“Byakugan?!”
Everyone present was naturally familiar with the eyes in the wooden box.
Especially Hiashi, after seeing this scene, he completely lost control, slammed the table, and shouted, “These are the Byakugan of my Hyuga Clan! How did they end up with you?!”
Fugaku replied, “Didn’t I already say, last night, Hyuga Seimiya…”
He was interrupted by a cold snort before he could finish.
Danzo said expressionlessly, “I’m afraid all of this is just the Uchiha Clan Head’s excuse.
“Besides you, no one else was at the scene last night, so naturally, only the Uchiha Clan Head can say what happened.”
Fugaku’s face showed anger: “Lord Danzo, what does this mean? Are you accusing me of killing a Hyuga Clan member and taking the Byakugan?”
Danzo: “Of course not. It’s true that Hyuga Seimiya was the culprit who took the Byakugan.
“But we don’t know how the Byakugan fell into the hands of the Uchiha Clan.
“Furthermore, no one knows what exactly happened when the Nine-Tailed suddenly lost control. Perhaps it’s also related to Hyuga Seimiya.”
Danzo was ostensibly speaking about Saint Mi, but in reality, his words implicitly pointed to the Uchiha.
Following Danzo’s words, everyone turned their gaze to Fugaku.
It was well known that the Sharingan could control the Nine-Tailed.
“Lord Danzo! Are you accusing the Sharingan of causing the Nine-Tailed’s rampage?!”
“I didn’t say that, but the Uchiha know the truth, don’t they?”
“…”
Just as Fugaku was about to get angry, he heard Hiruzen Sarutobi say, “Danzo! Don’t casually suspect fellow members of the Village! The Uchiha Clan also suffered heavy losses during the Nine-Tailed’s rampage.”
“Hmph, I don’t see it that way.” Danzo retorted coldly, then stopped speaking.
Hiashi asked, “Why is there only one eye?! Where is the other one?”
Fugaku said with a gloomy face, “I don’t know where the other eye is. Perhaps Hyuga Seimiya took it with him. It was my incompetence that I couldn’t stop him.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, “Alright, let’s not say anything more unnecessary. Before there is conclusive evidence, do not suspect your comrades. This is exactly what the enemy hopes for.
“I have decided to designate Hyuga Seimiya as Konoha’s S-rank rogue Ninja, and he is to be apprehended immediately.
“As for the work of appeasing the clan members, I’ll leave that to you, Hiashi.
“Last night, the Hyuga Clan contributed greatly to suppressing the Nine-Tailed. Everyone saw it. This Byakugan will naturally be returned to the Hyuga Clan. You have no objections, Fugaku?”
Both Hiashi and Fugaku nodded in agreement.
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s words set the tone for the meeting.
An S-rank rogue Ninja was both to show Konoha’s Pay attention to of Saint Mi and because Saint Mi’s strength had indeed exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Ordinary Anbu squads were completely unable to pose a threat to Saint Mi and a long-term plan was necessary.
Konoha was currently in great chaos and temporarily unable to spare suitable personnel to pursue Saint Mi.
But they also had to show their stance.
The two Advisors, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, secretly nodded.
Placing all responsibility on Saint Mi and not implicating the Hyuga Clan was the advice they had given.
At this moment, Konoha needed the strength of the Hyuga.
There were many enemies, both external and internal, such as the Uchiha Clan with their Sharingan…
Danzo looked at Fugaku and sneered inwardly.
Regardless of whether this Nine-Tails Rampage was caused by the Uchiha or not, this was a good opportunity to weaken the Uchiha.
This burden had fallen from the sky, and even if the Uchiha were unwilling, they would have to bear it obediently!
…
…
The meeting ended.
Hyuga Hizashi, as the younger brother of the clan head Hiashi and also Hiashi’s bodyguard, had been waiting outside the Hokage building early.
Seeing Hiashi walk out, Hizashi quickly went to meet him.
Before he could ask, Hiashi said, “I never thought that our clan would produce an S-rank rogue Ninja.”
There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
Since Konoha was founded, many Ninja had defected from the Village, but the Hyuga Clan’s name had never been among them.
No other reason than the Hyuga Main Family being Konoha’s most steadfast supporters, and the lives of the Branch Family being controlled by the Main Family.
After Saint Mi’s commotion, the halo of the Hyuga name was completely shattered.
How could Hyuga Hiashi’s mood be pleasant when such a thing happened during his tenure as clan head.
What shocked Hiashi even more was that there was no longer any trace of the Caged Bird Curse Mark on Saint Mi’s forehead.
Hiashi didn’t know how Saint Mi had removed the Curse Mark, but if this method were to spread…
In the long run, the Hyuga Clan would cease to exist!
Hizashi exclaimed, “S-rank rogue Ninja? But Saint Mi he…”
Hiashi glanced at him: “I know you two have a good relationship. What? Are you going to plead for him?”
Hizashi quickly swallowed the words he had yet to speak.
“I wouldn’t dare!”
Hizashi was truly shocked.
He could never connect the junior who used to constantly pester him in the clan with the current Saint Mi.
But conversely, if even Hizashi, who held a high position within the clan, couldn’t perceive Saint Mi’s true intentions, it would be even more impossible for others to be prepared.
Hiashi walked and said, “For the people to apprehend him, in addition to the Anbu, the clan must also send people. Only the Byakugan can deal with the Byakugan.
“I’ll leave this matter to you.”
Hizashi replied, “Yes!”
Hiashi: “You know what to do once you find him, right?”
To this question, Hizashi was slow to give an answer.
Hiashi seemed not to care what his brother was thinking, and said in a deep voice, “Kill him! No matter what, the secret of the Caged Bird must not be leaked!
“I will never allow someone who has insulted the Hyuga Bloodline to live in this world!”
Hizashi took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and still could only reply, “…Yes.”
…
In a hidden cave in the eastern Land of Fire.
Saint Mi sat cross-legged, his eyes tightly closed.
Around his eyes, veins protruded, maintaining the activated state of the Byakugan.
The Byakugan is one of the strongest Bloodline Limit in the Ninja World in terms of observational ability, if not the strongest.
X-ray vision, long-distance vision, 360-degree field of vision, observing Chakra flow…
Any of these abilities would make other Ninja Villages’ sensory Ninja drool.
It was by relying on these Byakugan that the Hyuga Clan and Konoha mutually achieved success, together building the reputation of the strongest Ninja Village.
The Gentle Fist Art unique to the Hyuga Clan also had to be combined with the Byakugan to exert its maximum power.
It can be said that any Ninja of the Hyuga Clan, with the Byakugan’s enhancement, as long as they are not extremely lazy good-for-nothings, will be at least Chunin level after adulthood.
It was precisely because of its immense power that the Hyuga Clan had to strictly control the Byakugan with the Caged Bird Curse Seal, strictly prohibiting its outflow.
After killing Hiashi Zongqing, Saint Mi’s Byakugan had long since broken free from the Branch Family’s restrictions, evolving to a level deeper than that of the Main Family.
Along with it, he had mastered all the secret techniques that originally only the Main Family could master.
Even Saint Mi had not anticipated such a change.
But this was undoubtedly a good thing.
During his fight with Kakashi, he had spontaneously comprehended the advanced variation of Eight Trigrams Empty Palm, Mountain Push.
Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists, a high-level Ninja physical technique originally belonging to the Main Family, could no longer surprise Saint Mi.
Saint Mi carefully sensed the abilities of his Byakugan, and a slight smile involuntarily curved his lips.
His Byakugan seemed to be able to see even more detailed things.
For example, Chakra flow beyond the human body…
Saint Mi speculated that this was because he was originally a sensory Ninja.
Although still very weak, if this ability was well utilized, it might become a way to break the deadlock.
“Why is it that every time at such a moment, someone comes to cause trouble…”
Saint Mi opened his eyes and, through the Byakugan’s vision, saw a figure rapidly approaching from a distance.
Upon seeing the person’s appearance, Saint Mi was startled.
Dressed in a black robe, with an orange, yellow, and black striped mask on his face.
Isn’t this Obito?