Hyuga Clan Grounds.
In a small study, three children sat together with an adult, who appeared to be teaching them.
Among the three, only the boy with blue-white hair was listening attentively, while the other two seemed distracted.
The adult, who also possessed the Byakugan, was a member of the Hyuga clan.
"Young master Neji, if you don't start paying attention in class, I'll have to report your behavior to Lady Ayari."
Neji pouted. "Kiyoteru-sensei, your lessons are way too boring. Why don't you tell us something more interesting? Jugo, Toneri, don't you think so?"
The orange-haired boy remained silent, but Toneri spoke up, "I think it's interesting."
Hyuga Kiyoteru remained calm. "Toneri can pay attention. Can't you, Young master Neji?"
Neji huffed. "Toneri is just being nice to you. Honestly, this is really dull."
Hyuga Kiyoteru was his assigned tutor, responsible for teaching him literacy, family history, etiquette, and other subjects.
But none of it interested Neji.
Unfortunately, he couldn't go against his mother's wishes.
Besides, his younger siblings and cousins envied him for getting to attend lessons.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata weren't old enough yet to join.
Kiyoteru remained indifferent. "If you're unhappy, Young master Neji, you can ask Lady Ayari to assign you a different teacher."
Neji pouted again, thinking his tutor was incredibly dull.
After finally making it through the lesson, Neji let out a breath of relief.
Stepping out of the study, he turned to Jugo and Toneri.
"I really don't want to take these classes. I want to go to the Ninja Academy, but I still have to wait two more years."
Toneri asked curiously, "Isn't the Ninja Academy just more lessons?"
Neji replied excitedly, "It's different! The Ninja Academy teaches you how to become a real ninja. You can become really strong."
Toneri tilted his head. "And what's the point of becoming strong?"
Neji's eyes sparkled with admiration. "If you become strong, you can become an Crown Guardian!"
Toneri then said, "Kiyoteru-sensei said that you can't become an Crown Guardian. You're the Hokage's son—one of the people who will be protected by the Guardians."
"I don't care what others say. My future is for me to decide! I want to be like Itachi-nii."
Toneri looked at Neji, puzzled, but didn't ask further.
Jugo remained silent, simply standing beside them without saying a word.
Neji then asked, "What about you two? What do you want to do in the future?"
Jugo answered, "I don't know."
Toneri suddenly thought of his father.
Before his death, his father had always told him that his purpose in life was to fulfill the destiny left behind by their ancestor, Hamura.
But he didn't even understand what that destiny was.
In the end, his father only told him to listen to the Hokage.
Looking at Neji, Toneri blinked. "Neji, don't you want to be Hokage?"
Neji sat on the wooden porch steps, resting his chin on his hand as he gazed up at the clouds. "Not really."
"Why not?"
"Because my dad is always busy. He doesn't even have time to spend with my moms. I don't want to be that busy. I want to be able to spend more time with them in the future."
"Aren't you afraid of Aunt Ayari?"
Neji tilted his head. "She's definitely scary when she's angry, but I still want to be with her."
Then, as if remembering something, he turned to Toneri. "You still haven't told me what you want to do in the future."
Toneri thought seriously for a moment before replying, "I... don't know either."
Neji grinned. "If you don't know, then just become an Crown Guardian with me!"
"If we become Crown Guardians, who are we supposed to protect?"
"I don't know. Who cares? It's not like we have to protect someone to be Guardians."
The two of them chatted away without a care, while Jugo sat quietly beside them, as if he didn't know how to speak at all.
Fortunately, Neji was already used to this, and over the past few days, Toneri had come to understand it too.
..............
The efficiency of the ninja was incredibly high.
In just two or three days, the rebel forces within the entire nation's borders had been mostly subdued.
Of course, this was only a temporary stabilization—figuring out how to handle the rebels afterward remained a troublesome issue.
Meanwhile, the capital had also been fully taken over by Konoha.
The rebels hadn't caused too much destruction there; after gathering and safeguarding the officials, the ninja assisted in restoring the city's operations.
Not only that, but during this critical period, the ninja also served as a vital link between the capital and major cities, ensuring that the capital continued to function as the heart of the nation.
Even without a Daimyo, the Land of Fire could still function—though the situation was far from ideal.
Naturally, this led to a surge in rumors, with many claiming that the Hokage intended to take the Daimyo's place.
Many still believed that ninja were merely tools of the Daimyo and the state.
If Makoto were to truly seize the throne, it would set a dangerous precedent—showing that anyone with enough power could take what they wanted by force.
This was not a good development.
But, of course, Makoto couldn't care less.
He had his own methods to suppress any opposition in the future.
For now, he was drowning in endless matters to handle—though there was at least one piece of good news from Kabuto.
The cloning experiment was progressing smoothly, and the mass production of Byakugan had officially begun.
The same was true for the Tenseigan.
Biotechnology Research Facility
"How does it feel, Lord Hokage? Have you gotten used to it?"
Makoto scanned his surroundings, adjusting to the new vision his fresh pair of eyes had granted him.
Unlike the full 360-degree vision of the Byakugan he remembered, this felt slightly different—as if he were viewing the world from a god's perspective, overseeing everything from above.
His gaze effortlessly penetrated obstacles, seeing through all barriers with a clarity that felt almost like having a cheat code activated.
He was still adapting to these eyes, but the results were clear—Kabuto's cloning experiment had successfully developed a serum infused with Toneri's chakra.
In other words, the chakra of the Otsutsuki.
As soon as Makoto received the injection, his body immediately resonated with the cloned Hizashi's Byakugan, triggering the exact same transformation that had occurred when Toneri fused with the Tenseigan that day.
It felt as if the Byakugan had merged seamlessly into his body, leading to the natural awakening of a brand-new pair of eyes.
The Tenseigan!
From the outside, they were like a boundless ocean; within, they resembled brilliant white voids.
His eyes seemed to contain infinite and unfathomable mysteries—secrets that not even a lifetime of study could fully comprehend.
Makoto activated his chakra, and in an instant, a green energy aura flared up, engulfing his entire body.
He spread his palm open, and chakra rapidly condensed and fused within his hand.
Moments later, a perfectly jet-black sphere slowly emerged.
Though the sphere emitted no chakra presence, it exuded an overwhelming and immensely dangerous aura.
"How many vials of the serum are left?"
"Two."
"This experiment can be discontinued. Keep mass-producing Byakugan, but Kabuto, you should now focus entirely on the artificial Jinchuriki project."
Kabuto pondered for a moment before nodding. "Understood, my Lord."
Makoto gazed at the floating black sphere before him and spoke slowly:
"Finish it as soon as possible. There are many things... I can no longer wait for."
"Yes, sir!"
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