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

Chapter 41 Those Powers Do Not Belong to You

Bang! !

In the woods, a figure was sent flying as if hit by a train, its limbs twisting and spinning in the air like a windmill before finally crashing through several trees and embedding itself in a tree trunk.

"..."

Hinata Kumokawa's body emanated a flame-like blue aura, and the rainwater was evaporated into white vapor by his scorching, boiling body temperature.

Looking at the figure in the distance who had been blasted away by his punch after he opened the Gate of Life, a speechless thought involuntarily popped into his mind.

Is that guy some kind of comedian?

Originally, this shadow clone had run out of chakra, but the guy kept talking nonstop while standing at a distance, so the real body simply wore a shadow robe and stealthily arrived.

I thought he was some kind of extraordinary person.

As a result, this is it?
"Your bloodline limit is Steel Release?" Hyuga Kumokawa asked directly, "Who gave you the courage to stand in front of the Hyuga clan with only a half-baked Steel Release?"

Kaka!

In the distance, Hiruko stretched out his hands to support himself on both sides and pulled himself out of the tree trunk.

His body surface had a metallic dark sheen, but his side waist was clearly sunken, indicating that his flesh and blood had been destroyed from the inside.

And this was only because he instinctively dodged; otherwise, his heart would have been shattered.

However, upon hearing Hinata Kumokawa's sarcastic words, Hiruko, who was already insecure and sensitive, was so angry that a mouthful of bloody taste welled up from deep in her throat, and she could smell the bloody odor even with her heavy breathing.

"Damn it! I knew Orochimaru wouldn't be so kind!"

With just this one strike, Hiruko realized that the guy in front of him was not as easy to deal with as Orochimaru had said.

The Demon Sprout Technique is a secret technique he developed that allows him to fuse a ninja or summoned beast with his own body, and even fuse with the chakra of a bloodline ninja to obtain their bloodline limit.

His current bloodline limits are Steel Release and Swift Release. His physical defense is so good that he can easily become impervious to swords and blades, and his normal speed is comparable to that of the Body Flicker Technique. Ordinary taijutsu-type ninjas are no match for him.

However, the guy in front of me doesn't seem like a normal member of the Hyuga clan at all.

Hiruko was once a Konoha ninja, so he naturally knew something about the Hyuga clan of Konoha. He was standing outside the attack range, but who knew that this guy could release Gentle Fist from a distance.

He could feel his stomach, intestines, and liver being shattered; his fused Steel Release technique was utterly useless against the penetrating force of that punch.

This is not the lucky good-for-nothing Orochimaru described; this is clearly a freak of the Hyuga clan.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Hiruko mention Orochimaru's name, Hyuga Kumokawa subconsciously raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "I see. I didn't expect Lord Orochimaru to still be alive. I thought he had died like a dead snake in some dark corner."

Hinata Kumokawa was naturally able to recognize the man's distinctive appearance.

Hiruko, a Rank A rogue ninja of Konoha, was a childhood friend of the Sannin of Konoha. However, his talent was not as good as that of the Sannin. He was filled with inferiority, resentment, and jealousy. In order to make up for his innate shortcomings, he secretly conducted human experiments to research the ninjutsu "Oni-Garra Technique".

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed this and sent the three legendary Sannin to pursue and kill him, but Hiruko escaped.

Hinata Kumokawa never expected that Hiruko would be involved with Orochimaru, but now that he thinks about it carefully, their research directions are indeed very similar, so it's not surprising that they are connected.

Orochimaru initially focused on the physical body, but after breaking into the Forbidden Library and perusing the Book of Sealing, he began to study the realm of the soul.

"How is Lord Orochimaru now?" Hinata Kumokawa asked with a smile.

"..."

Hiruko narrowed his eyes but did not answer, his gaze sweeping over him.

I originally thought Orochimaru's grotesque appearance was due to the Third Hokage.

However, now that I recall Orochimaru's teeth-gritting, uncontrollable venomous expression when he mentioned this brat, it's probably this brat who was the culprit who turned Orochimaru into that inhuman, ghostly state.

But why?
Could it be based on this brat's disdain? "No, no, it can't be, at least..."

Thinking of this, Hiruko subconsciously looked into the distance, in the direction from which Hyuga Kumokawa's main body had come.

He certainly didn't know that it was Hinata Kumokawa, but he could still feel the terrifying aura that sent chills down his spine even though they were miles apart.

As a rat that had been hiding and running, he was all too familiar with the scent of the apex predator, so he abandoned his original target without hesitation and chose to chase after Hinata Kumokawa.

"If I could possess that kind of power, the Sannin and the Five Kage would all kneel at my feet." Hiruko's heart was filled with greed.

It must be said that Hiruko's personality is very twisted. While he is jealous of Orochimaru and the other two, he also finds it difficult to hide his inferiority complex and sensitivity.

When one person becomes obsessed with another, they adorn that person with fine clothes and even worship them as a deity.

That's why Hiruko's behavior was so high-profile and flamboyant. Even after he perfected the "Oni-Garra Technique," he wasn't thinking of developing his strength in a sneaky way, but rather openly declared to Konoha that he would start the Fourth Shinobi World War.

From an outsider's perspective, it's incredibly stupid.

But if Hiruko hadn't done this, he wouldn't be Hiruko, and he wouldn't have been able to develop the "Oni-Ya-Ra Technique".

Greed is something ingrained in human nature; it is precisely because of desire and greed that humanity has been able to survive in a cruel environment.

The essence of "Oni-Garra Technique" is endless devouring, which is a reflection of Hiruko's deepest desires.

What he wants is a sense of "presence," recognition from others, and attention from others, so that he can cover up his inner inferiority complex.

Even when he declared that he would start the Fourth Shinobi World War, he referred to himself as "Hiruko, a ninja from Konoha Village".

"Those powers do not belong to you."

Hinata Kumokawa had already activated his Byakugan. Looking at the turbid chakra within Hiruko's body, he narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, Hiruko turned his head sharply, paused for a moment, and then a ferocious look appeared on his pale face.

"This is my power!" His entire face contorted in pain. "It is the power of Hiruko!"

“No,” Hinata Kumokawa said calmly, “that was power you stole.”

Bang! !

"you wanna die!"

The angry voice had barely reached his ears when Hiruko's figure vanished from the spot, leaving only an almost invisible afterimage, with only the sharp, piercing sound of the explosion echoing through the air.

The ground where Hiruko had stood cracked, and broken stone chips flew into the air, while dust bloomed like flowers.

Blood follows the limit and quickly escapes.

Hinata Kumokawa had already stretched out his palm, as if to grasp something, and a black bead was condensing in his palm.

I wrote this in too much of a hurry yesterday, and readers corrected a few points.

①Although it feels a bit strange that someone without the Ten-Tails can use Truth-Seeking Balls, and the Truth-Seeking Balls' ability to destroy everything wasn't shown, I only saw Otsutsuki Hamura using Truth-Seeking Balls in the anime, manga, and official guidebooks, and it wasn't mentioned what the black ball Otsutsuki Toneri used was. Plus, the fanfiction I read before also mentioned Truth-Seeking Balls, so I ended up writing it as Truth-Seeking Balls.

However, when I saw a comment from a reader @霖梦 saying that it's called "prayer beads," I suddenly remembered the original work and the novel's biography (similar to Itachi's True Story), so I took a look and found that it was actually mentioned, not a fan fiction setting.

"The original text reads: 'Toneri used one of the chakra beads to make a huge birdcage and imprisoned Hinata inside.'"

So it has now been changed to chakra prayer beads, and the prayer beads used by the protagonist have been changed to two beads.

②I got a bit carried away writing yesterday and wrote that the protagonist asked Troy Raikage A which generation he was. I forgot that we're not far from the founding of the village, so I changed it to asking about the Ninja Clan. If you read this earlier, you can go back and take a look at the revised version.

Finally, thank you all for your comments. I will read them all and correct any mistakes. I just hope you will be kind in your comments QAQ.

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