Seeing that Hyūga Hayama did not have the Caged Bird Seal, Asuka immediately realized he had caught a big fish.
The Byakugan of the Hyūga Main House had always been strictly controlled. In Asuka's memory, only A in the entire ninja world had ever been fortunate enough to obtain one.
He had never expected to encounter a member of the Hyūga Main House here. It seemed his luck had truly begun to change.
Asuka leaned down and forced open the unconscious Hyūga Hayama's eyelids. He reached out and gouged out the man's left eye, then removed his own left eye as well.
Before the empty eye socket could regenerate, Asuka quickly pressed the Byakugan into it.
Under the influence of his Wolverine mutant ability, the optic nerves in his eye socket rapidly connected with the nerves of the transplanted Byakugan.
After only a few breaths, the Byakugan sat in Asuka's eye socket as naturally as if it had always belonged there.
To his surprise, a slight mutation seemed to occur during the fusion process.
The Byakugan in Asuka's left eye could now be activated or deactivated at will, much like the Sharingan.
Asuka blinked once.
The Byakugan immediately reverted to the appearance of his original eye.
He gathered Water Release chakra and condensed a mirror made of water in front of him. Looking at his reflection, he examined both eyes carefully.
After several tests, he confirmed that the Byakugan could indeed be freely activated and deactivated.
He couldn't help but feel amazed.
Even the Sharingan—which normally could be controlled freely—could not be deactivated once transplanted into Kakashi's eye.
The Byakugan was even more troublesome, remaining permanently active even among members of the Hyūga clan.
Although Asuka didn't understand the exact reason behind it, the ability to toggle the Byakugan freely was a welcome surprise.
He casually stabbed a kunai into Hyūga Hayama's left eye, ignoring the man's agonized screams.
Then he used a Fire Release technique to finish off the crippled Hyūga jōnin nearby.
After that, Asuka sat beside Hyūga Hayama and quietly felt the fusion between himself and the newly transplanted Byakugan.
Perhaps because the Wolverine ability was so powerful, the newly transplanted eye felt completely natural—almost as if it had always been part of his body.
There was no sign of rejection at all.
Next, Asuka tested the X-ray vision of the Byakugan.
Perhaps due to its fusion with the Caliban mutant ability within his body, the visual range of this Byakugan was astonishing—far greater than that of a normal Hyūga.
It essentially covered the entire range of his sensory perception.
Previously, Asuka's perception had been like radar, allowing him to clearly detect the number, position, and chakra strength of enemies.
Now, after obtaining the Byakugan, it was like installing surveillance cameras within that range.
He could directly project his vision to any location his senses reached.
Asuka experimented with it.
The vision of his left eye suddenly shifted to where Mangetsu, Zi, and Mei were.
He saw the three of them rushing toward him with serious expressions. Although the Byakugan's vision appeared in black and white, their expressions were perfectly clear.
His perspective shifted again.
This time, he saw the Hidden Mist unit led by A cleaning up the battlefield.
Asuka was extremely satisfied with this new ability.
An ultra-wide sensory range combined with the Byakugan's vision meant he could observe anything within that area with perfect precision.
He couldn't help but wonder—
If he later awakened psychic abilities similar to Professor X or the White Queen, would his sensory range expand even further?
If that happened, he might one day sit comfortably inside the Hidden Mist Village and observe the Land of Fire… or even the entire ninja world.
Just thinking about it was exciting.
As for something like EX-rank Clairvoyance, a certain white-haired British Sword Saint would probably shake his head in disbelief.
Although he had only just transplanted the Byakugan, Asuka already felt a slight loosening in the long-stagnant progress of his Gokusatsu Haikotsu transformation.
The change was subtle, but it confirmed his theory.
The combination of Shikotsumyaku and Byakugan could indeed strengthen one another.
Overall, Asuka was extremely satisfied with obtaining this Byakugan.
After experimenting with it for a while longer, he finally deactivated the eye.
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At that moment, Mangetsu, Zi, and Mei arrived at the battlefield.
They saw Asuka sitting calmly on the ground.
Mangetsu immediately complained.
"Seriously, Boss? We found two surviving Hyūga members on the way and thought you were in such a hurry that you didn't have time to silence them."
"We rushed here as fast as possible after finishing them off, and you're just sitting here relaxing?"
The more he talked, the more annoyed he became.
Mangetsu stomped over and plopped down beside Asuka, glaring at him resentfully.
Minazuki Murasaki, who had arrived behind him, noticed the roughly bandaged Hyūga Hayama lying nearby.
"Captain, who is this?" she asked.
"Did those Hyūga jōnin cover his escape?"
"Him?" Asuka said casually. "He's a member of the Hyūga Main House. I checked earlier—he doesn't have the Caged Bird Seal."
Mei Terumī immediately reacted.
"The Hyūga Main House? Seriously? You actually ran into one on the battlefield?"
Still unconvinced, she walked over to inspect Hyūga Hayama.
After searching carefully, she indeed found no Caged Bird Seal.
When she saw the kunai wound in Hayama's left eye, she finally believed it.
"What's going on?" Mei said in confusion.
"Did the Hyūga Clan lose their minds? They actually sent someone from the Main House to the front lines?"
Asuka shrugged.
"Who knows? Maybe the Hyūga clan just had a moment of bad judgment."
Minazuki Murasaki laughed lightly.
"The Captain is right. Regardless of why the Hyūga Clan did it, the Captain capturing a member of the Main House alive is already a huge achievement."
Mangetsu, who was lying on the ground, suddenly shouted,
"Hey! Hey! You scheming girl! Why are you only praising Boss Asuka?"
"We contributed a lot too, you know!"
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While they were chatting, the Hidden Mist unit led by A finally arrived.
"Jōnin Asuka, are you alright?"
"On the way here, we saw several corpses of Hyūga clan ninja. We guessed they were covering the retreat of someone important, so we hurried here to provide support."
A's gaze then fell on Hyūga Hayama.
"Now it seems that person was successfully intercepted by you, Jōnin Asuka."
As he spoke, he looked more closely at Hyūga Hayama lying beside Asuka.
Seeing A's curious expression, Asuka casually lifted Hayama and tossed him toward him.
A quickly caught him.
When his gaze landed on Hayama's clean forehead, he froze.
Immediately, he placed Hayama on the ground and carefully examined him.
After confirming it, A looked up at Asuka in shock.
"The… Hyūga Main House?"
Meeting his gaze, Asuka nodded.
A's breathing suddenly quickened.
As a sensory ninja, he understood the strategic value of the Byakugan better than anyone.
To many nations, the value of a single Byakugan was even greater than that of a Sharingan.
Kumogakure had attempted to seize the Byakugan from the Hyūga Main House several times.
Seeing the desire in A's eyes, Asuka spoke at the perfect moment.
"Jōnin A, this Hyūga Main House member is a hot potato."
"Our mission is to disguise ourselves as Iwagakure. Bringing him along will only slow us down."
"Why not transplant the Byakugan now? It would also strengthen our combat power."
Asuka's suggestion struck directly at A's heart.
He hesitated, clearly considering the possibility.
In truth, this Byakugan had been deliberately left for A by Asuka.
On one hand, it would prove his innocence.
On the other hand, it would help win A over.
Although A was currently only a jōnin, he was deeply trusted by the ninja of the village.
His commoner background also gave him considerable prestige among the village's ordinary ninja.
If Asuka could gain A's support, he would gain significant influence among those same ninja.
More importantly, one Byakugan was already enough for Asuka. A second one would not significantly improve his strength.
After thinking it over, A finally made his decision.
He would transplant the Byakugan.
Whether it was Asuka's persuasion or his own long-standing desire for the Byakugan, even though he clearly understood Asuka's intention to win him over, he did not refuse.
After the transplant was completed, A's appearance became exactly as Asuka remembered—
his right eye covered with a black eyepatch.
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