"What kind of ocular jutsu... is that eye?"
Three days later.
The team returned to Konoha.
Because of his outstanding performance during the mission, Hatake Kakashi received high praise.
Just as he had said himself.
It was highly likely that he would qualify for promotion to Jonin in the short or medium term.
Next...
Kakashi would probably be taken to the battlefield by Minato Namikaze to kill enemies.
As long as he racked up enough military achievements, becoming a Jonin was practically guaranteed.
Hyuga Sho himself did not care much about Kakashi "stealing his credit."
He was not worried that Kakashi would become too arrogant and have his brain stuffed full of false memories.
There were plenty of powerful enemies. The battlefield would teach him how to behave.
In the Hyuga Clan compound.
Hyuga Sho carefully recalled the eyes of Kamui.
He had no idea where those eyes had come from.
They couldn't be something like the Evil King's True Eye...
And then there was Anrokuzan.
How had he transformed himself to the point where he could still live with only a head remaining?
Had he used Sunagakure's Puppet Jutsu?
There were too many questions.
Hyuga Sho shook his head.
He decided to focus on increasing his strength for now.
Of course, the incident involving Hyuga Mami's death, as mentioned by Kamui, was also worth paying attention to.
He left the Branch Family compound.
Hyuga Sho arrived at the Main Family's side.
The dojo.
Hyuga Mami was already prepared. She nodded at Hyuga Sho, ready to begin their daily sparring session.
Occasionally, Hyuga Hiashi and the others would come to watch.
Today.
Only Hyuga Mami was in the dojo.
Hyuga Sho took up the Gentle Fist stance, preparing to... begin.
In the past... Hyuga Sho had basically slacked off during