Bamboozling Them: The Uchiha Joined Forces with Hyuga Juniors to Wipe Out Half the Hyuga Clan!

"Impure World Reincarnation~"

Sarutobi Asuma began forming hand seals. He looked so carefree that he did not even take the cigar from his mouth, yet his chant of Impure World Reincarnation was not the least bit unclear.

But,

the seal for Impure World Reincarnation had already formed. Two Konoha civilians were sacrificed, and two souls were summoned from the Pure Land before their bodies began to take shape from earth.

Huh?

"Byakugan?"

Asuma spoke in astonishment. He had not expected his old man to arrange for members of the Hyuga Clan for him.

It seemed his old man had prepared Hyuga Clan members for him.

"One is Hyuga Masame, and the other is Hyuga Wangqi. They were both top experts of the Hyuga Clan's Branch House. Though all their achievements were claimed by the Main House, their strength was first-rate!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the two gradually forming figures and began introducing their backgrounds and abilities.

It was not that Sarutobi Hiruzen specifically wanted to choose two top Hyuga Clan members for Asuma. Rather, the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan could effectively resist certain genjutsu, and these two were such outstanding Hyuga clansmen!

He had arranged for them to protect Asuma against Uchiha Itachi. If Uchiha Itachi attacked Asuma, Asuma would at least have a chance to resist rather than becoming trapped in genjutsu.

"Are you afraid I'll get caught in genjutsu?" Asuma looked at the two of them, his tone somewhat teasing.

Actually,

he really wanted to experience Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu. Was it truly as terrifying as his old man claimed?

As fellow geniuses of Konoha—at least, that was what Sarutobi Asuma believed—he did not think he would lose to Kakashi or Might Guy, much less Uchiha Itachi.

Otherwise, how could he have the confidence to take over his old man's