Chapter 26

A.N. Hinata's theme: Nibun No Ichi (Back-On)

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Even though Naruto started learning with the Great Sage, Naruto's clones were exploring the whole planet and other dimensions for Hinata. While the person of interest was eating fish beside the sea, as she had explored for countless hours and gotten hungry.

It was a truly trying time to spend without any chakra. From her few hours of search, she had found no other life in the region except some normal creatures. There was no intelligent life or sign of it. However, she had noticed that the sun was extremely suspicious and was most likely artificial.

'How do I get up there?' Hinata questioned as she couldn't fly or do anything special without her chakra.

"Do I have to jump towards it?" She muttered as it seemed to be the only option. From her observation, it didn't seem to be too far for her to reach with a jump.

Her physical stats were super human and even without chakra, she could jump few miles.

Putting that as the last option, Hinata decided to try and throw trees at the false sun. Eating her fill, she stretched her body and decided to work on it.

"You're not alone

You and I have this bond between us

That bond has made me want to take a step forward

Let's link the colors of our dreams

And create a bright rainbow up in the sky

I had no forte

I lived back to back with inferiority

Nor did I have confidence

But you said to me with a smile,

"What's so fun about that?"

And you went ahead of me

When I am alone inside (Flashback)

I synchronize with you

With you, I feel confident

Ready set go

From the minute I felt you in my heart

I was sure my dream will come true

I see your everlasting smile

You firmly took my hand

With you, nothing is impossible

You're the one who made me feel this way

You make up for the strength that I lack

I will cover the powers that you lack

Let's fly away

Don't stand still (Don't stop)

I'll be there for you (Don't cry)

You're not alone anymore

Everything's gonna be alright" Hinata sang the song quietly for encouragement while she took hold of a tree and pulled it out from the ground before throwing it towards her target.

Just as she had expected, it was not real and the tree didn't burn down. The false sun did give heat, but it was enough to actually burn things down.

The tree flew towards it and hit something where it got destroyed by the impact, and parts of it rained down into the sea.

Seeing that there was hope, Hinata decided to throw some more with a motivated heart. Reacting to the attack, the defence system activated and sent giant monsters towards Hinata.

Toneri had already been listening to Hinata when the system informed him about an intruder. He was worried at first but found that the intruder had their powers sealed. He was intrigued by the person's sudden appearance and listened to see if he could find the answers.

With his authority over the system, he could even hear her mind and her actual words. It was the first time he had heard such a beautiful voice. It was the first time he had seen such beautiful thoughts.

'Beautiful and gentle like an angel, does she belong to the accursed world below or is she from another part of this vast world?' Toneri wondered as he didn't know what Hinata looked like, but he was already mesmerized by her heart, mind and voice.

With the appearance of the giant monsters, it became dangerous for Hinata as she didn't have chakra to fight them.

Those giant monstrous birds were Otsutsuki puppets capable of flight and were strong to kill any Jounin, so it was impossible for Hinata to fight them with her powers sealed.

Toneri sent a puppet of himself to capture Hinata instead while giving the order for the birds to retreat. However, Hinata seemed to have prepared in advance and threw wooden spears towards the birds that exploded with an unstoppable strength.

The seal on her power had forced Hinata to draw explosive fuinjutsu seals on to the spear with her blood and with a single line, they activated when she threw them.

Hinata had soaked the spear in her blood which contained the chakra she had made, and with her new enormous and powerful reserves the effect was clear.

The monstrous birds were taken out by the explosion and Hinata used the confusion created by it to jump on to one of the surviving ones that were farther away.

Landing on one of the birds, Hinata threw one of the spears at the false sun and jumped to another bird before throwing another spear.

Her action didn't stop until there had been six giant explosions that were enough to wipe out a city from the map. However, the explosions weren't strong enough to break the barrier and Hinata thought she was about to be killed.

But, it didn't happen and she was picked up by Toneri's puppet.

"Don't struggle, I won't harm you." The puppet spoke what Toneri spoke and even looked like him. It was being used without his chakra and through a device that allowed for puppet control without expanding any energy of the user.

Hinata was unable to recognize the person and she wasn't able to tell that Toneri was a puppet.

"Who are you?" Hinata was on guard but didn't really have the power to put up a resistance anymore, especially after losing so much blood.

"Toneri Otsutsuki, I am the owner of this land. What about you?" Toneri couldn't see, so he was unable to notice the Byakugan eyes.

"Hinata"

"I see you are on guard. I understand, but don't worry you will find that I am a good host." Toneri smiled as he flew towards the false sun and passed the barrier without any resistance.

Inside the false sun, Hinata came across three small islands floating. On the one in the center, there was a large Palace. On the one, to the right there was a small mountain range with a three huge statues. The last one was the largest with a small town on it, but she couldn't see any life.

Hinata and the puppet arrived on the center Island, and walked towards the Palace.

"What do you think of this place? Is it to your liking?"

"It looks beautiful, but hollow." Hinata said as they walked inside and were greeted by people, but she felt something wrong. It was a feeling from the heart that the people were abnormal, empty.

"Unfortunately, that is something I can't deny. But, I hope to remedy the issue soon….However, let me show you around and we can have dinner together."

"Thank you for the offer, but could I freshen up before we take the tour."

"Oh, apologies for my ignorance. I will have my servants guide you to your room and you can join me once you are done." Toneri couldn't see Hinata's ripped clothes and skin filled with dirt, so he hadn't really noticed the problem. Plus, it was his first time in a long time talking to a living person.

Hinata noticed his interest and didn't push him away at the moment as she needed information. Following the servants, she entered one of the rooms and it was the biggest she had ever seen in her life. Even the room of the Daimyo wasn't so grand. Regardless, she didn't care about such extravagance and came from a family that lived a simple life style.

Going to the washroom, which was very large, Hinata took a hot bath and cleaned her body from the blood and dirt. The servants entered and helped her clean up, even healing the damage done to her body. They also helped her dress up into an extravagant white and black dress that was clearly her size.

All of it took around an hour, as Hinata didn't hurry and relaxed while thinking her steps. She was in an unknown place and with an unknown individual with great deal of strength. It was questionable whether he had power equal to the Bijuu or not, but he was definitely greater than the Kage.

'How do I get back?

How can I undo the seal?

Is this man the Otsutsuki from the moon, the threat I was warned about? Or, is he another Otsutsuki and I am in another dimension?'

No matter how long she thought about it, there wasn't enough information to get the answer. Only through further exploration could everything unravel.

Getting out of the room, Hinata met up with Toneri.

"You look charming, my lady."

"Thank you for your praise, and your hospitality." Hinata smiled at him and talked to him warmly.

"It is my pleasure." Toneri was happy to hear her words and continued his tour, showing her the grand history of the Otsutsuki put inside the palace.

It answered Hinata's question about his origin and made it clear that he was the problem. However, his tone and mannerism didn't show anything evil.

Toneri spoke in a kind tone like a child talking about his elders and the grandness of his people. He was very proud of his history and sad about their demise.

It seems that he didn't see her as a threat and wanted to get close to her, so he didn't really hide much about his background. Though, he didn't really speak about his powers.

Finally, they arrived at a location where they could see the earth through the glass. It looked stunning.

"From here you can see earth, the planet that I am protecting against all kinds of threats. Hinata Hyuga, what do you think?" The sudden utterance of her full name made her go on the defence as she realized that Toneri had been reading her mind the whole time or partially.

"It is a futile struggle, though I am impressed by your courage." Toneri caught her and cancelled the explosion seals on her body. Hinata drawn them in case she needed to take out the target and avoid becoming a hostage.

"What do you intend to do?"

"I just want this world to return to a peaceful era according to the wish of the Sage of Six Paths and Sage of Tensaigan. The world has only continued to fall into depravity and it can't be allowed to continue. I will take care of everything personally by taking control of this world and soon, none shall resist my rule." Toneri explained his intention with glee. He was happy to finally do something with his powers. He had been unhappy for a long time seeing what the world had become. It seemed pointless to protect a world that didn't deserve it.

"If that is your aim, then we can work together. There are many comrades below that have joined together for such a goal and with your powers we will have another hand against the Otsutsuki threats." Hinata tried to convince him since his desire for peace seemed genuine, though it was corrupted in a way.

"There is no way I will trust those beings. They have already lost their chance and it is time they submitted to my will, so that things go perfectly. I can't compromise with the opinion of those corrupted lower beings to destroy my planned future."

"Then, what do you intend to do with me?"

"Unlike those beings, you are not fully corrupted. I want you to stand by my side and rule this world together. Will you become my queen?"

"Sorry, but I already have someone else."

"Uzumaki Naruto, is it… I won't force you to choose, but soon you will accept my offer." Toneri spoke with disdain as he spoke Naruto's name and put a green orb inside of Hinata that allowed him to control her body whenever he desired.