One Sentence, Konoha Loses Five Hundred Million

He had originally intended to create firearms, but ultimately changed his mind.

With something like chakra, bows and arrows were the most intuitive to use, possessed decent power, and could also serve to train one's chakra.

By the time people from the Land of Artisans developed scientific ninja tools decades later, he would already have surpassed them; there was no need to waste his time.

In this world, chakra was the mainstream.

"The Clan Head's archery is truly breathtaking!"

Third Elder walked over, the look of shock in his eyes yet to dissipate.

He had been standing closest and had seen it the most clearly.

The first three arrows fired by Shinichi Hyuga had relied solely on physical strength, which meant that any member of the Hyuga Clan could learn them.

Combined with their Byakugan, they could perfectly execute long-range strikes and harassment tactics.

The advantage of bows and arrows was that their range was far greater than that of hidden weapons like kunai or shuriken, which relied only on the body's strength.

Moreover, Shinichi Hyuga's marksmanship just now, paired with the Byakugan, formed a style of its own, already possessing the aura of a grandmaster.

This was all thanks to the Usopp template, which allowed him to combine the characteristics of the Hyuga Clan in a short time to pioneer a set of archery techniques suitable for them.

This was the foundational formation of a combat style.

In the future, Hyuga Style archery would become a signature, just like the Uchiha Style shurikenjutsu, rather than them foolishly rushing into melee combat.

The clansmen on the training ground below opened their Byakugan one after another, wanting to find the arrow Shinichi Hyuga had buried into the ground.

Just how deep had it gone?

They were ultimately disappointed; even with their sensory abilities reaching dozens of meters into the ground, they found nothing.

Deeper than that was beyond the range their Byakugan could probe.

"Such attack power and range—it's truly unfathomable. I want to learn!" said the male members of the Hyuga Clan.

"I, on the other hand, think the Clan Head's posture while shooting is incredibly graceful," said some of the female members of the Hyuga Clan.

"Although it seems a bit sneaky, it can protect oneself."

"Next time we have a survival drill, we won't have to foolishly throw shuriken anymore! Bows and arrows are the romance of a man!"

"..."

Light radiated from their eyes as they all burned with interest in learning archery.

Shinichi Hyuga had demonstrated the advantages of the bow and arrow.

They waited for Shinichi Hyuga's next instruction.

"Hmm!"

Shinichi Hyuga furrowed his brows and let out a low hum as Zephyr's Observation Haki was activated, sending an invisible ripple radiating from his body.

Everyone felt as if they were being watched, and the dust on the ground formed wave-like patterns that spread outward at that moment.

It continued until it covered the entire Hyuga Clan!

He activated his own Byakugan, and the meridians around his eyes instantly bulged.

His vision pierced through layers of buildings and figures, arriving at the entrance of the Hyuga Clan.

He raised the bow in his hand high, took seven arrows from behind his back, and nocked them onto the string.

Chakra from his body was injected into the arrows simultaneously, and under the tension of the bowstring, they flew into the sky, transforming into meteors.

Seven streaks of fire flew toward the area outside the Hyuga Clan's gate!

Below the training platform, everyone watched Shinichi Hyuga's movements, not understanding why he would shoot in such a posture.

"Brats are at the door!"

Shinichi Hyuga frowned, feeling somewhat annoyed that someone would come to cause trouble for the Hyuga Clan at a time like this.

"Clan Head? Your arrows?"

Third Elder had just wanted to ask where the arrows were fired.

Only a phantom remained in Shinichi Hyuga's original position, slowly dissipating.

Swish~

Shinichi Hyuga used his unique Body Flicker Technique to move toward the gate.

Almost at the same time.

Boom~

A massive explosion reached everyone's ears, coming from the exact direction Shinichi Hyuga had rushed toward.

Third Elder's eyes narrowed as he formed a guess in his heart and also rushed toward the Hyuga Clan's gate.

Below the platform, the younger generation of the Hyuga Clan looked at each other in dismay.

They followed in the footsteps of their elders.

At the main gate of the Hyuga Clan.

Haruko Hyuga still had mist in her eyes, having just finished crying.

Hiashi Hyuga was somewhat flustered.

He had encountered the young girl, Haruko Hyuga, on the street while she was being surrounded by three children from the Sanada Clan, who were calling her a Byakugan monster.

He had merely shooed those children away.

Afterward, he brought Haruko Hyuga back.

He had not expected that the ninjas of the Sanada Clan would already be waiting at the gate of the Hyuga Clan.

The adults among them surrounded Hiashi Hyuga, hurling all sorts of insults.

Gradually, a crowd began to gather at the gate of this secluded Hyuga Clan territory.

The people from the Sanada Clan began to spread rumors.

"Shinichi Hyuga, for his own selfish desires, caused the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to intervene in the internal affairs of Konoha, resulting in a loss of five hundred million."

Although he did not know how they arrived at this figure, it sounded fake the moment he heard it.

Surprisingly, there were even people echoing the claim, saying that this news had been verified by the Hokage.

Only then did Hiashi Hyuga realize that these people before him were specifically here to disgust them.

In the shoving, Haruko Hyuga was pushed to the ground, letting out a cry.

It was this cry that alerted Shinichi Hyuga to the abnormality.

Just as Hiashi Hyuga was at a loss for how to handle the situation.

Seven arrows descended from the sky.

They landed amidst the crowd.

An explosion occurred.

This was followed by a series of desperate screams.

When Hiashi Hyuga looked again, all the adults had already turned into corpses.

The three children had fallen to the ground, their eyes vacant, their bodies covered in blood.

"Hiashi, you really are an idiot. I have said it before: once it involves our clansmen, kill without mercy!"

A chill hung on the face of Shinichi Hyuga as he reprimanded Hiashi Hyuga.

These people only dared to be so blatant because they bullied Hiashi Hyuga for his weakness.

"Clan Head, but killing them is too extreme." After struggling for a long time, Hiashi Hyuga actually retorted to Shinichi Hyuga.

Shinichi Hyuga ignored Hiashi Hyuga, instead walking to the side of Haruko Hyuga, picking her up, and sending her through the main gate.

"Extreme? How laughable. The day your own child is killed by their words and actions, you won't think it's extreme.

Children? When I was their age, I was already on the battlefield!

Go to the Ancestral Hall and kneel!"

Shinichi Hyuga narrowed his eyes, the chill on his body intensifying; Hiashi Hyuga was still being influenced by that twisted Will of Fire.

During the Second Ninja World War, the study period at the Ninja Academy was shortened to two and a half years.

At that time, Shinichi Hyuga was eight years old when he went to the battlefield.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, this Hokage, had overturned the original intentions established by the First Hokage and the Second Hokage.

The two Hokage had originally established the ninja village to protect young saplings and keep children off the battlefield.

Now, the Third Hokage, in order to protect the ninja village, had children learn simple ninjutsu, or even taijutsu, to become expendable resources on the battlefield.

He had long since twisted the Will of Fire.

How could such a leader be worthy of greatness!

Children killing people might seem innocent, but their guardians—those who should have restrained them—could never be innocent.

Hiashi Hyuga, this fool, was actually sympathizing with these people.

Killing without a blade is the most terrifying thing of all.

Only then did Hiashi Hyuga realize his mistake, though deep down he was still conflicted.

The Third Elder and Hizashi Hyuga arrived at the gate.

Without a word, they forced Hiashi Hyuga down.

It was clear that Hiashi Hyuga had failed to execute the order to protect his clansmen well, yet he still dared to argue back.

Before long, another group of people arrived at the gate of the Hyuga Clan.

Shinichi Hyuga's actions just now had been quite large, and the sound of the explosion had spread throughout all of Konoha.

The Uchiha Clan Police Force!

The Anbu, the force directly under the Hokage!