Without a doubt, the figure descending from the sky like a meteor was Otsutsuki Toneri, who had been spying on Hyuga Kagami from the moon all along.
Having learned from several previous lessons, he did not reveal himself immediately this time. Instead, he suppressed his complicated emotions and carefully observed Hyuga Kagami's every move.
When he discovered that Hyuga Kagami on the altar had actually condensed a "Truth-Seeking Orb" in his normal state, he was utterly shocked. He raised his assessment of Hyuga Kagami's threat level once again, formally regarding him as a mortal enemy!
At the same time, after careful observation, he had also picked up on a few clues.
He realized that Hyuga Kagami was in the midst of some kind of ritual, and that as it progressed, Hyuga Kagami's strength was rapidly rising. Even the "Six Paths level" capable of condensing "Truth-Seeking Orbs" did not seem to be the endpoint.
Having reached that conclusion, he could no longer restrain himself.
On the altar.
Hyuga Kagami merely glanced at the menacing Otsutsuki Toneri charging toward him through the air, his expression remaining calm and unruffled.
Having entered the fourth stage of the ritual, a stage he had never ventured into before, it was difficult for him to spare any strength to deal with the approaching Otsutsuki Toneri. His body was frantically absorbing the chakra from the altar, doing everything it could to maintain the final nature fusion of the seven full-attribute chakras—Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements—within him.
As long as he completed this final nature fusion of all chakra attributes, he would undergo another leap in the level of his life and advance into the "Kekkei Mōra" he had long dreamed of!
Otsutsuki Toneri had chosen precisely the right moment to attack, striking him right where it