The Esteemed Byakugan, Pot Kage Danzo

Jin moved, cutting off the retreat from behind.

Then he channeled chakra through his body and struck down with a palm.

Puff!

Chakra erupted from the center of his palm.

Thud!

This Cloud Envoy couldn't dodge in time and could only strain to turn his head.

But—

With Jin's Sharingan and dynamic vision, the man's movements were as slow as a turtle's.

That palm shot straight for the back of his skull.

Bang!

Soon, the light in the Cloud Shinobi's eyes gradually dimmed.

"Hah..."

Jin let out a breath.

Not from exhaustion—but because this was his first kill, and adrenaline was pumping through him like crazy.

His heart was racing too.

There wasn't much lingering fear, just an overwhelming surge of excitement.

He almost couldn't hold back a laugh.

A Special Jonin from Kumogakure didn't seem so impressive after all.

Just then, the system's gurgling prompt arrived right on time.

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[Defeated Cloud Envoy. Attempting to copy traits.]

[Currently copyable traits: Kumogakure Technique (Green), Lightning Release Mastery (Blue), Lightning Release Chakra Activation (Blue), Cloud Style Body Technique (Purple)...]

[Copy successful. Congratulations, host, on obtaining the elite trait Cloud Style Body Technique (Purple): By channeling Lightning Release chakra, coil lightning around the body to enhance reflexes and strength.]

[Contact target: Cloud Envoy.]

[30-second contact complete. Plundered elite trait Lightning Release Mastery (Blue).]

Defeat and loot the corpse!

Two traits in one go!

Now that felt good.

It was worth catching the scent of loot in the courtyard and rushing over through the night.

Both traits were excellent.

Especially the Cloud Style Lightning Release Chakra Cloak.

"If I remember right, the Fourth Raikage used the Lightning Style Cloak to move so fast he dodged Amaterasu, didn't he?"

"And the Third Raikage relied on this same technique to pierce countless enemies, right?"

Jin muttered, then turned and struck down with another Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Throughout the dense forest, the sound of corpse-beating echoed without pause.

When moonlight once again illuminated the clearing, Scarface had completely stopped breathing.

His left chest, right chest, neck, and forehead were all shattered by Eight Trigrams Palm strikes.

"Well, I did save the Hyuga Clan's Young Lady anyway.

This blame still has to fall on the Hyuga."

He hesitated for a moment, then walked over, crouched down, and checked on the unconscious Hinata.

He found that the girl's forehead was burning hot.

"No way? Even the Main Family has to guard against this?"

Jin frowned.

He could clearly sense that this was a Byakugan-related seal.

Meant to prevent others from probing.

But—the dignified young lady of the Hyuga Main Family, little Hinata, only three years old, had to be treated like this?

No wonder they were called a bunch of Byakugan!

He shook his head and slowly extended three golden chains from within his body.

They spread over the restless aura inside Hinata.

Above, the eerie runes flickered faintly.

As the three chains wrapped around her, Hinata Hyuga's body gradually returned to normal temperature.

Adamantine Sealing Chains!

The powerful Fuinjutsu of the Uzumaki Clan!

Suppressing the Hyuga Clan seemed almost laughably easy.

He shook his head, and at the same time, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Defeated Hinata Hyuga. Attempting to copy a trait.]

[Currently copyable traits: Ninja Forbidden Zone (Black), Gentle Fist (Green), Eight Trigrams Palm (Green), Byakugan (Purple).]

"Ninja Forbidden Zone? What's that supposed to mean? That Hinata can't be touched?"

Jin's attention was almost immediately drawn to the pitch-black trait.

So dark it was hard not to notice.

As he focused on it, the details of the Ninja Forbidden Zone trait slowly revealed themselves.

[Special Trait Ninja Forbidden Zone (Black): A ninja must not be harmed. Harm them, and death follows.]

A simple, concise line.

But it also reminded him of a meme from his past life: everyone who ever laid a hand on the Protagonist's wife ended up in a bad way.

Even Pain, who showed up with overwhelming pressure back then!

After hurting the Protagonist's wife, he got beaten so badly his model warped...

In a fantasy world, that was basically a favored child of heaven.

You could only worship them, never bully them, or you'd be in for a world of trouble!

[Copy successful. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Epic Trait Byakugan (Purple): When activated, allows the user to see through the flow of Chakra in the meridians, perceive the chakra points where it is released, and predict the enemy's movements.]

"Byakugan?"

Uchiha Jin blinked.

With a thought, his left eye rapidly turned a pale blue-white!

Veins bulged around the eye, making it look somewhat twisted.

But!

His field of vision also became crystal clear!

Perhaps because she was from the main family, Hinata's Byakugan had a 360° field of view with no blind spots!

He could see the movements around him more clearly than ever.

He grinned, laughing silently.

After laughing for a while, he suddenly asked:

"But... why is the Byakugan an Epic Trait? An Awakened Sharingan is only an Elite Trait."

That competitive streak never faded, no matter the time.

[Ding, the Byakugan is indeed higher in bloodline rank than an ordinary Sharingan, and it can awaken into the Tenseigan.]

"Tenseigan? Don't bring fanfiction into Naruto, hey!"

Jin curled his lip, set Hinata down properly, cleaned up the scene, and turned to leave.

The pursuers behind him were getting very close.

Three minutes later.

Thud!

Hyuga Hiashi's running steps came to an abrupt halt.

When he saw the unconscious Blue-Haired Girl not far away, his heart clenched: "Hinata!"

He picked her up and realized she was only unconscious.

The Byakugan's seal hadn't been triggered, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Good, good.

But when he saw the unconscious Cloud Shinobi nearby, his heart jolted in shock:

"What's this?"

"A Cloud envoy? Dead, dead, dead?"

He walked over to check, and his clenched heart went completely cold.

A Cloud Shinobi dead outside Konoha!

This was a big deal!

Even as he pursued, he had never intended to kill the other party!

"Eight Trigrams Palm? Could it be Hizashi?!"

Especially when he saw the marks of the Eight Trigrams Palm on this Cloud Envoy, Hiashi's heartbeat quickened.

Then, seizing the moment when no one was around, he hesitated for a moment before hauling the corpse up and turning to leave.

No matter who had killed him, it was definitely tied to the Hyuga Clan!

So now, he just wanted to find a hole and bury this man...

Tap, tap, tap.

Not long after he left.

The Anbu and the Third Hokage arrived as well.

"Dead?"

Seeing the lingering battle aura and the bloodstains on the ground, the Third Hokage felt a growing sense of unease.

To silently kill a Cloud Envoy outside Konoha... in the entire village, there seemed to be only one person?

"Danzo! You've gone too far!"