"Guests? Hahahaha!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru laughed arrogantly, "These insects from Earth dare to be guests of my Ōtsutsuki Clan? Now that they're here, they're not leaving!"
He waved his hand dismissively. "Form ranks! Capture these invaders, leave no one alive!"
Dozens of branch family ninjas simultaneously Hand Seals, and the surrounding Chakra instantly surged.
In response, Uchiha Jun turned to look at Orochimaru and the others.
"Did you hear that? Preserve the integrity of the body, and their Byakugan."
"Understood." Orochimaru licked his lips, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
"I've long wanted to test the mettle of these 'descendants of immortals' on the moon." Hiruko, Hand Seals, and strange lightning began to appear on his body.
Without uttering a word, Sasori flipped his hand, and a scroll appeared in his palm. With a bang, it exploded into smoke, and the Third Kazekage Puppet appeared behind him.
Seimei pushed up his special ninja tool disguised as glasses, and a series of mechanical pumping sounds emanated from his body.
En Oyashiro, on the other hand, activated his Ketsuryūgan, ready to create a physical Genjutsu at any time.
Hyuga Yo took a deep breath, activated his Byakugan for the first time, and took a step forward.
"Superior!"
Orochimaru struck first, swinging his right arm—
" Hidden Shadow Many Snakes Hands!"
Dozens of venomous snakes flew out from his sleeve, each snake's scales shimmering with a metallic sheen, baring their fangs as they pounced on the branch family ninja!
At the same time, Hiruko's figure disappeared from the spot and appeared behind a branch family ninja in the next instant, his palm like a knife, directly piercing the opponent's heart!
"The first one," Hiruko said calmly, withdrawing his hand. The man's Byakugan had been completely removed and placed into a special container.
Sasori pointed a finger, Third Kazekage's mouth suddenly opened wide, unleashing a barrage of poisoned Senbon that instantly pinned three branch family ninjas to the ground.
"Too slow," Scorpion commented expressionlessly.
Seimei charged directly into the crowd, using his purely mechanical body to withstand the puppet's mechanical Kunai, smashing a branch family ninja's defense with a single punch, and then twisting his neck to snap it.
"Tsk tsk, how come the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon is so weak?" Seimei said with some disappointment.
Upon hearing this, En Oyashiro said, "Perhaps it's because things have been too peaceful for the past few hundred years. As the boss also said, these Ōtsutsuki Clan have only been on the verge of internal strife in the last hundred years."
"Tsk, yeah, I thought we'd have a good fight, especially since the boss even had a resurrection method ready."
"Do you need help?"
En Oyashiro looked at Orochimaru.
"No need," Orochimaru replied, his hands Hand Seals again. "Let these moon people see what true Ninjutsu is—"
" Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Waaaaah----"
"Ugh----"
A fierce wind howled, lifting dozens of branch family members, along with their puppets, into the air.
" Lightning Style - Earth Flow!"
Lightning spread along the ground, numbing everyone who landed.
" Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu!"
A huge fireball fell from the sky, blasting a large crater in the ground.
In just a few minutes, most of the dozens of branch family ninjas had been killed or wounded, and more than a hundred of the original hundreds of puppets had been destroyed.
The remaining branch family ninjas were stunned by this terrifying fighting power and retreated, putting distance between themselves and Uchiha Jun's group.
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's face was extremely grim. "How is this possible... these Earthlings..."
He originally thought that the bloodline of the Moon Ōtsutsuki Clan far surpassed that of Earth ninjas, and that dealing with a few Earthlings should be a piece of cake.
But reality slapped him in the face.
Each of these five individuals possesses combat strength at the Kage Level!
Especially the leader, Uchiha Jun, he hasn't even made a move yet!
"Useless." Uchiha Jun stood in the center of the battlefield with his hands in his pockets, not even moving an inch.
He turned to look at Ōtsutsuki Ha: "Oi, is this all your subordinates are capable of?"
Uchiha Jun Ōtsutsuki Ha, also looked rather grim.
I originally thought that Uchiha Jun would join me in destroying the branch family, but I never expected that Uchiha Jun's power would be so terrifying!
Judging by this momentum, even if the two families combined, they probably couldn't defeat Uchiha Jun!
Now he's starting to regret his decision to "let the wolf into the house."
Ōtsutsuki Ha, barely suppressing his anger, said, "The branch family has neglected training and become arrogant over the years; they certainly deserve to be taught a lesson."
"A lesson?" Uchiha Jun laughed. "I don't have time to discipline your clansmen."
Uchiha Jun looked at Orochimaru and the others, and said loudly, "I thought it would be an evenly matched battle, but it turned out to be so utterly pathetic. Hurry up, stop dawdling."
"Understood." Orochimaru licked his lips, a ruthless glint in his eyes.
Orochimaru Hand Seals and slammed them onto the ground:
" The Mandara Formation!"
Countless venomous snakes surged from the ground, rushing towards the branch family ninjas like a tidal wave!
Every second, several people are entangled by venomous snakes, the toxins are injected into their bodies, and they lose their fighting ability.
Not to be outdone, Hiruko activated his Swift Release Kekkei Genkai, further increasing his speed and transforming into a blur as he traversed the battlefield.
Each time it appeared, a branch family ninja fell, and the Byakugan in both eyes was completely removed.
Sasori's Third Kazekage Puppet no longer held back, immediately deploying a large area of Iron Sand to encircle and annihilate the Otsutsuki Branch Family members.
The battle was a one-sided massacre.
The remaining branch family ninjas finally broke down and retreated, trying to escape the battlefield.
"Retreat!"
Seeing this, Ōtsutsuki Kuru knew that if he dragged it out any longer, all the remaining forces of the branch family would be slaughtered by Uchiha Jun. He immediately and decisively ordered a retreat, and at the same time, he unleashed his own Chakra to mobilize the puppet army originally intended for fighting the Main Family to cover the rear.
As expected of their home base, the number of branch puppets on the moon was enormous, numbering in the tens of thousands. For a time, even powerful figures like Orochimaru and his companions were held back.
Uchiha Jun, who was observing from the sidelines, did not take any action, but watched with great interest as Ōtsutsuki Kuru led the team in retreat.
'Is a family with a history spanning hundreds of years really this useless?'
'Let me see your cards!'
The moon, divided into family territories.
"Pass on my order—" Ōtsutsuki Kuru's voice trembled, "Gather the power of the entire clan and activate the Giant Tenseigan!"
Upon hearing this, the branch family's eldest elder's expression changed drastically. "Patriarch, are you insane?! The Tenseigan is currently in a phase of accumulation. If we forcibly activate it, let alone how long it can be maintained, even if we drain the life force of most of the clan, it will only last for half an hour!"
"Moreover, anyone who enters the Tenseigan state within half an hour will undoubtedly die!"
"But if we don't do this, we won't even last half an hour!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru roared, "Didn't you see? That Earthling hasn't even made a move yet! If we don't use the power of the Tenseigan, we have absolutely no chance of winning!"
The eldest elder of the branch family remained silent.
He was also on the battlefield just now and witnessed Orochimaru and the others' unstoppable offensive. Not to mention them, even if the Main Family were added, they would be no match for them!
Forcibly extracting the power of the Giant Tenseigan seems to be their last trump card.
Finally, the Grand Elder sighed.
"Patriarch... what if we fail to kill them in half an hour?"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's body trembled.
"At that time, we will all surely die." The elder's voice was low and desperate. "I can hold on for you for another ten minutes, on top of the half hour I can hold on."
"Master, please seize this opportunity."
Ōtsutsuki Kuru suddenly turned his head to look at the Grand Elder, his eyes filled with shock.
"Elder..."
"No need for further words, let's begin the ceremony immediately!"
"Um!"
Deep within the moon, in a colossal underground altar.
Ōtsutsuki Kuru sat cross-legged, his hands forming an ancient hand seal, his veins bulging, and sweat dripping down his forehead.
Above his head floated a giant sphere with a diameter of over ten zhang—the Giant Tenseigan that the Ōtsutsuki Clan of the moon had maintained for generations for thousands of years. It radiated a pale golden light and contained terrifying energy powerful enough to shake the moon.
However, the giant sphere at this moment is a projected phantom. The Giant Tenseigan does not belong to either the Main Family family or the branch family; it is jointly controlled by both.
At this moment, Ōtsutsuki Kuru was about to use his branch family's authority to activate the power of the Giant Tenseigan!
"Ku, are you ready?"
The voice of the branch family's elder echoed in the altar, aged and solemn, "Once the initiation is activated, the Tenseigan's Chakra will surge into your body like a flood bursting its banks. Your Byakugan will either evolve in the impact, or... shatter in the impact."
Ōtsutsuki Kuru opened his eyes, and a resolute light shone in his pure white Byakugan.
"I'm ready! Let's go all out!!"
The Grand Elder took a deep breath and slammed his hands onto the core array pattern of the altar.
" Tenseigan - Altar Liberation!"
"Boom--!!!"
The entire moon trembled violently at that moment!
Within the Giant Tenseigan, golden light burst forth like a blazing sun.
Thick golden beams of light, each as thick as an arm, shot out from the Tenseigan, intertwining and converging in mid-air, ultimately forming a terrifying beam of light over three zhang in diameter, which crashed down upon the skull of Ōtsutsuki Kuru!
"Ughh...
Ōtsutsuki Kuru let out a heart-wrenching scream.
The feeling was like countless red-hot iron needles piercing his eyes at the same time, spreading along the optic nerve all the way to the depths of his brain.
His Byakugan trembled violently, and deep within his pupils, an unprecedented power was being forcibly awakened, ignited, and tempered!
Around his eyes, capillaries burst, blood streaming down his cheeks and dripping onto the altar floor with a hissing sound before evaporating instantly.
"Hold on! It's tough!"
The elder gritted his teeth, pouring all his Chakra into the array, "The awakening of the Tenseigan requires enduring the ultimate breakthrough of the Byakugan! The purer your Byakugan, the greater the pain you will suffer! But as long as you can endure it—"
"--You will become the first person in the past hundred years to possess the Tenseigan!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's hands clenched tightly, his nails digging into his palms, and blood dripped from between his fingers.
His body was completely engulfed by the golden beam of light, as if he were in a furnace, every inch of his flesh being torn apart, reassembled, torn apart again, and reassembled again.
That pain lasted for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.
Just when the Grand Elder almost thought the initiation was about to fail—
Big, withered eyes suddenly snapped open!
"Buzz--!!!"
An invisible wave suddenly spread out from him!
The walls surrounding the altar instantly cracked, and rubble flew everywhere.
The Grand Elder was forced back several steps by the shockwave, crossing his arms in front of him to shield himself, but his face showed a look of wild joy.
He saw it--
Ōtsutsuki Kuru Kanna's originally pure white Byakugan had completely changed.
Deep within his eyes, a profound, star-like, shimmering azure light was slowly flowing.
The pupils were no longer simply white, but instead displayed a complex and mysterious pattern—a unique feature of the Tenseigan, a higher level of eye that was worlds apart from the Byakugan!
Ōtsutsuki Kuru slowly raised his hand and placed it in front of him. Looking into those completely transformed eyes and feeling the surging, seemingly inexhaustible power within his body, a smile slowly crept onto his lips.
"Is this... the power of the Tenseigan?"
He stood up, his Chakra surging, and an invisible pressure spread out, making even the Grand Elder feel suffocated.
"That's right, this is the Tenseigan." The elder's voice was filled with relief and excitement. "You now have the authority to directly connect with the Giant Tenseigan of the branch family. You can mobilize the Giant Tenseigan's Chakra at any time to strengthen yourself and enter—"
Tenseigan Chakra Mode!
Ōtsutsuki Kuru closed his eyes, immersing his consciousness into those newly Tenseigan.
He could feel an unprecedented connection established between himself and the Giant Tenseigan above his head.
The feeling was as if his eyes had become a branch node of Giant Tenseigan, with endless Chakra flowing into his body through this node.
" Chakra... is boiling..."
Ōtsutsuki Kuru murmured softly.
He slowly clasped his hands together in front of him, and a burst of blue Chakra erupted from his body, condensing into a semi-transparent cloak on his skin.
That outer layer was not static, but rather flowed and surged like a living thing, emanating a chilling pressure.
"Drink--!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru suddenly opened his eyes and stretched his arms out to the sides!
"Boom--!!!"
Azure Chakra erupted from his body like a volcanic eruption, turning the entire altar into a sea of blue!
Above that cyan Chakra Cloak, six fist-sized Chakra orbs slowly condensed and took shape, hovering behind him and rotating slowly in a mysterious trajectory.
Each Chakra ball contains terrifying energy enough to destroy a city, and they are not fixed in shape, but can be shaped at will by Ōtsutsuki Kuru —either as sharp blades for attack, as shields for defense, or integrated into Ninjutsu to enhance their power.
"This is... the Tenseigan Chakra Mode..."
Ōtsutsuki Kuru hovered in mid-air, looking down at his hands.
The blue Chakra Cloak radiated a soft yet oppressive light, making him appear like a war god descended to earth.
"This power... is ten times, a hundred times stronger than I imagined!"
He clenched his fist, feeling the almost overflowing power, and an unprecedented confidence surged within him.
"With this power, that Earthling—"
"--Nothing more than a clay chicken or a clay dog!"
The elder stood on the ground, looking up at the Ōtsutsuki Kuru floating in mid-air, his eyes filled with emotion.
Although he felt an increasingly terrifying pressure, he could also directly sense that Ōtsutsuki Kuru now possessed power far exceeding that of an ordinary Kage Level.
That was the realm that the Ōtsutsuki Clan of the Moon had dreamed of for a thousand years!
"Go, Ku," the elder said in a deep voice, "Go and let that Uchiha Clan clansman from the surface witness the true power of our Moon Ōtsutsuki Clan!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru nodded, his gaze fixed on the exit of the altar, passing through the lunar rock layer and through the void, precisely locking onto the figure on the ground who was talking with Orochimaru and the others.
"Earthlings--"
"I am coming!"
The edge of a crater on the lunar surface.
Uchiha Jun stood on a protruding rock, arms crossed, eyes closed, resting.
Behind him, Orochimaru, Hiruko, and others stood respectfully, their eyes filled with awe and anticipation.
"Boss," Orochimaru licked his lips and said, "Those Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon seem to have been silent for a long time. Could they have been scared out of their wits by your move just now?"
Uchiha Jun didn't open his eyes, but simply said, "They're preparing."
"Prepare?" Hiruko frowned. "Prepare what?"
"Prepare for a battle that will allow me to take it even slightly seriously."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Uchiha Jun suddenly opened his eyes!
His gaze was fixed on a direction deep within the moon.
There, a streak of azure light was rapidly approaching, so fast that it left a long trail of azure flame in the air!
"They've arrived." A smile appeared on Uchiha Jun's lips.
Orochimaru and Hiruko his gaze, their pupils suddenly contracting!
The azure light abruptly stopped several kilometers away from them.
As the light faded, a figure was revealed, dressed in white Ōtsutsuki Clan attire and surrounded by a blue Chakra Cloak —it was none other than Ōtsutsuki Kuru!
" Tenseigan Chakra Mode..." Uchiha Jun narrowed his eyes, a hint of seriousness in his heart. "This form is almost exactly the same as the one used by Otsutsuki Toneri in the original story!"
"Interesting."
"That Ōtsutsuki Kuru actually awakened the Tenseigan and even entered this form."
Ōtsutsuki Kuru Uchiha Jun on the ground, his voice carrying a hint of coldness and arrogance. "Earthling, I've arrived!"
"State your name!"
"Ha, Uchiha Clan... Jun!"
The moment the words left his mouth, the Rinnegan ripples in Uchiha Jun's eyes began to spin rapidly!
A surge of golden Senjutsu Chakra flowed from his body like a tide, condensing into a translucent, brilliant golden cloak on his skin.
The immortal-like markings started from his eyelids and spread to his cheeks, like ancient totems, converging on his forehead to form a mark that exuded a terrifying aura.
--Transformed into Sage Transformation!
"Boom--!!!"
A terrifying pressure, no less powerful than the Ōtsutsuki Kuru Tenseigan Chakra Mode, erupted from Uchiha Jun, scattering the surrounding rocks everywhere!
Orochimaru and Hiruko to retreat repeatedly by this oppressive force, their faces filled with shock.
"This is... Sage Transformation..." Orochimaru's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement, "A form perfectly fused with Senjutsu... It's so beautiful... so perfect..."
High in the sky, Ōtsutsuki Kuru's pupils also contracted slightly.
He could sense that the Chakra emanating from Uchiha Jun on the ground was in no way weaker than his own power in the Tenseigan Chakra Mode!
Even more subtly, there is a deeper, more primal aura.
"Is this your trump card, Uchiha Jun?" Ōtsutsuki Kuru's voice carried a hint of solemnity. " Sage Transformation... indeed, it is a remarkable power."
"But--"
He suddenly raised his right hand, and in his palm, a blue Chakra ball spun rapidly, instantly transforming into a beam of blue light that shot towards Uchiha Jun!
"--I won't lose to you either!"
Faced with the oncoming blue beam of light, Uchiha Jun simply raised his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together, and a grayish-white light condensed at the tip of his finger.
"Immortal Technique - Yin Release - Illusionization"
The cyan beam of light pierced through Uchiha Jun's body, but it seemed to have struck only a phantom. It passed right through his body and slammed into the ground behind him, creating a huge crater nearly a hundred meters in diameter!
"What?!" Ōtsutsuki Kuru's pupils contracted.
His Tenseigan could clearly sense that the attack had indeed struck Uchiha Jun —but Uchiha Jun's body became like a phantom the instant it was hit, allowing his attack to pass right through!
"What kind of technique is this?"
Uchiha Jun's figure solidified again. He raised his head, looked at Ōtsutsuki Kuru in the sky, and a smile appeared on his lips, "What, are you surprised?"
"This is just the beginning."
The moment the words left his mouth, Uchiha Jun vanished from his spot!
It's not the Body Flicker Technique, nor the Flying Thunder God, but a terrifying physical speed so fast that even the Tenseigan can't catch it!
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's pupils contracted sharply, Tenseigan spun wildly, trying to track down Uchiha Jun.
However, even with the Tenseigan's 360-degree all-around vision, it could only capture a blurry afterimage!
"Left!"
Driven by his fighting instincts, Ōtsutsuki Kuru suddenly turned around, and with a wave of his right hand, a ball of Chakra instantly transformed into a blue shield.
"Bang--!!!"
Uchiha Jun's fist slammed solidly into the shield!
A terrifying shockwave erupted from the two of them, sending debris flying over a thousand meters away!
The shield formed from Tenseigan Chakra actually developed spiderweb-like cracks in front of Uchiha Jun's fist!
"What?!" Ōtsutsuki Kuru was startled.
His Tenseigan Chakra Mode has enough defensive power to withstand the Tailed Beast Ball released by the Tailed Beasts on Earth!
But Uchiha Jun's single punch cracked his defense!