Yes, the Hokage!

“Mr. Hishashi, I am honored to have your assistance, but as a strategist, I must assess the capabilities of my ninjas. Don’t you agree?” Fenglan began to formulate his plan.

“That’s exactly right.” Hijika nodded. “I’ll show you right now…”

"No, no, no, the data obtained from theoretical discussions is not accurate enough. I've prepared an opponent for you." Feng Lan said, leading Hizashi and Itachi towards the training ground, where they found Might and his son, along with Inahisa Tetsuka, warming up.

“Mr. Dai, although it is a bit impolite to say this, but…” Feng Lan made a gesture, “This Mr. Hyuga Hizashi will probably be training with you from now on. May I ask you to have a match with him… preferably with all your might.”

In his plan, Dai had to win this match, so he emphasized the word "all out".

"This...this isn't a good idea," Dai said guiltily, scratching his head. "What if I kill him..."

The Hiashi were from a prestigious family and naturally had a lot of pride. They knew all about Might Guy, a genin who had been around for thousands of years, so why did he say he was afraid of being beaten to death?

The bitterness he had just felt, amplified by Feng Lan's words, quickly flared up into a nameless fire. He stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Dai, please do not hesitate to enlighten me!"

"Mr. Dai, I'm begging you." Feng Lan emphasized her words again, making Dai realize that winning this fight was crucial.

"Okay!" He took a deep breath, took off his leg wrappings, and threw them aside.

The others immediately stepped back, giving the two space to fight.

"excuse me!"

Hizashi adopted the starting stance of Gentle Fist, with his palms facing upwards, one in front of the other. The veins around his Byakugan were also bulging. Although the Byakugan of the branch family had its flaws, in terms of perception alone, it was superior to the Sharingan.

He didn't rush to move because Hyuga's Gentle Fist is better at defense than offense. Besides, facing a perennial genin, Hizashi's pride wouldn't allow him to make the first move.

"Then... be careful!"

With a loud shout, Dai exerted force with his feet, and his whole body flew out like an arrow released from a bow, just like a green lightning bolt.

"So fast!"

Hizashi was startled, but it wasn't that his Byakugan couldn't catch it. His reaction speed was also much faster than Inahime Tetsuka's. He suddenly turned to the side to dodge Dai's flying kick, and at the same time, he used the Gentle Fist technique to strike the opponent's shin.

If this palm strike lands solidly, the unique pressure point striking ability of Gentle Fist will come into play, causing the flow of chakra to become stagnant and blocked, greatly weakening the enemy's combat power.

"My love!"

Knowing the danger, Dai forcefully twisted his body in mid-air, supporting himself with one hand as he performed a spinning Thomas, not only dodging Hizashi's Gentle Fist but also sweeping it across the enemy's head once again.

"Konoha Whirlwind!"

Hizashi once again caught the enemy's movements with his Byakugan, but it was too late to counterattack, so he could only raise his arm to block in front of his eyes.

"Oh!"

The lower leg and wrist collided with a dull thud, and both men retreated quickly.

"Impressive skills."

Hiji shook his slightly numb wrist, all traces of his previous arrogance gone, now completely serious.

Looks like this time it won't be so easy.

Dai realized the opponent's strength and took another deep breath. This time, he was like a savage beast, and the process of inhaling was extremely long, even making the opponent feel like he was suffocating due to lack of air.

"First door open! Second door open!"

"What power this is..."

Not only Hizashi, who had activated his Byakugan, but several Uchiha spectators also activated their Sharingan, noticing Dai's chakra surging wildly. Guy, meanwhile, excitedly waved his arms, shouting, "Go for it, Dad! Let's make the most of our youth!"

"And then..." Dai shouted, "The Third Gate of Life, open!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished into thin air, rushing forward and creating a whistling sound wave.

This time, Dai no longer attacked in a straight line. Instead, he jumped and changed direction as soon as he reached Richa and forced the opponent to make a palm strike. In this state, he could almost walk on air and launch attacks from all directions and blind spots!

"This is bad..."

Hizashi immediately realized the danger. Although his Byakugan could still barely catch the other party's movements and his body could keep up for the time being, the speed of the other party was getting faster and faster. And the most critical point was that... the Byakugan of the branch family was not complete. Under the restriction of the Caged Bird, it had blind spots!

With such a high-speed, high-frequency, multi-angle attack, it would be easy to discover that weakness.

Sure enough, after a few moves, Dai attacked again. Rizashi instinctively struck out with a palm but only hit air. At this moment, Dai appeared in mid-air behind Rizashi and swept a flying kick across.

Unfortunately, this place is a blind spot for those who would turn their backs on their families after the division of property.

"Konoha Power Cyclone!"

Fortunately, Dai shouted out his habit when he made the move, which prevented Risha from being completely hit. Even so, he couldn't react as accurately as he could when he saw it, and could only lunge forward with great difficulty to barely dodge the kick that was accompanied by a strong wind.

"Oops!"

Cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead, but Dai didn't give him a chance to catch his breath. His figure disappeared again, and he attacked from behind again, clearly having already keenly spotted that blind spot.

"Don't think about it!"

Hijiri's Byakugan snapped open in an instant, and he began to spin at an astonishing speed, his chakra surging out and transforming into a blue chakra hemisphere.

"Return to Heaven!"

Dai Zhi's sure-fire punch landed on Huitian, but was deflected by a gentle force, sending him flying backward. However, he didn't fall onto the lawn; instead, he did a somersault in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.

He looked down and saw bloodstains on his fist, but this only fueled Dai's fighting spirit: "Nice, let's do it again!"

His chakra continued to surge and increase, and at this moment, only Feng Lan's words of entrustment remained in Dai's mind: "Mr. Dai, I'm counting on you!"

As the saying goes, a scholar will die for one who understands him. In Dai's eyes, Feng Lan, who had saved his and his son's lives and become his mentor as a genin for thousands of years, and who even liked the dark green training uniform, was obviously a confidant. Moreover, he didn't need to die; he only needed to do his best to defeat the person in front of him.

"Fourth Injury Gate, open! Fifth Blockage Gate, open!"

"His chakra can actually surge? That means his speed and destructive power will be even greater?!"

At this moment, not only Hizashi, but also several Uchiha lads stood at attention. Although they knew they had underestimated Dai, they never expected him to be so strong!

"No, I can't let it keep rising, or I'll definitely lose!"

Hizashi also realized the seriousness of the problem: "Seal his pressure points to prevent his chakra from flowing!"

He immediately assumed a horse stance, arched his upper body, with one hand in front and the other behind, the front hand lowered and the back hand raised high.

After a moment of gathering his strength, Hizashi locked his gaze on Dai with his Byakugan: "Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

At this moment, even Feng Lan's heart was in her throat. If Dai were to fall victim to this move, it would almost certainly mean defeat!

But then Dai laughed three times: "Good timing! Sixth Gate, open!"

His skin was flushed red from blood congestion, and the whites of his eyes were showing, clearly indicating a significant strain.

But before the wind from the palm strike could strike, Dai had already leaped high into the air, his fist rubbing against the air and even igniting a raging flame, before slamming down.

"The morning peacock!"

Chapter 22 The Youthful Uchiha Boys

The Bagua Sixty-Four Palms unleashed a dense barrage of palm winds, forming a finely woven net. The Morning Peacock Palm was even more exaggerated, using ultra-high-speed continuous punches to create flames from friction with the air, striking wildly like a real meteor shower, carrying an aura of destruction and rage as it charged forward!

"Boom boom boom!"

Palm winds and fist shadows intertwined, bursting out a series of sharp and dense ringing sounds. The air began to distort unrealistically, the training ground was torn apart, and dust flew up but was quickly swept away.

The spectators were forced to retreat hastily. Among them, Fenglan, who knew the power of the morning peacock, ran the fastest and even picked up Kai, who was standing there cheering. Meanwhile, Daohuo and Tiehuo retreated while staring intently at the battlefield, their Sharingan spinning at high speed, not wanting to miss any details. Itachi's recording also stopped. He stood on a tree and stared at the battlefield, his precocious face showing shock for the first time.

The art of soft fist emphasizes precision and skill. Every strike of Richa's Bagua Sixty-Four Palms strikes the weak point of the fist shadow, defeating the seemingly powerful and indestructible fist shadow with the ease of using minimal force. However, he only has sixty-four palms, while Dai's fist winds are more than one hundred or two hundred.

The morning peacock was too fast. Just as it broke through one fist's wind, two more came down at once. They weren't one fist after another, but a rain of fire that came down at the same time!

"Drink!"

Hizashi roared, his chakra surging, veins bulging on his Byakugan, yet the net he had woven was still defeated and shattered by the shadow of his fists.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Dai also let out a deafening roar, and the fist shadows of the peacock accelerated once again, multiplied, and reached the ultimate sublimation, just like a real peacock spreading its tail!

Hizashi's Byakugan suddenly narrowed as he watched helplessly as his palm wind was swallowed by the fist shadow, his defensive line was completely shattered, and the remaining force of the flames still lingered, hurtling straight towards him.

"Bang bang bang!"

Although Dai held back a bit of his strength at the last moment, several fist shadows still slammed into Hizashi's body. The latter, who was already exhausted, was obviously unable to defend himself. He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string. His headband broke off and fell off, revealing the ominous caged bird mark on his forehead. His Byakugan closed automatically, and he fell heavily to the ground.

Not only did he fall, but the enormous impact caused him to slide for more than ten meters before barely stopping. He had lost all of his former noble air and could only collapse on the ground like a tattered sack.

"call!"

At this moment, Dai Cai withdrew his fist, deactivated the Eight Gates Formation, and his body swayed. His legs trembled violently, and his fists were charred and cracked, with blood dripping from his fingers. But he was still standing, the true victor of this battle.

There's no way to alleviate the massive backlash from the Eight Gates Formation on the body; the only way is to constantly train and increase physical strength to tough it out. Fortunately, Dai's current strength is already at the level where he can open the eighth gate, so the View Gate isn't enough to cause serious injury.

He took a couple of breaths and then ran over to Riza with concern: "Are you alright?"

As he walked past, he was also relieved that he hadn't listened to Lord Fenglan's advice to go all out, otherwise, not to mention opening the Death Gate, Zhouhu would probably have pulverized the opponent into nothingness.

At this moment, Rizashi was still lying on the ground in a daze. When he saw Dai's large, scarred hand reaching out to him and the same bright smile on his face as always, he suddenly felt his voice choke up: "I... lost, I admit defeat."

The moment he admitted defeat, he felt that a certain belief he had always held dear had shattered, but he felt little regret or loss; instead, he felt inexplicably relieved.

Upon witnessing the moment the two shook hands, the three Uchiha members each displayed different expressions. Only Kai, in Feng Lan's arms, laughed heartily, jumped off the ground like a little donkey, and hugged his father.

"Dad, you look so young!"

"Oh my!"

Dai was still suffering from the backlash of the Eight Gates Formation, and he couldn't withstand such a bull-like charge. He was immediately knocked to the ground, but even so, he held his son and laughed heartily.

Having witnessed all of this, Hizashi's nameless anger had long since subsided, but a pang of sadness and a longing arose once more. Could he one day hold Neji and laugh with such joy?

“It’s fine with me.” Just then, Feng Lan’s words, which struck a chord with everyone, rang out.

Richa suddenly shuddered. At that moment, he felt that even his own white eyes were not as insightful as Fenglan's. How could Fenglan see through his heart?

Fortunately, after saying that, Feng Lan didn't press him further. Instead, she clapped her hands and walked over, saying, "That was truly wonderful, Mr. Dai. Once the Fourth Generation Lord's standing new army is established, I will definitely invite you to be the chief instructor of physical combat!"

"The head instructor of physical techniques..." Dai smiled憨厚ly, "I never thought I would have this day. Thank you so much, Lord Fenglan."

“No, this is all thanks to you, Mr. Dai,” Feng Lan said earnestly. “Every drop of sweat you shed and every bit of effort you put in has not been in vain. Now is the time for them to shine. This is youth!”

With those two keywords correct, Matt and his son reverted to their hot-blooded, goofy selves, embracing each other and shouting, "Youth!"

[General Instructor of Physical Skills...]

At this point, Hizashi genuinely respected and admired him, thinking that he was truly excellent as the chief instructor. However, he immediately remembered that his brother and the Third Hokage were plotting to take down Fenglan and prevent the establishment of the standing new army.

For a fleeting moment, he almost blurted out a warning in a moment of impulse, but he immediately controlled himself, shut his mouth, and joined the three Uchiha next to him in clapping.