Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki

Meanwhile, within the Hyuga clan's territory.

In the large Japanese-style room, the candlelight flickered, casting long and short shadows of the two people in the center, which swayed silently on the paper door.

Hiashi Hyuga sat at the head of the table, raised his hand to pinch his brow, and his whole body exuded an undeniable weariness.

"Hizashi, do you really think... Danzo was behind this?"

He suddenly spoke, his tone filled with an unyielding bitterness.

"Brother,"

Rizashi also found it hard to believe, but after a moment of contemplation, he said in a low voice, "Elder Tianyun was killed by Wind Release. In the village, I really can't think of anyone else whose Wind Release is so highly skilled."

"Apart from..."

The conversation ended there.

Hiashi Hyuga certainly understood what his younger brother wanted to say.

Danzo Shimura.

The darkness of the ninja world.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi is the fire in the open, then Danzo Shimura is the shadow in the dark.

Hiashi Hyuga lowered his eyes, gazing at his reflection in the teacup, his thoughts churning.

He had to admit that, although Danzo was seen as utterly wicked and all sorts of blame could be pinned on him.

However, no one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village can match his ability to control the battle situation and intelligence.

He single-handedly managed the entire intelligence agency of Konoha.

He probably oversees seven or eight out of ten major and minor events in the village, not to mention a large clan like the Hyuga clan.

Thinking of this, Hiashi Hyuga suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Perhaps, at this very moment, their conversation is being overheard by the Root forces.

"Eye roll".

Hiashi Hyuga activated his Byakugan once again, and only after confirming that no Root members were monitoring them did he breathe a long sigh of relief.

"If it really is Danzo... then his motives make sense."

Hiashi Hyuga shook his head, his smile full of bitterness.

"Brother, you mean...?"

"The battle at the front is intense and the fighting is tough. And yet, our Hyuga clan is holding a grand celebration at this time... It's understandable that Danzo sent someone to give us a warning."

He picked up the teacup, took a small sip, but his fingers trembled uncontrollably.

If that's the case, then Qinglan's suspicions have been somewhat cleared.

This thought gave him a slight sense of relief, but it was immediately suppressed by even heavier worries.

"Brother..." Hyuga Hizashi lowered his eyes, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Why are we holding this festival? Is there something important?"

The Hyuga clan has always been low-key, and there are only two reasons for holding a festival.

It's either a member's birthday or a major happy event in the clan.

But this time, it wasn't anyone's birthday, and he hadn't heard of any major event in the clan worth celebrating.

The only thing that comes to mind is that perhaps a peerless genius has emerged from the clan.

"..."

Hiashi Hyuga didn't answer, but just glanced at him quietly.

Just one glance.

Hyuga Hizashi immediately fell silent, his back slightly tense.

"Hizashi, as a member of the branch family, you shouldn't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

"Yes."

Hyuga Hizashi lowered his head, his voice muffled in his throat.

Hyuga Hiashi closed his eyes, and the tatami room remained quiet for a long time, with only the occasional soft popping of the candle wick.

After a long silence, he seemed to have finally made up his mind.

Let's leave this matter here for now.

There was no emotion in his voice, but there was a heavy sense of powerlessness.

If the culprit is indeed Danzo, there's nothing he can do.

To use the strength of the entire clan to fight against the village?

Or could they report it to the Hokage and accuse the elders of Konoha without any evidence?

Neither of those is realistic.

Not to mention that the scroll didn't actually help them at all.

All he could do was endure it.

unless--

Unless we can prove and successfully figure out how the white-eyes evolved.

But before the scroll could be fully verified, it was taken away along with several other Baguazhang secret scrolls.

His greatest wish now is that Danzo will treat it as just an ordinary clan chronicle and not discover the real secret within it.

It seems we can only pin our hopes on Qinglan to find out exactly where the ancient tomb is...

Or perhaps we can find that scroll again...

"Hishi, you can go now. Get some rest and wait for your call-up to the front lines."

"yes!"

Hyuga Hizashi bowed in response, but was stopped by a call just as he turned to leave.

"Also... tell Yumi to keep quiet. The idea of ​​her going to the battlefield is off."

Hiashi Hyuga paused, his tone growing increasingly somber.

"No more members of the main family should go to the front lines recently."

Hyuga Hizashi opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back.

"……yes."

-

night.

A crescent moon hung in the sky above Konoha, casting its silvery-white light onto a small courtyard on the edge of the Hyuga clan's territory.

The little snake emerged from the weeds in the yard, following the traces of moonlight, and traversed the yard, crawling across the bluestone path before finally stopping at the windowsill.

Inside the window, the air was thick with moisture.

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

A constant hum of electricity drifted out from the rising steam in the shower room.

The little snake flicked its tongue in a very human-like manner, tilted its pointed head, and stared intently at the shower room with its golden vertical pupils.

Through the fog, the figures of the people inside could be clearly seen.

Purple arcs of electricity flickered continuously throughout the boy's body.

Strangely, her fair skin only had a faint hint of dark red, which was completely unlike what one would expect after being tempered by lightning chakra.

Suddenly, the boy stopped cultivating and slowly walked out of the shower room.

"Lord Orochimaru, what brings you here?"

Hinata Seiran held a towel in his right hand, wiping the water droplets off his body, his face showing a look of utter shock.

The little snake hissed and flicked its tongue twice, then suddenly opened its blood-red mouth wide.

Orochimaru, covered in white slime, emerged from the snake's mouth. He licked his face clean with a bit of interest.

"Qinglan-kun, is this how you treat your business partners?"

"..."

Hinata Seiran's eyelids twitched, and he smiled slightly, "No, Lord Orochimaru, I'm like that to everyone."

He buttoned up his robes and knelt down at the small wooden table.

"Lord Orochimaru, would you like some tea?"

Orochimaru didn't respond.

He leaned against the windowsill, arms crossed, long hair falling over his shoulders, his golden vertical pupils fixed on Hinata Seiran.

Without further ado, let's get straight to the point.

"How will you help me become the Fourth Hokage?"

What exactly is the evolution method of the Byakugan?

"And most importantly... where did that scroll come from?"

Orochimaru pressed for three more questions, his eyes fixed on Hyuga Seiran.

Hinata Seiran did not answer immediately. After a moment, he raised his head and calmly met Orochimaru's gaze.

"Becoming the Fourth Hokage isn't difficult. Someone as intelligent as Lord Orochimaru is simply too close to the situation to see clearly... and I, as an observer, am merely here to enlighten you."

Orochimaru didn't respond, but waited for Hyuga Seiran to say something.

"If you want to reappear in the villagers' sight, then Lord Orochimaru must save the village from its perilous state." Hyuga Seiran looked up at Orochimaru. "As for where the peril comes from... I believe Lord Orochimaru understands what I mean, right?"

Is that all?

Orochimaru's patience was wearing thin.

Of course he understands these principles.

After hearing Hinata Seiran's story, he was definitely disappointed.

However, for him, the Hokage was just one step in his exploration of the mysteries of ninjutsu.

If you can become one, that would be best. But if you can't, like the older brother in the story, choosing to defect is also a way out.

What he's concerned about now is...

How many secrets does Hinata Seiran hold, and how much does he actually know?

"No, what I mean is that the story I told was not made up."

"That immortal's full name is the Sage of Six Paths."

"Of course, this has nothing to do with him personally. What really matters is his younger brother."

"His name is Ōtsutsuki Hamura."

The Sage of Six Paths?!

And his brother?!

Orochimaru was startled, but the shock was short-lived; he quickly regained his composure.

He naturally knew the legend of the Sage of Six Paths; in fact, it was a household name.

Anyone with even a slight understanding of the history and mythology of the ninja world knows this name.

However, as a staunch materialist, Orochimaru would never easily believe without seeing conclusive evidence to prove the existence of the Sage of Six Paths.

Moreover, he had never even heard of that so-called "younger brother".

"I didn't believe it before either."

Hyuga Seiran casually tossed a scroll copy over. Orochimaru caught it steadily and then unfolded it to read.

"I found this scroll by chance in an ancient tomb in the Iwagakure battlefield."

"It's a copy of that scroll, which records the origin of the Hyuga clan and some stories about Hamura Otsutsuki..."

As Orochimaru listened to Hyuga Aoran's explanation, his fingers flew across the scroll.

The Hyuga clan... originated from the Otsutsuki clan...

The Sage of Six Paths' full name is Hagoromo Otsutsuki...

My younger brother's full name is Ōtsutsuki Hamura...

The older brother's eyes are Rinnegan, and the younger brother's eyes are Tenseigan.

The Rinnegan possesses both the power to create and destroy worlds, while the Tenseigan possesses both control and offense...

Orochimaru's gaze became increasingly focused.

But just as he was reading the most crucial part, the scroll abruptly stopped.

The evolution method of the azure blue Tenseigan—utilizing…chakra…the Caged Bird…

"What about the rest?!" he blurted out, his tone as urgent as a child whose favorite toy had been taken away.

That's all.

Hinata Seiran shook his head.

"If that's all there is to it... I find it hard not to think this scroll is made up."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, composed himself, and his gaze gradually turned cold.

"The wise Qinglan-jun should understand this principle."

"That's not enough!"

"Hiss—"

Four or five venomous snakes poked their heads out from the sleeves, baring their fangs at Hyuga Seiran.

"..."

Hinata Seiran sighed.

Although I had long expected that Orochimaru wouldn't be so easily fooled, I still couldn't help but feel a little regretful when it came to this point.

"Based on this alone, let alone you, even I find it hard to fully believe..."

As he spoke, he slowly lifted the bangs from his forehead, revealing the Caged Bird Seal on his smooth forehead.

Under the moonlight, the swastika symbol, which should have been dark green, appeared unusually pale.

This is……

Is the curse mark fading?

Is this the secret behind the 360-degree rotation of the Heavenly Reversal technique...?

Orochimaru's gaze narrowed slightly.

He knew that Hinata Seiran must have some other trump card up his sleeve.

Otherwise, how could they possibly have the confidence to negotiate a deal with him based solely on a scroll that records the origins of the Hyuga clan?

"That's right. I've already broken part of the curse seal by relying on the scattered records on the scroll."

Hinata Seiran's expression was calm, and his tone was composed, revealing no flaw whatsoever.

"This should be enough to prove the scroll's authenticity, right... Orochimaru?"

"Hehehe..."

Orochimaru laughed, this time a genuine laugh, a laugh tinged with admiration.

However, that smile was fleeting, quickly replaced by his usual calm.

"Hyuga Seiran, why did you hand this over to me? And what are your true motives for providing this information?"

"Because in the entire village, only Lord Orochimaru has the ability to unravel the secret."

Hinata Seiran fastened his Konoha headband and gazed at the bright moon outside the window. "Furthermore, since the Tenseigan has a path to evolution... what about the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan?"

"Can it also evolve?"

"And these things can only be achieved once you become Hokage."

"As for my purpose..."

Hinata Seiran paused, his voice low but clear: "I hope Lord Orochimaru can end these corrupt systems."

"As long as those stale dregs exist, the monster called hatred will eventually give birth to a new 'Pain'."

The new...Pain?

Orochimaru gazed into Hyuga Aoran's pure and calm eyes, and a slight smile crept into his heart.

I see...

Is this another child yearning for freedom?

Ha ha.

Although not everything was revealed... it's still worth taking a gamble.

Then I'll agree.

"I see."

Orochimaru withdrew his gaze and took out a scroll from his sleeve.

"These are some of my insights on the nature transformation of Lightning Release; consider them a small gift for you."

"Focus on improving your strength..."

"This little white snake will be our means of communication from now on."

The moment the words left his mouth, Orochimaru's figure vanished from the room without warning, leaving behind only a faint instruction and a small, snow-white snake.

The little white snake hissed and flicked its tongue before nimbly swimming out of the room and disappearing into the grass outside the window.

"..."

a long time.

Hinata Seiran stood quietly by the window, remaining motionless for a long time.

Only after confirming that Orochimaru's aura had completely disappeared did he finally exhale a breath of stale air.

"The Legendary Sannin are still the Legendary Sannin after all..."

He muttered to himself, then turned around and began tidying up the slightly messy room.

He already had a rough idea of ​​his current strength.

For now, having gradually cultivated the skills from my previous life is enough.

"...At least we managed to fool Orochimaru."

Hinata Seiran lay back on the bed, his gaze fixed on the dim ceiling.

Tenseigan...

The chakra of the Otsutsuki clan... and the pure Byakugan...

He gently stroked his eyes, his fingertips lingering on his eyelids for a moment, before finally falling into a deep sleep.

-

The next morning.

"Young lady, it's Lord Hiashi who forbade you to go to the battlefield..."

"It's not that we don't want to, please don't make things difficult for us..."

Four or five guards from the branch family desperately tried to stop Hyuga Yumi. They wanted to help but were afraid of hurting the eldest daughter of the main family. They were anxious and angry, caught in a dilemma.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Hyuga Yumi wouldn't listen to reason, and immediately adopted the starting stance of Baguazhang, cleanly and efficiently repelling the two branch family guards who blocked her way.

"A bunch of useless trash, don't stop me!"

She flung aside the remaining guards and stormed out of the training ground in a huff.

Just as he stepped out the door, he bumped into Hinata Seiran coming out of his room.

"Hyuga Seiran?!"

"Didn't you say I had enough talent?!"

Hinata Yumi's pure Byakugan eyes were now brimming with rage.

"How dare you lie to me?!"

Before he finished speaking, a palm strike carrying a chilling killing intent was sent out, aimed straight at Hyuga Seiran's heart.

However, this all-out attack seemed as slow as a child's game to Hyuga Aoran.

"Snapped!"

Hinata Yumi was stunned, looking at her palm with disbelief.

Just like that... he got caught?!

"Miss Yumi." Hinata Seiran firmly gripped her wrist with one hand and spoke calmly, "The power of hatred is strong, but it can't go far."

"To be honest, the way you are now... is a disgrace to Elder Tianyun."

"How dare you mention Grandpa?!"

Hinata Yumi snapped back to reality, and the anger that had been suppressed by sheer force suddenly surged up again.

call!

She swung her right palm out again, but before the palm wind could even reach Hyuga Seiran's body—

"what!"

Suddenly, my vision spun around.

Hinata Yumi felt herself being lifted up by a clever force, her body spinning uncontrollably, and she was about to be thrown away.

My vision suddenly returned to normal.

"Bang!"

Immediately afterwards, a very light palm strike landed on her, knocking her to the ground as she was already off balance from spinning.

Hinata Yumi supported herself on the ground with one hand and held her forehead with the other, trying to suppress the nausea churning in her stomach, and stared blankly at Hinata Aoran.

Hinata Seiran looked down at her, his face expressionless.

"Hyuga Yumi, what do you think of your current strength?"

"Is it really enough to avenge Elder Tianyun?"

"Will they really be able to go to the battlefield?"