Naruto: From Fake to Real, Deceiving the Ninja World.

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"You can indeed use the Caged Bird Seal to make Hyuga Kumokawa kneel down and beg for mercy."

Hyuga Ryoto said in a hoarse voice, "But you can't kill him, because he's useful to Sarutobi Hiruzen."

"Moreover, given his reputation and contributions, killing him would make our Hyuga clan's situation in Konoha even more difficult."

Previously, due to their indirect involvement in the war between Konoha and Kumogakure, the Hyuga clan already had a very bad reputation in Konoha.

No, it shouldn't be said that the Hyuga clan has a bad reputation; it should be said that the Hyuga main family has a bad reputation.

Because Hyuga Hizashi sacrificed himself to take the place of the main family in the branch family, and later Hyuga Kumokawa captured a Jinchuriki on the battlefield, the main family and the branch family have long been completely separated.

Therefore, in any case, they couldn't possibly kill Hyuga Kumokawa for no reason, unless they could humiliate him...

"Aren't you afraid that madman will kill you afterward?" Hyuga Ryoto said in a deep voice.

"Hmph! Kill me?"

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Higo let out a sneer, his eyes flashing with a crazed light: "Doesn't that guy like to trade one life for another? If he really dares to kill me..."

He paused, his voice carrying an almost martyr-like fanaticism: "You have every reason to kill him! Executing family law is perfectly justified!"

"Even that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't find any reason to stop it; at most, he could express his dissatisfaction after it happened!"

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Ryoto's expression changed slightly, and he blurted out, "Are you crazy?"

"He dares to gamble his life on me, so why shouldn't I?" Higo Hyuga's voice suddenly rose, becoming ferocious. "I'll trade my old life for Hyuga Kumokawa's!"

"It's worth it! It's worth it!"

Seeing the surprised look in Hyuga Ryoto's eyes, Hyuga Higo continued to fan the flames, whispering, "Ryoto, don't you understand yet?"

“Now the branch family members are no longer obedient, and the main family is suffering more and more grievances from the branch family. They are completely acting like slaves bullying their masters.”

"They now dare to trample on clan rules, openly learn and use modified clan secret techniques, and even start to reduce the mission rewards they hand over!"

"With their increasingly arrogant attitude, if this continues, forget about supporting and protecting the main family. Sooner or later, they won't even be satisfied with being on equal footing with the main family!"

As he spoke, Higo Hyuga's voice grew increasingly cold and piercing: "They will definitely force us to remove the Caged Bird Seal, and may even try to plant it on our heads!"

“When that time comes,” he stepped closer, looking directly into Hyuga Ryou's eyes, “you, me, and the Hyuga clan will all be at the mercy of others and utterly destroyed!”

Higo Hyuga's words struck a chord in Ryoto Hyuga's heart, reminding him of the humiliated and resentful look in Hyuga Yoto's eyes, and the growing desires and ambitions of the branch family members.

The main family is far too small, and their strength cannot compare to the elite members of the branch families who have honed their skills in missions. Now, they are strictly forbidden from using the Caged Bird Seal...

Hinata Ryoto was struggling internally, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

Higo Hyuga stared at him silently for a long time, the burning expectation in his eyes gradually cooling and turning into a barely perceptible sinister look.

"Still can't make a decision?" Hiugo Hyuga sneered inwardly. "Indecisive good-for-nothing!"

As someone whose influence within the clan is second only to himself and Hiashi, his plan to target the branch family would be difficult to carry out without Hyuga Ryoto's cooperation.

and so……

Just as this deathly silence appeared.

"what!!"

A bloodcurdling scream suddenly came from deep within the mansion.

The sound came from the direction of Hinata Hiuto's room.

"what happened?"

Hinata Ryoto's expression changed instantly, and his hunched body burst forth with astonishing speed as he charged towards the direction from which the screams came.

Higa Higo, who was behind him, also quickly followed.

Bang!

Hyuga Ryoto burst through Hyuga Yoto's door, but the scene before him instantly struck him like a thunderbolt, his eyes widening in horror!

There, Hyuga Hito was curled up on the floor in the corner of the room.

He covered his face with his hands, but bright red blood still gushed out from between his fingers like a spring, staining most of his face and the front of his clothes red!

"Enemy attack?!"

Hinata Ryoto suddenly turned his head to look at the broken window, large veins bulging around his eyes, but he only saw a figure run out of his perception range.

"Damn it! I..."

"Ling Ren!"

Just as Hyuga Ryoto was about to give chase, he was suddenly stopped by Hyuga Higo, and instinctively turned his head to look.

But then Hyuga Higo pried open Hyuga Yuto's hands, which were tightly covering his face, and what came into view were two bloody, bottomless holes!

Hinata Hito's eyes have been gouged out!

Not only that, half of Hyuga Haruto's ear was also cut off, leaving a groove and a bloody arc on the wall.

"Ah!!" Hyuga Haruto let out an even more piercing and painful scream, "Father! My eyes! My eyes! It hurts so much! I..."

Hyuga Ryoto trembled violently as he looked at the two hideous, bloody holes and the bloodstains on his son's face and ears. A chilling cold and a raging fire surged within him.

This attack was clearly intended to kill Yang Dou first and then gouge out his eyes, but unexpectedly Yang Dou dodged it and only cut off half of his ear!

Eye gouging again! Murder again!

If, if only one step later...

"Who is it!" A hoarse, icy voice squeezed out, each word distinct, from Hyuga Ryoto's clenched teeth. "Yoto! Who did this!"

"Hyuga Takashi! It's Hyuga Takashi!" Hyuga Yuto roared in anguish. "Wind Release! It can only be him! It must be him!"

"Father! Kill him! Kill him! My eyes... Ahhh!!"

Hyuga Ryoto held his son tightly as he wailed in pain, his body trembling uncontrollably, and veins bulging on his face.

Anger and disbelief arose simultaneously in his heart, but feeling the warm blood soaking through his sleeves, the slight disbelief was completely swallowed up by his anger.

(I can't believe it, I actually made it in time. I took time off for nothing, ugh QAQ)

(I was dreaming in the car and dreamed about the plot. I thought about how to write it more excitingly. This should be a climax that is no less exciting than the Uchiha Night. Look forward to it. Please give me some monthly votes QAQ)

Chapter 218 Orochimaru, Obito, and Yomi

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two companions entered the Land of Demons, they were in a narrow canyon within the Land of Demons.

The towering cliffs on both sides are jagged and steep, barren of any vegetation, and appear cold and dark blue-green in the almost dark night.

Looking up, the sky above is an irregular black night sky cut into a narrow line, stingy with the light of stars and moon, as if this canyon has been forgotten by heaven and earth.

On the right side of the canyon, right against the base of the cold stone wall, an ancient building built against the cliff face outlines a strange silhouette in the darkness.

Two lamps hung on either side of its low entrance, their flickering flames casting two warm, orange glows that seemed ready to be swallowed by darkness at any moment.

call!

Three figures, shrouded in wide hooded cloaks, silently drifted down from above the canyon.

Their movements were light and unpredictable, and they landed without making a sound.

"who?"

The four Oni Kingdom guards standing outside the building immediately became alert, their faces showing vigilance and seriousness as they held sharp longswords.

The leader shouted sternly, "This is a forbidden area! Retreat at once!"

However, the three figures seemed not to hear them and continued to walk towards them at a leisurely pace.

"Kill!" The captain of the guard's eyes flashed with cold light, and he suddenly pointed his sword forward.

"Kill!" The other three guards shouted in unison, instantly drawing their swords, the sharp blades gleaming coldly in the dim firelight.

The four of them shot towards the three figures like arrows released from a bow, carrying a sharp killing intent.

However, just as they took their first step...

puff!puff!

A dull, teeth-grinding thud sounded almost simultaneously.

Suddenly, without warning, four sharp, thick stone spears, like stalagmites, pierced the hard ground beneath the guards' feet, precisely piercing their abdomens.

"Ugh!"

The guards only had time to let out short, shrill screams as scalding blood gushed from the wounds in their abdomens, instantly staining the cold stone spears and the ground beneath their feet!

The three figures did not pause at all, and did not even glance at the four guards, but walked straight to the low and heavy stone door.

As they approached, the dim yellow light from the two faint lamps gradually illuminated their blurred silhouettes beneath their hoods.

The man in the middle, with a sinister face, black hair and beard, and eyes flashing with fanaticism and ambition, was Huang Quan, a worshipper of the demon 'Wang Liang'.

The person on the right wore an orange-red spiral mask, revealing only one blood-red Sharingan eye. His gaze was deep and cold; it was Uchiha Obito.

On the left was a pale-faced man with a pair of golden vertical pupils that gleamed coldly in the firelight. A chilling smile played on his lips. It was Orochimaru.

Orochimaru passed by the four wailing guards, casually extended his pale right hand, and gently stroked the bodies of the four guards.

Then, a horrifying scene happened.

Click, click, click!

The four guards' bodies began to twist and deform violently, their bones emitting a chilling, dense cracking sound, and their flesh writhing and squeezing as if being forcibly compressed!

In just a few breaths, the four guards disappeared, replaced by four hard, black objects, each only the size of a thumb, in Orochimaru's hand.

What's most unsettling is that on each of these four small objects, a distorted, painful, and empty face is clearly visible, much like the famous painting "The Scream".

This is a new ability that Orochimaru developed based on his Zanpakuto, 'Boa-hime'.

Human body modification.

Possessing the 'Snake Princess', he can transform other people's bodies into the form he desires by touching them.

If he wanted, he could release these four small modified bodies and turn them into four monsters.

Gulu...

Orochimaru opened his mouth and swallowed the four modified bodies, which exuded a strange aura, one by one. The slight swallowing sounds were particularly clear in the dead silence of the canyon.

Seeing this, the pupil beneath Obito's mask contracted almost imperceptibly, a deep sense of solemnity and apprehension flashing across his eyes, but he couldn't help but sneer:

"Hmph, you really don't discriminate between meat and vegetables now."

"Hehe, it's always good to have more options."

Orochimaru glanced at Obito and let out a low, hoarse chuckle: "So that you don't end up like someone else, all alone and helpless."

Obito's face darkened beneath his mask, a surge of intense anger welling up within him, but he forcefully suppressed it.

He recalled what had happened not long ago.

He, Zetsu, and Itachi Uchiha were searching for traces of "Hollows" in the ninja world when they unexpectedly encountered Orochimaru, who was also searching for "Hollows".

The two started fighting each other without saying a word. As a result, during the time Orochimaru disappeared, he somehow gained extremely strange and powerful abilities.

His prized ability to become intangible, while making him virtually invincible, left him helpless against Orochimaru's endless and unpredictable methods.

He couldn't kill Orochimaru, and Orochimaru couldn't do anything to him either.

Ultimately, the two individuals, each harboring their own secrets and harboring mutual suspicion, reached a cooperative relationship characterized by mutual distrust and a superficial harmony, all while sharing the common goal of searching for the 'Hollowfied'.

According to their speculation, the monsters that feed on darkness in legend are the most likely to become Hollows.

The man in front of them, named Huang Quan, was someone they found after reaching a consensus, based on information provided by Bai Jue. He was someone who knew the location where the demon 'Wang Liang' was sealed.

It can be said that although the three of them traveled together, they each had their own ulterior motives.

The purpose of the Yellow Springs is to release the demons, destroy the five great nations, and rule the ninja world.

Orochimaru's goal was to kill Moryo so that his Zanpakuto, "Snake Princess," could absorb Moryo's power and evolve.

Obito coveted the power of the 'Great Hollow' and wanted to control the demons and make them his own.

Therefore, when faced with Orochimaru's provocation, Obito's face under his mask was so gloomy it could drip water, but he suppressed his anger and did not make a move, only letting out a cold snort.

Now is not the time to turn against each other.

Huang Quan was completely oblivious to the undercurrents between the two, or rather, all he saw was the door to power and destruction.