Chapter 196: Toneri Ōtsutsuki's Defense is Broken, He Attacks Early
Makoto was a little confused when he saw this. Who was his simulated self putting on a show for?
Then he understood... Ah, Karin had the Mind's Eye of Kagura! With this ability, she could sense all chakra within a radius of dozens of kilometers. If she had already memorized someone's chakra signature, she could even sense their specific movements. This sensory ability was countless times stronger than his own Advanced perception, which only covered about two kilometers.
Although the current Karin was relatively young and her perception might be weaker, he was standing right outside her residence. If she was paying attention, she could definitely discover his presence.
Sure enough, the simulation progressed just like that.
[After Karin returns to her lodgings, she impatiently uses her sensory ability to check on your movements. She then discovers that you are lingering, unwilling to leave, and have even bought her flowers. It's just a pity she has no way to make contact with you.]
[Karin silently senses you until you leave her perceptual range. Without realizing it, she has already shed tears for you. From this moment on, her eyes are filled with only your shadow. If she were a free person at this time, she would have definitely accepted your confession.]
Seeing this, he felt a twinge of guilt, as if he were deceiving a child. Of course, Karin's experiences meant she was no child in a greenhouse. She was just severely lacking in love, and his current performance happened to fill that void in her heart. As for the result, it was natural that she would fall hopelessly in love with him. When he saved her life later, her love for him would be at least a 13 out of 10.
[In the following days, you appear here from time to time. You only stop showing up on the day the Chūnin Exams begin. The exam proceeds normally, and the results of the first test are not much different from what you expected.]
[Soon, the second test in the Forest of Death is about to begin. You find Anko and tell her to call for you if she encounters any danger. Anko forces herself to act calm and pretends nothing is wrong, but she has already sensed Orochimaru's presence.]
[The Forest of Death test begins. You use the Flying Thunder God to silently infiltrate it and begin your hunt. Anko targets Orochimaru, wanting to take him down with her, but you appear and interrupt her.]
[Anko is grateful for your appearance and decides to hide this matter, while also covering for your actions. And you, under her cover, successfully rescue Karin and take her to the Land of Waves.]
[Karin's disappearance naturally causes dissatisfaction from the Hidden Grass Village, but they are soon to be embroiled in the Konoha Crush plot, so they naturally won't act rashly for her sake at this time. Karin, on the other hand, is very grateful to you for saving her and confesses her feelings to you on the spot.]
[You accept her confession, but you also tell her that you have many girlfriends. After a moment of shock, Karin quickly accepts this, feeling that for someone as outstanding as you, it's only right that you have so many girlfriends.]
He blinked and sighed softly. What a silly child. But she was too outstanding. He had to deceive her. Rather than being stabbed by Sasuke in the future, it was better for her to be "stabbed" by his big sword.
[After settling Karin down and leaving her a Hiraishin amulet, you return to Konoha to participate in the Chūnin Exams. This time, the one-on-one matches in the second round are very different from your memory. Apart from Rock Lee still losing to Gaara, your girlfriends, Gaara, Neji, Sasuke, and Naruto all advance.]
His heart tightened. Was the thing he was worried about about to happen? Gaara being injured by Sasuke and going on a rampage was actually a low-probability event. If that didn't happen, then Gaara would go on a rampage right in the middle of the exam arena. That scene... would be too tragic.
But the subsequent development was a bit... unexpected, yet reasonable.
[Sasuke vs. Gaara. Gaara is injured. The enraged Gaara wants to release Shukaku's power. The Konoha Crush plot officially begins. A battle of offense and defense erupts around Gaara. Rasa, facing the pincer attack of the Konoha Jōnin, is overwhelmed.]
[Temari and Kankurō, facing the siege of the Konoha genin, are also unable to hold out. They can only protect Gaara and retreat, preparing to rendezvous with Baki to create an opportunity for Gaara to release Shukaku. The Konoha genin begin their pursuit. The story is back on its original track.]
[You still send Kimimaro away and secretly guide the course of the war. In the end, the war concludes with Rasa being captured. The Grass Village ninja are all killed in action, and Karin is also listed among the dead.]
Seeing this, the corners of his mouth curved up. This meant that Karin was now completely his. It had to be said that picking up Karin was like picking up a huge treasure. In a few years, he wondered if he and she could produce a new red-haired clan. It was just a pity that this clan could only have the Akiyama surname.
[The subsequent story is very familiar to you: finding Tsunade, forming a marriage alliance with the Sand Village, assisting Gaara in defeating Rasa, and finally, returning to the Land of Waves to help Zabuza and Haku return to the Mist, befriending them, and starting your own business in the Land of Waves.]
[While doing all this, you do not forget to train with Hinata whenever she has free time. With your continuous supply of Yang chakra, her development speed is more than twice as fast as in the original story, and her speed of learning ninjutsu has also greatly increased.]
[Just as you are preparing to find an opportunity to contact Orochimaru, you are suddenly attacked by several puppets. These puppets are not only fast and strong, but they can also fire chakra cannonballs with considerable power.]
[You immediately realize that these are puppets from the moon. It is clear that Toneri Ōtsutsuki has decided to make a move on you. The alarm bells in your heart go off.]
Seriously, bro?
He immediately chose to use a guidance. How could it be this absurd? He had just been wondering if Toneri even existed, and now he was here, making his presence known. What was he doing? Was he going to attack the Earth now?
After a few seconds of calm thought, he realized that it might not be that serious. Toneri had indeed attacked him, but that didn't mean he was going to smash the Earth with the moon right now. The reason was simple: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was still sealed on the moon. If he smashed the Earth and let her out, what would he do?
Only after the Fourth Great Ninja War, when Kaguya was summoned from the moon and then sealed in a new dimension, did Toneri have the courage to control the moon and crash it into the Earth.
In other words, at this time, his attack was purely out of personal anger. Could it be... because he felt he was going to steal Hinata, who he had reserved for his future "restarting the world" plan?
It wasn't strange that Toneri knew what was happening on Earth. There was a giant golden Tenseigan on the moon, equivalent to a Six Paths-level Byakugan, but enhanced. It wasn't strange that it could see things on Earth. In addition, he could use this Tenseigan to set up a transport channel between the moon and Earth, and send puppets to confirm intelligence, and even project himself directly. It wasn't surprising that he knew the specific details.
However, this couldn't be done often, as it consumed a huge amount of chakra. And right now, he was the only living person on the moon. Every bit of chakra he used was one bit less.
So, was it because in this simulation, he was accompanying Hinata almost every day, and this had finally broken the defense of the peeping-Tom Toneri, making him unable to resist attacking?
He felt he had found the truth.
Understanding this, he wasn't as angry anymore. He even felt that this was an interesting opportunity.
He quickly completed his guidance, waiting for the simulation to continue.
[You destroy the puppets, then take them to Hiashi Hyūga, asking him if he knows their secret. When Hiashi sees them, his face changes drastically. It is clear he knows something about them.]
[He then tells you that he had sensed these things when Hinata was a child, but had not been able to keep up with their speed. He only felt that they seemed to be after Hinata. But so many years had passed, he thought the matter was over, because he had already killed the 'Cloud-nin Head.'
Seeing this, he was stunned. So that's what it was? No wonder Hiashi had been so ruthless in killing the Head Ninja of the Cloud. He had mistaken him for some kind of pervert who was after Hinata! If he were a father and his daughter was being targeted, he would definitely kill them too.
Since Hiashi knew about this, it made things easier. Next, you plan to take Hinata and Hanabi away directly.
[You tell Hiashi your thoughts and tell him the story of the moon. He doesn't believe you at first, but you directly take him to the inside of the moon with the Flying Thunder God. It turns out you had already left a Hiraishin mark on one of the puppets.]
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