The Terrifying Main Branch Heir!

"The second round of the Martial Arts Tournament begins. Will Young Master Fuyuki and Neji Hyuga please assemble in the center of the arena!"

The first round of the tournament was merely a screening process; the second round was where the elders truly focused on the talent they cared about.

Human energy is limited, and the clan elders were usually swamped with official business. Naturally, they could not provide meticulous care to everyone. Aside from the Main Branch heirs, only those with sufficient talent were prioritized for cultivation.

Fuyuki arrived at the arena and greeted Neji Hyuga across from him quite naturally: "Good morning, cousin!"

As a man who had read the script, Fuyuki certainly wouldn't forget the events that would unfold in the Hyuga Clan.

After all, among the Twelve Bronze Saints, two came from the Hyuga family. The combined "flashback kills" of Hinata and Neji spanned dozens of episodes—enough to make one want to vomit. Having been subjected to such brainwashing-style flashback warnings, it was difficult for Fuyuki to completely forget the plot.

Therefore, in this timeline, Neji's father had not suffered a tragic sacrifice thanks to Fuyuki's meddling, but the Cloud Ninja envoy had still come to the Hyuga Clan. This was something Fuyuki couldn't prevent; two years ago, he was only three years old and hadn't even been in contact with Chakra for a week. How could he have the strength to stop a Special Jonin skilled in stealth?

"Young Master Fuyuki, please take this seriously. The Clan Head and the Hokage are both watching."

Neji's face tightened. Even at a young age, he displayed a stoic and rigid personality. He was completely immune to Fuyuki's verbal teasing, responding only with caution and self-restraint.

If Hinata was like mochi, capable of changing into various postures under Fuyuki's teasing, then Neji was absolutely like white Hetian jade—his personality was so stiff and rigid that he wouldn't be swayed no matter how Fuyuki teased him.

"Byakugan!"

Neji quickly formed hand seals, and the gathered Chakra flowed into the meridians around his eyes to activate the Byakugan: "Please!"

Fuyuki glanced in Hiashi's direction. Seeing no particular reaction from him, he also began to form seals. However, he wasn't forming the seals for refining Chakra, but rather the seals for a Summoning Technique that was completely unfamiliar to everyone present.

The beginning of the seal was identical to a standard Summoning Technique, but it was followed by several extra, unusual gestures.

"Multiplication Summoning Technique!"

Following Fuyuki's low shout, a pillar of fire and a pillar of water rose beside him. Two round, low-ranking Elemental Spirits emerged, floating beside Fuyuki with dazed, cute expressions, waiting for their master's orders.

The "Elemental Summoning Technique" was originally meant to be cast in conjunction with the "Spirit Binding Technique." Fuyuki hadn't known how to do it before, but now that he had learned it, he didn't need to create extra vessels to imbue the summons; the Elemental Spirits already possessed the vessels for the "Binding Technique" the moment they were summoned.

Seeing Fuyuki perform the Summoning Technique, Neji felt no surprise. It wasn't his first time sparring with Young Master Fuyuki, so he naturally knew his moves. It was precisely because he knew them that he was extremely wary and dared not take the initiative.

These seemingly cute summoned beasts were nothing but cruel weapons in Young Master Fuyuki's hands.

They explode!

As the Fuyuki who personally detonated his own summoned beasts, he had always been the heir with a ruined reputation within the Hyuga Clan.

"Oh? Multiplication Summoning Technique? Interesting."

The Third Hokage raised the brim of his hat, looking with curiosity at Hyuga Fuyuki, who was displaying a summoning technique he had never seen before.

The Multiplication Summoning Technique was a signature move of the Animal Path; those without the Rinnegan could not use it at all. The number of people who knew of this exclusive Ninjutsu could be counted on one hand.

Fuyuki was no honest man, so he naturally wouldn't reveal the truth about his summoning magic. He simply borrowed the name of the signature move used by Pain of the Animal Path to hide all traces of his summoning magic.

"Byakugan!"

After summoning the Elemental Spirits, Fuyuki crouched halfway, held a sword-finger gesture with one hand in front of him, and began to manipulate the two spirits to launch a surprise attack on Neji Hyuga.

Neji had nothing if not grit. If one were to engage him in Taijutsu, he wouldn't stop until he was covered in wounds and his stamina was completely exhausted. Fuyuki didn't want to get tangled up with a little boy for half an hour; he wasn't a masochist.

The Water Elemental Spirit dissolved into a puddle of water, closing in on Neji Hyuga from the ground at high speed.

The Fire Elemental Spirit did not move, standing blankly by Fuyuki's side.

This was just a clan tournament, so Fuyuki wouldn't use magic with too much destructive power. A tournament wasn't a duel; there was no need for such heavy hostility. Defeating the opponent was enough.

If he truly wanted to kill an enemy, Fuyuki would only need to use the Chakra of the Gentle Fist to strike it into the enemy's body, then summon the beast from within them.

Facing the approaching water, Neji hesitated for a moment before deciding to slam his palm into the ground, striking the Water Spirit with the special Chakra of the Gentle Fist. Immediately after, he retreated, guarding his chest and head with his hands.

"Summoning Sacrifice!"

Seeing Neji's movement, Fuyuki directly activated the "Sacrifice Technique" of his summoning magic, causing the Elemental Spirit condensed from his own Chakra to detonate.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

The Water Elemental Spirit emerged from the ground. Its body, struck by the Gentle Fist, was missing a chunk, but that was irrelevant now. Its round body was rapidly expanding and distorting, and in the next moment, it exploded into high-pressure water blades that shot out in all directions at extreme speed.

Neji bore the brunt of the attack. His training gi was torn the moment it touched the water blades, and fine wounds appeared on his fair, smooth skin, oozing beads of blood that stained his white gi red.

He wasn't seriously injured because Neji knew Fuyuki's common tactics and had specifically prepared a defense!

Having weathered the densest wave of water blades, Neji steadied himself, his hands glowing with Chakra, and charged rapidly toward the crouching Fuyuki, using the Gentle Fist to shatter the slower water blades along the way.

"Summoning Sacrifice."

Picking up the ball of fire beside him, Fuyuki threw it directly at Neji, who was still unwilling to give up and wanted to beat him.

"BOOM!"

The fire ball expanded rapidly, following in the footsteps of the Water Elemental Spirit and exploding into a giant fireball.

Neji, caught at the center of the explosion, was instantly pinned to the ground by the shockwave and knocked unconscious.

He was only a six-year-old child, and Fuyuki's Summoning Sacrifice technique was clearly not a Genin-level Ninjutsu. Based on pure power, it was at least equivalent to a Great Fireball.

The Hyuga clansmen didn't find it surprising; instead, they felt this scene was a matter of course.

Young Master Fuyuki had never liked the Gentle Fist, and now that he had encountered Neji, who was older than him, using Ninjutsu was within everyone's expectations. Moreover, they hadn't just seen the self-destruction of water and fire spirits; they had also seen the self-destruction of Wind and Earth Attribute summoned beasts.

"A cruel summoning technique," the Third Hokage murmured, his brow furrowing slightly.

He did not know that Fuyuki's summoned beasts were actually condensed from his own Chakra, so like the other Hyuga clansmen, he assumed Fuyuki was summoning beasts from elsewhere to use for self-destruction.

Although such a summoning technique was cruel, it was within the Third Hokage's range of acceptance. After all, the families whose clansmen had their summoned beasts blown up didn't say anything, so it wasn't his place as an old man to nag from the sidelines.

However, seeing Fuyuki drive his summoned beasts in such a manner reminded the Third Hokage of some unpleasant memories.

He, too, had a disciple who was skilled in the Summoning Technique and often used summoned beasts to charge into battle, likewise never caring about the lives of his summons.

Fuyuki had made him miss someone from his past.