Chapter 84: Naruto in the Byakugan's Sight
"I should have thought of this sooner!"
Naruto left Hyuga Hanabi behind and dashed toward the Hyuga Clan compound, constantly blaming himself in his heart; in the end, he hadn't carefully pondered the meaning behind Hyuga Hinata's words.
"I'm such a fool!" Naruto nimbly wove through the twisting, turning alleys. "There is no way Hinatawould have asked a question like that without a reason!"
"There's no time!"
When Naruto ran into a dark, deserted alley, he suddenly grabbed the ninja sword that Little Nine-Tails had transformed into from his back and tossed it aside!
"Naruto! Do… do you know what you just did?!"
"This is no time for bickering." Naruto formed hand signs with both hands. After a puff of smoke rose, the image of "Tian" suddenly appeared in Konoha. "Go notify Uchiha Sasuke and tell him the plan has changed. I think he will understand!"
"I understand!"
Seeing Naruto acting in a way he usually didn't, Little Nine-Tails sensibly suppressed the resentment and anger in its heart. After nodding stiffly, it agilely left the alley.
After seeing Little Nine-Tails leave, Naruto wiped his hands across his eyes, removing the light blue contact lenses he had used for disguise. His Mangekyo Sharingan with its Shuriken-patterned design appeared. Moreover, if one looked closely, the Shuriken patterns in Naruto's eyes were already showing double images.
...
"Uzumaki Naruto… he… seems…"
"It's worth considering!"
"The orphan of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze; he has a very promising future."
"But he has the Nine-Tailed sealed within him! That shady guy, Danzo Shimura, has been keeping an eye on him…"
"There are still six years until they come of age; it's hard to say what the future holds."
"I think we can make an exception this once; the Hyuga Clan might very well use this opportunity to achieve a Breakthrough!"
"A gamble?"
"A gamble!" x7
Just as the Elders of the Hyuga Clan main branch had basically reached a conclusion, Hyuga Hiashialready knew that the situation was lost. Even if he couldn't bring himself to make the choice, the seven main branch Elders hanging over his head would still force him to do it.
"Hiashi, we understand your feelings, but clan rules are clan rules. Even as the current head of the Hyuga Clan, you cannot interfere, and neither can I."
The main branch Elder sitting in the center stood up. "The candidate for the Caged Bird Seal this time will be Hyuga Hinata. To avoid suspicion, Hiashi, you should go wait outside."
"It might hurt a little in a moment; just endure it and it will pass."
When one of the main branch Elders pushed and hurried Hyuga Hiashi out of the Hyuga Clanancestral hall, the leading Elder who had spoken earlier walked up to Hyuga Hinata, took her hand, and comforted her.
"Mhm."
For Hyuga Hinata to say she wasn't afraid now would be unrealistic. The Caged Bird Seal was the nightmare of every member of the Hyuga Clan; they were all terrified of being branded with this evil mark, and Hyuga Hinata was naturally no exception.
But…
"Naruto-kun… I hope you won't despise me in the future…"
Thinking of this, Hyuga Hinata blushed and smiled slightly. She obediently followed the Elder's footsteps, stepping step by step into the depths of the ancestral hall. What awaited her was known, yet also unknown.
...
"Are you ready?"
"We can begin!"
At this moment, Hyuga Hinata was already lying quietly on a tatami mat, with the seven Elders arranged around her. Chakra condensed on their hands, and their glowing hands were slowly approaching Hyuga Hinata's forehead.
"Have you asked me?!"
Just as the seven people's hands were about to touch Hyuga Hinata's forehead, Naruto, who had taken on the Incarnation of "Tian," appeared directly above the lying Hyuga Hinata by using the Flying Thunder God Mark branded on her body.
"You… ah!"
"Come… ah!"
"Enemy attack… wah!"
"How dare you… urgh!"
"…"
Naruto adjusted his posture in mid-air. In the gap between his words, he instantly unleashed the massive amount of Chakra within his body. The seven main branch Elders hadn't even finished speaking before they were instantly blown away by the strong wind kicked up by the massive Chakra.
"How can anyone have so much Chakra!"
"Is he a Tailed Beast!"
"There are no traces of a Tailed Beast inside his body!"
"This is impossible!"
"Those eyes of his!"
"What abundant Life Qi!"
"Was that the Flying Thunder God just now?!"
Although the seven main branch Elders were old—looking about the same age as Hiruzen Sarutobi—they were Ninjas who had fought their way through various missions and wars in their youth. The moment they were attacked by Naruto, they made perfect responses and immediately activated their Byakugan.
But the world within their Byakugan completely overturned their cognition. Looking at Naruto, who was slowly drifting down from the air, besides shock, all that remained was thick, deep fear.
When the Byakugan is activated, not only can it see most movement within a ten-mile radius, but when observing an enemy at close range, the internal situation of the enemy can basically be seen at a glance.
Naruto's other identity at this time, "Tian," was undoubtedly the most terrifying Ninja these seven Elders had ever seen in their lives! Without a doubt!
"You are… umph…"
After landing, the first thing Naruto did was pick up Hyuga Hinata and pull her into his arms. Hyuga Hinata, who had originally wanted to struggle and fight back, immediately calmed down after being subjected to Naruto's head-pat; she had guessed Naruto's identity.
"Don't resist. Just have a good sleep…"
The Mangekyo in Naruto's eyes slowly spun. A hypnotic Genjutsu took effect quickly under the premise that Hyuga Hinata did not resist. Hyuga Hinata closed her eyes with a blushing face.
But just as she was about to fall completely unconscious, Hyuga Hinata's soft heart forced her to delay for a moment, urging Naruto not to hurt these few main branch Elders.
Naruto was stunned for a moment, then nodded at Hyuga Hinata with some doting affection. After she was sound asleep, he hoisted Hyuga Hinata onto his shoulder, preparing to dash out the door.
Although Naruto had developed the Flying Thunder God to the fourth stage and had already broken free from the shackles of using special Kunai as marking points, he still felt unconvinced!
Naruto wanted to throw punches and kicks!
"Put Hinata down!"
Hearing the commotion, Hyuga Hiashi rushed over immediately. After seeing the scene before him, he also instantly activated his Byakugan, but the sight he saw next became his lifelong nightmare!
If one were to describe a person's normal Chakraamount as 1, then in Hyuga Hiashi's eyes, Narutowas now a 1 followed by many zeros!
If the normal power of Great Fire Annihilation was 1, then adding two zeros to the existing base of 1, the power of this jutsu would break through its original Rank, with power comparable to a forbidden jutsu, or even clearing the field with one jutsu!
And the Naruto before Hyuga Hiashi's eyes could continuously release hundreds! Or even thousands! of such Ninjutsu with insanely injected Chakra!
Such a person should not exist in the world!
But…
Naruto was standing quietly in front of them, carrying Hyuga Hinata, completely unguarded!
Out of a father's duty, Hyuga Hiashi quickly regained his sanity after a brief moment of fear. Ignoring the main branch Elders beside him who had already fallen into a stupor, he stomped his left foot forward heavily, and the formation for the Eight Trigrams Palms suddenly unfolded.
But seeing this, Naruto shook his head. "I didn't expect that someone as cowardly and incompetent as you would have such courage!"
He was very angry right now, extremely angry!
However, Naruto could not bring himself to kill the Hyuga main branch Elders or Hyuga Hiashi.
But, if he couldn't kill Hinata's family, then beating them up—anonymously, at that—and then setting a fire while he was at it shouldn't be a problem, right?
Stopped