Between the towering buildings.
The city blazed with lights.
Neon flickered.
A figure slowly descended from the sky.
"Princess of the Byakugan."
Otsutsuki Toneri gazed at Konoha, where the lights stretched on without end.
He wondered if he had been mistaken.
This world had already entered an era of peace.
"No, this is merely the world's illusion. War will not cease. In accordance with Ancestor Hamura's will, destroy the world."
Puppet after puppet was summoned by him and sent toward the Hyuga clan.
Technology Development Bureau.
Inside the laboratory.
"The fusion is nearly perfect. With just a little more time, he will be able to master this unimaginable ocular power." Kabuto looked at the figure lying inside the laboratory.
The figure was enveloped in liquid.
The liquid radiated enormous amounts of energy.
It continuously poured that energy into the figure.
Orochimaru murmured, "The Byakugan's ocular power truly suits the Hyuga clan."
"What a waste of money..."
Tobitake Tonbo muttered as he watched.
But there was no helping it. It was for the experiment.
Fortunately, after more than a year of development by the World Ninja Association, ninja abilities had been put to widespread use.
Konoha had already recovered economically.
It had gradually begun investing in the Technology Development Bureau.
His own investment had gradually decreased.
Since Konoha had agreed to those terms, Tobitake Tonbo naturally could not be the only one funding it. Otherwise, wouldn't the Technology Development Bureau become his?
The person inside was Hyuga Neji.
He was undergoing Orochimaru's research into amplifying Ōtsutsuki ocular power and injecting it into Neji's eyes.
This had been developed specifically for Neji.
The accompanying research involved the power of the Ōtsutsuki Byakugan.
The data from Neji's procedure concerned the research that would follow.
Set after set after set.
Beep, beep, beep,