Returning to Konoha, Hyuga Hiashi nearly knelt before Uchiha Chiga the moment he witnessed the overwhelming radiance of the Tenseigan.
The pressure it emitted upon the Byakugan was far too absolute. Unlike the Sharingan, which advanced gradually from one to three tomoe, the Byakugan's evolution was a leap straight to divinity.
Though the Rinnegan carried more versatile abilities, in terms of raw destructive power, the Tenseigan was far superior. And Chiga's eyes, fused from both Tenseigan and Rinnegan, were far stronger than Toneri's pale blue pair. With sight surpassing ordinary Byakugan, Chiga could even launch devastating strikes on Earth from the Moon itself.
The most fearsome of these techniques was the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and it had already claimed Momoshiki and Urashiki as its first victims.
The Tenseigan also held terrifying control over gravitational and celestial forces. If Chiga wished, he could make the Earth and the Moon collide. To him, switching between Tenseigan and Rinnegan abilities was effortless. He displayed the Tenseigan simply because of its striking golden glow.
Behind him hovered the luminous Divine Escort, radiating such majesty that even Hyuga Hiashi b, a proud member of the Hyuga clan, felt his knees weaken. Ordinary onlookers could hardly resist kneeling outright.
After spending two days in Konoha, adapting to his new powers, Chiga turned to Kaguya and requested the exact spatial coordinates of the Ōtsutsuki Star. Before leaving, he gave her firm instructions: remain in Konoha and protect their home. Then, without hesitation, he stepped through a shimmering teleportation gate.
The Ōtsutsuki Star was a small, desolate world, its entire surface covered in pale white soil. Only a handful of towering castles broke the endless emptiness—residences of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Suddenly, the silence was torn apart. A glowing portal split the skies, and its oppressive Ki rippled across the planet. Ōtsutsuki clan members rushed from their halls, staring upwards in shock.
From the gateway, Chiga emerged calmly, gazing down at them with cold indifference.
"Not bad," he murmured. "There are quite a few of you."
One of the Ōtsutsuki warriors, a burly figure with massive bull-like horns, surged into the sky to confront him. His eyes narrowed upon seeing the golden Divine Escort floating behind Chiga.
"That's the Divine Escort… Kinshiki's treasure. Why is it with you?"
Chiga's expression did not shift. "It's nothing more than a trophy of war. What? Do you wish to reclaim it on his behalf?"
The horned warrior's face hardened. "A trophy? What have you done to Kinshiki!?"
"Of course," Chiga replied flatly, "I killed him."
The horned Ōtsutsuki's face twisted with outrage. "You… you dared to kill a fellow clansman!?"
The surrounding Ōtsutsuki gasped. Though loyalty among their kind was fragile, outright slaying one's own clan member was taboo. Even sacrifices to the Ten-Tails were tolerated, but fratricide was unforgivable.
Chiga tilted his head slightly, studying his opponent. "What is your name?"
The horned warrior's voice rumbled like thunder. "Ōtsutsuki Yushi!"
The name sounded far too refined for such a rugged brute, and the irony made Chiga's lips twitch ever so slightly. With a gesture, he guided the Divine Escort forward.
"You seem rather worked up," Chiga said. "You must have been close to Kinshiki. Very well. I'll return it to you… if you can take it yourself."
Yushi hesitated. Surrounded by clan members, he was confident Chiga wouldn't dare act recklessly. Step by step, he moved closer, reaching out to seize the Divine Escort.
The instant his hand brushed the weapon, the sphere blazed with golden brilliance, shifting into a radiant sword of light. Yushi's eyes widened in horror. He tried to retreat, but it was too late.
With a single, merciless strike, the golden blade cleaved him cleanly in half.
His terrified expression remained frozen as his body split down the middle, tumbling lifelessly to the ground.
Gasps and cries erupted. The gathered Ōtsutsuki could hardly believe it. Chiga had actually killed Yushi right before their eyes!
In outrage, they surged forward, dozens attacking simultaneously.
But the Divine Escort instantly expanded into a golden barrier, enveloping Chiga. Their combined strikes crashed against it uselessly, unable to stir so much as a ripple.
Shock spread through the clan. They had known of the Divine Escort's reputation, but never imagined it to be this unassailable.
Chiga waved his hand lightly, and the weapon returned to its ring form behind him. His eyes flared with golden light, and twin beams shot forth like searing lances.
Though simple in form, like a laser's glare, the beams cut through the Ōtsutsuki as if they were fragile paper. Screams tore across the star as bodies fell, cleaved apart with terrifying precision.
In less than a minute, silence returned. What remained was a mountain of corpses beneath Chiga's feet. None were intact—each was neatly bisected.
Descending to the ground, Chiga showed no emotion. With a single grasp of his hand, an unseen force gathered the countless bodies, crushing and compressing them together into a massive white orb that floated before him.
He stared at it with faint dissatisfaction.
"The quality of this is too low," he muttered. "Were they all simply too weak?"
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