Naruto: Talent entry, starting with Otsutsuki bloodline

Chapter 157 Father-in-law, son-in-law... Otsutsuki Izayoi!
Hiashi Hyuga led Izayoi and Hinata to a tea room.

The three knelt on the prayer mats. While brewing tea, Hiashi Hyuga asked, "Izayoi, have you joined forces with Toneri Otsutsuki? How much do you know about him?"

Because he was busy with his head down, Hiashi Hyuga didn't realize that his daughter's gaze suddenly turned strange after he said those words.

Izayoi seemed to realize something, vaguely guessing the topic of the conversation.

He didn't answer, but instead asked, "Why do you say that, Uncle?"

"If you've already joined forces, I hope you won't trust him too much and must remain vigilant," Hiashi Hyuga warned solemnly. "This person definitely has ill intentions towards you."

Hinata couldn't help but lower her head, her small fists clenched tightly, afraid that she would burst out laughing.

After all, Izayoi is Otsutsuki Toneri's secret, and only she knows it. Even her father, sister, and Karin cannot tell her.

However, the more Hinata tried not to laugh, the more likely she was to overthink.

The thought of her father, who was always expressionless and serious, telling her boyfriend not to trust her and that she was being played like a fool by Izayoi, made Hinata's pretty and delicate face break into a suppressed laugh.

In other words, Hiashi Hyuga's gaze was fixed on Izayoi; otherwise, if he had noticed his daughter's expression, he would have scolded her again.

Despite his affection, Hiashi Hyuga still paid great attention to etiquette.

Izayoi, however, became interested.

If I remember correctly, in the Tenseigan movie, Hiashi Hyuga seemed to have quite a bit of knowledge about the Moon lineage.

Could it be that the Otsutsuki Hamura from a thousand years ago, or the Otsutsuki clan who initially had contact with the Hyuga clan, gave the coordinates of the spatial passage to the Hyuga clan, and that they have been passed down to this day?

If that's the case, then it would definitely be good news for Izayoi.

Izayoi still cannot truly fly. She has only completed two fetal movements with her Tenseigan. Although she can see the scene on the moon, she still cannot find the space passage to the moon.

Without a doubt, this spatial passage has been sealed.

Sealing techniques are the most mysterious and absurd ninjutsu in the ninja world. Even if Izayoi sends out a large number of wood clones, he cannot find where the seal is.

Without breaking the seal, one cannot see the spatial passage that undoubtedly contains a large amount of chakra.

This is why Izayoi has been unable to travel to the moon.

Izayoi originally thought that she could only go to the moon to plunder the thousand-year heritage of the Otsutsuki clan after the Tenseigan completed its final evolution.

Now, upon meeting his future father-in-law and hearing him talk about Toneri Otsutsuki, Izayoi couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

If my future father-in-law really has the coordinates of a space portal, perhaps he can go to the moon sooner.

So, Izayoi, in coordination with Hiashi Hyuga, feigned confusion and asked, "Uncle, why do you seem to have a prejudice against Toneri Otsutsuki?"

Hinata lowered her head, biting her lower lip hard, trying to suppress the urge to burst out laughing.

However, Hinata raised her head in surprise at Hiashi Hyuga's next answer.

“That’s right, I have a prejudice against him.” Hiashi Hyuga nodded and said in a deep voice, “If he had chosen to join forces with someone else instead of you, I would never have such thoughts. But the fact that he chose to join forces with you means he must have ill intentions!”

"Father, do you know about the Otsutsuki?"

Hinata wasn't stupid; she instantly realized that Hiashi Hyuga wasn't hostile towards Toneri Otsutsuki, but rather because of Toneri Otsutsuki's surname.

Thinking of this, Hinata couldn't help but steal a glance at Izayoi with a surprised expression, her heart filled with doubt.

Isn't Otsutsuki Toneri just an identity that Izayoi made up?
Is it because he came from the moon that the ninja world couldn't gather information about him?

Judging from the way my father looks, it seems like the surname Ōtsutsuki is real. Could it be that people can really live on the moon?
Hiashi Hyuga's next words left Hinata speechless.

"Because... our Hyuga clan was called Otsutsuki a thousand years ago."

When he said this, Hiashi Hyuga's expression was somewhat complicated.

After taking over as clan leader, Hiashi Hyuga, while reading through those secrets, initially thought they were mythical stories treasured by some ancestor, deliberately fabricated false history.

It wasn't until the appearance of Ōtsutsuki Toneri that Hyuga Hiashi realized those secrets were real.

The myth of the Sage of Six Paths is also true.

"This this……"

Hinata stammered, unable to speak, her face filled with shock.

Izayoi didn't speak, but took over the task of making tea and listened quietly to Hiashi Hyuga's next story.

The future son-in-law has become an extraordinary force and an ally of Otsutsuki Toneri. Hyuga Hiashi no longer hides these secrets that only the clan leader knows, and slowly says: "The myth of the Sage of Six Paths creating the moon is actually true. And few people know that the Sage of Six Paths actually had a younger brother, who was our Hyuga clan's ancestor, named Otsutsuki Hamura."

"Because of guarding a certain 'treasure,' our ancestor led a portion of his clan to migrate to the moon," Hiashi Hyuga sighed. "As for what that treasure is, I didn't know before, but now it seems to be none other than the Gedo Mazo that Toneri Otsutsuki mentioned."

"Perhaps it was to erase the traces of the Gedo Mazo, or perhaps there was some conflict between the two clans a thousand years ago. The Otsutsuki clan members who remained in the ninja world changed their surname and clan emblem to the current Hyuga clan."

"At first, the two clans maintained contact and exchanged information every now and then. They even made an ancient agreement. But as the Warring States period began, the two clans gradually stopped communicating and contacting each other. Now, it has become a secret known only to the head of the Hyuga clan."

Hinata stared blankly, as if listening to a fairy tale.

She never imagined that a surname she thought was fabricated by Izayoi was actually her family's surname from a thousand years ago.

Is it really possible to live on the moon? Is the Gedo Mazo really on the moon? And what about Otsutsuki Toneri?

Why did Izayoi-kun appear under the identity of Otsutsuki Toneri, and how did he know all this?
Thinking of this, Hinata couldn't help but turn to look at Izayoi.

Izayoi poured tea for Hiashi Hyuga and suddenly asked, "Uncle, do you know what that ancient promise is?"

"That's why I'm keeping you on your guard."

Hiashi Hyuga hadn't yet noticed anything amiss. After taking a sip of hot tea, he said with a serious expression, "According to an ancient agreement, if the most outstanding new generation of the Moon Clan and the most outstanding new generation of the Hyuga Clan are a man and a woman, then there exists a marriage agreement made by their ancestors."

"If that lineage still remembers the ancient agreement, then Otsutsuki Toneri is Hinata's fiancé, and he must know about your relationship with Hinata, Izayoi. He would never be kind to you. Therefore, you must be vigilant and never trust Otsutsuki Toneri."

It's not hard to see from Hiashi Hyuga's reminder that even if Hinata and Toneri Otsutsuki were engaged, he was determined to choose Toneri over Izayoi.

Even with the Sage's Eyes, Hiashi Hyuga remained unmoved.

As a doting father, Hiashi Hyuga's love for his daughter is very restrained.

He could see Hinata and Izayoi's feelings for each other, and he knew that the two had already established a relationship.

Hiashi Hyuga was also very satisfied with Izayoi, his future son-in-law.

Moreover, at such a young age, he already possesses extraordinary combat power. When Izayoi reaches the age of Otsutsuki Toneri, he might very well surpass the possessor of the Sage's Eye. Hinata is still too young to appreciate Hiashi Hyuga's affection.

However, Izayoi saw through Hiashi Hyuga's decision and developed a great liking for his future father-in-law.

“I am very happy that you, Uncle, knowing that Hinata and Toneri Otsutsuki were engaged, still chose to break the agreement and chose me between the two of them.”

Suddenly, Izayoi grabbed Hinata's small hand, whose brain was still malfunctioning and whose expression was blank, and smiled at Hiashi Hyuga, saying, "Since you still remember the ancient promise, Uncle, then I won't hide it anymore."

Under Hiashi Hyuga's wide-eyed, shocked gaze, Izayoi released the Wood Transformation Technique. His hair color changed from black to white at a visible speed, and his blue eyes also turned blue and white. His pupils were like a sun corona, radiating a power that would make anyone feel a chill just by looking into them.

These eyes were completely unknown last year.

It's not even as famous as the three great eye techniques, let alone the red-eyed ones.

At least the legend of the Red Eye still circulates in the ninja world. It is an extremely rare eye technique that can counter the Byakugan.

As for the Reincarnation Eye, he had never even heard of it.

Even in the secrets of the Hyuga clan, there is no record of the Tenseigan.

But since the beginning of this year, the name of these eyes has quickly spread to every corner of the ninja world, and they have been dubbed the Sage's Eyes, on par with the Rinnegan.

Because of Otsutsuki Toneri's amazing performance, countless people even agreed with his words and felt that the Tenseigan was a superior existence to the Rinnegan.

The appearance of the Tenseigan is also known to countless people.

However, very few people have the opportunity to witness the Tenseigan up close.

Although it was the first time Hiashi Hyuga had seen those eyes, he recognized them at a glance as the Tenseigan.

"This this……"

This time, it was Hiashi Hyuga's turn to be dumbfounded, his voice trembling with shock, unable to utter a single word.

Izayoi was very satisfied with Hiashi Hyuga's reaction. He pulled Hinata, who was staring blankly at him, into his arms and continued to smile, "Father-in-law, please allow me to reintroduce myself. I am... Izayoi Otsutsuki."

"..."

The atmosphere in the tea room was incredibly silent.

Hiashi Hyuga stared blankly at Izayoi for what seemed like an eternity before finally snapping out of it. Then, he couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You brat, I knew you were eyeing Hinata so intently! You kidnapped my daughter so soon after she enrolled! Turns out you'd been plotting something all along!"

"So, that means... Izayoi-kun was originally my fiancé?" Hinata said blankly, leaning against Izayoi's chest.

“That’s right, we were born to be together.” Izayoi held Hinata’s small hand, their fingers intertwined, and laughed. “The Sage of Six Paths was actually the ancestor of the Senju and Uchiha clans. The most outstanding people of these two clans, if they could obtain each other’s power, would have the hope of awakening the legendary Rinnegan, which is called… When the two poles are unified, they can obtain the power of all things in the universe.”

"Uchiha Madara obtained Senju Hashirama's power during the battle at the Valley of the End, which is why he awakened the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan of the Akatsuki leader originally belonged to Uchiha Madara."

"As the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths, Hamura Otsutsuki also possesses the ultimate eye technique, namely the Tenseigan."

"The awakening method of the Tenseigan is not much different from that of the Rinnegan. As long as the two bloodlines are the purest and the descendants with extremely high Byakugan purity absorb each other's chakra, they can hope to obtain the power of all things in the universe."

Upon hearing this, Hinata suddenly realized, "I see. No wonder you made Hanabi and me absorb your chakra every day. No wonder Hanabi and I have Byakugan abilities and chakra that far exceed those of our clansmen."

Hiashi Hyuga also looked at Izayoi with gentle eyes.

He finally understood why Hinata and Hanabi were able to break through their limits; it was all thanks to Izayoi.

Thinking of Izayoi's unreserved kindness towards his two daughters, Hiashi Hyuga was even more satisfied with Izayoi as his son-in-law.

At the same time, the doubts in his heart were also resolved.

"So the Senju, Uchiha, Uzumaki, and Hyuga clans all come from the same family. No wonder you awakened the Tenseigan, Wood Release, and the Uzumaki clan's abilities at the same time. Is this the secret to your extraordinary combat power?" Hyuga Hiashi sighed slightly, finally understanding why Izayoi possessed such extraordinary combat power at such a young age.

Such talent is comparable to even Hashirama Senju.

The only ones who could surpass Izayoi were the Sage of Six Paths and his ancestor, Hamura Otsutsuki.

Thinking of Izayoi's perfect entry into Konoha as a commoner orphan, Hiashi Hyuga couldn't help but ask, "Your parents should still be alive, right? How is that lineage doing now?"

Hinata looked at Izayoi with expectant eyes.

She didn't care about Izayoi's concealment; on the contrary, she was happy about it.

This means that Izayoi-kun is not an orphan; he also has a surname and even family.

However, Hinata felt heartbroken at Izayoi's next answer.

That lineage is gone.

Izayoi shook his head, feigning indifference, and said, "Because the Gedo Mazo was summoned to the ninja world, that faction had a dispute, which then broke out into war. My vague memories only remember that my seriously injured father brought me to Konoha, gave me this identity, and sealed a memory in my brain. It was unlocked as I grew up, allowing me to gain my current strength and know my mission."

"After I awakened the Reincarnation Eye, I was able to see the moon from afar, and I've confirmed that there's no one there."

"Izayoi-kun, you've had a tough time all these years." Hinata touched Izayoi's face with tenderness in her eyes, finally understanding why Izayoi had started the war and was determined to kill the Akatsuki leader and retrieve the Gedo Mazo.

It turns out that this was all part of his mission.

Hiashi Hyuga felt a pang of sympathy, but mostly he was secretly delighted.

With only Izayoi remaining in that lineage, it meant that the Tenseigan and Wood Release would henceforth be passed down to the Hyuga clan.

Hinata's marriage was not meant to dilute the bloodline, but rather to gain the more noble Otsutsuki surname.

So much money!
Hiashi Hyuga then offered words of comfort: "Please accept my condolences. The Hyuga clan is also the Otsutsuki clan, and this place is also your home."

"I've already let it go."

Izayoi, with a dramatic display of acting skills, exhaled a breath of stale air, rubbed Hinata's head, and smiled at Hiashi Hyuga, "However, the memories my father left me do not contain the coordinates of the space passage to the moon. I wonder if you, Uncle, have any records of the coordinates? I would like to go back and take a look."

“I don’t know either,” Hiashi Hyuga said, shaking his head. “The Hyuga clan is a thousand-year-old noble family, and they have left behind too many legacies. I’ve only seen the compiled version of the secrets, which doesn’t record the coordinates. However, there are a lot of books and scrolls in the library that are full of the marks of time and history. If you need them, you can go and look through them yourself.”

"Is that alright?" Izayoi asked, her face lighting up with delight.

“Of course.” Hiashi Hyuga smiled and nodded.

"Izayoi-kun, I'll help you too." Hinata rolled up her kimono sleeves and said with great enthusiasm.

She must help Izayoi find his way home, and at the same time, she must go to the moon to pay respects to Izayoi's parents.

The girl, now completely unraveling her mystery, is incredibly excited. She has shed the label of "girlfriend" and donned the label of "fiancée" once again.

Just like Izayoi said, they were a match made in heaven!
(End of this chapter)