Chapter 75 : Hamura's Regret

[Killer Bee: What??!!!, you're the living Sage of the Six Paths and his brother.]

[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki: Gyūki, your Jinchūriki is quite fascinating.]

[ Gyūki (Eight-Tails): Old man, it's really you!]

[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki: Yes. I was awakened by Golden List.]

[Yang Kurama (Nine-Tails): I told you the old man is fine. Come and save me.]

[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki: Kurama, lend him your power.]

[Yang Kurama (Nine-Tails): What? Why... Wait a minute, old man, could it be?]

[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki: Hmm.]

[Yang Kurama (Nine-Tails): Enough, let's do it.]

The Sage of the Six Paths made his debut, and his demeanor was very composed.

Everyone wondered about the enigmatic interaction between him and the Nine-Tails, but no one dared to ask.

[Hashirama Senju: Sage of Six Paths and his younger brother are also here. Please convince your descendants otherwise he will bring destruction to the ninja world.]

[Hamura Ōtsutsuki: Call me Ancestor Hamura.]

Being referred to as "Sage of Six Path's younger brother" always felt like a scolding.

Despite his tireless efforts during his turbulent years, he couldn't escape that label.

But since it was his young nephew who had turned things around, he didn't mind.

[Ōtsutsuki Toneri: Ancestor!?]

[Hamura Ōtsutsuki: Are you of our main clan or a branch family?]

[Ōtsutsuki Toneri: Ancestor! I am the last of our clan.]

[Hamura Ōtsutsuki: The last of our clan? When I saw the current state of the moon through Golden List's live broadcast room, I knew something was amiss. How could my descendants inherit my ideals and still cause division within the clan?]

[Ōtsutsuki Toneri: Ancestor, I am the sole survivor on the moon.]

[Hamura Ōtsutsuki: What!?]

Pure Land, Ōtsutsuki Hamura's expression darkened.

In the past, he had taken most of the Ōtsutsuki clan to the moon. They were there both to accompany and to oversee their mother, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, preventing her from continuing to control the Ten-Tails and enacting the Infinite Tsukuyomi to enhance her power.

As time passed, they discovered that their mother was indeed immortal, and unless they consumed the chakra fruit, both he and Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki would meet their ends.

However, there was only one Chakra fruit, and the Ten-Tails' empty shell (Gedo Statue) was sealed on the moon. 

Additionally, Chakra had been divided into the Nine-Tails beasts by Hagoromo, and they had been given life. Collecting the Chakra fruit was no longer necessary.

It was during this time that he received a letter from Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, speaking of the establishment of the Ninja Sect.

His eldest nephew, Indra, and his younger nephew, Ashura, had clashed over the position of leader.

As Indra unlocked the Three Tomoe Sharingan, his character became increasingly indifferent.

It wasn't until Indra's death that Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki sensed something amiss and realized that there was a hidden hand behind it all.

Hagoromo had three guesses about this enigmatic figure.

One was the "members of Ōtsutsuki clan" that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had once mentioned—an ancient fear he had dismissed as an excuse.

The second was what Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had left behind before being sealed.

The third was the Summoning Beasts who practiced Senjutsu in the three holy places.

In any case, these mysteries were unlikely to be solved within their limited lifespans as Ōtsutsuki.

So, after negotiations, they established a special realm in this world's Pure Land and a transit station for reincarnation.

Ordinary souls would not concern them, but for the majority of ninja souls, they would temporarily guide them to the Pure Land through Chakra.

However, this did not include the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon, who met their true end upon death.

Before entering the Pure Land, Hamura entrusted monitoring the sel of Kaguya to his descendants. Simultaneously, he asked them to monitor the Shinobi world. His original intention was to find the elusive hidden hand with the help of the Tenseigan.

But now it seemed there was a flaw somewhere in the plan.

Had the hidden hand ensnared their own descendants?

Why did the clan persist to this day?

What was happening?

[Hamura Ōtsutsuki: What is happening? Don't hide anything; tell me everything.]

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Ōtsutsuki's reverence for Hamura ran deep, and he dared not hide anything. He explained that after Hamura's passing, their clan had divided into two factions due to differing interpretations of his final words.

In the end, he revealed that he believed the violent conflicts and turbulent eras created by the Sage of the Six Paths should be eradicated. 

He had used the entire clan's power, including his own Byakugan, to merge into a colossal "Tenseigan." Those in the Ōtsutsuki clan advocating for peace at the time were annihilated.

As a result, there were now two massive Tenseigan on the moon.

One was the golden Tenseigan left by Hamura Ōtsutsuki in his "intermediate period."

The other was a colossal purple Tenseigan formed from the remaining Ōtsutsuki clan member's Byakugan on the moon.

[Hamura Ōtsutsuki: ...]

He was at a loss for words. Did these descendants have no sense?

To split into rival factions over the interpretation of a "final word" seemed absurd, and it left him wondering if the surviving side was blind.

[Hiashi Hyuga: These moon relatives are all acting recklessly.]

[ Hizashi Hyuga: The entire clan sacrificed their Byakugan and the Tenseigan to achieve victory, only to squabble over it...]

[Hyuga Neji: Father, look at them and look at us.]

[Hyuga Hinata: The Caged Bird seal is meant to protect the Byakugan. What's wrong?]

[Hyuga Nika: I'm also from the Branch Family, and I also think that the Caged Bird seal does more harm than good.]

[Hyuga Neji: It seems you've been sitting down for too long and no longer dare to defy destiny.]

Seeing this, Uchiha Ran couldn't help but remark, "Naruto's power of speech is truly something."

Neji, who constantly spoke about "destiny," had now become an advocate for defying it.

[Hizashi Hyuga: Neji, the Caged Bird seal protects the Byakugan. Now that Golden List has revealed the true method of unlocking the Byakugan, during an era where the Uchiha are almost extinct, it will surely become a target.]

Hizashi's guess was accurate.

The Byakugan, the key to accessing the Tenseigan, the ultimate Bloodline Limit—many in the ninja world coveted it, and some had even plotted to obtain it.

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