Orochimaru's expression at this moment was extremely unpleasant; it was definitely the worst expression Orochimaru had ever shown since Akira Hatake met him.

"It failed. Sage Technique, or rather, natural energy, is hundreds, even thousands of times more violent than chakra!"

"Of course, otherwise why are there so many people in the ninja world who have mastered ninjutsu, while there are only a handful who have mastered sage techniques?"

Akira Hatake gave a fair assessment and then stopped arguing with Orochimaru about the matter.

"Orochimaru, I've come to get something from you."

"Heh, I knew that Konoha's busyest man, Akira Hatake, would come to pick up something or assign a task."

Orochimaru was in a bad mood, and his words were tinged with anger, but Akira Hatake didn't seem to care.

Everyone has a temper, but Akira Hatake isn't the kind of person who would yell and fight at anyone who gets angry. A person like that would not only have no friends, but also wouldn't live long.

"Alright, stop complaining."

Akira Hatake wheeled himself over to Orochimaru and said, "I'll personally increase your research funding cap by another 1000 million ryo. Is that enough of a show of sincerity?"

"A little too little..."

"Hmm?" Akira Hatake glared at Orochimaru with a smile.

"Ahem." Orochimaru immediately changed his tune, "It's not bad."

Although the experiment failed, and more than once, the ice on Orochimaru's face melted a little after receiving compensation from research funding.

It's just a failed experiment; maybe it will succeed after a few more tries...

"Tell me, what do you want from me this time?"

"A pair of white eyes, and they must be extremely pure white eyes."

"I don't have this."

Orochimaru immediately shook his head, "Moreover, I have an agreement with the Uchiha and Hyuga clans that all the copied Sharingan or Byakugan must be reviewed by them before I can use them."

"Let the two races pick and choose, and the eyes saved will only be enough for daily research needs, not for your high demands."

"Besides, you know that the eyes that were transplanted into Naruto were only agreed to by the Uchiha clan after you and Minato went to them repeatedly to persuade them."

"Ming, you're asking me for the purest Byakugan right off the bat, which puts me in a difficult position..."

If it weren't for Orochimaru's last sentence, Akira Hatake might have actually believed him.

but……

He held up two fingers and said, "The research funding cap will be raised by another 2000 million taels."

Seeing Akira Hatake raise two fingers, Orochimaru agreed without hesitation.

"Now that you mention it, I suddenly remember that I do indeed have a pair of highly pure white eyes."

Depend on!

Akira Hatake's face instantly fell; he had overpaid!

Moreover... Orochimaru doesn't even try to negotiate the price. Even if he did try to negotiate a little, Akira Hatake might not be able to offer such a high price.

Caught off guard by Orochimaru, Akira Hatake had no choice but to admit defeat. "Come on, take me to see him."

"Wise ruler, please follow me."

Sure enough, having money and not having money are completely different treatments. Orochimaru actually pulled out honorifics that he hadn't used in a long time, which made Akira Hatake even angrier.

We lost a fortune!

With a grumbling in his heart, Akira Hatake followed Orochimaru to another laboratory.

Orochimaru opened a hidden compartment in the laboratory and took out a palm-sized petri dish containing a pair of Byakugan eyes.

Moreover, Akira Hatake also noticed a pair of Sharingan eyes that had not yet been awakened in the hidden compartment, suggesting that their purity was definitely inferior.

"These are the only pairs I have left. I originally planned to use them on my clone, but since the Emperor has asked, I have no choice but to give them up."

Orochimaru bent down and whispered in Akira Hatake's ear, while also shoving the petri dish in his hand into Akira's hand.

"May I ask, how does Your Majesty intend to use these highly refined Byakugan?"

Straightening up, Orochimaru couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked Akira Hatake for the reason.

"To restore sight to a genius who was born without eyes."

Akira Hatake put away the culture dish in his hand, gave Orochimaru a brief explanation, then reopened the spatial passage and disappeared from Orochimaru's sight.

"It seems that the wise ruler has found some fun and worthwhile things to do..."

Orochimaru smiled, then shook his head. "Whatever, let's continue to investigate why my experiment failed."

"Moreover, it's time to put finding a capable assistant on the agenda."

……

Beyond the starry sky, on the moon.

Under the cover of a giant, golden reincarnation eye, a greenhouse environment suitable for human habitation was created on the moon, which has no atmosphere.

This area is not large, but this barrier that sustains human survival has been maintained for over a thousand years under the influence of that giant Reincarnation Eye.

This shows just how immense power is contained within that giant golden reincarnation eye, which has shown no signs of diminishing even after thousands of years.

However, as the giant Tenseigan formed from all of Otsutsuki Hamura's power after his death, it is only natural that it possesses such immense power.

However, since its inception, no outsider has ever entered this barrier, and this has been the case for thousands of years.

However, with a ripple-like vibration, a circular passage, just wide enough for one person to pass through, suddenly appeared on the upper side of the barrier.

Soon after, Akira Hatake emerged from the passageway in his wheelchair, looking around with great curiosity.

"It really is a scene of paradise on earth."

I took a breath of air and it felt much fresher and cleaner than the air in the ninja world, which is probably related to the fact that there are fewer people living here.

However, the barrier upon which the descendants of Hamura depended for survival experienced an anomaly, which quickly attracted the attention of the native inhabitants.

The piercing alarm sounded, and Akira Hatake, whose figure was completely exposed, was quickly discovered by Hamura's descendants.

Without panic or attempt to escape, Akira Hatake sat calmly in his wheelchair, patiently awaiting the arrival of Hamura's descendants.

Before long, a group of elderly men and women, with an average age of over 50, arrived and surrounded Akira Hatake.

However, they did not act rashly, but instead looked Hatake Akira up and down with great vigilance.

Under the disapproving gaze of Hamura's descendants, they witnessed a truly terrifying scene.

"This...this...is this really the amount of chakra that a human can possess?"

"Are you seeing things? How can the meridians in this person's body be so... expansive and strong!"

"I've never seen anything like this before. With such vigorous vitality, how come he's still so thin?"

"A massive amount of chakra, vigorous vitality, and suspected spatial abilities... This person is not to be trifled with!"

Having confirmed their feelings with a glance, and judging that Hatake Akira was a force to be reckoned with, the descendants of Hamura, who were initially furious, quickly changed their demeanor.

"Sir, may I ask who you are...?"

The old man who stepped forward to ask the question was probably the clan leader of this group; just by looking at his attire, one could tell that he was of extraordinary status.

"me?"

Akira Hatake pointed to himself and began to introduce himself with a smile, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Akira Hatake, and I come from Konohagakure in the Land of Fire of the ninja world."

"My name is Otsutsuki Kimzan, and I am the head of the Otsutsuki clan."

"Heh, when you speak of the Otsutsuki clan, are you referring to the Otsutsuki clan on the moon, or the Otsutsuki clan throughout the entire starry sky?"

As soon as Akira Hatake spoke, Kimiyama Otsutsuki's expression changed instantly.

"What exactly do you mean?!"

"I don't need to say more, do I? Don't you know your responsibilities?"

Akira Hatake smiled. "If you've forgotten, I, an outsider, can remind you."

"no need!"

Hatake Akira's few words caused Ōtsutsuki Kimzan's attitude towards him to change drastically. "Please state your purpose, otherwise..."

"Don't blame us for using some special methods!"

"Hehe, I didn't come here to fight with you old men and women, but to save you."

"What a joke! When has our Otsutsuki clan ever needed an outsider like you to save us!"

"If it's not necessary, why are you all so desperately protecting the child behind you?"

Akira Hatake pointed at Toneri Otsutsuki, who was being protected by a group of Hamura descendants, and said, "If you don't need him, why is your vast Otsutsuki clan on the moon reduced to a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled people?"

Akira Hatake's words were piercing, and they instantly enraged Otsutsuki Kimzan, as if his tail had been stepped on.

"I'll ask you one more time, what is your purpose in coming to the moon!"

"I'm just here to save you poor wretches."

Akira Hatake spun his wheelchair closer to Kimiyama Otsutsuki, who adopted a defensive stance, ready to make his next move.

"Don't be so nervous."

Akira Hatake was completely unguarded and spread his hands innocently. "To be honest, a bunch of old people plus a half-grown blind kid, if I really wanted to make a move, I wouldn't need to waste my breath talking to you."

"Then please state your purpose!"

Otsutsuki Junzan remained stubborn, as is typical of people his age. Even when others had made things perfectly clear, he remained immersed in his own world.

"Alright, to put it simply, I want to take Otsutsuki Toneri with me."

"Don't even think about it!"

Otsutsuki Kimzan raised his voice eight octaves, and instantly pointed his staff at Hatake Akira, "You really didn't have good intentions!"

How did you figure out I had ulterior motives?

Akira Hatake laughed in anger, "Your clan only has one young man, Toneri Otsutsuki, right now. In a few decades, apart from him, your clan will be nominally extinct, won't it?"

"Even if I hadn't interfered, do you really think that blind little child alone could become the hope for saving your race?"

"funny!"

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