Regrowth of Severed Limbs and Two Maps

Shinichi Hyuga stood up and walked with measured steps, circling the corner of the room and returning to his original spot, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

Seeing this attitude from Shinichi Hyuga, the expression on the face of the Third Hokage shifted constantly.

What was the meaning of this?

Was he here to make a show of force?

The Third Hokage swept his peripheral vision across those present.

Shinichi Hyuga's walk around the room was indeed a demonstration, putting pressure on the members of these clans.

His past reputation and his current strength were the sources of his confidence.

Some people had already begun to have second thoughts.

They had no grudges or conflicts of interest with Shinichi Hyuga, so there was no need to incur his displeasure.

The Third Hokage felt a sliver of admiration for Shinichi Hyuga, while simultaneously thinking to himself that things were looking dire.

If this continued, the momentum he had painstakingly built up would be dismantled.

Poof.

As a puff of white smoke cleared, Shinichi Hyuga dispelled his Transformation Technique.

Shinichi Hyuga stretched lazily, his arms spreading out in a wide arc.

He appeared before the crowd once again as a whole person, with a perfectly intact right arm and a perfectly intact right eye.

The Third Hokage completely lost control of the meeting!

"What?"

"Shinichi Hyuga's body?"

"..."

Like a signal, the scene erupted into chaos.

Gasps of astonishment and questions grew louder and louder.

The entire conference room descended into discussion, becoming increasingly noisy, as if a pot had boiled over!

What on earth was going on?

Weren't Shinichi Hyuga's right arm and right eye supposed to have been destroyed?

The subject of cultivating replaceable organs and performing transplants was something many in the Ninja World had researched.

Orochimaru and Tsunade of Konoha!

Chiyo of Sunagakure!

These renowned medical experts, famous throughout the Ninja World, had not achieved any significant results.

Yet now, it had been conquered by Shinichi Hyuga!

And this was happening shortly after the war had ended, when the number of casualties and disabilities caused by the conflict had reached its peak.

Even in peacetime, this would be heaven-defying technology.

Furthermore, this involved the Byakugan, a human Kekkei Genkai.

Some people still harbored doubts in their hearts.

It certainly looked perfect as it was now.

Could it be that he had transplanted someone else's organs?

The Third Hokage's eyes narrowed; in that moment, he had a flash of realization as to why Orochimaru was not attending this meeting.

If he had come, he would surely have stood on Shinichi Hyuga's side and even advised him not to come into conflict with Shinichi Hyuga.

By seeing this one spot, one could glimpse the whole picture!

Shinichi Hyuga's talent for scientific research was likely even more terrifying than Orochimaru's.

Everyone had their own thoughts, but they all knew that Shinichi Hyuga, having mastered this technology, would be met with endless adulation.

It was likely that even Tsunade would be unable to retain her title as the Medical Saint.

Fugaku Uchiha was filled with extreme jealousy, activating his Three-Tomoe Sharingan in an attempt to spot a flaw in Shinichi Hyuga.

He did not believe that Shinichi Hyuga could cultivate a replaceable arm, let alone an eye.

Even if he could cultivate an arm, he couldn't cultivate an eye—that was the Byakugan, which stood on equal footing with the Sharingan!

It must be that he had gouged out a clansman's eye and transplanted it onto himself.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

The Third Hokage slammed his hands heavily onto the table repeatedly, and only then did the discussions in the conference room die down, turning into hushed whispers.

"Shinichi Hyuga, where did your eyes and arm come from?" He remained skeptical in his heart.

Ignoring his previous interrogation of Shinichi Hyuga, he stared intently at Shinichi Hyuga's eyes.

His plans had been disrupted; it was no longer possible to pressure Shinichi Hyuga the way they had the Uchiha Clan.

At this moment, he was prepared to change his attitude.

"They grew back on their own, of course!" Shinichi Hyuga said with a mysterious smile on his face.

He wasn't lying in the slightest; his current body relied on the bloodline of an Ajin, restoring itself to its optimal state after death.

To the ears of the others, however, his words sounded like nothing more than a brush-off.

"Shinichi Hyuga, do you possess the technique to regenerate severed limbs!"

Shimura Danzō's face was filled with greed; he was the one who needed this technology the most.

His own arm had suffered a severe injury, one that had already impacted his strength.

Not everyone was a freak like Shinichi Hyuga, whose strength increased rather than decreased after suffering a physical disability.

Shinichi Hyuga shook his head and scanned the room; his goal had been achieved!

"In one month, you will get the answers you want. For now, let me show you something interesting."

He formed hand seals to summon a sealing scroll, and after breaking the seal, two massive maps appeared on the conference table.

Shinichi Hyuga picked up one of the maps and walked toward Minato Namikaze.

"Hold it up."

"Huh?"

Minato Namikaze was confused but followed Shinichi Hyuga's lead, taking the map and holding it aloft.

Shinichi Hyuga picked up the other map and stood beside Minato Namikaze.

Two maps, similar yet distinct, were thus presented before everyone.

"What the hell is this?"

Everyone's gaze converged on the maps.

They all shared the same question, unable to understand why Shinichi Hyuga would bring out two such maps at a time like this.

They were two maps of Konoha: one from when the village was first founded, and the other the most current version.

On them were the clan emblems of various families, representing the territories they occupied.

"Isn't this just a simple map of clan distributions?"

"In the blink of an eye, Konoha has expanded to this size over fifty years!"

"Thanks to the First Hokage!"

"..."

Everyone had a different perspective upon seeing these maps.

A few minutes later.

Minato Namikaze put the map down; he didn't want to continue humoring Shinichi Hyuga.

He lowered his head to look at the map he had just been holding.

Shinichi Hyuga smiled and laid the map flat on the conference table.

Not far away, the Third Hokage let out a sigh of relief, yet his heart remained tightly wound.

He had already discovered the differences between the two maps.

He had suddenly realized that the Sarutobi Clan's sphere of influence had become that vast!

It was larger than that of the Uchiha Clan!