Plan Changed

Hitoshi Hyuga had never believed in pie falling from the sky.

So when Hagoromo Otsutsuki suddenly appeared and even managed to reach a cooperation agreement with him, Hitoshi Clan Head found it rather surreal. After all, he had initially only planned to see if he could gain a few benefits.

How was he supposed to know that Hamura actually gave out cheats for real?!

He had started deceiving him as a test. Even though he did not fully trust Hagoromo Otsutsuki, he still shamelessly struck up a conversation with the old man.

It was a bold move, but well worth it!

Mr. 91 Gold, who had accompanied him through both his past and present lives, had never disappointed him. So from the moment he first contacted Hamura, he had intended to take a huge gamble.

Fortunately, he won.

Now, it was time to reap the rewards.

Mr. 91 Gold: You activated your Innate Divine Ability, Great Deceiving Art, and successfully deceived the remaining, bargain-bin version of the World Will from a thousand years ago, making it worry about the future. Combined with the Actual Situation, your deception was not baseless, so its effects surpassed all previous attempts.

Mr. 91 Gold: Without a doubt, your actions were exceptionally correct. You have mastered your Innate Divine Ability, Great Deceiving Art, to perfection. Your charisma (deception ability) has increased.

Your Research Level has greatly increased. You seem to have new ideas regarding the creation of the Energy Vessel Tenseigan.

Combining this with the inheritance Hamura had given him, Hitoshi Hyuga seemed to understand something.

A world that could force Kaguya to produce two Filial Sons through the Adoration of the Masses and the power of faith—because Princess Kaguya was pretty, that was the manga setting—having a so-called World Will did not seem strange. As for why it was a bargain-bin version, that was even easier to understand. Those two Filial Sons could not represent the world's choice.

The existence of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hagoromo Otsutsuki was special, but they were not irreplaceable!

After seeing the Golden Finger's prompt, Hitoshi Hyuga knew he had made the right choice.

Especially when he took the token Hamura had given him, entered the Ancestral Hall, and found that enormous underground Secret Chamber, he was completely stunned by the sight before him.

The Secret Chamber seemed to be a unique space. Without the token Hamura had given him, even Hitoshi Hyuga's Intangible Teleportation probably could not enter it.

From the pairs of sealed Byakugan and the piles of books arranged beside them—

This seemed to be the inheritance site Hagoromo Otsutsuki had left behind, as well as Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Ultimate Trump Card.

Just as Hitoshi Hyuga had guessed.

As Hamura's descendants, the Hyuga Clan's inheritance was incomplete, and their use of the Byakugan was extremely limited.

"Secret Technique Puppet, Mind Control, Overview of Godly Sky Strike Flowing Style Taijutsu, Feasibility of Yin-Yang Release Chakra Mode, Speculation on the Tenseigan."

After casually flipping through them, Hitoshi Hyuga knew he would be very busy in the days ahead.

He was in no hurry to enrich the Hyuga Clan's foundations. After leaving the Secret Chamber, he found Gyuba and the two Hyuga brothers.

"Plan changed."

Hitoshi Hyuga spoke with a solemn expression.

"I might be getting promoted."

A promotion?

Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga Looked at Each Other, and the latter's Eyes Lit Up.

"You're going to rebel and become Hokage?"

That was a bold suggestion, and an enticing one.

Hitoshi Hyuga gave Hizashi Hyuga an appreciative glance.

Perhaps one day, if Konoha became so messed up that it could no longer provide the energy needed for him and Mr. Gold to level up, becoming Hokage would not be out of the question. But definitely not now. Before then, everything would be centered on improving himself and the Hyuga Clan.

"It has nothing to do with becoming Hokage."

Hitoshi Hyuga explained patiently.

"This Clan Head has just received an Ancestral Dream. He believes that both the main and branch families of the Otsutsuki Clan have been wrong all along!"

Hagoromo Otsutsuki: ?

"What Ancestor Hamura once said about having his descendants watch over the Shinobi World was actually a clear instruction to everyone in both the branch and main families: watch the Shinobi World, and look up to our Hyuga Clan!"

"Because he foresaw that, one day, the branch and main families would clash and trigger a war. When that happened, the Hyuga Clan would receive a Divine Decree, quell the conflict, end the war, and become the savior of the Otsutsuki Clan."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki: Huh??

"The Divine Decree issued by Ancestor Hamura states: when Hyuga arrives, all Otsutsuki clansmen must Bow Down and Submit. From this day forth, the Hyuga Clan shall be supreme! Then, they must willingly receive the Caged Bird Curse Mark and serve at the Hyuga Clan's command!"

"This is the true meaning behind Ancestor Hamura's words!"

After all, in terms of understanding the current Shinobi World, the Otsutsuki Clan was not even worthy of carrying the Hyuga Clan's shoes!

How to change the Shinobi World and correct its mistakes had to be decided by the Hyuga Clan!

Nothing wrong with that!

These words not only left a certain Will Incarnation, temporarily unable to manifest due to being separated by life and death, in silence, but also made Hyuga Gyuba and the two brothers stare in shock.

Hitoshi Clan Head could always spout bullshit with a straight face. They truly admired that.

"So the promotion you mentioned is becoming the Clan Head of the Otsutsuki Clan as well?"

Hyuga Hiashi reacted quickly, but he was still somewhat doubtful.

Even if Clan Head was telling the truth, and Ancestor Hamura had willingly handed all his descendants over to serve their Clan Head, would those people really submit so easily?

"Shift the focus. Aside from inciting conflicts, register every Aggressive Kid who shouts the loudest. When the time comes, I will clean them up all at once."

Hitoshi Hyuga did not want his underlings shouting about destroying the world one after another.

Even if people like that received the Caged Bird Curse Mark, they would still be Time Bombs. Using them as Cannon Fodder could easily get him blown up as well.

So those whose madness was too severe might as well be killed directly to Eliminate Future Trouble.

As for how to kill them?

It was actually simple.

If Hamura's inheritance was properly utilized, they could Probably Really create a gigantic Tenseigan even more impressive than the one in the Original Work. Moving the Moon would not be a problem.

More importantly, Hamura's records mentioned resonating the created Tenseigan with a Self-Awakening Tenseigan to wield some formidable power.

Then, combined with that Mind Control Guide, inventing a bargain-bin Limited Tsukuyomi similar to Limited Tsukuyomi, creating a fake Hamura to brainwash the brothers, and incidentally branding them with the Caged Bird Curse Mark should not be difficult.

As for a Self-Awakening Tenseigan, Hitoshi Hyuga had his own thoughts, since he had one himself.

The explanation given in the Original Work was that Toneri's purest bloodline, paired with Hanabi's purest Byakugan, could awaken the Tenseigan after experiencing Fetal Movement.

But looking at the final outcome, Naruto extinguished Toneri's Tenseigan with a single punch, reverting it to an ordinary Byakugan.

Facts Prove, like iron, that even Toneri's Tenseigan was extremely unstable.

Combined with Hitoshi Hyuga's own situation—

A vast, cosmos-like azure light flashed through Hitoshi's pupils.

After the Golden Finger was activated, and after repeatedly making the Correct Choice, he himself possessed the so-called pure bloodline and pure Byakugan. It was only natural that he showed signs of awakening the Tenseigan, and he could even directly switch into Tenseigan mode.

But in truth, even maintaining the Tenseigan state consumed a massive amount of eye power.

If he disregarded the consumption, it was not as though he could not unleash powerful moves. But the Side Effect would likely be Complete Blindness, just like the Uchiha Sharingan.

Toneri wanted to beat Naruto, so naturally he had to use his full strength. Besides, those eyes were not his, so he did not care about exhausting their eye power.

But Hitoshi Hyuga could not do that. In this Shinobi World Full of Crises, he had long regarded the power he could activate for a short time as his trump card.

If his current strength had to be evaluated—

If he Fought Desperately, he was guaranteed to beat Pain in a fight. Within a limited time, he could also Dance Together with Uchiha Madara, but the consequence would be just like a Mangekyo exhausting its eye power: he would completely lose the Tenseigan, just as Toneri had.

If he wanted to change that, he needed to continue accumulating eye power and evolve the unstable Tenseigan into a Stable Version. Then he could do whatever he wanted.

For So Many Years, he had only used the Tenseigan's power once, during the Third Shinobi World War. The only witnesses were Fugaku, who Entrusted Wife and Son, and the enemy's sprawled corpses.

After that one use, he had needed a long time to recover before he could open his eyes again!

But none of that mattered now.

Hitoshi Clan Head planned to Use a Cheat for himself.

He had found a shortcut that would not consume his own eye power, could even continuously increase it, catalyze the Tenseigan's stabilization, and let him obtain the strength to Overturn the Table ahead of time.

Which was to connect his eye power to the Energy Vessel Tenseigan and install an Infinite Energy Tank for himself!

Mr. 91 Gold: You have gained a Clear Understanding of your own strength. You have temporarily obtained the "Heaven Rewards Diligence" status. While maintaining a serious state, anything you do will yield twice the results with half the effort. Those who work hard will definitely be rewarded!

This status will last 10 days. Countdown begins.

Wasn't that perfect?

Hitoshi Clan Head waved his hand. If he did not Bury Himself in Research and steal Orochimaru's job now, then when would he?

"Get to work!"

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