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

Chapter 269 Hyuga Kumokawa: This was a planned and prepared attack.
As Hyuga Neji's blade slashed, a thick, viscous, jet-black liquid was flung from the blade toward Hyuga Kumokawa and the other two!
The pitch-black liquid rapidly twisted, deformed, and condensed in the air, eventually transforming into several grotesque demons whose faces were contorted with pain!

They were composed entirely of dark, negative spiritual energy, exuding a nauseating, chilling, and venomous aura, and emitted an extremely shrill shriek as they rushed towards Hinata Kumokawa!
"what?!"

Upon seeing Hinata Himon's face, Hinata Aoi's pupils involuntarily contracted.

This is another power of 'anger'.

Just as Hyuga Neji had recited earlier: "All are dried up by the fire of karma, repaying their past debts, and are reborn as animals."

The purest "evil" deep within the soul that is judged and purified by its karmic fire does not completely disappear, but is absorbed and stored by "anger".

The wielder of the knife can unleash and manipulate these "evil" elements at any time.

Even after their physical bodies die, these souls cannot find peace. Instead, they will be enslaved and driven like livestock until even the last vestige of their souls dies completely.

Faced with the several dark "demons" that exuded a chilling aura and lunged at them with bared fangs, Hyuga Kumokawa and Hyuga Aoi's expressions changed, and they reacted almost simultaneously.

Hinata Kumokawa swung his ring-pommel sword in a sharp flourish, imbuing it with chakra, and the blade tore through the air as it slashed at the "demon" charging at the forefront.

Hinata Aoi, enduring the stinging pain from the lingering karmic flames on her body, covered her palms with chakra and slammed them forward!
Pfft! Pfft!

Both of their attacks hit their targets.

However, it was as if Hinata Kumokawa's blade had cut into a thick liquid. Although it easily cleaved the liquid in two, the black liquid that had been cut did not dissipate but instead reformed.

The same goes for Hyuga Aoi; it's like slapping a mud pit with your palm, distorting its shape, and then restoring it to its original state the next moment.

In that instant of hesitation, several pitch-black "demons" pounced forward, transforming into thick, black streams that wrapped around his body, bringing a bone-chilling cold!
Hinata Kumokawa's arm and waist where he held the sword, and Hinata Aoi's legs and neck, were quickly bound and restricted by the thick, cold black stream.

The circulation of chakra became sluggish, causing the two to momentarily freeze in their movements.

At that moment, Hyuga Neji did not hesitate at all. He withdrew his 'rage', his chakra exploded, and his figure soared into the sky like a ghost.

They fled rapidly through the huge gap leading to the ground that Hinata Kumokawa had violently blasted open, showing no intention of continuing to entangle with the two!
"Hyuga Neji!!"

Seeing him leave without a second thought, Hinata Kumokawa raised his head and roared angrily, his voice echoing wildly in the collapsing secret room.

With this roar, an invisible yet vast and powerful force suddenly erupted from Hyuga Kumokawa's center!

boom! !

A powerful repulsive force swept over everything around him with irresistible force!
The dark streams that were tightly wrapped around him couldn't even last a fraction of a second against this power, and were instantly blasted into countless drops of black liquid!

The entire chamber trembled violently, and the surrounding rubble and debris were pushed outward by this sudden repulsive force, clearing out a huge circular open space!

"This……"

Hinata Aoi took several steps back, staring at Hinata Kumokawa's back, which was faintly visible in the dust and mist, her face filled with deep horror, her heart pounding wildly!

Is this the power of the "Ten-Seigan"?

He actually awakened the Tenseigan?!
Amidst the dust and mist, Hinata Kumokawa gasped for breath, standing rooted to the spot, head bowed, staring blankly at his hands, his brows furrowed, seemingly not understanding what had just happened.

But soon, he abruptly raised his head, his eyes flashing a deep, cold blue light as he stared intently at the gap where Hyuga Neji had disappeared.

"Take good care of Hinata."

Hyuga Kumokawa turned his head slightly and said to Hyuga Aoi behind him in a deep voice, "Go find Hyuga Iroha immediately and have him fully cooperate with you to gather all the clansmen who can still move." "Find out what exactly happened, compile a list of survivors and... the dead and wounded, maintain order, and reassure the people."

After saying that, he took a deep breath, glanced one last time at the messy, blood-stained secret room, and a complex look of pain flashed in his eyes.

"I'm leaving this place to you."

As if Neji Hyuga had already gone far away, the liquid on Aoi Hyuga's body dissipated. She quickly reached out and grabbed Kumokawa Hyuga's arm, asking, "What are you going to do?"

Hinata Kumokawa slowly turned his head to look at her, and that one glance made Hinata Aoi's pupils tremble.

Anger, pain, hatred...

These emotions were so clear in those blue eyes.

"It wasn't just the Hyuga clan that was attacked," Hyuga Kumokawa said, "Konoha was also attacked."

"This was a planned and prepared attack, something that Neji Hyuga could not have accomplished alone."

As soon as he finished speaking, wings unfurled behind him and flapped downwards sharply.

call!
A powerful gust of air exploded outwards from him, stirring up dust from the ground, and Hyuga Kumokawa's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

It left behind only a white streak of light that tore through the air, shooting into the sky at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive!

In the sealed chamber, only the aftershocks of the flapping wings slowly subsided, the air thick with the stench of blood and an indescribable sense of despair.

Hinata Hyuga's limp body was still trembling slightly uncontrollably on the ground.

The continuous horrific scenes, the shock of her father's tragic death, and Hyuga Neji's chilling killing intent almost completely shattered her spirit.

However, in the midst of this deathly silence, as if she had thought of something, she struggled, propped herself up with her trembling arms, and staggered forward a step.

“Father…” A very faint murmur escaped from her chapped lips.

Step two... Step three...

Her pace quickened, gradually transforming from a staggering, unsteady start to a stumbling, frantic run.

On her face, streaked with tears and dust, her once gentle and timid eyes now held only an almost obsessive urgency.

Behind her, Hinata Aoi subconsciously raised her hand, her lips slightly parted, as if she wanted to call out to her, to stop her from seeing the scene that would surely cause her to completely break down.

But those words remained stuck in her throat.

Finally, Hinata closed her open lips, stood still, and watched Hinata's stumbling figure rush into the secret room.

"Ugh!"

After a moment of deathly silence, a heart-wrenching cry suddenly erupted from the secret room, so shrill and so full of grief and indignation.

Hinata Aoi's body trembled violently at the sound of crying, and she slowly closed her eyes, as if she couldn't bear to listen anymore. Her raised hand fell limply to her sides, clenched into a fist.

how come?
How could it become like this?
(I updated less today. I saved 2,000 words. I'll save 4,000 words in advance in case something comes up and I have to ask for leave again. Once I've saved 4,000 words, I'll write and post as much as I can (≧ω≦))

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