First Arrival on the Moon!
The next morning, at the top of the Hokage Building.
Kagami Uchiha stood quietly, dressed in the Hokage Robe, his posture upright and his demeanor imposing; a short while later, Tobirama Senju, clad in blue armor, appeared in the same spot, his aura overwhelming.
"Jing, now that everything's arranged, let's set off!"
Upon hearing this, Kagami Uchiha nodded slightly. Then, the two of them, along with Hyuga Tokuma Hyuga, who was still under the control of Genjutsu, quietly left Konoha and headed straight for the southern part of the Land of Fire.
Half a day later, the three appeared in a canyon; this place was called Fallen Star Valley. It was shrouded in thick fog and miasma all year round. Surrounded by mountains and with disordered geomagnetism, it could shield most senses and Ninjutsu detection, making it a natural hiding place.
Without delay, the three quickly entered the valley, traversing this desolate and treacherous landscape. After several hours of travel, they finally found the ancient teleportation array hidden for thousands of years deep within Fallen Star Valley.
The valley floor was deep and empty, the surrounding stone walls covered with mottled, ancient, and obscure patterns. These runes were unlike any other Technique Formula system in the Shinobi World, carrying a unique aura.
As they ventured deeper, a massive circular stone array platform appeared before them. The array patterns on it were dark and lifeless, bearing the marks of time and weathering, clearly indicating that it had endured a long period of erosion.
"Is this the teleportation array connecting the Shinobi World and the moon?" Tobirama Senju murmured, slightly lost in thought.
As a researcher, these ancient and unfamiliar array patterns held a fatal attraction for him.
Kagami Uchiha's gaze swept across the entire array platform, confirming there were no traps around, before turning to the puppet-like Tokuma Hyuga beside him and calmly stating, "Unlock the array gate!"
As he finished speaking, Tokuma Hyuga mechanically walked to the center of the array platform, bit his fingertip, and a drop of pure Hyuga Main Family blood fell down, landing precisely on the patterns at the core of the array platform.
Buzz--!
A deep, ancient roar suddenly resounded throughout most of Fallen Star Valley.
Immediately afterwards, silvery-white light slowly burst forth from the sub-array patterns, rapidly spreading and unfolding along the obscure lines. As the densely packed light points strung together to form a complete Technique Formula, blinding white light instantly enveloped the area, and the surrounding space began to tremble violently, with distorted ripples constantly surging.
Seeing this, Kagami Uchiha and Tobirama Senju exchanged a glance and simultaneously stepped into the center of the platform. As the white light continued to surge, the three figures were quickly engulfed by it.
The next second, the white light of the teleportation array suddenly dissipated, and the spot was instantly empty, with the entire Fallen Star Valley falling silent once more.
The moon, the Ōtsutsuki Clan Hamura, whose bloodline is descended from Hamura.
The moon, suspended in the dark universe, has a surface covered with barren crater mountains. The gray, white earth is cracked and infertile, and huge remnants of extraterrestrial meteorites can be seen everywhere.
At this time, the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon had not yet experienced the internal strife that had broken out among its own people. They still had a large number of members, and the clan was relatively intact. They remained a powerful ninja clan that controlled the moon.
On this day, the Ōtsutsuki members guarding the interstellar Teleportation Platform were conducting their usual patrol.
This is a crucial teleportation array left by our ancestors. When the time comes to eliminate the Shinobi World, they will rely on this teleportation array to travel Shinobi World.
"Have you heard? At yesterday's Elders' meeting, those conservatives clashed with the clan chief again, and it seems they almost came to blows."
"Sigh... I don't understand why they're so protective of those cancerous elements that are harming the Shinobi World. Look at the Shinobi World now, it's constantly engulfed in war. If this continues, the Shinobi World will be destroyed by them sooner or later."
"Exactly! If you ask me, the clan leader and the others are right. Activate our clan's divine artifact, quickly exterminate those people in the Shinobi World, and then we can rebuild the Shinobi World. That would save us from having to stay on this godforsaken planet Tenten..."
"Indeed, I've had enough of this kind of life. All I do is stare at the stars all day. There's not even a single tree to be seen here. The Shinobi World is so beautiful, why should those guys have it?"
"That's right. After we finish our patrol, let's go find the clan chief together. Since those conservatives are against it, let's eliminate them too!"
Just then, the teleportation array they had been guarding for many years suddenly emitted an abnormal fluctuation. Then, the teleportation array, which had been dormant for many years, suddenly lit up with a dazzling silver-white light. As the array patterns awakened one by one, the space here fluctuated violently.
At that moment, all the Ōtsutsuki members on duty at this location instantly became alert, their expressions filled with shock.
"This is... activated?"
"This teleportation array is a passage connecting to the lower Shinobi World. It hasn't been used for many years. Why is it suddenly activating?"
At this moment, the captain on duty immediately shouted, "Quickly, go and report to the Clan Leader and Elders!"
Before long, the current patriarch of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Yōma Ōtsutsuki, arrived swiftly with a group of Elders and powerful members of the clan.
Yōma Ōtsutsuki, dressed in a standard, luxurious white robe, had an arrogant air about him, exuding a sense of superiority. His gaze was fixed on the glowing teleportation array, filled with doubt.
Why would a teleportation array that hadn't been activated for years suddenly start working?
Or did it come from the lower realm?
He remembered that only one branch of their Ōtsutsuki Clan remained in the lower realm, now renamed the Hyuga Clan. However, in all these years, there had never been any records of clan members from the lower realm voluntarily going to the main clan.
What exactly happened?
At this moment, Yōma Ōtsutsuki had a vague sense of unease.
Under the watchful eyes of all the Ōtsutsuki members, the blinding white light suddenly burst forth to its maximum, then quickly subsided until it disappeared completely.
Immediately afterwards, three figures appeared out of thin air on the teleportation platform.
Standing in the center, Kagami Uchiha exuded an imposing aura that dominated the entire scene. His Sharingan, which was still open, stood out starkly against the gray and barren land.
Beside him, Tobirama Senju stood solemnly, his aura chilling, his gaze sharp as a knife as he surveyed the surrounding Ōtsutsuki members.
In front of the two Tokuma Hyuga, expressionless with empty eyes.
Upon the appearance of the three, all the Ōtsutsuki members' pupils shrank, their faces filled with astonishment.
Seeing this, Yōma Ōtsutsuki frowned, his expression turning cold and stern. He muttered to himself, "Byakugan? There are people from the lower realms too?"
"Furthermore, this Hyuga clan member with the Byakugan has a blank expression; does he seem to be controlled by some kind of method?"
At this thought, his expression grew even more gloomy, and he shouted sharply, "How dare you, a person from the lower realm, activate the teleportation array without authorization and trespass on the territory of my Ōtsutsuki Clan?"
Upon hearing this, before Kagami Uchiha could speak, Senju Tobirama Senju stepped forward, his cold gaze sweeping over the Ōtsutsuki members, led by Yōma Ōtsutsuki, and said in a deep voice, "Oh? People from the lower realm?"
"Is this what you call us Shinobi World?"
At this point, his tone grew increasingly cold, and his killing intent intensified. "Heh... a bunch of short-sighted, ignorant insects, I'll kill you all with my own hands!"