Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Ever since Kaguya Otsutsuki had left the Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb with Yechen, she had become a completely different person. Her resentment and sorrow were gone, and she seemed intent on settling into ordinary life.
As for the pursuers from the Ōtsutsuki Clan, she had come to terms with them. She no longer tried anything harmful, such as reclaiming the Shinobi World's power, and focused instead on living her own life.
After leaving that place, she had moved into Konoha. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had set aside an area specifically for her residence.
Then something happened that surprised everyone: Kaguya Otsutsuki actually took on a disciple, and that disciple was none other than Hinata Hyuga.
Surprising as it seemed, there were reasons behind it. Both the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan were, in fact, her descendants.
In truth, most clans with hereditary kekkei genkai in the Shinobi World had countless ties to her.
But the Hyuga Clan's bloodline was the closest to the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, and their Byakugan was also the purest.
Hinata Hyuga was not the most gifted member of the Hyuga Clan, but Kaguya saw a reflection of her former self in Hinata. Naturally, Hinata became her disciple.
This caused quite a stir. Ordinary people had no idea who Kaguya was and would simply mistake her for a member of the Hyuga Clan if they saw her.
But anyone who knew Kaguya's background understood what an extraordinary honor it was to become her disciple.
Thus, not only did the Hyuga Clan have no objections, they even proclaimed far and wide that Kaguya Otsutsuki was their ancestor.
The matter sparked considerable controversy, and the uproar only died down after Yechen intervened. Still, Hinata Hyuga's position as Kaguya Otsutsuki's