Naruto Bloodline Theory? Just Trash

At the same time.

Three figures entered the town.

One had a pair of white eyes.

Another had dark circles like he had stayed up all night.

The last was powerfully built.

They were Gekko Clan, Shinya Senju, and Hokuto Hyuga, the specialized capture squad dispatched by the Konoha High Command.

"According to the intelligence, this is the most prosperous town nearby."

"It's also our frontline supply point."

"There are Konoha comrades here. We'll find them first, exchange information, then wait for the ANBU to arrive and support us before acting together..."

The three confirmed their next course of action.

Hokuto Hyuga nodded and raised his right hand, forming a seal. "Byakugan!"

An invisible ripple flashed by.

Veins bulged around his eye sockets.

Blue veins surfaced one after another.

His white eyes also took on shapes resembling pupils.

Having activated his Byakugan, Hokuto Hyuga immediately swept his gaze across the area.

Besides telescopic vision, the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan also possessed x-ray vision.

With an extreme viewing range of five to ten kilometers,

Hokuto Hyuga easily took in the entire town.

Very soon, his expression darkened as he discovered something unusual.

Hokuto said in a low voice, "Our comrades... have been killed..."

Gekko Clan and Shinya Senju: "!"

Whoosh...!

The ceaseless rain from the sky drenched the land of the Land of Rain.

Hokuto Hyuga and the other two swiftly crossed the road.

On the streets,

there were only sparse pedestrians.

Among them were two figures wearing raincoats.

One was tall, with a kind and benevolent face.

The other looked cold and detached, perhaps even somewhat numb.

Hokuto and the others passed them by.

The two sides simply missed each other.

Hokuto and his companions did not realize

that the two people they had just seen were the culprits who had killed four of their Konoha ninja comrades.

After the three figures behind them had quickly disappeared into the distance,

Shennong kept walking as he laughed. "A Konoha reinforcement squad? One Hyuga, one Senju, and one more..."

Considering that the Hyuga Clan had lost a Byakugan some time ago,

their reappearance now made their purpose easy to guess.

Shennong said, "It seems the Konoha High Command intends to use the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan to precisely capture Hanzo's Granddaughter."

With the Hyuga's supreme perception, they could easily avoid repeating their past mistake.

Clearly, the Konoha High Command had learned from the previous lesson.

As for the Hyuga, losing a Byakugan was no trivial matter. This operation in the Land of Rain was also an opportunity to redeem themselves.

"What a shame. Hanzo's Granddaughter really won't be able to escape this time..."

Shennong shook his head, yet looked at his disciple with an amused smile.

Mingren, who knew the plot of the Original Work, naturally understood

that Hanzo had reached an agreement with Konoha.

The Land of Rain would ultimately become Konoha's ally, helping Konoha contain Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

That allowed Konoha to eventually win the Third Shinobi World War.

As for exactly how things would develop, anyone could guess.

"Don't try to provoke me."

Mingren looked at Shennong expressionlessly.

"Whether I choose to take out that squad has nothing to do with Hanzo's Granddaughter."

"Strength... 8.4."

Reflected before his eyes

was the strength he had gained after taking out those four Konoha ninja.

And clearly,

the three people who had just passed them by, including the Hyuga, were stronger.

That meant taking them out could increase his Dark Chakra by an even more considerable amount.

Murder Case

In an alley, at the crime scene.

Hokuto Hyuga, Shinya Senju, and Gekko Clan stared at the scene before them.

The corpses of their four comrades left them in terrible moods, their faces grim.

Taking a deep breath, Hokuto Hyuga stepped forward to inspect them first.

"One had his neck snapped directly by a punch."

He crouched down and stared at the deceased's swollen, bruised neck.

"One was struck in the chest. His ribs and heart ruptured at the same time..."

This comrade's entire chest cavity had caved in.

"The third had both arms twisted and broken, then died from a heavy blow to the head..."

Judging from the dead man's contorted expression, he had likely had both arms broken first while resisting.

Then, Hokuto Hyuga moved ten meters away.

He came before the final corpse near the entrance to the alley.

This body lay apart from the other three.

"Judging from the fourth man's posture after being struck from behind, he clearly realized he couldn't win and chose to retreat, but the opponent threw an Iron Rod that pierced straight through his spine..."

Hokuto Hyuga stood, his face solemn.

The extraordinary perception granted by the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan allowed him to immediately glean a great deal of information.

"All four were Chunin. Judging from the fist marks left on their bodies, the killer is probably the person we're looking for..."

In other words, Hanzo's Granddaughter's guard and protector.

The murderer who had killed Tetsuya Senju and Shikahide Nara.

"The opponent took out four of our comrades alone. Not only is his taijutsu exceptional, his strength is immense. Just as the intelligence said, many Jonin cannot compare to him in terms of strength."

In the ninja world,

Many People excelled in one particular area.

When one's strength was great enough and one's taijutsu powerful enough, it could become an extremely terrifying threat.

The battle in which Might Guy's father crippled the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure

had left a deep impression on Many People.

It was also because of Might Duy that many Konoha ninja stopped looking down on taijutsu specialists.

"Judging by the time of death, we still have a chance... They died less than a few minutes ago..."

Hokuto Hyuga immediately activated his Byakugan.

He began observing in all directions.

Gekko Clan stood quietly in the alley, letting his comrade do his work.

In terms of reconnaissance, a member of the Hyuga Clan was no inferior to him, even with his Transparent Release Bloodline Limit.

Meanwhile, Shinya Senju kept a stern face, suppressing his urge to avenge his younger brother.

Very soon,

Hokuto Hyuga identified several people through his search.

Then, by distinguishing their Chakra levels,

he immediately narrowed the targets down to the smallest possible range.

"It's those two!!!"

Hokuto Hyuga shouted.

They were precisely the two people who had passed them earlier.

Because they had focused only on the corpses and paid no attention to others, they had overlooked them.

But now, with the Byakugan...

"Their Chakra levels far exceed those of ordinary people! It must be them!!"

If

an ordinary person's Chakra was a flame,

and an average ninja's Chakra was a torch,

then the Chakra of those two people shone as brightly as the sun!

"..."

Gekko Clan and Shinya Senju exchanged glances and nodded.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's find the killers immediately!"

Perhaps they could find Hanzo's Granddaughter in the process.

"But..."

Hokuto Hyuga hesitated slightly.

"Didn't the higher-ups say we should wait for the designated ANBU comrade to meet with us before taking action...?"

The higher-ups had assigned an ANBU operative.

Naturally, Hokuto Hyuga and the other two did not know it was Kakashi Hatake.

After all, ANBU identities were confidential.

As a newly appointed ANBU, Kakashi had spent some time handling the necessary procedures.

That was why he would arrive late.

"There are only two of them. We can take them down first and interrogate them for information..."