Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

The importance of the Tenseigan goes without saying.

After Otsutsuki Toneri acquired the Tenseigan, he was even able to slice through the moon.

If used properly, this thing can truly possess the power to destroy the world.

In other words, Otsutsuki Toneri appeared too late. If he had come down from the moon earlier, many things might have changed...

Hiruko couldn't understand why the Tenseigan, which had always been so well-behaved, would suddenly fall from the moon—it couldn't be that Toneri was playing with the Tenseigan and messed it up, could it?

He didn't know many things, but one thing was certain.

We must seize the Tenseigan.

We must get our hands on it no matter what.

This thing can actually create masters who are close to, or even equal to, the Six Paths level.

Although theoretically, a complete Tenseigan also requires the power of the Byakugan.

But on the Hidden Mist side, there really is a Byakugan—Ao is still alive! His Byakugan is indeed not authentic, but who knows if the Hidden Mist ninjas have any secret techniques that they can somehow activate the Tenseigan.

Moreover, considering the Hyuga clan's recent obsession with power... everyone knows that a deadly battle is inevitable among the five great ninja villages nine years from now, and the Hyuga clan, as a major clan in Konoha, cannot avoid this battle.

However, the Hyuga clan lacks Kage-level shinobi.

They really need it.

Because of Hiruko's intervention, the Uchiha clan will basically never face a night of massacre.

In other words, their family will have at least four Kage in the future, while the Hyuga family won't have any... The difference is just too big.

The Hyuga clan was aware of this crisis; in order to prepare for the world war, the Hyuga elders even disregarded their past rules.

They didn't give Neji and other new generation elites the Caged Bird Seal, but instead taught them clan secret techniques, all so that they could serve as the main force in future wars.

Even so, if there's no shadow, there's no shadow.

Without the backing of their shadows, their words lack authority.

This is something Hinata absolutely cannot accept.

Chapter 499

The Tenseigan that appears under such circumstances... is something we must seize no matter the cost.

They were anxious, but Beiluhu was even more anxious.

The current power structure and political situation are most favorable to Konoha.

He didn't want everything to be ruined because of some people's recklessness.

Hyuga wanted the Tenseigan, and so did the other four villages.

Not to mention Otsutsuki Toneri... If that guy hadn't died, he would definitely have come down from the moon and chased after the Tenseigan relentlessly.

This thing just landed on the moon, meaning the news hasn't spread yet... If everyone knew about this, the world would be in chaos.

The sudden appearance of the Reincarnation Eye is truly like the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber suddenly appearing in the martial arts world.

Hiruko himself doesn't need the Tenseigan, but it must be in his hands to prevent chaos from happening—at worst, he can just give it to Snake Aunt and let her study it slowly.

With Oni-Garaku combined with the Tenseigan and clones, everyone should stop fighting over it. Everyone should have a bloodline limit, and we can all explore outer space together in the future.

It may take many, many years to achieve this, but at least Snake Auntie will live.

Even if Boruto dies, she might still be able to roam around freely...

Hiruko watched as the Tenseigan fell into the Kirigakure headquarters area, but after quickly turning back, he searched all the places where the Tenseigan might have fallen, but he could not find any trace of it.

Two possibilities.

First, naturally, the Tenseigan, which had inexplicably fallen, could not withstand the immense pressure of the fall and destroyed itself.

Actually, this result is not bad, since the items are gone, so no one is fighting over them anymore.

With the world at peace and in harmony, he continued to slowly push forward with his plans.

The troublesome part is the second possibility...

It has already been picked up by someone.

If it's the second possibility, then there are two further possibilities.

That is, the person who finds the Tenseigan, the person who recognizes the Tenseigan, and the person who does not recognize the Tenseigan.

If the other party recognizes the Tenseigan, then it's all over—there's no room for negotiation.

The opponent will inevitably hide the Tenseigan in a place where no one can find it at the first moment, and then exhaust all means to seize its power.

Someone who knows the value of the Tenseigan would never give it away.

However, if the other party does not recognize the Tenseigan... even if the other party does not recognize the Tenseigan, they will make different choices based on their identity.

Commoners will be fearful and will hand over their goods; ninjas will be curious and will test; nobles will be greedy and will hoard their possessions.

There are just too many possibilities at once, like a tangled ball of yarn that can't be untangled.

After much deliberation, Hiruko finally decided to go find Terumi Mei first.

Regardless, Mei Terumi is the current Mizukage.

With her cooperation, things will be much easier.

Of course, the best outcome would be if the Tenseigan were in the hands of the Mizukage... then he wouldn't even need to resort to any underhanded tactics, he could just give a heads-up and be done with it.

Mei Terumi and Yagura were well aware of Hiruko's true power.

Given the right conditions, the two would agree to compromise.

...Anyway, if you don't give it to them, some illusionist might come to your house and steal it.

Hiruko could do that, but given the choice, he wouldn't be willing to.

If he leaves everything to power, then all his efforts over the past two years will have been in vain.

He finally transformed from a brute who only knew how to use his fists into someone who could sit down and negotiate.

If this persona were to crumble today because of a single eyeball, all those carefully laid plans would have been for nothing.

Hiruko had countless things on his mind, but he always kept a smile on his face, revealing no flaw whatsoever.

That face seemed to be a mask made of some special material; no matter what turbulent emotions were churning inside, the surface always maintained that carefree and cynical demeanor.

Mei Terumi quickly abandoned the foolish idea of ​​continuing to look for flaws in his face.

"Are you really here to look for something?"

"Of course, otherwise why would I come back?"

Mei Terumi rested her chin on her small hand, secretly adjusting her perspective so that she could catch a glimpse of the lie detector disguised as an ornament out of the corner of her eye.

It's still red.

This guy was lying after all.

"What exactly was lost?"

"It's something very important, so I can't tell you?"

It's still red.

"How can I help you if you won't even tell me anything... You are, after all, the Hokage, I can't just let you wander around the village like that."

"That's true, but I really can't tell you?"

It's still red.

Mei Terumi really couldn't understand what Hiruko was here for.

Why turn back when you've already left?

Even if something was lost, what could possibly make the Fifth Hokage personally return? Moreover, his expression, tone of voice, and even his breathing rhythm were all too natural, so natural that it made people feel that he wasn't lying at all—but a lie detector doesn't lie.

Hiruko, however, gleaned a very useful piece of information from the conversation—Mei Terumi was completely unaware of the Tenseigan.

If she knew about the Tenseigan, she wouldn't have reacted or given that answer.

She would test him, be wary, and use more tricky questions to get information out of him, instead of just being curious and helpless like she is now.

She might have stayed in the Mizukage's office the whole time and hadn't checked what was happening outside...

This is getting a bit troublesome.

In any case, Mei Terumi was practically his partner.

If the item falls into the hands of Elder Wuyin or some other random person, he will have to expend much more effort.

Those old fogies in the council of elders are a hundred times more troublesome than Mikoto.

...For a moment, both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts, and the conversation ended abruptly.

Both of them were worried, but Yagura, after listening to their conversation, smiled slightly, like a happy cat.

Neither of the two people in the conversation felt they had done anything wrong, but some of what they said sounded slightly different to Yagura, an outsider...

Beiluhu said he had lost something, but he refused to say what it was.

What could possibly make him turn back? How could he just casually drop something so important? It sounds more and more like he just made up some random excuse to stay.

Yagura tilted his head and slowly said, "You, you didn't come back because of her, did you?"

"How is that possible!"

On such a matter of principle, Hiruko immediately denied it, her tone as vehement as a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "I am pure and virtuous, and would never have feelings for anyone other than my wife that go beyond friendship!"

Green light.

Yagura raised an eyebrow: "You harem guy, how dare you say that?"

"Yeah, I'm a harem guy, so what!"

red light.

"What a shameless face!"

"Aren't you the same?"