Swish—
With a single punch, Uchiha Fugaku shattered the green pillar of light and lunged straight toward Ōtsutsuki Toneri.
"Prison of Light—"
Toneri's expression turned grave. This descendant of the Sage of Six Paths truly possessed terrifying power.
If not for being on the moon, where he could draw upon part of the Giant Tenseigan's strength, he would never be able to stand against this man.
Green light flared in his hands as he pressed them together.
Boom, boom, boom!
Dozens of green pillars of light erupted from the ground around Fugaku, connecting horizontally in an instant to form a glowing cage.
This was no simple prison.
Not only was it fortified with immense defensive strength, it could also absorb ninjutsu. Any jutsu cast against it would simply be nullified. Breaking out with ninjutsu was impossible.
The Tenseigan, as a power on par with the Rinnegan, shared many abilities with it—ninjutsu absorption being one of them.
Boom—
Fugaku glanced once at the cage, then drove his fist forward like a cannonball. His blow smashed into the green bars.
Crack—
With a sharp shattering sound, the pillars broke, leaving a gaping hole large enough for Fugaku to pass through.
The ninjutsu absorption had no effect whatsoever.
The Shikotsumyaku (Dead Bone Pulse), which manipulates bone cells through chakra, could counter the Rinnegan's "Absorption Seal" ability—and by extension, it could also overcome the Tenseigan's absorption.
"What!?"
Toneri's face froze in shock. His ninjutsu-absorbing prison hadn't weakened Fugaku's attack in the slightest.
Living in isolation on the moon, he knew far less about the Dead Bone Pulse than even Nagato. He had no idea this kekkei genkai could completely nullify ninjutsu absorption.
Boom—
Fugaku burst through the opening, closing the distance in an instant. His fist rocketed forward like a fired shell, aimed straight at Toneri.
"Chakra Coat—!"
Toneri hurriedly wrapped himself in a shimmering green aura, forming a protective cloak resembling the Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
But it wasn't truly that mode. He had no Tenseigan of his own, and the borrowed power of the Giant Tenseigan wasn't enough to fully replicate it.
Boom, boom, boom!
Fugaku's fists pounded into him, sending Toneri flying.
He smashed through building after building before crashing into a massive stone pillar, toppling it before finally skidding to a stop.
"Cough, cough—"
Cracks split across the green chakra armor, which shattered and dissolved. Clutching his chest in agony, Toneri doubled over in fits of coughing.
Swish—
Fugaku darted after him, closing in once again.
"Repulsion—!"
Toneri thrust out both hands, green light bursting forth. A crushing wave of repulsive force slammed toward Fugaku.
Like the Rinnegan, the Tenseigan could manipulate both attraction and repulsion.
Boom—
The impact shoved Fugaku backward—until he drove his fist forward again. Like a blade, his punch cleaved the repulsive wave cleanly in two.
Crash!
The sundered force swept past him, demolishing buildings into rubble.
But Fugaku was already at Toneri's side, his foot lashing out.
A wall of green chakra rose in defense but shattered beneath his kick, the strike slamming into Toneri's body.
Splurt—
Blood sprayed as Toneri was launched back, slamming into a wall and collapsing it around him.
The residual force had weakened, or else that one kick might have killed him outright. Even so, he was badly wounded.
Against Fugaku wielding super-Kage-level Dead Bone Pulse, he was completely outmatched.
Though he could draw from the Giant Tenseigan, without a Tenseigan of his own, the power he could access was severely limited.
Step. Step. Step.
Fugaku strode forward. Toneri, slumped against the ruins, felt only dread.
He had believed the Giant Tenseigan would let him contend with this descendant of the Sage. Instead, he was utterly crushed.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Slamming his palm to the ground, Toneri called forth a massive construct from the earth—a colossal statue resembling the Hyūga ancestor, Ōtsutsuki Hamura, towering as large as a tailed beast.
The giant statue shielded him, swinging its enormous fist down at Fugaku.
Crack—
Fugaku didn't dodge. He met the giant blow head-on with his own fist.
In the next instant, the statue's massive hand shattered, fissures racing up its arm until the entire limb crumbled.
Leaping high, Fugaku drove a kick into its head, shattering it as well.
But before he could bypass the statue and strike Toneri directly, the destroyed arm and head regenerated instantly. Again, the statue's fist came crashing down.
"As long as Toneri lives, the statue restores itself?"
Realizing the statue's secret, Fugaku stopped clashing with it and flickered aside.
Boom!
The fist slammed into the tiled ground, carving out a huge crater. Fugaku slipped around it, charging straight at Toneri.
Panicked, Toneri spun the statue to attack, but Fugaku vanished past its blow and closed in again. His fist connected.
Boom, boom, boom!
Toneri, cloaked in green chakra, was blasted through multiple structures before finally tumbling over a hundred meters away.
His chakra coat shattered. Blood burst from his lips as internal injuries and earlier wounds compounded.
"I'm no match at all…"
Staggering to his feet, despair flooded Toneri's heart. If this continued, he would die.
Swish—
Fugaku flashed forward with a Body Flicker, launching a lethal kick.
Toneri hastily invoked gravitational control, yanking himself into the sky to evade. The ground where Fugaku's foot struck split apart in a web of cracks, nearly collapsing entirely.
Swish—
From the air, Toneri fled at full speed. Only one place on the moon offered him true safety. If he could reach it, his life might be spared.
"Flight? I can do that too."
Fugaku invoked the Ultra Light-Weight Rock Technique, soaring after him.
One chased, the other fled—until they reached a palace.
Toneri's eyes lit with hope as he dashed inside.
It was the Giant Tenseigan's sanctum.
From the beginning, it had been designed with a self-defense system, generating a powerful barrier around itself. Unlike Toneri's crude versions, this one was unbreakable—even Sage-level power would struggle to pierce it.
Inside, a spherical golden barrier shimmered. Toneri plunged into it, passing through like water.
Relief washed over him as safety returned. He turned to face Fugaku.
"Descendant of the Sage, I admit your strength is formidable. But this barrier cannot be broken. You'll never reach me."
The shield, born of the Giant Tenseigan's own power, was impenetrable to anyone lacking Hamura's Byakugan lineage.
"Is that so?"
A faint smile curved beneath Fugaku's bone armor. He stepped forward—and passed straight through the golden barrier.
"You… you actually passed through!?"
Toneri's eyes widened, his voice breaking in disbelief.
"Why not?"
The bone around Fugaku's eyes retracted, revealing pale, glowing eyes—Byakugan.
Having fused the Hyūga's bloodline, he now bore Hamura's heritage as well. The barrier posed no obstacle.
"You… you possess the Byakugan!?"
Though blind himself, Toneri's secret arts allowed him to perceive clearly. His mind reeled in chaos.
This descendant of the Sage had inherited even the Byakugan.
Swish—
Fugaku had revealed his eyes deliberately, to shake Toneri's spirit.
Seizing the moment of shock, he blurred forward, one hand clamping around Toneri's throat.
Crack—
With a sharp snap, he crushed Toneri's windpipe—ending him.