Naruto: This Genius is Somewhat Ordinary-Chapter 404

"You want to come too?" Fujimoto Tōma asked, glancing at the tiny moon sprite that had suddenly appeared beside his desk.

The moon sprite nodded.

"...So you’re curious about the Tenseigan as well," Tōma said lightly. "Alright."

The sprite’s eyes lit up. In a blink, it vanished from the tabletop and reappeared on Tōma’s shoulder, licking his cheek in excitement.

Tōma stiffened.

He still wasn’t fully used to the idea that the sealed consciousness of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya existed inside that tiny creature.

Then the crimson eye on the sprite’s forehead opened.

Space folded.

A dark rift appeared beside it.

The sprite jumped in. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Yomotsu Hirasaka..." Tōma muttered, watching the spatial tear stabilize.

He found it faintly absurd.

Most of Kaguya’s techniques were far too complex for the sprite to use.

But her space–time abilities?

Yomotsu Hirasaka. Amenominaka.

Those came to it naturally.

He had monitored Kaguya’s sealed will closely.

Strangely enough, she showed no resistance at all.

If anything... she seemed content.

The sprite wandered the world daily, teleporting across oceans and deserts, dragging Ino and the others along on impromptu trips.

No worries. No ambition. No resentment.

Just sightseeing.

Tōma sighed.

"...Must be nice being that carefree."

He leaned back.

It was mildly ironic.

He had never fused a Sharingan, Rinnegan, or Byakugan into himself.

Yet the creature he had created was about to collect the entire set.

If this worked...

The moon sprite would possess a crimson nine-tomoe Rinne-Sharingan and a genuine Tenseigan.

That alone felt ridiculous.

Which raised a bigger question.

How exactly was the Tenseigan triggered?

Toneri hadn’t used Hinata’s eyes.

He had taken Hanabi’s instead.

And Hanabi’s Byakugan purity was clearly lower than Hinata’s.

So what was the condition?

Byakugan purity above a threshold plus high-grade Ōtsutsuki chakra?

Then why didn’t Kaguya herself ever awaken it?

She had a Byakugan.

And her bloodline purity was absolute.

Even Ōtsutsuki Urashiki had shown no sign of pursuing the Tenseigan.

Was it impossible for full Ōtsutsuki?

Or simply unnecessary?

Tōma frowned.

Probably the latter.

The Rinnegan’s versatility outweighed the Tenseigan’s raw output.

And to beings like the Ōtsutsuki, raw output was never the limiting factor.

Either way, it didn’t matter.

Neither eye would change anything for him.

His thoughts drifted.

Over the past two years, he had released all nine tailed beasts back into the world.

As expected, Kurama had returned to Naruto.

Gyūki had returned to Killer B.

Shukaku had sought out Gaara, though Gaara declined becoming a jinchūriki again.

So Shukaku simply moved into his gourd instead.

The remaining beasts roamed freely.

Once a year, they returned for a formal Trial Day.

If they found a suitable host, they would form a new bond.

If not, they left again.

None of them dared act up.

Not with the Five Sacred Beasts watching.

Suzaku in the lava realm.

Genbu in the stone wastes.

Seiryū in the oceans.

Byakko in the desert space.

Kirin in the thunder clouds.

Even Kurama barely matched them anymore.

Tōma had also made progress with his Ten-Tails project.

He had retained fragments of the original Ten-Tails body and all nine beasts’ chakra.

Using natural energy, he cultivated a miniature Ten-Tails core.

A living chakra reactor.

It had no will.

No consciousness.

Exactly as intended.

A battery.

Not a god.

It already possessed every function of a true Ten-Tails.

Just... downsized.

Perfect.

And utterly unnecessary.

Because there was no one left worth using it on.

Tōma sighed again.

"...Being too strong really is boring."

Maybe he should look forward to the Ōtsutsuki invasion after all.

Meanwhile — The Rescue Team

Naruto and Hinata quickly found Neji and Tenten.

"Hanabi was taken?" Neji frowned.

"Yeah," Naruto said seriously. "We wait for the scouts’ report, then we move."

Neji nodded. "I’ll prepare."

By the time they regrouped, Sasuke had joined them.

Neji’s tension eased instantly.

With both Naruto and Sasuke present, this mission was effectively risk-free.

"I assume you’re not taking command?" Neji asked Sasuke.

"No," Sasuke replied. "Tōma named you leader."

Neji nodded. "Then the objective is clear. Investigate Toneri and recover Hyūga Hanabi. Time matters."

They launched.

Five blurs vanishing into the night.

The Moon

Hanabi lay unconscious on a sterile operating table.

Toneri opened his new eyes.

Blue.

Clear.

Alive.

"...Who’s there?" he snapped suddenly.

Silence.

Nothing.

"...Side effect?" he muttered.

He ordered her moved into a sealed chamber and locked it.

Something about her felt... connected to Hinata.

He would decide her fate later.

A tiny figure appeared beside Hanabi’s bed.

The moon sprite.

It tilted its head.

Then placed one paw on her arm.

A Flying Thunder God seal formed.

Satisfied, the sprite vanished.

It sprinted silently through folded space.

Reached a massive sealed door.

Opened a black rift.

Stepped through.

And froze.

A colossal golden eye floated in the chamber.

The Tenseigan.

The sprite’s crimson forehead eye opened wide.

It leapt into the golden sphere.

No resistance.

No backlash.

Golden light swallowed it whole.

From outside...

Nothing looked wrong.

Even Toneri would never sense it.

Back in the palace, Toneri frowned.

Someone had entered his corridor.

Fast.

"...So they followed me."

He smiled faintly.

"...Hinata’s with them too."

Perfect.

The teams collided.

Toneri arrived.

Saw shattered puppets.

Then saw Sasuke’s Rinnegan.

His breath hitched.

"...The Sage’s eyes."