I'm Worse Than the Three Swordsmen

Hyuga Kagami stared deeply at Hatake Kakashi with his White Eyes.

His gaze seemed to carry a hidden meaning.

Hatake Kakashi froze, suddenly struck by a realization. The current Hokage... wasn't he constantly compromising?

Compromising with the Rock Village.

Compromising with the Cloud Village.

All for the sake of... holding onto his position as Hokage!

This kind of compromise... was stifling, despairing!

After so long, he had truly forgotten what it felt like to fight with reckless abandon!

Hyuga Kagami's words ignited a fire within his heart!

"Besides, my current strength is still quite weak compared to the truly powerful."

Hyuga Kagami rubbed his chin.

Compared to the Otsutsuki Clan, his current strength was indeed lacking.

Uchiha Itachi's small face stiffened: "Kagami-kun... are you joking? You're weak? You're only eight years old!"

"At eight years old, I've awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan and possess the strength of an elite Chunin; I am already a genius among geniuses."

He was shaken to his core.

He couldn't help but blurt out: "But you can already go toe-to-toe with the Mizukage!"

He had been called a genius since he was small.

He was praised by his father.

Among his peers, there had never been anyone more outstanding than him; others always looked at him with envy and jealousy, emotions he had never understood.

But now, he understood!

This feeling of envy and jealousy was unbearable!

"Itachi, with great power comes great responsibility."

Hyuga Kagami thought for a moment, glanced at Hatake Kakashi, and said with a solemn expression: "Sometimes talent isn't necessarily a good thing. Only by being able to shoulder responsibility can one be worthy of the talent they possess."

He paused, then continued: "Possessing talent also means losing something."

Uchiha Itachi was stunned, not quite understanding.

Even though he would later become the clear-minded 'Itachi-god,' he was, after all, only an eight-year-old child right now.

Hatake Kakashi, however, trembled all over, his eyes filled with reminiscence: "Possessing talent also means losing something?"

Back in the Third Shinobi World War, wasn't it his own recklessness that led to Obito's death?

Wasn't it because he lacked sufficient strength that he had no choice but to kill Rin?

Hatake Kakashi couldn't help but look at Hyuga Kagami, shocked to his core!

Kagami was only eight, yet he possessed strength, wisdom, and maturity far beyond the average person!

Furthermore, he had such a unique understanding of responsibility and talent.

For a moment, he thought of his teacher, Namikaze Minato!

Though their personalities were different, they both bore the same weight of responsibility!

"This mission to the Mist Village can be considered complete. Even if we couldn't form an alliance, we at least obtained the list of spies."

Hatake Kakashi was full of excitement.

Then, his brows furrowed: "But... just who could control the Mizukage, a powerhouse of Kage-level strength?"

Hyuga Kagami's expression turned strange, and he remained silent.

Who?

Naturally, it was your old best friend, Obito-bro.

I have to say, aside from the plotlines involving Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, what attracted Hyuga Kagami the most from his past life was the love-hate relationship between Kakashi-bro and Obito-bro.

It was practically a massive saga of love and hate, the kind that could span a 108-episode TV drama!

The Mist Village didn't have much in the way of good food.

After eating, the three of them returned to their rooms to rest.

The night was dark and windy.

You couldn't see your own fingers.

As Hyuga Kagami was examining the Executioner's Blade, Samehada, and the Lightning Blade in his hands, a faint sound came from the doorway!

Someone is launching a sneak attack!

Observation Haki is practically a cheat code; it's like wearing night-vision goggles.

Mei Terumi?

Immediately, a hot, curvaceous body burst into the room.

Hyuga Kagami raised an eyebrow, looking at Mei Terumi, whose pretty face was filled with trepidation as she stood within arm's reach.

"So, what are you doing?"

"H-how did you discover me?"

Mei Terumi's emerald eyes shimmered in the darkness with an exotic allure, their scorching breaths mingling and lingering between them.

Her twisting figure resembled a beautiful serpent.

A faint fragrance permeated the air, hooking into the deepest depths of a man's heart.

But Hyuga Kagami's White Eyes remained unnervingly calm: "Is the famous Mei Terumi lacking a man?"

Her pretty face flushed red, and gritting her teeth, she lunged at Hyuga Kagami.

A passionate kiss from her cherry lips!

Forget it!

I've gone nineteen years without finding a man I liked; if I were an ordinary person, I'd be married by now!

Now that I've met the man I love, what is there to fear?

Besides, I might even be able to leave the Mist Village with a seed from the Hyuga Clan!

A massive profit!

No loss!

Hyuga Kagami raised an eyebrow and dodged her cherry lips.

Stepping back, he gripped Mei Terumi's neck with a large hand, his face a mask of indifference and wildness: "Trying to take advantage of me isn't that simple."

"And as a woman, you should have some self-respect."

He stood up, grabbed Mei Terumi by the waist with both hands, and hoisted her outside, leaving her unable to resist.

It was as if he were carrying a little chick.

Are you kidding me?

Getting involved with Mei Terumi meant that from this day forward, the affairs of the Mist Village would be his damn business!

Some people can be touched, while others cannot!

Hyuga Kagami never thought with his lower half.

Women only slow down the speed of one's blade!

Mei Terumi: "..."

The night was deep, and the biting cold wind sobered the senses.

Hyuga Kagami returned to the room, sat cross-legged, and looked at the three ninja swords in his hands, his voice indifferent: "It's getting late, Mei Terumi, you should go back to sleep."

The three ninja swords glinted with sharp, cold light in the darkness!

Once these three swords were forged into a mace, they would be his ultimate weapon. He stared at the blades with his White Eyes, unable to stop them from glowing—he was truly looking forward to it!

A man should wield a mace and unleash the Thunder Bagua!

Mei Terumi: "..."

Her chest heaved violently with anger, her pretty face twisted in frustration: "Hyuga Kagami! Am I really not even worth as much as three ninja swords!"

"Once I become Mizukage, I can give you as many ninja swords as you want!"

In the eyes of the man before her, she was actually inferior to a sword!

Hyuga Kagami glanced at her indifferently: "Talk to me once you become Mizukage."

Bang!

As the door slammed shut, Mei Terumi's face stiffened, left in a daze in the dark of night.

Damn it!

This man, Hyuga Kagami, is completely devoid of romance!

In the past, others were always chasing her; when had she ever been rejected so directly?

But suddenly, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she let out a soft laugh. Her emerald eyes were filled with exotic charm and allure, and she licked her cherry lips with a pink tongue, looking utterly seductive: "But a man who can reject me..."

"Only makes me want to conquer him even more, doesn't it?"

She let out a dainty huff and turned to leave with a flourish.

Hyuga Kagami perceived all of this, his expression turning strange. What a headache. In the original story, Mei Terumi was a bit neurotic, and I'd assumed it was because she was in her thirties and still unmarried.

But looking at it now, this neurosis has nothing to do with age.

This girl Mei Terumi is just a charming, neurotic woman!

What the hell... is she getting more excited the more I resist?

Mei Terumi, are you freaking sick in the head?

I'm only eight years old, what could I possibly do to you!!!

Huh? This is... someone wants to kill me?

Just then.

A figure filled with resentment and brimming with rage appeared within the range of his Observation Haki!

Someone... wanted to kill him!

A dark, windy night, perfect for murder!