On the deep blue sea, Zou Hyuga gazed at Otsutsuki Toneri ahead of him, lost in thought.
With his Otsutsuki bloodline, Toneri would grow stronger as he aged.
At just a few years old, he had still been within the Kage level range. Now, he was edging into super Kage territory, having crushed Shinnō, who possessed Kage level strength.
Even Zou could not confidently claim he would win.
"Toneri, the Shinobi World isn't somewhere you should meddle in..." Zou Hyuga said after a long silence.
Toneri took a few steps forward. A close look revealed that he remained suspended a short distance above the ground.
That was one of the Otsutsuki's signature abilities: flight.
When will I be able to have that power?
Zou Hyuga did not know. Perhaps unlocking another form of Karma would let him do it, but he always had the feeling he would become a puppet.
He had always treated others as puppets and playthings, never imagining that he might become one himself.
In that respect, he was rather like Madara Uchiha.
"Watching over the Shinobi World is our ancestors' final command..." Toneri answered, neither meek nor arrogant.
Given both the other man's shared lineage and his comparable strength, Toneri could not treat him as he had treated Shinnō.
Caught between the two, Fū weakly opened her eyes, only to be overwhelmed by their presence.
Even the Seven-Tails within her sent out trembling signals.
Tailed beasts were natural disasters, but before powerful shinobi like these, they were little more than pets.
Their brief conversation soon ended.
Toneri and Zou Hyuga still came to blows. Both figures vanished instantly, becoming a series of blurs almost too fast to follow.
Both were descendants of Hamura, so naturally, they primarily used Gentle Fist.
Their simple Gentle Fist strikes carried