Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

After becoming a rebel ninja, Neji carried out his "rebellion" very thoroughly. In other words, even when facing his own ancestors, if he felt that the other party was not worthy of his respect, he would throw away his politeness completely.

But the old man in front of me had two horns on his head, and I didn't know the details of his background. I stood in front of Neji and said to Hamura: "I want to ask you a question."

This respected elder had obviously never been contradicted by a younger person like this before, and he looked very surprised.

Before he could react and get angry at Neji, I asked, "Why do you divide your descendants into the main family and the branch family? Why do we have to distinguish between high and low even with the same bloodline? Aren't they all your children?"

Hamura seemed to understand the reason why Neji was angry. He sighed and said, "It is to establish responsibilities. After seeing my brother's two children start a war because of the succession issue, in order to ensure that my descendants will not encounter the same problem, I set a rule that only the eldest son can inherit the family. All other children except the eldest son will be assigned to the branch family to protect the head of the family."

"But since we are of the same lineage, why would we resort to such extreme means as caged birds?"

"The main family and branch family on the moon do not have such restrictions. Otherwise, the branch family would not be able to take away the Samsara Eye, start a rebellion, and in turn destroy the main family." Hamura said: "But the Hyuga clan on Earth... I can't reach them. Maybe it's because the environment on Earth is more dangerous than on the moon..."

"If it's just to establish responsibilities, there shouldn't be any difference between the blood of the main family and the branch family. Have you seen Hinata? If not, how can you conclude that Neci is inferior to her? Is it because he is from the branch family and Hinata is from the main family?"

"It seems that the situations of the Hyuga clan and the Otsutsuki clan are different in many ways." Hamura said, "Well, the reason why I want the princess of the main family is that on the moon, the princesses of the main family of the Otsutsuki clan never marry outside the family. In order to maintain the purity of the bloodline, the main family has always intermarried within the family."

I was surprised and said, "Internal marriage? But in that case..."

"Marriage between close relatives will lead to genetic diseases." Hamura said: "It is precisely because of the decline of the main family that the power was taken away by the branch family... But our family, shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the seal on the moon, must have a powerful power like the Samsara eye. But even so, the power inherited from our ancestors... is still gradually diluted, and the purity of the Byakugan is also decreasing year by year. Gradually, no one among my descendants can open the Samsara eye, so they have developed another method... Another way to increase the purity of the Byakugan, to increase it to a level high enough to open the Samsara eye."

At this point, Hamura paused and sighed: "In order to fulfill our mission, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves - to merge countless Byakugan into one."

"And the result of doing so was that the main family was completely wiped out, and the branch family decided to use the moon to destroy the earth? From what you said, it seemed that every step was taken with no alternative, but looking back now, do you feel that every step seemed to be going astray?"

"You speak very boldly, descendant of my brother."

"Isn't that right? You said that you established the branch family system in order to learn from the dispute between the Uchiha and Senju ancestors. So, the path that the Hyuga clan is taking should be the 'correct' path that excludes the 'wrong' options, right?

But from what I have seen, the Uchiha clan can sacrifice everything for the people who are important to them, including their lives, while the Hyuga clan will only put shackles on their loved ones and watch coldly as most of the clan members become slaves of another small group of clan members. "I said, "Resisting such a fate may be rebellion in your eyes, but in the eyes of ordinary people, such people are called fighters."

Hamura looked at me expressionlessly, and his tone was inarticulate: "Are you saying that I made the wrong decision and led my descendants down the wrong path?"

"You can still correct it now."

"How do I correct it?"

"Put aside the prejudice that 'there are differences between the main family and the branch family' and give your power to Neji... He will prove to you that he is not a genius from a branch family... but a genius from the Byakugan!"

"Little girl," Hamura said, "This is an important mission that concerns the survival of two worlds. Do you trust him so much? What if he fails..."

"He is not alone. He has me and many companions. Besides, the survival of the Earth is at stake, and all human beings will help him. If the power of the entire Earth, plus the chakra of your ancestor, cannot stop Toneri, then... it seems that the power left by your ancestor is not that great."

Hamura smiled: "If he succeeds, he is a genius, and if he fails, he will blame me for not having enough strength?"

Of course I know this is unreasonable, but who made me stand firmly on Neji's side?

I said confidently, "Yes."

Hamura laughed, "Boy...your name is Neji, right?"

Neji didn't know what he wanted to do by asking this, so he said cautiously, "Yes."

"You are very lucky... to be so favored."

His tone was full of emotion, and there was no malice in it, and Neji's tough attitude softened a little: "I think so."

"As you wish, little girl, I will give my power to your Neji." Hamura looked at me: "But it's not him I trust... but you. The way you two stand together reminds me of the way my brother and I stood together... If we were alone at that time, no one could fight against our mother, but because we worked together, we won the victory in the end."

He looked at Neji deeply and said, "Fighter? In my long life, I have spent more time maintaining order than rebelling against the rules. But looking at you, I am reminded of the time when I was young and fought against our mother's tyranny with my brother."

"…By the way," Hamura said, "Are you two lovers?"

I was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

The next second, my consciousness was slammed back into the real world.

"Asaro! Are you okay!?"

"Morning dew!"

I heard the anxious voices of Naruto and Gaara, and someone supported me on both sides. Then I realized that I seemed to have fallen backwards in a trance.

On the other side, the voices of Shikamaru and Sakura were heard.

Sakura asked worriedly, "Ningji?"

Shikamaru said: "What happened to you? It seems like you were attacked by something invisible..."

My head was still a little dizzy, but I stood up as quickly as possible: "We saw... a man who called himself Otsutsuki Hamura."

"Otsutsuki Hamura?"

For some reason, Shikamaru, Sakura and Sai all looked at Naruto.

Naruto explained, "I once met a man named Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo...also known as the Sage of Six Paths."

"So, this is the brother of the Six Paths Sage." Shikamaru asked, "What did he say to you?"

I looked at Neji, thinking he was more qualified to decide whether to tell everything.

Neji stared at me for a moment and told everyone everything Hamura said.

"Then, Otsutsuki Toneri's motive for attacking the Hyuga clan and kidnapping Hanabi is clear—" Shikamaru crossed his arms: "In order to open the Samsara Eye."

"Even if all the Byakugan of the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon were combined, their purity wouldn't be enough to open the Samsara eye?" Sakura couldn't imagine how pure that power would be, "And what about the Hyuga clan on Earth?"

Sai said: "So Hinata was attacked before because Otsutsuki Toneri was targeting her Byakugan."

"In this case, as long as we find Otsutsuki Toneri, we can accomplish both tasks of saving Hanabi and stopping the moon from falling!"

Sakura was excited for a moment, then frowned hesitantly: "But, this world is so vast, Otsutsuki Toneri could be hiding anywhere, we don't have that much time to look for him everywhere. Also, since he also has the Byakugan, he must know how to deal with it. Maybe he has cast a ninjutsu that the Byakugan can't see through in his hiding place, which will make it even more difficult to find him."

I said, "There is a way, maybe we can fish him out."

Sakura asked, "What?"

"Before, when you were sinking into the pool of illusion, Otsutsuki Toneri appeared in front of me. He called me... You are not allowed to laugh at me."

Sai asked curiously, "Did he give you a nickname?"

"Well," I repeated a little awkwardly, "He called me the 'Sharingan Princess', and also mentioned the 'Baiyan Princess'. I think that might be referring to Hinata. He said, 'The pure blood of the Byakugan Princess is indeed precious. But, if I absorb the blood of the Hagoromo lineage, can I gain more powerful power?'"

Shikamaru said: "That means... you are also his target."

I nodded: "I can be the bait."

"But, how can we do it?" Sakura asked in confusion, "If he is planning to take Hinata's eyes, or take your eyes, how can we make him appear? We can't spread the news and pretend that he is going to give your eyes to Neji?"

Shikamaru shook his head, "I don't think Toneri wants to take Hinata's eyes."

Sakura asked, "What do you mean?"

"According to the text interpreted from the statue, if Sheren's actions were in accordance with this 'oracle', then what he wanted to destroy was 'humanity that has deviated from humanity'. What happens after the destruction? Will he create new humans that abide by humanity? If so, after he succeeds, as the only living male, he will need a wife if he wants to have offspring."

Sakura was surprised and said, "So, after abducting Hanabi, his fused eyes may have evolved into the Samsara Eye, and he abducted Hinata so that she would give birth to a new human child for him in the future?"

I nodded. "Yes, the Otsutsuki clan on the moon has a tradition of marrying close relatives. They believe that marrying within the same clan can keep the blood pure, so it's not surprising that Toneri wants to marry Hinata. But at the same time, the family also has various problems caused by marrying close relatives. If there is a female from the Uchiha clan, the blood of the two families is of the same origin, which can not only improve the purity, but also avoid the hidden dangers of inbreeding."

"Not only that," Shikamaru said, "the branch family of the Otsutsuki clan killed all the main family members, and Toneri is the last branch family. He is the rightful heir, but this inheritance right obtained in an abnormal way will make him very sensitive."

I looked at Neji. "And now, there is another man with the Byakugan, who has also obtained the chakra of Ōtsutsuki Hamura. As long as we declare that Neji is the true successor of Ōtsutsuki, and then spread the word that he is about to marry an Uchiha with the Sharingan, Toneri will definitely be unable to hold back."

"So," Shikamaru concluded, "the best bait to lure the Shedren out is a wedding between you and Neji?"