Otsutsuki Kyojin carefully surveyed the surroundings, focusing particularly on the craters on the ground, then pointed southeast and said, "That way, that's the territory of our Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"Then let's go! Kyojin, please lead the way."
Otsutsuki Kyojin nodded and walked ahead, with Uchiha En and his party following closely behind.
Along the way, Uchiha En and the others encountered several waves of puppets. To avoid alerting the enemy, Uchiha En and his group bypassed all of them.
This resulted in the not-too-long journey taking the group of four about three hours to complete.
"That's our clan territory ahead," Otsutsuki Kyojin said, pointing to the strangely styled buildings in the distance.
Perhaps due to long-term isolation from the world, the architectural style of the Ōtsutsuki Clan was vastly different from that of the Ninja World, making Uchiha En and the others feel awkward just looking at it.
When Otsutsuki Kyojin saw his clan's settlement, his expression turned sorrowful. "It's been almost half a month since I escaped the Moon. The captured clan members have likely been killed. There should be no more than ten people left alive."
"Don't be sad. Right now, we should turn our grief into strength and help avenge your clan members," Shisui said, patting Otsutsuki Kyojin's shoulder.
Otsutsuki Kyojin nodded. Now was indeed not the time for sorrow.
"The Ōtsutsuki Clan territory should be guarded, right?" Uchiha En turned and asked Otsutsuki Kyojin.
Otsutsuki Kyojin nodded and said, "There are indeed guards. We can't get any closer. All members of our Ōtsutsuki Clan possess the same Bloodline Limit as the Hyuga Clan, the Byakugan. If we get closer, we'll easily be discovered."
Otsutsuki Kyojin's words made Uchiha En's expression turn serious. Ōtsutsuki Clan members also possessed the Byakugan; getting close seemed quite difficult!
Asana also frowned upon hearing this. As a member of the Hyuga Clan, no one knew better than her the immense advantage the Byakugan offered in reconnaissance.
"Kyojin, regarding the Byakugan of the Ōtsutsuki Branch Family, did your Main Family impose any restrictions on it?" Asana asked.
Otsutsuki Kyojin shook his head and said, "No! If we had restricted the Branch Family's Byakugan, it would have been impossible for them to control the Tenseigan to attack us."
"Sigh! That makes things even more troublesome. The Ōtsutsuki Clan's Branch Family members aren't branded with the Caged Bird Seal like the Hyuga Clan's Branch Family, so their vision should be 360 degrees without blind spots.
It's impossible for us to sneak in," Uchiha En said with a sigh.
"Should we try rushing in directly? Senior En and I are both speed-type Ninja; rushing in shouldn't be too big of a problem."
Hearing Shisui's suggestion, Otsutsuki Kyojin quickly spoke up to stop him: "No, the Branch Family members can activate the Tenseigan. As far as I know, the Tenseigan should be stronger than your eyes. If we rush in directly, we will definitely suffer a huge loss.
Moreover, that is only the passage leading to the interior of the Moon. The Gedo Statue was sealed inside the Moon, and our Main Family has always guarded the Gedo Statue inside the Moon. The clan territory outside is largely the residence of the Branch Family.
If we force our way through, the Branch Family will know I've returned, which would be extremely detrimental to the subsequent operation."
"Kyojin is right, we can't rush in directly. We don't even know how strong the enemy is; that would be too reckless.
The Byakugan's perception is indeed strong, but it's not impossible to deal with. No matter how powerful the Byakugan is, it still has certain requirements regarding visibility.
When night falls, I can use Space-Time Ninjutsu to enter the interior by continuously teleporting. Once I figure out the internal personnel distribution and patrol routes, I can find a chance to bring you over.
If necessary, once I'm inside, I can stealthily eliminate some people to create a space where you can hide."
Everyone agreed, feeling that Uchiha En's suggestion was sound.
"That's good. I'll act tonight. For now, everyone should rest!"
Soon the sun set. Since this was the Moon, as the sun went down, the surrounding temperature gradually began to drop, and after a few more hours, the temperature on the Moon was very low.
"Alright, I'm going. Wait for me here obediently." With that, Uchiha En's figure vanished from the spot.
After several consecutive teleportations, Uchiha En avoided all the guards and puppets and successfully entered the interior of the Ōtsutsuki Clan territory.
To be honest, this infiltration went too smoothly—so smoothly that Uchiha En wondered if the Ōtsutsuki Branch Family members were all asleep.
In fact, because no one had invaded the Moon for many years, the Ōtsutsuki Clan members had become somewhat careless.
Furthermore, although they had just experienced a battle with the Main Family, few Main Family members were left alive, and the Branch Family members hadn't been able to find them after searching for a long time. These Branch Family members guarding the settlement felt that the few surviving Main Family members wouldn't dare to seek revenge.
Coupled with Uchiha En's extremely fast teleportation, when they used the Byakugan to check their surroundings, they never managed to catch sight of Uchiha En. If they couldn't see anyone, they naturally didn't have any other suspicions.
Uchiha En thus easily infiltrated the territory of the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Branch Family.
After Uchiha En squatted down for a while to figure out the safer areas of the Ōtsutsuki Clan territory, he teleported back to Otsutsuki Kyojin and the others.
Uchiha En then brought the group and teleported together into the Ōtsutsuki Clan territory.
After everyone was hidden, Uchiha En asked Otsutsuki Kyojin, "Where is that giant Tenseigan located?"
Otsutsuki Kyojin pointed to the tallest building nearby and said, "It's underground in that building, which is inside the Moon."
"How do we get inside the Moon?" Asana asked.
"Entering the Moon's interior is actually very simple. You can go down using the passage in the building I just pointed to."
"I see. Then you all stay here. I'll go take a look." With that, Uchiha En set off alone again, heading toward the building.
Using teleportation, Uchiha En quickly reached the vicinity of the central building.
Uchiha En used his Minds Eye to sense the area and discovered ten life signatures within that building, from the top floor to the bottom.
This meant that ten Ōtsutsuki Clan Branch Family members were guarding the central building.
And they were on one floor.
After a moment of hesitation, Uchiha En decided to quickly eliminate these people.
These people were distributed sparsely, all on different floors.
This distribution gave Uchiha En enough time, and he was confident he could eliminate them without alerting the others.
Having decided to act, Uchiha En no longer hesitated. He first teleported inside the building.
Then, based on the sensed location of the person, Uchiha En activated his Mangekyo, teleported again next to the nearest Ōtsutsuki Branch Family member, and directly slit the throat of this Ōtsutsuki Clan member with his blade.
Following the same pattern, Uchiha En eliminated all the Ōtsutsuki Branch Family members in the building, moving from the lowest floor to the highest.
When only the last Ōtsutsuki Clan member remained, Uchiha En controlled him using Genjutsu and extracted some intelligence.
After everything was dealt with, Uchiha En arrived at the passage Otsutsuki Kyojin had mentioned and jumped straight into it.
This passage was different from the one connecting Earth and the Moon; it had no trace of Space-Time Ninjutsu, being entirely man-made and excavated. Furthermore, there were no people or puppets guarding the passage.
Uchiha En followed the passage downwards and quickly reached the interior of the Moon.
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