Toneri Ōtsutsuki was one of Aoba's key targets.
However, in reality, Konoha was unable to directly monitor the moon. On the contrary, the other party could monitor Konoha from the moon.
This was also the reason why Konoha could defend against Madara but not against Toneri.
Under the gaze of that giant Tenseigan, Konoha had almost no secrets. However, although he could see the settings of Konoha's barrier, there were still things he couldn't see.
At the very least, he didn't know that Aoba had made quite a few contingency plans against him.
At this moment, the Hyūga clan had entered a state of emergency.
Hyūga Hiashi was now a Hokage advisor and also one of Aoba's staunchest supporters. Naturally, he had received Aoba's warning in advance.
The Hyūga clan had also made preparations internally.
Ordinary Hyūga clan members did not know what was happening, but as soon as Hiashi received Aoba's message, he immediately assembled the clan's security forces.
"Execute the third emergency plan."
"Yes!" His subordinates looked surprised but did not hesitate in the slightest. The Hyūga clan had a total of three emergency plans.
The first corresponded to the clan's potential annihilation. The second was for Konoha's potential destruction. The third had never been explained or used, only a special scenario had been rehearsed once.
Hanabi's bedroom was immediately sealed off.
Dozens of Hyūga clan members surrounded Hanabi's bedroom in a tight formation.
At the same time, Aoba also arrived at Hinata's residence. Since she had been training with Aoba for a long time, both Hinata and Neji were living with Yumi.
Yumi had always been fond of children. Whether it was Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, or Hinata and Neji, they all loved coming over to her house for meals.
Eventually, Aoba simply expanded the courtyard and built additional guest rooms, allowing these kids, who frequently came over for food, to stay there.
On this particular day, Hinata had not returned home. Compared to the strict environment of her clan, she actually preferred staying at her teacher's house.
Karin, after stepping out of the shadows of Kusagakure, had become lively and playful, almost like a walking ball of energy.
Sakura, having been with Aoba the longest, was relatively more composed. But as soon as she was around Karin, her true nature would quickly be revealed.
Adding Naruto and Sasuke to the mix, Aoba's house was filled with a liveliness that the strict and rigid Hyūga household simply could not compare to.
Aoba was unsure whether Toneri's primary target was Hanabi or Hinata, so he made preparations for both.
By the time Aoba arrived, the sounds of battle had already erupted in the courtyard.
Toneri's performance in the original story was not particularly impressive. His use of the Tenseigan was also not that great.
However, by the time Aoba arrived, Toneri was already overpowering Team 7.
At this point in their growth, while they hadn't yet reached their peak power levels from the final battles, Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin were already at solid jōnin-level strength.
Sasuke had the Sharingan, Naruto had the Nine-Tails, and Karin, as a true Uzumaki, was practically a living chakra cannon. With the addition of Sakura, Hinata, and Neji,
this group of youngsters already had enough power to face a Kage-level opponent.
It was worth noting that both Hinata and Neji had been training under Aoba for quite some time. Hinata had essentially mastered her Gentle Fist Twin Lion Fists, developing her own unique Gentle Fist fighting style.
Neji, unwilling to be outdone, had successfully improved the Air Palm technique. To be precise, Aoba had inspired him to refine it further.
Now, he could gather chakra in his palms and fingertips and release it at will. This made him an absolute menace in mid-to-close-range combat.
In a hand-to-hand fight, each of his fingers could fire deadly chakra bullets at any moment. Against conventional shinobi, this style was almost unbeatable.
However, Toneri's performance had far exceeded Aoba's expectations.
Aoba quickly noticed that Toneri could use an ability similar to Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push).
But his Byakugan hadn't evolved into the Tenseigan.
Aoba looked up at the moon.
In Sage Mode, he could vaguely sense a mysterious power crossing the vast distance of space, connecting Toneri's Byakugan to something far away.
He immediately understood.
This guy was drawing power from the giant Tenseigan on the moon, temporarily gaining the abilities of the Tenseigan.
The Tenseigan was meant to rival the Rinnegan, which explained why the kids were struggling so much against him.
In fact, if Toneri hadn't been holding back to avoid drawing too much attention, and if Aoba's house hadn't been reinforced with sealing techniques, his home would have already been obliterated.
In the distance, an ANBU squad had arrived.
Aoba waved them off, signaling for them to stand down.
At the same time, he sent a message to Tobirama and Minato.
Aoba had just realized that Toneri was the perfect target for Kotoamatsukami.
However, with the Tenseigan's power enhancing him, his spiritual level was too high, Kotoamatsukami might not work on him in this state.
So before using Kotoamatsukami, the first step was to cut off his connection to the moon, removing his access to the Tenseigan's abilities.
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