Hizashi Hyuga's face flushed red as he hid his throbbing fist behind his back, desperate to keep Hyuga Shin from seeing it.
With that single punch, Hizashi Hyuga felt as if he had struck an iron plate. He forced himself to endure the pain, not daring to make a sound, terrified that if he opened his mouth, he would let out a pathetic scream.
To punch someone else only to end up hurting oneself—it was truly humiliating.
Hyuga Shin chuckled softly and said, "Since you hit me once, shouldn't I return the favor?"
As he spoke, Hyuga Shin raised his fist, making a show of preparing to strike.
Chapter 10: This draw is void, please redraw.
Hizashi Hyuga retreated a few steps in fear, but then, feeling a surge of shame, he stiffened his neck and glared up at Hyuga Shin.
If not for the way Hizashi Hyuga's legs were trembling, Hyuga Shin wouldn't have believed he was afraid at all.
"Forget it!" Hyuga Shin lowered his fist, deciding not to lower himself to the level of this brat. It wouldn't do if he hit too hard and the boy ended up so unrecognizable that even his own father couldn't identify him—or vice versa.
What? You ask why he wouldn't recognize his father?
If your brain gets scrambled, you won't recognize your own father either.
"Don't get cocky! Once I learn the Gentle Fist Technique, I'll definitely get my revenge for today!" Watching Hyuga Shin walk away, Hizashi Hyuga started shouting threats again.
"Damn it! Seeking revenge on me? Are you kidding? You were the one who hit me first. It's generous enough that I'm not holding a grudge, and you, you little brat, still want revenge?"
Hyuga Shin, who hadn't walked far, immediately turned around and marched back with a menacing aura.
"It seems I really have to teach you a lesson! Be careful, I don't pull my punches."
Hyuga Shin cracked his knuckles, a cold sneer hanging on his face.
"W-what are you doing?"
Hizashi Hyuga took two steps back, looking at Hyuga Shin with terror.
"I want to teach you a lesson: face is worth nothing. Look at you—just because you wanted to save a little face, you're about to get a beating. It's just not worth it."
After saying this, Hyuga Shin threw a punch with such speed that a four-year-old like Hizashi Hyuga had no chance of dodging it.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
After a few muffled impacts, Hyuga Shin walked away with a swagger.
Hizashi Hyuga lay on the ground, weeping miserably.
"Oh, right!" Hyuga Shin, having walked only a few steps, turned his head back and threatened Hizashi Hyuga, who had been beaten into a swollen mess: "Go back and say you tripped. If I see you again, I'll beat you again."
Hizashi Hyuga, who had been terrified that Hyuga Shin was turning back to pummel him again, let out a sudden sigh of relief.
"Did you hear me?"
Hizashi Hyuga shivered and replied with a tearful voice, "I... I understand."
He hadn't intended to tell anyone about this humiliating incident anyway; after all, being beaten up by someone widely considered the trash of the Hyuga clan was far too shameful.
Hyuga Shin nodded in satisfaction, finding that bullying a child wasn't half bad. "I really have fallen," Hyuga Shin lamented.
Seeing Hyuga Shin disappear completely from the training ground, Hizashi Hyuga burst into loud sobs. He had held back his cries earlier to save face, but now that he was alone, he wailed.
Although he had already left the training ground, Hyuga Shin, possessing Observation Haki, could still hear Hizashi Hyuga's crying.
"Stubborn to the point of suffering. Scared out of his wits and still daring to spout threats—he deserves the beating."
Back home, Hyuga Shin began to bathe and burn incense, hoping for a bit of luck today.
Even though Hyuga Shin knew it was useless, it provided him with some comfort and helped calm his mind.
"While I'm not exactly lacking anything right now, if I could obtain a god-tier artifact that could destroy the heavens and earth, or some heaven-defying ability, I'd truly be invincible."
Hyuga Shin rubbed his hands together, sitting on his bed and muttering to himself.
He already possessed enough abilities; as long as he nurtured them all to their peak, he wouldn't necessarily defeat Kaguya Otsutsuki, but fighting her to a draw would be a simple matter.
He closed his eyes, smoothing out the ripples in his heart until he returned to a state of absolute stillness.
In this state, Hyuga Shin found that every movement around him, the rhythm of the air, the aura of insects—everything appeared clearly in his mind.
Furthermore, this range continued to expand. Half an hour later, the presence of every person and living creature within the entire Hyuga clan appeared in his mind.
A long time later, Hyuga Shin finally opened his eyes. His deep blue pupils flashed with a sharp light, piercing through the dark night.
"I didn't expect my Observation Haki, which hadn't improved in ages, to actually level up. A pleasant surprise." A smile appeared on Hyuga Shin's face.
The best place to train Observation Haki is actually in battle, where the most critical moments stimulate the body's potential and force the Haki to grow.
Therefore, this improvement was a complete surprise to Hyuga Shin, though he only found it mildly interesting; at his current level, Observation Haki wasn't of much use to him anymore.
"It's time for the draw."
Hyuga Shin connected to the system and entered the system space. Without calling out to the system, he clicked directly onto the lottery page.
He clicked to draw. As before, the process required two steps: the first was to select the items on the wheel, and the second was to spin the wheel to claim the prize.
There were ten prizes this time.
They were: Kekkei Genkai: Wood Release, Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon, Zoan Bear-Bear Fruit, Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit (Perfect Version), and Excalibur.
Millenniummon's Space-Time Distortion, Kekkei Genkai: Lava Release, Zanpakuto Sode no Shirayuki, Armament Haki, and the Hogyoku.
Hyuga Shin was left dumbfounded, though there were a few traps among the options.
For instance, Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon didn't connect to the City of Gold; it was completely empty inside. What was the point of drawing such a thing? Just to show off?
Then there was that Bear-Bear Fruit, which was even worse than the Gate of Babylon. At least the Gate of Babylon came with its own special effects even if it was useless!
The others were acceptable, but what truly made Hyuga Shin's heart race were the Hogyoku and Millenniummon's skill, Space-Time Distortion.
Needless to say, the Hogyoku was a bug in the world of Bleach; once he obtained it, Hyuga Shin could do whatever he pleased.
Space-Time Distortion was even more overpowered, allowing him to travel through time and space at will. If anyone could kill him, he would admit defeat.
Even Hyuga Shin, who already felt he had enough abilities, couldn't help but show a greedy expression; it was just too tempting.
With an excited heart, Hyuga Shin pressed the lottery button once more, but after pressing it, the previously agitated Hyuga Shin became strangely calm.
The pointer slowed to a stop, and to Hyuga Shin's astonishment, it landed exactly on the black line between Armament Haki and the Hogyoku.
Hyuga Shin immediately grew excited. According to the system's rules, didn't that mean both of them were his? Hyuga Shin jumped for joy.
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