Deep beneath Konoha, Orochimaru looks down at the Hyuga branch-family boy on the operating table and smiles. The curse mark will bind his soul, and this body is destined to be his. But he has no idea that when the ancient heart starts beating again in Yunchuan’s chest, it is not the vessel that awakens, but the Otsutsuki will that has slept for a thousand years. The Caged Bird shatters, the Byakugan burns red, and even Orochimaru’s golden eyes show fear for the first time. Yunchuan opens his eyes and whispers, “After a long wait, it has finally become reality.” That night, the history of the ninja world is rewritten.
