In Konoha: I will spread the will of conquest throughout the ninja world.

Hinata Arashi had met Igarashi Yuuka.

At first, seeing his granddaughter begin to break free from her inner turmoil with the encouragement of Yuki-gen Yuge, he was so happy that he drank three extra cups of sake that very night.

Later, Yu Ge of the Fifty Strings gradually showed his talent. Although he was a commoner, he was exceptionally talented and his relationship with his granddaughter was getting better and better. At this time, he was thinking about how to circumvent the family rules.

Rules are made by people. His whole family is dead except for himself and his granddaughter. What are mere rules if it's so that his granddaughter can always be smiling?

He thought a lot about this, but he never expected that opportunities would not keep up with changes. Before he could find a way to bypass the family rules, Isogen, with his overwhelming power, stepped into the courtyard deep in the Hyuga clan's territory.

Who would have thought that a top-tier bloodline clan with exceptional dojutsu in the ninja world would have its gates blatantly kicked open in the most powerful village?

They, the Hyuga clan, from their birth to the present day, have never suffered such a great injustice, not even during the most dangerous times of war!

There were two Uchiha as well!

Wu Shixian took the lead, choosing the clean table in the very center, and sat down with a flourish.

Unfortunately, his nine-year-old body and movements were not very coordinated.

"You invited me to be your guest, and now that I'm here, where's the food?"

Wu Shixian glanced around casually, looking quite disdainful.

The Hyuga clan's quality is really lacking these days; after a round of Conqueror's Haki, two of them actually fell asleep.

So outrageous!

The current head of the Hyuga family, who was in his prime and had not yet gone to the Pure Land, took a deep breath and looked grim.

"Wuzhixian-kun, we're all from the same village, there's no need to make such a fuss, is there?"

A sense of absurdity arises spontaneously.

Before and after becoming the head of the Hyuga family, he never imagined that one day he would actually show fear in front of a nine-year-old child.

However, times have changed, and Wuzhi's strength and courage have exceeded expectations.

"Get this straight, you're the ones who invited me here. Do you even know the saying, 'It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away'?"

Conqueror's Haki truly lived up to its reputation as a divine technique for clearing out mobs. After one round, the stubborn Hyuga elders were all rendered speechless.

His Conqueror's Haki isn't particularly strong yet; he hasn't reached the level of deep development where it's applied to attacks. However, even a simple application of it has caused the Hyuga clan's ninjas to crumble.

This is thanks to the Hyuga clan's rigid and strict rules that severely stifle human spirituality.

A ninja's strength is closely related to their mental fortitude. For example, Hanzo in the future, when his willpower was strong, could single-handedly defeat an entire ninja unit, leaving only the three Sannin.

Even the reason Hanzo spared the three Sannin was because he had experienced the power of the Five Great Nations firsthand and dared not actually kill them lest the Konoha army press upon his borders.

However, when his will waned, the final outcome was a comical scene that made people laugh.

The Caged Bird Seal on the foreheads of the branch family ninjas also restricts their willpower. As a result, apart from a few members of the main family, most Hyuga ninjas are as fragile as paper in the face of the Conqueror's Haki of the Fifty Strings.

As for the main family's will, it's not weak, but it's certainly not top-notch, especially since most of the people sitting here are elderly.

Coincidentally, Wu Shixian likes to punch old people.

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Outside the Hyuga clan's territory, Hiruzen Sarutobi gasped as he looked at the area sealed off by explosive tags, voicing the question that resonated with most of the people present.

"Where did he get so many explosive tags?"

This is utterly heartless! Putting so many explosive tags in one person's hands—if anything goes wrong, everyone around them will be blown to bits! And if a chain reaction occurs, the entire Hidden Leaf Village will feel the shockwaves!

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha, who had rushed over, looked around nervously and bent over with guilt.

"Captain, let's charge in!"

"Yes, we can't let Igogaku-kun fight alone!"

A group of Uchiha were shouting excitedly, which made Fugaku Uchiha's eyelids twitch.

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could even speak, a trusted ANBU member stepped forward to offer advice.

"Where is the sealing squad?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked the Anbu.

"We've already sent people to handle it, but there are too many detonating tags, so it will take some time to clear them."

This sealing technique, composed of explosive tags, follows the most basic concept of explosive tags: it is both a sealing technique and a bomb that can be detonated at any time.

Although the sealing team of Konoha is full of elites, this is the first time they have encountered such a situation. It's not exactly troublesome, but it's exhausting!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite annoyed and could only say, "You guys wait outside."

"It's dangerous inside, Naruto-sama!"

"Is there danger on the battlefield?"

He casually left the Anbu speechless with his questions, and then Hiruzen Sarutobi strode nimbly through the dangerous array of explosive tags.

As soon as they stepped into the Hyuga clan's territory, an indescribable, powerful pressure that directly impacted their minds struck them like a heavy hammer!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes narrowed.

hum! !

After a long while, he let out a long breath.

"What a terrifying technique." Even one's unwavering will is not immune to being touched.

He couldn't help but feel alarmed as he looked at the Hyuga clansmen who had fallen asleep in the courtyard.

With his strength, he could easily handle even if the number of people in the courtyard doubled, but knocking them unconscious without causing any harm increases the difficulty exponentially.

The ninjutsu developed by Igarashi, called Conqueror's Haki, is extremely effective against large-scale enemies.

Unfortunately, the first time it was used, it was aimed at his companions in the village.

The further in you go, the more the devastation of the Hyuga clan's territory comes into view.

There wasn't much chaos, just people lying on the ground everywhere.

"Hokage-sama." The Hyuga ninjas looked on with hope upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrival.

"You should go out first; the area outside the gate is outside the scope of this Taoist magic."

Having received their orders, the Hyuga ninjas breathed a sigh of relief, bid farewell to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and headed towards the gate.

Watching their retreating figures, Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head helplessly.

They clearly have the ability to move within this magic, but they dare not leave at will due to the rigid and strict rules. If other advisors had come this time, it would have been difficult to make them leave even if orders were given.

Feeling helpless about the Hyuga clan's rules that went against the Will of Fire, he fixed his gaze on the courtyard in front of him.

Once he crossed the courtyard, what lay behind the door would be revealed. He only hoped that it wouldn't be a storm that would engulf the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

With a rather apprehensive feeling, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped out, his eyes narrowing slightly as he quickly locked his gaze on the most eye-catching spot in the entire courtyard.

There, the culprit who caused all this was showing a genuine smile, and the Hyuga elders around him had the same smile on their faces!

"Huh?" Stunned, Hiruzen Sarutobi's brain short-circuited for a moment at the scene before him.

"The Hokage?!"

The head of the Hyuga clan was the first to spot him, and sincerely called out, "Hokage-sama!"

The emotions conveyed in it were something Hiruzen Sarutobi was certain he hadn't felt when the Hyuga clan first took office; they weren't even this 'affectionate'.

"Hokage-sama, you've arrived," Igogami said with a smile.

"Ahem, Yu Ge, what exactly happened?" He coughed heavily twice to show his seriousness.

Wu Xian laughed and said, "It's nothing, it's just that everyone invited me to be their guest and wanted to give me some local specialties."

"Then this Taoist technique?"

"They asked me to assess the quality of the young people."

"These people who were kidnapped?"

"If you have trouble sleeping, I'll give you a free massage; we're from the same village, after all."

"Explosive tags outside?"

"Special requests from guests."

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi decisively turned his gun around and asked the Hyuga clan elders present, "Is that so?"

The elders looked at each other, their faces extremely grim.

But in the end, under the watchful eyes of both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Yoka Igarashi, with his eyes bruised and battered, he managed to nod his head with barely a sliver of effort.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was puzzled, and greatly shocked.

No, no, no, something's definitely not right!

After a brainstorming session, he opened and closed his mouth, repeating this several times.

"Phew, if that's how it is." The words caught in her throat.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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