Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 75 Stealing Hyuga's Home (Eleventh Update)

After eating and drinking their fill, the Third Raikage led a few people straight south, leaving the Land of Fire and taking a boat to return to the Land of Lightning via a roundabout route.

The sea used to be Kirigakure's territory, but now Kirigakure is embroiled in internal strife and has no time to attend to external matters, so traveling by sea is much safer.

Meanwhile, the two Hyuga brothers returned safely to the Hyuga clan. Hiashi even used a transformation jutsu to make his eyes intact and was carried back by his younger brother without anyone noticing anything amiss.

The loss of the Byakugan is a serious problem; it will not only harm the family but also the village.

If they were to cause damage to the village during the war because of their white eyes, they would face immense pressure.

"Raikage!"

In the Hyuga clan compound, Hyuga clan leader Hyuga Muneyasa looked at his eldest son's eyes, which were wrapped in bandages, and was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He gritted his teeth in hatred.

"We're being targeted by the Cloud Ninja; someone must have leaked our location information."

Hiashi Hyuga was equally furious. The core of the Hyuga clan is the Byakugan, and now that he has lost it, he is practically useless.

Not to mention that he is a member of the main family and the young clan leader, so losing the white eye problem is even more serious.

"I will have someone investigate this matter."

Hyuga Munemasa thought so too, because the Third Raikage's goal was too clear: he gouged out his son's eyes as soon as he made his move.

"Father, what should we do now? My brother's eyes cannot remain in the hands of the Cloud Ninja."

Hyuga Hizashi was more worried about this; if the Hidden Cloud Village did something with those Byakugan, the problem would be huge.

"Hiashi's eyes must not remain in the hands of the Cloud Ninja."

Hyuga Munemasa pondered for a moment, looked at his eldest son whose eyes were wrapped in bandages, then at his second son beside him, hesitated for a long time, and finally made a decision.

"Hiashi, you should go back and rest first. Our clan has sealed some of our ancestors' eyes, which we will transplant into you later."

"You stay here, I need to talk to you about something."

"I'm going back!"

Hiashi Hyuga breathed a sigh of relief, formed hand seals to create a shadow clone, and left with him.

Unlike the branch family, the white eyes of their main family are not destroyed after death, but sealed away. It is normal for the father to have some stockpiles.

Although it's not my own eyes and I can't use them freely, it's still better than nothing.

When the opportunity arises in the future, I will take back my Byakugan from the Cloud Ninja.

"Hizashi, the fact that your elder brother's eye was stolen cannot be hidden. The Cloud Ninja will definitely use the Byakugan on the battlefield, causing huge losses to the village."

After a long silence, Hyuga Munemasa finally spoke.

"What does Father mean?"

Hyuga Hizashi's heart sank, and he looked up at his father, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

"Your eldest brother is the future head of the clan. He cannot make mistakes, and the position of clan head must be held in our lineage."

Hyuga Munemasa spoke earnestly, noting that the clan was not at peace either. The main clan was not just their patriarch's lineage; there were also several elders whose lineages had long coveted their patriarch's lineage.

Fortunately, the two sons are twins and look exactly alike, which is enough to explain to outsiders.

Hyuga Hizashi fell silent for a long while before finally speaking, "Father, how will you explain to the outside world that the Cloud Ninja have acquired the Byakugan?"

After all, I am a member of a branch family and bear the Caged Bird Seal.

"The Cloud Ninja possess several legendary Six Paths tools, and previously obtained the power of the Uzumaki clan to break the Caged Bird Seal."

However, initially, there's no need to explain; the Uchiha were the ones leading the operations there.

I'm just stating my thoughts, even though it might cause a lot of problems, but it's the only way to do it right now.

As for the current situation, there's no need to explain, since the Uchiha are in charge there, so it's good for the Uchiha to suffer some losses.

"I see!"

After a long silence, Hyuga Hizashi replied sadly, then raised his hand and gouged out his eyes. Ignoring the pain of gouging out his eyes, he took off his belt and tied it around his eyes before getting up and groping his way away.

Physical pain may be unbearable, but it is far less than mental anguish.

"Ugh!"

Watching his second son leave, and then looking at his eyes, which had been damaged and had their pupil power drained by the power of the cursed seal, Hyuga Munemasa sighed.

He was also in great pain and conflict, but that was the family's rule, and he could only abide by it.

It's been a long time since I called him "Dad." He's always called me "Father," and it feels so unfamiliar!

Putting away the two eyeballs, Hyuga Munemasa got up and went to the clan's secret area. He raised his hand, formed a hand seal, and used the power of the Byakugan to break the seal of the secret area's barrier and went inside.

Sealed within is the foundation of their Hyuga clan, including the Byakugan of the main family—the Byakugan of all the main families within the last hundred years. With current methods, it can only be sealed for a hundred years.

"Hopefully, the Japanese national football team can master this pair of eyes."

Standing before the pair of white-haired children who had been placed alone, Hyuga Muneyasa placed high hopes on his eldest son.

The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan are different, mainly depending on their purity. This pair of Byakugan is extremely pure, and its power is stronger than that of other Byakugan.

They were the eyes of my great-grandfather, a top genius who unfortunately died on the battlefield before he could fully mature. His eyes have been sealed away ever since.

Originally, these white eyes were not intended to be used, but now that the eldest son's eyes have been taken away, in order to preserve the succession of the clan leader's position, they have no choice but to use the great-grandfather's eyes.

Hopefully, the Japanese team can handle it!

Without further ado, Hyuga Munemasa removed the Byakugan and turned to leave the secret place.

Unbeknownst to him, a being had silently followed him into this secret place.

"These people, whether they're stupid or arrogant, can get the same tricks working for them."

The Black Zetsu clone emerged from the shadows. Upon seeing his mother's phantom image, he knew how to replenish her power, and that he would have to start with Hagoromo and Hamura's descendants.

You need to have Sharingan, and you also need Byakugan.

So he not only staked out the Uchiha clan, but also the Hyuga clan.

Especially after receiving the message from the main body, the young Hyuga clan leader knew that an opportunity might be coming after his eyes were stolen, and sure enough, the Hyuga clan leader came here.

He had originally planned to wait until a certain elder of the Hyuga clan passed away and his Byakugan was extracted and sealed here before taking the opportunity to enter. Who would have thought that he would find an opportunity so soon?

Without the slightest hesitation, he took out the sealed scroll he had prepared beforehand, packed up all the collections here, and then notified his main body to use a spirit medium to take him away.

This secret place is also shrouded in a barrier, making it impossible to enter or leave by ordinary means. Even if one could break the barrier, the Hyuga clan would inevitably detect it.

However, this barrier cannot block the power of space, and spirit communication is a basic application of the power of space.

The Black Zetsu, far away, summoned his clone and was very satisfied with his gains. He then looked up at the bright moon in the night sky.

"Only you are left!"

He knew that Hamura had taken some of his descendants to the moon to guard the Gedo Mazo and his mother's seal, and that the purer Otsutsuki clan had multiplied there.

The bloodlines of the three main branches of Hagoromo—the Senju, Uzumaki, and Uchiha clans—have now been collected by his younger brother.

Of the three bloodlines left by Hamura, those of Kaguya and Hyuga have already been obtained, leaving only Hamura's main lineage on the moon.

As long as we obtain the bloodline of that main branch, the phantom image of my mother can definitely be largely restored.

That's like a contract with the mother, but it only has the carrier and lacks the necessary data. This is the only way to complete it.

While it certainly can't compare to the data power of the mother herself, it's at least enough to push the younger brother to a certain extent.

Condensing blood to form a net is unrealistic, but seeking the Dao Jade shouldn't be too difficult.

"Once Madara Uchiha awakens the Rinnegan and summons the Gedo Mazo, the people over there will definitely send people down to search for him."

Staring intently at the bright moon in the night sky, Hei Jue had long planned this.

My younger brother is still very young and needs my support, so I need to plan ahead.

(End of this chapter)