[Original Naruto World, Fourth Great Ninja War Battlefield]
On the bodies of Hyuga Neji, who had originally collapsed on the ground and already lost his life's breath, and Hyuga Hinata, who was suspended in the air, entangled by the roots of the God Tree, there suddenly occurred a strange change.
The auras of the two became stronger and stronger, stronger and stronger. Then, the roots of the God Tree seemed to have encountered something it dreaded and actually took the initiative to release the bindings on Hyuga Hinata, "spitting" her out.
Hinata did not fall to the ground but, with her eyes closed, floated in the air. More and more chakra leaked out from her body, gradually forming something similar to a Six Paths Mode chakra cloak.
Neji's situation was similar to Hinata's; his body also floated up, forming the same kind of chakra cloak.
Obito's gaze followed along with Old Obito's toward the two and couldn't help sighing, "Their auras have already reached the Six Paths level. As I guessed, they still passed down their power to the descendants. But… it turns out to be the Hyuga?"
Old Obito also sighed, "Beyond my expectations, but still reasonable. After all, the eyes of the progenitor of chakra, Otsutsuki Kaguya, were Byakugan, and the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hamura, may well be the ancestor of the Hyuga."
After saying that, Old Obito turned to look at Rin and smiled, "Rin, you once said that the son of a scapegoat is still a scapegoat, but under our interference, he ultimately became a hero who saved the world. This shows that fate is not unchangeable."
Rin's gaze flickered, and Obito read a trace of unwillingness from it. She said somewhat dully, "In the past, I thought that as long as I worked hard, I could catch up to your footsteps, but never has there been a moment like now that made me so clearly understand what you meant when you said, 'No matter how hard you work, it's not as good as being born into the right family.'"
Obito was silent. Rin was speaking the truth. Naruto and Sasuke aside, before they obtained the power of the Sage of Six Paths, they already had extremely strong strength. But Neji and Hinata, before receiving the gift, might not have even been ranked in the entire ninja world.
Yet they could still leap to become Six Paths–level powerhouses, suddenly standing above nearly the entire ninja world. This way, bloodline really did seem more important than anything else.
Obito could only offer comfort, "Just do your best. Power and responsibility are often equal. The more power you have, the greater things you must do. Like this Hyuga pair, the price for gaining this power is the need to save the world."
"Everyone has their own role. In the eyes of those injured people you've saved who got back a life, you are more outstanding than anyone."
Rin smiled, "So, big villain who's destroying the world, you'd better focus on fighting the heroes who are saving it."
Obito nodded and once again turned to look at the Hyuga siblings. At this time, the changes in their bodies had basically finished, and they opened their eyes at the same time.
Both were wrapped in a green chakra, and their eyes were no longer the former Byakugan form. Behind them, the Truth-Seeking Orbs unique to the Six Paths level gradually appeared.
Obito slowly said, "Such strong pupil power… this is… the evolved form of the Byakugan. I didn't expect the Byakugan could also evolve like the Sharingan. And upon evolving, it directly possesses power comparable to the Six Paths."
Old Obito nodded, "I always thought the Byakugan was far inferior to the Sharingan. Now it seems the Hyuga's potential is no less than the Uchiha's; they just never developed it before."
As Old Obito was speaking, Neji and Hinata already saw this scarred, silent ninja world.
Neji looked at the red moon in the sky and the members of the Allied Shinobi Forces hanging on the God Tree, and murmured, "So Infinite Tsukuyomi has been cast."
He then noticed, in a certain corner of this silent world, someone was still fighting, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
He sighed, "Lord Hashirama is still confronting Uchiha Madara? Looks like Infinite Tsukuyomi can only affect the living, not the dead resurrected by Edo Tensei."
Then he turned to Hinata floating beside him, "Hinata, what do you think?"
But Hyuga Hinata didn't pay attention to any of that. From the moment she opened her eyes, she had been searching for something. Thanks to the powerful vision brought by the Tenseigan, she quickly locked onto her target.
In the next instant, Hinata's figure moved. At an extremely fast speed, she flew in front of Obito and Old Obito, her gaze fixed on Naruto's body lying not far away from them.
She said angrily, "What did you do to Naruto?"
Neji shook his head when he saw this. No matter what she became, Hinata's heart that liked Naruto had never changed. He could understand this feeling, but with a great enemy before them, Hinata was being a bit impulsive.
He could only follow close behind, arriving beside Hinata and watching Obito and Old Obito warily to prevent them from suddenly making a move.
But Obito simply waved his hand, and Naruto, who was lying on the ground, floated up and was pulled to Hinata's front, "He's only unconscious, his life is not in danger. I do not intend to kill him. If you cherish him, I'll return him to you."
Hinata hurriedly embraced Naruto and somewhat unnaturally said, "Thank you."
Obito pointed to the people around who had fallen under Infinite Tsukuyomi, "In fact, they're just asleep, not dead, immersed in their own beautiful dreams, living the life they want to live. There's nothing bad about that. We're not enemies, we don't have to be hostile. You can, like Sasuke, take Naruto and live the life you want to live. As long as you don't endanger the safety of the ninja world, I won't make things hard for you."
A strange expression appeared on Neji's face. He mocked, "The one endangering the safety of the ninja world, isn't that you?"
Obito snorted, "That's just what you think. My goal has always been peace in the ninja world. Now that peace is here, I will naturally try my best to maintain it."
Neji was silent for a moment. In a sense, what Obito said was the truth.
Toward this world and these ninjas, Neji also didn't feel much attachment. Upon the casting of Infinite Tsukuyomi, he suddenly felt that perhaps this was actually pretty good.
Did he and Uchiha Obito really have to fight to the death?
Seeing Neji's expression, Obito suddenly felt there was hope, and his voice unconsciously carried persuasion, "Don't you think this is the most fair? Everyone is the same, everyone can obtain what they want, there is no comparison, no class, no oppression. What I seek is the same as what you seek. There may be loopholes in it, but we can completely join forces and slowly improve it."
It had to be said, Neji was moved, but only for an instant. Then he shook his head, "The reason I could be revived and gain my current power is because I carry a mission. No matter what, I must stop you."
After speaking, Neji took up an attacking stance.
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