The sudden appearance of Chinatsu and Kaguya completely stunned Otsutsuki Toneri.
The auras emanating from the two women were terrifying.
Although Chinatsu and Kaguya believed they had concealed their power well, Toneri's sensory abilities were extraordinary. Even the slightest trace of their presence was enough to make his instincts scream.
An unprecedented sense of fear welled up within him.
He was helpless.
Even if someone handed him the Tenseigan right now and transformed him into the Toneri from the original timeline the one capable of slicing the moon in half with a single attack he probably wouldn't dare move a muscle.
Let alone his current, incomplete state.
Sweat covered Toneri's face.
At that moment, Kaguya, standing beside Chinatsu, suddenly fixed her gaze on him.
A hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
"A descendant of mine?"
Kaguya narrowed her eyes slightly.
"The bloodline is surprisingly pure."
Her words immediately resonated with something deep within Toneri.
His eyes widened.
That bloodline.
That appearance.
That chakra.
There was only one possible answer.
The progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan in the ninja world.
Otsutsuki Kaguya!
Toneri was completely stunned.
His mind went blank.
He instinctively lowered his head and looked at the moon beneath his feet.
Wait...
Wasn't Kaguya supposed to still be sealed inside the moon?
When had she escaped?!
It wasn't surprising that Toneri was so shocked.
After all, Kaguya hadn't exactly followed proper procedures when she escaped.
When she broke free, the entire ninja world had been thrown into an uproar.
But the moon?
It had been unusually quiet.
Toneri couldn't understand what had happened.
Kaguya looked at the sweat-covered Toneri with a slightly puzzled expression.
Just then, Chinatsu leaned toward her ear and quietly explained Toneri's original plan.
Kaguya blinked.
"Wait."
She turned toward Chinatsu.
"You can foresee the future?"
"Uh..."
Chinatsu paused.
Then she nodded seriously.
"Yes!"
She even raised a thumb confidently.
Kaguya stared at her.
Her expression clearly said:
I don't believe you, but I also don't want to waste time exposing you.
After all, although Kaguya was the progenitor of chakra, Chinatsu was now the ruler of the ninja world.
Not only was Chinatsu's status higher, but her strength was also far beyond Kaguya's original expectations.
Something like "foresight" wasn't entirely unacceptable.
Besides, even the Great Toad Sage of the ninja world possessed the ability to glimpse the future.
Kaguya pursed her lips.
Then she casually walked toward Toneri.
Toneri immediately became nervous.
"Ancestor, I "
Before he could finish speaking, Kaguya raised one finger and gently pressed it against his forehead.
In the next instant
BOOM!
Toneri's consciousness was pulled into a spiritual world.
The flow of time inside this mental space was completely different from reality.
A clan meeting began.
Of course, although the conversation took place inside the mental world, its effects were partially reflected in reality.
Chinatsu watched from the side.
Toneri's body began trembling violently.
Cold sweat poured down his face.
His expression changed repeatedly.
Sometimes confusion.
Sometimes shock.
Sometimes disbelief.
And occasionally...
Pure shame.
Chinatsu watched him silently.
She didn't need to ask what Kaguya was telling him.
She could already imagine it.
A few seconds later
The clan meeting ended.
Kaguya and Toneri returned to reality.
Toneri stood there silently.
His expression was completely different from before.
He had learned the truth.
He had misunderstood his ancestor's teachings.
The ninja world wasn't the failed, war-torn civilization he had imagined.
It wasn't a world that needed to be destroyed and rebuilt.
The current ninja world was...
Almost perfect.
A genuine utopia.
"Is this..."
Toneri lowered his head.
"Is this really how the ninja world is now?"
His voice was filled with disbelief.
Kaguya nodded.
Toneri's fists slowly tightened.
If he had followed his original plan...
If he had awakened the Tenseigan and destroyed the ninja world...
Then he would have become a sinner.
Not merely a sinner of his generation.
A sinner whose name would be remembered for generations.
Toneri lowered his head even further.
His heart felt unbearably heavy.
Kaguya frowned slightly when she saw his appearance.
Then she raised her hand.
Smack.
Her palm pressed against Toneri's cheek.
Toneri froze.
Before he could react, a warm current suddenly flowed from Kaguya's palm into his body.
It traveled toward his empty eye sockets.
Toneri's body trembled.
He had been born blind.
But to Kaguya, this wasn't particularly difficult to solve.
With the power of the Six Paths of Yang, creating a pair of new eyes was almost effortless.
After a moment, Kaguya withdrew her hand.
Toneri felt something unfamiliar inside his eye sockets.
He hesitated.
Then slowly opened his eyelids.
Light flooded into his vision.
For the first time in his life...
He could see.
The first thing Toneri saw was Kaguya.
The second was Chinatsu standing beside her.
Toneri was deeply moved.
He immediately opened his mouth to thank Kaguya.
But Kaguya raised a hand, stopping him.
"You're my bloodline."
Her expression became slightly arrogant.
"How embarrassing."
She turned her head away.
"And if you're seen walking around like this in public, you'll only embarrass me."
Kaguya crossed her arms.
"You should be grateful in your heart. Empty words are unnecessary."
"..."
Toneri was stunned.
Chinatsu couldn't help giggling.
Kaguya immediately glanced at her.
"What?"
"No, no, nothing."
Chinatsu quickly waved her hands.
Kaguya gave a soft snort and turned away.
Toneri stared at the two women in bewilderment.
Actually, Kaguya had already introduced Chinatsu to him during their mental conversation.
But seeing the scene before him with his newly acquired eyes was completely different.
His ancestor the legendary Kaguya Otsutsuki was casually arguing with this girl.
And that girl was joking around with her as if they were ordinary friends.
Toneri suddenly felt as though his worldview had been shattered again.
He had been an outsider for only a short while, yet somehow...
He felt like he had already fallen several levels behind everyone else.
Suddenly, Chinatsu's expression changed slightly.
She reached up and touched her forehead.
"Are you about to give up?"
"Mmm... Mmm."
Kaguya nodded.
After a brief exchange, Chinatsu immediately understood the problem.
The moon was technically outside the territory of the ninja world.
As the "Lord of the Ninja World," Chinatsu couldn't remain away from the ninja world for too long.
Even staying on the moon for several minutes was already pushing the limits of what she could comfortably do.
Toneri stood silently.
He was prepared to watch the two of them leave.
But just as Chinatsu and Kaguya were about to depart, both women suddenly stopped.
They turned around simultaneously.
They looked at Toneri.
Toneri blinked.
Kaguya frowned.
"What are you standing there for?"
Toneri froze.
"Follow us."
"Huh?"
Toneri pointed at himself.
"Me?"
Chinatsu rolled her eyes.
"What do you think your ancestors gave you those eyes for?"
She waved her hand impatiently.
"Use your brain and think about it!"
Toneri gradually came to his senses.
Or rather...
He finally accepted reality.
He nodded quickly.
"Yes!"
Following the chakra fluctuations of Chinatsu and Kaguya, Toneri leaped into the air.
The three figures quickly left the moon and returned toward the ninja world.
The closer Toneri got to the ninja world, the more astonished he became.
The energy density was absurd.
It was so abundant that Toneri felt almost overwhelmed.
It was like being forced to leave a delicious feast before you had finished eating, only to have someone stuff several more mouthfuls of food into your mouth right before you left.
There was simply too much!
Even an ordinary person who had never trained in ninjutsu would probably experience a dramatic improvement in physical ability after living here for an extended period.
As for those who actively cultivated...
Their potential would be even more terrifying.
Limits that had once seemed impossible could be broken again and again.
This was the ninja world after the sacrifice of countless powerful members of the Otsutsuki clan.
Toneri swallowed hard.
He finally understood just how terrifying the current ninja world had become.
Under Chinatsu and Kaguya's guidance, the three eventually entered the territory of the Land of Whirlpools.
Toneri looked down.
Peaceful streets.
Happy civilians.
People going about their daily lives.
Children playing.
Merchants laughing.
And everywhere he looked, there was a strange sense of vitality.
Even doing nothing seemed to bring people happiness here.
Toneri stared at the scene for a long time.
Then, almost unconsciously, he murmured:
"This..."
His eyes widened slightly.
"This is simply utopia..."