Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 207 This is also the fate of the Hyuga clan
"Heh, it seems I didn't choose the wrong person."

Faced with Hyuga Hizashi's determination, 'Kage' let out a low laugh: "Then, before I tell you the way to break it, Hyuga Hizashi..."

Do you know why Hyuga Neji would target members of the main branch of the family?

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi was slightly taken aback, not expecting him to ask such a question.

"Isn't it because Neji hates the main family?" Hizashi frowned. "He hates this twisted system, he hates the constraints of this cursed seal..."

"Yes and no."

'Shadow' nodded, then slowly shook her head. "If it's just because of hatred, why take away the main family's Byakugan?"

Hyuga Hizashi's heart clenched, and he suddenly felt his throat go dry.

Yes, Neji knew perfectly well that for the Hyuga main family, gouging out the Byakugan would have consequences a hundred or a thousand times worse than killing a clansman, as it would shake the very foundation of the Hyuga clan.

Moreover, as long as the "Caged Bird Curse" is not lifted, it is meaningless to gouge out the white eye.

Previously, he had always thought that Neji was doing this to vent his anger, but now, judging from what this 'Kage' said, could there be some reason that would make Neji risk gouging out his eyes?
"Why?" Hyuga Hizashi's voice trembled slightly.

“Because…” 'Shadow’s' gaze fell back on Hyuga Hizashi, and he smiled, “The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan is the same as the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.”

"The Sharingan can become the Mangekyou Sharingan, and the Byakugan can also reach a higher level."

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi's eyes widened suddenly, and Hyuga Hiashi's pupils shrank even further.

"impossible!"

His voice was distorted with horror, and his face was filled with absurdity and rage: "If the Byakugan could really reach the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan, how could I not know!"

"There has never been such a record in the Hyuga clan's heritage!"

In the past, no matter how much the Hyuga clan trained their Byakugan, it could only be reflected in their perception range and insight. They could never achieve a qualitative change even after a lifetime of training.

Such a white eye has absolutely no ability to directly confront an existence at the level of a 'Shadow'; it can only play a supporting role!
And now, this guy in front of me actually said that the Byakugan can also advance like the Sharingan, which completely overturns the entire Hyuga clan's understanding of the Byakugan!
"The frog at the bottom of the well longs for the blue sky, but does not know how vast the sky is."

'Shadow' didn't care about Hiashi Hyuga's doubts or Hizashi Hyuga's shock. He just said something in a calm tone and took out a scroll from his sleeve.

He raised one hand to form a hand seal, and white smoke suddenly exploded, stirring up the cold air.

The white smoke quickly dissipated, revealing a corpse on the cold ground.

The corpse appeared to have died recently; its pale skin was not shriveled, and its long blue-white hair was not dry.

The style of the clothing was ancient and unfamiliar, but it was not simple or crude. Judging from the fabric, it was even quite luxurious, which was obviously different from the various countries in the ninja world.

And those eyes...

"White eyes?!"

Looking at those Byakugan eyes that were no different from those of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hizashi's dry and hoarse voice was filled with shock.

Hiashi Hyuga felt as if someone had grabbed him by the throat, and all his doubts were instantly stuck in his throat.

His pupils reflected the corpse and the whites of his eyes; his face was now just a blank, lifeless void.

This corpse possesses Byakugan, and it's Byakugan of considerable purity, but its appearance definitely doesn't belong to a member of the Hyuga clan, nor has it been marked with the Caged Bird Seal!

How can this be? !
"I think you've also heard that a meteorite suddenly fell on the battlefield of the Land of Rain, killing a large number of Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas, right?"

The Shadow's whisper slowly rose in the deathly silence: "You all thought that meteorite was just a coincidence, but you don't know that the meteorite was summoned by this corpse with its life on the line."

Without a doubt, this corpse is the father of Ōtsutsuki Toneri.

His soul has been extracted, and now only this corpse remains.

"..." Hyuga Hizashi remained silent, unconsciously pursing his dry lips, and said hoarsely, "You mean, that meteorite..."

“That’s right.” ’Shadow’s’ tone was tinged with amusement. “What he relied on was the power of his Byakugan after its advancement.”

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi fell into a long daze due to the meaning implied in 'Shadow's' words.

These outsiders, who possess the Byakugan just like the Hyuga clan, display terrifying power far exceeding that of the Hyuga clan.

And yet, this powerful being, capable of summoning meteorites from the heavens and killing countless Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas, died at the hands of this 'Kage' before him...

"What's the name of the Byakugan after it advances?" Hyuga Hizashi asked. "And who is this corpse?"

“The Byakugan, after being upgraded, is called the Tenseigan,” the Shadow casually explained. “You can think of his clan as being the same as your Hyuga clan a thousand years ago.”

"However, they moved to the moon a thousand years ago, escaped the later wars, and preserved their earliest surnames. Their white-eyed lineage is also more complete than yours."

"Their bloodline purity is higher than that of your Hyuga clan, but the purity of their Byakugan is not as high as that of your Hyuga clan."

"They only have two options if they want to advance the White Eye to a higher level."

"One method involves fusing hundreds or thousands of low-purity white eyes with high-purity bloodlines, while the other involves finding a pair of high-purity white eyes and then combining them with their high-purity bloodlines."

His gaze swept over the two speechless figures, finally settling on Hyuga Hizashi, and he chuckled softly, "So, guess why he chose to come to the ninja world from the moon?"

"..."

Hyuga Hizashi's throat bobbed up and down, naturally guessing his purpose.

Putting aside whether there are that many tribesmen on the moon who have awakened the Byakugan, even if there are, it would be hard for anyone to be crazy enough to gouge out the Byakugan of hundreds or thousands of tribesmen.

Therefore, the only option is to find a high-purity Byakugan, and only the Hyuga clan, who have always valued the preservation of the Byakugan, possess such a Byakugan...

"So," Hyuga Hizashi slowly raised his head and asked, "the reason Neji stole the Byakugan from the main branch was because he knew how to advance the Byakugan?"

He remembered that the first member of the clan died in the forbidden library.

It's likely that while searching for a way to remove the cursed seal there, he inadvertently found a few words about advancing the Byakugan, and in fear and impulse, he killed Hyuga Kurozuka.

“He should have also found a way to absorb the power of the Byakugan.” ’Shadow’ sighed with feigned regret. “Unfortunately, the method of advancement he knows is incomplete.” “With the purity of the Byakugan in your Hyuga clan’s main family, it wouldn’t take hundreds or thousands of pairs to give him a high-purity Byakugan, but he still lacks the necessary high-purity bloodline.”

"Without a high-purity bloodline, even if he kills many members of the main clan and absorbs a lot of Byakugan power, having a pure Byakugan is useless."

"..."

Seemingly realizing something, Hyuga Hizashi's voice trembled slightly: "So, the method you mentioned for breaking the Caged Bird Seal is to advance the Byakugan to the Tenseigan level?"

“That’s right.” ’Kage’ nodded. “Once the Byakugan advances to become the Tenseigan, it can break free from the Caged Bird Seal.”

Is that really true?!

Hyuga Hizashi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the overwhelming joy in his heart, and stared at the 'Kage' to ask, "Will you help Neji?"

“Yes.” 'Shadow' chuckled softly. “This corpse is very well preserved. I can extract his bloodline and transplant it into Hyuga Neji.”

"Although it's not yet possible to directly awaken the Tenseigan, there might be hope if the Byakugan's purity is high enough."

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi's eyes flickered, and a ruthless glint gradually appeared in them.

"How much Byakugan would it take for Neji's Byakugan to reach the purity required to awaken the Tenseigan?" he asked.

"The more," 'Shadow' laughed, "the better."

[Your lie has been judged as [honeyed words concealing a dagger], [using someone else to do your dirty work], and [half-truths]. Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi experienced strong emotional fluctuations, reaching the level of [complete belief]. You have gained 1000 truth points.]

Upon hearing this, Hiashi Hyuga's expression changed drastically, and he abandoned all manners, cursing, "Bullshit!"

"Hizashi Hyuga! Do you know what you're saying and doing?!"

"This guy is lying to you! Do you really think you can gouge out all the Byakugan of the main family and completely destroy the foundation of the entire Hyuga clan just because of one sentence from him?!"

Hyuga Hizashi slowly raised his lowered eyes and turned to look at the shocked and angry Hyuga Hiashi behind him.

When he met those eyes, Hiashi Hyuga felt a chill creep up from his bones and take over his body.

“No.” Hyuga Hizashi’s voice was hoarse and low as he slowly said, “I’m not just going to gouge out their Byakugan.”

"I will also kill all the main family members who possess the Caged Bird Seal!"

He didn't know if Neji could awaken the Tenseigan after obtaining all the Byakugan. If not, Neji would definitely be killed by the surviving members of the main family who activated the cursed seal.

He absolutely cannot take that risk.

Therefore, anyone who masters the Caged Bird Seal must die!
In this way, even if Neji fails to awaken the Tenseigan this time, he will still have time to find an opportunity to do so!
If Neji can awaken the Tenseigan in the future, he will be able to break free from the caged bird's cage and his fate!

Upon hearing his words, Hiashi Hyuga's initial shock and anger gradually turned into blankness, which quickly transformed into fear and horror.

"Are you insane?" Hiashi Hyuga roared hoarsely. "You're insane!"

"Hyuga Hizashi! Do you know the consequences of your actions?! You've dragged the entire Hyuga clan into a state of inevitable death and decline!!"

But Hyuga Hizashi and 'Kage' ignored him.

The latter used a scroll to collect the corpse and then disappeared into the shadows, clearly not intending to interfere with Hyuga Hizashi's actions against the main family.

The former turned and left with a cold expression, preparing to help Neji get enough disapproving looks.

"No, no, no!" Hiashi Hyuga pleaded, watching his retreating figure. "Hizashi, I beg you, please don't do that!"

"The example of that clan on the moon is right before our eyes. Having lost the main family's legitimate bloodline, the Byakugan will soon disappear completely from the Hyuga clan!"

"The Hyuga clan, having lost its Byakugan, will soon be wiped out from the world!"

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi, who had already opened the iron gate, stopped and turned his head slightly.

"Don't you guys like to talk about fate all the time?" His tone was ambiguous, whether it was a hint of mockery or self-deprecation. "This is also the fate of the Hyuga clan, isn't it?"

"Hyuga Hizashi!!"

After saying that, Hyuga Hizashi walked out of the secret room and closed the door behind him, completely silencing the angry roars coming from inside.

However, as Hizashi walked out of his room, he unexpectedly saw a figure he hadn't anticipated.

Good evening, Chief Sunfoot.

Shimura Danzo, leaning on a cane, emerged from the shadows, his cold, narrow eyes fixed on Hyuga Hizashi as he tentatively asked, "No, perhaps I should call you Hizashi?"

"I don't understand what you mean." Hyuga Hizashi looked at the cold-looking man before him and said in a cold voice, "May I ask what brings Lord Danzo here?"

He felt no fear or tension, because he knew very well that the 'shadow' was nearby.

However, this behavior only made Danzo more certain that the person in front of him was definitely not Hyuga Hiashi.

Originally, he was just sending people in to infiltrate and gather intelligence as was his habit before carrying out the plan. However, when he was reviewing the intelligence, he noticed something unusual about 'Hyuga Hiashi'.

Hyuga Hizashi made too many mistakes in the early stages of his disguise as Hyuga Hiashi. A few small mistakes scattered over a few years would not have aroused suspicion, but if they were put together, it would be easy to notice the anomaly.

For Shimura Danzo, mere suspicion was enough to confirm his suspicions.

“Don’t worry, I’ll just consider you to be like Hiashi Hyuga.” Danzo narrowed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, “But our goals may be the same.”

In the shadows further away, 'Shadow' silently watched this scene, without offering any obstruction.

Or rather, Danzo's discovery and arrival were precisely under his guidance.

No one is better at this kind of thing than Danzo.

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