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

Chapter 259 Hyuga Neji's 'Rage'

what?
Upon seeing the appearance of the katana, Hyuga Aoi's pupils suddenly contracted, and she blurted out, "The Seven Deadly Sins?!"

Back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered almost all the ninjas of Konoha to try to extract the 'Seven Deadly Sins' one by one, and she was of course among them, but she only managed to shake 'Lust'.

But weren't the Seven Deadly Sins always sealed and kept in the most secure place in Konoha by the Third Hokage?

Why did it suddenly appear here?

It even flew into Hyuga Neji's hands on its own?
If I remember correctly, the name of that katana was...

"anger"?
Hyuga Neji lowered his head, looking at the katana in his hand that seemed to possess its own consciousness, and instantly understood why the katana had appeared here.

"If God were omniscient, He would not stand idly by while this injustice has lasted for thousands of years, but He did not, so He is not omniscient."

"If God were omnipotent, He could easily eliminate all injustice and suffering in the world, but He did not, so He is not omnipotent."

"If this is the god that people talk about, the one who might exist..."

He gripped the katana named "Wrath" tightly, his tone suddenly turning cold and resolute: "Either He's blind, or He's deaf, or He's rotten to the core!"

"In that case, we don't need Him!"

"I will personally repay tenfold, a hundredfold, all the pain, suffering, injustice, and despair that others have inflicted upon me!"

Even in death, one cannot escape this suffering!

As soon as he finished speaking, he gripped the scabbard of the katana above his head with one hand and grasped the hilt of the katana without hesitation with the other!
Stupid!
A clear and chilling slash resounded throughout!
As the katana was pulled out inch by inch, it seemed to come alive.

The obscure patterns on the hilt seemed to be illuminated, and the narrow blade flowed with a scorching light like molten gold, bringing with it a wave of intense heat!

Golden flames surged from the gap between the scabbard and the blade, coiling around Hyuga Neji's arm as he gripped the sword, burning wildly!

Under the scorching flames, the flesh of his palm carbonized, peeled off, and dissipated at a visible speed, quickly revealing the stark white finger bones beneath!
But Neji Hyuga seemed to feel no pain at all, still gripping it tightly.

He held a burning scabbard in one hand in front of him, while his other skeletal hand gripped a blade also engulfed in golden flames, the tip pointing downwards, forming a cross in front of him.

The Book of Romans says, “Dear brothers and sisters, do not take revenge yourselves, but leave room for the Lord’s anger; for ‘it is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.”

This saying is a warning to people not to take revenge out of anger. Evil people will eventually be punished. If "the Lord" has not yet brought down retribution, it is either because the evil has not reached its extreme or because the time has not yet come.

The essence of "wrath," one of the seven deadly sins, is the refusal to acknowledge and deprive God of His power to decide on judgment and forgiveness, and the transformation of one's anger into action-based revenge.

Through violence, one judges good and evil according to one's own standards, and responds to and punishes the "good" and "evil" of others!

"All of them, having exhausted their karmic debts, were reborn as animals."

As if conducting some kind of judgment, guided by 'anger,' Hyuga Neji solemnly chanted: 'Burn away the filth...'

"anger."

boom! !

The moment the words fell, an incredibly scorching aura surged forth from the ground where the tip of the flaming cross blade was pointing!

A pillar of light, composed entirely of golden flames, shot into the sky in an instant, piercing through the rocks and soil above without any obstruction and reaching straight into the heavens!
This golden flame domain spread wildly and rapidly throughout the entire Hyuga clan territory!

Wherever it passed, the walls, the ground, and the air seemed to be coated with a flowing golden glow, yet it did not burn any matter.

It was as if the purpose of this flame was not destruction, but rather...

—Purification.

At this very moment, in the dark and damp dungeon of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Tetsuya, Hyuga Iroha, and the still-wounded Hyuga Takamasa stood ready for battle.

Before them, the corpse that originally belonged to Hyuga Hito was undergoing an extremely terrifying and bizarre transformation.

Kaka!

A pale, bone-like mask sprouted on his face, its body twisting and rising in a posture that defied physiological structure, like a marionette, exuding a cold and venomous aura.

A new 'Void' is being born!
"Are you ready, Iron?" Hyuga Iroha's voice was deep as he quickly formed hand seals, preparing to unleash a sealing technique he was not yet proficient in.

"Hmm." The taciturn Hyuga Tetsuya nodded slightly. "I just don't know if our half-baked sealing technique will be effective..."

They had anticipated long before they took action that the mass deaths of members of the main family and its loyal henchmen might lead to the birth of a 'Hollow'.

It is important to know that after being born, the 'Void' will subconsciously choose people it hates as its targets, driven by instinct.

This is also the main reason why the branch family did not exterminate all the unrelated women and children of the main family.

If the number of Hollows becomes too large, and even a terrifying being similar to the "Fierce Eye" emerges, then not only will the branch families be severely damaged, but even Konoha will suffer heavy losses. "Kill!!"

The newly formed 'void' completely solidified and, driven by instinctive hatred, fixed its gaze on the three of them, letting out a roar filled with resentment and anger.

A huge bone mask covered most of its face, revealing only a hollow mouth that kept opening and closing, and its twisted limbs were about to pounce on the three of them!

The eyes of Hyuga Iroha and the other two narrowed, and they were about to use ninjutsu and sealing techniques to counterattack.

But, in that very instant!

A wave of heat surged in without warning, and the air seemed to be ignited and became scorching hot.

The three of them felt their vision filled with golden light, and a magnificent wall made of pure golden flames stretched endlessly in front of them, extending upwards, downwards, leftwards, and rightwards!
The wall of flames passed silently and instantly behind the newly born 'Hollow,' then swept past the three Hyuga Iroha members who were waiting in full battle array without any hindrance!

boom!
Whether it was that ferocious 'Hollow' or Hyuga Iroha and the other two, their entire bodies were ignited by this rootless golden flame!

"What is this?"

Hinata Takashi's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively lunged at the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on his body.

But the next second, what he felt was not the burning pain, but a scrutiny that seemed to originate from the depths of his soul.

A gentle yet powerful warm current flowed through his body, and the wounds he had sustained earlier began to heal and scab over at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Hyuga Iroha and Hyuga Tetsuya also felt the same change, staring in astonishment at the golden flames burning on their bodies.

However, their feelings were quite the opposite.

"what!!!"

The 'void' enveloped in golden flames let out a shrill, distorted scream!

The sound was extremely piercing, as if it were the screams of countless souls, layer upon layer, filled with pain and fear!

Its body, made of spiritual energy, emitted a sizzling sound, like a red-hot iron being branded onto flesh, as it was burned by the golden flames!
It twisted and rolled wildly on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on its body, but the golden flames were like a bone-deep infection, clinging to every inch of its body and burning brighter and brighter!
As a 'void' without flesh and blood, the firewood of this golden flame is clearly not flesh and blood.

Rather, it is the soul!
No, more accurately, it is the "evil" carried within the soul.

This is the power of 'Seven Deadly Sins - Wrath', which allows the holder to establish standards of 'good' and 'evil' and to unleash karmic fire to heal the body or scorch the soul.

As for the strength of healing the body and burning the soul, as well as the number and scope of those who judge "good and evil," it depends on Hyuga Neji and the strength of "rage."

Neji Hyuga used "whether or not one oppresses the branch family" as the criterion for judging "whether or not one is evil".

The 'Hollow' formed from the pain, resentment, unwillingness, and despair that Hyuga Hito and Hyuga Ryo had accumulated in their lives became the best fuel for this flame, and was mercilessly burned and purified.

Soon, the screams of the 'Void' grew sharper and weaker, and its form gradually became transparent and blurry in the flames.

Finally, it transformed into a pitch-black, irregular sphere, inside which one could seemingly see several faces churning, struggling in agony and screaming silently.

Hyuga Iroha and the other two clearly saw Hyuga Yoto and Hyuga Ryoto's faces contorted in pain, and the next moment the sphere was engulfed in golden flames and flew into the distance.

Inside the dungeon, only the burning golden flames gradually died down, and Hyuga Iroha and his two companions were bathed in the warm afterglow.

"What exactly is this?"

Hyuga Iroha looked at the direction the black sphere had flown away with a surprised and uncertain expression: "That's... "

"Hyuga Hiashi's residence!" Hyuga Tetsuya exclaimed in shock. "It's Hyuga Neji?!"

Meanwhile, in other corners of the Hyuga clan's territory.

The corpses of the main family members, which had been moved and sealed away by the branch family members, also underwent the same bizarre and terrifying transformation under the solemn and fearful gazes of the branch family members.

A pale, bone-like mask sprouted and spread from the corpse's face, its limbs twitching and stretching unnaturally, emanating a cold, resentful aura, transforming into a terrifying 'void'.

However, just as this transformation process was halfway through, and some of the 'voids' had even fully solidified and were emitting hateful roars, about to launch an attack on those around them.

boom! !

Endless golden flames appeared out of nowhere, instantly engulfing the 'void' that were mutating or had already taken shape!
"Ahhhhh!!"

"Roar!!"

Sharp, piercing, inhuman screams erupted everywhere, filled with pain and fear, as if souls were being thrown into a furnace to be burned.

Under the horrified gazes of the branch family members, those hideous 'voids' twisted and struggled wildly in the golden flames.

In the end, these 'illusions' were completely burned away, turning into irregular spheres the size of fists.

As if drawn by some invisible force, they transformed into streaks of light, ignoring all obstacles, and flew towards the direction of the Hyuga Hiashi residence!
(End of this chapter)