Shinichi Hyuga rose to his feet and took one measured step after another, circling from one corner back to it again and drawing everyone's attention to himself.
At Shinichi Hyuga's attitude, the color of the Third's face kept changing.
What was this supposed to mean?
Was he here to flaunt his power?
The Third glanced at the people present.
Shinichi Hyuga had indeed been flaunting his power as he walked around, putting pressure on the clans.
His former reputation and his strength were his source of confidence.
Some people were already having second thoughts.
They had no grudges or conflicts of interest with Shinichi Hyuga. There was no need to provoke him.
The Third felt a trace of admiration for Shinichi Hyuga, but at the same time, he thought, This is bad.
If this continued, the momentum he had worked so hard to build would be undone.
Poof~
A cloud of white smoke dissipated, and Shinichi Hyuga dispelled his Transformation Jutsu.
Shinichi Hyuga stretched languidly, spreading his arms and sweeping them through an arc.
Once again, he stood before everyone with a whole body, a fully restored right arm, and a fully restored right eye.
The Third had completely lost control of the meeting!
"What?"
"Shinichi Hyuga's body?"
"..."
Like a signal, the room erupted into noise.
Exclamations and questions grew louder and louder.
The entire conference room filled with discussion, growing so noisy it seemed ready to explode!
What on earth was going on?
Hadn't Shinichi Hyuga's right arm and right eye been destroyed?
Many people in the Ninja World had studied the cultivation and transplantation of replacement organs.
Orochimaru and Tsunade of Konoha!
Chiyo of Sunagakure!
These renowned medical experts, famous throughout the Ninja World for years, had all failed to achieve much success.
And now Shinichi Hyuga had overcome the problem!
It had been barely any time since the war ended, and the number of people injured in the conflict had reached its peak.
Even in peacetime, this would have been an incredible technique.
Moreover, it involved the Byakugan, a human Kekkei Genkai.
Some people still had doubts.
It looked flawless now, to be sure.
Could he have transplanted someone else's organs?
The Third's eyes narrowed. In that instant, he understood why Orochimaru hadn't attended the meeting.
If he had come, he would certainly have sided with Shinichi Hyuga and urged the Third not to come into conflict with him.
To possess such a technique was to glimpse the whole from a single part!
Shinichi Hyuga's talent for research was probably even more terrifying than Orochimaru's.
Everyone had their own thoughts, but they all knew that Shinichi Hyuga would be showered with endless praise now that he had mastered this technique.
The title of Medical Saint might not even remain Tsunade's.
Fugaku Uchiha was consumed by jealousy. He activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, trying to spot a flaw in Shinichi Hyuga.
He didn't believe Shinichi Hyuga could grow replacement arms, let alone eyes.
Even if he could grow an arm, he couldn't grow an eye. The Byakugan was renowned alongside the Sharingan!
He must have gouged out a clan member's eyes and transplanted them into himself.
Clap!
Clap!
Clap!
The Third struck the table hard three times in a row. Only then did the discussion in the conference room quiet down, turning into murmured conversations.
"Shinichi Hyuga, where did your eyes and arm come from?" He still harbored doubts.
He skipped over his earlier interrogation of Shinichi Hyuga and stared intently into his eyes.
His plan had already been thrown into disarray. There was no way he could pressure Shinichi Hyuga as he had the Uchiha Clan.
At this moment, he had decided to change his attitude.
"Of course they grew back on their own!" Shinichi Hyuga replied with a smile, wearing a mysterious expression.
He wasn't lying at all. His current body was restored to its best condition after death, thanks to his Ajin bloodline.
But to everyone else, his answer sounded like a brush-off.
"Shinichi Hyuga, have you mastered a technique that can regenerate severed limbs?"
Shimura Danzō looked utterly greedy. He was the one who needed this technique most.
His arm had suffered severe injuries, which had already affected his strength.
Not everyone was a freak like Shinichi Hyuga, whose strength had increased instead of diminished after becoming physically disabled.
Shinichi Hyuga shook his head and looked around the room. He had achieved his goal!
"In a month, you'll get the answer you want. For now, let me show you something interesting."
He formed Hand Seals and summoned a Sealing Scroll. Once he undid the seal, two enormous maps appeared on the conference table.
Shinichi Hyuga picked up one of the maps and walked over to Minato Namikaze.
"Hold it up."
"Huh?"
Minato Namikaze was a little confused, but he took the map as Shinichi Hyuga offered it and raised it up.
Shinichi Hyuga picked up the other map and stood beside Minato Namikaze.
The two maps, similar but connected, were displayed before everyone.
"What's this about?"
Everyone's gaze converged on the maps.
They all had the same question: why had Shinichi Hyuga brought out two maps like these at a time like this?
They were both maps of Konoha. One showed the village when it was first founded, and the other showed it as it was now.
The crests of the various clans marked the territories they occupied.
"Isn't this just a simple map of where the clans are located?"
"In the blink of an eye, Konoha has grown this much over the past fifty years!"
"We have the First to thank for that!"
"..."
Everyone saw something different when they looked at the maps.
A few minutes later.
Minato Namikaze lowered the map. He didn't want to keep humoring Shinichi Hyuga.
He looked down at the map he had just been holding.
With a smile, Shinichi Hyuga laid his map flat on the conference table.
Not far away, the Third breathed a sigh of relief, but the heart in his throat refused to settle.
He had already noticed the differences between the two maps.
It had also struck him that the Sarutobi Clan's territory had grown so large!
It was even larger than the Uchiha Clan's!
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