Harvested a Patch of Leeks, Only to Be Harvested in the End!

[Defeated Hyuga Leek. Attempting to copy trait.]

[Copy successful. Congratulations, host. You have obtained the common trait Strong Fists and Feet (White): Fist and foot power increased by 10%.]

[Defeated Hyuga Rivet. Attempting to copy trait.]

[Copy successful. Congratulations, host. You have obtained the common trait Strong Fists and Feet (White): Fist and foot power increased by 10%.]

"Stack!"

[Stacking... Congratulations, host. You have obtained the fine trait Hard and Soft Combination (Green): Internal force is integrated into your original fist and foot power, dealing an additional 20% internal damage on each strike.]

"Oh? Not bad for a clan that trains in fist and foot techniques. This trait is actually decent."

Jin's eyes lit up as he slapped a palm against the waist of the boy blocking his path.

Smack!

One palm strike, and the boy fell to the ground, fast asleep.

"Hey now, no sleeping allowed here."

Jin muttered casually, sidestepping a Gentle Fist aimed at him from the right rear, then turned and pushed out another palm.

Smack!

Smack, smack, smack!

Soon, one boy after another was knocked to the ground.

And the close-combat traits Jin was acquiring kept piling up.

At a certain moment—

[Trait copy successful. Congratulations, host. You have obtained the fine trait Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm (Green): Use the Byakugan to see through your opponent, compress air into a projectile to strike their vital points.]

This trait made Jin's movements pause slightly, then a look of delight spread across his face.

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm?"

"Isn't this just the palm-style version of the Six Meridians Divine Sword?!"

He took a breath, feeling a surge of excitement.

It might only seem like a green trait, but—this was a long-range cannonball!

Its damage depended on two factors.

First, the precision of the Byakugan. As long as you could hit the chakra points, even a Susanoo could have a couple of ribs knocked loose.

Of course, a Susanoo was generally too tough to breach.

Second, the density of the compressed air.

In other words—the strength of the chakra.

The stronger the chakra, the denser the compressed air, and the more powerful the palm strike!

It could be called a growth-type power, or even—a humanoid version of the Tailed Beast Bomb.

And...

Jin glanced at the nearly 2 million chakra inside his body and silently took a breath.

A palm strike with 2 million combat power—that should be more than enough to rival a Tailed Beast Bomb, right?

Realizing this, Jin raised an eyebrow and casually lifted his hand, firing an air bullet to his right.

Consuming 10,000 chakra, he struck!

Whoosh—

Smack!

The Hyuga boy on the right hadn't even charged in yet before he was inexplicably knocked down by a palm strike!

Then, like a kite with a snapped string, he was blasted over ten meters away.

With a thud, he landed right in front of Hiashi and the clan elders.

His face full of shock as he stared at Uchiha Jin, all will to fight had vanished from his heart!

Only the purest terror remained: "This guy... is he terrifying or what?!"

"Among a crowd of Hyuga clan members, he's using palm techniques to take down dozens of people?!"

On the other side.

Hyuga Hiashi's eyes also widened in an instant.

On both sides of his temples, above his originally pale eyes, veins bulged one after another.

It looked quite unsettling.

But even so, he still couldn't believe his own eyes.

He murmured in shock: "Th-this, this... is this the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm?!"

"Y-yeah?"

The clan elder beside him, despite his advanced age, still had to roll his eyes.

The bulging veins on his forehead were even less prominent than his wrinkles.

But that didn't lessen his shock in the slightest.

A full dozen seconds passed before he took a deep breath and looked towards Hiashi, asking, "Has this kid ever come into contact with the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm before?"

"No." Hiashi's answer was quick and decisive.

Ever since Hinata was two and a half years old and he'd heard about Jin's image, he'd been subtly observing this young man.

His actions seemed chaotic and reckless, but they all vaguely pointed toward some purpose.

And what's more... he rarely displayed the arrogance typical of the Uchiha Clan.

Even his emotions were remarkably stable.

But—when had the other party mastered the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm?

As the Hyuga Clan's signature technique, it couldn't even produce results without the Byakugan's coordination!

"Right, it's the Sharingan!"

Thinking of the Byakugan, he instantly lifted his gaze to Uchiha Jin's eye sockets.

There, within the crimson gaze, three tomoe were slowly spinning.

"A Three-Tomoe Sharingan, no less!"

Seeing those three tomoe, Hyuga Hiashi was even more stunned.

His entire being was numbed by the shock.

He'd guessed Jin had awakened his eyes, but—he'd never imagined Jin had reached three tomoe!

"Uchiha... Uchiha... what a truly enviable clan."

"First Uchiha Shisui and Itachi, and now another Jin... at such a young age, he's no weaker than either of them."

"And there's the newborn genius Uchiha Sasuke... forget it, compared to those three, that kid's just an afterthought."

As he spoke, Hyuga Hiashi swept his gaze across the ground.

The sound of groaning and wailing filled his ears from all around.

Those voices kept pounding against his brain, making him sigh involuntarily.

Sure enough, comparing people only drives you crazy.

Was there only one person in the Hyuga Clan who could rival the Uchiha's genius?

Thinking this, he turned his gaze to the bandaged young man not far away.

Expectation flickered in his eyes.

"Hmph. I'll protect the Young Lady."

At that, Neji merely glanced over before withdrawing his gaze.

His feelings toward Hiashi were complicated.

On one hand, he was one of the culprits behind his father's death; on the other, he was the uncle who had raised him for years.

He wanted to hate him, but couldn't bring himself to.

All he could do was stubbornly cling to the Nindo his father had left behind.

Fate.

As a member of the Branch Family, his fate was simply the Young Lady not far away.

"Hah..."

Seeing that there was almost no one left standing among his clansmen, Neji took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward.

"It's Neji!"

"Thank goodness, Neji's finally making a move!"

"Hah... Neji, little brother, you have to win back our pride!"

"Beat him! Beat him! Big brother Neji, crush him!"

At the sight of Neji's figure, the young members of the Hyuga Clan all breathed a collective sigh of relief.

This guy was their Hyuga Clan's true genius!

Even though many of the kids present were from the Main Family, they still thought so.

Neji was the true genius of this generation of the Hyuga Clan!

"Jin..."

Even Hinata unconsciously tensed up, taking two steps forward.

But the moment she moved, Neji shot her a glare with his Byakugan.

Click.

Her steps faltered, and she stood frozen, unsure of what to do.

She wanted to speak, but fear held her back...

In the end, all she could manage was a weak, red-faced murmur, barely a whisper: "Be careful..."

"Hah, pathetic."

Neji glanced at Hinata, his gaze indifferent.

But just as he was about to make a move, Jin slung an arm over his shoulder and pulled him close.

Whoosh!

The faint scent drifting from his breath instantly flushed the young face red.

His proud body tensed up entirely, at a loss.

Under the setting sun, the boy's blush outshone everything.