Seeing Yueguang Xingye's tense expression, Yueguang Han shook his head and said, "Uncle Xingye, I know what you're worried about, but we need this more right now. I need this more. Besides, if I don't say anything and you don't say anything, who could know the details? Sooner or later, people will find out. Why keep it hidden away? Are we never going to use it for the rest of our lives?"
"This..." Yueguang Xingye knew Han was right, but he still said, "In any case, we must be careful."
"I know. We'll hide it for as long as we can!" Yueguang Han nodded.
Yueguang Han knew that Yueguang Xingye was worried his abilities would undermine the status of the Byakugan and provoke the Hyuga Clan's hostility and targeting. Ninjutsu would not be much of a problem. It might be troublesome, but only troublesome. A Kekkei Genkai was different; the Hyuga Clan might very well make a move against him in secret.
In truth, Yueguang Han was not worried about the Hyuga Clan in the slightest. The Hyuga Clan was exactly what he feared least. Even if the entire Hyuga Clan came at him together, he could slaughter them all in return. After all, he was the Hyuga's natural nemesis—completely and utterly so.
First, aside from moving through his muscles, he could also move through his mechanical skeleton. His blood also contained nanomachines that repaired his body. The Hyuga's acupuncture strikes did nothing to him apart from causing a moment of pain.
Second was the Hyuga's Gentle Fist. It possessed neither the immense destructive power of the Strong Fist nor the speed of Steel Fist Taijutsu. It could not move faster than his bullets, nor could it damage his steel body. Even if Gentle Fist techniques like the Empty Palm could harm him, he could rapidly recover. Thus, the Gentle Fist was of little use against him as well.
Absolute Defense: Rotation could indeed block his bullets or alter their trajectories, but just try stopping. The instant they stopped would be the moment of their deaths. As for using Rotation to attack him, he could recover from that too. It was not much of a threat.
Then there were ninjutsu and Genjutsu. The Hyuga Clan did know ninjutsu and Genjutsu, but only low-level techniques. They were truly lacking in both areas. In terms of ninjutsu, they could not even use elemental ninjutsu, let alone techniques like Earth Style and Water Style that could counter him. Their Genjutsu amounted to low-level tricks like the Transformation Jutsu. Unfortunately for them, his Electronic Eye and mechanical programming were immune to most Genjutsu. Even Tsukuyomi might not work on him. The Sand Shinobi had already tested that before, and he had also tested it with Yueguang Xingye. Not only had he been unaffected by their Genjutsu, he had not even sensed them casting it. (He could see Genjutsu that created illusions, but without a heat source, he could easily tell them apart. Genjutsu that invaded the brain was simply ignored.)
Lastly came the Hyuga Clan's Fuinjutsu. (Hinata had studied Fuinjutsu.) Fuinjutsu was indeed a threat to him, but it could only seal his Chakra. Even without Chakra, he still possessed extremely formidable combat power.
Still, although he did not fear the Hyuga Clan, being targeted by them would be troublesome. They belonged to the same village. Even if they tore off all pretense, he could not truly kill them all, or the village would not spare him. There were definitely people in the village watching him—or rather, watching his Bloodline Limit.
"The Sand Shinobi are coming up from underground!" Just as Yueguang Han and Yueguang Xingye were troubled by the village's conflicting interests, a Sensory Ninja from the Kurama Clan suddenly shouted to everyone.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!" At once, the Konoha Ninja who had been resting separately all rose to their feet, their gazes uniformly turning toward the leaders of their respective clans.
Mitarashi Shika and Kurama Watanabe looked toward Yueguang Xingye. After all, Yueguang Xingye was the captain of this operation.
Yueguang Xingye looked at Yueguang Han. After all, Yueguang Han's abilities were their most advantageous weapon.
"The Sand Shinobi must have brought a large number of Earth Style users this time. If they trigger a landslide, we'll be in trouble. Retreat to the valley entrance! The terrain there is relatively flat." After thinking for a moment, Yueguang Han immediately made his suggestion. He was not worried about the Sand Shinobi using Earth Style to ambush them. He was worried they would cause a landslide instead. The slopes here were extremely steep. If a landslide occurred, the consequences would be unimaginable. As for the landslide burying the valley between the mountains, a large number of Earth Style users could quickly reopen a flat path.
"Good. Retreat." Yueguang Xingye, who shared the same concern, immediately gave the order. Mitarashi Shika and Kurama Watanabe did not object. More than a hundred Konoha Ninja immediately began retreating toward the valley entrance.
"Lord Rasa, the enemy is retreating toward the valley entrance." In an underground passage carved out by Earth Style halfway up the mountain, the Sand Shinobi Sensory Ninja Feiyin immediately reported to Rasa after sensing the Konoha group's movements.
"Pursue them toward the valley entrance at once." Rasa immediately issued the order. At the front of the underground passage, the Sand Shinobi opening the tunnel promptly changed direction under Feiyin's guidance. Unfortunately, pursuing underground, they simply could not catch up to the retreating Konoha group above, yet they did not dare emerge from underground to pursue them.
"Young Han, do you want us to help clear the trees around here?" An hour later, after they had retreated to the valley entrance, Yueguang Xingye immediately asked Yueguang Han. Yueguang Han's Bloodline Limit could only display its greatest effect in open terrain.
"No. Everyone should conserve more Chakra. The next battle will be fierce. Just don't let them get close to me." Yueguang Han shook his head. He stretched out his hands and materialized two DJI Drones again, sending them two or three hundred meters into the sky.
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