Overestimating Himself (Monthly Ticket Request!)

Inside the Hyuga Clan's Main Branch Estate.

Several clan members who had fled back to the village in panic did not even have time to rest before hurrying to the Main Branch Estate to report to the clan head, Hiashi, and several Main Branch elders about Hizashi's meeting with Otsutsuki Toneri.

When they learned that the two had started fighting after exchanging only a few words, that Hizashi's two attendants had died on the spot, and that Hizashi's fate was unknown, Hiashi was too stunned to speak.

One Main Branch elder frowned deeply and asked, "What exactly did Hizashi say to him?"

The clan member who had brought back the news immediately shook his head. "We were very far away at the time, so we do not know what Lord Hizashi said to him. But we can be sure they did not talk for long—only two or three sentences at most."

Another Main Branch elder asked doubtfully, "Could this have been a trap aimed at our Main Branch?"

A distant relative on the moon had invited Hiashi to meet, only to start fighting after a few words. It was impossible not to suspect that this meeting had been a trap targeting Hiashi and the Main Branch.

At the same time, the Main Branch elders felt immensely fortunate that Hizashi had gone in Hiashi's place this time.

Hiashi then asked, "Then Hizashi...?"

The clan members who had brought back the news lowered their heads, all of them remaining silent.

Though they had only watched from afar, Otsutsuki Toneri's terror was still etched into their memories. In their minds, Hizashi was likely doomed.

As dawn gradually rose over the horizon, the morning clouds spilled across the shimmering sea like a brilliant ribbon, reflecting countless dazzling halos of color and making the