Hizashi Hyuga still felt a little intimidated, and his feet involuntarily shifted back a few steps. But when he came to his senses, how could he be afraid of trash like this? So he put on a fearless face and stepped forward again.
But Hizashi Hyuga's legs were already trembling uncontrollably, and Hyuga Matsuba saw everything.
"I'll let you off this time." Hyuga Matsuba did not intend to pursue the matter any further. If he threw another punch, he might beat Hizashi Hyuga so badly his own father would not recognize him. Then the clan head would surely come looking for trouble.
If the clan head came knocking, it would not be something that could be settled with just a few words.
"What are you so smug about?! I'm telling you, just wait. Once I master a few new Ninjutsu, I'll beat you so badly you won't know which way is up!" Seeing that Hyuga Matsuba had truly gone far away, the little brat Hizashi Hyuga started acting tough again.
"Idiot! You want to beat me into a pulp? At your level, I can't even be bothered to take you seriously."
Hyuga Matsuba, who had clearly already gone far away, heard those words and could not hold himself back. He turned around and came back to Hizashi Hyuga.
"Do I need to show you how strong I am? Have you never been beaten before, so you don't know what pain feels like?"
Hyuga Matsuba was genuinely angry, and his hand had already clenched into a fist.
"You piece of trash, what are you trying to do?!"
Hizashi Hyuga kept backing away, fear surging through his heart.
"Looks like your father only gave birth to you, but never taught you how to behave. Don't you know you can't have both pride and freedom from a beating? If you care too much about saving face, you're going to suffer!"
The moment he finished speaking, Hyuga Matsuba's fist landed on Hizashi Hyuga. They were both four-year-old children. Hizashi Hyuga had clearly noticed the punch, yet he simply could not dodge it.
His fist colliding with Hizashi Hyuga's body sounded like a drum being struck.
After several thuds, Hyuga Matsuba finally left in satisfaction.
Hizashi Hyuga had been beaten so badly that he could not get back up. Lying on the ground, he did not even know how to cry out in pain.
"I almost forgot!" Hyuga Matsuba suddenly turned back and viciously said to Hizashi Hyuga, "Do you know what to say when you get home? Say you couldn't see the road clearly outside and took a fall, understand? If you don't, I'll have to teach you that lesson with my fists again."
Hizashi Hyuga trembled on the ground, thinking Hyuga Matsuba had not beaten him enough and was about to throw another punch. So that was what this was about.
"Didn't you hear me?"
Hizashi Hyuga hurriedly crawled up and nodded, his voice trembling. "I-I heard you. I definitely know what to say."
Even if Hyuga Matsuba had not come back to say that, Hizashi Hyuga would not have wanted to tell anyone. Hyuga Matsuba was universally acknowledged as trash, after all. If people found out he had been beaten into this state by trash, how could he ever face anyone again?
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Hyuga Matsuba was in an excellent mood. Being a bully felt surprisingly good. Am I turning bad? Hyuga Matsuba silently asked himself.
Only after confirming that Hyuga Matsuba had truly left did Hizashi Hyuga's tears finally begin to flow. He had been so nervous earlier that he had nearly wet his pants. He had not even known how to cry, and the grievance in his heart had been impossible to put into words. Now that no one was on the back mountain, no one would see him cry anyway.
Hyuga Matsuba had already left the back mountain when he heard Hizashi Hyuga's loud wailing from far away. The sound was a little too loud.
"He deserved it. He was scared half to death and couldn't beat me, yet he still pretended to be some big bad wolf. This is what he got!"
Hyuga Matsuba finally returned home and resumed his usual ritual of prayer. He even bathed and burned incense, hoping he would have some incredible luck today.
Even while burning incense, Hyuga Matsuba knew it was nothing more than superstition. Still, better to believe it existed than not. Maybe it would actually work.
"I don't lack anything right now, but please give me some powerful treasure. Let it greatly increase my strength, or give me a weapon to take down others!"
Hyuga Matsuba finally completed all his preparations, sat down, and muttered under his breath.
After a year of training, he had already attained considerable strength. All that remained was to slowly train further. Once he reached a certain level, perhaps even against an opponent as powerful as Kaguya Otsutsuki, they might be evenly matched.
He closed his eyes. What he needed to do now was calm himself and begin slowly.
Once he had settled down, Hyuga Matsuba discovered that he could clearly sense everything around him, including the rustling of grass in the wind and the shifting of stars. Everything seemed to lie within his perception.
Moreover, the longer it lasted, the wider the range he could sense became. As time passed bit by bit, he could now clearly perceive the entire clan.
Hyuga Matsuba kept his eyes closed for a long time. When he finally opened them, his azure Tenseigan emitted a faint blue glow, particularly eye-catching in the pitch-black night.
"Looks like my Observation Haki has also improved significantly over the past year. What an unexpected delight."
It was unexpected because Observation Haki was generally trained through war. Only under such circumstances would a person's potential be continuously drawn out, steadily improving their abilities.
So this improvement in Observation Haki truly gave Hyuga Matsuba a pleasant surprise. Although the skill had not given him much help, progress was always a good thing.
"It's time for the Lottery."
Hyuga Matsuba expertly entered the system. He no longer needed to communicate with it; he already knew where the lottery page was.
After entering the Lottery, he needed to click twice. The first click refreshed the items on the wheel, and the second was for drawing his prize.
There were ten prizes this time.
They were: Bloodline Limit: Magic Shield, Gate of Babylon, the Zoan Type: Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the top-tier version of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, My King's Excalibur, Endless Millennium: Temporal Distortion, Bloodline Limit: Molten Shield, Zanpakuto: Sode no Shirayuki, Armament Haki, and the Hogyoku.
The items made Hyuga Matsuba's eyes blur, though he had to admit that some of them were useless.
Take Gate of Babylon, for example. It sounded impressive, but it was empty inside. He had no idea what use it had. Maybe it was a favorite among people who liked showing off.
Then there was that Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Hyuga Matsuba did not even know how to evaluate it. It was even worse than Gate of Babylon.
The rest were all decent. What tempted Hyuga Matsuba the most were the Hogyoku and Endless Millennium's Temporal Distortion.
The effects of the Hogyoku went without saying. It was practically a cheat item from the world of Bleach. If he drew that, Hyuga Matsuba would have nothing to fear.
As for Temporal Distortion, as its name suggested, it allowed one to travel through different times and spaces. If he fought with that ability, where could his opponent possibly catch him? Seeing even his shadow would count as a loss.
Even Hyuga Matsuba, whose strength had already reached a certain realm, desperately coveted these items. They were simply too tempting.
His excitement was beyond words as Hyuga Matsuba clicked the Lottery for the second time. Unlike the previous three draws, he was incredibly detached this time, his heart calm beyond measure.
The pointer slowly turned, then unexpectedly stopped on the black dividing line between Armament Haki and the Hogyoku. Did that mean Hyuga Matsuba had received both items?
"Holy shit! Heaven has opened its eyes! I'm invincible now! With the Hogyoku, everyone will have to call me grandpa when they see me!" Hyuga Matsuba was practically ready to leap into the sky.
But it was too early to celebrate. He had not received them yet, so nothing was certain.
At that moment, the system suddenly spoke.
The lottery system has malfunctioned. This draw is void. Please try again.
Hyuga Matsuba's grin nearly reached his temples. Who would have thought this garbage system would claim it had malfunctioned at a moment like this? Life truly was full of highs and lows. Hyuga Matsuba's emotions instantly became a roller coaster.
"System, if you dare show yourself, I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you." Hyuga Matsuba felt like he had been played.
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