The atmosphere seemed to freeze at that moment.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Hiashi Hyuga in front of him, trying to find any trace of a joke on the man’s face.
There was none.
Hiashi Hyuga was completely serious.
He truly intended to obtain the Flying Raijin Jutsu and the Tandem Paper Bomb for his six-year-old daughter.
“Hiashi, both of these are S-rank jutsu of the village.”
“You should understand the danger involved.
Letting a six-year-old child learn a jutsu of this caliber is like throwing Hinata into a bonfire packed with explosive tags.”
“One wrong move and she could lose her life.”
There was a distinct note of warning in Hiruzen Sarutobi’s voice.
“I am aware.
I will personally supervise Hinata when she practices these two jutsu.”
“I hope the Hokage-sama will grant this request.”
“I, Hiashi Hyuga, am willing to exchange the Hyuga clan’s military exploits accumulated since the founding of Konoha for these two techniques.”
Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi’s words, Hiashi Hyuga responded neither subserviently nor arrogantly.
These words caused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s voice to catch.
The military exploits of the Hyuga clan since Konoha’s founding…
Because the Hyuga clan had always prioritized stability and adhered to the principle of not competing for power or profit, the military merits accumulated by the entire clan in Konoha had reached a terrifying height.
If the Hyuga clan wanted to use these exploits to trade for a position as a Hokage Advisor, it would be more than enough.
And a Hokage Advisor had the authority to mobilize the village’s resources.
It could be said that they would stand on equal footing with Danzo Shimura, the leader of Konoha’s Root, and the Konoha Elders, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane!
Let alone merely exchanging them for the Flying Raijin Jutsu and the Tandem Paper Bomb.
Compared to the Uchiha clan, who were marginalized by the Konoha higher-ups, and various other ninja clans like the Inuzuka, Aburame, and Ino-Shika-Cho, the Hyuga clan had without fail participated in the First, Second, and Third Shinobi World Wars.
Any given battlefield could do without the Uchiha, the Ino-Shika-Cho, the Aburame, or the Inuzuka, but it could never do without the Hyuga.
Byakugan.
This dōjutsu, coveted by countless factions throughout the shinobi world, was the exact reason the Hyuga clan appeared on the battlefield so frequently.
A 360-degree field of vision with zero blind spots, long-range perception, and x-ray vision that could not be obstructed—this was the ultimate weapon on the battlefield.
At the same time, it possessed the ability to see the flow of chakra, a power that allowed Byakugan users to virtually ignore the vast majority of genjutsu in the shinobi world.
Therefore, even genjutsu specialists could do nothing to disrupt the Byakugan.
Even Ao of the Hidden Mist, despite lacking any staggering personal achievements, instantly rose to fame simply by luckily obtaining a single Byakugan from the Hyuga Main House.
Such was the sheer value of the Hyuga Byakugan.
“Hiashi, you overstate things.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke placatingly upon seeing that Hiashi had gone to such lengths.
“It is merely the Flying Raijin and the Tandem Paper Bomb.”
“Even if you do not exchange your military merits, based on the Hyuga’s contributions to the village alone, this old man can completely grant you this favor.” Visit novelping.com for the full chapter.
The Hyuga clan was one of the most indispensable ninja clans in Konoha.
Moreover, the Hyuga clan had always minded their own business and stayed law-abiding.
Now that the current clan head wanted to obtain two of the village’s jutsu for his daughter, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no reason to refuse.
“In that case, thank you, Hokage-sama.”
Seeing this, Hiashi Hyuga let out a sigh of relief in his heart, and he bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
“No need for such civility, Hiashi.
However…”
“I still must ask, does Hinata truly have the capability to master these two jutsu?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s expression turned slightly grave.
Setting aside the Tandem Paper Bomb, the Flying Raijin Jutsu was a technique that put one’s talent and comprehension to an extreme test.
This kind of space-time jutsu was something even Hiruzen Sarutobi himself had failed to learn.
After him, Konoha’s White Fang, Sakumo Hatake, as well as Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade—who were renowned back then as Konoha’s Legendary Sannin—none of them had the capacity to learn the Flying Raijin Jutsu.
Not until the appearance of the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze.
From this, it was evident that the Flying Raijin Jutsu demanded exceptionally high talent and aptitude from its user.
Yet, Hiashi Hyuga’s visit today was actually to request the Flying Raijin and the Tandem Paper Bomb for the six-year-old Hinata.
Did this mean…
In Hiashi Hyuga’s eyes, his daughter possessed the ability to master the Flying Raijin?!
Back then, Minato Namikaze relied on the Flying Raijin Jutsu to flash across the battlefields of the Third Shinobi World War, securing victory for Konoha in a conflict that engulfed the entire shinobi world.
Now that the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had passed away, if Konoha could produce another Flying Raijin user…
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not know exactly how talented Hiashi Hyuga’s daughter was.
However, Hiruzen believed that Hiashi was not the type of person to blindly indulge his daughter out of pure coddling.
Rather than saying Hiruzen believed Hinata could learn the Flying Raijin, it was more accurate to say he trusted Hiashi’s judgment.
“Whether Hinata can learn these two jutsu is not important.”
“What matters is that this is the first time Hinata has ever asked something of me as her father.”
Hiashi Hyuga spoke slowly, causing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s eyelid to twitch.
So you really are just spoiling your daughter!
You doting father!
“Hiashi, I would like to go and interact with Hinata for a bit.
What do you think?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed in his heart.
Regardless of Hinata Hyuga’s actual talent, he had to hand over these two jutsu today.
Just as Hiashi had mentioned it was the first time Hinata asked her father for something, today was also the first time the Hyuga clan had made a formal request of the village.
If the Hokage-sama wishes to see Hinata, you may do so at any time.”
Hiashi Hyuga nodded slightly.
“In that case…
I shall leave it to you…”
Ninja Academy
“Hiss, ow, ow, ow!”
“That violent girl really didn’t hold back at all!”
Inside the classroom, Kiba Inuzuka complained as he rubbed his swollen cheek.
“Kiba, you should stop looking for trouble with Hinata.
You can’t beat her.”
A chubby boy holding a bag of potato chips leaned over and advised him.
“Am I the one looking for trouble with her?”
“She’s clearly looking for trouble with me—no, wait, she’s looking for trouble with everyone, alright?!”
Hearing Choji’s words, Kiba immediately snapped in anger.
He had gone into a one-on-one duel with that violent girl for everyone’s sake!
And yet Choji was standing here making sarcastic remarks!
That was completely uncool!
“And you, Naruto!”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier yesterday that the violent girl was so strong?!”
Seeing that Choji had stopped talking and went back to burying his face in his potato chips, Kiba shifted his anger to Naruto, who was sitting nearby.
“I did try to tell you, but there wasn’t enough time.
Who told you to get beaten in a single move anyway?”
Naruto pouted.
“You—!”
Having his sore spot poked by Naruto, Kiba was instantly driven to exasperated rage, completely at a loss for words.
“Choji’s right.
That Hinata Hyuga is too strong; we’re no match for her.
If you ask me, it’s better to just behave and take a nap.”
The pineapple-headed boy slumped on the desk behind Kiba chimed in with a yawn.
While the boys were chattering away, they had no idea that a dark-haired boy not far away was listening intently, his ears practically perked up.
Sasuke recalled his father’s instructions from dinner last night and sighed inwardly.
Whatever.
I’ve already deemed Hinata Hyuga my rival anyway, so I’ll just treat this as getting used to it in advance.
Once school let out this afternoon, he would publicly announce his challenge to a duel with her!