Chapter 239: Targeted by the True Ancestor

"Boom!!!"

The surface of the moon, silent for many years, welcomed a long-lost sound. A large mound rose on the hard ground, and immediately after, a pair of massive butterfly wings burst through the soil, overturning layers of lunar regolith and kicking up clouds of dust.

"Thud!"

Otsutsuki Biraku, having rushed out of the moon, did not hesitate for a second; before Otsutsuki Tsukihime could erupt in her arms, she threw her onto the lunar surface.

"Cough, cough, cough... Otsutsuki Biraku, have you lost your mind?"

Having eaten a mouthful of dust, Otsutsuki Tsukihime scrambled up from the ground, patted the dirt off her body, her blue-green eyes filled with annoyance.

"I haven't lost my mind. Only here do I have a chance to defeat you."

Controlling her butterfly wings to land slowly, Otsutsuki Biraku's eyes were filled with determination. She stretched out her fair hands, gestured the starting stance of an Otsutsuki-style taijutsu, and said slowly,

"It seems you really have been brainwashed by that thief. I must knock some sense into you!"

Looking at the sister who had turned against her because of a man, Otsutsuki Tsukihime gritted her teeth. The chakra cloak on her body became increasingly solid, but the blue-green light in her eyes dimmed slightly.

Hmph! What is so good about that detestable thief? Isn't it just that he's a bit handsome?

"Achoo!"

Uchiha Gin, who had been cracking melon seeds for a long time, looked at the familiar light spilling down from the gap in the dark night and sneezed violently. He rubbed his nose in confusion, unable to help but mutter to himself,

"I've only been out for a few days, and the homies down there are already missing me?"

Witnessing the civil war between the two Otsutsuki women, Uchiha Gin looked at the artificial moon emitting massive ocular power, a flash of contemplation in his eyes.

Judging from the conversation between the two just now, the Tenseigan of the Otsutsuki clan should be hidden in that moon hanging high in the sky. A simple plan emerged in his mind.

Time is tight, the task is heavy!

"Looks like I can't drag this out. I'll finish it early and go home to continue slacking off~"

Thinking of this, Uchiha Gin tossed the melon seed shells in his hand onto the ground. His slightly narrowed black pupils instantly turned red, and three mysterious tomoe emerged within them.

As a massive amount of chakra surged in, the tomoe in his eyes began to spin rapidly, finally merging together to become Uchiha Gin's Mangekyo Sharingan without tomoe.

The cold, obscure aura unique to the Uchiha clan instantly flooded the entire castle.

Almost the moment Uchiha Gin activated his Mangekyo, that black aura lurking in the shadows watching the show also perked up simultaneously.

Excited, she sniffed the aura, flashed into the void, and sped toward the direction of Otsutsuki Tsukihime's castle.

"Don't even think about escaping my palm this time. Stand still for me, you brat!"

Question: To gain control of the Tenseigan, how many steps are specifically required?

One: Get up to the moon first.

Two: Open the moon.

Three: Take out the Tenseigan.

Four: Close the moon.

"Phew~ What a complicated process. With this level of work intensity, I must make the Great-Granduncle pay more!"

Having finished organizing the plan with great "difficulty," Uchiha Gin, feeling relieved, wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and spoke to himself solemnly, as if he had just completed some century-old problem.

"Hmm~ Everything is hard at the beginning. How can I get up to the moon?"

Opening his scarlet Mangekyo, Uchiha Gin looked up at the unreachable moon in the sky, scratching his head in distress.

"Hey! How about I use the Butterfly Transformation Jutsu to fly up there too?"

Rubbing his chin, the first plan popped into Uchiha Gin's head, and he clapped his hands excitedly. But as soon as he recalled the astonishing size of Otsutsuki Biraku's wings, he instantly wilted.

"No, no, that's too flashy. I have to keep a low profile~"

"Pilot a Gundam?"

"No, no! The complete form with wings is even flashier!"

The second plan was stillborn.

Just as Uchiha Gin was deep in thought, the light spilling from the gap in the night sky passed through countless floating islands, painting mottled black shadows on the empty ground.

"Tsk! How could I forget the old guy~"

Looking at the shadows one after another on the ground, Uchiha Gin slapped his forehead, and a plan instantly came to mind.

Immediately, an equilateral triangle pattern appeared in his eyes. Under his vision, the countless shadows before him exuded a friendly aura, like the gates of home, waiting for his arrival.

"Hehe~"

Uchiha Gin smiled and sank into a random shadow. At the same time his head disappeared, a mass of black aura arrived fashionably late.

Sensing the familiar aura, this mass of black aura spun around in confusion on the spot.

"Uh, uh, uh? He was just here, how is he gone again?"

"Huh? This..."

Although Uchiha Gin's figure was gone, the black aura did not give up. Following her own perception, she came to a shadow; this was exactly the entrance Uchiha Gin had just used to enter the Shadow Realm.

"How is this a bit like my Amenominaka?"

After the black aura touched the shadow, she muttered in her heart with great confusion.

"Looks like he hid in another space. Heh heh~"

Inferring that Uchiha Gin, who carried the aura of Hagoromo, had escaped into another space, the black aura did not think much more and dove straight into the Shadow Realm, swearing to catch this disobedient eldest son.

"Uh... did some trash fall in?"

Uchiha Gin, who was floating in the Shadow Realm, suddenly felt an itch in his eyes and received feedback of a foreign object intrusion. Startled, he immediately released his super-perception.

But after scanning for a long time, he didn't sense any life aura, so he guessed that some gravel or debris might have accidentally fallen in from the entrance he had just opened. He didn't investigate further and turned to fly toward the moon in the Shadow Realm.

"Who is that brat? Where did Hagoromo hide?"

The following black aura, relying on her nature of being one with space and her superb concealment methods, deceived Uchiha Gin's eyes and perception.

Looking at the black curly-haired boy floating in mid-air, the black aura, who had always been certain that the other party was her eldest son, couldn't help but be stunned, her eyes filled with great confusion. Could it be a descendant of Hagoromo?

"But the aura is correct! It's exactly the same as that brat Hagoromo... Uh? Why is there also the aura of that silly boy Hamura?"

Striving to probe the scent emanating from Uchiha Gin's bloodline, the black aura became more and more surprised the more she probed. If she had a mouth, her jaw would probably be dislocated by now.

How is the aura on this kid exactly the same as the Otsutsuki clan?

The Otsutsuki clan here is not the Otsutsuki of that silly boy Hamura, but the batch of Otsutsuki from her old home who mastered divine arts.

"Interesting, too interesting!"

Unexpectedly, among the descendants of her two rebellious sons, a descendant with bloodline atavism had appeared. The black aura's eyes shone at this moment, looking at Uchiha Gin in the sky as if she were admiring some peerless treasure.

This little guy is too interesting. If she cultivates him into a new Otsutsuki, even if people from home come to find trouble, she would have a reliable helper.

Hey! Just this one kid is far better than those 100, 00 vegetable people!

The more the black aura looked at Uchiha Gin, the more pleasing he became. She immediately decided to lurk by his side to carefully examine this kid's capacity and see if he could qualify as her assistant to help her defend against relatives from home.

If it works, those tall, fat, short, thin, and the fisherman are no match for her!

"Uh... why do I have a sense of being coveted?"

Seeing the moon right in front of him, Uchiha Gin, who was practicing the Tenseigan control technique, suddenly felt a chill down his back and shivered.

Goosebumps broke out all over his body, and a feeling of being watched arose spontaneously in his heart, making him subconsciously shrink his neck.

He looked around suspiciously, but there was nothing unusual.

"An illusion? My head does feel a bit dizzy after staying in this space for too long."

Scratching his curly hair in confusion, Uchiha Gin had to attribute the previous illusion to the debuff of the Shadow Realm. After shifting the blame, he flew onto the artificial moon.

"Hehe~ Let's chisel a hole here!"

Looking at the huge moon in front of him, his sanity having been worn down quite a bit by the Shadow Realm, he prepared to force it open in a daze.

Fortunately, guided by the last remaining shred of reason, he saw a conspicuous entrance and dissipated the cyan light that had emerged in his hands.

"Phew! What was I doing just now? Why am I becoming a bit silly?"

Emerging from the Shadow Realm, Uchiha Gin felt his IQ occupy the high ground once again. His narrowed dead-fish eyes were filled with questions, but time was tight now, so he would study the problem of the Shadow Realm slowly after he returned.

Thus, after composing himself, Uchiha Gin followed the visible ocular power and stepped into the gate of the moon.

"This space is quite suitable for hiding, and I can monitor this kid at any time. If I could have a vessel, it would be even more perfect!"

Because Uchiha Gin is the master of the Shadow Realm, this space always exists by his side. Even if he leaves the Shadow Realm, it does not affect the black aura's observation of his every move.

Entering the gate, there was a long corridor. Uchiha Gin followed the aura of the ocular power, passed through this long corridor, and finally stopped in front of a gate engraved with the clan crest pattern.

"Very smooth. Now preparing for the third step~"

Uchiha Gin reached out, feeling the thickness of the gate, and cyan light emerged in his hands.

Under the blessing of his monstrous strength, the stone gate, several meters thick, was pushed open by him with ease. As a cloud of dust dissipated, a huge, golden, glowing sphere appeared before his eyes.

"Is this the main body of the Tenseigan? It feels inferior to the cousin's circle eyes~"

Although the deep ocular power emitted by the sphere in front of him sent out rings of visible light halos in this wide space, looking quite imposing,

Uchiha Gin, relying on his super-perception, judged that this huge Tenseigan was merely a weapon with only destructive power.

Thinking that going home was in sight, Uchiha Gin excitedly took a few steps forward, reached out to touch the huge golden stone ball, and practiced the technique he had been practicing for two and a half years.

But before he could touch it, he was stopped by a strange voice coming from inside the sphere.

"Outsider, if you don't want to be turned into dust, do not touch the Tenseigan."

I am guilty~

I originally said the Moon Arc would end today, but it was delayed because of the appearance of the ancestor~

If you want to blame someone, blame the ancestor for being too charming. I must crazily Confucianize her in the future!

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