Evening in Konoha is peaceful.
The night falls like a gray coat over the buildings; the four stone faces of the Hokage monument look like emaciated giants, calmly watching this land with surging undercurrents.
And at this moment in the courtyard, Yun Chuan Hyuga, wearing a white training suit, eyes tightly closed, stood quietly in the center of the spacious courtyard.
Wood chips and blocks could be seen everywhere in the courtyard, wooden posts all around had been smashed to pieces, the well-tended lawn was also scarred and full of potholes, and the remains of some wooden posts were still stained with undried blood.
“It’s done.”
Yun Chuan Hyuga opened his eyes, looked at the panel in front of him, and smiled: “Finally, I have a long-range and strong-assault Nintaijutsu.”
[Taijutsu: Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms (C-rank), Eight Inner Gates: Gate of Healing (Forbidden Jutsu), Gentle Fist Art: One Body Blow (B-rank), Vacuum Attack (A-rank)]
“I imitated Kaguya Otsutsuki’s ‘Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack,’ but with the talent of her body, the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack must have been nothing more than a casual strike for her, simply relying on brute force.”
Yun Chuan Hyuga withdrew his wandering thoughts, looked up, and glanced at the messy courtyard.
After a moment of hesitation, he still didn’t clean it up, turned around, and walked into the house.
Having trained intensely with Might Guy all morning, and exhausting his energy developing Nintaijutsu in the afternoon, right now he just wanted to go back and rest well.
However, not long after he walked into the house, a figure appeared outside the courtyard.
The newcomer couldn’t help but feel a burst of astonishment looking at the scene in the courtyard.
What is going on?
The newcomer frowned, silently walked into the courtyard, stood still in front of the door for a few seconds, and still chose to step forward and open it.
Except, the moment his hand rested on the doorknob…
Bang!
The door was abruptly slammed open from the inside out.
The force was so great that it created a loud noise, spreading through the door handle.
It was as if it wanted to smash the newcomer to pieces, scatter him on the lawn as fertilizer, or surge into his body.
“Hmm?”
The newcomer was stunned for a moment.
The palm holding the doorknob subconsciously pressed forward against the door panel, instantly exerting force to burst out the power of the Gentle Fist, barely offsetting that surging force.
All the power melted like a mud ox entering the sea, as if dissolved by two opposing forces.
Yun Chuan Hyuga in the room stopped, seemingly realizing who the newcomer was.
Click.
The door opened.
Seeing clearly the face of the figure outside the door, Yun Chuan Hyuga also seemed to be stunned for a moment.
“Lord Hizashi?”
Yun Chuan Hyuga came back to his senses, a trace of apology on his face: “Sorry, Lord Hizashi, I thought it was…”
“You shouldn’t be the one apologizing, I’m the uninvited one.”
Hizashi Hyuga, wearing a black kimono, waved his hand, not minding Yun Chuan Hyuga’s actions.
Hiding his slightly trembling hand behind his back, he looked at Yun Chuan Hyuga with a hint of admiration in his eyes, and smiled: “Can I go in and sit for a while?”
“Please come in.” Yun Chuan Hyuga naturally had no objections, smiled, and stepped aside.
“Excuse the intrusion.” Hizashi Hyuga walked into the entrance, his gaze sweeping over the simple and empty interior of the house, stopping briefly at an open door of a room filled with training equipment.
“I already know what happened this morning.
You are right to attack cautiously when you see someone infiltrating the house.”
The two went to the living room and sat down.
Hizashi Hyuga sighed and spoke first: “It’s just that I didn’t expect someone to dare attack you in the village.
How is your injury?”
Noticing Hizashi looking at his palm, Yun Chuan Hyuga smiled: “I got lucky, it’s not a big deal anymore.”
“It’s just the two of us here, no need to be so distant in private.” Hizashi nodded, “Your father had a very good relationship with me when he was alive.
It’s my fault for neglecting you, now I’m relieved to see you’re fine.”
Speaking of which, this nominal head of the branch family actually had a pretty good reputation within the branch family.
For instance, his current attitude towards Yun Chuan Hyuga was very gentle, more like an elder than a family head.
Hizashi Hyuga showed concern about Yun Chuan Hyuga’s recent situation, but suddenly paused while chatting.
After hesitating for a moment, he still didn’t scold Yun Chuan Hyuga for his overstepping at noon like the main branch elders suggested.
Looking at Yun Chuan Hyuga’s youthful face, thinking of his deceased father, and recalling Neji’s current attitude towards the main branch, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
With such atrocious behavior and attitude from the main branch, how could people not feel resentment?
All he could do was try his best to comfort him.
“You smashed those wooden posts outside, right?” Hizashi Hyuga changed the subject and sighed, “I didn’t expect you to make such great progress and even awaken the Byakugan as a blessing in disguise.
But you must also pay attention to the intensity, don’t hurt yourself.”
“Lord Hizashi praises me too much.” Yun Chuan Hyuga remained polite, but didn’t echo the other party’s words.
Instead, he said calmly, “After all, I’m the only one left in the future, I can only rely on myself.”
Hearing this, Hizashi Hyuga was taken aback, and then guilt and regret rose in his heart again.
Looking at Yun Chuan Hyuga’s seemingly calm but actually sorrowful appearance, Hizashi Hyuga felt he couldn’t even ask the questions he wanted to ask.
What to ask?
Ask him why he used to be a failure but suddenly became so strong?
Is there a need to ask?
The death of his only relative, his father, is enough to make a cowardly child change himself.
“…”
Hizashi Hyuga subconsciously pursed his dry lips, only then remembering that this child hadn’t even prepared tea.
There is ultimately still some resentment in his heart.
I can only try to comfort him as much as possible.
“Well, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come find me.” Hizashi Hyuga stood up, “I’ll go back first, you should be tired too, rest early.”
He wasn’t in a hurry to leave, but instead took out two scrolls from his pocket, placed them on the coffee table in front of him, and said gently: “Since you have awakened the Byakugan and should have mastered the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms, this is the advanced Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.”
Glancing at the scrolls placed in front of him, Yun Chuan Hyuga’s eyes flickered slightly, knowing that the other party had really invested heavily on a momentary impulse due to guilt and pity.
The Hyuga main branch wants the branch family members to be strong so they can better protect them, but they also don’t want the branch family members to be too strong.
Except for the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, a secret jutsu passed down orally by the Hyuga main branch, the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms is also one of the ultimate skills that require the main branch’s permission for branch family members to learn.
Although it’s not of much significance against the level of the Five Kage, in close combat against most Jonin, the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms is a very strong jutsu.
At best, it causes chakra flow to slow down and block; at worst, the opponent cannot use ninjutsu and can only wait to die.
Only branch family members who try their best to protect the main branch and show loyalty and obedience might be allowed to learn this move.
As for the so-called Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, Neji Hyuga only used it once in a TV original episode, and it was not shown in the manga, so the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms is most likely the current limit of the Gentle Fist.
If the main branch knew that Hizashi privately taught the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, he would definitely be severely punished, and would likely have to experience the soul-deep pain of the “Caged Bird” curse mark again.
In the second after taking out these two scrolls, Hizashi Hyuga actually felt a bit regretful, but before he could say anything, Yun Chuan Hyuga had already picked up the two scrolls.
“Thank you.” Yun Chuan Hyuga lowered his head, his face covered in shadows, his shoulders trembling slightly.
“My father’s ninjutsu scrolls and notes were all taken away.
If it weren’t for you, I really wouldn’t know how to move forward.”
“…”
Hearing this, Hizashi Hyuga closed his slightly open mouth that was hesitant to speak, stayed silent for a moment, and finally could only sigh: “Don’t resent the main branch.
This is our fate as the branch family.
Your father certainly wouldn’t want to see you in such pain.”
After saying that, worried that he would regret and ask for them back again, Hizashi really said his goodbyes and left.
And Yun Chuan Hyuga sat in the living room with his head lowered.
The sorrowful expression on his face gradually became calm.
He looked up at the deepening night outside the window.
[Ding!
Your lie has been judged as [Affectation], Hizashi Hyuga experienced strong emotional fluctuations, reaching the level of [Self-Doubt], gaining 1500 realization points]
[Remaining realization points: 12293]
“Today is quite a fruitful harvest.” Looking at his points, Yun Chuan Hyuga sighed with emotion, “If only there were a few more good people like Lord Hizashi and Senior Guy.”
However, seeing that he gradually had ample points on hand, he couldn’t quite suppress his restless heart.
To be cautious, he kept ten thousand points in reserve, and the thousand-plus points were enough for him to cause trouble.
The first thing that came to Yun Chuan Hyuga’s mind was, of course, his most beloved Orochimaru.
“It seems the scroll in Orochimaru’s hands can be tweaked a bit.”
To him, Orochimaru was a test subject, a very useful test subject.
And Yun Chuan Hyuga happened to have a very bold idea now.
He pondered for a moment, and silently recited in his heart: “Materialize – Add follow-up content to the scroll in Orochimaru’s hands, set the condition that mastering Living Corpse Reincarnation is required to lift the seal and read it, the content is that after a ninja with extreme resentment dies, their soul will materialize…”
Yun Chuan Hyuga roughly narrated his needs, and soon received a response.
[Cost 100 realization points, do you want to materialize?]
Because it was just materializing some text and a simple seal, it didn’t cost many points.
“Materialize.” Yun Chuan Hyuga responded.
After confirming the materialization was complete, his eyes flickered slightly, and he thought of Neji Hyuga whom he saw today.
Orochimaru was too far away after all, and it would take time to see results.
He couldn’t just wait foolishly, he could start with other people.
Neji Hyuga was a good choice.
After thinking for a moment, Yun Chuan Hyuga silently recited: “Materialize – Clothes that can conceal identity, block Byakugan snooping and other perceptions, and will not be damaged.”
[Cost 2000 realization points, do you want to materialize?]
“So expensive.” He frowned, but still answered, “Yes.”
[Deducted 2000 realization points, remaining realization points: 10193]
As the system’s response came to his mind, Yun Chuan Hyuga was originally waiting for the physical object to descend, but suddenly saw his shadow change.
Black fluid surged from the shadow under his feet, climbed up his ankle like liquid, and then gradually covered his entire body.
Yun Chuan Hyuga looked up at himself in the mirror.
He was actually wearing a hooded black robe.
The hem of the black robe surged and flowed, not like fabric but like a living creature, and his face was shrouded in bottomless shadows.
[Shadow Robe: A black robe transformed from a shadow.
Regardless of the host’s body type, it can change its shape on demand.
It can interfere with most snooping and perception.
If damaged, it will automatically repair like liquid.
Usually hidden in the shadow (Bound)]
At this moment, Yun Chuan Hyuga had only one thought.
These 2000 realization points were worth it.
(END CHAPTER)