Naruto: Starting With Tenseigan C124 (Patreon)

Chapter 124: Making the Hyuga Live in My Shadow

"So, what on earth happened?"

Inside an Advanced ward of the Konoha Hospital, Hiruzen Sarutobi was wearing a hospital gown, looking at Jiraiya, who was covered in bruises, and a carefree Tsunade.

Tsunade's return was naturally good news, but the subsequent matter regarding the Fourth Raikage had directly angered him into the hospital.

Whether the Fourth Raikage died or not wasn't actually that big of an issue.

But the crucial point was that if this bastard died at Konoha's hands, it would inevitably provoke a new Ninja World War!

This was also the reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi was angered into the hospital; after all, he had a fair understanding of those lunatics in Hidden Cloud Village.

He could only pray that this damned Fourth Raikage wouldn't die on the road.

As a result, what he least expected was that while he was resting in bed just now, he suddenly heard some commotion.

He looked up in confusion, only to see that big black face of the Fourth Raikage!

This truly scared the wits out of him...

Glaring fiercely at Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally steadied his emotions and continued speaking.

"Although your letter said he ambushed Makoto and ended up like this, I need to figure out the more specific details."

"Sigh, isn't it because this fellow became greedy?"

Jiraiya rubbed his aching face; his teacher really didn't hold back when striking.

"Makoto was dealing with a member of the Akatsuki Organization. According to what he said, that guy has multiple hearts in his body and is proficient in Ninjutsu of various attributes just like you..."

"What do you mean by just like me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi twitched his brow. Fortunately, Tsunade chimed in at this moment.

"Dealing with that brat wasn't troublesome at all. Although he is from the Hyuga, he isn't afraid of Ninjutsu attacks, and he had already foreseen that the Fourth Raikage was preparing to ambush him..."

Tsunade had, after all, witnessed the full picture of the battle, so her retelling was clear and fast.

Hiruzen Sarutobi listened very intently, but the more he heard, the weirder his expression became, and the wider his mouth grew.

His mind was buzzing right now, and only one question echoed continuously in his head.

Is this still the Yin Seal?

Is this fucking really the Yin Seal?

Blue cursed Seals, azure Chakra, speed and power surpassing the Fourth Raikage, and even the ability to absorb Chakra?

The upper limit of the Yin Seal is actually that high?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi froze in place, unable to snap out of it even after Tsunade finished speaking.

"Old Man, are you okay? Old Man?"

It wasn't until Jiraiya waved his hand in front of his eyes that he was jolted back to his senses.

"I... I'm fine..."

He shook his head, but fell silent again. After a long while, he asked in a low voice.

"Did Makoto say how he managed to do that?"

"How would I know? I even wanted to go visit him myself."

Tsunade let out a soft hough. The Yin Seal was something she had been developing all along, and she herself wanted to figure it out.

Jiraiya, on the other hand, rubbed his head and recalled as he spoke.

"Makoto seemed to say that he referenced a large number of Sealing techniques and then comprehensively upgraded the Yin Seal."

"As for anything else, I'm not too clear either. After all, this is his secret technique, and I'm not particularly good at Sealing techniques either."

"Is that so..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded gently; he knew Jiraiya was right not to ask too much.

Although the basis of this technique was the Yin Seal, Hyuga Makoto had modified far too much within it.

Even the Caged Bird Seal being sealed seemed to have the shadow of this technique!

No matter how curious he was, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't ask too much. After all, which Ninja didn't have their own secrets?

As for Hyuga Makoto coming up with so many fierce stunts at this age—

He really didn't find it strange!

The Uchiha next door to the Hyuga—one caused the Nine-Tails Incident at this age, and another almost killed his entire family.

Hyuga Makoto beating both of them down, being a bit awesome really wasn't worth making a fuss over!

Thinking of this, even though Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were still a bit dazed, he couldn't help laughing.

"Today's youngsters, truly each generation is stronger than the last."

"Isn't that because I raised him well?"

Jiraiya raised an eyebrow and immediately said with a cheeky grin, which made Tsunade frown.

"You raised him well? Do you know the Yin Seal? Do you know the Flying Thunder God?"

"You better shut up, don't think I don't know about you taking Makoto to the hot spring bathhouse!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi also furrowed his brow and let out a cold snort.

"Don't you dare teach him bad habits, otherwise—"

"Let's talk about the Fourth Raikage first!"

Jiraiya couldn't stand these two anymore, so he could only change the topic with a bitter face.

"I think the entire Ninja World is paying attention to the Fourth Raikage's matter right now. How should we handle it?"

"Hmph, how else should we handle it? Naturally, handle it normally."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Jiraiya, and his gaze also fell upon the Fourth Raikage.

He didn't have the slightest bit of goodwill towards Hidden Cloud Village. Whether it was his teacher, or Kushina and the Hyuga, those matters were still vivid in his mind.

Now the Fourth Raikage was lying right in front of him, looking half-dead. He felt so damn good inside!

"Through normal channels, announce that the Fourth Raikage is not dead..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment before speaking in a low voice.

"He is receiving treatment in Konoha, and at the same time, announce what he did, letting Hidden Cloud Village send people over to negotiate."

"Doing this, won't the people of Hidden Cloud Village find it hard to accept?"

Jiraiya touched his chin and couldn't help asking, but Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care at all.

"They naturally won't accept it easily, but with Tutai around, they will endure it!"

"This..."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow on the side. Just as she was about to speak, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a step ahead.

"Also, make them hand over Hizashi's remains! This Old Man hasn't forgotten what happened back then!"

"Old Man..."

Jiraiya couldn't help speaking up either, but Hiruzen Sarutobi's mood was already bursting with satisfaction!

"Makoto was also raised by him since childhood. How can the remains of such a man possessing the Will of Fire be left in a foreign land?"

"However..."

"Also, don't worry about their threats. Although this Old Man is unwilling to start a war, Konoha today is no longer in a period where the younger generation fails to meet the older generation's standards!"

"Let that Tutai weigh carefully whether they want to trade back their madly raving Raikage or go crazy right now!"

Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was becoming more and more excited and spirited as he spoke, and the two of them exchanged glances.

They really hadn't seen such a scene on Hiruzen Sarutobi for a long time.

Only after watching Hiruzen Sarutobi finally stop did Jiraiya hesitate for a moment before speaking.

"But Old Man, Tutai is dead."

"?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression stiffened, and Tsunade also helplessly shrugged her shoulders.

"He set out together with the Fourth Raikage, and in the end, he was crushed by the aftermath of Hyuga Makoto's attack, dying right in front of me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, and Jiraiya couldn't help scratching his head.

"Um, Old Man, what do we do now?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared dead at Jiraiya, and after a long while, he spoke through gritted teeth.

"Jiraiya, promise me one thing."

"You name it..."

"Next time you go out, remember to burn incense for me, you idiot!"

Just how chaotic the Konoha Hospital was, Hyuga Makoto wasn't really quite aware of it.

At this moment, he was leading Hinata and Neji as they walked towards Ichiraku Ramen.

"You two really have great luck. Every time I finish a mission, you guys happen to be on holiday."

Looking at these two little guys, he couldn't help finding it a bit funny.

"Speaking of which, the two of you didn't skip class, did you? Otherwise, why is it always such a coincidence?"

"Tch, I'm not you. How could I skip class?"

Hearing this, Neji couldn't help letting out a soft hough, but Hyuga Makoto raised an eyebrow dismissively.

"Yeah, you're different from me, but my grades are just as good even without going to class. Can you do that?"

Hearing this, Neji was momentarily left speechless.

How come in this guy's mouth, skipping class sounds like something glorious?

But what gave him a headache was that this guy really didn't go to class, yet his grades were outrageously good!

It seemed that apart from those calculation questions where he wasn't too great, there wasn't a single aspect in which this guy was bad.

This situation left him rather depressed, and he could only muffle his head and say.

"I can do just fine without going too!"

"Oh?"

Hyuga Makoto revealed a wicked smile and asked with some curiosity.

"But the problem is, do you dare?"

Neji fell silent, but this amused Hyuga Makoto.

"Turns out you don't dare. Then what else are you talking about?"

"I..."

"If you say you dare, I'll immediately tell Uncle Hiashi. Anyway, Hinata is listening right here."

"Do you dare or not?"

"Hmph!"

Neji was truly laughed to anger. Now he increasingly felt that what that brat Naruto said was so right.

This guy simply doesn't act like a human!

You've said all the words, and you've blocked all the paths. Are you forcing someone to run into a wall or what?

"Brother Makoto, skipping class is wrong..."

Fortunately, at the moment when Neji was most depressed, little Hinata grabbed Hyuga Makoto's hand.

"Uncle Hizashi certainly wouldn't want to hear about you skipping class either."

"You..."

Hearing this, Hyuga Makoto couldn't help pursing his lips. The best way to handle him was indeed Hyuga Hizashi.

However, if nothing unexpected happened, this person should be returning to Konoha.

Even if he hadn't said anything, he felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi would likely do so.

At worst, when the meeting for discussion is held then, he can also put in a word!

"Neji..."

Thinking of this, Hyuga Makoto couldn't help looking at Neji, who was walking ahead in a huff, and asked curiously.

"If Uncle Hizashi is able to return to his roots, how would you feel?"

"Return to his roots..."

Hearing these words, Neji's body trembled slightly.

Nowadays, the problem between the Main House and the Branch House had been resolved, which could be considered the result of his father's sacrifice back then.

It's just a pity that his father's remains were in Hidden Cloud Village. Wanting to get them back from those guys—

"Sigh, why talk about these?"

Neji let out a light sigh, his mood turning somewhat low.

"I also understand what happened back then, and I've learned about Hidden Cloud Village's situation. This kind of thing is just too difficult."

"Brother Makoto, you look very happy today—"

Hinata also saw that Neji's mood was off, so she immediately blushed and awkwardly changed the subject.

"Did—did you encounter anything interesting during your mission?"

"Sort of."

Seeing this, Hyuga Makoto didn't say anything more. He really wanted to see how this kid would react after getting the news.

As for being happy, that was certain.

Because the information on the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack provided by that fellow Black Zetsu was truly useful!

"The Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack" was indeed the ancestor of the Gentle Fist, but it wasn't as messy as the Gentle Fist.

It was a Taijutsu that combined Chakra and one's own power to an extreme, completely bursting forth through the power of the Kekkei Mōra!

It could be regarded as a single move because it was excessively fierce.

But it could also be regarded as countless moves because every strike of it contained countless routines!

"No wonder the ancestors of the Hyuga could come out with so many Gentle Fist routines; they were all just excerpts from parts of this single move—"

Hyuga Makoto couldn't help marveling. The Otsutsuki Clan ate way too well, and this Kekkei Mōra was simply too exaggerated!

Even a casual move was already something that descendants exhausted generations to master and comprehend.

"Even I am the same; after all, I don't have the Kekkei Mōra, "

Hyuga Makoto couldn't help shaking his head inwardly, but soon a smile appeared on his face again.

"However, I can replace it with Yin-Yang Release and Senjutsu Chakra!"

Doing this would inevitably greatly reduce the power, but that was compared to Otsutsuki Kaguya.

"Against people of the current version, it's already somewhat overpowered..."

Hyuga Makoto remembered very clearly that when he combined Chakra and his own power according to the information provided by Black Zetsu,

He clearly perceived that the space around him was slightly compressed and distorted.

Once this power was proficiently mastered and burst forth by him, he didn't even dare to imagine what it would be like!

"It's just that the consumption is too great, I need to take it step by step..."

Hyuga Makoto already had a plan. Since this thing was called "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack", he might as well genuinely create a set of "Eighty-style Vacuum Attacks"!

"It is inherently the ancestor of the Gentle Fist, and the essence is interconnected. Since that's the case..."

He could completely go from easy to difficult, extract and fuse the essence of the Gentle Fist, and form his own system!

He was quite confident about this point, because he had already started trying and even truly gained some results.

"In the future, I can also introduce them to the Hyuga Clan, completely changing the Gentle Fist back into the Vacuum Attack!"

As for whether those people of the Hyuga Clan could learn it or make good use of Yin-Yang Release and Senjutsu, that was none of his business.

"After all, apart from me, everyone else in the Hyuga Clan has always been wasting their talent..."

Thinking of this, the smile on Hyuga Makoto's face became even brighter.

He could already imagine how all the people of the Hyuga Clan would live in his shadow by then!

"Hey, why aren't you talking again?"

While Hyuga Makoto was happy there, Neji, who had been pricking up his ears listening all along, felt rather depressed.

"Is it because the mission is confidential, so you can't talk about it again?"

"That's not it. Regarding my mission, I think you'll hear news about it very soon."

Hyuga Makoto snapped back to his senses and patted Neji on the shoulder.

"I was just thinking about my newly developed Gentle Fist. You guys are going to have a hard time in the future."

"New Gentle Fist?"

Hearing this, Hinata was slightly stunned, and an incredulous expression also appeared on Neji's face.

"You developed a new Gentle Fist all by yourself?"

"That can no longer be called the Gentle Fist, and I think its name will soon appear alongside information related to my mission."

Hyuga Makoto withdrew his hand, looked towards the Hokage Building, and then let out a light chuckle.

"However, I'll tell you in advance: it's called the Vacuum Attack, the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, oh."

Having said that, Hyuga Makoto held little Hinata's small hand and walked forward, leaving behind a bewildered Neji.

"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack?"

"The name sounds quite nice, but..."

"Why does it appear together with your mission? What on earth did you do..."