The people living on the moon also had the Byakugan.
To be exact, all ninjas with the Byakugan were descendants of Rikudou Sennin's younger brother, Otsutsuki Hamura.
After their mother, Kaguya, was sealed away by Rikudou Sennin (Otsutsuki Hagoromo) and Otsutsuki Hamura, Rikudou stayed in the ninja world.
Hamura went to live on the moon, with the duty of guarding the seal.
One reason was that the seal truly needed someone to watch over it—otherwise, the immortals in the ninja world might not stay put.
The second reason was that what Rikudou Sennin planned to do next wasn't something he wanted his brother to see.
Any compromise comes with a bloody price. Rikudou Sennin was someone who could talk reason, but in the violent age of ancient shinobi—when killing someone's mother wasn't even unthinkable—what did anyone's life mean?
Even to the immortals, Rikudou Sennin was ruthless. He had sealed his own mother without hesitation.
After Kaguya's era ended, there was still an outrageous age that followed, until Rikudou's body began to show signs of aging. Only then did the ninja world finally enter a stable era of peace.
After that, neither Rikudou Sennin nor his brother played a direct role in events.
But like Rikudou, Hamura also left descendants in the ninja world.
Some became the Hyuga clan of Konohagakure, while others were the Otsutsuki clan on the moon.
These two families were essentially the same—only the names differed.
In fact, the Hyuga clan was much stronger than the Otsutsuki branch on the moon. After all, they were still his younger brother's descendants, and Rikudou gave them a lot of special care.
This explains why, in the future, Toneri would come to the ninja world, take Hanabi Hyuga's eyes, and even try to marry Hinata.
At this time, Toneri was still young and in love. He had secretly visited the ninja world once before, and it was then that he fell for Hinata.
It also shows that the Hyuga in the ninja world were far stronger than the moon's branch—even though the moon's branch had the important duty of guarding the seal.
Clearly, Rikudou Sennin had given the Hyuga great favor.
And even among the moon's branch, there were divisions in opinion about the ninja world.
The main family believed they only needed to focus on their duty of guarding the seal, leaving the ninja world to run itself.
The branch family believed that as Hamura's descendants, they had a responsibility to contribute to the ninja world and protect its peace.
The great wars of the past hundred years only deepened the rift between the main and branch families.
The main family still stood firm, refusing to back down even a little. If this kept going, it would eventually lead to both sides killing each other—their conflict had grown that serious.
But… an event last year completely broke this stalemate.
The huge explosion in the Land of Wind and the massive eruption of the Dragon Vein left the people on the moon completely stunned. Even the main Hyuga family couldn't keep calm anymore.
If things kept going like this, the ninja world would really be done for.
Still, the Hyuga clan's tradition had been passed down to these people — even though the main family loosened up, their decision-making was still slow and dragging.
But now that the New World had opened, the main family couldn't hold back anymore. Red patches began spreading across the sea in the ninja world, visible to the naked eye, as if the entire ocean was infected.
This time, the entire Otsutsuki clan on the moon moved out together.
At this moment, outside Konohagakure.
The head of the branch family arrived with a group of clan members. Seeing this finely dressed group, Zobei and Kotarou stepped in to block their path.
When the branch family head, Gensuke, saw that just two gatekeepers dared to do this, his eyes narrowed. He let out a cold snort, and chakra burst from his body.
"Just two little—"
Buzz!!
Before he could finish, a flash of a blade passed by, and Zobei's sword was already at Gensuke's neck. Not far away, a large tree crashed to the ground.
The hundreds of people behind Gensuke saw this and broke into a cold sweat.
"W-what just happened?"
"What was that…?"
"That strike was terrifying… impossible, the clan head, he…"
At that moment, even Gensuke's scalp tingled — and he wasn't the only one.
Beside him, Toneri had been about to act. Even without eyes, he could still see.
But just as he was about to move, Kotarou locked onto him. That feeling… was completely different.
So Toneri didn't make a move.
"Heh, finally someone came to cause trouble. What? You think having more people makes you special?"
"I'm a Konohagakure Chunin, from the last Chunin exams, you know?"
Zobei said coldly, while Kotarou stood by with an equally cold expression, giving off the presence of a strong fighter.
The people around them, seeing Zobei and Kotarou in action, had admiration in their eyes.
"As expected of Lord Zobei and Lord Kotarou."
"Their strength is amazing!"
"So this is Konohagakure? No wonder it's the strongest ninja village of the Five Great Nations."
Some wealthy merchants and nobles in the crowd smiled at the sight. This kind of security was something no one else could give them.
Of course, some people in the crowd didn't really understand and didn't know how strong Zobei and Kotarou actually were.
"Sir, are Konohagakure's Chunin… really that strong?"
"Yeah, I thought Chunin these days weren't all that powerful?"
Hearing this, some native residents of Konohagakure and others stepped forward to explain.
"A Konohagakure Chunin isn't usually that strong, but during the last Chunin Exams, something happened.
At that time, all five great ninja villages were gathered, and there were even a lot of pirates… Then Orochimaru attacked the village, and the Third Hokage was killed.
And except for Lord Zobei and Lord Kotarou, no one else managed to become a Chunin in those conditions.
You could say the two of them are like great heroes on the open sea."
"Yeah… and not just that. I heard Zobei and Lord Kotarou once faced that man together and managed to come out alive. Their strength is terrifying."
"And every time they walk into a casino, they collect a huge amount of protection money, and no one dares to say a word about it."
When the crowd heard this, some people were shocked.
Especially because they even dared to take protection money from casinos. Even Tsunade-sama wouldn't dare do that.
And those winnings? No way, not in a casino.
"So that's how it is?"
At this moment, Toneri finally understood. The two guys in front of him, who looked like nobodies, were actually extremely dangerous.
The shinobi world looked completely different now.
"Lords, we're not outsiders. I'm a distant relative of the Hyuga clan. I came here to discuss something with them."
Toneri explained.
Hearing this, Kotarou looked suspicious.
"No way. If you're from the Hyuga clan, why are your eyes closed? Open your eyes and let us see."
"Yeah, what kind of kid lies like that? I don't think you guys look trustworthy."
Zobei chimed in from the side.
At that moment, Toneri was so angry he wanted to hit them, but luckily his father, Gensuke, spoke up.
"Lords, Toneri lost his eyes when he was little… but we really are from the Hyuga clan."
Then Gensuke activated his Byakugan to prove his identity.
"That's right, Lords. We really are Hyuga."
Another person behind Gensuke also revealed their Byakugan.
If it was just normal eyes, maybe they could fake it. But once the Byakugan is activated, with those veins bulging around the eyes, there's no way to fake that.
Now it was Zobei and Kotarou who looked awkward.
Thankfully, at that moment, a woman with a gentle smile walked over.
"Oh! So you're relatives of the Hyuga clan? I'm Tsume, head of the Inuzuka clan.
If you don't mind, I can take you to the Hyuga compound."
Inuzuka Tsume looked calm and elegant, and seeing her show up, Gensuke and his group finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Then we'll trouble you for that."
"No trouble at all. Please, come with me!"
"Lord Zobei, could you please go inform the Hokage at the office?"
Tsume said softly.
Then she turned and led the way.
But deep down, Tsume was freaking out. And not just her—the other clan members in Konoha who saw this were all stunned. In an instant, everyone started working together without saying a word.
Those who needed to make fake documents started making them. Those who needed to stall the Hyuga members started stalling them.
"I knew something was off about the Hyuga clan.
In all those shinobi wars, the Senju fought, the Uchiha fought, but somehow the Hyuga stayed safe all this time."
"Damn it, the Hyuga clan must have gotten the news and brought out all their hidden forces. How could they suddenly have so many people?"
"Inuzuka Kiba already took them over there. Hurry to the Hokage building and try to pin the biggest crime possible on the Hyuga clan."
"Hmm… I think we can throw in the Uchiha massacre too."
"But didn't we already blame that on Danzo?"
"It's different. We can still split it. Danzo's dead now, and who's to say he didn't make deals with the Hyuga clan? Why was Danzo so obsessed with the Uchiha's Sharingan but never went after the Hyuga's Byakugan?"
"..."
In that moment, everyone perked up.
Of course, that charge wouldn't hold up.
Because honestly, the Byakugan is pretty useless—only the Hyuga clan cares about it.
Still, no matter how weak it is, it's still a rare eye technique, a Kekkei Genkai on par with the Sharingan.
And that's what the Hyuga clan always says. Even if they never win in real battles, they never lose in arguments.
If that's the case, then why couldn't Danzo have stolen their Byakugan too?
Before long, all the major clans in the village sent their representatives to the Hokage building. Meanwhile, those who stayed behind quietly surrounded the Hyuga compound.
They were just waiting for a chance to wipe the Hyuga clan out. Honestly, all they needed was an excuse. Whether that excuse was real or not didn't matter.
After all, what the Hyuga clan did was outrageous—almost like betraying the village.
They stayed in the village openly, but secretly had a whole group of clan members outside.
On the other side, Nara Shikaku was buried in work when he saw everyone rushing over. He immediately realized something was wrong.
He quickly heard the details from Akimichi Chouza, and even Shikaku was furious in that instant.
Tsunade and the others had already left, and the intel from the New World had just arrived not long ago. Then suddenly, the Hyuga clan shows up with this many people.
"Surround the Hyuga compound! Lock down the entire village!"
With Shikaku's order, a massive barrier instantly covered the entire village. A large number of Marines and shinobi headed straight for the Hyuga compound.
Meanwhile, inside the Hyuga compound, Inuzuka Tsume was waiting in the reception hall with the "guests."
After all, this was Konoha's number one clan—fitting a few hundred people inside wasn't a problem. The yard was big enough.
As for Hyuga Hiashi, when he heard that there were clan members outside the village who had come back, he was overjoyed.
At this point, the strict division between the main and branch families wasn't as harsh anymore, and Hiashi was truly happy to have people return.
"Father, it's just a few clan members. Do we really need to prepare so much?"
Hyuga Hanabi asked in confusion.
"Hanabi, no matter how many people, as long as they're Hyuga, it's my duty as head of the family to treat them well. We can't treat them differently just because of main and branch family status.
Because we're all family. Understand?"
Hiashi gently patted Hanabi's head.
"Come on, Hanabi, let's go meet our guests."
Hiashi was in a great mood. When he stepped outside, even the sunlight felt extra warm and bright.
"Huh? Why is the barrier up? And I hear a lot of Marines out there.
Another drill?"
Hiashi was surprised, but he wasn't worried. If something really happened, the Hyuga clan would hold back as long as they could. They definitely wouldn't step in early.
When he reached the courtyard outside the reception hall, Hyuga Hiashi pushed the door open. In the next moment, hundreds of eyes inside the yard turned toward him.
Looking at the clothes those people were wearing, Hyuga Hiashi felt they looked familiar. Then he saw Inuzuka Tsume sitting inside the reception hall.
At that moment, Inuzuka Tsume was pouring tea.
"Gensuke, Toneri, try this tea. Good, right?"
After pouring the tea, Inuzuka Tsume looked up at the door and showed a gentle smile.
"That's the head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi.
Hiashi, I didn't expect your Hyuga clan to have so many members."
Inuzuka Tsume waved and greeted him.
At that moment, Hyuga Hiashi felt his hair stand on end, his whole body breaking out in goosebumps.
During this time in the Hidden Leaf, all the clans had been playing their political games. There was no way Hyuga Hiashi didn't understand what was happening.
"How… how could this happen!!"
Hyuga Hiashi collapsed on the ground.
It's over. They're here for the Hyuga clan.
"Clan Head, please come in!"
The Hyuga clansman who had reported earlier spoke up. Hyuga Hiashi stood up shakily.
He understood now. The clansmen in front of him weren't real—they had been taken over by Yamanaka Inoichi.
"Inoichi… I… I really didn't know about this!"
"What are you saying, Clan Head? I'm Hyuga Houichi."
Yamanaka Inoichi helped Hyuga Hiashi into the courtyard. The door closed behind them.
Hyuga Hiashi leaned against the door and looked toward Inuzuka Tsume in the distance, his eyes filled with hatred and helplessness.
Finally.
"How much time do I have left?"
"Twenty minutes. That's the time Shikaku gave you."
Yamanaka Inoichi picked up Hyuga Hanabi and replied. If there was no good explanation in twenty minutes, the Hyuga clan would be wiped out.
Everyone would die!
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