The Results of Previous Overclocking

Hyuga Kazuya had not wasted his previous overclocking opportunities. Instead, based on his own needs and the conditions at the time, he had made decisions that were at least not wrong.

For his first overclocking, he had perfectly mastered the Chakra Refining Technique.

Because he had perfectly mastered the Chakra Refining Technique, he could extract chakra more efficiently with very little waste. As a result, his chakra reserves were now close to One Kakashi.

"One Kakashi" meant using Hatake Kakashi from the early stages of Naruto as the standard.

In theory, Hyuga Kazuya could have possessed even more chakra, but everyone in the Hyuga Clan had x-ray eyes.

If his chakra reserves became too outrageous before he could solve the Caged Bird problem, it would only bring him an uncertain future.

His chakra being close to One Kakashi was already the result of Hyuga Kazuya slacking off half the time, so it was easy to imagine just how much the first overclocking had helped him.

For his second overclocking, after much consideration, he had still chosen the Gentle Fist. After all, he was a member of the Hyuga Clan. Displaying exceptional talent in the Gentle Fist would earn him a certain degree of investment from the Clan. For the same reason, it had been easy for him to find excuses to ask Uncle for money.

See? There was a huge difference in how well-performing and poorly performing children were treated.

Thus, after overclocking, his understanding of the basic Gentle Fist had instantly reached the level of a Clan Jonin.

Over the following years, through constant practice and study, his Gentle Fist had improved even further.

His basic Gentle Fist had reached the level of 128 Palms.

As for the Gentle Fist's derivative secret techniques, although he had yet to comprehend the Main Family's secret technique, Revolving Heaven, he had already mastered the simpler Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm. He believed he was only one step away from Revolving Heaven.

Revolving Heaven required forming a 360-degree chakra barrier around the body, while Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm was much simpler. It merely required controlling the chakra in one's body to flow rapidly, compressing it, and then releasing it.

It sounded simple, but outsiders who were not members of the Hyuga Clan found it difficult to use this technique. They lacked the Byakugan, that "Divine Weapon" capable of directly seeing the chakra pathways, and ordinary people could not control chakra with such precision. That was why Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, despite its simple principle, had always remained one of the Hyuga Clan's signature techniques.

For his third overclocking, on a whim, he had replicated the Rasengan, an A-rank unsealing ninjutsu.

In simple terms, it had been a wasted overclocking opportunity. The ordinary Rasengan did not suit his fighting style, and in battle, it was not even as convenient as his Clan's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.

As for the enhanced Rasengan, the Great Ball Rasengan, he did not have enough chakra to use it, while he had not yet mastered the version involving nature transformation at the time.

It was truly tasteless to keep, yet a pity to discard.

Therefore, after his third overclocking, Hyuga Kazuya had harshly criticized himself. The stable environment of the Hyuga Clan had distorted his perception of the ninja world's cruelty, leading him to make an irrational choice. There absolutely could not be a next time.

For his fourth overclocking, because he possessed both Wind and Lightning attributes, and because he had already mastered the Rasengan, he had chosen to master Wind Release's nature transformation and shape transformation.

Mastering Wind Release's nature transformation and shape transformation also allowed him to use Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, giving him a decisive trump card.

However, it was not just the Rasengan. Since he had mastered Wind Release's nature transformation and shape transformation, he could also use powerful long-range attacks in conjunction with the Byakugan.

For example, a bow and arrows.

In his previous life, he had once seen a question: How could the Byakugan alone shine brilliantly in the ninja world?

The answer was: Give the Byakugan to Deidara. Then he could fly, attack beyond visual range, and strike in all weather conditions. His enemies would be impossible to guard against.

That was precisely why, ever since arriving in this world, the idea of using a bow had never left Hyuga Kazuya's mind. That was why he had specifically gone to Uncle, Elder Yang, to ask for Chakra Metal and money to make bows and arrows.

After all, Hyuga Kazuya's body belonged to a member of the Hyuga Clan, but his heart had always belonged to the Youth who had grown up under the red flag of New China. He did not care about the Hyuga Clan's traditions.

However, Hyuga Kazuya also knew that he could not openly defy the Main Family's traditions.

In a few years, the Third Shinobi World War would begin. Once war broke out, his minor violation of tradition would become insignificant.

Based on the knowledge he had accumulated in his mind, Hyuga Kazuya would be able to undergo his fifth overclocking after some more time, and his strength would make another great leap.

Before every overclocking opportunity, Hyuga Kazuya would decide which problems needed to be prioritized.

Naturally, that Rasengan incident did not count. Back then, he had truly had a brain fart.

He had probably been influenced by Naruto, that guy who had fought all the way to the end with a spinning ball, and the peaceful environment of the Hyuga Clan had made him forget the ninja world's cruelty somewhat.

Still, a Rasengan with nature transformation added to it was worlds apart from an ordinary Rasengan. In Hyuga Kazuya's hands now, it could still be considered a trump card.

For his fifth overclocking, Hyuga Kazuya's plan was to first solve the issue of "Revolving Heaven," the technique known as absolute defense, to compensate for his lack of defensive ability.

Although he was only one step away from Revolving Heaven, no one knew how long that one step would take.

His secondary goal was to determine how to make Wind Release adhere more perfectly to his bow and arrows, allowing his arrows to fly faster, penetrate more deeply, and deal greater damage.

Soon, Hyuga Kazuya returned to the Hyuga Clan's territory.

The Hyuga Clan's territory had an architectural style completely different from the rest of Konoha.

The buildings in Konoha's central district were generally three- or four-story modern structures, with architectural features reflecting both early modern civilization and Konoha's culture.

The Hyuga Clan's territory was entirely different. The Clan's buildings shared the same characteristics: most were enclosed courtyards centered around single-story houses. Rooms were the basic unit, with several connected rooms forming one house. Several houses were arranged around the perimeter of the foundation, jointly enclosing a courtyard.

In short, they were Japanese-style courtyard houses. That was roughly how they could be understood.

After parting ways with Hyuga Momona, Hyuga Kazuya walked alone toward the central area of the Hyuga Clan.

He entered one of the large courtyards. The courtyard's houses were mostly wooden structures, divided into a front yard and a back yard. The back yard in particular had a small pond filled with Flower Fish unique to the ninja world. Beside the pond stood a gazebo and a vast Training Ground, while artificial hills, flowers, plants, and trees formed a harmonious landscape.

The interior was even more antique and elegant. Expensive wooden furniture could be seen everywhere, along with calligraphy and paintings by prominent figures of the ninja world. Judging from the decor alone, it was the very image of a scholarly household.

But the house's current owner was an old man who killed without blinking, and its future owner would be another person who killed without blinking.

This was the residence of his Uncle, Elder Yang of the Main Family.

It was also his home. Ever since his parents had died in the previous ninja war, he had been raised by Uncle.

Thus, Hyuga Kazuya had a very good relationship with Uncle. Uncle had always treated him well, and he had never lacked food, clothing, or necessities.

Hyuga Kazuya had always directly told Uncle whenever he needed something. That was why he had asked Uncle for Chakra Metal, after which Uncle had specifically assigned Hyuga Kazuya a task.

The task was to stand head and shoulders above the rest when he graduated from the Ninja Academy.

Hyuga Kazuya had already completed that task perfectly. Now, it was time to turn it in.

"Uncle, I'm back."

The moment Hyuga Kazuya returned home, he hurried to find Uncle.

"I know, I know. Haruka, go bring me the box from my study."

Without even seeing Hyuga Kazuya, merely hearing his voice was enough for Uncle to know his purpose. Before Hyuga Kazuya could state his intentions, Uncle had already instructed his Maid to bring over the Chakra Metal.

Soon, the Maid carried a box over to Elder Yang and Hyuga Kazuya.

With a wave of his hand, Uncle dismissed the Maid.

"Kazuya, you performed very well today. Here, this is the Chakra Metal you wanted."

Uncle spoke to Hyuga Kazuya happily with a smile and handed the box in his hand over to him.

Hyuga Kazuya quickly accepted the box Uncle handed him. He immediately opened it and saw the Chakra Metal inside, emitting a faint glow.

He took out the Chakra Metal and lightly weighed it in his hand.

Hyuga Kazuya estimated that this piece of Chakra Metal weighed around ten kilograms. Such a quantity could probably produce quite a few specially made arrowheads, enough for him to use for several years.

Wait!

Now that he had obtained the Chakra Metal, how was he supposed to forge arrowheads? He did not know how to make them.