The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Hinata Zetsu descended from the sky, standing not far behind Kakashi, and called out to Hiru.

"What do you know? How could a genius ninja like you possibly understand the sorrow of ordinary people like us? I have waited far too long for this day!"

Upon seeing Hyuga Zetsu's extremely youthful appearance, Hiruko was clearly greatly provoked, staring intently at Hyuga Zetsu as if the two were mortal enemies.

During his youth, Hiruko was a close friend of the three legendary Sannin of Konoha who had not yet made a name for themselves. However, compared to the Sannin who became disciples of the Third Hokage, Hiruko did not possess the same outstanding ninja qualities as them, and his strength stagnated completely after he barely made it to the rank of Jonin.

Under immense pressure from the Third Shinobi World War, Hiruko began researching and perfecting the Body Fusion Technique, Kiga, in order to compensate for her physical weaknesses. She longed to become as powerful as Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, and thus make a name for herself in the shinobi world.

Unfortunately, just as Oni-Garaku was about to be completed, it was discovered by Hiruzen Sarutobi, forcing him to defect from Konoha. Only now does he see hope of completing Oni-Garaku.

Seeing a genius ninja like Hyuga Sawatatsu filled Hiruko with immense jealousy.

"No one can stop me! Storm Release: Thundercloud Wave."

Hiruko formed hand seals, and dark rain clouds rose from beneath his feet, with blue lightning flashing and leaping continuously. Bolts of lightning shot out from them, reaching Hyuga Sawa in the blink of an eye.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Eager to see the extent of Hiruko's mastery and development of his bloodline limit, Hyuga Sawatatsu did not rush to attack. A wall of water rose from the ground, blocking the incoming lightning.

The water wall, now mixed with lightning, collapsed with a roar and, drawn by Hyuga Sawatatsu, transformed into a surging wave that rushed towards Hiruko.

"It's useless, Dark Release: Absorption Hole."

The bandages wrapped around his arm unwrapped, revealing a red diamond-shaped hole in Hiruko's palm. A powerful blue suction force surged from it, absorbing all the chakra in the waves.

"I've heard that your eyes possess a bloodline limit even more powerful than the Sharingan. If I hadn't already chosen Kakashi, you would definitely have been a better choice."

Hiruko sighed with regret, then suddenly disappeared, appearing in front of Hyuga Sawa as if by teleportation, and reached out his fingers to try to gouge out Hyuga Sawa's eyes.

boom!

To Hiruko's disbelief, his fingertips were still inches from his opponent when he was struck hard in the chest, sending him flying like a cannonball before crashing heavily to the ground.

Chapter 167 Black Zetsu's Surprise Attack

"Impossible, how could you see through my swift escape trajectory?"

As the billowing dust settled, Hiruko stood up again, his white turtleneck coat torn, revealing his metallic-looking skin.

This is the fourth bloodline limit that Hiruko has acquired - Steel Release: Steel Transformation, which can metalize the entire body, making it immune to most physical attacks.

Combined with Dark Release: Absorption Hole, Hiruko's Kekkei Genkai can be said to have maximized the ability to resist physical and ninjutsu attacks. When combined with Storm Release attacks and Swift Release speed, it can be said that the combination of the four ninjutsu has been fully considered, achieving a synergy greater than the sum of its parts.

"Swift Release can push speed to its limit, making it difficult for ordinary ninjas to track with the naked eye. However, such speed is nothing more than a target delivered to the eye when encountering a bloodline limit like a dojutsu."

Looking at the shocked and furious Hiruko, Hyuga Sawatatsu smiled faintly and released a massive chakra pressure, making Hiruko feel unprecedented pressure.

Compared to his three incompetent subordinates, Hiruko's Oni-Garara Technique does have many merits. Not only does it bring together all four bloodline limits in one person, but it can also be manipulated freely, which fully proves that although Hiruko's ninja talent is not very good, he is quite talented in the research of forbidden techniques, just like Orochimaru.

Not every ninja can be like Tobirama Senju, capable of researching and developing numerous forbidden techniques. For most ninjas, creating and perfecting just one ninjutsu in their lifetime is already considered genius.

Are you ready to face death?

Hyuga Zechen extended his palm in the shape of a finger gun, locking onto Hiruko from afar. A crystal-clear water bullet formed from water-style chakra took shape at his fingertip and arrived in front of Hiruko in a flash.

"This level of ninjutsu attack is nothing more than replenishing my chakra in the face of my Dark Release!"

Hiruko followed suit, revealing the Dark Release Acupoint in his palm once more. The powerful attraction drew in from a distance, completely absorbing the chakra contained within the water bullet.

After losing its chakra, the water bullet suddenly disintegrated, turning into sparkling water droplets that fell to the ground, revealing a rapidly spinning bone bullet.

Corpse Bone Pulse - Ten Fingers Pierced by Bullets!

puff!

Amidst the splatter of blood, Hiruko's shoulder was pierced by a bone bullet, and the immense impact forced him to stagger back several steps before regaining his footing.

"As expected, your Ghost Sprout Secret Technique, although it can manipulate the absorbed bloodline limits, can only be used one at a time, which is really too useless."

Hinata Sawatatsu shook his head, his words filled with disappointment.

Having four bloodline limits at the same time sounds incredibly powerful. It allows for a constant stream of new methods to deal with various situations, making it difficult for enemies to defend against.

However, the fact that they cannot be used simultaneously, and that the current bloodline limit can only be selected by switching between them, greatly diminishes the value of the Oni-Garara Technique.

"That's because I haven't completed the final step yet. Once I master the Demon Sprout Technique, I will become the most perfect ninja, and all the problems will disappear!"

Hiruko suddenly began to leap backward rapidly, using Swift Escape to widen the distance between herself and Hyuga Sawatatsu. After a few leaps, she stood on the highest point of the castle, looking down at Hyuga Sawatatsu from above.

You forced me to do this!

Hopefully, that guy named Black Zetsu can keep his promise!

"Storm Release Secret Technique: Storm Demon Dragon!"

After Hiruko completed the hand seals, a red pillar of chakra shot into the sky, and an astonishing surge of chakra caused cumulonimbus clouds to rise continuously. Wherever it passed, countless blue lightning bolts leaped wildly, forming a vortex of cumulonimbus clouds that covered the entire mountain range.

"This is the ultimate technique of Storm Release: a cumulonimbus cloud that can grow infinitely as long as it obtains chakra. Its speed and power are enough to destroy a ninja village!"

Amidst Hiruko's maniacal laughter, cumulonimbus clouds continuously formed, creating a dark, giant dragon that coiled around the mountains and converged into the clouds high in the sky.

"That guy absorbed four bloodline limits through the Oni-Garuru technique, and he has indeed become a complete monster."

Hiding under a boulder, Shikamaru's expression was extremely solemn. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great, rendering his intelligence completely useless.

What would you do?

Left with no other choice, Shikamaru could only place his hopes on Hyuga Sawatatsu.

As expected, the plan succeeded!

Seeing another cumulonimbus cloud rise from near Hyuga Sawatatsu, but the other party didn't care at all, focusing most of his attention on the cumulonimbus clouds in the sky, made the seemingly crazy Hiruko's eyes reveal a look of wild joy.

As a ninja of the same era as the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, Hiruko was not as crazy as he appeared; it was more of a cover-up for his emotional fluctuations.

Black Zetsu, who had been hiding near Hiruko, had been silently closing the distance to Hyuga Sawatatsu by taking advantage of the cumulonimbus clouds created when Hiruko used Storm Release.

This was an agreement between Hiruko and Black Zetsu. By using a powerful secret ninjutsu as cover, they would attract Hyuga Sawatatsu's attention, creating an opportunity for Black Zetsu to get close to him.

It's now!

The Black Zetsu, hidden in a cumulonimbus cloud, suddenly pounced out and attached itself to Hyuga Zetsu's body with almost no effort.

Hinata Sawatatsu, you're dead!

Yin-Yang Release: Spiritual Fusion!

From this moment on, your body and will will be completely under my control!

Just as Black Zetsu, with a smug smile in his yellow eyes, attempted to merge into Hyuga Zetsu's body, a dazzling burst of lightning suddenly erupted, enveloping Black Zetsu within it.

"It's actually Lightning Release: Shadow Clone Technique..."

Enveloped in blue lightning, Black Zetsu roared in disbelief that his flawless plan had failed.

Black Zetsu's supposedly undetectable method of hiding was completely exposed by the Tenseigan's visual perception.

Whoosh!

The rubble beneath Black Zetsu's feet tumbled, and a mutated clone with space-time ninjutsu leaped out, creating a massive vortex that swallowed the still paralyzed Black Zetsu.

As a product of Kaguya Otsutsuki's will, Hyuga Zetsu never dared to underestimate the terror of Black Zetsu. The best way to deal with it was undoubtedly through sealing techniques.

However, this is one of Hinata Zetsu's few weaknesses. With only a few simple sealing techniques he currently possesses, it would be a pipe dream to seal Black Zetsu.

As a second-best option, the temporary space created by the Mangekyou Sharingan would be enough to trap Black Zetsu, and then the spacetime storm generated by the collapse of the temporary space could be used to tear Black Zetsu to pieces.

"I knew it! The Akatsuki members can't be trusted!"

Seeing that the Black Zetsu, on whom they had placed high hopes, was reversed in an instant by Hyuga Zetsu, and that the Storm Release technique had lost its target, Hiruko was driven to a frenzy.

Before Hiruko could figure out a way to break the deadlock, the sky, which had been completely covered by thick cumulonimbus clouds, suddenly emitted a dazzling light.

Hyuga Zetsu, having unleashed the Tenseigan Chakra Mode, stood like a god amidst cumulonimbus clouds, his green chakra spreading out and devouring all the chakra within the clouds like a giant whale sucking in water.

Chapter 168 If a man doesn't look out for himself, he'll be punished by heaven and earth.

hateful!

Seeing that even his strongest Storm Release technique had been broken by Hyuga Sawa, Hiruko was furious. He stretched out the bandage on his arm and wrapped it around Kakashi, who was standing still.

I still have a chance. The Golden Ring Solar Eclipse is coming soon. As long as I steal Kakashi's Sharingan, I'll be invincible in the ninja world. Then, a mere Hyuga Zetsuki will be nothing...

Hiruko spurred Kakashi toward his lair behind him, attempting to use the traps set up within the base to block Hyuga Sawatatsu, thus gaining a time difference to unleash the Oni-Garaku Technique and steal Kakashi's Sharingan.

Still not giving up?

After absorbing all the Storm Release chakra in the sky, Hyuga Zetsu looked at Hiruko, who was dragging Kakashi along in a sorry state on the ground, and then his figure disappeared instantly.

Using the Flying Thunder God mark left on Kakashi, Hyuga Zetsu's figure instantly appeared behind Hiruko, and before Hiruko could react, a huge Bagua pattern had already enveloped him.

Soft Fist - Bagua Sixty-Four Palms!

Hyuga Zechen's palms moved like fluttering butterflies, unleashing streams of blue chakra that shot out from his palms and struck Hiruko's sixty-four pressure points, severing the flow of chakra throughout his body. This caused Hiruko's legs to buckle, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"We were just one step away..."

Hiruko's eyes were filled with resentment.

If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have made such a big fuss about it. Instead, I would have used the Puppet Curse to silently control Kakashi and bring him to Mount Sumeru. After completing the Demon Sparrow Technique, it wouldn't have been too late to try to control the ninja world.

They've really been bewitched.

The cumulonimbus clouds high in the sky had been swept away by Hyuga Zetsu, and the bright sunlight shone on Mount Sumeru, casting Hyuga Zetsu's reflection onto Hiruko.

"Let me leave safely, and I promise I will never be an enemy of Konoha again. Otherwise, Kakashi and I will die together!"

With a forced lift of his head, Hiruko looked at Hinata Sawatatsu, trying to grasp at the last glimmer of hope.

"Even now, you still haven't given up?"

Hinata Sawa Tatsumi sighed, then turned to look at Shikamaru.

"It's your turn."

Shikamaru, who had been playing a minor role the whole time, leaped out from behind cover, quickly walked to Kakashi's side, and took out a scroll, spreading it on the ground.

"Contract Seal - Modified!"

With a low shout from Shikamaru, the sealing technique on the scroll climbed onto Kakashi's body like a living thing, eventually surrounding the puppet curse mark on Kakashi's forehead.

This was a special sealing technique created by the Konoha Sealing Team after a whole night of hard work, based on the Uzumaki clan's contract seal, specifically targeting the Puppet Curse.