"Every penny's worth what it's worth!"
Lying on the soft bed, Tamura Hiroshi marveled at the power of money. It was far more comfortable than the wooden plank bed he'd had before.
"What brings you here this time?"
Tamura Hiroshi turned toward the bedside table. He'd sensed Black Zetsu's presence as soon as he'd come in.
A Black Zetsu clone crawled out of the bedside table's drawer and spat out a scroll that contained the items the main body had brought back.
"These are the Hyuga Clan's hidden treasures. There are some Byakugan belonging to the Main Family, along with many of their other collections."
"The Hyuga Clan's hidden treasures!"
Tamura Hiroshi's eyes lit up. The Hyuga Clan was one of the top Ninja Clans, so its wealth was bound to be substantial.
"The green chakra layer in the Caged Bird Seal is very powerful. The imprint of Hamura within it is also strong. Did Hamura leave something behind?"
He looked away from the scroll and asked about the Caged Bird Seal.
"My guess is that Hamura left one of his eyes with the Hyuga Clan, using it to absorb the Dojutsu Power and chakra of their descendants' Byakugan."
The Black Zetsu clone voiced a theory he'd come up with earlier. The Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird Seal was indeed no simple matter; the key lay in that chakra.
"Don't get any ideas about taking it. We're already pushing the limit by plotting to claim these hidden treasures. You need to stay in the shadows and plot. You can't expose yourself."
As if he'd seen his younger brother's greed, Black Zetsu warned him.
It was enough that he himself had been exposed. His younger brother absolutely couldn't be.
"But we can't let them stay hidden forever, either. Could Hamura's eye become