"As expected, it still failed."
Watching silently through the Great Tenseigan, Toneri sighed in disappointment. He knew a ten-meter meteorite could not hurt Zou Hyuga, but he had not expected it to fail to cause him even a little trouble.
He could indeed control larger meteorites, but none more than thirty meters across.
Their power would be more than ten times greater than that of a ten-meter meteorite, but forcing himself to use that much Tenseigan chakra would injure him as well. In the end, he was only a child who had just turned ten.
After one last glance at the figures on the ground, Toneri felt dizzy and slumped onto the floor beside him.
His efforts had not been entirely fruitless. At least he had seen a pair of Pure Byakugan, as well as that timid girl with the Byakugan. Every time he saw her, he felt an urge to marry her and produce offspring for the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Neji, on the other hand, was someone he subconsciously ignored. Neji's talent and bloodline were certainly good, but not enough to warrant more than a passing glance.
Looking at the puppet standing at his side, Toneri considered whether to send his spirit body into it and visit the Shinobi World himself to take that pair of Pure Byakugan.
But the moment he thought of Zou Hyuga's strength and the thief who had stolen the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Toneri dismissed the idea. He could, however, send puppets to monitor the Shinobi World.
Reining in his wandering thoughts, Toneri returned to his bed. He needed to continue his slumber.
In the valley.
Zou Hyuga gathered some wild game killed by the shock waves and grilled it over charcoal left by the meteorites. After he sprinkled on salt and pepper