After rising from his bed, Toneri walked alone through the Moon Palace.
After the last Lunar Ōtsutsuki elder died, Toneri had become truly alone, with only the puppets under his control to keep him company.
All that remained in his heart was the mission his ancestors had left behind.
The world created by the Sage of Six Paths was a mistake, and the Ōtsutsuki Clan's mission was to correct that mistake.
Several years earlier, when he was still young, he had visited the shinobi world with the Grand Elder, only to encounter an exceedingly troublesome kinsman there.
Not only had that man defeated the elder, but he also possessed the same bloodline as Toneri, making Toneri's existence feel less special.
Afterward, the Grand Elder had sealed the Earth-Moon Passage and died in despair, leaving Toneri alone on the empty moon.
Even now, Toneri still had no confidence that he could defeat that man. Without the Byakugan, he could not fully harness the power of the Great Tenseigan and his bloodline.
But just now, he had sensed an exceptionally pure Byakugan. If he could obtain it, perhaps he would gain the power to fulfill his mission.
As his thoughts wandered, Toneri stepped into the air and made his way into the depths of the Moon Palace, where he saw the Great Tenseigan shining as brilliantly as the sun.
No, to the Ōtsutsuki Clan, the Great Tenseigan truly was the sun that illuminated their world, bringing light to the moon's interior.
With the Great Tenseigan's power, Toneri could observe the entire shinobi world.
After roughly determining the direction, Toneri's gaze pierced layer after layer of clouds and fell upon the earth, where he began searching carefully.
When he noticed the valley and saw the figures on the ground, Toneri immediately frowned.
He