"How could this..." Hinata dropped to her knees inside the cage. "I'm sorry. If I hadn't wanted to fulfill those people's long-cherished wish, you wouldn't have died."
A delighted smile appeared on Toneri's face. "Don't worry too much. He's definitely dead. Even if he truly had strength equal to the Sage of Six Paths, my attack would have killed him without question!"
Hinata suddenly raised her head, a trace of resolve flashing across her face. "Then I'll avenge him."
"Revenge?" The smile on Toneri's face did not fade. "Listen carefully, Hinata. You're nothing more than a breeding vessel for my future children. Who do you think you are? If you hadn't destroyed the Tenseigan because of yourself, perhaps I could have waited until you died before laying hands on you and our descendants, then chosen one of them with the purest bloodline to continue preserving the Tenseigan. But since you've already destroyed the Tenseigan, we'll go to the Reincarnation Chamber now and begin creating our next generation..."
Hinata watched as Toneri slipped his right hand into his sleeve. "If only I'd made up my mind sooner."
When Hinata pulled her hand back out, she was holding a red sphere.
"What is that? The power inside it isn't bad, but what are you planning to do with it? Die together with me? Is it a bomb?"
"It's essence," Hinata murmured. Then she suddenly bit down on the red sphere in her hand. Hinata had expected it to taste terrible, but once it entered her mouth, she discovered that it had no taste at all. Nor was it solid—it was like liquid. The moment she opened her mouth, it rushed wildly inside. Hinata's eyes widened, and then fiery red chakra flooded every chakra point throughout her body.
This feeling... is this power?