Infinite Tsukuyomi?

"Young man, thank you for awakening me from my muddled state." Hamura Ōtsutsuki looked Yota up and down, unable to hide the curiosity and surprise in his eyes.

"By the way, whose descendant are you? Did you undergo an ancestral reversion? Why does your aura feel somewhat similar to Mother’s?"

Yota felt slightly awkward. After all, the bloodlines he possessed had all been taken from the descendants of Hamura and Hagoromo, so he immediately changed the subject.

"We can discuss that later. Senior Hamura, I’d like to talk to you about the Giant Tenseigan."

The Giant Tenseigan was not made up solely of the eyes of the Ōtsutsuki clan’s branch family. Aside from the recent war, the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon had almost never faced outside enemies. Most had died of natural causes, and their eyes had all been merged into the Giant Tenseigan.

It could only be said that the Giant Tenseigan’s final completion came from the Hyuga Branch Family’s last desperate struggle. In truth, however, this Divine Artifact had begun to be constructed long ago. Otherwise, it would not have been used as the source of sunlight inside the moon.

"The Giant Tenseigan… It was originally a contingency I prepared to deal with Mother… What do you intend to use it for?"

Black mist swirled in Yota’s hand as he spat out the Giant Tenseigan once again. Yet, to everyone’s surprise, the once-enormous Tenseigan was now only the size of an apple. It had also fused into a single Byakugan, no longer a mass of eyeballs dense enough to make anyone with trypophobia’s scalp crawl.

Though it looked smaller, concentration was the essence. This Tenseigan’s ocular power had nearly increased severalfold, and it had been fused into a seamless whole. Whether in purity or flexibility, it far surpassed the Giant Tenseigan.

"This is simply unbelievable." Hamura Ōtsutsuki’s attention was immediately diverted entirely to it. "This power is already no different from Mother at the height of her strength!"

"Normally, it would probably take tens of thousands of years of accumulation for the Giant Tenseigan to reach this level of power!"

The further the Tenseigan’s fusion progressed, the more difficult it became. It was like a tug-of-war: the more people involved, the less individual strength each person could exert. It was impossible to increase its power without losses, because there would always be internal depletion.

Yet Yota’s Munch-Munch Fruit had fused the entire Tenseigan into one. Moreover, Yota had absorbed the power of at least twenty Byakugan into his own bloodline. Otherwise, its power would have been even greater.

As for why Yota had not absorbed every last Byakugan? If he absorbed too many, his eyeballs would probably grow larger. The Munch-Munch Fruit had the ability to fuse and refine, but if the quantity became too great, their size would inevitably increase as well.

Yota had no real opponents in the Naruto World now. He did not want to increase his strength by sacrificing his looks and turning himself into some kind of mutant.

Besides, he had thought of other uses for the Giant Tenseigan. Otherwise, Yota might not have minded trying to grow a giant eye in his chest.

After observing it for quite some time, Hamura Ōtsutsuki finally raised his head. "Tell me, what do you have in mind?"

Yota’s expression turned serious. "Senior Hamura, do you know the current state of the ninja world?"

"The state of the ninja world… I’m afraid it cannot be very good." Hamura Ōtsutsuki was no fool. Looking at his only two remaining descendants, he could tell that the world could not possibly be all that wonderful now.

Otherwise, his descendants would not have nearly wiped themselves out over something like destroying the world.

Yota nodded slightly. "I heard that when the Sage of Six Paths first spread Chakra, he hoped people would come to understand one another?"

"That’s right… Chakra was originally meant to be a tool for people to understand each other… And at that time, because of a great war, the environment of the entire world had become extremely harsh. So my brother spread Chakra in the hope that the ninjas of the Ninjutsu Sect could restore those terrible environments."

"Unfortunately, after my brother died, Chakra still became a tool people used for slaughter and battle."

Hamura Ōtsutsuki had lived longer than Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, mainly because he had not become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Although becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki greatly increased one’s strength, after Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki separated the Ten-Tails within him into the nine great tailed beasts and extracted them from his body, his vitality was severely damaged. As a result, he died much earlier than Hamura Ōtsutsuki.

After that, from the moon, Hamura Ōtsutsuki watched the disputes and battles between Indra and Asura, as well as part of the process by which ninjas became corrupted. Perhaps it was also because of the words of sorrow and disappointment he often spoke back then that his descendants misunderstood him.

"Then," Yota said with a smile, "if there were now a new way for people to understand one another, would you be willing to try it?"

Hamura Ōtsutsuki froze slightly, then finally gave a bitter smile. "A new method? Unfortunately, I am now merely a remnant body of Chakra. My true soul should have already entered the Pure Land. Even if there were something to be done, I’m afraid I would be unable to help."

"It doesn’t matter. Even as a body of Chakra, I can help you remain in this world indefinitely." Yota quickly smiled. "And what I need isn’t your power, but your wisdom."

After being flattered a few times, Hamura Ōtsutsuki did not become carried away. Instead, he grew even more wary. "Descendant, what exactly do you want to do?"

Yota lightly rubbed his nose. "May I ask, do you know about Infinite Tsukuyomi?"

Hamura Ōtsutsuki’s entire figure suddenly flickered. His body of Chakra had become too agitated, causing it to lose control somewhat.

"Where did you learn of this technique? No, you already possess the Rinnegan. Who exactly are you? Could you be one of the Celestial Beings Mother spoke of?"

Hamura Ōtsutsuki looked at Yota with a grave expression.

Yota hurriedly shook his head. "I’m not some Celestial Being… More precisely, I can also be considered a native force of the ninja world."

However, Hamura Ōtsutsuki clearly did not let down his guard. Instead, he earnestly advised Yota, "Descendant, perhaps the Celestial Beings truly are powerful and have placed too much pressure on you, but no matter what, wicked power like Infinite Tsukuyomi is not something you should pursue."

Yota hurriedly shook his head again. To be honest, Yota felt that he was selfish enough already, but he still could not do something like destroying the world!

"No, no, no, you misunderstand. I mean to use a ninjutsu like Infinite Tsukuyomi to develop a Genjutsu Space that everyone can freely enter and communicate in however they wish!"

Hearing this, Hamura Ōtsutsuki froze for a moment before realizing that Yota did not intend to use Infinite Tsukuyomi’s power to gather Chakra.