were 'mortal enemies' who hindered the Divine Tree from bearing fruit. Now that Kaguya possessed invincible power, she naturally had to settle accounts with them.

Later, Hagoromo married a human woman and had two children: the elder son was Indra, who advocated power as a means to peace, and the younger son was Asura, who aimed for peace through the concept of love. Hagoromo chose Asura's philosophy as his successor in Ninshū, leading to Indra and Asura becoming 'enemies,' and even after their physical bodies perished, their Chakra continued to 'dispute' in the form of reincarnation.

Ultimately, time swallowed everything. Whether it was Asura with his 'Sage Body,' or Indra with his 'Sage Eyes,' or even Hagoromo as the 'Sage of Six Paths,' all became part of history.

Many years passed, and the Ninja World transitioned from ancient times into the chaotic Warring States Period. During this era, Ninja World clans were hired by anyone who could pay a high price to carry out assassination and annihilation missions to make a living.

In this cruel era, Uchiha Madara of the Uchiha Clan and Hashirama Senju of the Senju Clan ultimately gained fame in the Ninja World, establishing a 'love-hate' bond. Later, based on this, the two great clans jointly established the Hidden Leaf Village, which was joined by various major ninja clans and formed a 'one country, one village' system with the Land of Fire. Other countries followed suit, leading to a situation where the Five Great Nations unified the Ninja World.

Subsequently, Uchiha Madara, with his differing ideology, finally engaged in the Final Valley battle with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. After a bitter, day-and-night struggle, Hashirama Senju emerged victorious.

Finally, with the passing of Hashirama Senju, the Hidden Leaf Village lost its 'God of Shinobi' who suppressed the Ninja World. Thus, the First Great Ninja War naturally erupted, leading to continuous warfare throughout the Ninja World, and village leaders bearing the name of 'Kage' were buried one after another.

Lacking strong individuals at the 'Kage' level, the major ninja villages, unwilling to suffer further combat losses, immediately signed a truce treaty. The First Great Ninja War was declared over, and the Ninja World entered a temporary period of peace once again.

Land of Fire.

Hidden Leaf Village, Hyuga Clan Compound.

"Congratulations, Elder sir..."

As soon as the midwife emerged from the delivery room, she offered congratulations to a robust middle-aged man waiting outside.

"Congratulations, Elder sir, it's a boy..."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's pure white eyes instantly lit up with joy. He then ignored the midwife and rushed directly into the delivery room.

Inside the delivery room, a voluptuous beautiful woman lay weakly on the bed. In the swaddling clothes in her arms, a silent, unmoving infant lay with eyes tightly closed, as if asleep.

Three maidservants, waiting on either side of the bed, bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man as he entered, then stepped back to clear the path.

"How do you feel? Is there any discomfort in your body?"

The middle-aged man ignored the surrounding maidservants and quickly sat by the bed, his gaze fixed on the weak beautiful woman on the bed and the swaddled infant in her arms, asking tenderly, his pure white eyes filled with warmth and affection.

The weak beautiful woman merely shook her head, indicating that her body was fine. But when her pure white eyes fell upon the infant in her arms, a bitter and guilty expression was undeniable on her pale, beautiful face.

The middle-aged man's gaze followed his wife's. Confused, he activated his Byakugan and focused on his well-behaved son.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man was stunned. The infant in the swaddling clothes was born with Chakra in his body, and its quantity was already no less than that of a regular Chunin. This indicated that his ninja talent was absolutely top-notch, even one in a million. As long as he didn't die prematurely, he could definitely become an Elite Jonin of the Hyuga, or even a Kage-level expert!

However, the surprise lasted only a moment before it was replaced by a deep bitterness, because the infant's eyes were missing; he was born blind!

In the Hyuga Clan, the Byakugan is not only the clan's Bloodline Limit but also the source of all the clan's strength. Only by relying on the Byakugan's abilities can the derivative attack methods based on Gentle Fist achieve a power of 1+1 > 2. Otherwise, Gentle Fist alone does not pose much of a threat to enemies...

The middle-aged man thought about how his child, despite having astonishing natural physique, was born without eyes. How could he grow up in the Hyuga Clan?

And how could he possibly inherit his position as head of the main family in the future?

For a moment, the middle-aged man's face was covered in worry, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, a fair hand grasped the middle-aged man's broad palm, pulling his uneasy mind back from its chaotic thoughts.

"Husband, use my Byakugan. This child cannot be without eyes!"

The weak beautiful woman's pure white eyes met the middle-aged man's gaze with utmost seriousness. For the sake of her child, she was willing to give up her Byakugan.

The middle-aged man fell silent. His wife's suggestion was undoubtedly the best solution, but deeply loving his wife, he did not want to do this. After all, for the Hyuga Clan, losing the Byakugan was equivalent to losing everything.

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