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Chapter 173: The Moon City, Toneri Otsutsuki
The exit of the Moon Passage was still inside a cave. The light was dim, and the temperature was significantly lower than on the ground. It was dead silent; not a sound could be heard.
"Konan." Alex flew up. "Let's go. There won't be anyone here."
According to the timeline, there was likely only one living person left on the Moon: Toneri Otsutsuki. The rest of the Otsutsuki clan members were all dead.
The two flew forward rapidly. Less than half a minute later, they abruptly arrived at a wide underground space.
Rows upon rows of small burial mounds stood neatly on the ground. It looked a bit gloomy and eerie.
Seeing the familiar scene, Alex's voice rang in Konan's mind with a hint of seriousness. "Konan, increase vigilance. Hamura Otsutsuki's soul probably hasn't completely faded away. Be careful in case he comes out."
Konan secretly readied herself, prepared to attack at any moment.
Alex scrutinized the dense clusters of burial mounds before him. They extended into the shadows at the back, countless in number. This was the graveyard where the Otsutsuki clan on the Moon had been buried for a thousand years.
"Hmm? Not coming out..." he wondered.
In the original story, when Hinata came here, Hamura Otsutsuki floated out immediately. There were also many souls of the clansmen appearing, silently watching Hinata. Why couldn't he see a single one now?
Did that old guy Hamura look down on the pure Hyuga and Otsutsuki bloodlines within Konan? Or had some unexpected change occurred?
Alex sensed carefully but didn't discover any residual souls or even spiritual obsessions. It was empty; not a hair was left. Mastering the Soul Sealing Technique, the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and the Yamanaka clan's secret arts, his understanding of souls and spirits had become increasingly profound. He could detect them. But right now, with his perception fully open, he found nothing.
Konan remained highly alert. She activated her Byakugan and used sensory ninjutsu to detect anomalies in her own way. Unfortunately, like Alex, she found nothing. This area seemed dead, without even an ant or insect in sight.
"Alex, any discoveries?"
"No." Alex swayed his body. "It's ridiculously clean here. Nothing left behind. Let's go, no need to waste time here."
"Okay." Konan relaxed slightly and continued flying outward with him.
With their extreme speed, they flew out of the cave in less than a minute and arrived in the outside world.
It was bright and warm. The temperature was suitable, and the air was fresh.
Konan's eyes showed a trace of wonder as she flew in mid-air, observing the surroundings. She hadn't expected such a massive city to exist inside the Moon.
An artificial 'sun' in the sky cast soft light. On the ground, houses and buildings were arranged in rows, extremely neat. Roads extended in all directions, and the surfaces were clean. Everything in sight was spotless, tidy to the extreme.
However, there was no breath of life. It was dead silent and empty everywhere; no human figures could be seen.
This was a dead city.
Alex looked at the palace floating above the very center of the city. "The population of the Hamura clan on the Moon was already scarce, and after experiencing a civil war between the Branch and Main families, the population plummeted. Now, only Toneri Otsutsuki remains alone in that palace."
Konan nodded, also looking at the palace. She had already sensed the aura of a living person deep within. Only one person.
But there were also many extremely weak life signatures. Those must be the puppets endowed with life energy by the giant Tenseigan, as Alex had mentioned.
"Looks like we've been discovered," Alex said flatly, looking at the dense crowd of figures rushing out from the palace.
They were puppets—exquisite and highly anthropomorphic. Not only could they fight, but they could also serve their master's daily needs like servants.
"These are all good things; we can't break them!"
Alex was delighted. These puppets were crafted by the Hamura clan over a thousand years using various rare materials. He couldn't waste them; he would take them all!
Rustle, rustle!
The sky full of white paper flew into the surging puppet army, instantly wrapping the lifelike puppets into mummies. Even the Kage-level puppets among them offered no resistance against the incoming paper and were subdued.
In one second, hundreds of puppets were controlled by Alex. He then happily stored them in the Storage White Paper. He had just taken a simple glance and saw that many puppets were made of expensive Chakra metal. Their value was extremely high; no wonder they could exert Kage-level strength. Once Konan awakened the Tenseigan, she could take over control of these puppets.
"Time to meet the master. Toneri Otsutsuki is probably getting impatient..."
Alex lay on Konan's shoulder as they flew rapidly toward the floating palace.
Deep inside the palace, in a wide hall, a figure stood in the center. Pale skin, short white hair—it was Toneri Otsutsuki! His eyes were closed tight, his brow furrowed deeply.
Just now, he was preparing to sleep under the care of his puppets. But suddenly, he received a warning that someone had intruded. Without a word, he immediately dispatched the puppet army. If they couldn't be captured, they were to be killed on sight. The world created by the Sage of Six Paths was wrong; anyone from the world below carried deep sins. He had to uphold ancestor Hamura's decree: destroy the Sage of Six Paths' world and recreate a completely flawless one.
"Hmm?" Toneri tilted his ear to listen. "Why is there no noise?"
Not even the sound of the puppet army running or jumping. Outside seemed to have suddenly gone quiet.
"What happened?"
He felt uneasy. But having been eyeless since childhood, he couldn't see and could only judge by sound. This strange silence gave him an unspeakable torment. Gradually, an ominous premonition rose in his heart.
Had the puppet army been defeated by the enemy? And in such a short time??
He shook his head immediately, suppressing the unease. There were quite a few Kage-level powerhouses in the puppet army; it was impossible for them to be defeated so quickly. When Toneri's father was alive, they had observed the Ninja World since he was young. He knew the power rankings of the Ninja World; at this stage, Kage-level was the peak. The intruder couldn't possibly exceed this level of power.
Impossible!
Toneri tried his best to comfort himself, unaware that someone had already entered the hall.
Konan and Alex hovered in mid-air, quietly observing Toneri Otsutsuki below. His skin and hair color were very similar to the Otsutsuki clan in Alex's memory. Except he didn't have horns on his head. Although claimed to be the closest to the original Otsutsuki clan, the bloodline in Toneri's body had degraded over a thousand years and still had a gap compared to a true Otsutsuki.
"How do we handle him?" Konan asked.
"Capture him first."
Alex didn't care about Toneri's life or death. However, since he was an existence who could awaken the Tenseigan just by transplanting a pair of high-purity Byakugan, he had some utility value.
"Who is it!!"
Toneri was startled by the sudden voice. His reaction was very swift; without a word, he fired a dense Chakra blast directly upwards.
"Eight Trigrams Air Palm!!"
"Heh." Konan merely waved her hand, dispelling the Chakra blast effortlessly.
"You—!" Sensing his attack neutralized so casually, Toneri was horrified.
Before he could shout a second word, he was instantly wrapped and controlled by white paper. His strength was merely at the Jonin level; he had no power to resist.
Alex glanced around the hall; there was nothing valuable. Then, he and Konan took Toneri and left, heading for Hamura's Shrine nearby.
As soon as they entered the shrine, their gazes were immediately attracted by the massive golden sphere of light inside.
Konan was slightly shocked. "Is this the Giant Tenseigan..."
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