I might be a fake Ultraman.

The ninjas of Konoha Village suddenly discovered that the Hyuga clan had changed.

The Hyuga clan ninjas not only changed their ancestral Caged Bird Seal, but even their ancestral long black hair turned into long silver hair.

Fortunately, their eye-rolling still works.

However, the Hyuga clan ninjas have changed in more ways than just their appearance.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and other high-ranking members were secretly monitoring the Hyuga clan's actions. By collecting information on the daily lives of the Hyuga clan ninjas, they gradually discovered new changes among them.

That is personality.

The Hyuga clan's ninjas have historically been mostly calm and reliable.

But nowadays, the Hyuga clan ninjas are all polite and have smiles on their faces.

It's not that this is a bad change.

Instead... people who used to rarely smile suddenly start smiling at everyone they meet, with a kind and friendly expression.

This just doesn't make sense!

If it were just one or two people like this, it would be fine.

But it's a bit strange that the whole tribe does this.

Could it be that... the change of the Caged Bird Seal really had such a significant impact on the Hyuga clan?
Unfortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi is currently powerless to conduct a thorough investigation, let alone dare to do so.

Because Konoha needs the power of the Hyuga clan right now.

According to intelligence from the front lines, Kirigakure has also joined the battle!
The only thing that made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel gratified was that this "civil war" within the Hyuga clan had resulted in significant losses of Hyuga ninjas, with fewer women and children remaining in the Hyuga clan compound, and the loss of most of the elders and many powerful individuals.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that the Hyuga clan was still within his control.

At this time, Danzo Shimura also returned to Konoha Village, bringing back information—nothing of value.

Hyuga Hibiki truly seemed to have emerged from the deepest mountains and forests.

We couldn't find any information at all.

As for where Hyuga Hibiki lived in seclusion, he said that he wasn't even a ninja at that time; he was just a child.

He doesn't know anything!
If you go out and get lost, just ask around, and everyone will stay silent.

This matter has to be dropped.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, along with the other three advisors, and the F4 discussed the war and the Hyuga clan.

The final decision was to send the Hyuga and Uchiha clans to support the battlefield in Kirigakure.

On one hand, ninjas with eye techniques have a greater advantage when facing the Hidden Mist Technique of the Mist Ninjas.

On the other hand, it also allows the unsettling Hyuga brothers to be sent to the battlefield.

Of course, this could also deplete the Uchiha clan's power and make them behave themselves.

Since the start of the war, the main force of the Uchiha clan has not been sent to the battlefield, supposedly to allow the Uchiha clan to maintain order in the village.

In reality, it was more about limiting the military achievements of the Uchiha clan and severing the bonds between the Uchiha clan and other ninjas.

It would be better to have the Uchiha and Hyuga clans set off together to provide support, so there's no need to worry about the two clans joining forces.

The saying "rivals in the same trade" also applies to the ninja world.

And so, three days later...

A joint force of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans set off for the Hidden Mist battlefield.

They were respectively led by the Hyuga clan head and vice-head, the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, and the Uchiha clan head, Fugaku Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan ninjas were all eager and bloodthirsty, determined to achieve great feats on the battlefield and help their clan leader compete for the Hokage position.

The Hyuga clan ninjas all wore smiles, looking more like a group of scholars preparing to go out for an exchange and learning session than as if they were heading to the battlefield.

When the two clans met, the Hyuga clan ninjas did not, as in the past, look at the Uchiha clan ninjas with mutual dislike.

Instead, their first words upon meeting are, "Hello."

This Uchiha clan ninja, who wanted to argue, was completely outmaneuvered.

In the end, he could only reply with a reluctant "hello" before distancing himself from the Hyuga clan ninjas.

Finally, the team set off.

The Hyuga clan left behind only enough ninjas to defend Konoha, along with the elderly, women, and children; almost all the other ninjas followed the Hyuga brothers to the battlefield.

The Uchiha clan did not mobilize all its ninjas, but rather about half of them. Fugaku Uchiha did bring his son, Itachi Uchiha, with him.

However, the number of ninjas from both clans was almost equal. This made those familiar with both clans sigh, as the Hyuga clan had indeed suffered considerable losses in this "civil war."

Because the number of ninjas in the two clans was originally not much different.

In Konoha Village.

Only after confirming that the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, had indeed left Konoha's territory did the Konoha leadership finally feel completely at ease.

However, what they didn't know was that the Hyuga clan's actions only officially began after Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi left.

……

night.

The bright moon hangs high.

In the darkness, a silver shadow wandered.

The Hyuga clan has indeed lost many powerful members, not because they died, but because they went into hiding.

They became a group of ninjas who had already been declared "dead".

Oh, those elders are really dead. Even if they were willing to bow down in the end, Hyuga Hibiki didn't give them that chance, and their loyal followers were also wiped out.

Hibiki Hyuga didn't want to leave any potential problems.

I'd rather believe a prostitute repent than believe an old ghost's words.

Not only the elders of the Hyuga clan, but also the Konoha F4.

Although many ninjas died, the Hyuga clan's strength declined.

However, after receiving the enhancement from the Moon Goddess, the remaining ninjas not only became stronger, but also gained new abilities, which could be considered as obtaining a second bloodline limit.

The Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, both became Kage-level shinobi.

In summary, the power of the Hyuga clan has not decreased but increased.

Hibiki Hyuga remained in Konoha Village, and when the village's leadership lowered their guard against the Hyuga clan, the operation officially began.

The ninjas sent out quickly learned about the current situation of Konoha Village in just a few nights.

For example, they found out which family had a widow, how many people were left in each ninja clan, how many ninjas were still hidden in Konoha... They even dug up several of the Root's bases.

Entrusting the intelligence gathering task to the Hyuga clan will not pose any problems.

Moreover, the patrol team already included members of the Hyuga clan, whose help provided cover greatly reduced the risk of exposure.

After that, the Hyuga clan officially began their operation.

Konoha Village, a residential area, an ordinary resident's home.

White flowers were placed in front of this resident's house.

The male head of the household was a ninja who died on the battlefield, leaving only a young widow in the family.

This situation is not uncommon in Konoha Village today.

dong dong dong...

There was a sudden knock on the door.

The haggard widow opened the door with a puzzled look.

The widow was not without her guard; it was just that now that her lover was dead, she had nothing left to lose.

Her eyes were filled with only deathly stillness.

"A ninja from the Hyuga clan?"

"Excuse me, what brings you here?"

The young widow asked calmly, as if she had completely lost hope in life.

Outside the door, the Hyuga clan ninjas were bathed in moonlight, their smiles growing even more gentle and sincere.

"Young lady, are you feeling lost about the future? Do you want to understand the meaning of life, and... truly live?"

"Please allow me to take up some of your time to introduce you to our gift, the savior of mankind—the Moon Goddess!"

"Perhaps this could give you and your husband a chance to see each other again?"

The last words touched the young widow.

The young widow welcomed the Hyuga clan members into the room… (End of Chapter)