The surprise attack by hundreds of Sky Ninjas instantly threw Konoha into chaos. The weaker Genin began to direct civilians to shelters, those skilled in water ninjutsu were busy with rescue efforts, and those with combat capabilities rushed to meet the invaders from all directions.
However, with the aid of their flying wings, the Sky Ninjas' movement speed was truly fast. They constantly circled above the entire Konoha, firing a barrage of bitter blows at the figures below, dropping explosive tags one after another. Countless figures fell to the ground, becoming motionless.
A large number of buildings were destroyed by the Sky Ninjas, and Konoha once again became a pile of rubble!
Muku and Hisha continued to hover in the sky. Those Genin who had just graduated had almost no combat ability; they could only participate in rescue operations everywhere.
Muku and Hisha had been circling in the air. After waiting for a while, Hisha finally discovered their target...
They've fallen behind!
The two exchanged glances, then let out an "Ah!" and pretended to be hit, "falling" to the ground. Then, when no one was paying attention, they used the Transformation Jutsu to change into civilian appearances and stumbled away, heading straight for...
...Hyuga Hinata's side!
"Little, little girl! Come here quickly, someone's hurt here!"
Hinata, being kind-hearted, saw two civilians covered in blood and didn't hesitate at all. She immediately ran over, comforting them as she ran, "Don't worry, where are the injured?"
"Here, over here, hurry, hurry up, he seems to be in a bad way."
Under the urging of the two, Hinata also grew anxious and quickly accelerated her steps towards the indicated direction.
However, lacking experience, she didn't notice that the two heavily injured civilians weren't lagging behind at all, but instead were clinging tightly to her side.
But Hinata wasn't foolish. What she lacked was experience, not brains. So as the three gradually deviated from the battlefield, and after they had walked further and further into the dark, a subtle unsettling feeling arose in Hinata's heart. Just as she was about to activate her Byakugan and fight back, Hisha struck her from behind with a kunai, making her lose consciousness.
Immediately after, Muku swiftly dragged Hinata into a deserted small grove nearby.
Hisha took out her surgical tools. Having had experience once before, this time she effortlessly extracted Hinata's pair of Byakugan. She then carefully placed them into a glass vial, allowing them to float up and down in a nutrient solution.
Muku looked at Hinata's appearance with a slight frown, then put the two-tomoe Sharingan he was wearing back into his eyes. Then he took out two one-tomoe Sharingan and had Hisha put them back into Hinata. After that, Hisha lightly pressed Hinata's lower jaw with her finger. As vitality flowed in, the Sharingan, which was already highly adaptable, immediately reconnected with Hinata's optic nerves.
Muku then pried open Hinata's eyelids. Under the bright light, her pupils showed normal contraction. Then Muku put a pair of Byakugan-like contact lenses on her, covering the fresh red Sharingan.
Everything looked no different from before. Muku nodded slightly, then took out a test tube and handed it to Hisha. Inside the test tube was a ball of white cells the size of a fingernail, with some muscle fibers visibly dancing.
Hisha then created a small incision on Hinata's mouth, then carefully stuffed the cell cluster in. Then she began to circulate chakra, stimulating the cells' activity to activate them.
In just a few seconds, the muscle fibers of this cell cluster began to extend in all directions, and then perfectly fused with the surrounding flesh and blood. Aside from a slightly pale color, there was no other difference discernible.
The two observed for a while again. Once they confirmed that no abnormal changes appeared on Hinata's body, Muku nodded with satisfaction. Hisha then rapidly recorded various data on a scroll.
This small cluster of white cells was a mixture of Hashirama cells as the main component and Uchiha clan cells. This method allowed for the disregard of bodily rejection reactions, permitting arbitrary transplantation onto anyone's body!
And a fingernail-sized Hashirama cell cluster could perfectly balance with a one-tomoe Sharingan. Not only would it prevent the Sharingan from consuming extra chakra, but it could also prevent the Hashirama cells from over-multiplying and rebelling against the host.
While Hisha was recording data, Muku also took out a syringe, drew a tube of blood from Hinata's arm, and carefully preserved it.
After everything was completed, Muku removed the contact lenses he was wearing, then pried open Hinata's eyelids and aimed his one-tomoe Sharingan at her eye.
Immediately after, Muku's one-tomoe Sharingan transformed into a Mangekyo Sharingan. At the same time, he softly intoned, "Transfer Sealing Imprint!"
Several black rays of light instantly shot out from Muku's eye, then rapidly converged into Hinata's one-tomoe Sharingan. In just a moment, a certain unknown ninjutsu was sealed.
"Transfer Sealing Imprint" is a secret sealing technique that only Mangekyo Sharingan can perform. Its effect is to seal a certain ninjutsu into another Sharingan, which is then activated when a certain condition is met. Generally speaking, this trigger condition is the appearance of a specific person in one's line of sight. Of course, the conditions can also be more complex, or even simply triggered by a set timer.
Uchiha Madara used the Transfer Sealing Imprint to seal Izanagi into his own Sharingan, and then activated it by a timer to turn his own death into a false state, thereby reviving himself.
After the last step was also completed, Hisha re-awakened Hinata.
Hinata groggily opened her eyes, and immediately saw the two rogue ninjas in front of her. Her heart instantly began to thump wildly.
The rogue ninjas had long been the most notorious criminals in the ninja world, and they had attacked Konoha twice. Hinata's impression of them was deeply ingrained. But before she could react, Muku spoke:
"Take a deep breath, stay calm. Follow what I do: inhale deeply, then exhale."
Hinata subconsciously followed Muku's deep breathing, and the frantically pounding heart gradually calmed down. After that, Muku spoke again, "Alright, you now have two choices before you. Although it might seem unlikely, I'll ask you: are you willing to come with us?"
"If we leave, your personality is weak and your strength is not strong. You long for a peaceful life, but this world is destined to be in turmoil. If you are willing to come with us, we will take full responsibility and train you to become a legend in the ninja world. You must understand one thing: in this world, no matter what kind of life you desire, it must be based on power, otherwise anyone can easily shatter your life."
Unfortunately, Hinata's personality was truly too weak. She had no real desire to become stronger; her efforts in training were merely to avoid disappointing others.
But this kind of thinking couldn't make her stronger.
Hinata lowered her head and bit her lip. She didn't bother to think about Muku's words, directly shaking her head and refusing, "No... I don't want to leave everyone..."
Since that's the case, there's nothing to be done.
Muku silently sighed, then his face became stern. "You must remember what I'm about to tell you. If you don't understand, it's fine; just write down what I say and tell your father alone. First, we have already taken away the Byakugan on your body and replaced them with Sharingan. Your external appearance hasn't changed because you're wearing Byakugan-like contact lenses. This will prevent others from discovering this point."
"And then I've implanted some Hashirama cells into your body. This is harmless, and its purpose is to balance the consumption of the Sharingan. Its goal is also to prevent you from appearing abnormal in front of others. My advice is, don't tell anyone other than your father about losing your Byakugan. You know that if you lose the Byakugan, you'll definitely become a branch family member. After you return, you'd best retire from being a ninja as soon as possible. The future world is not something weak people like you can participate in."
As he spoke, Hisha said to Muku, "Someone's coming this way."
Muku nodded, then stood up straight. Finally, he said, "In this world, everything comes at a price. Even the peaceful life you desire can only be enjoyed after paying enough fresh blood for Konoha. Since you don't want to break all of this, then let the secret of losing your Byakugan rot in your stomach for a lifetime. Wait until you get married, and after your child is ensured to become a main family member, then you can consider other things. If you become a branch family, your descendants will forever be branch family members."
After speaking, the two didn't wait for Hinata's reaction, directly disappearing into the shadows and leaving Konoha.
A moment later, Sakura rushed over. She looked at Hinata's back and shouted at her, "Hinata! What's wrong? I heard someone strange ran this way!"
For Sakura, a Genin, let alone a girl, even boys weren't necessarily more outstanding than her. Her mind could always make correct judgments in most situations.
The only pity was that this time, her strength was seemingly limited to this point.
Hinata heard someone call her name and immediately covered her eyes, turning her back, not daring to let Sakura discover anything.
However, she then remembered that Muku had said he had put contact lenses on her.
Thinking of this, she looked at Sakura with some determination and then said, "I'm fine, Sakura, thank you for coming to find me."
Sakura didn't notice anything different about Hinata, which made both of them slightly relieved.
Hinata didn't dare to speak of losing her Byakugan, so she kept it hidden. After that, she followed Sakura back to the village's center to help rescue the injured.
Meanwhile, the Sky Ninjas, who had been circling in the sky, also returned due to insufficient chakra.
However, not long after they left, the second batch of Sky Ninjas took over their work, continuing to attack Konoha.
And because Shikaku Nara and Shikamaru Nara had both died in battle, no one could deduce where they had landed based on the Sky Ninjas' consumption and return routes.
At the same time, Shinno had already infiltrated. His identity, which he had meticulously cultivated for over ten years, aroused no suspicion. As a medical ninja, he continuously roamed through the ruins under the pretense of rescue. Simultaneously, relying on his ninjutsu's perception, he found the Zero-Tails Revival Scroll in a certain ruin—something he would never forget in his later years.
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