Teaching Hyuga Kazefu, Part One

Hyuga Kazefu, frightened by Xuan Ye, went through a very complicated train of thought. But his expression quickly changed. The fear on his face vanished, replaced by a vicious look and resolute eyes.

Looking at Genya Namikaze, who stood a step away from him, Hyuga Kazefu said, "Brat, judging by the way you look, you probably have no idea how powerful the Hyuga Clan is. But I can forgive your ignorance now. I can forgive that foolish behavior of yours just now."

"I'm telling you, if you offend the Hyuga Clan in Konoha, you'll never have another good day. Not only you—even your parents can forget about living peacefully, because that's impossible."

"Now I don't want you to kneel and kowtow anymore. Just crawl through my legs like a dog right now, and I'll pretend this never happened. What do you think? Aren't I a nice guy? I'm just too kindhearted."

Hyuga Kazefu stood before him with a smile on his face. Xuan Ye gave a cold laugh and said, "No good days? Hyuga Kazefu, you're far too arrogant. Do you think you can represent the Hyuga Clan? Can you make decisions on the Hyuga Clan's behalf?"

"Y-you, what do you mean? Brat, don't talk nonsense. Even if I can't represent the Hyuga Clan or make decisions for them, dealing with a little brat like you is still easy."

Hyuga Kazefu was startled by what Xuan Ye had said. Representing the Hyuga Clan, making decisions in the clan's name—those were not things one could say carelessly. If the higher-ups of the Hyuga Clan took it that way, then the one who would have no good days ahead would be Hyuga Kazefu himself.

"You can't act on behalf of the Hyuga Clan? Then what are you so smug about? How are you going to teach me a lesson? Do you want to hit me? If you've got the guts, then do it!" Xuan Ye even shouted the last part at Hyuga Kazefu.

"You... you're asking for death, brat. Don't blame anyone if you get hurt later."

Hyuga Kazefu's face grew even more twisted. Standing right in front of Xuan Ye, he raised his hand and prepared to strike Xuan Ye across the face.

Meanwhile, two ninjas wearing animal masks stood in a hidden corner. They were clearly Anbu from Konoha Village. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had specifically sent these two Anbu ninjas to protect Genya Namikaze.

Both masked ninjas could clearly see Xuan Ye's situation. When Hyuga Kazefu suddenly raised his fist to punch Xuan Ye in the face, Anbu Ninja A was about to intervene when Anbu Ninja B stopped him.

The stopped Anbu Ninja A looked at Anbu Ninja B in confusion. Anbu Ninja B could only explain, "Did you notice that Young Master Xuan Ye hasn't panicked at all since he ran into Hyuga Kazefu? Since that's the case, Young Master Xuan Ye must be confident he can handle Hyuga Kazefu. It's best if we don't show ourselves."

After hearing Anbu Ninja B's explanation, Anbu Ninja A thought it made perfect sense. The Fourth Hokage was not only powerful, but also a genius. His son could not possibly be stupid either. Since he had shown no fear in the face of Hyuga Kazefu, he must have been confident he could deal with him, so Anbu Ninja A did not act.

In truth, the moment Hyuga Kazefu tried to attack him, Xuan Ye asked the system in his mind, "System, can you display Hyuga Kazefu's information?"

The system replied, "Ding-dong, it can."

"Ding-dong, information displayed. Please check it, Host."

Opponent's Name: Hyuga Kazefu

Opponent's Gender: Male

Opponent's Chakra Amount: Apprentice Ninja, Proficiency: 1,000 (Maximum: 100,000)

Opponent's Ninjutsu: Basic Three Body Jutsu, Proficiency: 0 (Maximum: 10,000)

Opponent's Taijutsu: None

Opponent's Physical Strength: Apprentice Ninja Level, Proficiency: 15,300 (Maximum: 100,000)

Opponent's Sub-profession: None

This excited Xuan Ye for quite a while. He had not expected the system to be able to display other people's information. If that was the case, he could check an enemy's information every time he fought them. Wouldn't that obviously increase his chances of victory?

But after looking at Hyuga Kazefu's information, Xuan Ye was speechless. What exactly had Hyuga Kazefu been doing? He was several years older than Xuan Ye, yet he had half as much chakra. He only knew the Basic Three Body Jutsu, did not know a single taijutsu technique, and his physical strength was merely at the level of an apprentice ninja.

Xuan Ye could take on five people like Hyuga Kazefu by himself. No—he could probably take on ten of them alone without any problem. Xuan Ye guessed that people like Hyuga Kazefu spent their days loafing around, relying on the Hyuga Clan's reputation to bully Konoha's villagers.

Faced with someone like this, Xuan Ye's desire to give him a brutal beating faded considerably. They were simply not on the same level. In Xuan Ye's eyes, Hyuga Kazefu's punch was as slow as a turtle's crawl. There was no way it could possibly hit him.

But in Hyuga Kazefu's eyes, the brat before him had simply stood there stupidly after he threw his punch. He had not moved at all, much less resisted.

"Heh heh, that's only natural. He's just a little brat. The moment he saw me throw a punch, he was scared stiff. In that case, I'll go a little easier on him when I teach him a lesson. I'll consider the fact that he's a child."

Hyuga Kazefu's fist flew toward Xuan Ye's face, drawing closer and closer. At that moment, Hyuga Kazefu revealed a victorious smile.

The next instant, Hyuga Kazefu's fist should have struck Xuan Ye's face—but something unexpected happened. Xuan Ye slowly raised one hand and gently wrapped it around Hyuga Kazefu's fist.

It truly was slow. Yet at that slow speed, Xuan Ye easily stopped Hyuga Kazefu's fist and firmly held it in his grip. Then, after catching it, he increased the strength in his arm slightly.

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts! Let go! Brat, let go of me!" Xuan Ye had only increased the strength in his arm slightly, using no more than one-tenth of his full strength. Yet Hyuga Kazefu, standing before him, was already in so much pain that he could barely endure it.

His expression instantly twisted wildly. He tried to pull back the hand Xuan Ye had gripped, but Xuan Ye gave him no such chance. You want to pull your arm back? Did you ask for my permission?

Xuan Ye watched Hyuga Kazefu scream endlessly before him with cold eyes. He did not feel the slightest discomfort. Instead, he felt that this was only right. Hyuga Kazefu deserved a lesson, so that he would understand there was always someone stronger out there. He needed a painful memory to keep him from being so arrogant in the future.

With that thought, Xuan Ye increased the strength in his arm, raising it to two-tenths, then three-tenths. When he finally raised it to four-tenths of his full strength, a sound rang out.

Crack, crack, crack.

Because of Hyuga Kazefu, there were not many people on this street now, so the sound could be heard clearly. It was the sound of bones breaking—and it was unmistakably the sound of Hyuga Kazefu's bones breaking.