Above the Moon

The hall fell silent as the Hyuga clan stared at the scene on the distant ground.

"Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"

"The stolen Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"

Only then did someone speak in terror, their voice trembling.

"And the separated Tailed Beasts. They're all there."

Like a stone thrown into a still lake, the people around the enormous Byakugan in the hall began speaking noisily and excitedly.

"It proves it! The Six Paths branch can't be relied on at all! They've forgotten their mission! It's time for us to cleanse this filthy earth, return to the surface, and establish a true Pure Land!"

The cleansing was secondary. Returning to the surface was the real goal.

"That's right! We've watched the Shinobi World for a thousand years! The people on the ground are arrogant and foolish, constantly fighting among themselves! There's nothing those conceited bastards won't do! The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was stolen, and someone intends to revive the God Tree!"

The crowd was fired up. Some were excited, some afraid, while others remained calm and thoughtful.

"Heaven is unfair to our clan!"

"No! The sage is unfair to our clan!"

"They call it guarding, but what's the difference between that and imprisoning the entire clan?"

"No matter how the sage treats us, we will still honor our agreement with him and protect all living beings on the earth! Clan Head! I propose that we use the Giant Tenseigan to punish the thieves on the surface!"

Hearing this, the white-haired old man coughed violently as he looked at everyone.

After the Sage of Six Paths sealed the Ten-Tails inside the moon with Chibaku Tensei, his younger brother's Ōtsutsuki Clan migrated to the moon in its entirety to guard its outer shell, the Demonic Statue of