Thunder Bagua

Tonight was destined to be sleepless.

Hyuga Kagami hurried to the Death Forest to test the abilities he now possessed.

"Now that I've mastered the Azure Dragon Fruit, as long as I keep growing and developing its power, I'll only get stronger!"

His eyes gleamed, his White Eyes shining brightly in the darkness.

"I just wonder how they compare to the Eight Inner Gates."

The Eight Inner Gates were a Taijutsu technique that could surpass the limits of the human body.

They had given Might Guy, an Elite Jōnin, the power to fight at the Six Paths level!

And the Azure Dragon Fruit was terrifyingly powerful.

His eyes were filled with fighting spirit!

Suddenly!

Whoosh!

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out.

Some ninja were moving at high speed. Their concealment skills were decent, but they were completely exposed to Hyuga Kagami's Byakugan!

One of them was carrying an unconscious little girl in his arms.

It was Hyuga Hinata!

"Is today the day Konoha and Kumogakure signed their peace treaty?"

Hyuga Kagami instantly recalled the story.

After the Second Shinobi World War ended, Konoha and Kumogakure signed a peace treaty. But Kumogakure, never one to stay quiet as long as it was still standing, stirred up trouble again and went straight for a kidnapping: Hyuga Hinata!

Damn it.

How could he run into this kind of crap while he was out training?

Hyuga Kagami was getting a headache.

He really didn't want to get involved. There was nothing in it for him, and if those Kumogakure ninja died, their village would turn around and blame Konoha, leading to the tragedy of Hizashi Hyuga being made the scapegoat.

But then—

Hyuga Kagami's eyes suddenly lit up.

Those three in front of him... weren't they the perfect test dummies?

He licked his lips, tried to look calm, and cried out in a trembling voice, "That's Hinata! Who... who are you? Why did you take Hinata? Let her go right now!"

"Another brat from the Hyuga Clan! How lucky can we get? Lie, should we take him back too? Then we can breed a pure-blooded Byakugan clan!"

"That's not a bad idea. Creating a whole Byakugan family would be far better than just having a pair of eyes!"

Three ninja wearing Kumogakure Forehead Protectors appeared on a tree branch in a flash.

They sized up Hyuga Kagami with cold eyes, looking excited, as if they had discovered some priceless treasure.

Their smiles were bloodthirsty.

"The Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan is an extremely powerful sensory eye. Unlike the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, transplanting the Byakugan has no side effects."

"What a covetable pair of eyes!"

The Kumogakure leader smirked. "Brat, from now on you're going to be our village's breeding machine!"

Hyuga Kagami's mouth twitched.

I just wanted to test my abilities.

And you're trying to get your hands on me?!

That was going too far!

Whoosh!

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out!

The Kumogakure leader moved like a gale, but under the gaze of the Byakugan, his every move was perfectly clear. Hyuga Kagami could even predict what he'd do next by watching the direction of his muscles' movements!

"Now, submit to me!"

The Kumogakure leader roared, his expression excited.

He was utterly enthralled by the feeling of being superior to the Hyuga Clan!

Hyuga Kagami shrugged, his gaze suddenly turning cold. "Villains die because they talk too much. You don't just talk too much—you're annoying, too."

Whoosh!

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out!

The Kumogakure leader stared in shock as Hyuga Kagami... vanished from where he'd been standing!

"How is that possible?! I'm a battle-hardened Special Jōnin! How could I let a brat dodge me?!"

He gaped in disbelief.

Then a terrified voice suddenly came from behind him, as if its owner had seen something horrifying!

"Lie! Above you! Move!"

Lie instinctively looked up. The next moment, he saw a scene he would never forget.

The white-eyed youth was holding a huge club high above his head. Terrifying purple lightning crackled across it, and its dreadful aura... was like a natural disaster!

His lips curled into a smile, like a bloodthirsty devil!

The wind whipped at his clothes, revealing his solid chest!

"Thunder... Bagua!"

Hyuga Kagami's eyes blazed with excitement!

Not only had he found a huge club in an instant, he'd also appeared above his opponent with the force of a thunderbolt, giving him no time to react!

Boom!

Lightning raged!

The club in his hands, crackling with purple lightning, came crashing down!

The Kumogakure leader was crushed from head to toe beneath the club, smashed into a puddle of flesh!

He was dead!

Even Hyuga Kagami was a little stunned. "So this is the power I have now?"

"A Special Jōnin didn't even have time to react. His body was smashed into a puddle of flesh!"

His eyes glinted. "If an ordinary ninja gets grazed by one of my attacks, they're dead or injured!"

Apart from Taijutsu specialists, the other ninja in the Naruto world—

Even Kage Level powerhouses didn't have especially impressive physiques!

That meant there weren't many people in the whole Shinobi World who could withstand his attacks!

"Though this club can barely handle my strength."

Hyuga Kagami glanced at the club, now smashed to pieces in his hand.

He tossed it aside.

"Monster! You monster! Who are you?!"

The other two ninja's pupils contracted as they backed away in fear. "How can a monster like this exist in the Shinobi World?!"

"You smashed someone into a puddle of flesh with raw strength alone? Even Lord Raikage couldn't do that!"

They were terrified.

How could this still be called a ninja?

He was clearly a monster!

The puddle of flesh on the ground, mixed with blood and looking like something from hell, made their stomachs churn.

"Don't come any closer!"

Seeing Hyuga Kagami take a step toward him, Yamanoi screamed in terror. He tried to sound intimidating as he shouted, "Don't take another step!"

"Or I'll kill her!"

"She's the princess of your Hyuga Clan, right? As a member of the Branch Family, you're supposed to protect her, aren't you? Now get lost!"

He forced himself to stay calm, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Even his voice trembled.

At that moment,

he no longer cared about the mission. All he wanted was to escape safely back to Kumogakure!

Hyuga Hinata in his arms was the last lifeline he had!

But then—

He saw the contemptuous, indifferent smile on Hyuga Kagami's face.

A chill ran down his spine!

"Y-you're smiling? What are you smiling about?!"

"Like you just said, there's no one else here, so... what does it matter to me whether she lives or dies?"

Hyuga Kagami's lips curled up, as if he were looking at an idiot.

"The Hyuga Branch Family and the Main Family aren't exactly on good terms."

"As far as I'm concerned, the world would be better off if everyone in the Hyuga Main Family died!"

Hyuga Kagami walked toward the two of them one step at a time, his gaze contemptuous and his voice cold.

Hum!

The two Kumogakure ninja exchanged glances and saw the fear in each other's eyes.

The trump card they'd counted on—

was completely useless!

In an instant, a bone-deep chill swept over them!