Konoha's Hextech Ninja

"Who are you?!" a sharp shout rang out: "Put Hinata down!"

Yagami Yoruichi looked up and saw Hyuga Hiashi standing a few meters away, in the starting stance of Gentle Fist.

“I’m not your enemy. I was just passing by when I saw someone kidnapping this child, so I rescued him.” Yagami Yoruichi put Hinata down and gestured, “Go back now, be careful not to get kidnapped by bad guys again.”

"Thank you, big brother!" Hinata Hyuga bowed politely and ran towards Hiashi Hyuga with her short legs.

When Hiashi Hyuga saw the corpse of the Cloud Ninja on the ground, he realized that he had wronged Yoruichi Yagami and quickly apologized: "I am very sorry, I misunderstood you. Thank you for saving my daughter. Please do me the honor of visiting my home and giving me a chance to express my gratitude."

Hinata Hyuga shyly hid behind Hiashi Hyuga, peeking out half of her head and looking curiously at Yoruichi Yagami.

"The Hyuga clan..."

Yagami Yoruichi muttered to himself.

Saving Hinata Hyuga was purely coincidental, not intentional.

Befriending the Hyuga clan was not part of Yagami Yoruichi's plan.

However, after thinking about it, Yagami Yoruichi did not refuse and said, "Then I'll take my leave."

Just as the two were talking, several figures from the Dark Guard appeared.

Upon seeing the Cloud Ninja's corpse on the ground, he immediately showed a shocked expression and asked Hiashi Hyuga, "Clan Head Hyuga, what happened?! Why did the Cloud Ninja envoy die here?!"

"And who are you people?" one of the ANBU questioned Yagami Yoruichi, shouting, "Come with us!"

"The Cloud Ninja attempted to kidnap my daughter, but this man rescued her. He is a benefactor of our Hyuga clan!" Hyuga Hiashi was an honest man, but he was also somewhat angered by the Anbu's attitude. He said seriously, "I will explain this matter to the Hokage! Does the Anbu have some kind of dissatisfaction with our Hyuga clan with this attitude?!"

"Chief of the Hyuga clan..."

The ANBU captain was taken aback by the usually amiable Hyuga Hiashi's assertiveness. After a moment of stunned silence, he quickly said, "Since he is a friend of the Hyuga clan head, then there is no problem. However, once this matter is resolved, please have the Hyuga clan head explain the situation to the Hokage as soon as possible."

Seeing the ANBU captain back down, Hiashi Hyuga's expression softened somewhat, and he said, "I will personally explain to the Hokage tomorrow morning."

After a few words, the ANBU captain and his men collected the body of the Cloud Ninja envoy and quickly left.

"I apologize for troubling you, please come with me to the clan's territory," Hyuga Hiashi invited Yagami Yoruichi.

Despite the appearance of the Anbu, which made Hiashi Hyuga realize that Yoruichi Yagami was probably not a member of Konoha.

However, the thousand-year-old tradition of the Hyuga clan made him unwilling to break any rules of etiquette.

In any case, the debt of gratitude for saving one's life must be repaid in some way.

As for Yagami Yoruichi's identity, if there are any doubts, we will make a decision after confirming the situation.

Yagami Yoruichi, however, had enough confidence to not care about the threat from the Anbu at all, and said with a smile, "I'll trouble you, Hyuga clan leader."

……

"Lord Hokage!"

A knocking sound woke Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Upon opening the door, a report of bad news came from the Anbu: "Hokage-sama, something terrible has happened! The Cloud Ninja envoy attempted to kidnap the Hyuga clan's young lady but was killed in the street by an unidentified outsider!"

"what?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared wide-eyed, his expression one of disbelief.

This short sentence contained so much information that it momentarily stunned Hiruzen Sarutobi's brain.

The Cloud Ninja envoy kidnapped the Hyuga clan's young lady, an unidentified outsider, and most importantly, the Cloud Ninja envoy was killed.

Each of these three things is a very important matter.

The sight of them piled up immediately filled Hiruzen Sarutobi with immense anxiety.

"The Cloud Ninja envoy is dead, what about the peace talks?"

This was the first thought that popped into Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

"For outsiders to kill the Cloud Ninja envoy, could it be that spies from other villages deliberately sabotaged the peace talks?"

This was Hiruzen Sarutobi's second thought.

The third thought was: "The Cloud Ninja envoys kidnapped the young lady of the Hyuga clan. Could it be that they are using the pretense of peace talks to plot something else?"

For a moment, countless thoughts arose in Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind, and he found himself somewhat unsure of the situation.

But he also knew that with such a big incident, he definitely wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

After thinking it over, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided that it would be best to discuss such an important matter with several people.

He immediately ordered, "Notify the advisors, assistants, and Nara Shikaku to come to a meeting."

"Furthermore, investigate tonight's events immediately and find out exactly what happened! Have the Anbu investigate the identity of that outsider as soon as possible and give me a report!" Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered.

……

Sungai tribe.

Because it was late at night, Hinata Hinata was taken to rest by her maid early on.

However, this time, the Hyuga clan was on high alert, dispatching their Byakugan warriors to take turns protecting their young lady's safety, fearing another incident of enemies infiltrating and kidnapping her.

Inside the reception room.

Hiashi Hyuga expressed his deepest gratitude to Yoruichi Yagami and ordered his men to bring her a large number of antiques and treasures.

"Thank you for saving my daughter. These gifts are nothing, but please accept them."

While exchanging pleasantries, Hiashi Hyuga was also subtly probing for information about Yoruichi Yagami: "You look unfamiliar, sir. May I ask your name?"

If the Anbu hadn't appeared, it wouldn't have been so bad, but their appearance made Hiashi Hyuga genuinely doubt Yoruichi Yagami's identity.

If Yagami Yoruichi is indeed involved with spies from the outer village, even if she saves Hyuga Hinata, Hyuga Hiashi will still have to sever all ties with her.

"Senior Hiashi, you want to ask about my identity and background, right?"

Yagami Yoruichi asked with a smile.

"This..." Hinata Hijiri felt embarrassed by Yagami Yoruichi's bluntness and tried to find a plausible excuse to explain, "I just want to know who saved my daughter so that I can prepare a generous gift to express my gratitude in the future."

"These treasures are worth tens of millions of taels each. Isn't that a generous gift?" Yagami Yoruichi pointed to the antiques and treasures displayed to the side.

“These worldly things are valuable, but compared to my daughter’s life…” Hyuga Hiashi wanted to explain, but Yagami Yoruichi interrupted him.

There's nothing wrong with revealing my identity.

Yagami Yoruichi stretched out his hand, and a small tree grew in his palm.

Seeing this, Hiashi Hyuga's eyes widened, forgetting all manners, and he pointed at Yoruichi Yagami's hand, stammering, "Wood...Wood Release!"

"You may not know me, but you must know my teacher."

Yagami Yoru severed all chakra, and the little tree slipped from his palm and was placed on the table.

After doing all this, Yagami Yoruichi raised her head, looked at Hyuga Hiashi, and said, "I am Yagami Yoruichi, and my master is... Senju Hashirama!!"

Chapter 228 Asuras and Indra

Regarding one's own identity and origins.

Yoruichi Yagami thought for a long time but didn't say it directly. Instead, she made up a false identity as the successor of Hashirama Senju.

The awakening of Wood Release did not originate from bloodline, but was taught by Hashirama Senju.

Whether others believe it or not, Yagami Yoruichi doesn't care at all.

In fact, Hiashi Hyuga did not believe that Yoruichi Yagami was a disciple of the First Hokage.

More than thirty years have passed since the First Hokage passed away. How could there be such a young disciple?

Wood Release?

Many people know that before Orochimaru defected, he left behind a Wood Release test subject, who was initially under Danzo Shimura's command, but was later taken by Hiruzen Sarutobi and became a squad leader in the Anbu.

Hiashi Hyuga suspected that Yoruichi Yagami was another test subject of Orochimaru, sent by Orochimaru to Konoha as a spy.

What he couldn't understand was why Orochimaru, with his cunning and resourcefulness, would plant such an obvious spy?

Is there some sinister plot behind this that he hadn't considered?

Lost in his thoughts, Hiashi Hyuga didn't even notice when Yoruichi Yagami left. By the time he came to his senses, it was already dawn.

"Oh no, I still need to report the situation to the Hokage..."

Hiashi Hyuga slapped his forehead, hurriedly washed up and got ready, and rushed to the Hokage Building.

……

Let's go back to the time when Yagami Yoruichi had just left the Hyuga clan's territory.

After wandering aimlessly around the village for a while, Uchiha Hikaru finally couldn't take it anymore and asked, "Where are we going now?"

"Find someone..." Yagami Yoruichi's senses expanded, sifting through the chakra within Konoha.

Finally, Yagami Yoruichi sensed a special chakra and said to Uzumaki Kaori and Uchiha Hikaru, "Found it, come with me."

Konoha Apartment.

Looking at the familiar apartment building in front of him, a sense of nostalgia rose in Yagami Yoruichi's heart.

Before becoming Tsunade's apprentice, I lived in a place like this, and I had to live independently from the age of three.

Just as I was about to go upstairs.

Suddenly, an undercover agent appeared at the entrance of the apartment building, holding a short knife and ready to strike at any moment, and shouted, "Halt!"

Looking at the familiar chakra of the ANBU member before him, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but smile.

"Kakashi, your strength has declined."

Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile.

"Kakashi-senpai?" Kaori Uzumaki stared wide-eyed at the Anbu member before her, exclaiming in surprise, "Sir, is he Kakashi-senpai? But his chakra..."

Although Kaori Uzumaki has not yet awakened the ability of Kagura's Mind's Eye, she still possesses the most outstanding talent of the Uzumaki clan, so her perception ability is not bad.

At this distance, it is easy to accurately perceive 'chakra characteristics'.

In her perception, the chakra of the person in front of her was indeed similar to that of Kakashi Hatake, but also somewhat different.

"It's probably because of that eye. With a new Sharingan, the chakra will naturally change," Yagami Yoruichi casually remarked. "Try to sense it carefully. Isn't that Sharingan's chakra the same as Obito Uchiha's?"

"That seems to be the case. Why would Kakashi-senpai have Obito-senpai's Sharingan?" Kaori Uzumaki stared wide-eyed in surprise.

The two did not deliberately lower their voices, and Kakashi Hatake heard them all.

Recalling the horrific scene of his comrades' deaths, Kakashi Hatake felt incredibly conflicted, but he still remembered his duty. Holding his short sword, he stood in front of the door and warned, "No matter who you are, don't take another step forward!"

"If you had Uncle Sakumo's strength, you might barely have the right to say that, but for now, let's forget about it."

Yagami Yoruichi stretched out his hand, and the pressure of chakra exploded.

The movement wasn't particularly fast.

But under the terrifying pressure of chakra, Kakashi Hatake found himself completely unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as Yoruichi Yagami's hand pressed against his shoulder.

A tree branch grew from Yoruichi Yagami's palm and bound Kakashi Hatake tightly.

"With your chakra, you'll be free before dawn. Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards Naruto."

Yagami Yoruichi said something, walked past Hatake Kakashi, went straight upstairs, and opened the window of Uzumaki Naruto's house.

In the messy room, Naruto Uzumaki was fast asleep, his sleeping posture quite unsightly.

“This child…” Kaori Uzumaki wanted to ask something.

"Shh, don't wake him." Yagami Yoruichi made a shushing gesture, her finger touching Naruto Uzumaki's forehead, and she quickly used a wisp of chakra to examine Naruto's body.

Half of the Nine-Tails was firmly sealed within the sealed space inside Naruto's body by two layers of seals.

Within the sealed space, Yagami Yoruichi could also vaguely sense the chakra of Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato.

However, the chakra of Ashura that Yagami Yoruichi most wanted to find was nowhere to be found.

"Is it that it hasn't awakened yet? Or is it hiding too well?"

A question popped into Yagami Yoruichi's mind.

In the original world, Ashura's reincarnation, Hashirama Senju, had already died. As for Indra's reincarnation, Madara Uchiha, although Yoruichi Yagami was not afraid of him, she was too lazy to search for him all over the world.

However, once she arrives in this world, Yoruichi Yagami has no intention of letting go of her arch-rivals, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.