Hyuga Sho Was the Villain

I was an innocent passerby.

That was clearly written all over Hyuga Sho's face.

He was the one who had taken Ebisu's magazine, and he was also the one who had put the note in his backpack.

He had done so

because Hyuga Sho needed to serve as a protector and could not stray too far from Hyuga Mami. Having the other party come to him on their own was ideal.

Glancing at Ebisu, the first experience monster he planned to defeat, Hyuga Sho chuckled. "Ebisu, did you need something from me?"

Seeing Hyuga Sho's honest and simple expression,

Ebisu was instantly overcome with shame.

Hyuga Sho was such a straightforward person. How could he possibly be the bad guy?

If I falsely accused him, could I even call myself human?

Thus, Ebisu pointed at Hyuga Sho's nose and said, "Keep pretending! Go on, keep pretending~~! If you don't hand over my stuff today, I'll show you why Konoha's leaves are so green—!"

Before Ebisu had finished speaking,

Hyuga Sho had already moved.

At that moment, he stood barely more than two meters away from Ebisu.

An icy presence surged forth, seeming as though it would freeze Ebisu's blood solid.

Murderous intent, Killing Intent, presence.

They were natural manifestations of a ninja.

If a ninja intended to injure or kill someone, they would inevitably produce a certain kind of "presence."

This "presence" was a manifestation of a ninja's Mental Energy.

A ninja's source of power, Chakra, was created by mixing Mental Energy with Body Energy.

Perhaps in the world of his previous life, Killing Intent had been nothing more than mystical nonsense.

But in this world,

"Killing Intent" truly existed.

The Main Family of the Hyuga Clan could sense the Killing Intent and murderous intent released by the Branch Family, learn that they harbored ill intentions, and activate the Caged Bird Seal.

Furthermore,

the stronger the ninja, the stronger their Killing Intent.

It was said that the Killing Intent released by a Kage Level expert could leave ordinary ninja unable to move, even making them see illusions of their own deaths.

Hyuga Sho's Killing Intent ruthlessly enveloped Ebisu.

The distance was too short for Ebisu to react at all.

Actually,

Hyuga Sho could have waited for Ebisu to assume a stance as well, then attacked once both of them were ready.

But...

Hyuga Sho still chose the more cautious ambush. He struck first to gain the advantage.

Honor, reputation... none of that mattered.

To Hyuga Sho, victory and survival were what mattered most.

A sharp crack exploded through the air.

A blue Ki vortex flashed in the air.

Hyuga Sho's fist hammered fiercely into Ebisu's chest like a sledgehammer.

The Hyuga Clan

could release Chakra from their palms and use finger techniques and palm techniques.

Naturally, they could also attach Chakra to their fists before releasing it.

Chakra was an enchantment.

The fist was a weapon.

An enchanted weapon increased attack power, speed, and strength.

Combined with the fact that the Hyuga Clan trained Taijutsu diligently from childhood, their Taijutsu was naturally far superior to that of most people.

So before Ebisu could react, he heard a loud bang and was sent flying backwards.

"!"

Hyuga Sho's actions

even left Hyuga Mami stunned for a moment.

This Young Lady of the Main Family still... had not quite processed what had happened.

What she meant was Hyuga Sho's logic.

He had actually attacked before the other party even made a move...

This...

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

Having ambushed Ebisu with a punch and sent him flying,

Hyuga Sho now

unhurriedly assumed a beautiful Gentle Fist stance.

Then he shouted at the top of his lungs.

No, this was not how it was supposed to be.

Hyuga Mami's mouth twitched.

What you just used was not Gentle Fist, was it?

Although the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist had the word "fist" in its name,

all its moves consisted of palm techniques and finger techniques... there were no fist techniques at all.

Because any Taijutsu involving fists could actually be categorized as Rigid Fist.

It had absolutely nothing to do with Gentle Fist~~~!

Ebisu, who had been sent flying three or four meters, clutched his chest and twitched a few times.

His face twisted in pain as he pushed himself up from the ground.

"You despic—"

Before he could say the word "despicable,"

Hyuga Sho charged over like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

This time, it was Gentle Fist.

Hyuga Sho struck Ebisu with both palms, knocking him to the ground again.

Knocking him down was not enough.

Hyuga Sho added two kicks.

Only then did he turn around, his back facing the fallen Ebisu.

Then, for some reason, he assumed a Gentle Fist stance toward some unknown direction and shouted, "Our Hyuga Clan's Taijutsu is the strongest in Konoha!"

Hyuga Mami: "..."

Ebisu: "..."

[Doka Degree: 9.3%]

Seeing the number that had appeared before him, Hyuga Sho felt delighted.

Sharpening the blade did not delay the chopping of wood.

The plan had finally borne fruit, making all his past efforts in training worthwhile.

Now,

defeating Ebisu was the result of his hard work.

Since the Doka Degree had appeared,

there were only two possibilities.

1. Ebisu was finished.

2. Ebisu could still get back up like Uchiha Obito and provide a second batch of experience points.

To determine which it was,

Hyuga Sho tirelessly turned back and hit Ebisu a few more times.

Only when the latter lay on the ground whimpering, unable even to utter any threats,

did Hyuga Sho regretfully shake his head to himself. No second batch of experience, huh...

That concluded the battle.

Next, it was time to loot the spoils.

Hyuga Sho rummaged through Ebisu's clothes.

He ignored Ebisu's resistance and ignored his tears.

The winner took all; the loser ate dust.

"Behave!"

With a slap, Hyuga Sho brushed aside Ebisu's trembling arm that was trying to stop him.

Then he gave him two more slaps across the face.

Only then did Ebisu completely play dead.

Having taken Ebisu's money, Hyuga Sho happily walked toward Hyuga Mami.

"Young Lady, I have harshly punished that bad guy who insulted our Hyuga Clan!"

"Ah..."

Hyuga Mami's expression was slightly... stunned.

There was a little less coldness in it.

And a little more cuteness.

Only now did she look like a girl her age, five years old.

Rather than the exceptionally mature Young Lady of the Main Family who seemed like an adult.

At that moment,

Hyuga Mami was thinking,

Bad guy?

Was Ebisu a bad guy?

Of course.

If a lecherous pervert was not a bad guy, then who was?

With her x-ray-vision Byakugan, Hyuga Mami could easily distinguish the good students from the bad ones.

But compared to Hyuga Sho... Ebisu was probably still a step behind.

Sure enough, if you peeled back the natural exterior, everything was black inside.

Hyuga Mami examined Hyuga Sho, as though she were getting to know him anew for the first time.

The latter

still wore a plain, honest and simple smile on his handsome cheeks.