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"Tenseigan?!"

Danzo stared fixedly at the pair of Tenseigan in Hyuga Kagami's sockets, their starlight swirling within them. He seemed mesmerized by the dazzling radiance of the stars contained in those eyes.

Because one Mangekyō Uchiha after another had emerged, although he loathed the Uchiha Clan beyond measure, Danzo had always believed that the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan could not possibly be mentioned in the same breath as the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan.

He had even felt that they were not things on the same level at all.

Or, more precisely, before the ever-evolving Sharingan, every other ocular Kekkei Genkai paled in comparison. The Mangekyō Sharingan, the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and even the higher-level Rinnegan known as the "Sage Eye" had all surpassed the realm of ordinary ocular techniques.

But upon seeing the Tenseigan in Hyuga Kagami's eye sockets, he finally realized it and muttered, "No wonder your Hyuga Clan can stand alongside the Uchiha Clan as one of the two great ocular Kekkei Genkai families. So the Byakugan can evolve too..."

At that moment, Shisui and Itachi broke through Danzo's Wood Release obstruction one after another. Driving their respective Susanoo, they swooped in with howling wind.

"Senior!"

"Senior!"

Seeing Hyuga Kagami take action personally, both of them let out breaths of relief in unspoken accord.

Just like everyone else, Shisui and Itachi had the invincible image of Hyuga Kagami, the leader of the God Organization, deeply engraved in their hearts. So long as Hyuga Kagami was present, they felt fully confident no matter what kind of enemy they faced.

Hyuga Kagami immediately nodded at the panting, somewhat disheveled Shisui and Itachi.

Danzo shifted his gaze toward them as well and roared through gritted teeth, "Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, you two bastards hid yourselves deeply!"

After their fierce battle, the Flame Demon