The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

At this point, Hiashi Hyuga didn't say anything, but instead began preparing to go to the Hokage Building to pay his respects to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although this incident occurred on the Hyuga clan's territory, the Hokage was certainly entitled to know about it. Otherwise, it would be a huge loss of face for the Hokage if the Hyuga clan were to launch such a high-profile search for the spy.

"What did you say!"

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to relax using the crystal ball, he heard that Hiashi Hyuga had come to visit.

Hiruzen Sarutobi still cares a lot about the Hyuga clan, especially after the Uchiha clan was destroyed, the Hyuga clan became the only remaining clan with a bloodline limit in the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

The rest, though they could be called a family, consisted of only one or two people.

If the Hyuga clan were to encounter any problems, the overall strength of Konoha would definitely decline.

Because of the Uchiha clan incident, even spies from Kumogakure dared to attack Danzo. If something happens to the Hyuga clan, will he, as Hokage, also be attacked?

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi already took it seriously enough, his expression changed after hearing this information.

Someone actually set their sights on the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, and they succeeded.

The reason why the Hyuga clan holds such a high position in Konoha is because of the Byakugan's terrifying reconnaissance ability. If this bloodline limit were obtained by another ninja village, Konoha's advantage would be gradually erased.

"I'll have the secret service investigate immediately."

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately made up his mind; the impact of this incident was far more terrifying than Danzo's attack.

Of course, if Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Danzo possessed the eyes of Shisui Uchiha, that would be a different story altogether.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Hokage."

Seeing the Hokage's decisiveness, Hiashi Hyuga breathed a sigh of relief. The most terrifying thing was that the Hokage was unwilling to provide assistance in this matter.

There was a precedent for this incident. It was the people from Kumogakure who tried to kidnap Hinata Hyuga. After being killed, they turned around and accused her. Most importantly, due to coercion from Kumogakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who knew the truth, chose to sacrifice the Hyuga clan.

This incident caused a lot of resentment within the clan, and he was ridiculed by the clan for trying to quell the matter.

To this day, the matter remains unresolved, and Hyuga Neji, the son of his younger brother Hyuga Hizashi, still harbors deep resentment towards the entire main branch of the family.

Hiashi Hyuga was aware of this, but he couldn't resolve it unless Neji Hyuga himself stepped out of that misconception, which would offer any possibility of easing the conflict.

As Hiashi Hyuga left the Hokage Building, he clearly sensed that some Anbu members were leaving at a rapid pace.

It's obvious that the Hokage's Anbu has started to move, which means that guy will be caught sooner or later.

If you want to steal the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit, then leave your life behind!

……

"Hongzhi, come with me to the basement."

At Konoha Hospital, the moment the shadow clone entered the duty room, it immediately heard Kudo Yuuya's order.

This puzzled the shadow clone. To avoid arousing suspicion, Hiroji had left the shadow clone behind before going to the Hyuga clan's territory last night.

The memories of the shadow clone are transferred to the original body after the clone dissolves, but the original body's memories are never transferred to the shadow clone.

Therefore, the shadow clone only knows that Hiroji went to the Hyuga clan last night, but it has no memory of what he did.

But it is precisely because you have no memory that you will not make mistakes. After all, if you always do this without any reaction, it is easy to arouse suspicion.

"Another lightning-attribute scalpel. Has that spy from Kumogakure still not been caught?"

In the basement, Hongzhi looked at the Anbu members beside him with some curiosity and asked, "After examining the corpse, the shadow clone also understood how the main body did it. The whole process was to directly use Lightning Release to simply and brutally take away the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan."

"Another spy from Kumogakure?!"

The Anbu members standing nearby were clearly confused. When they saw the wound earlier, they suspected it might be a spy from Kumogakure, but they couldn't be sure it was the same person from before.

But after hearing Hongzhi's professional analysis, the Anbu felt a headache coming on. After the last time the spies from Kumogakure escaped, the entire Anbu and Root felt they had lost face.

It's the same guy again, which means that he didn't leave immediately last time, but is still lurking in Konoha Village, waiting for the storm to pass before making his move again.

"Although I don't really believe that anyone could have been hiding in Konoha for so long, judging from the wounds, it should be that person."

Hiroji turned to look at Kudo Yuya beside him. Noticing Hiroji looking over, Kudo Yuya nodded, which was considered confirmation of Hiroji's judgment.

"asshole!"

After receiving confirmation from Kudo Yuya, the expressions of the members of the Anbu gradually became serious. If it was a completely new spy, it wouldn't be a big problem for the Anbu.

After all, the secret service isn't a god; it's impossible for them to catch all the spies immediately.

But if it were one of the previous spies, it would be like a slap in the face to the secret service.

It's been almost two years since that guy first appeared, and the ninjas who survived the attack are now becoming the ace of Konoha Hospital.

The fact that the spy is still at large is a disgrace, a truly humiliating disgrace!

The ANBU left in a huff, seemingly determined to search high and low for the spy from Kumogakure.

Hongzhi didn't react much to this matter, but continued with his work in Treatment Room No. 1.

Chapter 40 The Concept of Bloodline Limits

For the vast majority of Konoha residents, today was just another ordinary day; however, for the ninjas, it was a busy one.

The incident involving the Hyuga clan directly led to the entire Hidden Leaf Village being placed on high alert. However, this was not the main point. The main point was that a spy from the Hidden Cloud Village was able to remain infiltrated in the Hidden Leaf Village for almost two years.

This was not just a slap in the face to the Anbu, but it also angered all the ninjas in Konoha.

So, basically all the idle and bored ninjas were wandering around Konoha, trying to find the lurking spy from Kumogakure.

It must be said that the day's rush did have some effect; they did indeed discover a few guys in Konoha who were trying to cause trouble.

However, the most crucial spies from Kumogakure are still nowhere to be found, leaving the entire Konoha ninja feeling somewhat helpless.

As night fell, the shadow clone emerged from Konoha Hospital and, after only a few steps, clearly sensed the presence of the Anbu.

However, the secret agents were not there to monitor him; they were just passing by.

'It's become more secure; hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen.'

The shadow clone sighed inwardly, then headed straight for its residence. Upon entering the room, the shadow clone took out a scroll and cast a summoning spell.

After a puff of smoke, another shadow clone appeared. Upon seeing the replacement, the original shadow clone was immediately dispelled.

This method of summoning shadow clones was inspired by Naruto Uzumaki, but what Naruto summoned were clones formed from condensed Sage Chakra.

Hongzhi, on the other hand, only used it as a means to reduce the risk of exposure.

Inside the secluded cave, Koji was observing the chakra consumption of Kabuto Yakushi after he transplanted the Sharingan when he suddenly felt a sense of dizziness. A memory entered his mind, and Koji carefully absorbed it.

His public identity as a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital was something Hongzhi didn't want to cause problems, especially under the current circumstances.

The experiment is in full swing, and the plan to seize the Sharingan is also progressing step by step. Under such circumstances, it is best not to reveal any flaws.

'Pressures have been increased? But that's not all that matters.'

A smile appeared on Hongzhi's lips. He had already obtained the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, and he certainly wouldn't let it go so easily. However, under the current circumstances, directly trying to steal Kakashi Hatake's eyes would be too obvious.

Kakashi is still very strong, and it would be quite difficult for Hiroji to secretly take away Kakashi's Sharingan.

So first, collect more Byakugan to attract attention, and then figure out a way to obtain Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan.

Late at night.

This time, Hongzhi did not leave directly, but instead sent his shadow clones out to carry out the mission. Thanks to the effects of Hashirama's stem cells, Hongzhi was now able to create five shadow clones for training.

As time goes by, this number will increase, since it takes time to develop after interstitial cell transplantation.

We can't just take off right after the transplant!

One of the shadow clones maintained its public identity at Konoha Hospital, while the others trained in a secret laboratory.

The training focused on controlling Yang-attribute chakra. Hongzhi discovered that Yang-attribute chakra could accelerate the development of Hashirama's stem cells and also enhance vitality.

It's practically omnipotent.

Once his Yang attribute transformation and Lightning attribute transformation reached the same level, Hongzhi prepared to develop his own bloodline limit.

When a bloodline limit is born, all the cells in the body resonate to ensure that this bloodline limit can be passed on to future generations.

Hiroji felt that this might involve genetic secrets, and he was quite concerned about it. He needed to use this transformation to make the Hashirama stem cells completely his own.

Although all of this is just speculation, there is still some truth to it. The most concentrated element in Hashirama's stem cells is Yang attribute chakra. If Koji could transform his acquired Yang attribute chakra into innate chakra in this way...

Then the interstitial stem cells would no longer exist.

However, all of this is nonsense now. Even with four shadow clones training in Yang-attribute chakra, the speed is still relatively slow.

The current lightning attribute transformation is +3, while the yang attribute chakra is only +1. It will probably take another seven days to catch up.

Of course, Hongzhi's chakra is increasing every day, and the number of shadow clones could increase at any time, which means that the speed will become even faster.

It has to be said that shadow clones are absolutely a divine skill for cultivation. Once the bloodline limit is developed, perhaps Hongzhi will be able to use dozens or even hundreds of shadow clones for cultivation.

Learning and mastering a ninjutsu will only take a few days, or even just a month, to reach a level that many people can't achieve in a lifetime.

After all, Hongzhi was able to keep pushing the limits, making the already limitless ninjutsu even more terrifying.

While Hongzhi was still observing Yakushi Kabuto's situation, his shadow clone had already arrived at the Hyuga clan's territory.

Compared to when they arrived yesterday, the shadow clone noticed that the patrols here had become much tighter, seemingly in preparation for the return of spies from Kumogakure.

However, this is of no use to the shadow clone. Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult to take away the eyes of a member of the main family, but it would be very easy to kidnap a member of the branch family.

Now that they already have a pair of Byakugan, there's no difference between the main family and the branch family. On the contrary, after kidnapping the branch family, they can study the seal called the Caged Bird.

Perhaps we'll need it in the future.

The shadow clone easily located the Hyuga clan member patrolling the edge of the Hyuga clan's territory.

At this time, the main branch of the Hyuga clan would definitely not be patrolling here, or rather, as long as the spies of Kumogakure are not caught, the main branch will not do such a dangerous thing.

However, the Byakugan of the branch family still has weaknesses. As long as you find the weaknesses, there will be no problem.

Just as the Hyuga clan ninja was about to turn around, a shadow clone appeared behind him with a Body Flicker Technique and then directly poured lightning chakra into his body.

When the shadow clone used the Body Flicker Technique, the Hyuga ninja had already spotted him, but unfortunately, he was paralyzed before he could react.

After ensuring that the person was unable to resist, the shadow clone used a sealing technique to stop the flow of his chakra, and then used a headband to block his Byakugan.

Without chakra, the Byakugan is useless, so the shadow clone took the Hyuga clan member and left.

When the shadow clone led the Hyuga clan member into the back mountain, a corner of Konoha, which was originally pitch black, was suddenly brightly lit.