A magnificent palace, a long dining table, and an elegant candelabrum in the center.
Toneri sat at the southern end of the table, swirling the fine wine in his glass as he looked contentedly at his fiancée across from him.
Hinata lowered her head heavily, turning a blind eye to the sumptuous food before her.
Beside a western pillar, Sakura was bound in handcuffs and shackles. She hugged her legs and buried her broad forehead in her knees.
Clang! A female puppet set a tray of bread before her.
Sakura snapped, "Take it away. I'm not eating!"
The puppet straightened up and said emotionlessly, "Master said, eat it or don't."
Toneri wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said gently, "My princess, don't mistreat yourself..."
Hinata raised her head and asked in a low tone she would never normally use, "Where is this place?"
Through the skylight, there was not a starry sky, but blue heavens, white clouds, and even a sun. The environment was no different from Earth!
What told Hinata this was not Earth was that sun, which was obviously much smaller.
Toneri sipped his wine and said unhurriedly, "This is the moon. More precisely, the inside of the moon."
"!?" Hinata looked stunned.
Toneri rose with his wineglass in hand and paced across the red carpet, his gaze deep and solemn.
"The Tenseigan possesses the power of creation. It can reshape a planet's environment and even create an artificial sun. This ecosystem inside the moon was created by our common ancestor, Hamura Ōtsutsuki, using the Tenseigan!"
Toneri stopped, turned his back to Hinata, spread his arms, and spoke with pride.
"After Hamura died, the Lunar Ōtsutsuki Lineage built the Hamura Shrine. Within it, they enshrined a Tenseigan nurtured through the combined strength of the entire clan, maintaining