"I told you before that the Sage of Six Paths had a younger brother named Hamura Otsutsuki. His eyes were the Tenseigan. In fact, all members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan have Byakugan; only the Sage of Six Paths was an exception. When the Byakugan evolves into the Tenseigan, its abilities improve dramatically, putting its power directly on par with the Rinnegan."
After hearing this, Orochimaru marveled at how many extraordinary things existed in the Shinobi World, but he also felt some regret:
"You're just giving eyes that powerful to the Hyuga Clan? Even their entire clan isn't worth as much as the Tenseigan."
"Although the Tenseigan doesn't require as many stages of evolution as the Rinnegan, evolving it is still extremely difficult. As far as I know, only Hamura Otsutsuki ever reached that level. It requires an extremely pure Byakugan, so I can only look for a suitable candidate within the Hyuga Clan. And I already have someone in mind."
"You already have someone in mind? That Hyūga boy who follows you around? No wonder you let a Hyūga boy with such ordinary talent stay by your side."
As expected of Orochimaru, his mind was sharp. He had immediately thought of Hyuga Kong.
"The Tenseigan was meant for Hyuga Kong in the first place. Now, if I phrase it differently and say it's for the Hyuga Clan, they'll naturally be deeply grateful. I lose nothing and gain the Hyuga Clan's support in return. Why wouldn't I do it?"
"It's a good move, but it's a little too conspicuous. The old man is rather displeased. He even told me to put you in your place."
"It doesn't matter anymore. I'm already preparing to move against Shimura Danzō, and the Third Hokage won't have an easy time of it either when that