The night sky was clear and blue as the sea, the bright moon white as a mirror.
In the cold, deep forest outside Konoha, shrouded in late autumn, two figures appeared out of thin air.
They were an adult man and a little boy, dressed in identical white garments. Their short blue-and-white hair seemed to have been coated in a hazy sheen beneath the moonlight.
The adult man's pearly white eyes gazed at the distant village and the towering structure standing atop the cliff.
White light drew inward, while violet radiance shone outward.
The man murmured, "The Heaven-Born Eye..."
"Father?"
The little boy called softly. For some reason, his eyes remained tightly shut as he held the adult man's hand.
The man whispered, "Destiny."
With that, he led the little boy toward Konoha.
Late-night visitors immediately drew questioning from the shinobi guarding Konoha's main gate.
"You... are you from the Hyuga Clan?"
He froze slightly at the sight of the man's Byakugan.
"Please inform the Hokage that we wish to see him."
The guard exchanged a glance with his companions, finding the pair exceedingly strange.
If they were members of the Hyuga Clan, why were they so unfamiliar? And besides... no one in the village seemed to have seen them before.
After a brief thought, the guard said to them, "Please wait."
He spoke to his companions, then left using the Body Flicker Technique.
At this hour, the villagers had long since gone to bed, and there was not a single figure on the streets.
Several minutes passed before the man who had left returned, accompanied by another person.
Upon arriving, this newcomer carefully examined the two visitors and revealed a look of astonishment.
"Hello. I am Hyuga Shimizu. May I ask your name?"
They possessed Byakugan, yet were complete