My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 236 Spies and Nine Portraits

"Hinata...Yuuto!"

The boy kicked the tree and bounced back with a thud. He lowered his body, holding three poisoned shuriken in his palm, his whole body like a spring compressed to its limit.

"The stance is fairly tight, but it's not quite the same as the traditional Gentle Fist's power generation posture. Oh, I remember now..." Hyuga Yuto exclaimed in sudden realization:

"I killed all those clan elders. What you learned was just the [starting stance] of common martial arts."

"A traitor who betrayed his village and exterminated his clan dares to utter such words with such audacity."

The nine-year-old boy looked up coldly at the other person, his wrists and eyelids trembling uncontrollably—a natural reaction to immense pressure. Every inch of Hiyata Yoru's skin and muscles seemed to be emitting a desperate wail.

Run! Run fast!

However, Hyuga Yoru did not turn and run away. Just like "not notifying the village that Hyuga Yuto had appeared on the battlefield," the boy made a choice that even surprised himself. He suppressed his inner fear, his feet seemed to turn into nails, and stared intently at the lazy and casual long-haired man.

"As expected of someone with the Hyuga surname." Hyuga Yuto seemed to sigh.

"To kill me, you'd rather harm the village's interests... Not bad, you've got the makings of an avenger." He paused, then continued:

"Your judgment is correct. If you want to obtain [the power to kill Hyuga Yuto], then follow the village's arrangements step by step. For the rest of your life, you will not even have the right to grovel at my feet."

Hyuga Yoru bit his lip tightly, blood sliding down his jaw, but he seemed not to notice anything.

"You're not exactly nobody in Konoha," Hyuga Yuto suddenly changed the subject.

"Hyuga Yoruichi... the only Byakugan user serving in the Anbu, second only to Uchiha Itachi in his age group."

"...It's me."

"Alright, you'll likely rise to a very high position in the future, and you have a blood feud with me. Konoha would never suspect you. Be my spy, and in exchange, I'll teach you what true power is."

"What did you say?!" Hyuga Yoru roared in fury, his Byakugan flashing, veins throbbing and pulsating like flames.

"Don't joke around, I'm a Konoha ninja! You're the murderer of my parents, do you think I would betray you..."

"Then why didn't you tell Shisui that I was on the battlefield? And why are you standing here listening to me?" Hyuga Yuto sneered.

"Admit it, in your eyes, avenging your parents is more important than anything else! Even if it means betraying the village, even if it means submitting to your enemy, you must obtain the power to kill me... Heh, we Hyuga clan have always adhered to the rules, but once a rebel appears, we, like you and me, will disregard all the rules..."

Hinata Yuto completely controlled the pace of the conversation, but the boy found that he couldn't refute it.

—Hyuga Yoru understood that everything Hyuga Yuto said was correct.

To avenge his parents, the boy was willing to give up everything, even selling his soul to the devil!

After a long pause, Hyuga Yoru said bitterly:

"To be a spy... what kind of intelligence about the village do you want?"

"Use all your strength to climb up. Shisui trusts you a lot. Tell me everything that happens in the Dark Side."

"Is that all?"

"Of course it won't be that easy... Do you know Gaara?"

Hyuga frowned, and after thinking for a long time, she said uncertainly:

"That child who lives at Lady Kushina's house?"

"Notify me when he leaves the village on a mission."

Hyuga Yoru clenched his fists. At nine years old, he was already considered old in the ninja world, and he understood the consequences of his actions.

"What? Avengers, you can't even do this?"

Hyuga Yoru closed her eyes, and the scene flashed through her mind again—the crimson night, the roaring tailed beast, and her mother holding her in her arms.

Mom... if you see my choice today from the afterlife, will you blame me?

The boy let out a soft breath and said calmly:

"It can be done."

"Alright, as expected of someone from the Hyuga family. Here's the deposit." A golden light flashed in the long-haired man's eyes, and a burst of chakra blasted into the boy's body.

"Remember how your chakra flows through your meridians now. This is a new style of Gentle Fist that I developed, much better than the old one... When you bring me what I want, I will teach you the real good stuff."

Enduring the pain, Yoru spoke breathlessly:

"Tell me...aren't you really afraid that I'll kill you one day?"

"No one can kill me, not even myself, and you certainly can't." Hyuga Yuto's long hair danced in the wind as he stood atop a towering tree, looking down upon everything.

"A true rebel must be prepared to give their life for their dreams. Hyuga Yoru... including you, all the Hyuga who are still alive, and all the Hyuga I killed, all have one thing in common. Do you know what it is?"

Before Hyuga Yoru could speak, the long-haired young man disappeared at the top of the tree, but his words fell with the leaves, hitting the ground with a thud, striking the boy's heart heavily.

"Your eyes cannot see the distant future."

……

The rain fell like a waterfall, damp and chilly. Gloomy, leaden clouds covered the entire sky, and towering steel buildings pierced the air like devilish hands reaching out from the depths of hell.

Hyuga Yuto stood atop the tower, calmly overlooking Amegakure.

"You're back." A clear female voice sounded behind him:

"Congratulations, Lord Yuto. I just received news that Kirigakure has rejected Konoha's peace negotiations. The two nations of water and fire will be mired in war and unable to attend to anything else. The [new world] you saw with your eyes will soon become a reality."

"Your verbal skills are getting better and better, Konan." Hyuga Yuto chuckled and walked into the tower.

"Where's Tachibana Yuuki?"

"On duty abroad."

"Recall him; the bionic beast soldiers' combat effectiveness has not met expectations."

"Yes."

Following behind Hyuga Yuto, Konan couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Lord Yuto, is the fusion of the Four-Tails' chakra and the Wood Release artificial body not going well?"

"No rejection reaction, but not very intelligent. I need to think about the soul-embedding plan again. Even with my eye power, it still can't compare to the Yin-Yang escapism that creates life." The long-haired young man stroked his chin and turned in another direction.

"Let's go to the experimental base. I suddenly have a new idea."

"Yes."

The two entered from the bottom of the tower, passed through a high-level barrier, and stepped into a top-secret base known only to a select few.

Between the entrance to the barrier and the large experimental base, there is a long, silvery-white metal corridor.

On both sides of the corridor are nine portraits, each with a person's name below it.

The portraits vary in content, but they all depict bizarre and terrifying creatures: a hybrid of an octopus and a cow, a white horse with a dolphin's head, a strange raccoon with dark circles under its eyes...

These are the nine tailed beasts that are considered weapons!

Of the nine portraits, only the fourth one shone brightly; the rest were dull and lifeless.

Below the third portrait is written... "Gaara".

(End of this chapter)