The Ruffian Young Lady--Hinata!

"Kazeka, what the hell have you done?!"

Hinata's attack power suddenly skyrocketed, allowing her—still a student-level ninja—to wound Hideo, a chunin, in a single leap. This thrilled Hideo.

Yet now, Hinata's personality sent a chill down his spine.

Where was the clan's once-polite, somewhat shy Young Master who treated everyone with courtesy? How had she turned into this delinquent young lady?

Hideo wanted to believe he was seeing things, but Hinata's look—like she was staring at trash—was unmistakable!

"It seems letting you teach Hinata was indeed a mistake..."

Kazeka wore a strange smile:

"With my help, Hinata's strength surged instantly. This change made you angry.

With that mindset, I doubt how you even earned your chunin rank!"

"You know that's not what I mean!"

Hideo glared furiously at Kazeka:

"What happened to Lady Hinata's personality!"

"Oh, just a minor side effect of mastering power..."

Kazeka explained patiently:

"I used medicine to unlock Hinata's potential, letting her unleash formidable combat strength.

But to control that potential, her originally timid personality was a bit of a hurdle.

As her body required, her personality automatically adjusted to be more assertive!"

"You call that 'a bit'?"

Looking at Hinata's icy gaze nearby, Hideo felt utterly unsettled:

"That's clearly a thug's demeanor! The Hyuga Clan has always been honorable—give me back the gentle Young Lady, you bastard!"

"You've been feeding me wrong ideas all along, and now that I've found the right path, you still have the nerve to complain?"

Hinata's expression grew even colder:

"Besides, a weak-willed girl can't be a good clan head. You trash—are you planning to control my fate from now on?"

"Young Master, that's not it!"

Seeing his good intentions twisted, Hideo felt both wronged and angrier at Kazeka. With that thought, he suddenly stood up:

"I've had enough of this farce, Kazeka. Today, I must capture you and make you turn the Young Lady back to normal!"

"So it comes to fighting after all? But how much fight do you have left?"

"Even wounded by the Young Lady, dealing with you is no problem!"

Though ninjas are a profession of high offense and low defense, Hideo's chunin strength was more than enough against two ungraduated ninjas.

That's what Hideo thought, but the first exchange with Kazeka left him stunned!

"You bastard, how are you so fast!"

"As a qualified scientist, safety comes first. So before coming, I already performed surgery on my own legs..."

Kazeka's face was calm, as if he hadn't been the one operated on:

"I sacrificed my left arm, suturing most of its nerves and blood vessels into my legs.

The result is speed comparable to a chunin's!"

Ignoring Hideo's horrified look, Kazeka's expression gradually lit up with excitement:

"Thus, whether for harassment or escape, I'm not threatened by you. As for attacking..."

During his evasion, Kazeka suddenly veered left, revealing Hinata behind him. Her palms coated in dense Chakra struck Hideo's chest again!

"Pfft!"

Hideo was sent flying again. Fortunately, having been hit once before, he managed to defend in time, but still coughed up blood from the impact.

Feeling Hinata's immense attack power, his eyes wavered with doubt:

"Kazeka, did you really boost the Young Lady's strength? No, this method is evil—I won't let you lead her astray!"

"Just because you think you're right, you force your wishes onto others—that mindset is so backward..."

Hearing this, Hinata only sneered, coordinating with Kazeka for another attack:

"Now I understand how narrow your teaching methods were.

The Byakugan's uses go far beyond what you know.

Right now, I can use the Byakugan to control my Chakra more precisely, gaining greater explosive power.

I have a feeling that as my eyes develop further, I might be able to break down an opponent's weaknesses into finer detail—into ten parts—creating an absolute weak point with a three-to-seven split for a critical strike!"

Hinata kept attacking Hideo, her tone growing colder:

"You trash are nothing but a waste of the clan's food.

Once I return, I'll make reforms and clean up the clan's atmosphere properly!

Even that useless father, Hyuga Hiashi, I'll give him a good lesson too!"

Spouting such "filial" sentiments, Hinata struck even more ruthlessly.

Seeing this, fearing that dragging things out would lead to worse consequences, Hideo finally unleashed his full strength.

Seizing a gap between their attacks, he suddenly struck at Hinata's nape, aiming to knock her out.

Just then, Kazeka shifted sideways again, enduring a fractured left arm to forcibly block the blow!

"You bastard, are you trying to die?!"

Staring at the grotesque twist of Kazeka's left arm, Hideo's eyes widened:

"This isn't a deathmatch—how could you block like that? If that injury isn't treated in time, your left arm might be ruined!"

"What do you take me for..."

Looking at his twisted arm, Kazeka pulled out specially made needles and thread with his right hand, stitching his left arm at lightning speed—so fast it left afterimages!

In just two breaths, his left arm looked normal again!

Watching Kazeka flex his left fist freely, Hideo couldn't help but swallow hard.

He could sense that bringing these two back wouldn't be easy at all!

And indeed, as the fight dragged on, he felt his stamina and attack power plummeting rapidly.

By the time he realized it, he was already knocked to the ground by Hinata!

"Kazeka, you not only influenced the young lady but also poisoned me!"

"Isn't it common knowledge that scientists excel at using poison?

To deal with you, I brought out my latest formula—it weakens strength and even affects the mind.

Otherwise, with your chunin-level caution, you'd have noticed the problem much earlier..."

With that, Kazeka pulled out a syringe and jabbed it straight into Hideo's neck.

When he woke again, he was strapped to a bed in a laboratory!

Seeing Kazeka in a white coat, scalpel in hand, Hideo shouted in terror:

"Kazeka, what are you doing? Are you going to kill me?"

"Of course not—we're of the same clan.

But for Hinata, and for our clan's Byakugan, a lot of preliminary experiments are needed.

Now that I have you as a perfect target..."

A sinister smile crept onto Kazeka's face:

"Naturally, I'll use this material of yours to start cutting and record some data first!"