"Even though you're an enemy, I don't want to just watch you turn into a monster, especially one that has completely lost consciousness."
Naruto Uzumaki stared straight at Otsutsuki Toneri and spoke his mind.
That was indeed the kind of person he was, and there was no denying it.
After hearing Naruto's heartfelt words, Toneri looked up into the sky. The storm had subsided, and the Byakugan belonging to his clansmen had vanished completely into space.
"You should leave."
As Toneri said those words, he found himself calmer than he had imagined.
He understood that saying those words meant he had completely abandoned the Otsutsuki Branch Family's thousand-year obsession.
"Huh?"
Naruto froze, and Shikamaru Nara and the others were somewhat bewildered as well.
"From now on, I'll stay on the moon. I won't leave."
Toneri seemed to be making his position clear.
Naruto stood there scratching the back of his head. He opened his mouth as though he wanted to say more, but Hinata had already stepped forward and gently tugged his sleeve.
"All right." Naruto nodded.
He wasn't planning to kill Toneri anyway, or there would have been no need to save him earlier.
And they weren't planning to take Toneri back to Konoha either, so leaving like this was their only option.
Hinata glanced at Toneri. There was neither hostility nor pity in her eyes; she looked at him as though he were a complete stranger.
"Let's go," Hinata said.
Naruto murmured his assent and turned to leave.
Seeing that things had been settled for now, Akame promptly pressed her palms together, summoned a Wood Dragon, and jumped onto it.
The others leaped up after her, landing on the dragon's back.
The Wood Dragon rose into the air and flew swiftly toward the opening.
Toneri stood where he