Boldly Striking

"Quick!"

"Tell me, what method can make the Byakugan evolve?!"

After letting his imagination run wild, Hyuga Hiashi could no longer contain his excitement. He demanded an answer from Yun Xi and grabbed him tightly by both arms.

He was afraid Yun Xi might run away...

"Bad uncle, let go of Big Brother Yun Xi!"

Seeing this, Tenten, who was standing beside Yun Xi, immediately scolded Hyuga Hiashi. But Yun Xi signaled for her not to act rashly.

After stopping Tenten, Yun Xi gave Hyuga Hiashi a stern look, then said coolly, "Let go..."

"Tell me how to make the Byakugan evolve!"

But Hyuga Hiashi had clearly lost himself in a frenzy. He paid no attention to Yun Xi's words and continued staring at him with a crazed look.

The grip of his hands tightened, too...

"Has this guy gone mad..."

Seeing this, Yun Xi could only shake his head helplessly. Then he suddenly pushed with both hands, shoving Hyuga Hiashi away!

"You dare strike first?"

Seeing Yun Xi break free of his grasp, Hyuga Hiashi looked surprised. As a veteran elite Jonin of Konoha, his strength was naturally formidable.

His mastery of the Gentle Fist was so exceptional that he could hold his own even against the Third Hokage.

And yet Yun Xi had managed to break free so easily...

For a moment, Hyuga Hiashi stopped caring about the so-called alliance.

He had only one goal now.

To forcefully take Yun Xi back to the Hyuga Clan and make him reveal the secret of the Byakugan's evolution!

After all, in his eyes, Yun Xi was nothing but a civilian. Even if he disappeared from the village, no one would care!

Meanwhile,

seeing the murderous intent hidden in Hyuga Hiashi's eyes, Yun Xi understood what the man was thinking!

"This guy really dares to attack me..."

Yun Xi had actually anticipated that Hyuga Hiashi might make a move, but he hadn't expected it to happen so soon.

All he'd done was tell Hyuga Hiashi about the Byakugan's abilities based on what Otsutsuki Urashiki had shown him.

And this guy couldn't even hold himself back...

Suddenly, Yun Xi felt a quiet sense of helplessness.

At first, he had only planned to use the secret of the Byakugan's evolution to temporarily tie the Hyuga Clan to him, then rely on their influence to help Uchiha Itachi.

That would let him complete his mission.

Afterward, he would tell the Hyuga Clan how to evolve the Byakugan.

Whether they succeeded would be up to them.

But according to Yun Xi's calculations, success was basically impossible...

The method he planned to give Hyuga Hiashi was to fuse a large number of Byakugan together, allowing ordinary Byakugan to evolve into the Tenseigan.

The method sounded very simple.

But...

In practice, it was almost impossible to carry out...

Because there was another hidden condition.

To obtain the Tenseigan, one had to possess direct blood ties to the Otsutsuki Clan.

Neither the Main Family nor the Branch Family of the Hyuga Clan qualified...

In the entire Naruto world, only two people could meet that condition.

That was Boruto and his younger sister in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

Uzumaki Naruto was the reincarnation of Asura, one of the sons of the Six Paths, which meant he was also a direct descendant of the Otsutsuki Clan. And Hyuga Hinata happened to possess the power of the Byakugan.

So Yun Xi had never intended to help the Hyuga Clan evolve their eyes.

He had only planned to use them.

But...

He hadn't expected Hyuga Hiashi to boldly attack him right here...

That was certainly beyond Yun Xi's expectations.

"Tenten, step aside and wait for Big Brother Yun Xi."

Seeing a faint blue glow slowly appear in Hyuga Hiashi's hands, Yun Xi quickly led Tenten to the edge of the area, out of the way. Then he smiled at Hyuga Hiashi. "It's time to test my true strength!"

With that,

Yun Xi prepared for battle!

"You brat..."

"You're way too arrogant!!!"

Seeing that Yun Xi wasn't running away but intended to fight him, Hyuga Hiashi felt somewhat relieved. After all, they were standing in front of the Hyuga Clan's gates.

They weren't very far from Konoha's bustling main street.

If Yun Xi tried to run, Hyuga Hiashi wouldn't have had a good way to stop him.

After all, chasing down an ordinary Konoha civilian on the main street...

Would never be permitted!

But now things were different...

Yun Xi wasn't running. He was going to fight him head-on!

Seeing this, Hyuga Hiashi smiled.

He could already picture Yun Xi after his defeat.

Although he'd used the Byakugan to examine Yun Xi's insides before and had been quite shocked by what he saw,

at the end of the day, Yun Xi was still just a kid in his eyes.

And he was

a veteran elite Jonin of Konoha.

Beating a child should be a piece of cake!

Before he'd even struck, Hyuga Hiashi had already imagined how the fight would end...

"The secret of the Byakugan's evolution is mine!"

With that, Hyuga Hiashi charged at Yun Xi, his face alight with excitement...

"So fast..."

As for Yun Xi,

the moment Hyuga Hiashi launched his attack, a serious expression appeared on his face.

This fight could be considered Yun Xi's first real battle since crossing over.

His earlier fight with Uchiha Itachi hadn't really counted as a battle. It had been more like training.

So Yun Xi was especially serious today.

After all, Hyuga Hiashi might have been weaker than Uchiha Itachi, but he was still undoubtedly a strong opponent!

A veteran elite Jonin.

Yun Xi wasn't afraid.

But he wasn't about to let his guard down, either!

"Boom!"

In the blink of an eye, Hyuga Hiashi's fierce attack arrived. Fortunately, Yun Xi's Taijutsu was no weak point.

Facing Hyuga Hiashi's full-force attack, Yun Xi made a nimble sidestep and dodged his heavy punch!

"Thud..."

A muffled sound rang out in every direction as Hyuga Hiashi's fist struck the wall behind Yun Xi.

The wall, made entirely of Blue Steel Rock, collapsed under the force of his blow...

"This kid's already stronger than Neji?!"

Brushing the rubble from his fist, Hyuga Hiashi realized something astonishing.

Yun Xi was already far stronger than Hyuga Neji!

And this ordinary civilian boy even had the strength of a Chunin or higher...

Otherwise, he would never have dodged Hyuga Hiashi's full-force attack...

"Who's your master..."

As Yun Xi successfully evaded him, Hyuga Hiashi kept Yun Xi in the corner of his eye while he slowly spoke...