"How exactly are we supposed to get to the moon?"
Tobirama gave a light cough, trying to steer the conversation back on track. Seeing a chance to finally prove their worth, the Ōtsutsuki father and son rushed to answer, only to nearly get on Madara's bad side again.
"Ancestor Ha-cough, cough, cough! We have technique formulas and puppets left by our predecessors, along with tools to assist us. Please rest assured, my lords. None of this will be a problem!"
Just as Ōtsutsuki Terukuru was about to habitually invoke Ancestor Hamura's name, Madara and Izuna swept terrifyingly cold gazes toward him. Frightened, he immediately fell silent and corrected himself, shrinking back where he stood.
Tobirama glanced at the trembling Ōtsutsuki father and son, a trace of contempt rising within him.
"We'll be keeping the Branch Family members in custody for now."
He waved a hand and issued the instruction casually. There was clearly no room for discussion; he was simply informing them.
"Y-yes..."
The Main Family father and son reluctantly agreed. In truth, Konoha was doing them a favor by dealing with the Branch Family. They were the ones benefiting from this.
Still, they belonged to the same clan, and it was hard not to feel apprehensive at their fellow clansmen's plight. Both were curious about what would happen to the Branch Family father and son, so they asked tentatively:
"You're holding them because you intend to..."
"They attacked Konoha and broke the law. Naturally, they must pay the price."
Tobirama spoke with righteous conviction, as though he were the very embodiment of justice and the law. Of course, it was all sanctimonious bullshit.
The real reason he wanted to detain the Branch Family father and son was their Byakugan and the Ōtsutsuki blood flowing through their veins. If he