For many people throughout Konoha, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Under the moonlight, Hyuga Neji stroked the Great Tenseigan before him. Yet he felt none of the joy others imagined. Instead, his brow was tightly furrowed, as though he had endless troubles on his mind.
And Neji did indeed have troubles of his own.
First and foremost, Hyuga Neji had no idea how to approach Hinata and Hanabi, how to tell them that Hyuga Hiashi was dead and that the Hyuga Clan had effectively ceased to exist.
Then there was the Great Tenseigan.
After taking control of the Great Tenseigan, Hyuga Neji had vaguely sensed it resonating with something, and that something was above his head-or rather, on the moon!
Recalling what Hyuga Hiashi had told him before, Hyuga Neji could hardly fail to realize that the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon had probably created a Tenseigan of their own.
The one on the moon might not compare to the Tenseigan before him, but if it could resonate with his, it was clearly not far from maturity.
Besides all that, Hyuga Neji also had to consider where the Hyuga Clan would go from here.
Should he follow the old Hyuga Clan's example and continue placing the Caged Bird seal on its members, or-
If I can eliminate the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon, perhaps the Hyuga Clan can finally be free of the Caged Bird seal. But I'll also have to keep the Tenseigan's secret safe.
But to eliminate the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon, Hinata would have to awaken her own Tenseigan.
Pinning my hopes on Hinata, even making her bear the guilt of the clan's destruction to change her personality-
Hyuga Neji sighed. He truly did not want Hinata to bear any of this, but