Root Attacks? No, Hyuga is Calm Today

The Ninja Academy was on break.

"After testing my new moves, I'll go find Ino, Hinata, and the others... gotta nurture those relationships early~"

"Hmm~ and Naruto, Shikamaru, Choji too... I'm not the type to forget my friends for a girl..."

Hyuga Seigo arrived at the back mountain as usual, beginning to stretch his limbs and prepare to test his new techniques. He couldn't bear to damage his own little world; he treasured every blade of grass and every tree.

Suddenly, Seigo sensed something... a wave of intense malice washing over him from afar.

"Huh?! Someone's here..." Seigo keenly perceived that this malice was rapidly closing in on him.

Whoosh, whoosh~

Just then, several black shadows charged toward Seigo at astonishing speeds. They wore eerie masks and radiated a cold, sinister aura. These people were the Anbu of Konoha—Root.

"Hyuga Seigo, come with us. A certain lord wishes to see you~" one of the Root members said in a cold voice, his tone dripping with condescension and command.

"Move!"

As those words fell, an invisible killing intent erupted from them, sweeping in like a cold gale and causing the surrounding temperature to plummet—a classic intimidation tactic right out of the gate.

An ordinary child might have been scared out of their wits by such a situation, but Seigo only frowned slightly, silently pondering the identity and motives of these people.

This style.

Not Anbu, it's Root~

Seeing this posture, Seigo understood immediately: "These are the men of that old dog, Danzo."

Once he figured it out.

Damn it~ I've been so well-behaved, Danzo, you old dog, why are you coming after me? Are you really this arrogant now?

This is the Hyuga compound.

They just barged right in.

This old turtle definitely isn't planning anything good. I can't go with them, or it'll be a real hassle. I might have to expose some of my strength, which isn't worth it...

Seigo waved his hand dismissively: "Get lost. I'm going home, and I have no interest in meeting your so-called lord."

Root was nothing but a pile of dung.

Anyone who got stuck with them would be disgusted.

The lead Root ninja said coldly: "That's not up to you. Be obedient and don't make us use force."

Lord Danzo had given explicit orders to bring Hyuga Seigo back, and the lord's will was the direction their blades pointed.

They didn't care if he was a child or not.

Seigo grinned: "Oh?! You dare lay a hand on me? I don't believe it. This is the Hyuga clan's territory."

The Uchiha had just been wiped out; if Danzo dared to provoke the Hyuga clan at a time like this, he would be pulling at the nerves of every major clan. If things went south, it could explode... tearing Konoha apart.

That would be a village-ending crisis.

The consequences were nothing to joke about.

Even a fool like Danzo wouldn't be that unwise.

"Dislocate his limbs and gag him," the leader said in a muffled voice. He had no concept of the bigger picture; in his mind, Lord Danzo's orders superseded everything.

"Rats in the gutter, are you sure you want to try that?!"

Seigo clapped his hands.

"Lord Seigo~"

A group of branch family guards with Byakugan appeared, bowing respectfully to Seigo. They then took up combat stances, confronting the Root ninjas: "Bastards~ what are you trying to do to Lord Seigo? With us here, you won't succeed~"

"Hyuga Seigo, you'd better consider the consequences. By resisting the Anbu, are you Hyuga trying to betray the village?"

The Root ninja threatened coldly.

Betray the village?!

Seigo was stunned. Was this Root ninja an idiot? He'd say anything: "Betray the village?! Is that up to you?"

"The lord represents the will of the high-ups. Hyuga Seigo, surrender immediately and submit to investigation." The Root ninja seemed used to throwing his weight around and thought Seigo would be easy to manipulate.

"How impressive. You used this excuse to wipe out the Uchiha, and now you want to wipe out the Hyuga?! Go ask that old dog Danzo if he dares to come here and say that~"

Seigo's expression turned icy. These bastards were always pulling the same card; why were Danzo's Anbu all so brainless? Claiming the Hyuga were betraying the village inside the Hyuga compound?! What an idiot~

The Hyuga guards' faces darkened. This was shameless—blatant framing. Damn it, he knew there wasn't a single good person in Root.

"Bastard~ how dare you insult Lord Danzo! Do you know how much the lord has sacrificed for Konoha?"

"Die." The lead Root ninja seemed to be a die-hard Danzo fan; hearing Seigo curse Danzo, he couldn't hold back any longer and moved to strike Seigo down.

"Kill! Long live Lord Danzo!" The other Root ninjas followed suit, launching their attacks.

"Scoundrels~" the Hyuga guards roared. To act so recklessly in their compound—how much did they look down on the Hyuga? For the proud Hyuga clan, this was simply intolerable.

"Roar~" "Clang~" "Crackling~"

And so, the two sides erupted into a fierce battle.

Because of their superior numbers, Root was quickly forced back, and the battlefield was guided by the branch family members far away from Seigo. However, because they were held back by concerns and dared not deliver lethal blows, they inadvertently gave Root a chance to catch their breath.

"Hyuga Seigo, you must come with us today."

"Go and beg for forgiveness from Lord Danzo, otherwise, the consequences are something you Hyuga cannot afford~"

Watching Root continue to pester him, Seigo grew somewhat annoyed.

"Fall back~ Stand to the side." Seigo's tone was flat yet brooked no doubt, his killing intent barely contained.

"Yes~"

The Hyuga branch family guardian ninjas immediately retreated respectfully.

"Annoying rats, go to hell."

Seigo waved his hand.

Countless weapons formed from Yin-Yang Release appeared—swords, spears, halberds, axes, and forks, everything one could imagine.

"Stab, stab, stab~"

"Ahhh~ Ahhh~"

They couldn't block it; they couldn't block it at all. Aside from screaming and passive defense, the Root ninjas could do nothing.

"Lord Danzo, you were wrong~ This brat is no weakling; he is a devil..."

"Lord Danzo..." were the final thoughts of Yamanaka Ryuya.

Yin-Yang Release Black Receiver weapons.

They broke through both techniques and defenses.

In just a few seconds, several Root ninjas were skewered like hedgehogs. Their chakra was sealed by the Yin-Yang Release Black Receivers, and they were all left with a single breath—one couldn't let them go to waste, after all.

"Clean this place up. Remember, today the Hyuga is calm and peaceful; nothing has happened." Seigo instructed the awe-struck Hyuga branch family members.

"Yes, Lord Seigo."

The branch family guardian ninjas immediately replied respectfully and began to divide the labor to clean up... scrubbing the floor... clearing the traces...

They knew it too.

This kind of thing could not be admitted, or they would truly be branded as rogue ninjas; the higher-ups were capable of such things, just look at the Uchiha. Yes, Lord Seigo was right: today, it was calm and peaceful.

Dare to come to the Hyuga to investigate?

The Great Elder would smash their dog heads in.

Thinking of the Great Elder's violent combat style after regaining his youth, the branch family guardian ninjas couldn't help but reveal a trace of fanaticism.

With the Great Elder here.

"Heh~ Just because I want to accumulate strength doesn't mean you can pull the whiskers of this seat~"

"If the grasshoppers jump too high, then just crush them to death."

Watching the branch family finish cleaning the scene, Seigo left. As for those Root ninjas, wouldn't they make good fertilizer for his small world?

Danzo, you have already paved your own path to death.