"It's already happened..."
"The civil war that wiped out the people on the moon."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked over the abandoned town and judged that no one had lived here for at least ten years.
Whether it was a flaw etched into the Otsutsuki Clan's genes or due to some other reason, he didn't know.
But they always split their people into two groups: the so-called Main Family and Branch Family.
The Otsutsuki on the moon, the Otsutsuki in the universe, and even the Hyuga in the Ninja World all seemed fond of that Main Family and Branch Family business.
"And that's usually what causes the most trouble."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Otsutsuki Kaguya had also turned on her masters and seized control of the Ninja World. The Otsutsuki on the moon had slaughtered one another over their differences in belief, until not one remained.
And would the Hyuga of the Ninja World fare any better?
Either they would erupt after years of silence, or perish in silence.
"But it has nothing to do with me. I'm just an old man hoping to reap the benefits while others fight."
Sarutobi Hiruzen swept past the abandoned buildings and headed straight for the most prominent hall in the town center.
Inside the Tenseigan Hall,
a pale-skinned middle-aged man with his eyes wrapped up wore robes and jewelry adorned with Magatama.
He was lovingly playing with a baby in a cradle, whose eyes were wrapped up as well.
Suddenly, the man raised his head, surprise and wariness on his face.
"Someone's here?"
"Someone from the Ninja World?"
Though he had no eyes, the Otsutsuki blood in his veins granted him an extraordinary ability to sense his surroundings. He felt someone approaching the hall at great speed.
In the blink of