The Otsutsuki Elder's face was covered in wrinkles, and even the Byakugan in his eye sockets had begun to grow cloudy. He suddenly threw off his blanket and sat up in bed.
At his age, he should have been quietly waiting for death in this room.
Then, like the other deceased members of his clan, he would contribute his Byakugan to the Giant Tenseigan and become its nourishment.
But just moments ago, through the Giant Tenseigan in the temple, he had sensed something unbelievable.
"No..."
Once he realized what had happened, his expression twisted.
Then he dragged his aged body out of the room.
A large group of Tenseigan puppets had been standing guard outside. Seeing him, they hurried over and bowed in unison. "Master, what are your orders?"
"Get out of my way!"
The Otsutsuki Branch Elder kicked aside the puppet servant blocking his path. Anger filled his eyes, along with a hint of anxiety and fear.
Young Otsutsuki Toneri hurried over when he heard the commotion and helped support the elderly Branch Elder. "Great Elder, what's wrong?"
The Otsutsuki Branch Elder answered bluntly, "I sensed a Tenseigan in the Shinobi World!"
"What?!"
Otsutsuki Toneri froze on the spot.
The Otsutsuki Branch Elder gripped Toneri's shoulders tightly, his expression agitated. "It was the Hyuga Clan. It must have been them! They infiltrated the moon and snuck into the temple to steal the power of our Otsutsuki Clan! Toneri, I was wrong. I was wrong!"
Otsutsuki Toneri had once used his Spirit Body to control a lifelike puppet and enter the Shinobi World without permission, where he had gone to confront the Hyuga Clan. In the end, he had been defeated, and only his Spirit Body had returned.
The Otsutsuki Branch Elder had punished him severely for it.
Now that