The reason Shinji had turned a blind eye to Otsutsuki Toneri attacking the Hyuga Clan—and had even allowed Toneri to take Hyuga Hiashi's Byakugan—was simple: he needed to fight the Overlord, whose power had already spread into the Shinobi World.
When it came to facing the Overlord, the Otsutsuki Branch Family on the moon wasn't his enemy.
On the contrary, Otsutsuki Toneri—who possessed all of Hagoromo Otsutsuki's legacy and the Giant Tenseigan, formed from the Byakugan of every member of the Otsutsuki Branch Family—was a powerful potential ally for Shinji.
As his strength increased, Shinji's understanding of the nature of Chakra had deepened as well.
He knew full well that the Giant Tenseigan on the moon possessed a will of its own. Given enough time, he might have been able to use the Tenseigan he had cultivated to gradually steal Otsutsuki Toneri's control over the Giant Tenseigan and claim that Otsutsuki Clan treasure for himself.
But he didn't have that kind of time now.
So stopping Otsutsuki Toneri from merging with the Tenseigan at this point would actually weaken the Shinobi World as a whole.
As for how he might join forces with Otsutsuki Toneri, that could wait.
Still, Shinji firmly believed that although Otsutsuki Toneri was fixated on his ancestor's wish, twisted by the Otsutsuki Branch Family, and obsessed with purifying the Shinobi World, he wouldn't simply stand by and watch the Overlord invade once the invasion began in earnest!
Shinji didn't linger at Konoha Hospital. He returned to the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters.
Danzo was still shackled beneath the massive tree he had created when his Wood Release ran wild. The iron chains, inscribed with Sealing Jutsu, kept him bound there.
The villagers who had been sheltering were gradually returning to the village. And now that Shinji