bullyxtreme Chapter 405: Hinata Becomes Blind?
Chapter 405: Hinata Becomes Blind?
On the moon, the battle between the two continued, occasionally cracking the ground into several hideous ravines.
Toneri floated mid-air, clad in pure white robes. On his exposed neck, magatama patterns rose and fell slightly with his breathing.
His pair of blue-white Tenseigan eyes now emitted a cold light, firmly locking onto Hinata below.
His pale skin took on a cold hue under the faint light, and his slender eyebrows seemed even colder.
"Byakugan Princess, your Sage Mode won't last much longer."
Hinata stood on the moon's surface, her chest rising and falling violently, her breathing hurried and ragged. Cold sweat dripped down her cheeks from her forehead.
Her Sage Mode had been active for a long time, and the stored Natural Energy was nearing its limit.
"The game ends here today."
Shun's calm voice rang out, breaking the stalemate of the battle.
Before his voice faded, his figure transformed into an uncatchable golden afterimage, instantly teleporting behind Toneri.
Toneri's pupils sharply contracted. His Tenseigan operated at full power, yet he only managed to catch a faint streak of light. He didn't even have time to mobilize the twelve small Truth-Seeking Orbs surrounding him for defense before a strong sense of danger erupted at the back of his neck.
Shun's palm condensed exceptionally powerful golden Chakra and accurately struck the back of Toneri's neck.
"Ugh!"
Toneri let out a muffled groan.
The light in his Tenseigan instantly dimmed, and his body slumped down, having completely lost consciousness.
In the final moment before losing consciousness, he only saw Shun's figure flash by, carrying a suffocating pressure, and felt a tremendous crushing force on his neck.
Seeing this, Hinata's tense body suddenly relaxed, and her Sage Mode deactivated.
She stumbled back half a step, her heel hitting the rubble behind her, causing her body to sway uncontrollably. Her face was flushed with fatigue, her eyelashes were dotted with undried sweat, and her eyes were filled with disbelief and surprise.
"Shun-sensei... why did you... suddenly attack?"
She had originally been planning how to avoid the attacks of the twelve small Truth-Seeking Orbs, and had even prepared to sacrifice herself.
She hadn't expected Shun's move to be so swift and decisive, happening too fast for her to even react.
Shun smiled slightly.
The hem of his dark robes trailed on the ground, swaying gently with his subtle movements.
"Hinata, I only brought you here for combat training. How could I bear to let you get seriously injured?"
"Shun-sensei... you..." Hinata lowered her head shyly, afraid to meet his gaze.
"Hinata, wait a moment. I still need to search Toneri for the secrets of the Giant Tenseigan, and the story he hides."
Shun's Six Tomoe Rinnegan glowed. Light golden Chakra streamed from his eyes, slowly wrapping around Toneri's forehead. The threads of Chakra pierced into Toneri's deep consciousness. Countless memory images surged into his sight like a bursting flood.
On the cold altar, the young Toneri, wearing thin white robes, curled up in a corner, crying helplessly.
His parents stood emotionlessly before him. There was no affection in their eyes, only fanaticism for power. The moment his father's two fingers descended, Toneri let out a heart-rending scream, and blood stained the altar's runes.
His Byakugan was forcibly gouged out and offered as a sacrifice to the massive Tenseigan in the center.
The moment the Byakugan merged into the Giant Tenseigan, a strange blue-white light shot into the sky, and the wails of countless souls echoed.
Toneri, having lost his eyes, established a strange connection with the Giant Tenseigan. A vast amount of Ocular Power poured into his body, granting him the authority to control this Giant Tenseigan, he could even gain Super Vision through it.
For the next decade or so, he looked down upon the Ninja World, over 400,000 kilometers away, through the Giant Tenseigan's vision.
The sunlight, flowers, and laughter of the people there became his only solace.
Shun's brow furrowed slightly, and a complex mix of emotions flashed in his eyes: pity... disgust... and cold killing intent.
In the memory, Toneri secretly spied on a woman bathing in the Ninja World using the Giant Tenseigan's ultra-long-range vision.
"Hmph. A difficult fate is no excuse for your wickedness."
He grabbed the back of Toneri's collar with one hand, lifting the unconscious Toneri as if he were an object with no weight.
Toneri's white robes were stained by the rocks, his pale cheeks were bloodless, and his snowy white hair hung down messily.
Looking at Hinata, who was still regulating her breath, the coldness in Shun's eyes slightly receded, replaced by composure. "Hinata, I'll take you to see that Giant Tenseigan."
Hinata nodded. She slowly stood up by leaning on the wall, her legs still feeling weak.
The two passed through a corridor deep within the palace. Glowing crystals were embedded in the walls on both sides, emitting a faint blue-violet light that stretched their shadows long and short.
The rocks underfoot were uneven, and every step produced a clear echo that reverberated continuously in the empty corridor, making it feel especially eerie.
At the end was a massive circular altar, even grander than the altar where Toneri's eyes had been sacrificed previously.
The floor of the altar was covered with complex patterns. Suspended in the center was a Giant Tenseigan several meters in diameter. The surface of the white eyeball emitted a strange and vast Ocular Power fluctuation, as if countless eyeballs were stacked together.
Shun's soul was extremely strong. He clearly felt that the fluctuation contained the wails of countless souls, sending chills down one's spine.
He tossed Toneri onto the edge of the altar with a dull thud, but Toneri still did not wake up.
He walked slowly to the center of the altar. His Six Tomoe Rinnegan suddenly flared, emitting dazzling golden light like a scorching sun.
Cosmic Control!
Light golden Ocular Power shot out like a searchlight, penetrating the surface of the Giant Tenseigan and reaching its core.
Inside this gigantic eye, countless souls struggled and roared in agony. Their power was forcibly extracted and merged with the Byakugan's Ocular Power, forming this destructive energy.
"So that's it. Gathering the Ocular Power of a large number of Byakugan, and then catalyzing and expanding one special Byakugan to its limit, formed this so-called Giant Tenseigan."
He turned his head to look at Hinata standing at the edge of the altar, a hint of expectation in his golden eyes. "Hinata, I now know the secret of the Tenseigan. Let me help you awaken it right now."
Hinata nodded, a flicker of nervousness and anticipation in her eyes.
She took a deep breath, suppressed her inner anxiety, and walked toward Shun.
When she reached the center of the altar, she closed her eyes, let her hands hang naturally at her sides, and relaxed all her Chakra pathways. She completely entrusted her safety to Shun.
Seeing this, a look of approval flashed in Shun's eyes.
The Six Tomoe Rinnegan in his eyes suddenly switched, transforming into a pair of pure, spotless Byakugan, the whites glowing faintly—an ability he mastered after acquiring the Ōtsutsuki Bloodline.
He aimed his palm at the unconscious Toneri and light golden Chakra wrapped around his body, continuously extracting the Tenseigan's Chakra.
Toneri's body twitched slightly, his brows furrowed tightly, and a painful flush appeared on his pale cheeks, as if he were enduring some invisible suffering.
The blue-white light in his Tenseigan dimmed at a visible rate.
"Hinata, bear with it."
Shun's gentle voice carried a calming power.
"Shun-sensei, I will endure."
Hinata could clearly feel a pure stream of Chakra continuously nourishing her body. Under the catalysis of this power, her Byakugan began undergoing miraculous changes—twisting, restructuring, and transforming, as if coming alive.
Her pale white pupils gradually turned blue-white and her entire body's Chakra simultaneously became active, even verging on uncontrollable chaos.
This transformation was gentle, until a certain moment.
"Ugh... Ah...!"
A heart-wrenching pain suddenly erupted from her eye sockets, as if countless steel needles, were frantically piercing her eyeballs, or as if raging fire was burning beneath her eyes. The searing heat and stinging pain intertwined, causing her to let out a shrill scream.
Hinata's body trembled violently, her hands clamped tightly over her eyes. Losing her balance, she staggered back two steps and uncontrollably collapsed onto the ground.
The next second, the world before her completely plunged into darkness.
"Shun-sensei! I... I can't see... Why is this happening..."
Hinata was panic-stricken, her voice thick with tears, full of helplessness and fear.
She waved her hands wildly in front of her, trying to grab Shun.
Shun quickly stepped forward, gently held her shoulders, and spoke in a tender yet firm tone, "Hinata, don't be afraid, this isn't a bad thing. Your Byakugan is evolving into the Tenseigan, it has now entered the fetal state, and you will temporarily be blind for a period. Once the evolution is complete, you will regain your sight and possess the Tenseigan."
Hearing this, Hinata's body gradually calmed down, and her trembling hands slowly lowered.
She kept her eyes tightly closed, saying in a voice that held both grievance and obedience, "I understand... Shun-sensei..."
She subconsciously nestled into Shun's embrace, seeking security after losing her sight.
Shun gently patted her back, soothing her emotions.
"The flow of time in the Ancestral Star's Immortal Village is more than five times that of the Ninja World. Resting there for a period will allow you to complete your evolution in peace."
After calming Hinata's emotions, he slowly raised his head, his gaze turning toward the unconscious Toneri at the edge of the altar. The tenderness in his eyes was instantly replaced by cold indifference.
He raised his hand and pressed it onto Toneri's head. Chakra flowed along the connection channel between Toneri and the Giant Tenseigan, frantically extracting the Chakra and Soul Power within it.