Two Months Later

Hinata was also quite frustrated at the moment.

Back then, she was very excited the first time she saw Nature Energy with her own eyes.

You have to know, before that, she had always absorbed Nature Energy through sensing and then refining it.

Being able to see Nature Energy meant her affinity for nature had increased, or her eyes had evolved.

At first, Hinata was very happy, but afterwards, what left her speechless was...

As the days went by, Nature Energy gradually appeared more and more in Hinata's vision. It almost filled her entire field of vision.

At that time, all Hinata could see were reds, blues, yellows, and greens. She couldn't even see people clearly.

Helpless, she could only deactivate the power in her eyes that allowed her to directly perceive Nature Energy.

And now, the same thing had happened again! Except this time it was even worse!

It was so severe that it was a hassle for Hinata to even deactivate it.

Even the ability to directly perceive Nature Energy, which she had deactivated before, had reactivated itself unconsciously.

Now, Hinata's vision was filled with all sorts of colorful light spots and that black energy.

And because this chaotic, distorted energy seemed too unfriendly to life, her body's self-protection mechanism, against her will, prevented her from deactivating the ability to directly perceive energy.

This discovery made Hinata very distressed.

Within Hinata's Byakugan, which had leveled up to Lv9, this energy was undergoing a peculiar chemical reaction with the world itself.

Although this chaotic and distorted energy was very unfriendly to life, it did not directly affect life itself.

Instead, it gave birth to some strange entities. These entities seemed to have a grudge against humans, harboring extreme malice towards them, killing almost anyone they encountered.

However, because they were born from that chaotic and distorted energy, they possessed little intelligence.

They were like pre-programmed monsters, only killing people if certain conditions were met.

Otherwise, even though that Black Shadow from a few days ago had only just been born, with its ability to grow by devouring human shadows, and becoming stronger with each human shadow it consumed, Konoha would have been destroyed if it hadn't been stopped.

This was because the strange entities born from that chaotic and distorted energy were extremely difficult to kill.

Or rather, with the current means of ninjas, those strange entities were invincible. Truly invincible!

Even if Hinata intervened, she could only use her True Qi to grind them to death bit by bit.

"If I can't deactivate it, it's going to be troublesome."

Hinata sighed. For now, she could only let the situation be.

Although she could see many things in her surroundings, a full 360-degree view with no blind spots, this did not actually affect Hinata much.

This was because Hinata didn't just "see" her surroundings with her eyes.

Through sensing, mental power, and other abilities, Hinata could still see everything around her clearly even without her eyes.

"Speaking of which, can I only be blind for a while?"

Now that her eyes were somewhat useless, it would be better to just deactivate all their functions.

In other words, close her eyes.

But it wasn't that simple. Because the Byakugan had the ability to see through things, the action of closing her eyes, like a normal person, could not stop the Byakugan from continuing to see.

If a Hyuga clan member closes their eyes in front of you, you should be careful, they might be peeking.

After deciding to "close" her eyes, her father, Hyuga Hiashi, who had been with Hinata day in and day out, noticed her abnormality.

Although Hinata maintained a normal appearance, she wasn't deliberately faking it. Furthermore, Hyuga Hiashi's Byakugan was not for show. He immediately noticed something was wrong.

"My eyes were a bit out of control because my vision was filled with that chaotic and distorted energy, so I deactivated them."

Although her eyes were "closed," it didn't mean they were permanently shut.

In another half a year, Hinata's immortality would reach Lv2, and her power would become even greater.

The sense of crisis generated by that chaotic and distorted energy would be much smaller, or even disappear.

At the very least, her eyes would be more controllable.

"It's good that you're alright. If anything happens, tell me. There's no need to keep it to yourself." Hyuga Hiashi was very concerned about Hinata.

However, if her eyes were closed, wouldn't that mean she couldn't see?

How was Hinata "seeing" things then?

Hyuga Hiashi ultimately did not ask. His daughter had a secret, and as a father, he didn't necessarily have to force her to reveal it.

Moreover, Hyuga Hiashi was very proud of having Hinata as his daughter.

When guests visited, he would always introduce Hinata with his head held high, looking very proud.

He had even compared his daughter to that genius from the neighboring Uchiha clan, Itachi Uchiha, and found his own daughter to be more outstanding.

This made Hyuga Hiashi even happier.

His Hyuga clan had always been suppressed by the Uchiha clan, but now with Hinata, things would be different.

Hyuga Hiashi was now somewhat looking forward to seeing what astonishing talent Hinata would display when she grew up and refined her Chakra!

Hinata didn't know what her father was thinking, but if she did... she would definitely refuse to refine Chakra.

Didn't the True Qi flowing within her like a mighty river feel good enough? Why would she want Chakra?

But on one point, she agreed with her father: she now wished time would speed up.

However, what she was looking forward to was the upgrade of her Undying Body in half a year.

But before the Undying Body could upgrade, a matter reached the Hyuga household.

This matter was not small.

Two months after the Black Shadow appeared, a commission arrived in Konoha.

This commission was issued by a merchant.

When the merchant posted the commission in Konoha, he looked as if he had been terrified. Or rather, utterly petrified.

He had to be comforted for quite a while before his mental state stabilized.

Afterward, the merchant stated his commission.

Investigate the truth behind the massacre of an entire village's population!

It turned out that a few days prior, when this merchant went to a village to collect some goods.

He found the village very strange, with not a single person around.

Instead, some stray cats and dogs, upon seeing the merchant's caravan, didn't run away but instead approached, letting out a few meows.

It was as if they were begging for food. The merchant, annoyed by these cats and dogs, directly ordered his guards to drive them away.

Just then, a guard who had been traveling with him for a long time spoke up. "Isn't this the cat from the village chief's neighbor? What's it doing here?"

"Are you sure?" the merchant asked.

"I'm sure, because it's quite distinctive, and I remember it clearly. But why is it so dirty? I remember its owner cherished it, giving it a bath almost every day."

The villagers were gone, but their pets remained. How strange.