Li still stood in the laboratory. Countless Byakugan traced inexplicable paths through the air before finally gathering together.
By now, the thing no longer resembled its original form. If it had to be described, it looked somewhat like a mass of white fluid, continuously converging and condensing in midair until it finally formed a white sphere no larger than an ordinary eyeball. Li took a deep breath. This was the true Tenseigan.
Using those eyes merely as a power source, like Toneri had, was simply a waste of a treasure. Something like this could only achieve its greatest effect by truly merging with the body.
Just then, the space around the sphere suddenly twisted. Li snorted and thrust out his hand, forcibly locking down the space around the Tenseigan before grabbing it in one swift motion.
"Teacher Kakashi, since you're here, why not say hello?" Li said coldly. In Konoha, the only person capable of using space-time Ninjutsu with such mastery was probably Kakashi.
It all happened in an instant. The ceiling of the hall was blasted away—no, it had not been destroyed by Ninjutsu. The entire ceiling had been transferred elsewhere through space, and sunlight immediately poured down without restraint.
"I didn't expect you to find this place." A smile played on Li's lips, but his eyes were cold.
"Honestly, I never thought you would take Orochimaru's path." Kakashi crouched atop the shattered wall, his eyes filled with the unmistakable look of disappointment. "You should know that, given your current circumstances, the position of the next Hokage would sooner or later be yours. Your strength is among the very best in the entire Shinobi World, so why are you still pursuing forbidden techniques?"
Li kept studying the people standing on the wall. He did not know exactly what Kakashi