Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 21 Jonin Leading the Team: Hyuga Hizashi

For ordinary ninjas without much background, the team leader is almost the only way to advance and obtain advanced skills, but for clan ninjas, the team leader can only be considered their superior.

In this situation, the students in the clan will not have many teaching requirements for their teachers, and they will not require their teachers to be the same type of ninja as themselves. On the contrary, they hope that their teachers are as strong as possible - the stronger the team leader, the safer the ninja team will undoubtedly be.

Uchiha Touyu believed that the instructor assigned to them was definitely not an ordinary person—the Third Hokage would always be concerned about his son's safety.

"Is this the first bus?"

Just as the three were still discussing, a light voice came from the doorway. The three looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young ninja in his twenties with long hair and white eyes walk in.

"We're Team One! I'm Uchiha Hiyu, and these two are Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai!"

Uchiha Touyu waved his hand, straightened his posture, and spoke with a smile.

"Hello, I am your team leader, Hyuga Hizashi! From today onwards, the three of you are my students and subordinates!"

Asuma and Kurenai looked on in astonishment, their gazes shifting between the smiling Uchiha Tou and the expressionless Hyuga Hizashi. What was going on up there? Had they found a Hyuga to be the teacher of the Uchiha clan?

The Hyuga and Uchiha clans are among the top ninja clans in Konoha and even the entire ninja world. Coincidentally, they are also clans that use dojutsu (eye techniques). It would be truly strange if these two clans were to be on good terms.

However, the Uchiha have always been superior to the Hyuga – the Sharingan is more effective in battle than the Hyuga's Byakugan, which is an undeniable fact. Not to mention that the Hyuga clan has almost completely suppressed its own potential due to the Caged Bird Seal.

In addition, the Uchiha clan is arrogant, and the Hyuga clan, being the perennial runner-up, is not very polite to the Uchiha clan either. The members of the two clans have always disliked each other, and there has never been a teacher-student relationship between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans!

Besides, what could the Hyuga and Uchiha possibly learn from each other? The Uchiha wouldn't learn Gentle Fist, and the Hyuga wouldn't learn Fire Release or Genjutsu. Both are independent ninja clans of Konoha, so there's no possibility of them attaching themselves to each other. That's why the two clans have never interacted with each other.

Asuma and Kurenai were still a little worried, fearing that something might happen between Uchiha Touyu and their teacher. However, Uchiha Touyu was all smiles, looking very happy.

"This is wonderful! I never imagined I'd have a Hinata-sensei! This is amazing!"

Upon hearing this, not only his two companions, but even Hyuga Hizashi couldn't maintain his cool expression and asked in confusion:

"Although we are both families with eye techniques, the Byakugan and Sharingan are completely different systems. I can't possibly guide your Uchiha training."

"It doesn't matter. At least we have a captain from the Hyuga clan, so our survival rate is definitely guaranteed!"

"The Hyuga clan has the highest survival rate of any ninja in the entire ninja world!"

Uchiha Touyu chuckled and said, "The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan may not be the most powerful bloodline, but it is definitely the most life-saving bloodline in the entire ninja world. Ninjas with the Byakugan not only won't fall into any ambushes, but their escape skills are also absolutely top-notch."

With such a human radar as his teacher, what else could Uchiha Touyu not want? As for the sordid affairs between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, Touyu, an unofficial Uchiha, didn't care at all.

In any case, given Hyuga Hizashi's status and position, it's impossible for him to really make things difficult for Tou. At most, he might be a little colder because of Tou's Uchiha identity. How could that be compared to the importance of his own life?

After hearing what Uchiha Tou said, Hyuga Hizashi felt something was off, and Asuma even directly retorted:

"You, are you even from the Uchiha clan? You're so strong, you've even awakened the Sharingan, yet you're so afraid of dying!"

"Isn't it normal to be afraid of death? If it weren't for these Sharingan, the Uchiha clan wouldn't have come knocking on my door and forcibly dragged me into becoming a ninja!"

Uchiha Touyu rolled his eyes and said something. At this moment, Hyuga Hizashi coughed twice, and the discussion among them stopped.

"Alright, everyone, let's introduce ourselves! Or I can go first."

"As I just mentioned, my name is Hyuga Hizashi, my rank is Jonin, and I am skilled in Gentle Fist and Byakugan."

After saying that, Hyuga Hizashi gave a slightly self-deprecating smile:

"Of course, I guess you can tell what I'm good at just by looking into my eyes."

"Uh, aren't you going to tell me about your dreams or something?"

Asuma, lacking tact, said something, and after being glared at by Red, he fell silent.

Those who make a public appearance in the Hyuga clan are definitely ninjas from the branch family. Can a ninja from the branch family even speak of his dreams?

Hyuga Hizashi's self-deprecating expression deepened as he spoke softly:

"It's better if I don't say my dream out loud, but you can talk about your own dreams, what you like, and what you hate."

"Let me go first. I'm Sarutobi Asuma, skilled in Fire Release and Fist Sword. I don't really have any likes or dislikes. My dream, in the short term, is to surpass Uchiha Tou, and in the long term, I hope to surpass my father!"

Hyuga Hitsuji nodded. Although Asuma didn't say who his father was, his mentor must have known long ago. Wanting to break free from the label of someone's son is the ideal of many second-generation kids, so Hyuga Hitsuji wasn't surprised.

"My name is Kurenai Yuhi. I'm skilled in genjutsu, and my dream is to become an outstanding female ninja like Lady Tsunade!"

Hyuga Hizashi was not surprised by what Yuhi Kurenai said; at least half of the female ninjas in Konoha shared similar dreams with Yuhi Kurenai.

Then, his gaze fell on Uchiha Tou, who was standing at the edge. Uchiha Tou scratched his head and spoke casually:

"My name is Uchiha Touyu. I have two-tomoe Sharingan and I am skilled in Body Flicker Technique and swordsmanship. My weakness is that I am very afraid of dying. As for my dream... for now, it is simply to live a peaceful life."

Hyuga Hizashi's lips twitched. His weakness was his fear of death, and his dream was to live a peaceful life... Was the boy in front of him really an Uchiha? Was he sure he wasn't a Nara clan hybrid?

Even within the Nara clan, those who can be as lazy as this young man are extremely rare, perhaps even unparalleled!

Fortunately, Hyuga Hizashi didn't care about this—due to the Caged Bird Seal, five out of ten members of the Hyuga clan's branch family have a lazy, irresponsible personality.

(End of this chapter)