Yes, the Hokage

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.

"Bam—!"

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 onto 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.

"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 up—!"

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.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

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 bitterness and a trace of longing rose up again—could he one day also hold Neji and laugh so joyfully?

“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.

“Mr. Dai, you’ve exhausted yourself today and it’s not suitable for you to lead the team in training anymore. Go to the infirmary and then go back to rest,” Feng Lan said with concern. “And Mr. Rizashi, I’m sorry you got injured on your very first day here, but I personally think it’s a very meaningful thing.”

“It is indeed a very meaningful thing.” Hizashi bowed slightly. “I will go to the infirmary with Mr. Dai, and then go back to rest properly. I will also join the training tomorrow.”

"That's for the best." Feng Lan smiled slightly, watching the two leave. "Then, let's go too."

"Lord Fenglan!"

Tiehuo and Daohuo exclaimed excitedly, "Even though Mr. Dai has gone to rest, we will still run all 100 laps even without anyone to lead us!"

They were clearly spurred on by Dai's immense strength and yearned for the powerful Eight Gates Formation, which is why they went from initial disdain to now actively requesting it.

"No problem, I was planning to send a clone along too. Besides, we're not without a guide." Feng Lan patted Kai on the shoulder. "There's a little mentor here!"

"Please, Coach Kai!" This time, Daohuo and Tiehuo had completely abandoned their arrogance and knelt down in front of Kai in a posture that said, "Coach, I want to play basketball." "We want to learn the Eight Gates!"

"Then let's run!" Kai, still a child, burst into laughter, spurred on. "You need to be able to run a hundred laps around the village, do five hundred push-ups, five hundred sit-ups, and five hundred frog jumps before you can start learning the Eight Gates!"

"Oh, oh, oh, youth!"

At this moment, the two Uchiha boys also seemed to have become youthful.

Just as the group was about to set off, a small hand was raised, and Itachi, his face flushed, said, "Lord Fenglan, I... I want to learn too..."

“Then let’s do it together.” Feng Lan smiled. “You also know the Shadow Clone Technique, right? The clone can come to the office with me, and the main body can stay and train together. But I have to remind you that this training is very strict. Dao Huo Tie Huo is practically dying every day.”

"I will persevere." Itachi nodded earnestly.

"Then..." Feng Lan had already joined the group, and Kai shouted excitedly, "Let's go!"

"youth!"

"No, no, this is where I must use my slogan!"

"Um, okay..."

The whole team started running quickly, and Fenglan's slogan rang out again: "Work yourself to death like a dog, but don't bark when people scold you!"

Chapter 23 My Fate is in My Own Hands, Not in the Heavens

In the Hyuga clan's residence.

"Hizashi!"

Upon seeing their younger brother return home in such a disheveled state, Hiashi and several elders of the main family were immediately stunned: "What happened to you? Did that Fenglan bully you?"

He left home as a dashing young nobleman, but returned with a bruised and swollen face. Anyone would be unable to bear this. Several elders angrily struck him with their canes: "This is outrageous! The Hyuga is a prestigious clan in Konoha. If it weren't for Lord Hiruzen's intervention, does he think he has the right to order people around? Even if he's a member of the branch family, beating him like this is still a slap in the face to the Hyuga clan!"

"We need an explanation from him!"

"That's right, they actually dared to bully Hyuga! We won't stand for that!"

"Go ask the Fourth Hokage what this means!"

"..."

Looking at the excited elders, Hizashi couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was the first time he had ever received such care since he was born, but unfortunately, this care was not for him personally but for Hyuga's sake.

"That's not how it is," he hurriedly explained. "Mr. Fenglan said he wanted to see my skills, so he arranged for someone to fight me. The other party defeated me fair and square; there was no personal grudge or intention to suppress me."

"Hmm?" The elders frowned. "Tell me what happened."

Hishi explained the whole story in detail, but even though he repeatedly emphasized how strong Dai was, described the destructive power of the Morning Peacock in its entirety, and pointed out the traces of the training ground as evidence, he was still met with the elders' contemptuous gazes.

"Even though he's from a branch family, I never expected he couldn't even beat that perennial genin."

"No, Mr. Dai..."

"Shut up! You've completely disgraced the Hyuga clan!" The elders snorted and left one by one, leaving only the last elder, the father of Hizashi and Hiashi, standing there, looking down at him with a disappointed gaze.

"Hizashi."

Riji still felt sorry for his younger brother: "If you think Fenglan is too difficult to deal with, then don't go. I'll arrange someone else for him."

“No, brother,” Hizashi said earnestly, “I want to continue to Mr. Fenglan’s place. I want to learn the Eight Gates Formation from Mr. Dai! He is really amazing. Even with my Byakugan, I can’t completely catch his movements. His techniques after opening the Gate of View are completely different from our Gentle Fist, pure speed and power!”

"If we can learn his Eight Gates Formation, we can combine Mr. Dai's strengths in taijutsu with our own techniques, achieving a balance of strength and flexibility... Hyuga will definitely become stronger!"