Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 141 Age Spots

"Who is that person? Why does he look so strange?" Kurenai Yuhi caught up with Ning Yuan, looking at the ground that had returned to calm with a curious expression.

"A very filial son, dedicated to saving his mother!" Ning Yuan replied.

"Huh?" Kurenai asked blankly. Was this part of what you were just talking about?

"Let's go back!" Ning Yuan's tone turned somber, clearly indicating that he didn't want to continue the conversation.

Kurenai Yuhi sensed the awkward atmosphere and could only nod, "Okay!"

After sending Kurenai home, Ning Yuan returned to the Hyuga clan first, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the spot where he had met Kuroze during the day.

He moved quickly in one direction, starting as a slow walk, gradually turning into a jog, then a sprint, until he became a phantom, invisible to the naked eye!

In just one hour, Ningyuan traversed nearly 400 kilometers, crossing from the border of the Land of Fire to the territory of the Land of Fields.

In a certain place in the Land of Fields, Ning Yuan suddenly stopped, and then, just as Hei Zetsu had sunk into the soil during the day, he too gradually sank into the soil.

What's even more amazing is that as he sank into the soil, his skin also turned towards the soil, and in just a short time, he had completely transformed into a soil person!

Chakra elementalization!

"So Madara's headquarters isn't in the Land of Fire, but in the Land of Earth?" When Ning Yuan watched the anime, he thought Madara's secret base was under the Kannabi Bridge, but now it seems that's not the case.

However, choosing the Land of Rice Fields also has an advantage: there are no ninja villages here, and it rarely experiences war. The people here make a living by farming, and under the small-scale agricultural economy, they don't have much money and can't afford to hire ninjas to complete missions, so there are very few ninjas passing by on ordinary days.

Orochimaru's later choice of this location as his base was likely due to this very reason; it just goes to show that great minds think alike.

After sinking only 40 meters, Ning Yuan could feel the difference in the material beneath his feet.

It has been transformed from mud into bricks and stones.

However, this does not affect his infiltration; it just means that the elemental transformation will change from soil to stone.

Five seconds later, Ning Yuan fell from the empty ceiling and appeared in a passageway.

Looking around at the furnishings, well, how should I put it, it felt like I was robbing a tomb.

There was an open door next to Ning Yuan. Ning Yuan sensed it first, then activated his Byakugan and was shocked to find that the cave was filled with ore.

"Chakra metal?" Ning Yuan was somewhat surprised. He quickly went into the room, picked up a piece of ore, and examined it.

It really is chakra metal.

He already had plenty of this kind of thing after he took control of the entire Land of Fire.

The reason why this metal was scarce in the ninja world before was because it was only useful to ninjas, who did not mine it, and ordinary people lacked knowledge and demand for this metal, and would not actively mine it.

After the Ning organization took control of the Land of Fire, a considerable number of chakra metal mines were discovered through official exploration activities.

But all of those changes were brought about by Ning Yuan. Without Ning Yuan, the amount of ore piled up in this room might be the entire reserve of the ninja world.

Ning Yuan then thought that the Akatsuki organization later still needed to make money, so Madara should have taken all his belongings with him.

Why didn't Obito sell these metals? At the very least, he could have given them to the Akatsuki!

Oh, Obito doesn't want to aid the enemy, nor does he trust the Akatsuki?

That's fine.

"Huh, we've been discovered?" Ning Yuan was taken aback, then looked in one direction.

In a corner of the room, there was someone hiding in a pile of ore, looking at him with a curious expression.

The reason this person wasn't discovered was because he was a White Zetsu, and his aura was exactly the same as that of the trees.

"What are you doing here?" Ning Yuan asked.

The man remained silent.

Ning Yuan asked again, "Playing dead?"

Bai Jue remained silent.

"If you don't speak, I'll set it on fire!" Ning Yuan said again.

"I'm just a piece of ore, why are you burning me!" Bai Jue quickly stood up, then suddenly sensed something was wrong: "Wait, I'm ore, I'm not afraid of fire, so why don't you burn me!"

Ning Yuan was speechless. It turned out he was a lunatic.

He thought that the White Zetsu who liked the feeling of pooping was an isolated case, but now it seems that wasn't the case.

With a "whoosh," a gust of wind came from behind. Ning Yuan turned his head to dodge it, then jumped backward, his feet sticking to the ceiling.

Looking up, I saw another White Zetsu.

Unlike the Rinnegan, the White Dragon does not share vision, but it has a unique communication method belonging to plants. Therefore, even if Ning Yuan encounters a mentally ill person, he knows that he has been discovered.

However, he remained calm and did not launch a counterattack, but simply used his agile movements to dodge the White Zetsu's attacks.

White Zetsu's combat strength is only around Chunin level, and he doesn't know ninjutsu. His most troublesome ability is that he can transform into other people's appearances, a move that is incredibly lethal in large-scale battles.

But now Ningyuan is all alone, so this tactic is no longer very effective.

Ning Yuan dodged and ran, covering a distance of more than ten meters in just a few seconds.

Then the White Zetsu started to get anxious, and its attacks became even more ferocious. Several more White Zetsu appeared out of nowhere and joined the siege.

Even so, Ning Yuan was still as agile as a monkey, able to escape from the gaps between various attacks and continue to advance.

Until he reached the end of the passageway, he saw a huge door.

The door is open, or rather, there's only the door frame, not the door itself.

Inside the gate was a plaza the size of a basketball court. At the far end of the plaza was a chair with an elderly man with gray hair sitting on it.

Behind the old man, there was a strange tube inserted into his back, which extended towards the wall behind him, and it was unknown where it led.

"It's you, Ning Yuan?" A dark figure suddenly emerged from the night beside the old man, asking in horror, "You managed to follow me here? You left a mark on me?"

The old man also raised his head and looked at Ning Yuan.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered it was a child who was only seven or eight years old, and they were immediately stunned.

He knew Black Absolute's abilities very well; they were extremely well-hidden and difficult to track.

But how did this child manage to chase after us all the way here?

"Byakugan, from the Hyuga clan? A branch family one at that!" Madara asked calmly, "Your name is Hyuga Neiyuan?"

"Yes!" Ning Yuan nodded.

"How did you manage to track me here?" Madara asked. "As far as I know, the Byakugan shouldn't be able to do this!"

"My Byakugan is a bit special!" Ning Yuan said, "Just like the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can evolve into the Rinnegan, the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan can also evolve. The evolved eye is called the Tenseigan, which is on the same level as the Rinnegan!"

He pointed to his eyes: "Although my eyes are not yet fully evolved, they have already displayed many extraordinary abilities, such as tracking the traces of this Mr. Ajue!"

"Rinnegan, Tenseigan?" Madara was taken aback, and asked curiously, "How do you know these things? Even if your Hyuga clan has relevant records, it's not something a branch family member like you could see!"

As expected of Madara, he's just like Black Zetsu.

When Ning Yuan mentioned the Goddess of the Rabbit, Kuro Zetsu showed no doubt. But when Ning Yuan mentioned the Rinnegan, Madara immediately sensed something was wrong.

If a member of the Hyuga clan's main branch knew these things, it would be understandable, given that the Hyuga clan has a history spanning a thousand years.

But the one in front of me is just a branch family member!

"My eyes tell me!" Ning Yuan pointed to his eyes and said, "Since my eyes began to awaken, I can occasionally see fragments of the past, memories. I can see a very beautiful woman with white eyes and white hair being sealed by the moon; I can see an old man splitting a giant monster into nine smaller ones."

"Is that so?" Before Madara could even speak, Black Zetsu couldn't help but blurt out, "Although I haven't been following Hyuga, I've never heard of anything like this before!"

"That's exactly what happens!" Ning Yuan nodded. "I believe it's a kind of genetic memory, not much different from the bloodline limits of other families. The only difference is that other families awaken abilities, while when we awaken, in addition to gaining abilities, we also gain a portion of our memories!"

"As for why this is the case, I think it might be because my ancestors were too powerful!"

Anyway, throughout history, only I have evolved the ability to roll my eyes, so I can't just make things up as I please.

Hei Jue blinked, already somewhat believing him.

Because he knew that, in terms of bloodline, the Hyuga clan was actually closer to their mother, so it was not surprising that the Hyuga clan could regain their memories when their bloodline reverted to its ancestral form.

Because mothers are truly powerful!

This also cleared up his doubts about why the child admired his mother so much.

Because he witnessed it firsthand in his inherited memories!

"Is that so!" Madara was also very curious, because when he awakened the Rinnegan, he didn't have any memories attached to it.

However, when the Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan are awakened, the user automatically becomes aware of the abilities of both eyes. Isn't this a kind of memory inheritance?

It is evident that the Uchiha clan also possesses so-called genetic memories. However, the Uchiha clan worships power too much, so they only retain memories related to power, leaving behind other unimportant ones.

"Looks like you're quite the genius!" Madara exclaimed. "But don't you think your curiosity is a bit too much? Wandering into someone else's territory without a reason—aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Of course I'm afraid of death, but I'm very strong, and ordinary people can't kill me!" Ning Yuan laughed. "Curiosity without strength is a path to death, while strength combined with curiosity is called a childlike heart!"

"Interesting!" Ban easily understood the meaning of "a child's heart" because he also watched the prehistoric world.

He truly had no intention of killing Ning Yuan; his dream was world peace, not indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

After all, Ning Yuan hadn't shown any opposition to his plan.

Instead, he even considered taking on apprentices.

After all, he was already very old, and after his death, he would need someone to assist Nagato in completing his plans.

His initial plan was to find someone from the Uchiha clan, as he knew very well what kind of power an Uchiha who had gained love and then lost it could unleash.

As for Hinata, he has never taken him seriously.

But the Hyuga in front of him gave him a different idea.

Madara didn't believe that the Tenseigan and Rinnegan were of the same level; he was inclined to think that Ning Yuan was bragging.

Even if they're not at the same level, the Tenseigan and Mangekyou Sharingan are on the same level, which is enough.

After all, Madara knew how difficult it was to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. What if he couldn't find a suitable one before he died?

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Thinking of this, Madara's expression turned serious: "You say you're very strong, but how strong are you? Can you even beat a Jonin?"

"A Jonin?!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "I've never fought one, but I've watched Jonin battles. They seem very ordinary; I could easily defeat them!"

"Is that so!" Madara shook his head, then raised his hand to form a hand seal, and a clone condensed from beside him.

"Let me test you, shall I?"

"OK!"

(End of this chapter)