Chapter 199: Hanabi's Daughter, the Power of the Analysis Eye
As for why this had happened, he felt it was most likely because the Hyūga main family had lost the Ōtsutsuki bloodline talent at some point. And because of the main and branch family system and the Caged Bird Seal, the branch families, whose talents might have surpassed the main family's, could only obey. This had led to the continuous degradation of the Hyūga bloodline.
But this wasn't entirely a bad thing.
Look at the other clans that had inherited the Sage of Six Paths' bloodline: the Uchiha, the Senju, the Uzumaki, the Kaguya, and the Ōtsutsuki on the moon. They had all been basically wiped out.
And now, with him having developed a higher possibility for the Byakugan, the Hyūga clan's upper limit was about to be greatly increased. The only remaining question was how the Hyūga clan would pass on this bloodline.
The subsequent simulation content answered this question for him.
[Konoha 74: Your and Hyūga Hinata's son, Akiyama Teru, is born. In the same year, Hanabi secretly gives birth to your daughter, named Hyūga Yuki. In the same year, your other children have already entered the Ninja Academy.]
[Congratulations, you have completed the simulation. The bloodline talents of your children are being calculated. Please wait a moment.]
Wait, when did he have a child with Hanabi? The simulation didn't mention it at all!
He was full of questions. It couldn't have been a drunken mistake, could it? If he had been involved, the system would have at least given some kind of reminder, right?
He wanted to go and find Hanabi right now and ask her what on earth was going on. Why did he have another child that he didn't even know about?
But before that, he should look at Hinata's heir's bloodline.
Soon, the panel appeared before him.
[Congratulations, the simulation was a success! Akiyama Teru has inherited most of yours and Hyūga Hinata's talents. He possesses a strong talent in the Byakugan Kekkei Genkai and in Yin Release, a considerable talent in Earth, Water, Lightning, Fire, and Yang chakra, a considerable talent in adapting to natural energy, and a minor talent in spiritual energy, with Kage-level aptitude.]
[His detailed stats are as follows.]
[Ninjutsu: 6, Taijutsu: 8, Genjutsu: 10, Intelligence: 8, Strength: 7, Speed: 6, Stamina: 8, Hand Seals: 8. Total: 61 points. High-Purity Byakugan, Advanced Yin Release Chakra Talent, Intermediate Ocular Activation, Intermediate Earth, Water, Fire, Lightning, and Yang Release Chakra Talents, Intermediate Natural Energy Adaptation Talent, Low-grade Mind-Mirror Image Talent, Low-grade Spirit Amplitude Talent.]
Looking at Hinata's talent panel, he nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that with the lock function, it had become much easier for him to have high-talent children. After locking in the attributes these past few times, their children had all inherited most of their parents' talents. That was proof enough.
And compared to Hinata's previous heir, this one's panel stats were actually a little lower. But after the total panel exceeded 60, a one- or two-point difference didn't have much of an impact. It mainly depended on the configuration of talents and ninjutsu.
Without a doubt, this heir's talent configuration was also luxurious. It was astonishingly close to being proficient in all chakra natures. He now felt that this was probably related to the inheritance of Hinata's "High-Purity Byakugan." It might instinctively prompt the ninja to awaken more elemental talents. As for why Hinata herself hadn't awakened so many, he could only guess that Hiashi's talent was too poor.
The rest, including the Advanced Yin Release and Intermediate Ocular Activation, were all within his expectations. To have them all passed down without a single one missing was already quite lucky. He had no complaints.
He then took a look at Hanabi's heir, Hyūga Yuki. In comparison, her talent was very average, probably at the Elite Jōnin level. Although she had inherited the High-Purity Byakugan, the rest of her basic attributes were too far apart, and she hadn't even inherited Ocular Activation.
But since she was his child, she would definitely be at least Super-Kage level in the future. So, more than her strength, he was curious about how she had come to be.
After choosing to gift this simulation's results to Hinata in the future, he impatiently entered the final stages of the simulation, wanting to see what was going on with Hanabi and this daughter.
To his surprise, he really did get to see it.
When he entered the memory, he arrived in Hanabi's chambers in the Hyūga compound. She was breastfeeding her daughter with a gentle expression.
Seeing him appear, Hanabi, who was already a mother, actually had a shy blush on her face, and she wanted to cover herself. But after hesitating for two seconds, she chose to relax and said to him, "I'm sorry."
She then told him that she had asked Tsunade to help her with in-vitro fertilization, wanting to have a child of his to inherit the Hyūga clan. She hadn't dared to tell him. She had fallen in love with him over the past few years, but didn't want to ruin his relationship with her sister. At the same time, her heart had no room for anyone else, so she could only make this decision.
He curiously asked her if Hiashi knew about this.
She stated frankly that her father couldn't beat her.
He was speechless. He looked at her, feeling a mix of frustration and fondness. "If you wanted a child, you just had to tell me, couldn't you?"
Hanabi was stunned, as if she didn't understand the weight of his words. He then used his actions to make her understand. He had originally just wanted to test it, since this hadn't been in the simulation. To his surprise, it had actually succeeded. It was clear she did not reject him; she just hadn't had the courage to voice her feelings.
It wasn't until their daughter started to wail from hunger that she frantically pushed him away and began to breastfeed again. But now, compared to the pitiful girl who had a child out of wedlock, she had transformed into a beautiful and radiant young wife. All he could say was that sometimes, people's changes were just that fast and magical.
At this point, he was feeling refreshed. He then went to visit Hinata and the other women.
It was also the first time he had seen his children from a distance. A large group of them were playing together. And when they saw him, their "father," they pounced on him. He was so frightened that he exited the simulation.
Hmm... He looked at the familiar ceiling, feeling a bit amused.
When their mothers pounced on him, he didn't feel scared. But seeing so many children pounce, his scalp went numb.
It had to be said, he was not yet prepared to be the father of so many children. Perhaps he could slowly get used to it in the simulations.
In the past, he had always let the women get pregnant at the same time. This was so as not to delay his subsequent "conquests" and growth. But as his progress in reality sped up, he felt that having a few children didn't seem so unacceptable anymore.
Forget it. That's for the next simulation.
He should go and check his other gains. This time, his own strength hadn't grown much. He had focused all his energy on upgrading Hinata's and Hanabi's Byakugan.
He first went to check on the cloning experiments with Orochimaru, and then to the cloning base beneath his own biochemical research institute in the Land of Waves. Although the vats full of Byakugan looked terrifying, this was far more harmonious than cloning members of the Hyūga clan and then plucking out their eyes to extract pupil power.
He seriously memorized the entire process of cell-induced cloning, confident that he could build this kind of laboratory in reality. It was just that the process of building it and recruiting and training medical talent couldn't be sped up. It would take at least a year or two, and that was with him pouring in a massive amount of money. But it didn't matter. As long as it was ready by the Great Ninja War, it would be enough.
Finally, he went to find the pre-pregnancy Hinata and Hanabi to experience the power of the Analysis Eye up close.
The two sisters opened their eyes at the same time. A white light flowed within them; they were no longer a dull, uniform white.
Then, from dozens of meters away, Hinata threw a punch at him. There was nothing in front of him, but he felt a sharp, needle-like chakra stabbing at all the tenketsu in his body.
He quickly used the Flying Thunder God to dodge. But the moment he appeared, Hanabi, her body crackling with lightning as if she were wearing a lightning cloak, was already waiting for him, as if she had known where he would appear. She then threw a punch at his ribs.
He channeled his chakra and met her fist with his own Chakra Enhanced Strength. After a huge explosion, Hanabi was sent flying, while his own arm had turned pitch black, and all the chakra points on it had been sealed.
He then used his medical ninjutsu and Unconscious Healing to quickly recover. But the gaze he turned on the two girls had become incredibly serious. If it had been any other ninja just now, they would already be lying on the ground, crippled.
After the Gentle Fist had its basic template patched up and had retained its one-hit-kill characteristic, its power was truly terrifying!
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