After witnessing the scenery of the universe, Young Obito suddenly felt that all the schemes and plots of the shinobi world had become insignificant.
If a single shinobi world could give birth to so many powerful people, then what about the starry sky, countless times larger than the shinobi world?
Perhaps, Otsutsuki Kaguya really did have many clansmen.
Perhaps, beyond the shinobi world, there also existed many unimaginable strong ones.
But, that is all a matter for later.
The group looked at the moon far up in the sky, bit by bit growing larger, until finally it turned into a massive, dead, silent planet.
Obito led everyone down to the surface.
Rin looked around the surroundings curiously, and couldn't help but sigh, "So in the end, the moon that shone so brightly in our eyes is, in fact, nothing more than a body made up of rocks."
Then, she turned her head to look at that enormous, hanging, azure planet in the sky.
"So this is what the shinobi world looks like, when seen from the moon? It's really beautiful."
Obito also gazed at that azure planet, his eyes deep, radiating determination.
"Rin, I will protect it together with you."
Rin smiled gently, holding Obito's hand, "Mm, it is our eternal home."
On the other side, Young Obito and Young Rin were also seeing the shinobi world from the outside for the first time.
They too held hands, enjoying this bizarre and dazzling scenery.
After a while, Obito said, "All right, we didn't come to the moon for sightseeing. We still have proper business to do."
After speaking, he looked at Young Obito, "You sensed it too, right? Just now, someone was spying on us with a technique similar to a dojutsu. Its chakra fluctuations were very similar to Hyuga Neji's Tenseigan…"
Pausing for a moment, Obito continued, "I suspect that person is a descendant of the Otsutsuki on the moon. You're especially skilled at tracing faint clues. Surely, you've already pinpointed the source of that fluctuation, haven't you?"
Young Obito gave a snort, "What do you mean I'm 'especially skilled at chasing shadows'?"
But indeed, he had already used Kamui to perform a reverse trace.
He closed his eyes, and after a moment, opened them.
"The source is an incomparably massive Tenseigan. I never thought that on the moon, such a thing would be hidden. So the shinobi world really does still hold many secrets I don't know."
"Let's go take a look."
Saying that, Young Obito spun both Kamui, and in front of him, a space-time passage opened. On the other side was a gigantic palace.
With curiosity, the group stepped inside. Soon, they saw at the very center of the palace, that colossal Tenseigan.
And, beside the Tenseigan, stood a young man with tightly shut eyes, his entire skin pure white.
Before they could even speak, the youth spoke first, "My name is Otsutsuki Toneri. Evil earthlings, you crossed the void and came to the moon, have you come for me? Or have you come for this giant Tenseigan?"
"No matter your purpose, you are not welcome here. Leave immediately!"
Everyone was stunned, noticing how this youth who called himself Toneri addressed them.
Obito said, half in thought, "Earthlings, huh?"
"So, in your eyes, the shinobi world is called Earth?"
"From the outside, the shinobi world is indeed a sphere larger than the moon. To call it Earth is rather fitting."
Otsutsuki Toneri gave a cold snort, "Evil earthlings, I'll repeat myself once more, leave at once. Even though you destroyed the world and wield such powerful strength that perhaps even I am not your match…"
"But even if I must fight to the death, I will protect the treasure left behind by my ancestors."
Obito's brows furrowed slightly, dissatisfied, "Why do you keep calling us evil? Where is that coming from?"
Toneri snorted, "Previously, you stole the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and then later, used its power to destroy the shinobi world."
"You are nothing but a group of greedy, evil, shameless beings!"
Obito showed a trace of realization, "So, the Demonic Statue was summoned down from the moon? No wonder, until then, it had never appeared in the shinobi world."
"But if you claim we are evil, then why, when I unleashed the Infinite Tsukuyomi, did you not come out to stop me?"
Toneri said coldly, "Because you earthlings were already beyond saving. Originally, I too intended to erase the shinobi world."
"Even if you hadn't acted, the world created by the Sage of Six Paths was fated to be destroyed."
Obito's eyes darkened, 'So, the Otsutsuki on the moon also intended to annihilate the shinobi world.'
That kind of thinking was extremely dangerous. He was already considering whether he should simply take action right now and capture Otsutsuki Toneri.
Yet just then, Young Obito cast him a look that told him to hold back, and stepped forward, speaking to Toneri.
"You believe humanity is a despicable species, with endless desires. That the chakra created by the Sage of Six Paths did not serve to connect people, but instead became a tool for war, bringing endless calamities to the world, and therefore you want to destroy the world, is that right?"
Otsutsuki Toneri nodded in agreement, "So you yourselves are also aware of your own inner problems."
But Young Obito pointed at the massive Tenseigan before Toneri, "Then let me ask you instead, how did this eye come to be?"
"Just by barely sensing it, I could feel countless souls wailing from within… Exactly how many people did you sacrifice to forge it?"
"This eye, in itself, is proof of your clan's evil. You are no better than the so-called earthlings you despise."
Toneri instinctively refuted, "This was a sacrifice that had to be made, to correct your mistakes."
Young Obito shook his head, a mocking smile tugging at his lips, "What a grandiose excuse."
"What I see inside this eye is persecution, suppression, and injustice. Clearly, your own hands aren't clean, yet you still have the gall to meddle in earthlings' affairs?"
Toneri fell silent. What Young Obito had said was the truth, he didn't know how to counter it.
After all, he was just a child raised on the moon, his entire ideology inherited from the teachings of his elders.
Faced with someone like Young Obito, sharp-tongued and eloquent, he suddenly didn't know what to do.
Young Obito narrowed his eyes as he observed him.
The Otsutsuki Toneri before him had a bloodline purity that was visible to the naked eye.
Perhaps, apart from the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura, whose souls had already transcended, and the progenitor of chakra, Otsutsuki Kaguya, Toneri was the purest Otsutsuki currently known in the entire world.
This was an extremely valuable research specimen.
At present, all the powerful ones in the shinobi world, aside from the monster that was Guy, were in some way connected to the Otsutsuki.
If the Otsutsuki bloodline could be thoroughly studied, then for all of humanity, it could mean an enormous strengthening.
Perhaps, it could even realize Young Obito's ideal vision. A flourishing age where everyone in the shinobi world could live as peacefully as Kabuto.
So, he wanted to hand Otsutsuki Toneri over to Orochimaru for research.
But, he didn't want to use forceful methods.
Because ever since he had glimpsed the starry sky, ever since he realized that within a world far larger than the shinobi world, they were but dust, Young Obito had become aware of a problem.
Just as great nations could go to war with each other, what about planets against planets?
Would they also one day clash to the death over resources?
And if such a situation truly came to pass, what kind of fate would await the defeated side?
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