The moon hung high in the sky.
While the Kage of the major ninja villages were still arguing endlessly over the choice of commander-in-chief for the Allied Shinobi Forces, a secluded forest somewhere in Konoha welcomed a group of unusual visitors.
"Father, is this... Earth?"
A mysterious silver-haired boy curiously looked around at the scenery before him, then raised his head and softly spoke to the middle-aged man beside him.
Yet what was astonishing was that the boy's eyes were nothing but dark, hollow sockets, entirely devoid of the eyeballs a normal person should have had.
However, despite having no eyeballs, it did not seem to hinder the boy from curiously observing his surroundings, his gaze stretching toward the Hyuga Clan not far from the forest.
"That's right. This is Earth—the failed world created by the Sage of Six Paths."
The middle-aged man standing beside the silver-haired boy paused, a faint curve lifting at the corner of his lips.
"People can never truly understand one another. This world is endlessly ravaged by war, and countless tragedies play out upon this land. Even if they were given another thousand years, they would never change. Therefore, the mistake made by the Sage of Six Paths must ultimately be corrected by us! We will change this world!"
The middle-aged man had the same silver-white hair as the boy. His slightly pale face was bloodless, and he wore an elegant, luxurious silver robe embroidered with mysterious pale-gold tomoe along the collar and cuffs.
Most notably, within the middle-aged man's eye sockets were pure white eyes identical to those of the Hyuga Clan—the Byakugan!
"Father, are they the other branch of our ancestor's descendants?"
The boy slowly raised his head, curiosity appearing on his face.
"Yes... that is the other bloodline left behind on Earth