Deep within the moon, the Ōtsutsuki Clan's ancient castle shook amid violent tremors.
Otsutsuki Toneri abruptly rose from his "throne," undisguisable terror appearing on his pale face for the first time.
His Tenseigan, glowing pale blue, stared fixedly above the palace dome.
His gaze seemed to have pierced space, fixing on the enormous crater that had just been blasted into the moon's surface.
"This... this is impossible..."
His voice echoed through the empty hall, carrying a tremor even he had not noticed.
Through the Tenseigan's perception, Toneri could clearly "see" that enormous crater, more than several dozen kilometers in diameter!
The crater's edges were still crumbling, and tiny fragments of rock slowly drifted away under the moon's weak gravity.
Toneri unconsciously clenched his fists.
"This is... Shihōin Naraku's power?"
His voice was low, so low that almost no one but he could hear it.
The fear showing in those Tenseigan eyes could not be concealed, no matter what.
As a descendant of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Toneri had been raised on beliefs such as "Hamura's line alone are the true heirs" and "the Tenseigan's power is invincible."
He firmly believed that once he obtained the complete Tenseigan, he could reign over the entire Shinobi World and fulfill his ancestor's long-cherished wish!
To purify this world that had long since rotted away!
But reality had delivered a resounding slap to his face.
Shihōin Naraku had not even set foot on the moon himself. A single attack fired from Earth had nearly blasted straight through it.
Toneri knew that his opponent had held back at the end!
If that Lord Hokage wished, could he destroy the entire moon with one strike?
Toneri dared not follow that thought any further.
Cold sweat slid down his forehead, leaving a wet trail across his pale cheek.