After successfully fooling his two future fathers-in-law, Naruto left the Hokage Building with the four girls and returned to Konoha's bustling streets.
The sunshine was just right, the breeze was mild, and the relaxed atmosphere soon washed away the tension from that little incident.
"Hehe, you're amazing, Naruto!"
Hanabi Hyuga skipped along beside Naruto, her pure white eyes sparkling with undisguised admiration. "You even managed to find a way to evolve the Byakugan! The look on Father's face just now-wow, I've never seen him so excited."
She perfectly imitated the way Hiashi's hands had trembled as he held the Green Gourd, making Ino and Sakura chuckle despite themselves.
Naruto ruffled Hanabi's hair and smiled. "All right. Actually, the existence of the Tenseigan should have been passed down through generations of Hyuga Clan Leaders. They probably knew about it all along, but had no way to awaken it."
As he spoke, he recalled the information his Shadow Clone had found while studying the ancient texts in the Hyuga Clan's home.
The thinnest ancient text Hiashi had handed him had actually been their most essential secret tome, and the one Hiashi read most often.
Naruto himself, however, had been too lazy to read it and had tossed it to his Shadow Clone.
It had indeed alluded to descendants of Hamura Otsutsuki living on the moon, and recorded vague statements such as, "The young lord beyond has eyes resembling the Byakugan, yet not of the same origin, their power unfathomable."
It was also in that book that Naruto had found the route to the moon.
But its records were sparse and vague, nowhere near as detailed as Hamura's own account.
The ancient text had not even clearly recorded the crucial detail that those Tenseigan had originally belonged to the Hyuga Clan Leader of