Hizashi Hyuga's surrender on the spot shattered the last sliver of hope in everyone else.
Looking at Hizashi Hyuga, whose body radiated a bone-chilling cold,
then at the calm and composed Hyuga Sho,
the contrast between the two...
made Hyuga Sho seem increasingly unfathomable in the eyes of the others...
"Even Lord Hizashi lost..."
"How is that possible?!"
"Could it be that, in the entire Hyuga Clan, only the Patriarch can deal with Hyuga Sho?!"
Unlike those adults whose faces were filled with despair,
the Branch Family children younger than Hyuga Sho had intense envy and longing in their eyes.
"Indeed, it's the Hyuga Clan's secret technique, Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven... It can even easily block my full-power attack."
Hyuga Sho offered a word of praise.
A kage-level expert was a full level above an Elite Jonin in terms of absolute strength.
Especially since his own path focused on offensive power,
rather than Medical Ninjutsu or Puppet Jutsu.
Under such circumstances,
Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven could still deflect nearly every attack, which showed... just how formidable this defense truly was.
Hizashi Hyuga could not even be considered lightly injured.
He was merely cold all over.
"Blocking it is one thing... but you can't block it many times."
Hizashi Hyuga smiled.
Hyuga Sho could launch attacks repeatedly, but his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven consumed a tremendous amount of chakra. How many times could he use it?
The final result would be obvious.
Moreover, Hizashi Hyuga did not feel the slightest bit depressed by his defeat.
Instead, he was somewhat happy.
Because...
from today onward, Hyuga Sho would become the leader of the Branch Family.
The various gazes that had once been focused on him could now shift away, finally giving him some peace.
Being constantly watched was not