Yuto Hyuga had been having a rough time lately.
On the moon, the Branch Family had fought bitterly and suffered terrible losses before finally defeating the Main Family and winning their freedom. Yet after coming to Konoha, they had become the Branch Family all over again.
What had they paid such a heavy price on the moon for?
Had it all been so they could come down to Earth and be the Branch Family again?
Yuto might have endured the loss of status, but the change in his daily life filled him with resentment.
On the moon, Yuto had at least been an elder. He had wanted for nothing, and he had not even needed to handle everyday chores himself.
The moon had the Tenseigan, with its nearly limitless energy. Puppets took care of every daily task.
But now?
Food, clothing, shelter, travel—he had to see to all of it himself. Worse, he, an esteemed Otsutsuki Elder, now had to complete missions to earn a living.
How was Yuto supposed to stomach that?
Every day, when no one was around or when he was in his own room, Yuto could not help cursing Konoha and his former clan head. Most of all, he cursed Taichi Matsushita, the man responsible for his endless humiliation.
What he did not know was that a pair of eyes hidden in the shadows saw everything he did.
As his curses grew more vicious and his resentment deepened, Black Zetsu knew his chance had come.
A carefully arranged B-Rank Scout Mission ended, as planned, with Yuto captured.
His captor was none other than Black Zetsu in disguise.
When Yuto groggily woke, the first thing he saw was someone shrouded from head to toe in a black cloak.
Yuto knew his situation without having to think. In