Toneri began plotting his move.
According to the messages left by his clan elders, a pair of high-purity Byakugan, combined with his own special Ōtsutsuki chakra, could give rise to the Tenseigan.
Among the present-day Hyuga Clan, aside from Hinata, whom he regarded as the Byakugan Princess, only Neji Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga possessed Byakugan pure enough to qualify.
Neji belonged to the Hyuga Branch Family, and his Byakugan bore the mark of the Caged Bird Seal, though Ōtsutsuki power could remove that seal.
Still, Toneri had no intention of choosing Neji as his target. He had an innate preference for cute girls... His feelings for Hinata had also stemmed from a visit to Earth with his father when he was very young. He had seen Hinata through a means unique to the Ōtsutsuki and found her adorable. That was when the seed of his affection had taken root.
The Supreme Council had brought sweeping changes to the system of the shinobi world.
Ninja no longer carried out bounty missions assigned by their nations. The national treasury supplied all the resources they needed to survive.
The ninja villages' daily work revolved around only three things: cultivation, military training, and education.
Those three things amounted to a single goal: "producing Celestial Ninja."
After the Supreme Council, the Kage had pledged to fulfill their duties, making every ninja embrace one conviction—"Even if I cannot become a Celestial Ninja myself, I must contribute to the birth of one."
In such a fiercely competitive environment, Konoha, as the central nation of the shinobi world, naturally led the charge in everything.
The Hokage's office had already been abolished.
The Kage were prime candidates to become Celestial Ninja, so their attention could not be allowed to stray.
After the Supreme Council, the ninja villages established