My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 183 The Rebellious Caged Bird

Hyuga Hayato squatted down, picked up some soil, and smelled it under his nose.

The sensitive neurons in his nasal cavity, as well as the touch and temperature transmitted through his fingertips, told him a lot of information that the white eye could not see.

The Byakugan, one of the three great dojutsu, has an extremely long field of vision and the ability to see through objects, but it is not omnipotent.

By now, other villages have developed traps and countermeasures against the Byakugan. If we rely too much on this bloodline limit, problems will arise sooner or later.

Such a simple truth, yet few in the Hyuga clan understand it.

Although the White-Eyed Clan is decadent, its thousand-year glory has become a pride etched into its very bones. People who are immersed in past glories find it difficult to face hidden dangers and shortcomings.

However, Hyuga Hayato, the contemporary "hidden elder," is one of the few who is able to be mindful of potential dangers even in times of peace.

He has developed his Byakugan and Gentle Fist skills very well, and he hasn't neglected his other skills either. He has never slacked off in his training, and when he's bored, he even hones his basic ninja technique, the "Three Body Technique".

That's why he was able to follow Hyuga Yuto, starting from the village gate and heading north, always maintaining the right distance, and relaying his route to the branch family assassins who were far behind.

After Hyuga Hiashi made the judgment that "there is a ghost in the clan," a secret internal investigation began in an orderly manner. Hyuga Yuto, who had a sensitive identity and strong combat power, was naturally taken over by Hyuga Hayato.

Since becoming the head of the ANBU, Yuto has rarely left the village, and this mission is one of the few opportunities he has had.

However, Hyuga Hayato's top-secret tracking came to an end on a towering cliff.

The grass stems were bent and their outlines were clear, indicating that someone had lain here not long ago, but on the cliff, there were only footprints leading up the mountain.

"Strange." Hyuga Hayato searched carefully, but came to a conclusion that baffled him:

"It disappeared...like it suddenly flew away."

fly?

The brave man paused for a moment, then grasped a fleeting flash of inspiration.

—The Moon Goddess possesses a flight ability rarely seen in the ninja world!

As expected, it was all your doing, Hyuga Yuto...

The hidden elder made his judgment and, without further delay, turned and left. He was going to tell Hiashi about this and, together with the Hyuga clan, force the village to submit. Even though Hyuga Yuto was the second most powerful figure in Konoha, he could never be more important than a "stable bloodline limit family".

Unfortunately, although Hyuga Hayato was very smart and quick-witted, he was ultimately a step too slow.

The moment the reclusive elder turned around, Hyuga Yuto descended from the sky.

He is now dressed as a member of the secret service, carrying a short sword, wearing a mask, and holding a rope in his hand.

The rope held five corpses together, like leeches that had stopped hopping.

—All the branch family assassins who came with Hyuga Hayato are dead.

Hyuga Yuto threw the body on the ground, looked at Yuuto, and laughed:

"Impressive! How come I've never seen someone like you in the clan's territory before? You even used a transformation technique... Are you the so-called [Hidden Elder]?"

Hyuga Hayato's palms were sweating. He didn't waste his attention on the five corpses, but stared intently at the other person. His Byakugan suddenly activated, and he saw the handsome face behind the mask.

On her fair forehead, there was only a purple diamond-shaped mark.

Hyuga Hayato gasped:

"You really gave the caged bird to..."

"It's only temporary." Hyuga Yuto removed his Anbu mask.

"It's time-limited, probably only thirty seconds left? Hmm, villains die from talking too much, let's take you out first..."

Before he could finish speaking, the gravitational force erupted in accordance with Hyuga Yuto's will, like four giant pythons coiling around Yuto's limbs and pulling him fiercely towards him.

"Return to Heaven!" Yuto shouted softly, and his chakra surged out, forming a high-speed rotating defensive shield.

This is quite an achievement. For ordinary Hyuga clan members, the first step in the Resurrection Technique is to rotate themselves, but the fact that Yuuto could perform the Resurrection Technique while his body was bound shows that his understanding of this technique has reached another level.

The four gravity pythons were shaken away. Hyuga Hayato dared not fight back. He stomped his feet heavily and flew backward, instantly creating a distance of nearly thirty meters between himself and Hyuga Yuto.

"That's amazing," Hinata Yuto chuckled and praised again.

boom!

A golden light fell from the sky, like a spear thrown by a god, and pierced the warrior's abdomen in one fell swoop.

Rumble...

The cliff collapsed, sending tens of thousands of tons of rocks flying and dust obscuring the sun.

Combining "Extreme Heaven" and "Murakumo" to diversify the angles of eye power attacks is a technique that Hyuga Yuto has recently figured out.

As the dust settled, Hyuga Yuto exited his masked mode.

Using his Byakugan to locate the boulder, he used his superhuman strength to move it, and after more than ten minutes, he finally dug out the barely alive Hyuga Hayato.

Yuto was pierced through the abdomen by "Murakumo," suffering severe injuries. He was unable to mobilize and concentrate his chakra, and the transformation technique automatically dissipated.

Hyuga Yuto let out a soft "hmm," frowning as he scrutinized the mysterious, reclusive elder.

He looked to be around forty years old, with a simple and unassuming face that wasn't particularly attractive. However, unexpectedly, an ugly caged bird curse mark was etched on his forehead.

—Hayato Hyuga, the "hidden elder," is also a member of a branch family!

"What?" The hero, his face covered in blood, chuckled.

"I thought nothing would surprise you."

Hyuga Yuto hummed softly, sitting down on the nearby pebbles:

"Within the Hyuga clan's territory, many legends circulate about hidden elders: knowing all secrets, inheriting the secrets of Gentle Fist, solving all the clan leader's problems... by all accounts, they should be the main branch." He paused, then continued:

"But you did indeed separate from the family, because I saw you in the clan's territory... Naoto's father, right?"

"I thought the famous Hokage wouldn't remember a nobody like me."

"Naoto and I have a little disagreement... but don't worry, it won't be long before I send him down to reunite with you."

"Do as you please. Anyway, it's just a child I had with a random woman after I became a reclusive elder, to avoid attracting attention."

Hyuga Hayato smiled nonchalantly and continued:

"Don't waste your energy, let me tell you a secret..."

"Almost all the previous hidden clan elders have split up the family!"

"Because for a safety pin hidden in the dark, the most important quality is loyalty."

"We don't judge by status, only by loyalty!"

Hinata Yuto suddenly fell silent.

The moment a slave owner hands a whip to a slave, a twisted emotion arises in that slave's heart—a deep-seated desire to uphold this "system of slavery."

Humans are inherently self-interested. Once they gain power, they do not seek personal gain, they think entirely from the perspective of the head family, and they even disregard their own wives and children... Isn't this extreme loyalty a kind of disease?

The caged bird is a cage that confines Hyuga, and at the same time, it is the soil that distorts and perverts his spirit.

The boy suddenly stood up, drew his ninja sword from his back, and pressed it against Hyuga Hayato's neck:

"Judging from your confident demeanor, let me guess, before you set off, you must have told Hiashi Hyuga that if I didn't return on time, it would confirm my identity as a traitor, right?"

The hidden elder smiled without saying a word. For him, his goal had been achieved, and whether he lived or died was a perfect ending.

"Naive." Hyuga Yuto scoffed coldly, saying no more, and plunged the blade into the other's skin.

"Hyuga Yuto, one day you'll realize you were wrong." Blood gushed out, rushing into the hidden elder's trachea, making his voice indistinct:

"A thousand-year-old Byakugan, what a powerful and glorious clan history! You have such talent, you should be like me, shedding your last drop of blood for the clan. What does it matter if it's the main family or the branch family? For the Hyuga clan, sacrifice is..."

Swish!

With a flick of his wrist, the young man severed the head of the hidden elder.

Hyuga, main family, branch family, sacrifice, dignity, freedom...

These are questions that time travelers have all considered.

He had gotten up countless times in the dead of night, taken out a mirror, and gently stroked the caged bird on his forehead in the dimly lit room.

In the end, the time traveler did not waver in his resolve and killing intent.

"I'm not happy."

In short, these few words are enough.

(End of this chapter)