Antithesis — Complete Reversal.
Codename: [A].
This Schrift didn't just allow damage to be redirected onto another—it could completely reverse anything that had already happened, and shift it onto a designated target!
It was the true authority of a god, the apex of all Schrift bestowed by Yuki Yoru—the only one that could be considered on par with his own "omniscience and omnipotence."
With this Schrift, even though Hinata was still young, she had enough power to step into the ranks of the top-tier. Just as Obito had warned, without a proper countermeasure, she would be an extremely troublesome opponent.
"Even the Truth-Seeking Orbs' seal can be overturned… So it's not just damage reflection," Toneri thought, his expression growing more solemn, eyes locked firmly onto Hinata.
"Could it be… she can reverse all negative phenomena back onto others?"
The ability sounded absurd—but when every other possibility was eliminated, the impossible answer became the truth.
But if Hinata truly could repel all harm and restrictions… how had Obito managed to capture her?
Sealing?
No… impossible.
Even the sealing of the Truth-Seeking Orb could not restrict Hinata. A simple sealing technique would not work at all.
No—it wasn't that the Truth-Seeking Orbs were useless, but rather that the strength of the jutsu had failed to surpass the authority of Hinata's ability!
A hint of light flashed in Toneri Ōtsutsuki's eyes. He seemed to have understood something in his heart.
He once heard a saying when he was observing the shinobi world with the giant Tenseigan.
The battles between Shinigami, in the end, are battles of spiritual pressure.
The same principle applied to chakra—and to this very situation. The key was not what method was used to seal Hinata, but how much power was applied.
"The essence of all techniques lies in their mass… which means, if I draw on enough chakra, I can suppress Hinata Hyūga's reversal ability!"
Understanding struck him. With a single thought, the giant Tenseigan hidden deep within the Moon Palace stirred to life. Immense torrents of Tenseigan chakra surged outward, the great orb bursting with blinding radiance.
That endless chakra poured into Toneri's body, making his Tenseigan Chakra Mode blaze brighter and stronger, emerald light flooding the palace.
"Seal!"
His voice was cold and detached, without a shred of emotion. A lance of green light struck Hinata, and her body jolted violently.
Under this crushing power, Hinata's Complete Reversal was finally suppressed.
But the restraint was only temporary.
The only reason she had been sealed before by Jigen was because he had struck suddenly, catching her completely off guard. Relying solely on the passive reflex of "Complete Reversal" was not enough to stop Jigen's power.
Now, however, Hinata was prepared. Facing the overwhelming might of the giant Tenseigan, radiance unlike any she had ever summoned before erupted from her body!
"Sensei… grant me strength!"
Her soft whisper rang out, and in that instant, a pair of sharp, radiant wings of spirit particles unfurled behind her. From her wrists and ankles, luminous armor of spirit particle feathers formed.
Raging spirit particles churned the air currents, finally coalescing into the emblem of the Sternritter—a cross within a circle—which settled on her left chest.
Vollständig!
Hinata had now unleashed the power of Complete Reversal to its very limit!
But it still wasn't enough!
The power of the Giant Tenseigan was as vast as the seas and as boundless as the mountains—its intensity beyond words. It was the crystallization of every Byakugan belonging to the entire Otsutsuki clan on the Moon.
In terms of raw power, not even the few Rinnegan currently in the shinobi world could compare. Only the legendary Nine Tomoe Rinnegan could stand as its equal.
Even though Toneri could not fully unleash the entirety of the Giant Tenseigan's power, he still managed to suppress Hinata's holy letter by sheer force, causing her Vollständig form to collapse in an instant.
"Now's my chance!"
Toneri's figure flashed before Hinata. In the blink of an eye, accompanied by her pained cry, her pure white eyes were gone—leaving only a pair of bloodied sockets.
The Byakugan had been stolen.
Perhaps because of lingering hesitation in his heart, Toneri did not finish Hinata off; he merely took her eyes.
Once the deed was done, his palms clapped together, and a torrent of Tenseigan chakra crashed down onto Hinata, sealing away every trace of her spiritual energy.
With a dull thud, Hinata collapsed powerlessly to the ground.
"It's over."
Toneri looked down at her, still feeling a twinge of unease. If not for the Giant Tenseigan's aid, he wasn't sure he could have subdued the Byakugan Princess at all.
But the result was glorious. With these eyes, he would be able to draw out the Giant Tenseigan's power to its fullest. When that day came, even Yuki Yoru would no longer be his match.
To cleanse the shinobi world, to sweep away all evil—once he transplanted these eyes, he would finally have the strength to fulfill his ancestor's will!
And not only that…
Toneri glanced at the unconscious girl lying on the ground, his lips curling into a cold smile. After purging the shinobi world, he would build a brand-new future together with the Byakugan Princess.
"Take care of her," Toneri ordered his puppets before turning away, striding into the depths of the Moon Palace.
He could hardly wait to fuse with these eyes!
Meanwhile, outside the Moon Palace.
"Did you feel that power, Obito?" Black Zetsu's gaze bore into the palace depths as he spoke in a low voice. "That power must be the source sustaining the Moon Palace itself—and Toneri's strength."
"If you could seize it, and then combine it with the Ten-Tails, you'd surpass even the Sage of Six Paths himself!"
"Ah… I already feel it," Obito replied, his eyes now transformed into the Rinnegan. The hunger and ambition in his gaze were impossible to conceal.
Compared to this overwhelming force, his Chimera Technique ritual seemed laughably small. No wonder he had felt powerless before Toneri. But if he could claim that energy source, the tailed beasts hidden within Kirigakure would be his for the taking. Yuki Yoru? He would be nothing.
But now was not the time to act. With the Giant Tenseigan at his back, Toneri's strength was far too inflated. Any attempt to seize it would have to wait for the perfect opportunity.
That opportunity didn't make them wait long. In less than half a day, Toneri Ōtsutsuki's figure reappeared before Zetsu and Uchiha Obito.
"So, it looks like you succeeded."
Looking at the eyes in the other's sockets, which now shimmered like stars, Uchiha Obito understood perfectly why Toneri Ōtsutsuki was so determined to capture Hinata.
As someone who also possessed a dōjutsu bloodline, Obito was particularly sensitive to ocular powers. He could clearly sense just how much those eyes had changed compared to before.
Previously, Toneri's eyes had been ordinary Byakugan. Even if their strength surpassed that of normal Byakugan, they were still fundamentally Byakugan.
Only when infused with that immense ocular power had Toneri's eyes undergone evolution, transforming into an ocular force not inferior to the Rinnegan.
But now, even without external power feeding into them, Toneri's eyes had already become Tenseigan.
"Yes… now this is my true self." Toneri smiled with confidence, subconsciously touching the corner of his eye. "I've kept you waiting long enough. From here, we can begin."
"What's your plan?"
Obito's tone was grave. "I've successfully captured the Seven-Tails, but the remaining tailed beasts are all inside Kirigakure.
The Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Nine-Tails… To capture them, first we'll need to shatter the village barrier. After that, we'll have to deal with the masses of Shinigami and Quincy, and only then can we seize the beasts.
From what intelligence we've gathered, the barrier alone is already enough to give us a headache.
Kirigakure's barrier isn't like the others. It's built on three anchor points: the Mizukage's office, the Kirigakure Duel Tower, and the mountains behind the village. Only by destroying all three simultaneously can the barrier be broken. Otherwise, even if we force our way inside, the barrier will rapidly repair itself.
And once trapped inside, we'd be swarmed by countless Shinigami and Quincy…"
"Then we'll just smash the three anchors directly."
Toneri's calm voice cut off Obito's long-winded concerns, his sky-blue eyes brimming with confidence. "We are here to cleanse the shinobi world, to destroy the evil Soul King. A mere turtle shell—how could it possibly stop us?"
Such confidence?
For a moment, Obito couldn't tell if Toneri's words stemmed from true assurance or sheer arrogance. Still, since Toneri had agreed, that was all the better.
"However, before the plan begins, I need to make some preparations—and I'll need your help."
"Oh?" Toneri glanced at him with a trace of doubt.
"This is the final piece of our alliance against Yuki Yoru!" Obito said, glancing at Black Zetsu. Black Zetsu nodded, stepped forward, and spoke in a low voice:
"The one who once quelled the chaos of the Warring States Era—the Dancing Shura, Uchiha Madara!"
Toneri frowned. Of course he knew who Uchiha Madara was, but that man had been dead for decades.
"What exactly are you planning?"
"I am the will Madara created with Yin-Yang Release before his death. Next, I will use the Edo Tensei to resurrect Lord Madara."
Black Zetsu quickly explained: "However, the body of an Edo Tensei is fragile like paper compared to the Quincy and Shinigami who wield spiritual power. That's why I'll need your help, Lord Toneri."
"You want me to revive Uchiha Madara?"
Toneri instantly understood Obito and Black Zetsu's intent.
At their level, the meaning of life and death had long since become something entirely different.
Obito, having seemingly stepped into the Six Paths level, had undergone a complete transformation, becoming a true chakra-based lifeform. As long as his chakra endured, he would never die, an eternal existence.
Toneri Ōtsutsuki, though his body had not yet reached the Six Paths level, could likewise be considered a Six Paths-level powerhouse under the blessing of the Giant Tenseigan.
Not only that—beyond their lifeform transformations, the Rinnegan and Tenseigan they commanded both possessed the power to overturn life and death.
The Rinnegan, with its Outer Path, embodied both creation and destruction in one.
The Tenseigan, though slightly inferior in versatility, excelled at offense. But the Giant Tenseigan was different—formed from the collective Byakugan of the entire Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon, it contained energy vast enough to command life and death with ease.
"…I understand."
After a moment's hesitation, Toneri agreed decisively. Since they had gone to such lengths to deliver the Byakugan Princess to him, and he was now part of this alliance, it was only natural to contribute something in return. Besides, resurrecting a single dead man was barely any strain at all for the Giant Tenseigan.
With Toneri's approval, Black Zetsu and Obito exchanged a glance, both unable to hide their joy.
For Obito, reviving Uchiha Madara was not impossible—his Six Paths powers made casting the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique feasible, though the cost would be tremendous. But with Toneri willingly taking on the burden, it couldn't be better.
"In that case, we'll trouble you, Lord Toneri."
Black Zetsu drew a deep breath, summoned a specially modified White Zetsu as the sacrifice, and produced a preserved sample of Uchiha Madara's cells. He then began to perform the Edo Tensei.
With the White Zetsu's pained howls, a coffin burst forth from the ground, filling the Moon Palace with an ominous aura.
The surging chakra was overwhelming. Even Obito and Toneri—beings who had stepped into the Six Paths realm—had to admit the might of this power.
"He's coming!"
Boom!
Black Zetsu's dead-fish eyes lit up as the coffin was smashed apart by sheer force. From within stepped a figure clad in dark crimson armor, his long hair flowing without wind, his gaze sharp and domineering.
The Shura of the Shinobi World—Uchiha Madara!
"Edo Tensei?" Madara flexed his hands, glancing at his cracked arms and the state of his body. His brows furrowed. "So the plan really did go awry?"
"Hm?"
His eyes shifted, and he quickly brushed aside his dissatisfaction with Edo Tensei. Looking ahead at a changed Obito, radiating entirely new vigor, and the vast aura of Toneri Ōtsutsuki, the tomoe in his eyes spun and transformed—into the Rinnegan.
"This aura… Interesting. Very interesting indeed. Obito, it seems the plan didn't fail—it was you who altered it!"
"What should I call you now? The second Sage of Six Paths?!"