While Araki and his companion were conducting a thorough search of the Senju Estate, Hozuki Sengetsu, who had gone off alone, also found his first target.
Unlike Araki, since Hozuki Sengetsu had infiltrated the village out of confidence in his ability to hide and survive, he naturally intended to accomplish something major.
After all, while the White Fang of the Leaf killing Mist Village's former Anbu Commander was not necessarily a bad thing for him in terms of the final outcome—
The Hozuki Clan, a family that had produced a Mizukage, did not limit their vision to their own clan. Blood Fang's death had indeed benefited the Reformist Faction, but from the perspective of Kirigakure as a whole, Konoha had dealt them a resounding slap in the face.
The dignified commander of a village's Anbu had actually been forcibly killed by an infiltrating enemy inside the Anbu Base!
Was there anything more humiliating in this world?
Was Kirigakure's defense nothing but decoration?
Hozuki Sengetsu was practically bursting with rage and swore to retaliate fiercely against Konoha.
Of course, he had not gone mad enough to imitate the White Fang of the Leaf and forcibly kill Konoha's Anbu Commander. He had a clear understanding of his own strength and had no intention of going on an unstoppable rampage inside Konoha.
After weighing his options, he set himself a small goal for the time being.
He wanted to get himself a pair of Byakugan.
This was not an idea that had suddenly occurred to him after seeing Araki take Hizashi Hyuga's Byakugan.
Although Konoha ranked first among the Five Great Villages, aside from its fertile lands, if one asked what the other villages coveted most from Konoha, the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan would undoubtedly rank near the top.
Among the Shinobi World's three