Watching the Main Family spirit transform into Hamura Otsutsuki, Zou Hyuga was not surprised in the slightest.
Souls capable of lingering in the mortal world for centuries and refusing to enter the Pure Land were few and far between in the Shinobi World. There might have been some Main Family spirits on the moon, but their reason and thoughts would not have remained this clear.
That was why Zou Hyuga had suspected from the beginning that the Main Family spirit was Hamura, the brother of Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths.
And now, the other man revealing himself undoubtedly confirmed that suspicion.
The Ancient Progenitor must have noticed him the instant he set foot on the moon.
Still, he was not worried that Hamura would harm him. After wandering for a thousand years, Hamura could not have much chakra left, nowhere near enough to threaten him.
Otherwise, he would not have stood by and watched the Lunar Ōtsutsuki Branch Family stray further and further down the wrong path.
As for why the Sage of Six Paths still possessed enough power to intervene in the Shinobi World after a thousand years, perhaps it was because he was the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Besides the Sage of Six Paths, only Kaguya Otsutsuki knew just how powerful a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki truly was.
A power coveted even by the long-lived, godlike Otsutsuki was certainly no ordinary thing.
Toneri raised his head as well. Although he had lost his eyes, he could still see Hamura in his spirit form. Hamura's appearance was as familiar to him as could be: this was Hamura Otsutsuki, the ancestor worshipped in the temple.
Somewhat dazed, Toneri could not help asking, "Are you our honored ancestor?"
Hamura glanced at Toneri and nodded gently, then turned to Zou Hyuga and slowly said, "May