Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

If he didn't have the Byakugan, he would have already fallen into the trap of this sealing formation and surrendered without resistance.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the kid in front of him was stronger than him. The other party could easily defeat him, a taijutsu-type ninja who mainly used Gentle Fist, with just the sealing technique he had just shown.

"Hmph, those white eyes are such a hassle. It's too difficult to ambush them with sealing techniques."

Kirito cursed inwardly when he saw that Hyuga Iwa, despite being mocked by him, didn't come over to see him off.

Then, he took out a summoning card and used the Summoning Jutsu: Release Jutsu to retrieve the black rod that helped him use Magnet Release.

This black rod was no longer the ordinary iron rod he used to assist in using Magnet Release; it was a powerful ninja tool made of more than 90% precious chakra metal.

Kirito spent a full 100 million chakra metal just to raise enough to manufacture this Magnet Release black rod.

Such a high cost naturally greatly enhances the Magnet Release Black Rod's ability to assist in using Magnet Release. It now has the effect of significantly reducing Lightning Release chakra consumption and greatly increasing magnetic force, allowing Kirito to control iron sand with the same amount of Lightning Release chakra, which is five times greater than before.

"If you won't attack, then I'll attack you, you coward."

Kirito, holding the Magnet Release black rod, mocked again, then immediately poured Lightning Release chakra into it.

The Magnet Release Black Rod instantly burst into a blinding white electric light.

Don't underestimate me!

Hinata Iwa, once again mocked by Kirito, finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted angrily.

As he spoke, he forcefully threw out two kunai with explosive tags attached.

Upon seeing this, Kirito swung his Magnet Release staff, causing a large amount of iron sand to gush out from the ground.

Two loud "thump-thump" sounds.

The two kunai were blocked by a wall of iron sand, and the explosive tags on it could not harm Kirito behind the iron sand wall in the slightest.

At this moment, Hyuga Iwa had achieved his goal. He had completed the hand seals and then slammed his hands down on the ground.

Earth Release: Earth Splitting Palm!

The next moment, cracks appeared on the ground beneath Kirito, and the sealing spell he had set up underground was broken.

Hyuga Iwa seized the opportunity and rushed towards Kirito at high speed.

But to his despair, Kirito suddenly flew up without warning.

Under Kirito's control, a circular platform formed of iron sand carried him into the air, where he looked down at the bewildered Hyuga Iwa.

"If you apologize to me sincerely and loudly right now, I will forgive your previous rudeness."

Kirito stood on the high ground, looking down at the Hyuga Rock below, and spoke.

"Don't even think about it!"

Hinata Iwazui said hard.

How could he do something so shameful? He had already seen through his Byakugan that a large number of clansmen and other people had appeared around him. If he obediently listened to Kirito and did that, how would Hyuga Iwa ever be able to face his clan and Konoha again?

"Being stubborn won't work. You're far too weak compared to me, senior!"

Kirito sneered, and immediately clenched his right hand forward.

A large amount of iron sand on the ground instantly transformed into a giant iron sand hand that grabbed at Hyuga Iwa. Hyuga Iwa immediately dodged and tried to use the Eight Trigrams Empty Palm attack on Kirito in the air, but he only took a few steps before he found that his feet were bound by the iron sand.

Moreover, a large amount of iron sand quickly spread from his feet to his entire body.

"You can't catch me."

As the giant iron sand hand was about to descend, Hyuga Iwa roared, and a high-density, powerful chakra erupted from his body, causing him to spin rapidly like a top.

Gentle Fist - Reversal of Fortune!

In an instant, he successfully used the "Return to Heaven" technique to blast away all the iron sand binding his body and the attacking iron sand hand, thus regaining his freedom.

However, when his recovery ended, he found that four walls of iron sand had appeared before him, forming an iron sand pyramid that completely sealed him off, leaving only a small gap at the top of the pyramid exposed.

His only way out now seemed to be the sky above him, but when he looked up, he immediately saw Kirito's eyes, which were filled with a mocking look.

No, he had nowhere to escape.

The next moment, a giant hand made of iron sand reached out from a wall of iron sand and grabbed Hyuga Iwa tightly. Then, a large number of sealing techniques quickly spread across it, completely imprisoning Hyuga Iwa's chakra and rendering him completely unable to resist.

Then, the giant iron sand hand carried Hyuga Iwa into the air and arrived in front of Kirito.

"Hyuga Iwa-senpai, remember to be more polite when you speak in the future. Also, although I am young, I am not someone that can be made to obey just because I am a dog or a cat."

Kirito gently patted Hyuga Iwa's dejected face and smiled.

Chapter 138: The Main Family and the Branch Family

"Even if you win against me, you are not allowed to go to Hua Lian again. If you continue to get close to her, you will only kill her."

Hinata Iwa was truly humiliated by Kirito, a junior who was six years younger than him. He felt both defeated and resentful, but then he remembered the purpose of his visit and glared fiercely at Kirito again.

He could look down on Kirito before, but not anymore. He really has no right to order Kirito to do things his way.

So now the only way to stop Kirito from going to Hana is to reason with him.

"Could you be more specific? I hate riddle people."

Kirito saw that Hyuga Iwa was finally willing to talk to him properly, and said softly.

As he spoke, he manipulated the iron sand beneath him to form a small flat area in the air, and then placed numerous sealing spells on it.

In no time, a sealing barrier that could block external perception was formed.

At the same time, a large number of Hyuga clan ninjas hiding nearby suddenly went black and could no longer see Kirito and Hyuga Iwa.

"This kid's sealing technique is really that powerful. He created a sealing barrier that can block the Byakugan's perception with ease. Seeing is believing. In Konoha, there is probably no one else with this level of sealing technique ability besides Lady Mito."

In a secluded spot, an elder of the Hyuga main family said in surprise.

Beside this elder of the main Hyuga clan was a dignified and composed member of the Hyuga main clan. If Kirito were here, he would definitely recognize him at a glance as Hyuga Kazuma, the current head of the Hyuga clan.

Hinata Kazuma remained silent upon hearing the words of the elder from the main family beside him, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

Ninjas with powerful sealing techniques have always been the Hyuga clan's greatest potential enemy.

"Clan leader, what should we do now? Our Byakugan can't see through that sealing barrier. We don't know what that kid will do to Iwa next. Iwa is one of the most outstanding young members of our Hyuga clan in recent years. You can't just ignore this."

At this moment, an elder from a branch family, seeing that Hyuga and Ma had no reaction to this, said somewhat anxiously.

They naturally discovered that Hyuga Iwa had gone to find Kirito a long time ago.

In fact, not long after Kirito brought Karen into the Hyuga clan, the Hyuga clan's higher-ups had already received the news and were silently keeping an eye on Kirito and Karen.

As a result, they noticed a new curse mark on Hua Lian's body.

This cursed seal is not only of a very high level, but it is also a growth-type cursed seal, which is constantly absorbing the chakra in Hua Lian's body and growing rapidly.

According to their speculation, this new curse mark was planted by Kirito on Hana, because they saw a trace of chakra in this curse mark that was extremely similar to the chakra in Kirito's body.

Implanting a cursed seal on the Hyuga clan is undoubtedly a serious matter for them.

However, it seems that Hinata Karen willingly allowed Kirito to place the curse mark on her.

This put them in a bit of a dilemma.

Although Karen is a member of the Hyuga clan's branch family, she is still a Konoha ninja, not a slave of the Hyuga clan. She has the right to accept things given to her by others, including cursed seals.

If Karen and Rei willingly had the cursed seal placed on them, then they wouldn't have the heart to blame Kirito.

Moreover, they had heard about Kirito controlling the Nine-Tails single-handedly. Although they hadn't witnessed it firsthand and didn't quite believe it was true, putting aside Kirito's strength, his special status and the support of the Senju clan made them reluctant to offend him for the sake of caution.

However, they absolutely cannot stand idly by while Kirito places a cursed mark on Hana and Rei; otherwise, where would the dignity of their Hyuga clan be?

Even the Senju clan cannot violate the dignity of the Hyuga clan.

Moreover, in their eyes, Kirito was a very dangerous person. He was Mito-sama's personal disciple, and his sealing skills and talent had long been proven. He was a dangerous person who could potentially break the caged bird.

The Caged Bird Seal is the foundation of the Hyuga clan's survival, and outsiders must never be allowed to discover how to break it.

Therefore, they did not want Kirito to continue associating with Karen, giving him too much opportunity to interact with the caged birds.

At least that's what the main family members think.

Kirito's placement of the curse mark on Karen might be a foreshadowing of his future plan to free Karen from the caged bird trap.

Whether others believe it or not, the Hyuga main family members now believe it's possible.

Karen could no longer have contact with Kirito; this was the unanimous decision reached by the members of the Hyuga main family.

Now that Karen and Iwato have Orochimaru and Kirito's 'support,' they can no longer directly threaten Karen and Iwato with the Caged Bird Seal as they used to. Instead, they have to give Hinata Iwato, who is loyal to the Hyuga main family and has a sister complex, a hint to him to handle the matter.

As expected, Hyuga Iwa lived up to their expectations and took the initiative to go find Kirito.

They just didn't expect that Hyuga Iwa, who had just returned from the battlefield in the Land of Rain, would be so arrogant and not take Kirito, the genius of Konoha, seriously. He directly ordered Kirito not to meet with Hana again with a tough attitude, which eventually led to the conflict just now.

They witnessed the entire battle just now.

To be honest, they were deeply shocked.

They never expected Kirito to be so powerful. Hyuga Iwa, a genius Jonin of their clan, was defeated without any suspense and couldn't escape. He was captured on the spot by Kirito using his unique Magnet Release ninjutsu.

The strength of this captured Jonin is truly astonishing.

With such formidable strength at the age of 8, they found it hard to imagine how powerful Kirito would become in the future.

If they were just reluctant to offend Kirito before, rather than afraid to offend him, then now they are genuinely afraid to offend him.

As long as such a genius ninja doesn't die, given Kirito's current status, he will definitely become a powerful high-ranking member of Konoha in the future.

He might even have a chance to become Hokage.

The Hyuga clan has always been peaceful and neutral, so they cannot afford to offend such a person.

"Don't worry, Kirito is a sensible person, and Iwa is Karen's brother. For Karen's sake, he won't hurt Iwa. He's just setting up the barrier now to avoid being disturbed by outsiders. Let's just wait patiently."

After hearing the branch family elder's words, Hyuga Kazuma pondered for a moment before speaking.

"This is not a good idea. What if Yan accidentally lets something slip? It could have a negative impact on our Hyuga clan."

The clan elder then spoke with concern.

"What do you mean by that? Iwa is a child loyal to the Hyuga clan; he would never leak a secret."

Upon hearing this, the elder of the branch family immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

“Is that so? I remember we only told this kid to persuade Kirito not to continue seeing Karen, not to threaten and warn him right away. He brought this on himself. Also, when the main family members are speaking, you, as a member of the branch family, had better keep quiet.”