Above the moon.
The Otsutsuki elders' faces had gone somewhat pale.
Sweat beaded their foreheads.
"Elders, are you all right?"
Behind them, a middle-aged man could not help asking.
However, this middle-aged man looked to be in an especially dire condition as well.
His pale, gaunt face suggested that his life had already entered its countdown.
"We're fine, but you..."
One elder sighed helplessly.
He looked at the middle-aged man and shook his head.
"You should go rest. Toneri still needs you."
The battle between the Main Branch and the Branch Family had been far too brutal.
Even those who had survived were all gravely wounded.
One by one, they could only wait for death.
The only things supporting their resolve were the belief that they had to "fully carry out the ancestor's final instructions" and the child Toneri.
"Elder, compared to me, the Tenseigan is the most important!"
However, the middle-aged man shook his head.
He spoke with a firm gaze.
"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path has been stolen."
"We can't let anything happen to the Tenseigan, but now, what exactly is going on..."
"Are the others worried about this as well?"
Another elder sighed.
Only after seeing the middle-aged man nod did he helplessly explain.
"As you can see, the Tenseigan's power has been stolen."
"Even though we had already taken precautions, we..."
"All the energy on the moon is maintained by the Tenseigan."
"We can't sever it completely, either."
The last elder spoke up as well.
His eyes were filled with worry.
"That person is exploiting this loophole to continuously steal energy from the Tenseigan."
"If the amount were small, we wouldn't be able to detect it, but..."
"His desires are constantly growing."
"He's trying to obtain even more power."
At this, all the elders