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Once everyone had left, Suikazan Fuguki breathed a sigh of relief. He had lost face big time today and needed to get Byakugan, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain himself when he got back.

Looking into the depths of the valley, why haven't Kushimaru Kuriarare come out yet?

Kushimaru Kuriarare are also in a difficult situation. Although Shin Hyuga is strong, he is no match for the three of them working together, not to mention that they have more than a dozen subordinates helping them.

However, Shin Hyuga was experienced and knew the danger the moment he saw the Mist ninja. He knew he was doomed, so he took what seemed like the most useless but was actually the best way to buy time. He led three of his subordinates up the side of the mountain wall.

The four then attacked the charging Mist ninja from their elevated position. Although the Hyuga Clan is not skilled in Ninjutsu, they have a variety of ranged attack methods, including ninja tools, rocks, and Exploding Tag.

Shin Hyuga's response was correct. With their overwhelming advantage, the Mist ninja didn't want their subordinates to risk casualties while crossing the valley. Therefore, Kushimaru Kuriarare decided to take down these four first before going to support the valley entrance.

Seeing that the Mist ninja into the trap and their tactical objective had been achieved, Shin Hyuga was no longer in a hurry and began playing hide-and-seek with Mist ninja. Kushimaru Kuriarare and the others were afraid that Shin Hyuga would escape; what they wanted was to annihilate him completely. In fact, Shin Hyuga was also afraid that they would go to support the valley entrance, and he hoped that Hiashi Hyuga could break through successfully.

As an elite Jonin of the Hyuga Clan, second only to the clan leader Hiashi Hyuga in Elite Jonin, Shin Hyuga's individual strength surpasses that of Kushimaru Kuriarare and the others. The abilities of the Hyuga Clan cannot be negated by a single Ninja Blade.

After initially underestimating their opponent, Kushimaru Kuriarare and the other two became more cautious, and none of them dared to say anything like, "I'll deal with him, and you go support Suikazan Fuguki."

Finally, after killing all three of Shin Hyuga's subordinates, Kushimaru Kuriarare snapped out of their rage and hurriedly ordered their men to support Suikazan Fuguki.

The three of them stayed behind to surround and kill Shin Hyuga, who was scurrying around like a rat. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had lost all face, and they had to use Shin Hyuga's life to wash away their shame.

Shin Hyuga can be said to have completed the mission brilliantly, giving Hiashi Hyuga a timely warning, holding off three Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the Mist ninja on the cliff tops on both sides, and greatly delaying the arrival of other Mist ninja.

When Suikazan Fuguki grew impatient waiting at the valley entrance, he finally saw a group of Mist ninja arriving.

"Where are Kushimaru Kuriarare, Jinin Akebino, and Juzo Biwa?" Suikazan Fuguki was clearly surprised and dissatisfied that the three of them hadn't shown up.

The Mist ninja looked embarrassed, and one of them said, "They're still plotting to Elite Jonin Hyuga Clan."

Upon hearing this, Suikazan Fuguki almost vomited blood. "You guys spent so much time dealing with four people, and now there's still one left to deal with?"

"We can't wait any longer, you all come with me and chase after them." With that, Suikazan Fuguki led the dozen or so people in pursuit.

Suikazan Fuguki didn't know was that, about two kilometers away, another person had also followed the footsteps of the Hyuga ninja and the Mist ninja.

This person was Yichen. Yichen initially hid far away, only daring to approach when the battle between the Mist ninja and the Hyuga Ninja reached its most intense point. However, in the end, Yichen only used his Sensory Ninjutsu to scout out the changes in the number of people on this side from two thousand meters away.

When Yichen first noticed that the number of Hyuga ninjas was decreasing, he thought they wouldn't be able to escape.

If the Hyuga Clan cannot Wind Release: Breakthrough the valley, then Yichen will be unable to do anything against so many Mist ninja.

Just as Yichen was considering whether he should help Hyuga, that coward Suikazan Fuguki actually backed down.

Yichen curled his lip. Sure enough, it was still the Suikazan Fuguki I read in the original work.

After Hiashi Hyuga and his group left, Yichen followed them. Yichen's perception range was limited, and he was also unable to detect what was happening in the valley. Although he wondered why the other group of ninja Mist ninja in ambush hadn't arrived yet, Yichen was more afraid of losing track of Hiashi Hyuga.

The Hyuga Clan are all Taijutsu Ninja, and their speed is not slow. In addition, the ninjas who broke through the encirclement were the elite of the elite. Therefore, at first, the distance Hiashi Hyuga and his group and the Mist ninja was widening.

However, Raiga Kurosuki later unleashed his power, using his speed advantage to constantly harass and slow down Hiashi Hyuga and his group. Although the Mist ninja behind them still couldn't catch up, at least the Hyuga Clan could no longer create distance.

If Hiashi Hyuga had simply ordered two or three Jonin to engage Raiga Kurosuki at this point, the others could have easily escaped.

However, he had clearly lost his temper due to Raiga Kurosuki's provocation and hadn't considered this. Although his subordinates had thought of it, perhaps none of them were willing to stay behind to cover the retreat, so no one suggested this method.

In the end, the group was still entangled by the fresh troops led by Suikazan Fuguki.

In a life-or-death situation, Hiashi Hyuga finally came to his senses, ordering all branch family members to stay behind while he chose to escape alone.

To be honest, at this point, this decision was definitely the right one; at least he himself still had a chance to escape. But those who separated from the family were also human beings; they had thoughts of their own.

Although they habitually chose to obey orders, they did not Shin Hyuga in stopping the pursuers.

They held off four Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, including Suikazan Fuguki, but let at least ten Jonin to pursue Hiashi Hyuga.

Suikazan Fuguki wanted to pursue them himself because he was worried that his subordinates wouldn't do their jobs properly, especially since they were facing the head of the Hyuga Clan. Although Hiashi Hyuga wasn't good at commanding, his personal strength was undeniable.

To prevent his subordinates from shirking their duties, Suikazan Fuguki gritted his teeth and shouted, "Whoever gets the Byakugan, I will recommend to the Mizukage that he give Byakugan to them."

The effect of Suikazan Fuguki's words was obvious. The dozen or so people who had been slowly pursuing him suddenly rushed towards the direction where Hiashi Hyuga had fled, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

In the distance, Yichen smiled slightly. After waiting for so long, the opportunity had finally arrived.

Yichen used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to slowly follow behind the dozen or so Mist ninja were pursuing him, and Yichen speed increased, gradually closing the distance between them.

At this point, Yichen was no longer so afraid of being discovered by Hiashi Hyuga's Byakugan, because Hiashi Hyuga had to die today.

Hiashi Hyuga was, after all, Elite Jonin. Although he had been given special attention and his stamina and Chakra had been greatly depleted, he was still faster than the Mist ninja. In addition, with the Byakugan, it was not easy for the Mist ninja to outflank him.

Although there were more than a dozen ninjas in the Mist ninja swarming in pursuit, several of them, whose speed was insufficient, gave up after a short while.

In the end, only eight people kept pursuing Hiashi Hyuga relentlessly. These eight people were very experienced in combat, and they dispersed to various locations, launching ranged attacks with hidden weapons while pursuing him.

With the Byakugan's 360-degree unobstructed Byakugan, Hiashi Hyuga could easily deflect these hidden weapons without even turning his head, but this also slowed him down. Moreover, as time went on, his stamina began to decline.

Ultimately, Hiashi Hyuga was forced to make the decision to accept the challenge. Although the eight Jonin outnumbered him, his individual strength was far superior to theirs. While he was expending a lot of energy, theirs was also depleted.

Hiashi Hyuga felt he still had First Shinobi War chance.

As he expected, he did indeed have the strength to First Shinobi War. Facing the siege of eight Jonin, he successfully killed four of them, at the cost of only consuming a huge amount of Chakra and stamina. He didn't even suffer any injuries.

But it was precisely because he was completely unharmed that the four Mist ninja were besieging him did not give up. Because of their experience, they knew that this Hyuga clan leader was clearly an amateur in life-or-death battles, and in this situation, suffering minor injuries was obviously better than wasting Chakra and stamina.

Hiashi Hyuga, however, wasted a lot of Chakra Rotation order to avoid getting injured.

Finally, in another round of attack and defense, Hiashi Hyuga, due to his lack of stamina, revealed an opening, and his right eye was directly plucked out by a Mist ninja.

The excruciating pain of losing his right eye Hiashi Hyuga mad, causing him to unleash a series of desperate palm strikes, killing another Mist ninja who couldn't dodge in time.

At this point, there were still three Mist ninja left. If the three of them joined forces, Hiashi Hyuga, who was injured and exhausted, would surely die, and the Mist ninja would have a great chance to obtain another Byakugan.

However, the ninja from the Mist ninja who had acquired the Byakugan didn't hesitate at all and turned to retreat. The other two were furious, one of them yelling, "Ao, you bastard!"

Despite their cursing, they didn't hesitate and followed Ao's footsteps away. There was no other way; Ao was the strongest of the three, and with him gone, the other two, also at their limit, might not be a match for Hiashi Hyuga.

As soon as the three left, Hiashi Hyuga stumbled and almost fell. But he held on, because in his Byakugan gaze, there was another enemy lurking in the shadows.

Yichen slowly walked up to Hiashi Hyuga.

Looking at Yichen, who was dressed as a member of the Konoha Anbu, Hiashi Hyuga frowned and asked, "Who are you?" He didn't believe that Yichen was Anbu; if Anbu, he wouldn't have let the Mist ninja receive the Byakugan earlier.

Although the Hyuga Clan's relationship with the Konoha High-ranking officials has been strained in recent years, Anbu might stand by and watch them die in battle, the loss of the Byakugan poses a significant threat to Konoha. The Anbu will not tolerate the Byakugan being leaked.

Yichen was aware of this, but he still wanted to sow discord. "The Hyuga Clan is too cowardly; it's time for change. After your death, the adults will arrange the future of the Hyuga Clan. Rest assured, the Hyuga Clan will only achieve glory under the adults' leadership."

Yichen was like a villain, rambling on and on about nonsensical things.

Having said that, while Hiashi Hyuga was subconsciously pondering the meaning of Yichen's ambiguous words, Yichen, who had already used the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, quickly approached Hiashi Hyuga and swiftly gouged out his remaining left eye. At the same time, with his other hand, he took out a Kunai and gently slashed it, ending Hiashi Hyuga's life.

Yichen took out a bottle containing nutrient solution that he had prepared beforehand, put the Byakugan inside, and then sealed it with Sealing Jutsu. After that, Yichen carried Hiashi Hyuga's body on his back and carried him for several hours towards the Hyuga Clan's camp. Finally, he threw Tokuma Hyuga's body on the road that Konoha Patrolling ninja would definitely pass by.

After dealing with all of this, Yichen used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to leave the Land of Whirlpools, a place rife with trouble.

Yichen had the opportunity to seize the Byakugan from Qing, but Yichen didn't. Similarly, if Hiashi Hyuga's body had been brought back to the village, the village could have obtained some information from it, but Yichen didn't do that either.

Yichen hoped that the loss of his Byakugan would not involve him or Iwagakure.

Yichen has shown his face several times, always dressed as Konoha Anbu, but Yichen has always taken action each time he appears. If the Mist ninja and Konoha know that a third party is involved, they might be able to obtain information about Yichen from the clues he left behind.

Yichen hoped that neither Konoha nor Mist ninja would notice him. As long as they didn't sit down together and discuss things calmly, their ambiguous conversations would likely make them overlook Yichen's role in the matter.