Return to the Village

Hinata played with the Truth-Seeking Orb for a while before withdrawing the sky-blue energy that had surged around her body.

However, she didn't deactivate the Tenseigan. After all, ever since she awakened it, she had almost always maintained the Byakugan state, and she felt uncomfortable looking at anything in that state.

She felt much better now. The Tenseigan's pulse was also very strong; it had been cooped up for too long.

"Alright, you've just awakened your Tenseigan, so don't get too excited. You'll have plenty of time to get used to these eyes later."

"Tenseigan?" Hinata feigned ignorance.

"Yes, the Tenseigan… the legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths' brothers."

"You must use these eyes well and bring peace to this world."

"I will."

Afterward, the Great Toad Sage handed Hinata a scroll and let her leave.

On her way to find Jiraiya, Hinata opened the scroll. It contained information about the Tenseigan and how to use it.

However, this information was practically useless to Hinata.

"But..."

Hinata looked up at the sky. Although it was daytime, the sunlight wasn't blinding, and she could see the outline of the moon from Mount Myōboku.

All this time, the giant Tenseigan on the moon had been resonating with her Tenseigan.

She had been suppressing the connection with the giant Tenseigan on the moon, in addition to the control exerted by the person on the moon.

The giant Tenseigan on the moon hadn't made any significant moves, but this time, when Hinata activated her Tenseigan mode (she had no chakra, so it was just Tenseigan mode), the giant Tenseigan on the moon directly sensed it.

Now, the person on the moon must have definitively confirmed the existence of the Shinobi World, or more accurately, that a member of the Hyuga clan had awakened the Tenseigan.

"Speaking of which, there should only be one person left on the moon now, right?"

Should she try to take the Tenseigan on the moon?

Hinata thought about it carefully and decided against it.

The giant Tenseigan wasn't essential for Hinata, and besides, the moon couldn't be moved around carelessly.

With the maintenance provided by the giant Tenseigan, the seal on the moon could be more secure.

If it were in the past, she wouldn't have worried so much, but now that all sorts of demons and monsters were popping up, Hinata worried that the moon might not be peaceful either.

As Hinata guessed, the moon, while appearing the same to the Shinobi World, would be vastly different if one were actually on it.

Currently, the entire moon was enveloped by a barrier, and the giant Tenseigan was what maintained this barrier.

The reason for maintaining such a large barrier was the dark, ominous, and bizarre energy that was constantly corroding the barrier from the outside.

In this state, Otsutsuki Toneri, the only living person on the moon, had no spare energy to observe the Shinobi World.

Although Toneri had also noticed the resonance of the giant Tenseigan and guessed that someone had awakened the Tenseigan, he didn't know who it was.

If he had known, he would have already captured Hinata and brought her back to the moon to raise her.

"Hinata, your eyes..."

Jiraiya looked at Hinata's eyes in surprise. How could the color of her eyeballs have changed in such a short time?

"Oh, this is the power that the Great Toad Sage helped me awaken. These eyes are the evolved form of the Byakugan, called Tenseigan."

Jiraiya immediately understood. He wasn't foolish enough to ask about the abilities of her Tenseigan.

In the Shinobi World, it was a major taboo to pry into secrets.

That being said...

"Speaking of which, Hinata, can you change your... Tenseigan back to its Byakugan form? Your eyes are a bit..." Jiraiya organized his words. "Too conspicuous."

"Senior Brother Jiraiya..." Hinata's tone was extremely serious.

Even Jiraiya couldn't help but become tense.

"To retract the Tenseigan back into the Byakugan state feels like wearing a very tight collar around my neck; it's incredibly uncomfortable! And besides..."

Hinata looked at Jiraiya with her sapphire-blue eyes and said, "Looking at these eyes, Senior Brother Jiraiya, don't you think they're beautiful? Don't you wish you could see these eyes every day?"

Jiraiya: "..."

"They are... quite beautiful, but..."

Jiraiya ultimately didn't finish his sentence.

Besides being conspicuous, the more important thing was that when Hinata stared at him, Jiraiya always felt as if he were being seen through.

Jiraiya no longer tried to persuade Hinata to retract her Tenseigan. From what he had learned over the past few days, he knew Hinata was a very opinionated child, and moreover, no one within Konoha could threaten her!

Placing the burden of saving the world and bringing peace to it onto a child already made Jiraiya feel quite guilty. All he could do now was at least give Hinata a happy childhood.

Since there was nothing more to learn at Mount Myōboku, they should head back to Konoha.

As soon as he arrived in Konoha, he rushed straight to the Hokage's office. Without even taking a break, he brought Hinata back from Mount Myōboku.

He just wanted to enjoy a nice hot spring bath in Konoha and perhaps gather some materials.

With that thought, Jiraiya let out a lecherous smile.

Hinata: "..."

What's going on? Why does Jiraiya's smile seem so familiar?

Why is it so similar to the expression she had when watching her paper-waifu characters come to life?

Hinata finally remembered, Jiraiya was also an artist.

Looking at his expression, she guessed he was thinking of something again.

"Jiraiya-senpai, shouldn't we be heading back?"

"Ah? Oh, understood."

Going to Mount Myōboku was done by directly teleporting back via Reverse Summoning Jutsu, but leaving could only be done by walking.

However, Hinata stated that it wasn't necessary to go through so much trouble.

This was because her Tenseigan possessed the ability to control space.

It was just that she hadn't displayed too much power, and the spatial teleportation hadn't covered a very long distance.

About ten kilometers, at most.

With the help of Hinata's spatial abilities, the two of them returned to Konoha within a day.

Looking at the gates of Konoha before them, Jiraiya asked a question he had wanted to ask.

"Hinata, your Tenseigan is always active, doesn't it put a strain on your body?"

"Jiraiya-senpai, as you know, I've accumulated an extremely massive amount of Nature Energy within my body over the years. The True Qi consumed to maintain my Tenseigan isn't even as fast as my recovery," she replied. "You don't need to worry."

Hinata was somewhat looking forward to the scene of her walking around Konoha. To be honest, keeping her Tenseigan active was partly for showing off.

With the Tenseigan, even if it were exposed, others wouldn't be able to threaten her. Why would she hold back and not reveal it? That would be foolish.

Jiraiya sighed and looked at Hinata dotingly.

He could also tell that Hinata had a bit of a show-off mentality.

But he didn't stop her; this was what a child should do.

Conversely, the more mature Hinata became, the more worried he felt.

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