But when Hinata saw the chakra in Uchiha Kazama's body, as vast as an abyss or an ocean, and sensed the auras radiating from the tailed beasts, she froze.
The hand she had been about to raise went rigid, too.
"It looks like your eyes really have evolved."
"Neji, come here."
Uchiha Kazama's voice grew much gentler.
Neji had just managed to detect Uchiha Kazama through his own senses.
Hinata, meanwhile, could sense the tailed beasts' auras inside his body. Neither feat was something an ordinary Byakugan could accomplish.
And earlier, these two youngsters had actually seen through White Zetsu's disguise...
That was already enough to prove that their eyes had mutated.
In other words... the legendary Jōgan.
At that moment, something else occurred to Uchiha Kazama.
Otsutsuki Toneri, back then.
Why had he been so single-minded about choosing Hinata Hyuga?
It seemed Otsutsuki Toneri must also have known that Hinata's eyes had the potential to evolve into the Jōgan.
As for why both of their eyes had suddenly evolved at the same time... that remained unknown for now.
While Uchiha Kazama was thinking, Neji and Hinata deactivated their Byakugan.
They came over to Uchiha Kazama.
"Lord Hokage!"
Both saluted Uchiha Kazama respectfully.
"Hinata, Neji, have you noticed anything strange during your training?"
Uchiha Kazama did not beat around the bush. He asked them directly.
Hinata might have been timid, but she was clever.
Neji was even cleverer, and good at expressing himself.
So Uchiha Kazama did not believe these two youngsters were entirely unaware of what was happening.
"There have been several obvious changes."
"Ever since we saw that monster last time, we've been consuming more chakra during training."
"At the same time, we can see more things now."
"We can even... see fluctuations in space."
"Though we haven't