"This is Lord Hamura's ceremonial hall." A rare note of solemnity entered Toneri's voice.
"Every generation of Ōtsutsuki descendants comes here to worship our ancestors, report their deeds to Lord Hamura, and pray for his guidance."
"I came here many times, sitting for a long time on each visit."
"And I have always believed that I would follow our ancestor's will and utterly destroy the Shinobi World!"
That was wrong!
Hinata said it in her heart.
In a dream, or perhaps some space within her consciousness, she had met Hamura's soul.
Hamura Otsutsuki had never wanted to destroy the world created by his older brother, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths.
The branch family of the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon had long since misunderstood Hamura's will.
But there was nothing to be done, since all the members of the Main Family who held the opposite view had been killed.
Toneri was a descendant of the branch family, so naturally he leaned toward destroying the Shinobi World.
"You seem very interested in the Tenseigan?"
After leaving the Hamura Shrine and returning to the castle, Otsutsuki Toneri made a seemingly casual remark.
Hinata Hyuga's heart gave a sudden jolt, and she almost thought she had been exposed.
She hurriedly explained, "I... I'm just curious."
"Curious?"
Toneri did not quite understand, but immediately said, "Once our wedding is over, you can learn all my secrets. There's no hurry!"
Of course, he could not tell Hinata the secret of the Tenseigan now.
That hidden Tenseigan was his true trump card, his trump card for destroying the Shinobi World!
Earlier, when Toneri's own Tenseigan had yet to fully awaken, why had he still been able to control the moon and split off so many fragments to attack Earth?
Of course, it was