Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

However, her sixty-fourth palm strike was a genuine palm strike that could cause a person to lose their balance.

"Hah—!" Hanabi shouted, her palms blazing with blue light, and she finished with the Bagua Empty Palm technique.

With a single palm strike, blue chakra erupted from her body. The powerful chakra, combined with the shockwave from the air cannon, blasted the target away.

"I am the strongest!"

After finishing her final combo, Hanabi jumped up excitedly, then mischievously closed one eye and said with a smile, "Just kidding~" She knew in her heart that "Sheren" was intentionally letting her win.

Through their sparring sessions over the past few days, she had already learned that this close partner possessed strength far exceeding that of Neji, and that his special physique made him immune to the damage from Gentle Fist. That's why she dared to unleash her full power without hesitation.

"Not bad, Hanabi, your combos are much smoother now."

Hiruko stood up and gently dusted off the dirt on his body, appearing to be completely unharmed.

It's important to understand that the essence of Gentle Fist lies in attacking the body's vulnerable internal organs and striking acupoints and meridians to block the enemy's chakra flow.

For ordinary ninjas, no matter how tough their bodies are, their internal organs are still soft and fragile.

Therefore, the soft fist, which can directly attack the internal organs of the human body, can easily cause terrifying damage by breaking through defenses and delivering a critical hit.

In this world, the entire ninja system is based on chakra.

If the flow of chakra is blocked, it's equivalent to being silenced, and ordinary ninjas in this situation are basically at the mercy of others.

But for Hiruko, as an ultimate being, attacking his internal organs was no different from attacking his other organs.

In other words, he won't be hit by a critical strike, which is why he dares to hold back and let Hanabi attack with all her might.

Moreover, Hiruko's current physical body is incredibly wondrous, capable of changing freely according to his will.

Just like Zhang Wuji using the Qiankun Great Shift in the TV series "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", shifting acupoints was extremely easy for him, requiring almost no effort.

He can even change the acupoints themselves at will.

This is why Hiruko is directly immune to the Gentle Fist's unique ability to block chakra flow through pressure point techniques.

So when Hanabi lands a combo on Hiruko, it's really no different from a little punch hitting your chest. It's like gently tapping or touching your chest with your finger—soft and limp, posing no threat whatsoever.

Furthermore, Hiruko possesses the powerful ability to absorb and devour chakra. This ability stems partly from the inherent characteristics of Wood Release and partly from his in-depth research and development of Samehada. The Eight Trigrams Palm, originally a shockwave unleashed with non-attribute chakra, was like a gentle breeze to Hiruko, utterly unable to cause him any real harm. After all, the chakra was completely absorbed the moment it approached him, reducing the damage to zero. As for the impact of the Air Cannon, he could instantly construct a shock-absorbing structure using the miraculous transformation of his body, significantly reducing the damage.

"Hehe~ It's all thanks to your excellent teaching, Brother Sheren!" Hanabi was overjoyed to hear Hiruko's praise, but she maintained a humble expression, showing none of the arrogance of Hiruko's other disciple, Haruten-suke.

"Hanabi, you've roughly grasped the basic principles of Gentle Fist." Hiruko smiled as he approached Hanabi, asking with concern, "Have you learned the Chakra Scalpel technique I taught you last time?"

In Hiruko's view, even if the Hyuga clan doesn't evolve their eyes, they still have a huge potential for growth.

They have a variety of development paths to choose from: whether it's switching to archer and engaging in long-range sniping, or using their keen observation skills to achieve perfect accuracy.

Or perhaps he should pursue medical ninjutsu, becoming a white-clad angel who saves lives and heals wounds with chakra.

Or perhaps they could refine the Judo system, moving towards the powerful and exquisite style of Hokuto Shinken or Nanto Seiken.

It even borrows from the KOF fighter system, perfectly blending Gentle Fist with fighting techniques to create a unique fighting style.

However, for thousands of years, the Hyuga clan on Earth has been living off their past achievements and has not made full use of their inherent advantages.

They clearly had better conditions than those grassroots ninjas, yet they were so weak that they had to persecute their clansmen and mutilate their bodies in order to protect their clansmen and the Byakugan.

Even without activating the Caged Bird Seal, the seal would still cause damage to the brain nerves and the whites of the eyes, which would undoubtedly cause great harm to the bodies of the clansmen.

Chapter 230 Teaching Little Firework

No matter how much the cursed seal of the Caged Bird Seal is embellished, it cannot conceal the cowardly nature of the Hyuga clan and the dark side of human nature.

The logic of wanting to protect one's people's eyes but first damaging their eyes to create a vulnerability is utterly absurd.

This is like your entire tribe being incredibly beautiful, so to prevent them from being violated, you disfigure them beforehand, or even make them die automatically when they are violated.

Perhaps this is indeed a form of protection, a way to preemptively place all members of the tribe in a vulnerable position, completely powerless and at the mercy of others.

It's understandable that they devised such a cunning method to ensure the survival of their tribe, given their weakness.

However, the Caged Bird Seal, which does not cause problems with impure bloodlines, is not applied to everyone at the same time, which indicates that there is a big problem.

Is it really just to protect one's own people by branding them with the curse of enslavement, then imposing the righteous cause, or even in the name of love, by using suffering to force the enslaved people to protect a few privileged classes?

What unknown conspiracies and selfish desires are hidden behind this? It is truly thought-provoking.

When the Caged Bird Seal was given the function of a "tightening spell" that could be triggered at will by the head family, this already oppressive system was completely transformed into a double shackle on both the mind and body.

No matter how the Hyuga main family tries to embellish their actions with the lofty rhetoric of "protecting the clansmen," this method of control, which treats branch family members as puppets, remains undeniable.

Compared to Danzo's Tongue Curse Seal on the Root ninjas, it is more insidious—the latter at least does not suddenly deprive subordinates of their freedom of action on the battlefield, while the Caged Bird Seal can turn branch family members into lambs to the slaughter at critical moments.

If, as Hiashi Hyuga claims, the caged bird is merely a means to protect the white-eyed bloodline, then its triggering mechanism should be limited to automatic destruction when the eyeball is taken away.

However, the reality is that the main family can detonate the curse seals in the minds of branch families at any time by forming hand seals. This power to manipulate the life and death of their own kind has long exceeded the scope of so-called "protection".

Do not be fooled by the warm and affectionate relationship between Hiashi, Hinata, and Hanabi; these brothers are actually outliers in the main family.

When Neji's father sacrificed himself for the main family but was backfired by the cursed seal, did the other elders of the main family ever show even a hint of remorse?

Those corrupt main families that treat their branch members like horses are the truest reflection of this system.

Despite bearing the title of the clan leader's nephew, being a key member of Guy's team, and carrying the reputation of being the number one genius of the Hyuga clan, Neji was still like an ant in front of the main family in the early stages.

The servants of the branch family dared not order him around, only out of fear of Mighty, who stood behind him, rather than out of genuine respect from the main family.

This boy, burdened by the shackles of fate, even though he broke some of the constraints by creating his own "Return to Heaven," ultimately could not escape the destiny of being killed off by the plot.

When he blocked the Ten-Tailed Woodcut Technique to protect the eldest daughter of the main family, the curse mark etched on his forehead seemed to mock the futility of his lifelong resistance.

The devastation inflicted on the Hyuga clan by the Caged Bird system is further manifested in the break in the transmission of martial arts techniques.

The main family treats the secrets of Gentle Fist as their private property, which means that geniuses in the branch family either spend years figuring it out on their own like Neji, or can only learn an incomplete version of Gentle Fist like ordinary branch family members.

This artificially created knowledge barrier has kept the Hyuga clan trapped in a vicious cycle of maintaining the status quo and losing its skills for thousands of years.

When Neji, as a member of the branch family, unleashed a near-complete Rotation, the spinning chakra shield was not only proof of his genius but also an irony of the entire family's systemic stupidity.

In contrast, the Moon branch of the Otsutsuki clan, which is also a descendant of Otsutsuki Hamura, has become a power in a remote corner due to the lack of the Tenseigan, but its development of the Byakugan's potential far surpasses that of the Earth main family.

Even though Toneri was blind, he was still able to use the secret techniques of the moon to grind Hiashi to the ground, a difference that is similar to the contrast between Senju and Uzumaki.

If it weren't for the emergence of the freakish brothers, the First and Second Hokage, the Senju clan, with their physical advantages alone, might not have been able to surpass the Uzumaki clan, who were masters of sealing techniques.

The Hyuga main family, lacking the evolutionary opportunity of the Tenseigan and refusing to share knowledge with the branch family, ultimately became a declining noble family in Konoha, living off the legacy of their ancestors.

Although the Otsutsuki branch family on the moon, in order to create the Great Tenseigan, suffered a bloody massacre of the main family and then died due to the energy backlash, this tragic internal strife unexpectedly gave rise to many forbidden secret techniques.

Just as nuclear physics research can bring clean energy or trigger apocalyptic disasters, the technological breakthroughs achieved by the Otsutsuki clan at the cost of their annihilation ultimately left a brilliant yet bloody legacy in the universe.

However, Hiruko did not intend to let Hanabi embark on this cursed path of evolution too early.

Those lunar secret techniques that require mastery of Yin-Yang Release are perilous even for geniuses, and Otsutsuki Toneri's ability to wield the Tenseigan while blind truly makes him a once-in-a-millennium genius.

“I’m not questioning your talent.” Hiruko used his chakra to sense the Byakugan chakra flowing within Hanabi’s body.

The Reincarnation Eye is like the internal energy after mastering the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Once she opens those divine eyes, she will be able to use these secret techniques with ease.

Hiruko gently stroked the Caged Bird Seal on Hanabi's brow, a gesture that made the girl tremble involuntarily—even with her memories altered, her body still retained an instinctive fear of the main family's shackles.

"Not yet..." Hanabi lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes. The frustration of being rejected made her chakra somewhat disordered.

This scene reminded Hiruko of the little girl who hid behind a tree and cried because she couldn't learn the Three Body Technique at Konoha Hospital twenty years ago.

"Don't worry."

He crouched down to be at eye level with Hanabi, a pale blue chakra scalpel appearing in his palm.

Chakra Scalpel is an A-rank medical ninjutsu, and there are no more than five people in Konoha who can fully execute this technique.

The sharp chakra blade lightly sliced ​​across the rock in front of Hanabi, instantly creating a smooth cut on the hard surface, with scorch marks from the chakra burning still remaining at the cut.

The classification of ninjutsu ranks has always been shrouded in mystery: Naruto's Sexy Jutsu has a practical value far exceeding that of some S-rank ninjutsu, but it is classified as D-rank due to its difficulty in learning.

While Hanabi is diligently practicing her chakra scalpel technique, although it lacks the power to destroy the world, it requires the practitioner to have an almost demanding control over chakra.

After all, precisely cutting internal organs without damaging the body surface is no less difficult than embroidering with spider silk in a storm.

"But Kakashi-sensei graduated at the age of five..." Hanabi suddenly looked up, but her voice trailed off when she saw Hiruko's meaningful gaze.

She suddenly realized that comparing herself to that monster who became a Jonin at the age of twelve was too cruel for someone who had practiced hard for three months to barely condense a chakra blade.

"Kakashi is a once-in-a-millennium anomaly."

Hiruko's chakra blade, which had been gathering at his fingertips, suddenly grew three feet long, slicing a boulder ten meters away into eight neat pieces.

Just like the First Hokage could create a forest with his bare hands, and Madara Uchiha could summon meteorites, these geniuses' resumes are just for show.

He withdrew his chakra and looked at Hanabi's thoughtful expression, knowing that this strong-willed girl was putting pressure on him again.

"Then... why does Toneri-nii always teach me medical ninjutsu?" Hanabi suddenly changed the subject, her fair cheeks flushing red.

“Your medical skills are so much better than mine…” She recalled that during training yesterday, Hiruko stopped the arterial bleeding in her wrist with just three fingers, while she herself always ended up with a messy bandage when practicing hemostasis.

"Medical ninjutsu?"

Hiruko chuckled softly, and suddenly five chakra blades shot out from his fingertips, slicing the falling leaves in the air into even, thin slices.

"Do you know why medical ninjas are called the Grim Reapers on the battlefield?" He had Hanabi pick up a fallen leaf. The precise cuts between the thin, translucent leaves made the leaf look like a meticulously crafted work of art.

"because..."

Hanabi suddenly widened her eyes.

These incisions!

She finally discovered that the cuts on each fallen leaf corresponded to the pathways of the body's meridians.

"The chakra scalpel can directly sever muscles and meridians!"

"Yes."

A look of approval flashed in Hiruko's eyes.

When medical ninjutsu is used for killing, it is more cruel than any ninja tool.

"He suddenly grabbed Hanabi's wrist, and amidst the girl's gasp, a pale blue chakra blade surged from her fingertips, easily slicing through the iron railings beside the training field."

The Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist technique seals chakra through pressure point manipulation, while the Chakra Scalpel...

He guided the fireworks to gather chakra in his elbow.

"It can tear the enemy apart from the inside."