The Byakugan Becomes Forbidden

Shinichi Hyuga utilized the recoil force to flip through the air, landing steadily on the ground.

He walked toward the remains of Ao.

Even in death, Ao's eyes remained wide open, unable to believe the scene he had witnessed in his final moments.

It was precisely by using this technique that he had once flayed a ninja of the Hyuga Main Branch alive to claim this Byakugan.

Why did the same technique yield such vastly different results?

Carrying this question, his soul departed for the Pure Land.

Shinichi Hyuga shook his head; Ao was truly worthy of being an elite jonin.

It was a pity he was not one of those Main Branch members from the past who had never experienced the battlefield.

He had never believed the Main Branch's boast that Rotation was the strongest defense.

It was an old cliché: there is no strongest ninjutsu, only the strongest person.

Were the Great Fireball Technique of Madara Uchiha and the Great Fireball Technique of Sasuke Uchiha even the same ninjutsu?

"Let your body remain here as a warning to the greedy!"

Shinichi Hyuga's gaze fell upon the Byakugan that belonged to the Hyuga clan.

He was now certain that Ao must have possessed a superior Six Paths bloodline, as this Byakugan had been well-nurtured by him.

Now that he was dead, the Byakugan was still absorbing the energy within his body.

"Byakugan: Devour!"

Shinichi Hyuga opened his only remaining eye, aligning his gaze with that of Ao.

A channel of ocular power formed between them.

Pale blue light flickered incessantly in the depths of Shinichi Hyuga's eye, weaving into a shimmering blue-and-white radiance.

"Hoo~"

Shinichi Hyuga exhaled a breath of stale air, unable to suppress a low groan.

Around Ao's eyes, veins bulged violently, and the visual nerves within the Byakugan burst apart.

This pair of Byakugan, which had been lost to the outside world, became nothing more than ornaments.

Ao's body was drained of nutrients by the Byakugan, shriveling into a desiccated corpse devoid of moisture.

A cooling sensation washed over Shinichi Hyuga's eye, and his soul felt an itch, as if it were about to surge out of his body.

At this moment, the blue hue of his Byakugan grew deeper, nearing the threshold of the Tenseigan.

Shinichi Hyuga had a premonition that once he absorbed the "chicken" he had specifically created, his eyes would undergo a transformation.

A commotion reached Shinichi Hyuga's ears.

People from Kirigakure.

They had arrived at the battlefield.

Activating his Byakugan, he saw over a dozen ninjas wearing masks identical to his own, dispersing the thick fog.

"Has Kirigakure been infiltrated to such a degree? Obito truly has his ways!"

These figures appeared to be Anbu from Kirigakure.

In reality, they were elite White Zetsu!

If his Byakugan were not on the verge of transformation, he might have only felt that these Anbu were slightly off.

"New life! It is coming!"

Shinichi Hyuga took out the explosive tags he had prepared in advance and plastered them all over his body.

Finally, he did not forget to distance himself from Ao's remains and cast a protective shield.

Only then did he ignite the explosive tags!

BOOM~~

A deafening roar erupted!

The sound came from within the thick fog, and the mist was blown away by the massive shockwave.

Shinichi Hyuga had already lost consciousness.

On the border of the Land of Fire.

At an abandoned port, once a vital passage leading to the Land of Water.

Ever since the Land of Water announced its isolationist policy, this place had been deserted.

"Sniff, sniff~~"

Tied to the bottom of an abandoned boat at the dock lay an unidentified lump of flesh wrapped in discarded rags.

It began to tremble incessantly, a stream of black particles rotating and disrupting the space of this world.

From the mass of flesh, the silhouette of a black figure gradually became clear.

Shinichi Hyuga woke up once more, greedily sucking in the surrounding air.

"Was that the piece of thigh meat? So this is the reconstruction of an Ajin? Truly miraculous!"

Shinichi Hyuga opened his eyes and looked around.

He had prepared many such resurrection points.

He quickly turned his attention back to himself.

The previously missing parts of his body had been restored, leaving him completely bare.

Gurgle, gurgle~~

At the bottom of the small boat, a human-shaped hole appeared where Shinichi Hyuga had originally been lying.

This was the matter dissolved by the particles during the Ajin reconstruction.

Putting on the clothes he had prepared in advance, Shinichi Hyuga began to examine his body.

Every indicator was at its absolute peak.

The only imperfection was the Byakugan that had been missing for a long time; it had not undergone any transformation and remained an ordinary Byakugan.

He had long since made arrangements for this eye.

He wanted to try walking the path of the Sage of Six Paths to evolve it into a Rinnegan.

As for the other Byakugan he had kept all along, it remained the one nearing the Tenseigan.

"Haha~"

Shinichi Hyuga could not help but laugh.

The immortality of an Ajin was exceptionally useful for him.

All negative effects were eliminated, preserving his body in its prime state.

With a great leap, he jumped onto the dock.

He gazed in the direction of Konoha.

Who would be the one to swallow the bait he had cast out?

Hum, hum~

He activated both Byakugan, especially the one nearing the Tenseigan.

A ripple emanated from them.

He began searching the Ninja World for the marks he had planted.

After a long while, beads of sweat appeared on Shinichi Hyuga's forehead.

Such a search was a burden even for him.

"Four Byakugan in Kumogakure!

Two Byakugan in Iwagakure!

One Byakugan in Sunagakure!

Three Byakugan in Konoha!"

The approximate locations of the ten Byakugan appeared in Shinichi Hyuga's mind.

A strange feeling stirred in his heart.

Sunagakure?

Are they really that poor?

If you can't afford it, don't buy it.

Making me travel so far.

He began to map out his route in his mind.

One month later.

Konoha.

Inside the training room exclusive to Shinichi Hyuga of the Hyuga clan.

He was experimenting with his Tenseigan.

His disappearance over the past month had gone unnoticed by anyone.

Because the Black Ghost Conan had mastered the application of chakra.

It was equivalent to a real shadow clone of himself.

This shadow clone always shows its face at the most critical moments.

Shinichi Hyuga's main body returned ten days ago.

He successfully located those four Byakugan within Konoha.

To his surprise, they had all been transplanted into the eyes of ninjas from the Anbu Root.

After he successfully absorbed them, his own Byakugan, which had been nearing metamorphosis, completely transformed into a Tenseigan.

This Tenseigan of his.

Was formed by fusing the ocular power of many Byakugan to complete the evolution.

After experimentation, the three most outstanding abilities were identified.

First: The ability to control gravitational and repulsive forces, especially the trajectory of the moon. At this moment, he could already sense another Tenseigan on the moon.

Second: The ability to extract the chakra of others. Ninjas possessing special Kekkei Genkai are immune. This includes those with the Byakugan, Sharingan, and those with the Sage Body Kekkei Genkai.

Third: Entering the Tenseigan Chakra Mode. This mode is a pseudo-Six Paths state, capable of manifesting beads similar to the Truth-Seeking Orb.

According to his memories, there is also an ultimate technique, the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, with enough power to destroy a planet.

Shinichi Hyuga gently stroked his eyes, feeling the terrifying power contained within them.