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

Chapter 216 Don’t move
"How could I possibly lose to a branch family guy like you?!"

Hinata Haruto's roar was filled with humiliation and anger as he suddenly raised one hand and brought his index and middle fingers together.

Just as Hyuga Yoto finished forming the hand seals, Hyuga Takashi, who was walking away with faltering steps, clutching his injured left arm, suddenly shuddered.

"Uh! Ah!"

A muffled groan of pain escaped from deep within his throat.

He clutched his forehead and knelt on one knee, his body convulsing uncontrollably. His already pale face instantly turned completely bloodless.

The pain in his brain made him clench his teeth, his veins bulging, and large beads of cold sweat instantly soaked through his hair.

"Humph!"

Hyuga Haruto looked at Hyuga Takashi's retreating figure, a cruel and twisted grin spreading across his face, and said, "This is the fate of your branch family!"

"Kneel down and accept your fate, you idiot!"

Having said that, he suddenly took a step forward, but the moment he took that step and his words fell, he was dead.

His body suddenly froze on the spot, and the sinister smile on his face instantly solidified and stiffened.

The entire third training ground fell into a near-perfect silence; in this deathly silence, one could even clearly hear the frantic pounding of one's own heart.

All eyes were focused on the area.

Suddenly, three figures appeared almost simultaneously in front of and to the left and right of Hinata Hito.

In front of Hinata Haruto, between him and Hinata Takashi.

Hyuga Neji suddenly appeared, shielding the kneeling Hyuga Takashi behind him. His eyes were filled with anger as he stared intently at Hyuga Yoto, adopting a standard Gentle Fist stance.

To his left, Hyuga Iroha's face was expressionless, only radiating a chilling coldness, his index and middle fingers pressed together against a fatal pressure point on his neck.

On his right, Hinata Aoi frowned, her long and powerful hand gripping Hinata's raised right wrist, which was forming a hand seal. The force was so great that it almost crushed Hinata's wrist bones.

Three pairs of pure white eyes, three different gazes.

It's like three nails from three directions, firmly pinning the sun to the spot.

"do not move."

Hyuga Iroha's deep and cold voice clearly reached Hyuga Yoto's ears.

“Any further disturbance.” He pressed his fingertip against Hyuga Yoto’s vital pressure point slightly forward, his tone cold, “I will press it immediately, without hesitation.”

The chilling killing intent contained in those fingertips and words made Hinata Yoto's body tremble, and goosebumps instantly rose on his neck.

He could clearly feel the bone-chilling cold and undisguised killing intent emanating from his neck.

He had no doubt that if he dared to activate his chakra again, his opponent would not hesitate to cripple or even kill him.

Then, Hyuga Hito stiffly turned his eyes to look at Hyuga Aoi, who was gripping his wrist on his right. His voice was dry and hoarse with fear and anger: "Hyuga Aoi..."

"What do you mean! Are you going to help these guys and betray the main family too...?"

"Have you had enough trouble?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Hinata Aoi abruptly interrupted him.

"I remember Lord Hiashi saying it himself," Hyuga Aoi said coldly, "that the Caged Bird Seal should never be used on branch family members again!"

"You've lost to someone in front of so many people, and now you want to use the Caged Bird? Don't you think the main family has been disgraced enough?"

Hinata Aoi's cold words were like a resounding slap across his face!
Hinata Haruto's expression was incredibly stiff as he heard the whispers and low jeers coming from the surrounding crowd.

"If you can't beat them, use the cursed seal..."

"Is this all the main branch of the Hyuga clan can do?"

"Haha, this is too embarrassing." "I heard that Lord Yun Chuan is also from a branch family. Could it be that he too will be suppressed by such a weak guy with a cursed seal?"

"No wonder they're unhappy about the family division..."

These sounds were like countless needles, piercing Hyuga Hito's ears.

His face gradually changed from pale to ashen, and then from ashen to a purplish-red like pig liver.

His gloomy gaze swept over Hyuga Neji, who was protecting Hyuga Takashi, Hyuga Aoi, who was holding his wrist, and Hyuga Iroha, who was pressing his fingertips against his vital pressure point.

His eyes were filled with resentment, unwillingness, and a hint of insane hatred.

"Fine! Fine! Fine!" Hyuga Haruto gritted his teeth, his voice squeezed out from between them, "You, you lot are very good!"

After saying that, he suddenly shook off Hinata Aoi's hand that was holding his wrist, and Hinata Aoi also let go.

"You!" He swept his cold gaze over the three of them, speaking each word with venom, "You'll regret this soon!"

After saying that, he turned around in a disheveled manner, and under the gazes of the audience, which were filled with disdain, ridicule, or indifference, he rushed out of the training field like a stray dog ​​without looking back.

With Hinata Hito's departure, the oppressive atmosphere eased slightly.

Hyuga Iroha slowly withdrew her fingers from the empty space, looked at Hyuga Aoi in front of her, nodded slightly, and said gently, "Aoi-san, thank you."

Hyuga Aoi's expression remained complex. She glanced at Hyuga Takashi, who was panting heavily, and finally shook her head, saying, "I just don't want to see the Hyuga clan fall apart."

After saying that, she didn't say anything more and turned to leave the chaotic scene.

Hyuga Neji had carefully helped Hyuga Takashi, who was still panting in pain, to his feet.

At that moment, Hyuga Iroha also walked over quickly, checked Hyuga Takashi's injuries with his Byakugan, and frowned deeply.

"Fractured left arm, multiple damages to meridians, disordered chakra, and the impact of the cursed seal is also very strong..."

As he spoke, he raised his head, looked at Neji, and then at Hyuga Takashi, whose face was pale but whose eyes were still stubborn. A deep worry flashed in his eyes.

"Neji, help me support him," Iroha said in a deep voice. "We need to take him to get his injuries treated immediately."

He paused for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.

Just now, Hinata Yoto's last words gave him a very bad feeling.

Was it just harsh talk? Or...?

"Now that Lord Yunchuan is not here," Hyuga Iroha frowned, thinking to herself, "I can only make the decision myself."

In any case, he would never allow anyone to take away the legitimate rights and status that Lord Yun Chuan had worked so hard to secure for the branch family.

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The afterglow of the setting sun, like smeared blood, painted on the eaves of the ancient and solemn mansion, casting long and heavy shadows.

A man dressed in a dark kimono stood quietly under the eaves with his back to the room behind him, gazing at the artificial hill in the courtyard, which was tinged with dark red by the twilight.

Behind him, on the tatami mat in the room, Hyuga Hito was kneeling with his head down, his clothes covered in dust and wrinkles, and his face bearing lingering bruises and humiliation.

"You mean..."

The man didn't turn around, his voice hoarse and low: "You challenged Hyuga Takashi to a duel, and then instead of choosing a venue within the clan, you deliberately chose the third training ground..."

At this point, he slowly turned around, his sharp white eyes looking at Hyuga Hito behind him: "So, in front of everyone, you lost to him?"

No! I didn't lose to him!

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Haruto, who had been hanging his head, suddenly raised it, his eyes flashing with intense resentment and bitterness. He said excitedly, "That guy used despicable means, he..."

Snapped! !

(End of this chapter)