Hyuga × Blade and King

Of course, for ordinary people, eating these things would naturally result in what goes in coming out, at least in the eyes of Nara Dan.

Even if you actually fed a commoner the meat of those Sage Creatures, they might just end up with a stomach ache.

But those who practice the Immortal-Eating Technique can extract that one-in-ten-thousand "essence" to nourish their own bodies and complete an evolution at the level of life itself.

And this "Heavenly Path" of nourishing oneself is far more stable and powerful than any "Outer Path."

Thus, under Nara Dan's vision, this is roughly equivalent to ten to twenty percent of his Metal-Devouring ability.

As for himself, he had long since completed his accumulation at the life level with the help of his Entries, making the realm of Taijutsu Expert a natural progression.

Otherwise, among those powerhouses who have reached God-Seeing Indestructibility, aside from those few Children of Destiny, who hasn't had to wait until their forties or fifties to make a breakthrough and glimpse this realm?

Of course, using Sage Creatures for dietary supplementation was merely a hypothesis proposed by Nara Dan; it is theoretically feasible, but he simply hasn't practiced it personally.

Still, it leaves a door open for the Nara Clan. If the Nara Clan ever has the opportunity to acquire a large number of Sage Creatures or develop technology to cultivate them in batches, Then the idea of Kage Level experts walking everywhere would no longer be a joke.

Speaking of this, Nara Shikaku was actually a bit dazed; he had never even heard of Sage Chakra or Sage Creatures.

However, with Nara Shikaku's intelligence, he knew that this was some kind of method to stably break through human limits, and it was exceptionally precious.

A secret technique, flowing with words, containing principles, methods, and pathways.

Nara Dan spoke for a full ten minutes without stopping before he finally finished.

By this time, Shikaku was already drenched in sweat and his face was pale; it was clear his mental exertion had been excessive.

Seeing this, Nara Dan was not surprised. He simply tapped Nara Shikaku on the shoulder, and his Life Energy flowed into him.

Under the nourishment of Nara Dan's expert-level energy, the mental power Nara Shikaku had consumed was rapidly replenished, and his complexion visibly improved.

But even so, Shikaku still felt a bit dizzy and his body felt weak.

Nara Dan waved his hand gently, and his Life Magnetic Field expanded, causing the servants not far away to wake up one after another.

Before the servants could wonder why they had suddenly fallen asleep where they stood, Nara Dan's voice rang out, "Help Shikaku out; remember to let him get some good rest."

The servants looked at each other, not knowing what had just happened, and could only agree.

Setting aside the reactions within the Nara Clan, the powerful chakra fluctuations from last night had awakened all of Konoha, And other factions were also keeping a close watch on Nara Dan.

The Hokage Office was as smoke-filled as ever, The Third watched the intelligence summary sent by the Anbu regarding last night and fell into deep thought.

Although he was not a ninja skilled in sensing, as a Hokage who had stepped into the Kage Level many years ago, he clearly sensed the power and wildness of the chakra fluctuations from last night.

"Is it the Eight Inner Gates?"

"Hyuga? Or Danzo?"

Clearly, the Third also knew that the number of factions in Konoha capable of obtaining the Eight Inner Gates could be counted on one hand, yet Nara Dan had been in contact with both.

"If it were Danzo, it would actually be better."

"If it were the Hyuga..."

The Third's expression was heavy. Undoubtedly, Nara Dan obtaining the Eight Inner Gates ahead of schedule was something outside of his plans, because Nara Dan was still too young, And he had a strong political background, an unfixed mind, and was not a pure successor to the Will of Fire.

If he were allowed to grow, there would likely be few who could curb his development.

"Danzo simply cannot control such a genius; he lacks the capacity for it."

"And he is different from me. He needs a 'blade,' while I only need a 'King'."

"What Danzo needs is a blade that obeys him completely, while I occupy the righteousness of Konoha and only need to let it serve Konoha."

"And clearly, Nara Dan will not be a blade, and Danzo cannot hold him."

"But if the Hyuga and Nara Dan form an alliance..."

The Third's expression was uncertain. Konoha was, after all, a village of ninja clans. When the power of most of the ninja clans united, even the Hokage had to step back.

After all, he was the Third Hokage, not the First.

The power of the Ino-Shika-Cho combined with the Hyuga would force even the Hokage to avoid their edge.

And there was one more point: Nara Dan had been in contact with Danzo for more than a day or two, but he had only been in contact with Hyuga Nana for a single day.

To obtain the Eight Inner Gates in this time and open the later gates that very night—such potential was undoubtedly something the Third did not want to see.

"An eventful autumn indeed."

In the Hyuga compound, in a large courtyard with eight exits and nine entrances, Hyuga Nana knelt on the wooden floor, And sitting opposite her was the current head of the Hyuga Clan—Hyuga Hiashi.

"It seems Dan-kun has agreed."

Hyuga Hiashi took a sip of tea, and amidst the rising steam, he revealed a pair of pure, flawless white eyes.

"The commotion last night was quite exaggerated."

The Byakugan possessed by Hyuga Hiashi was naturally of extremely high purity, sufficient to see things within a radius of ten miles.

When Nara Dan was researching the Eight Inner Gates, he, as the clan head, had even gone to the trouble of taking a look from afar.

That violent and powerful Chakra, reminiscent of a Tailed Beast, still left him with lingering fears even now, not daring to get even a fraction closer.

But if that were all, it would have been fine; after that, the violent Chakra on Nara Dan's body suddenly vanished for some unknown reason.

Simultaneously, Nara Dan's presence also disappeared.

Hyuga Hiashi remembered very clearly that at the time, under his Byakugan's perspective, he could clearly see Nara Dan standing there, yet he would subconsciously ignore his existence.

Even more terrifying was that Nara Dan later, for some reason, even glanced in his direction.

It was definitely not unintentional.

Hyuga Hiashi knew clearly in his heart.

That gaze, as certain as if he were looking him in the eye, the gaze that made him break out in a cold sweat instantly, had definitely discovered something.

In any case, I can no longer see through Dan-kun's current situation at all.

That is definitely not an effect that the Eight Inner Gates could achieve.

Did the Eight Inner Gates give him a push?

It seems I bet correctly.

Thinking this, Hyuga Hiashi looked at Hyuga Nana, who was kneeling before him, his eyes filled with a mix of scrutiny and expectation for the younger generation.

As a young clan head, he knew all too well the predicament of the Hyuga clan.

All glory belonged to the Byakugan, and all bottlenecks were also the Byakugan; not to mention the limitations of Taijutsu in the Ninja World, the matters between the Main Family and the Branch Family were already tangled enough.

He chose Hyuga Nana from the Branch Family not only because she was talented enough, but also because he wanted to use her to resolve the dilemma of the Hyuga clan's Branch Family.

Hyuga Hiashi was not an old fogey in the clan who clung stubbornly to the Main Family and Branch Family system; on the contrary, he was very clear about its drawbacks and very much wanted to resolve them.

But years of clan rules were not something he could break alone; he needed an external force, a sufficiently powerful external force.

Nara Dan had allowed him to see an opportunity.

Hyuga Hiashi opened his mouth and asked indifferently, Please, please, I beg you, do not drop this, dropping it will kill the story!