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Hyūga Iroha then realized what the incongruity was: this was on the moon, not in the ninja world!
Especially after learning about the history of the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon, Hyūga Iroha also felt a haze in his heart.
The Ōtsutsuki branch house had destroyed the main family through war, combining the Byakugan of all members of the main family with the Byakugan of certain members of the branch house to create a huge war weapon—the Tenseigan!
This was also the reason those people behaved like that after seeing his Tenseigan.
The Ōtsutsuki clan could only create artificial weapons like the Tenseigan, but he had awakened these eyes on his own. Though a rebellious descendant of the Ōtsutsuki clan, he had the potential to surpass them and rebel against the main family.
Especially now that the numbers of these branch members were dwindling while rebels multiplied in the ninja world, this huge gap—if not for Uchiha Madara—would likely prompt them to take action against Hyūga Iroha as soon as they discovered it.
Therefore, Hyūga Iroha naturally remained vigilant.
In the following period, Hyūga Iroha came into contact with various secrets of the Ōtsutsuki clan and only then developed a systematic understanding of his Tenseigan and Byakugan.
It had to be said that the inheritance of the Moon Ōtsutsuki clan was more complete than that of the Hyūga clan. Here, he even found the complete process and requirements for the Byakugan to awaken the Tenseigan, which made him realize how rare his Tenseigan truly was.
At the same time, Hyūga Iroha developed a great deal of admiration for Ishigami Hara.
The conditions for awakening the Tenseigan were extremely harsh.
Not only was the purity of the Byakugan required, but also the bloodline, and the requirements for chakra were indispensable.
Otherwise, the Ōtsutsuki on the moon would have been able to awaken a real Tenseigan, instead of only creating a giant Tenseigan.
From this perspective, Ishigami Hara, without any basic inheritance, had keenly perceived through exploration alone that there was a kind of eye power above the Byakugan—the Tenseigan. This insight was incredible in itself.
Not to mention that Ishigami Hara also completed the awakening of the Tenseigan and even trained Hyūga Iroha to successfully awaken his own Tenseigan.
All these were simply miraculous and incredible.
Precisely because of this, Hyūga Iroha became more determined to cooperate with Ishigami Hara, and he defined his actions of following Uchiha Madara as cooperation and mission requirements.
After Hyūga Iroha's study, his combat power naturally improved, and he was then arranged by Uchiha Madara to return to the ninja world, tasked with bringing back all the remaining Jinchūriki.
Among them, the matter of the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki would be temporarily set aside, per Uchiha Madara's instructions.
Putting his affairs aside, the situation in the ninja world had also changed significantly during this period.
First, after the fall of the Fire City, the Konoha shinobi spread out to occupy various towns in the Land of Fire and began reforming them according to Ishigami Hara's requirements.
The shinobi began to take up leadership positions in various towns, using Ishigami Hara's methods to transform each town little by little.
At the same time, Konoha sent out a large number of personnel, and as these shinobi entered each town, they cooperated with the transformation tasks.
What followed was large-scale construction. As various construction tasks were assigned, Konoha's personnel were temporarily reduced.
All these actions supported Ishigami Hara's reforms in the Land of Fire. With Konoha as the core of the political system and as the economic center, it began to influence various parts of the Land of Fire, driving the development of each town.
All of this had a foundation, and Konoha's successful model became another success story. Many tasks didn't even require Ishigami Hara's direct involvement, as his subordinates could complete them independently.
Meanwhile, the entire ninja world was in a complex situation. The villages that lost their Jinchūriki were extremely vigilant. No one knew who was responsible, and they were suspicious of Konoha, but Konoha's own Nine-Tails Jinchūriki had also been attacked.
This reduced suspicion against Konoha, although doubts remained. It's not that other villages trusted Konoha blindly; intelligence personnel in Konoha had noted the major commotion on the day the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was attacked.
As a result, other villages could only remain alert and increase their efforts to locate their Jinchūriki. Villages like Iwagakure, which had not been attacked, heightened their protection of their Jinchūriki.
On the other hand, following the escape of the Fire Country Daimyō and Konoha's capture of the Fire City, all the nobles in the ninja world developed deep hostility toward Konoha.
This hostility was irreconcilable.
Fearing ninja power, the daimyō and nobles worked hard to improve their own guards while ordering each shinobi village to mobilize against Konoha.
Their reasoning was simple. Konoha's actions threatened their power, and they could not allow such a precedent. If Konoha could do it once, other villages might try it as well.
While Konoha had just been through a major battle and other villages hadn't yet shown disloyalty, they hoped to push for a conflict against Konoha.
Ideally, Konoha would be defeated, but even if not, the conflict could relieve pressure on the aristocracy.
In short, they could not allow Konoha to succeed without resistance.
This plan aimed to hinder Konoha's development with a full-scale offensive.
However, the situation in the ninja world was chaotic. Due to the Jinchūriki incidents, the major villages were in a state of unease, leaving little time for these aristocratic conflicts, as everyone was on high alert.
Ishigami Hara was, of course, aware of these developments.
"In other words, the major villages are now weakened and in a defensive phase?"
In the Hokage's office, Hara looked at the report in his hand.
"Yes, Hokage-sama, we didn't find any unusual movements, but on Iwagakure's side, Ōnoki seems to have had a dispute with the Land of Earth's Daimyo," Hatake Sakumo reported.
Ishigami Hara smiled slightly. "Is that so? That's interesting. It seems Iwagakure is feeling the pressure."
"Hokage-sama, do we need to take any action?" Hatake Sakumo asked.
Ishigami Hara thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, proceed as usual. Assign more personnel to protect Kushina and ensure she's safe."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
Ishigami Hara nodded and said, "Notify Nara Shikaku that my marriage arrangements should be finalized."
"Understood, I will notify Nara to assist."
"Good, thank you for your hard work."