The Ōtsutsuki Toneri in the original story also liked Hinata since childhood.
It's just that Naruto and Hinata were far apart, so he calmly maintained a state of secret crush.
By the time he descended upon the ninja world, he was already an adult, his mind relatively mature, and he was willing to reason with Hyūga Hiashi.
The current Toneri is different.
Not long ago, the clansmen on the moon were all wiped out, including his father. Adding on to that, the many wars in the ninja world in recent years proved the ancestor Hamura's mistakes, and seeing Naruto and Hinata getting closer and closer…
Toneri's hostility, killing intent, and resolve had all reached their peak.
He was going to start a slaughter.
Toneri's hollow eye sockets stared at Hyūga Hiashi like an abyss, "Let's start with you, this 'disgrace of the main family.'"
Hyūga Hiashi was an excellent jōnin. Anywhere in the ninja world, he could be considered a strong person. But the one standing before him… Carried the surname "Ōtsutsuki."
Outside, puppets had already set up a sealing barrier. Inside, the puppets were attacking.
Hyūga Hiashi only managed to hold on for seven or eight exchanges before he lost.
He heard Toneri's words and really wanted to say, "Tsunade already abolished my main family status!"
But in the end, he still couldn't say it out loud, and he was knocked unconscious. A puppet hoisted Hyūga Hiashi onto its shoulder.
Toneri then searched the Hyūga household again and found Hyūga Hanabi, grabbing her as well.
"The transplanted eyes and the backup pair are secured. Next…"
"Is to go welcome my princess."
He planned to bring Hinata back, start from being friends, and slowly nurture their relationship.
———
Hinata wasn't at the Hyūga household. With her personality, she naturally wouldn't run around.
These days she and Naruto were training for the Chūnin Exams, sparring with each other in taijutsu.
At this time, the two of them had just finished a day of training and were at Ichiraku Ramen with Iruka-sensei, whom they happened to run into, eating a late-night snack together.
"This time it's my treat!"
Naruto pointed at his forehead protector and chuckled, saying, "Before, it was always Iruka-sensei treating me to ramen. Now I'm a ninja too, I can earn money, so it's my turn to treat you, sensei."
Hearing these words, Iruka looked at the reliable Naruto before him overlapping with the small boy who always caused trouble in the past, and his eyes instantly grew wet.
"Naruto, you brat…"
Teuchi also rubbed his sore nose, smiling as he stuffed extra meat into all three bowls.
By the time he carried them over, they were piled so high they looked like three tall towers.
"Aha!"
Naruto's eyes gleamed. He picked up his chopsticks and pressed his hands together, "I'm digging in..."
BOOM!
Dozens of light points descended from the sky, blowing up Ichiraku Ramen.
Countless dust clouds surged, startling the peaceful nighttime Konoha Village awake.
Toneri slowly descended from the sky.
A fierce gust of wind blew by.
And it scattered the dust.
Everyone saw that aside from the spot where Hinata stood, the rest of the shop had become ruins.
Strands of red bijū chakra spread out, shielding Iruka, Teuchi, and Hinata.
"You are..."
Naruto hadn't finished speaking when he sensed the overwhelming malice radiating from the other party.
Inside Naruto's body, the Nine-Tails, lying inside its sealed cage, suddenly sat up and roared, 'Brat! He's an Ōtsutsuki! Run!'
Toneri floated in midair, his hollow sockets locking onto Naruto's blond hair.
"The blond one… must die!"
Hundreds of puppets appeared and charged toward Naruto.
Although Naruto had mastered the Nine-Tails' power to a certain degree, he still couldn't enter a true tailed-beast transformation. The only ninjutsu he could rely on were the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the Rasengan.
Against normal enemies, that was fine. Toneri… was not on the same level.
Otherwise, the Nine-Tails, who always disliked Naruto, would never have told him to run.
Even the Nine-Tails was scared.
In some ways, the Ōtsutsuki clan was even more terrifying than Ryosuke.
At most, Ryosuke would kill him. A wound the size of a bowl, after a few years, the Nine-Tails would still be the same unyielding tailed beast.
The Ōtsutsuki… Were different.
The Nine-Tails still remembered what kind of monstrous thing it was that the tailed beasts were originally split from.
If the Ōtsutsuki clan could split them apart, they could pinch them back together.
"What am I running for! I trained for so long not to run away. I'm going to protect everyone!"
Countless small Narutos rubbed Rasengans in their hands and rushed toward Toneri.
'You idiot!'
The Nine-Tails cursed, but it still had to send chakra to Naruto.
"Weak... Weak!" Toneri sneered. With a wave of his hand, the puppets crushed all of Naruto's attacks.
A puppet seized the chance to grab Hinata.
Toneri picked up a kunai from the ground, ready to cut off Naruto's head.
Clang!
A ladle struck over.
It was Teuchi.
Iruka held a kunai and stood in front of Naruto. "If you want to hurt Naruto, you'll have to get through me first!"
Toneri sneered.
Killing one was killing. Killing two was also killing.
Might as well kill them all!
A green light appeared in Toneri's hand. With a swing, the kunai shot out like a missile. At the same time, the puppet army launched hundreds of glowing projectiles.
All attacks were about to land...
"Kamui!"
Space twisted and tore. All of Toneri's attacks were swallowed up and disappeared.
Toneri frowned and looked ahead.
Kakashi was rushing in front, and behind him were Tsunade and many other Konoha ninja.
From the other direction, the army of black-armored Absolute Destruction troops was approaching.
"Consider yourselves lucky."
Toneri said coldly, "But next time, Uzumaki Naruto, your luck won't be this good."
"I will kill you."
He gently held Hinata and slowly faded away.
———
A few seconds later, the reinforcements arrived.
Kakashi supported Naruto. "Are you hurt?"
"No."
Naruto lowered his head, feeling downcast.
He didn't expect that after all his years of training, he couldn't even withstand a single move. Meanwhile, every time he heard about Ryosuke's feats, Ryosuke was always stronger than before.
"Could it be… I really have no talent?"
"It's got nothing to do with talent! That's a crazy Ōtsutsuki! The fact you blocked one move and survived is the greatest proof of your training!"
The Nine-Tails cursed loudly. If it weren't for the sealed cage, it would've already swung its arm and slapped Naruto.
"Who was the enemy?" Tsunade, who arrived a step late, asked.
Everyone looked at each other. At that moment, Shizune ran over carrying Tonton and explained the Hyūga situation, "Clan Head Hiashi and Hyūga Hanabi were taken, and the Hyūga clan members suffered massive casualties."
"Plus Hinata being abducted…"
"The enemy is clearly targeting the Hyūga clan!"
The ninjas' expressions gradually darkened.
The war had only just ended. Which faction had the guts to provoke Konoha?
Even if they stole the Byakugan, so what?
Would they dare use it?
If they used it, that was the same as declaring to the world that they were the murderer.
Wasn't that seeking death?
Who had such audacity?
"Ōtsutsuki."
Naruto gritted his teeth. His blue eyes turned into crimson vertical pupils. The always-kind boy felt true killing intent for the first time, "The Nine-Tails said he was an Ōtsutsuki."
Hearing this, everyone slowly raised their heads, looking at the bright moon hanging in the sky.
"Contact Ryosuke."
Tsunade took a deep breath. "Aliens… have really arrived!"
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