Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 22 The day has finally come.
Click.

Push open the door that has been closed for a long time.

The slightly hazy sunlight felt warm and ticklish on his cheeks, and Hinata Kumokawa, who hadn't left the house in a long time, squinted his eyes.

Yesterday there was a light rain, and today Konoha has beautiful weather.

The water on the ground reflected the blue sky, as if a blue sky and white clouds were drawn on a white sheet of paper.

The gloom of these days spent in seclusion at home has been washed away by the rain and flowed into the ditch.

"Looks like today will be a good day," Hinata Kumokawa murmured to himself.

Amidst Might Guy's frantic shouts of fighting spirit, Hinata Kumokawa walked out of the mansion side by side with him and opened the control panel.

Name: Hinata Kumokawa

【Age: 15】

[Bloodline: Otsutsuki Clan (5.5% → 6.8%)]

Chakra Limit: S-rank

[Chakra Properties: Wind, Fire, Water, Earth, Lightning, Yin, Yang]

[Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique (Rank C), Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique (Rank B), Chakra Scalpel (Rank A), Lightning Release: Armor (Rank B), Lightning Release: Chidori (Rank A), Lightning Release: Chidori Stream (Rank B), Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear (Rank B)...]

[Physical Skills: Gentle Fist Technique - Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms (Rank C), Eight Gates Formation - Injury Gate (Forbidden Technique), Gentle Fist Technique - One Strike to the Body (Rank B), Divine Void Strike (Rank A)]

[Bloodline Limit: Tenseigan - Stage 2 (12% → 20.1%) [Ability: Heart Chakra Binding Seal]]

[Achievements: [crocodile tears][sweet talk][getting away with it][getting involved][honeyed words but treacherous heart][making a falsehood real][talking nonsense][feigning deafness and dumbness][hypocrisy][attracting attention][pretending to be genuine]...

[Remaining realization points: 10651]

"It's finally done."

Looking at the new ninjutsu in the [Ninjutsu] section, and the bloodline limit that had reached the second stage, a smile appeared on Hyuga Kumokawa's face.

This body, possessing the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan, trained in ninjutsu at a speed far exceeding expectations.

In just two months, he not only mastered the Lightning Release Armor, but also developed the Lightning Release: Chidori based on it.

Lightning Release Armor, a B-rank ninjutsu, also known as Lightning Release Chakra Mode, concentrates Lightning Release chakra throughout the body, covering the entire body with Lightning Release chakra. This activates the body and allows the use of Lightning Body Flicker, while also increasing defensive capabilities and nerve conduction speed.

He honed his body and ninjutsu to the extreme, his speed even comparable to Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique. He could instantly dodge Sasuke Uchiha's Amaterasu, his speed as fast as blue lightning.

As for Lightning Release: Chidori, it is a derivative ninjutsu of Lightning Release: Lightning Blade. The two are not the same technique, and their training difficulty is completely different. The former is only A-rank, while the latter is S-rank. The difference lies in the degree of chakra transformation.

Both "Chakra Form Transformation" and "Chakra Nature Transformation" are methods for using and enhancing ninjutsu.

Simply put, the former is "shaping form," turning formless chakra into blades, needles, and the like, which allows control over the power and range of a technique; the latter is "adding attributes," turning non-attribute chakra into wind, fire, water, earth, and lightning.

In terms of effectiveness, Chidori prioritizes functionality over power compared to Raikiri. Raikiri possesses greater piercing and cutting power through "form transformation," while Chidori's main attack method relies on the various forms of Lightning Release chakra to inflict damage.

For example, there are the "Chidori Sharp Spear" and "Chidori Blade" which transform lightning release chakra into the shape of a spear and a sword, and the "Chidori Blade" which greatly increases the sharpness of a weapon by injecting lightning release chakra into it.

Hinata Kumokawa also had the idea to try to develop "Lightning Release: Chidori" after mastering "Lightning Release Armor". After all, Uchiha Sasuke only took a few days to master "Lightning Release: Chidori" in the original work.

If Nisuke can do it, there's no reason why he can't.

However, two months is far from enough to go further and use "Lightning Release: Lightning Blade," as it is the ultimate form of Lightning Release chakra transformation.

There's also Kakashi's "Purple Lightning" developed after losing his Sharingan, which seems to be more like the ultimate nature transformation of Lightning Release chakra.

"Even so, this training speed is really outrageous," Hinata Kumokawa couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

No wonder even the naturally optimistic Might Guy was momentarily bewildered when he saw that scene... Naruto, also known as "The Legend of the Eyes in the Five Villages' Clash", "The Temptation of Returning to the Village", "My Village Chief Grandfather, Father, and Teacher", and "Black Zetsu Saves His Mother".

This world, which tells the story of the Otsutsuki family, is indeed a place where bloodline is absolutely paramount.

However, this only makes Matt Kay's qualities even more precious.

Thinking of this, Hyuga Kumokawa looked at Might Guy, who was burning with passion on his own, and it was as if he could see a raging fire behind him.

"Senior Kai..."

"Yun Chuan!"

Before Hyuga Kumokawa could finish speaking, Might Guy suddenly turned around, grinned, and said, "From now on, just call me Guy. Don't call me Senpai anymore."

Hinata Kumokawa paused for a moment and subconsciously wanted to refuse, since it would not be conducive to cultivating a humble image.

But seeing the serious look on Might Guy's face, and the subtle change in his gaze when he looked at him, Hinata Kumokawa couldn't help but fall silent for a moment.

Sure enough, it's true what they say, nature is the best counter to cunning.

Hinata Kumokawa sighed inwardly, but finally met Might Guy's gaze and smiled, saying, "Guy."

Upon hearing this, Matt Kai's smile deepened.

"Kai," Hinata Kumokawa continued, "what happened in the village? I saw those people heading towards the village entrance."

"I don't know." Matt Kai shook his head in confusion, but then laughed, "Why don't we go and see for ourselves? Let's see who gets to the village entrance first!"

Hinata Kumokawa didn't refuse out of disappointment. Seeing that Kumokawa had run off before he could even answer, he just smiled and followed.

However, he actually knew very well what these villagers were going there to do.

Welcome to the delegation from Kumogakure who have come to Konoha to forge an alliance agreement.

Although he has been cultivating in seclusion these days, it doesn't mean that his intelligence channels have been cut off.

Hinata Kumokawa knew the importance of intelligence, so he naturally prepared some backup plans early on.

He knew that the greatest contributor to the alliance agreement that Kumogakure was able to come to Konoha was not Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was stationed in Konoha, but Danzo Shimura, who was sent out.

Despite his seemingly inept exterior fighting but expert interior warfare, Danzo Shimura was actually quite active in both the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars. Otherwise, he wouldn't have earned the title of "Darkness of the Shinobi" throughout the entire shinobi world.

It was under his coercion and enticement that Hanzo of Amegakure in the Land of Rain broke with the first Akatsuki organization founded by Yahiko and the others; otherwise, Hanzo had indeed previously shown a tendency to ally with the Akatsuki.

If the two had joined forces, it would have been uncertain whether the Land of Rain would have won or lost. So, in retrospect, it can be said that Danzo completely changed the course of the Third Shinobi World War.

Regardless of whether Danzo, whose name is written as "Ninja Darkness" and pronounced as "Stirring Shit Stick," is dirty or not, at least his underhanded tricks often have a surprising effect.

It's the same this time.

By sowing discord between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, the tension between the two countries escalated, which ironically eased relations between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning.

However, Hyuga Kumokawa knew very well that all of this was a scheme by Kumogakure.

"This day has finally come."

Looking at the crowd gathering in the distance, Hinata Kumokawa smiled.

Another plot inconsistency was discovered. In the original story, Neji met Hinata for the first time with his father on Hinata's third birthday, and was then branded with the Caged Bird Seal. Hizashi harbored murderous intent towards Hinata and was punished. In other words, Hizashi lived for a long time after Hinata's third birthday.

However, according to Neji's account in the manga, specifically the illustration I posted, the Cloud Village kidnapped Hinata on her third birthday. This means that Hizashi's substitution for Hinata occurred within a few days after her third birthday.

This is a complete contradiction, so for now, let's follow the latter and move forward the time when Neji was branded with the Caged Bird Seal to before Hinata's third birthday.

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