Slightly Altering the Plan

"After beating Rin Nohara, I'll fight Uzuki Yugao, harvest her... then go after Natsu Hyuga and Anko Mitarashi... and finally find a chance to defeat Kurenai Yuhi..."

Jueming thought to himself as he dodged Uzuki Yugao's counterattack and struck her other shoulder again.

After several exchanges, he gained quite a few stat increases related to Kidney Development.

Watching Jueming fight with such ferocity, growing braver with every battle—

Mito Uzumaki kept shaking her head. "He's getting addicted to bullying girls..."

Naturally, she had no idea.

Jueming was growing stronger in battle because the strength in his limbs kept suddenly increasing as he fought.

With each successive strike, he had to keep adjusting his force—making his attacks look powerful without actually damaging Uzuki Yugao. That took skill.

In terms of looks, Uzuki Yugao ranked very highly.

And because this world possessed strange Chakra energy, all sorts of beautiful girls were born.

For instance, Rin Nohara's chestnut-colored hair might have been seen in Jueming's previous life.

But Uzuki Yugao's naturally long purple hair was something Jueming had never seen in his previous life.

Her fair skin was like that of a porcelain doll.

She wore no makeup, yet her thin lips were vividly red...

She is more than qualified to help me make the Senju Clan great again.

Jueming thought as he attacked.

And after harvesting these five girls one by one, the strength in his limbs should reach a considerable level.

Then, if he encountered mutated clansmen of the same age again, he would have the strength to face them head-on.

Those watching all had different thoughts.

"Senju Jueming is obviously just pinning Uzuki Yugao down and beating her," Kakashi said after watching for a few moments.

"That just proves Jueming is a gentleman."

Rin Nohara, who had also been harvested earlier, smiled.

"Jueming has been using his palms instead of his fists. If he used his fists, Yugao would have lost long ago. And fists hurt more..."

"That makes sense." The other students nodded one after another, feeling that Rin Nohara was right.

Palm techniques hurt more!

But clearly, someone held a different opinion. Natsu Hyuga silently said so in her heart.

With one final push, Uzuki Yugao was about to fall.

Jueming grabbed the fabric at her shoulder.

He caught her in a very gentlemanly manner.

"Thank you for the match."

Jueming released her, formed the Seal of Reconciliation, and stepped off the platform.

Without even looking at Uzuki Yugao, he found a spot and lay down again.

"..."

Funano Daikoku nodded in satisfaction.

"Everyone saw Jueming and Uzuki Yugao's demonstration. This is very good... exchanging taijutsu without harming the atmosphere..."

Uzuki Yugao returned to Hayate Gekko's side, took a deep breath, and nodded. "So this is the Senju Clan..."

"Cough, cough..."

Hayate Gekko coughed.

Seeing that Jueming was such a gentleman and had no particular designs on his childhood friend, he felt much more at ease.

Next, everyone took the stage in turn.

Jueming lay to one side, observing their strength.

Before long, Natsu Hyuga stepped up.

This Hyuga girl with short dark green hair possessed a pair of distinctive eyes.

They looked almost like...

Cataracts?

Those were the Hyuga Clan's internal, underhanded insults. In truth, they were simply jealous that the Hyuga Clan was rising.

Upon closer inspection, those white eyes were crystal-clear and possessed a unique beauty.

Unlike the Uchiha, whose powers needed to be awakened.

It was said that the Hyuga Clan possessed this Kekkei Genkai called the "Byakugan" from birth.

By around the age of three or four, 99.9% of the Hyuga Clan could freely use these eyes.

From that point onward, they would also begin learning a "Kekkei Genkai taijutsu" called "Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Palms."

Thus, it would not be wrong to say that everyone in the Hyuga Clan was a soldier.

Natsu Hyuga slowly assumed a stance.

Her left palm was extended forward, her right palm rested near her abdomen, and her legs were slightly bent, faintly conforming to the principles of the Eight Trigrams.

It differed from the stances of the other students, making people unable to help but sigh.

"So this is the Gentle Fist Art."

Jueming, lying on the ground, focused and began observing carefully.

Natsu Hyuga's opponent was Ebisu.

Their battle could provide a reference for his upcoming harvesting of Natsu Hyuga.

Jueming was very interested in this member of the Hyuga Clan.

Not merely because of Natsu Hyuga's unique beauty.

"What kind of child would be born if the Hyuga Clan and the Senju Clan joined together?"

Jueming considered the question.

Hybrid vigor?

This was a topic worth researching.

"Please instruct me."

Natsu Hyuga spoke calmly.

Ebisu, who was forming the Seal of Reconciliation, smiled.

His smile was somewhat stiff.

Why? Was he afraid of the Hyuga Clan's reputation?

"Begin."

With Funano Daikoku's command—

Ebisu and Natsu Hyuga's duel began.

"He's going to lose..."

Genma Shiranui sighed, not believing his friend could win at all.

His absolute certainty made it seem as though he understood Ebisu completely.

"Gentle Fist!"

Natsu Hyuga struck with her palm, stirring up a blue Chakra vortex.

"She can strike with Chakra?"

Jueming's eyes widened slightly.

This was his first time seeing someone channel Chakra through their palm for an attack.

"In other words, the essence of the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist Art is Chakra-enhanced output..."

"Watch carefully."

Mito Uzumaki's voice sounded.

"In most situations, you absolutely cannot clash head-on with the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist Art."

Natsu Hyuga's palm strikes were incredibly fast. In an instant, she hit Ebisu.

"This child named Ebisu has lost," Mito Uzumaki judged.

"..."

Jueming stared intently at Natsu Hyuga's movements, then observed Ebisu's reaction.

Ebisu staggered back two steps after being struck, suddenly finding himself unable to exert strength anywhere in his body.

Eight Trigrams Two Palms!

Natsu Hyuga closed in and fired off two palms at extreme speed.

This time, her attacks were even faster!

Her gale-like attacks struck Ebisu again.

Ebisu had become nothing more than a human-shaped target.

Bang! Bang!

Blue vortices blossomed, and Ebisu instantly collapsed to the ground, twitching helplessly.

"Our Hyuga Clan is Konoha's number one clan!"

Maintaining her Gentle Fist stance, Natsu Hyuga shouted the slogan.

This was one of the reasons the Senju Clan had grown displeased with the Hyuga Clan in recent years.

They were always saying things like, "The Hyuga Clan is Konoha's number one clan"...

"..."

The students fell silent.

Some were dumbfounded, some surprised, and some had no idea what had happened.

"Impressive." Kakashi crossed his arms, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"Kakashi, did you understand it?" Obito Uchiha asked.

"Of course." Kakashi made it clear that he understood, but had no intention of explaining.

"Good. Next pair."

Funano Daikoku nodded without exposing the secret of the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist Art.

After all, every clan needed to make a living.

"What happened to Ebisu?"

Watching him shakily struggle to his feet, his hands and feet refusing to obey him, Jueming realized there was a problem.

"The Chakra in his body has been sealed by the Gentle Fist."

Mito Uzumaki explained.

The reason the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist Art could not be fought at close range—

Was that once one was hit, the Chakra flowing through the body's "meridians" would be obstructed.

With one's vital energy blocked, one naturally could not exert strength.

One might even be unable to move, becoming stiff or even falling unconscious.

"That is only part of the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist abilities. This little girl held back. If she had used her full strength, it would not merely have left his body stiff... she would have directly 'destroyed his internal organs.'"

Mito Uzumaki warned him.

"No matter how strong someone is, they cannot temper their internal organs to be as tough as their skin and muscles."

"Is that so?"

Jueming watched Natsu Hyuga as she turned and left the field.

Perhaps the strength rankings need to be changed...

This Natsu Hyuga was clearly stronger than Anko Mitarashi.

Then he should alter the plan and harvest the latter first.