Boom.
A deafening crash rang out as the two giant beasts collided, sending dust billowing from the ruins below.
Another Giant Bird and a Giant Centipede emerged from the summoning array and charged straight for the Crab.
Thunderous impacts kept ringing out as Fugaku made his way outside. The ruins connected to a Cave, and he had barely stepped out of it when—
A dense barrage of energy blasts hurtled toward him. They had clearly been waiting for him.
He held out one hand, and a tremendous repulsive force erupted from his body.
"Shinra Tensei."
Boom.
The powerful repulsion detonated countless energy blasts. The shock wave spread backward, tearing up great swathes of ground and hurling earth into the air until it blotted out the sky.
Several nearby Puppets were instantly smashed to pieces, while those farther away were sent flying backward.
Two figures with Byakugan stood among the Puppets. Neither looked young.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass in the dwelling of a god? Kneel and accept your punishment!" one of them shouted.
Fugaku burst out laughing. "Back then, not even Otsutsuki Hamura or Otsutsuki Hagoromo dared call themselves gods.
"A thousand years later, Hamura's descendants have decided they're divine beings above everyone else. Looks like all that time on the moon has dulled your wits.
"The Hyuga in the Shinobi World have made a much better life for themselves than you have."
Fugaku's words darkened the faces of the Otsutsuki clansmen. They had not expected him to expose their origins in a single breath.
"Who are you? Hmph. The Otsutsuki stationed themselves on the moon in accordance with our ancestors' instructions to guard the Sealing on Kaguya. The Hyuga are nothing but traitors who betrayed our ancestors' will.
"If we weren't here maintaining the Sealing, do you