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

Chapter 258 Neji: You guys didn't know, did you? The Byakugan can also evolve through emotional stimulation.
"Get out of the way," Hyuga Neji said calmly.

"Neji, you can't lay a hand on Hinata." Hyuga Aoi said tautly, "If you lay a hand on Hinata again, it will be truly irreversible!"

"I said, move aside." Hyuga Neji's tone suddenly turned icy. "This is the last time I'm reminding you!"

"Otherwise, you'll end up like those other head families, dying by my hand!"

After saying that, he slowly raised his hand, which was covered in sticky blood, and pointed it at Hyuga Aoi, who was standing in front of Hinata.

The stench of blood in the air seemed to instantly become even stronger and more pungent.

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing this, Hinata Aoi's expression changed drastically, and a strong sense of foreboding instantly gripped her heart.

"Hyuga Neji!"

Hyuga Himon, slumped in a pool of blood in the corner, let out a hoarse, twisted roar, blood gushing from his mouth: "Cough! Cough cough! What, what did you do to the main family?!"

"What have you done?"

Hyuga Neji slightly turned his head, glancing at the dying Hyuga Himon, his face revealing undisguised killing intent.

“Now that I’ve already taken action against Hyuga Hiashi, do you think I would spare their lives?” he said.

These words struck Hyuga Aoi and Hyuga Himon like a thunderbolt into their minds.

Despite their suspicions, hearing this cold admission with their own ears still struck them like a thunderbolt, their blood seemingly freezing instantly.

"why?"

Hiding behind Hinata Hyuga, Hinata could no longer distinguish between fear and anger ignited by this cruel truth. Her voice trembled as she said, "Why did you have to do that..."

"Of course, it's for these eyes!"

Hyuga Neji interrupted her, his hand slowly rising with a twisted and fanatical expression, his fingertips gently stroking his eye sockets with a chilling obsession.

"You don't know?"

"The Byakugan, like the Sharingan, can be evolved by those with exceptional talent through extreme emotional stimulation!"

"These eyes are called the Tenseigan!"

His expression gradually became crazed and ferocious, his mouth twisting into an almost manic arc.

"So, I killed Hiashi Hyuga! I killed those old guys from the main family! I killed them all!" His face was filled with a morbid, intoxicated ecstasy as he snarled.

"With their blood and lives, with all the anger and hatred that had been building up in my heart! I finally got it, the power to break free from my cage!"

This is of course a lie.

Neji Hyuga always remembered his father's dying words. He was not a madman like Itachi Uchiha and would not harm Hinata or other innocent people in order to awaken the Tenseigan.

However, the power of those eyes was too strong and too tempting; even in its current incomplete form, it had already boosted his strength.

If other branch families or outsiders knew that the true way to awaken the Tenseigan only requires the so-called Otsutsuki bloodline and a large number of Byakugan, it would be a mistake.

Then, all the Hyuga clan members, including Hinata, will inevitably face endless attacks.

Therefore, he could only lie and say that the way to awaken the Tenseigan was the same as that of the Mangekyou Sharingan, which relied on strong emotional stimulation.

The only difference between it and the Sharingan is that it relies more on the release of pent-up emotions, rather than the Uchiha clan's method.

Since he is the only one who knows about the Tenseigan and the only one who made the Byakugan evolve, he has the sole right to explain, and it is useless for others to doubt him.

However, the three people present did not know that he was lying.

Looking at Hyuga Neji's blood-covered face, with its genuine and heartfelt ferocity and madness, and listening to the twisted yet self-consistent logic in his words.

Hinata and the other two felt a bone-chilling cold rush from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, as if even their souls were trembling.

The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, like the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, can unleash even greater power through extreme emotional stimulation.

Why was this never recorded in the clan's official records?
Why did the imperial family never mention this throughout history?
How did Hyuga Neji find out?
Thinking of this, Hinata Aoi seemed to suddenly remember something. The surprise and doubt on her face faded, replaced by an uncontrollable anger: "It's you!"

"You killed all those clan elders who died one after another in the clan before!"

“That’s right.” Hyuga Neji readily admitted, “When I infiltrated the forbidden library, I intended to steal the main family’s secret techniques, but I unexpectedly discovered the secret of the Tenseigan!”

"Then, that old guy saw it, and I had no choice but to use his life to verify the truth of this secret!"

"Cough! Cough cough! Bastard! Beast!" Hyuga Himon coughed up blood as he used his last strength to curse, "You are destroying the foundation of the Hyuga clan!"

Hyuga Neji's smile vanished abruptly, leaving only a cold and obsessive killing intent. He said in a cold voice, "If Uchiha Itachi could do it, why can't I, Hyuga Neji, do it?"

"I only hate that I'm not extreme enough, that my hatred for the main family isn't deep enough. I'm still one step away from truly having the Tenseigan!"

"Do you want the tragedy that befell the Uchiha clan to repeat itself in the Hyuga clan?"

Hinata Aoi's face was grim, her voice trembling with anger: "Those dead clansmen, their anger, fear, and resentment before their deaths..."

"They will all become nourishment for the Hollow after they die, and the entire branch family and the entire Hidden Leaf Village will be implicated because of your madness!"

"That's right!" Driven somewhat mad by the immense impact and the despair of impending death, Hyuga Himon screamed and cursed at the top of his lungs, "You slaughtered your own family, you committed a heinous crime!"

"You will definitely be punished, you will pay the most terrible price for this, and the spirits we become after death will surely kill you!"

Besides anger and madness, his face also showed intense jealousy—jealousy that Hyuga Neji was able to break free of his cage! Why, why was Hyuga Neji able to obtain such great power? Why was Hyuga Neji able to escape the fate of being a caged bird?
Why not me?!

"You mean retribution?"

As if he had heard the most absurd joke in the world, Hyuga Neji first let out a low, suppressed laugh, "Hehehe... Hahaha!!!"

The laughter grew louder and more manic, turning into a deafening, endlessly mocking and indignant hysteria that sent chills down one's spine!

Neji Hyuga's laughter abruptly stopped, his blood-stained eyes blazing with hatred and resentment as he glared at Hinata Hyuga and roared, "Retribution! Retribution!"

"If there really is such a thing as retribution in this world, if there really is a god who can justly deliver judgment..."

"Why doesn't He punish the ancestors who created and developed this caged bird spell and rules?"

Why does He turn a blind eye to this centuries-old, high-sounding oppression? Why does He allow such evil to continue in the name of 'tradition' and 'rules'?!
"Why?!"

Bang!
He took a sudden step forward, and his raised fist slammed into Hyuga Hinata's body.

"Ah!!" Hyuga Himon let out a shrill scream as he was embedded deep into the cracked stone wall, spitting out more blood and fragments of internal organs.

"Why are the children who have separated from the family branded with this damned slave mark?"

Bang!
Hyuga unleashed another punch, silencing Hyuga Himon's scream and leaving only broken, gasping breaths.

"Why was my father, who was born just moments apart from Hiashi Hyuga, pushed out by those old guys to become Hiashi Hyuga's scapegoat?"

Bang!
Kaka! Click!
A punch sent a series of fine cracking sounds through Hyuga Himon's body.

"Why is it that those good-for-nothings, just because they are from the main family, can enjoy the best resources without a care in the world, take advantage of the peace gained from the division of the family, and treat us like dirt?"

Bang!
puff!

With a single punch, Hyuga Himon's body withered, and a large amount of blood gushed out like a spring, splattering on the walls and the ground in a shocking sight.

"Why is it that despite my best efforts to cultivate and become stronger, I still cannot break free from this cage of inherent lowliness, and can only achieve this by paying the price of losing everything?!"

"Why? Tell me!"

Bang!
It was like squeezing out a human-shaped red blood bag, the stored liquid and solids bursting out with a "bang" and covering the wall, with blood and broken tissue splattering everywhere!

"..."

An oppressive, deathly silence descended upon the passageway.

All that remained were Hyuga Neji's violently heaving chest and heavy breathing, and the thick, nauseating smell of blood that permeated the air.

But soon, Hyuga Himon's corpse, which was nailed to the wall, suddenly emitted a cold and ominous aura!

hum! !

A chilling aura, filled with endless resentment and hatred, instantly spread!
This sudden change caused Hyuga Aoi, who had been standing stiffly in the distance, fully on guard against Hyuga Neji, to change her expression drastically.

Meanwhile, in a secret room beneath Hyuga Higo's residence.

"Hehe! Hehe..."

At this moment, Higo Hyuga's limbs had been cruelly crushed, and he lay on the ground like a lump of mud, no longer resembling a human.

His tongue had been ripped out by the roots, and his nose and ears had been cruelly cut off. At this moment, he could only utter broken sounds filled with despair and hatred from deep in his throat.

His face, revealing stark white bones, was twisted and contorted with unspeakable pain, his expression showing only primal agony and a longing for death.

Beside him, the bodies of three other clan elders were laid out in the same gruesome manner, their limbs severed, their ears, noses, and tongues cut off, clearly having suffered inhuman torture before their deaths.

"call……"

Holding a cane, Shimura Danzo stood before Hyuga Higo, a cold light flashing in his single eye, looking down at the still slightly twitching "lump of flesh" at his feet.

Finally, he clearly felt a cold, filthy aura containing a huge amount of negative energy surging out of the bodies of Hyuga Higo and the other four corpses!

"It's done! It's finally done!"

A smile of excitement suddenly appeared on Danzo's face. He hissed as he looked at the mass of flesh that was gradually being enveloped by dark energy, "Come on! Become a 'Hollow'!"

"Let me kill you with my own hands! Let your resentment, your despair, and all your bitterness become the strength that nourishes me!"

At this moment, Hinata Aoi's emotions were in stark contrast to his usual excitement.

"Oops!"

Seeing the corpse beginning to mutate, her face turned extremely ugly. She looked at Hyuga Neji and gritted her teeth, saying, "Hyuga Neji, you're really going to get me killed this time!"

But Neji Hyuga seemed not to hear her anger.

Seemingly sensing something, he slowly raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through layers of walls and rocks, looking towards the sky.

An instinct from his very soul compelled him to slowly raise his hand towards the ceiling of the passage above...

Bang! !

The rocky ceiling above suddenly shattered!
Amidst the flying pebbles, a dark figure seemed to be guided as it fell into his hand!
It was a uniquely shaped katana, still sheathed.

(Update a little late. I went to get my teeth filled today. I made an appointment in advance, but I still had to wait for several hours. It took until evening to get it done. I was so angry.)

(End of this chapter)