Chapter 548: Incorrect Evolution
A mere linear equation with one variable was actually of zero difficulty for Ryo.
He thought about it roughly and calculated that the answer should be between 80 and 100, and immediately didn't want to get the exact answer. If he calculated the result and had to be single for another eighty or a hundred years, who could he complain to?
After a flurry of activity, over half an hour later, Ryo prepared a table full of a hearty breakfast and called them out of bed room by room with Naori.
"Great Ancestor made breakfast?" Naruto looked expectant without even opening his eyes.
Kushina, however, woke up clear-headed: "What a rich breakfast, but... it seems we don't eat this very often?"
Ryo smiled: "I made some new things for you this time. Black rice porridge, rock sugar cherries, banana pancakes, plus a common plate of scallion stir-fried lamb. Go wash your hands quickly and let's eat."
"It looks delicious." Tsukihi trotted towards the washroom.
"Thank you for your hard work, Great Elder." Minato's face was groggy, obviously not having slept enough.
Ryo glanced at him with a smile. Kushina said Minato always got up late these days, and Ryo immediately understood what was going on. After all, Minato was also a 40-year-old man... So all this breakfast was to nourish him!
"I really am a considerate Great Ancestor..."
After eating breakfast and sending Tsukihi to the Ninja Academy, Ryo strolled to the Senju clan grounds.
He originally wanted to chat with Itachi first, but he didn't expect him to be out early in the morning... Dating really makes one active. Since he wasn't there, Ryo wouldn't rush to manage the juniors' love and marriage issues. Letting nature take its course probably wouldn't lead to any accidents.
Ryo's target was Toneri.
Three months ago, Kaguya met Itachi, Sasuke, and Obito, all three of whom were descendants of her eldest son, the Sage of Six Paths. But in comparison, Ryo felt that the descendants of her second son, Hamura Otsutsuki, would be closer to Kaguya, after all, they all had the Byakugan.
So, pulling Toneri along, Ryo went to the Hyuga clan to fetch Hinata and Hanabi, directly taking them on a flying carpet towards the Land of Whirlpools.
To avoid explaining twice, Ryo didn't tell them the purpose of the trip until the three children were on the flying carpet.
"Kaguya Otsutsuki?" Hanabi muttered. "Otsutsuki, she should be Toneri-kun's ancestor, right? Why bring me and my sister... Just bringing Toneri-kun and my sister is enough, why bring me?"
Hinata was taken aback for a moment, then reacted and playfully fought with Hanabi in exasperation.
"No! Sister, we're going to fall!"
Ryo shook his head. Hinata was teased like this by Hanabi, yet neither she nor Toneri blushed... Sigh!
He turned his head to look at Toneri. His face was currently tight. He already knew the news of Kaguya's resurrection, but when truly going to meet this "Great Ancestor", as the descendant of the Hamura lineage on the moon who shouldered the task of guarding the Ten-Tails' husk, he was naturally very nervous.
On the other side, the laughing and playing sisters gradually settled down. Hanabi curiously asked, "Great Ancestor, so Toneri-kun really is related to our Hyuga clan? I seem to have faintly heard father mention these things."
Toneri gave her a gentle nod.
Ryo smiled: "Actually, if you calculate carefully, you really have a lot of distant relatives. Senju, Uchiha, Uzumaki, Hyuga, Kaguya, Otsutsuki, and even certain clans in other countries all have a unified ancestor—Kaguya Otsutsuki."
"Even you are her descendant?"
"I... suppose so. Ahem, among these clans, the one closest to you is Toneri, followed by Kimimaro Kaguya of our Land of Whirlpools."
"Oh." Hanabi satisfied her curiosity, then turned to Hinata: "Sister, how did you seem to know already?"
"Toneri-kun told me."
Hanabi's eyes rolled playfully: "Toneri-kun wants to become even closer family with you... Ah! Sister, don't! We're really going to fall!"
Land of Whirlpools, Kaguya's residence.
Aino had passed away, and Ayame usually lived at Sara's noodle shop, so Kaguya's place was a bit deserted.
Therefore, seeing Ryo, and especially seeing the three children behind him, Kaguya immediately showed a look of joy.
"Are they Hamura's descendants?"
Ryo nodded, stepping aside: "Don't just stand there in a daze, hurry up and greet her!"
"Ancestor Kaguya!" The three spoke in unison.
Kaguya first looked at Hinata and Hanabi: "What pure Byakugan. To think that after a thousand years of bloodline transmission, such pure Byakugan could still be born."
Ryo smiled: "They still can't compare to yours."
"Of course, but they are not far from the ordinary members of our Otsutsuki clan."
"Still can't compare to ordinary clan members? Not even my sister?" Hanabi muttered.
Hinata hurriedly tugged at Hanabi's sleeve and bowed apologetically to Kaguya with an embarrassed look.
"Toneri, don't be so nervous. Raise your head and let your ancestor take a look, let her see your eyes."
Toneri's body paused slightly. He peeked at Hinata and Hanabi, and seeing that their expressions were natural, he finally mustered the courage to stick out his chest and raise his head.
Seeing his pale blue eyes, Kaguya was immediately stunned: "It's actually... the Tenseigan?"
"Are these eyes of his pure enough?" Ryo interjected with a smile.
Kaguya actually shook her head in denial, and then her words carried a bit of heaviness: "The Tenseigan is actually an incorrect evolution of the Byakugan. If he were in our Otsutsuki clan, he would be isolated and imprisoned... I didn't expect that among Hamura's descendants, this kind of incorrectly evolved eye would also be born."
Toneri was slightly shocked: "Incorrect evolution?!"
Hinata and Hanabi immediately showed concern. Ryo also focused his gaze on Kaguya, waiting for her explanation.
"When the Byakugan incorrectly evolves into a half-finished Tenseigan, only by taking a pair of pure Byakugan from a clan member can the half-finished Tenseigan evolve into a complete Tenseigan and gain immense power. Therefore, our Otsutsuki clan had quite a few eye-snatching incidents, leading to everyone being vigilant, defensive, and even hostile the moment a half-finished Tenseigan appears!"
Ryo frowned slightly: "That's not right. Wouldn't the offspring produced by the union of a half-finished Tenseigan and a pure Byakugan awaken the Tenseigan?"
"...Who said that?"
Ryo blinked. Who said that? Could it have been me?
"Did father lie to me?" Toneri murmured.
Ryo breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't say it, it was fine. "No, perhaps that's just what your father believed. After all... even I believed it."
Hanabi said in surprise, "Toneri-kun, you couldn't be pursuing my sister just because of this..."
"No, no, no." Toneri repeatedly denied it, and hurriedly turned to look at Hinata's face.
Hinata smiled slightly shyly: "It doesn't matter either way, Toneri-kun."
"It really isn't..."
Ryo chimed in with a smile: "I can testify for Toneri. Toneri can't take the blame for this."
Hanabi let out a soft sigh of relief: "I knew it, Toneri-kun definitely has... Ah! That tickles! Sister, Ancestor Kaguya is still here!"
Hinata's face turned slightly red, and she showed a pure smile to Kaguya: "I'm sorry, Ancestor Kaguya."
Kaguya returned a pure smile.
"The Tenseigan is actually an incorrect evolution of the Byakugan? That really broadens my horizons." Ryo muttered, looking at Kaguya. "With this omniscient Chakra Progenitor around for over three months, how did I forget to extract all her knowledge?"