"You—"
After a brief hesitation, Hiashi immediately reacted. His Byakugan activated, and he thrust both palms forward!
Thump.
Amid a muffled impact, the figure reaching for Hiashi's forehead was knocked back by his Gentle Fist.
Having repelled his opponent, Hiashi did not press the attack. Instead, he said in a low voice, "Why have you Otsutsuki invaded the village at a time like this? What exactly are you after?"
There was no doubt about it.
The figure who had taken advantage of Konoha's chaos and defenses being spread thin to infiltrate the Hyuga Clan Grounds was none other than Otsutsuki Toneri, from the moon!
Unlike his arrogant, high-handed self in the original timeline, Otsutsuki Toneri was still cold and aloof when facing the shinobi of the Shinobi World, but he remained highly vigilant. This was naturally because Shinji had successfully infiltrated the moon several times, resulting in the deaths of several Otsutsuki Branch Family Members.
So Otsutsuki Toneri did not pick and choose as he had in the original timeline, ultimately settling on Hinata's pure Byakugan. Instead, when he saw that Hiashi's forehead bore no Caged Bird Cursed Seal, he immediately set his sights on taking Hiashi's Byakugan.
In response to Hiashi's question, Toneri fell silent for a moment, then said coolly, "The Shinobi World must be purified. If you offer me your Byakugan, I may consider sparing you inferior, corrupted clansmen and allowing you to find a place to live in this new world."
"You want my Byakugan?" Hiashi paused, his expression turning cold. "We of the Hyuga Clan are not servants of the Otsutsuki!"
Toneri looked at Hiashi. "So there's no saving you."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
At that moment, a number of Hyuga Branch Family Members came rushing over. They surrounded Otsutsuki Toneri, who was facing off against