Hamura's Branch Arrives
"Honestly, I have no idea where my brother went!" Karura frowned. She couldn't sense her brother's Chakra, which meant that Mandala hadn't participated in the battle. But if he hadn't participated, where had he gone?
"Karura Ōtsutsuki!"
Just then, several people dressed in white suddenly appeared in front of Karura and Tianqi. Their white clothes were decorated with black Tomoe, clearly the symbol of the Ōtsutsuki family. Among these men was Mandala, who was looking at Karura with a helpless expression.
However, after taking a few more glances, Mandala became furious, staring at Tianqi with murderous intent. With the eyesight of Mandala's partial Tenseigan, he could naturally see that his sister was no longer a virgin, and since Karura had been with Tianqi along, he knew without a doubt who had done it!
"Uchiha Tianqi, you despicable bastard, how dare you bully my sister! I'll kill you today...!"
"Ōtsutsuki Mandala, that's enough! You brought Karura Ōtsutsuki to this world on your own. Have you forgotten what your father told you? There's nothing more to say. Come back with me first!" An old man with white hair glared at Mandala, who immediately cowered and didn't dare to utter a word in reply. She could only glare fiercely at Tianqi and stand aside without saying a word.
After reprimanding Mandala, the old man looked at Karura, his face immediately filled with loving kindness, a stark contrast to his stern demeanor when he had just reprimanded Mandala. He spoke gently, "Little Karura, were you and I tricked down here by your little rascal brother? If so, tell me, and I'll break his legs!" At the end, the old man glared fiercely at Mandala.
Tianqi listened from the side, speechless. However, he could tell that these people weren't there to cause trouble. But since they didn't have the Tenseigan or Byakugan, they probably weren't of the Ōtsutsuki clan bloodline.
"Tianqi, this old man is my mother's younger brother, and also my maternal uncle. The other men and women are my uncle's children and subordinates. Since my father died, my uncle has been taking care of me and my brother Mandala. My uncle has always been very good to me since I was a child!" Karura did not answer the old man's question, but instead Tianqi in a low voice.
Seeing that Karura ignored them, the old man looked utterly devastated, completely losing his previous authority. The others were used to this; everyone knew that the old man was exceptionally strict with Mandala but doted on Karura— two extremes indeed. Now that his most beloved daughter hadn't responded to him immediately, how could the old man not be hurt?
"Ahem, kid, are you saying you're Karura's boyfriend? No way, I don't see anything outstanding about you. Is Karura's taste really that bad?" The old man, who had been feeling quite dejected, suddenly perked up, circled Tianqi twice, and said with a look of suspicion.
"..."
Tianqi was at a loss for words. The old man was jokingly saying that he couldn't do it, and he really couldn't refute him. After all, the old man was an elder, and it's said that you can't hit a smiling face. Tianqi could only look at this silly old man.
"Uncle, what are you doing? I'm telling you, Tianqi is very powerful. Don't even think about bullying him. Even my brother isn't a match for him!" Karura saw that Tianqi didn't say anything and was afraid that Tianqi would get angry, so she could only step forward and take the old man's hand, acting cute and shaking him in various ways, until the old man saw stars.
"Stop, stop, girl, stop shaking me. I believe you now. This kid named Tianqi is very powerful, extremely powerful, okay?" The old man said helplessly, holding Karura's hand, while inwardly lamenting that daughters are hard to keep at home once they grow up.
The old man gave in, but Mandala was furious. Karura just said that even his brother was no match for him, which was unbearable for Mandala, who was obsessed with his sister. He was about to jump out when someone slapped him on the back of the head. Mandala was about to get angry, but when he saw that it was a black-haired woman who hit him, her round eyes made him cower. In the clan, the two people he feared the most were his uncle and this woman.
After playing with Karura for a while, the old man turned to look at the earth-shattering battle, sat down, looked up at Tianqi, and said solemnly, "Young man, I don't care who you are or where you come from, but I have something very important to tell you!"
The old man's face was very serious, all traces of his playful smile with Karura gone. Seeing Tianqi listening attentively, the old man nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Karura is the daughter of Ōtsutsuki Hamura. You should know that without me saying it. Before Ōtsutsuki Hamura died, he instructed Karura and Mandala that all his descendants must never leave that place for their entire lives. You should understand what I mean, right?" After saying this, the old man narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Tianqi.
Upon hearing the old man's words, Tianqi didn't react much. After all, he already knew that the place referred to the moon, the place where the Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the husk of the Ten-Tails, was sealed. Back then Ōtsutsuki Hamura joined forces to seal their mother and the Ten-Tails. The Chakra was kept by the Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, while the Ten-Tails' husk was guarded by the younger brother, Ōtsutsuki Hamura. Ōtsutsuki Hamura was a very filial son. Even though his mother had done those inhumane things, he ultimately chose to stay with her on the moon.
Therefore, the mission of the Ōtsutsuki Hamura lineage is to protect the moon for generations and not to set foot on Earth. After all, the Ten-Tails is no small matter. If they frequently wander around Earth, people with ulterior motives will definitely notice them. If they are taken advantage of, it will be disastrous. So before his death Ōtsutsuki Hamura established a clan rule that all members of the Hamura lineage must stay on the moon for their entire lives and cannot leave even for a moment.
"Uncle..." Karura understood that her uncle wanted to take her back. She immediately became anxious. If it were before, she would have gone back without hesitation, but now she could not leave no matter what.
"Karura, you have no right to refuse. This is your mission, your mission as a child of Hamura!" The old man looked up and stopped Karura, glaring at her. However, when he saw the aggrieved look on Karura's face, his heart softened. He couldn't bear to see his beloved daughter like this.
The old man sighed softly again, looked at Tianqi, and said, "Young man, for Karura's sake, I can make an exception for you. You can come back to that place with us. Anyway, Karura will get married sooner or later!"