Several dozen minutes later, Naruto left Konoha with Hinata and hurried toward the location the Main Family Elder had mentioned.
After arriving in the mountains of the Land of Fire, Hinata activated her Byakugan and swept her gaze across the area spanning more than ten kilometers. She soon discovered a section of mountain at the foot of the range that even her Byakugan could not see through.
Hinata frowned and quickly grabbed Naruto's hand, pointing at the mountain. "Naruto, over there!"
Naruto immediately looked in the direction of Hinata's gaze and noticed the unusual mountain as well. He secretly marveled, "As expected of the purest Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan. It's no less impressive than the Otsutsuki's Byakugan."
Feeling the warmth in his palm, Naruto used Wind Release and brought Hinata to the foot of the mountain.
Then, a Spiraling Ring smashed apart the rock, opening a direct path into the mountain. Before long, they came upon an underground lake. The water glowed faintly, and a group of fluorescent monsters lived within it.
"These monsters are strong," Hinata said softly.
Naruto nodded. Judging by their Chakra reserves, these monsters were no weaker than summoned beasts. The strongest among them even possessed Jonin-level strength. If Hinata encountered them alone, they would be quite troublesome.
However, these monsters living near the Earth-Moon Passage could, in a sense, also be considered a group of summoned beasts belonging to the Hyuga Clan, guarding the Earth-Moon Passage here.
After advancing while holding their breath for a while, Naruto directly grabbed Hinata's hand and leaped into the lake with her.
A few minutes later, Naruto and Hinata emerged from the water and arrived in a dense forest.
Looking up at the sky, Naruto discovered that the sky here differed from that of the shinobi world. The