Revolving Heaven

Watching Uncle's departing back, Hyuga Kazuya sighed inwardly.

Uncle must have been conflicted just now. After all, it was a secret technique never passed down outside the Main Family. Uncle had spent his whole life raised on ideals like "protect the Clan" and "the Clan comes first." The fact that he had decided to privately teach a secret Main Family Taijutsu technique must have taken tremendous resolve.

"Thank you, Uncle."

Although Hyuga Kazuya was dissatisfied with the Hyuga Main Family, he had always deeply respected his uncle.

Uncle had actually known long ago about his dissatisfaction with the Main Family, because Hyuga Kazuya had never hidden his hostility toward them in front of him.

A person needed self-awareness. He had never believed that, with the mere thirty-odd years of experience from both his past and present lives combined, he could conceal his emotions before an elder who had endured bloodshed in war and treachery within both the Clan and the village.

Besides, if someone had been branded with the mark of a "slave" yet acted as though nothing had happened, would that not arouse even more suspicion? There was simply no need to hide his emotions. He only needed to conceal the abnormal leaps in his strength.

Hyuga Kazuya also knew what Uncle was thinking. Uncle had always wanted to improve his view of the Clan, ease his dissatisfaction with the Main Family, and make him develop a favorable impression of the Main Family and Branch Family system. What Uncle did not know was that he had long since passed through the confusion of youth. The soul within this body was already mature.

So he would not change. Even if he truly changed someday, his life experience of seeing through appearances to the essence and seeking the root of problems would always remind him.

Likewise, the Hyuga Clan would soar in his hands. As for the Main Family?

Hyuga Kazuya had only one thing to say to them: "Weaklings, step aside."

Didn't the strong dictate everything? That had always been the fine tradition of the Shinobi World.

Time flew by, and before long, the bright moon hung high in the sky.

Hyuga Kazuya shouted in the backyard, "Revolving Heaven."

A blue sphere of chakra appeared around Hyuga Kazuya.

The sphere was roughly three meters in diameter, and even the ground had been gouged several meters deep. Its power was terrifying.

"Success."

The Byakugan could actually copy ninjutsu just like the Sharingan. However, the Sharingan naturally granted its user immensely powerful neural reflexes, while the Byakugan lacked such an innate boost.

Put simply, the eyes could see it, but the body could not react in time.

That was why, compared to the Sharingan, the Byakugan's copying ability had remained obscure.

"So this is Revolving Heaven? I wonder just how strong its defense is."

Without anything to compare it against, Hyuga Kazuya had no way to judge just how powerful Revolving Heaven's defense truly was.

Still, such a high-level Taijutsu had earned the reputation of "absolute defense" in the original work, so its defensive power should be formidable.

However, as Hyuga Kazuya sensed the amount of chakra he had left, he could not help but feel secretly alarmed.

Even with his chakra reserves approaching one Kakashi's worth—

He could only use Revolving Heaven several times in succession. However, for an advanced Taijutsu like Revolving Heaven, its power was directly proportional to the chakra expended.

In other words, the more chakra he output, the greater its power; the reverse was true as well.

As a divine defensive technique, Hyuga Kazuya felt that if he had already needed to use Revolving Heaven, it meant he had failed.

With a bloodline limit like the Byakugan, why would he need to engage in close-quarters brawling with anyone?

If someone forced him to use Revolving Heaven, that meant it was time to run.

Yes, you heard that right. Ever since Hyuga Kazuya had come to this world and become a member of the Hyuga Clan, he had never intended to trade blows with others or become some reckless brute.

Learning the nature transformation and shape transformation of Wind Release was only the first step of his plan. Next, he would apply Wind Release to a bow and arrows, use them to build combat power, and then accumulate initial capital.

Once he had completed that initial accumulation of capital, he would begin acquiring all kinds of ninjutsu. With an extraordinary ability like Enlightenment, would it not be a waste of heaven's gifts if he did not use it for research and development?

As for Taijutsu? In Hyuga Kazuya's plans, it was also the most crucial part of that initial capital. After all, the body was the capital of revolution.

Over the following hours, Hyuga Kazuya carefully continued to comprehend Revolving Heaven, feeling the flow of chakra through his body's meridians as he used it and steadily improving his mastery over the technique.

Calming his mind, Hyuga Kazuya looked at the huge, uneven craters that had appeared across the backyard because of his Revolving Heaven practice.

Come to think of it, it was strange. Hyuga Kazuya had never freely unleashed his chakra before. Even after attaining Enlightenment and creating the Rasengan, he had not practiced it extensively or continuously in order to maintain his usual condition when he returned home.

It was not until today, when he learned the high-consumption Nintaijutsu known as Revolving Heaven, that he discovered that although his chakra reserves were only close to one Kakashi's worth, his chakra recovery speed was astonishingly fast.

According to the data he had gathered on peers at the Ninja Academy, his chakra recovery speed was roughly three to five times that of children his age. At the same time, though, it meant his appetite far exceeded that of his peers.

Only in a Taijutsu Clan like the Hyuga Clan had Hyuga Kazuya's abnormality gone unnoticed. If he had been in the Uchiha Clan, someone would probably have discovered his unusual appetite long ago.

Looking at the circular craters scattered throughout the backyard, Hyuga Kazuya could only stop practicing for the day so the yard would not be left without even a place to stand.

After practicing for so long, he ate a high-energy meal prepared by the Hyuga Clan.

The night passed without incident, and soon it was the next day.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, Hyuga Kazuya instructed the Maid at home to find some Earth Release ninja at noon to repair the uneven craters in the backyard.

As for the cost? Put it on Uncle Hyuga Yang's tab. He was still a minor, so how could he rush to pay for it himself?

As for whether the circular craters in the backyard would arouse suspicion, Hyuga Kazuya felt there was no need to worry. Uncle was fully aware of the commotion he had caused in the backyard yesterday, so Uncle would take care of everything.

Afterward, Hyuga Kazuya left the house, because today was the day he was going to meet Minato Namikaze, his teacher.

Since he was not sure whether Minato Namikaze would always be late like Kakashi, it was better to head over after breakfast.

According to what the Third Hokage had said yesterday, he was to meet Minato Namikaze today at the Sixth Training Ground in the back mountains of Konoha.

Since it was still early, the Sixth Training Ground in Konoha was empty. Hyuga Kazuya simply began practicing basic physical conditioning there.

Just as Hyuga Kazuya was about to begin training—

A handsome blond man suddenly appeared not far from him, dressed in casual clothes, smiling warmly and radiating a sunny, gentle air.

It was Minato Namikaze.