Chapter 155

Originally, I had only passed on the Yang force to Asura,

and it took him several years to learn how to use it!

while Indra spent at least a year

before he could barely manifest the Yin force.

Yet here before me, Hashirama Senju,

he encountered not the slightest obstacle—

after merely watching me use the Six Paths power once,

he immediately wielded it himself!!

This talent is monstrous!!

If Hashirama Senju had trained in my era,

he alone might have suppressed my mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki!!!

He coughed softly a few times,

and the Sage of Six Paths finally steadied his stunned heart,

glanced at Hashirama Senju,

and spoke slowly.

"Yet the descendants of Hagoromo seem to have built a palace specifically for him on the moon…"

"That palace gathers the pure bloodlines of his descendants."

"If you were his descendant, going to the moon might grant you some benefit."

"But… you are not his descendant; his relics would be useless to you—but if you go to see, perhaps it might still help you somehow…"

Here,

the Sage of Six Paths glanced uncertainly at Hashirama Senju.

He did not know whether his judgment of Hashirama Senju was correct.

After all, this man had created too many miracles!!

"Then didn't he leave behind any similar bloodline on Earth?"

Hashirama Senju asked curiously.

"Hmm… on Earth, only one bloodline is remotely related to his lunar lineage…"

"They are the Hyuga clan…"

"Only this clan carries Hagoromo's blood."

The Sage of Six Paths revealed this shocking truth!!

【Hyuga Hiashi: What?!?! Our bloodline contains the Sage's blood?!?! The Hyuga clan is descended from Hagoromo's younger brother?!?!】

【Orochimaru: That doesn't seem right—the Hyuga's Byakugan and the Uchiha's Sharingan differ by an unimaginable margin… I see nothing special about their family…】

【Jiraiya: I never expected the Hyuga clan to have such a hidden secret… but for all these years, no one ever heard of them producing powerful ninja—could it be they've never fully unlocked their Byakugan's potential?】

【Shikamaru: I never thought the Byakugan I dismissed had such a mysterious origin… now I have another Kekkei Genkai to collect…】

【Hiruzen Sarutobi: Shikamaru!! Why do you always seek to collect the bloodlines of Konoha's clans? Kekkei Genkai are each family's most private treasure—your actions will only shatter Konoha's unity!!】

【Minato Namikaze: Heh… Third Hokage, don't you feel shame—or even nausea—saying that? Everyone knows Shikamaru can do all these things in Konoha only because you support him behind the scenes—without your tacit approval, could he have done any of this?】

【Kushina Uzumaki: They say when the Land of Whirlpool fell, many Uzumaki bloodlines were seized by Konoha—this is exactly the kind of thing our beloved Third Hokage would do…】

【Kushina Uzumaki: What? Kushina?!? The Land of Whirlpool was destroyed? How is that possible? Konoha was the Land of Whirlpool's ally—how could it stand by and watch its destruction?!】

【Kushina Uzumaki: Ask the greatest Hokage of Konoha, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi—when the entire Land of Whirlpool begged Konoha for help, he chose to do nothing—otherwise, the Land of Whirlpool would never have been destroyed!!!】

…

After hearing the Sage of Six Paths say this,

Hashirama Senju's face showed a look of doubt.

Could this old man be refusing to help me

and just making things up??

The Hyuga's Byakugan,

Hashirama Senju had already seen.

That was why he believed the Sage of Six Paths was lying.

The Byakugan was indeed a highly superior Kekkei Genkai,

far stronger than many other Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world.

But compared to the Uchiha's Sharingan,

its fame and power were vastly inferior!!!

That was why he thought the Sage of Six Paths was fooling him,

and the Sage of Six Paths now seemed to notice the doubt on Hashirama Senju's face.

He pinched his beard and shook his head.

"The Hyuga clan on Earth differs greatly in blood purity from the Otsutsuki clan on the moon."

"The power of their Byakugan is not even on the same level as the true Byakugan."

"The Hyuga on Earth are merely distant descendants of Hagoromo—not direct lineage."

"In both purity and mastery of the Byakugan, they fall far short…"

"So what you see as Byakugan is not the true Byakugan…"

"Perhaps only once every few decades—or even centuries—will a Hyuga on Earth be born with pure Byakugan blood…"

After hearing the Sage of Six Paths say this,

A look of sudden understanding appeared on Hashirama Senju's face.

It wasn't that the Byakugan wasn't strong,

but that the Hyuga clan on Earth was simply too weak!!!

They never unlocked the true power of the Byakugan!!!

Saying this, the Sage of Six Paths smiled proudly.

"Of course… even Hagoromo's Byakugan, compared to my Rinnegan, is certainly not on the same level."

"Even if the Byakugan were pushed to its absolute limit, it would amount to no more than the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan…"

"To even be mentioned in the same breath as my Rinnegan is utterly impossible."

The Sage of Six Paths lifted his chin high.

"But as I just told you…"

"Hagoromo's descendants built a sacred temple on the Moon in his honor."

"Inside the temple, their countless bloodlines converged… and these bloodlines, gathered together, seemed to undergo some transformation."

"Perhaps even their Byakugan could evolve, like the Sharingan…"

"Of course, this is merely my speculation—after all, these events occurred on the Moon, and have little to do with me."

"But if you wish, you may go to the Moon yourself and see for yourself—perhaps it could offer you some insight for your cultivation."

A hint of expectation, one he himself couldn't explain, flickered in the Sage of Six Paths's eyes.

He didn't know what he was hoping for.

Although he and Hamura Otsutsuki were brothers,

they never inherited each other's abilities.

His Rinnegan belonged to him alone,

and Hamura Otsutsuki's Byakugan belonged to him alone,

their abilities seemed destined from birth!!!

No matter how much they grew, they only became stronger within the bounds of their original powers,

never acquiring the other's ability!!

Even the Sage of Six Paths himself never possessed the Byakugan,

yet for some reason,

when he looked at Hashirama Senju,

he felt that this impossible thing might somehow come to pass in him!!

Hyuga clan's teleportation array! Initial exploration of the Moon!