Hyuga Shin Dies! Entrusting Hyuga to Namikaze Minato!

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Hyuga Shin.

"The Uchiha Clan acknowledges this debt of gratitude!"

"Danzo... Root... and the darkness of Konoha. I will lead the Uchiha Clan to break through it all!"

The fury ignited by the information he had read left Uchiha Fugaku uncharacteristically decisive, devoid of his usual indecision.

Hyuga Shin nodded. "This is my personal request..."

"As for the Hyuga Clan, I ask that the Uchiha Clan please provide them with your support."

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes flashed sharply.

"Understood... During the Hyuga Clan's transition, when they are at their most vulnerable, I, Uchiha Fugaku, will spare no effort."

"Thank you."

Hyuga Shin bowed slightly.

"Pfft!"

At that moment, Hyuga Shin suddenly coughed up another mouthful of blood, along with bits of flesh and blood.

"Shin!" Uchiha Miya cried out in alarm. Looking at his dying best friend before him, the Three Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun frantically. His eyes stung, and a surge of power felt as though it were about to erupt.

"Lord Hyuga Shin!"

"Lord Shin!!"

A flurry of urgent cries erupted.

It was the members of the Hyuga family who had arrived.

"You... why are you here?"

"We are willing to follow Lord Shin to the death!"

"Nonsense, go back at once. You are not the people I am waiting for."

"Lord Hyuga Shin!!"

The Hyuga ninja remained silent, each one kneeling on one knee. They had completely surrendered to Hyuga Shin, surrendering to the man who had pioneered a new era for the Hyuga!

Hyuga Shin watched this scene, his emotions complex.

"If... you are willing to listen to me... then... heed my words. From now on, you must remain united within the clan. Then, follow Namikaze Minato. He is not pedantic; he is the representative of the younger generation and the most perfect ninja..."

"And one more thing..."

"After he kills me, the Hyuga Clan will have no vengeance left to seek."

The Hyuga ninjas: "!!"

The remaining Uchiha ninjas also saw their pupils constrict.

At this moment.

Uchiha Fugaku suddenly looked toward a certain direction: "Who's there!"

Within his eyes, the Three Tomoe Sharingan emerged and spun rapidly.

Over there.

Namikaze Minato, with a complex expression, stood on a tree branch in disbelief.

He had no choice but to step out, then landed softly on the ground.

"Namikaze Minato... you've come. That's perfect."

Supported by Uchiha Miya, Hyuga Shin handed a folder of documents to Namikaze Minato.

"Danzo, Root, the darkness of Konoha... Yellow Flash, I hope your light can consume all this darkness."

"Hyuga Shin..." Namikaze Minato looked at the dying Hyuga Shin before him with complex eyes.

He never expected this.

After annihilating the Hyuga Main Family, Hyuga Shin had actually marched straight to Root without a moment's rest, and he had truly obtained a massive amount of intelligence.

"Danzo has always wanted to treat the Nine-Tails... as a weapon of war."

A simple, short sentence instantly touched Namikaze Minato's reverse scale!

He quickly scanned the documents in his hands. A young man who was like a small sun, someone who could even smile while killing enemies, now had his expression turn incomparably gloomy in an instant.

"I cannot kill Danzo, nor do I have a reason to kill him..."

"The person I want to kill..."

"Is the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"The root of this village's weakness."

Namikaze Minato shook his head: "I cannot let you succeed, and besides, even without me, you wouldn't succeed as you are now... your injuries are too severe."

"I know." Hyuga Shin nodded. "I killed ninjas of the same village, and even killed my own kin... my crimes are truly heinous. I also trespassed into Konoha's Root; the sins I have committed are already beyond counting."

"Minato..."

"I don't want to suffer after being captured."

"The darkness of Konoha, the weakness of Konoha, the Hyuga Clan, the Uchiha Clan... I believe the only hope is you. Only you can change all of this."

"Kill me. Let me become your achievement."

Namikaze Minato stood frozen in place.

He looked deeply at Hyuga Shin.

If Hyuga Shin did not die here.

Then.

What would happen to Hyuga Shin if he were dragged back? Having committed so many grave crimes, he would certainly be subjected to harsh interrogation, or even torture.

"It shouldn't be me. It should be Uchiha Miya, or someone from the Hyuga Clan... they would all be more qualified for this..."

"Minato... only you... because only you are... the hope. Cough, cough!"

Hyuga Shin coughed up blood again.

Then, Hyuga Shin pushed Namikaze Minato away.

He slowly raised his hand.

A scene that made Namikaze Minato's eyes widen appeared.

A rapidly spinning sphere of water hovered right there in Hyuga Shin's hand.

"Consider it doing me a favor..." Hyuga Shin smiled.

Namikaze Minato lowered his head.

Kind-hearted as he was, he never lacked decisiveness.

Is he confused?

Confusion is normal.

But the most terrifying thing is to do nothing while feeling confused.

Namikaze Minato also raised his hand.

A rapidly spinning sphere of light appeared in Namikaze Minato's hand.

"Water Lightning Cannon!"

"Rasengan!"

Hyuga Shin and Namikaze Minato slammed into each other!

Boom!

The water sphere, infused with both Water Release Chakra and Lightning Release Chakra, was actually highly unstable; it served only to provide inspiration to Namikaze Minato.

Hyuga Shin did not even know why he had done such a thing, as if... as if someone had implanted a suggestion in his mind.

So that was it.

So I had been seeking death all along; I was under the genjutsu of that Evil God.

At this moment.

Having been struck by a Rasengan, Hyuga Shin lay on the ground, slipping into a terminal, near-death state.

"Lord Hyuga Shin!!" A Hyuga ninja rushed over, wailing in tears.

"The Hyuga Clan... follow Namikaze Minato... there is no vengeance to seek, nor is there any vengeance that can be sought. Cut ties with the past... and walk toward the future with a clean slate..."

"Mom... Dad..."

Hyuga Shin murmured, his breath fading to a thread.

In his final moments, he must have seen his life flash before his eyes, seeing his parents.

The scene fell into silence...

Hyuga Shin was dead.

He had completely stopped breathing.

"Wuu... hahahaha! Wuu... hahahaha!!"

The Uchiha youth, crying and laughing at the same time, shattered the silence as tears of blood streamed from his eyes.

"You bastard!"

"You deserved this! Since you wanted to die so badly! You finally got your wish, didn't you!"

Uchiha Miya laughed maniacally while sobbing.

He finally bit his lip until it bled.

His mind was filled with the image of Hyuga Shin's gentle, sunny smile.

Slap!

Uchiha Miya struck himself across the face.

He landed several slaps in quick succession, leaving all the surrounding ninja stunned.

Only Uchiha Miya knew that he was filled with self-loathing; at the moment Hyuga Shin was in the most pain and turmoil, he hadn't been by his side!

How much willpower must Hyuga Shin have had! How much agony must he have endured to take this step! To wipe out the Main Family of the Hyuga and push the Hyuga Clan into a new era!

He had even managed to obtain information from Root along the way to help the Uchiha Clan!

"Hahaha! You really are useless, Uchiha Miya!! To let your comrade face this all alone!!"

Uchiha Miya cursed himself with a self-deprecating roar.

At that moment, the Three Tomoe in his eyes merged together, transforming into a circular pattern composed of quadrilateral rhombi!

All the Uchiha clansmen were suddenly shocked!

Mangekyo Sharingan!!

Overcome by intense emotion, Uchiha Miya didn't even realize he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan; he simply stared at Hyuga Shin's corpse, utterly lost and broken...