Twin Hands Modifies the Byakugan

The Red Hand altered the body; the Blue Hand altered the soul.

"Can the Byakugan evolve too?"

Hinata was somewhat surprised, but she had just learned about the Sharingan's power, so finding out that the Byakugan could evolve did not shock her too much.

"It can."

Naruto gave a simple explanation. It was actually easy to understand: all organs in the human body could evolve, but the energy required to bring about a qualitative change was either far too abundant or far too advanced.

The Ōtsutsuki clan chose to use advanced energy.

Chakra Fruits were one kind, while Chakra Pills contained enormous amounts of chakra.

One was advanced energy, while the other was an immense quantity of energy. Both could bring about a qualitative transformation.

Improving the Byakugan was simple. Naruto could not yet elevate it to the level of the Tenseigan, but he could still bring it up to the Mangekyo level.

It was simply unnecessary in Naruto's original plan.

Because he had set his sights on the Giant Tenseigan on the moon long ago.

Once he was strong enough, he would take Hinata there and transfer all the ocular power within it into her eyes. Then, he could forge a pair of eyes that surpassed even the Rinnegan.

"Naruto, I want to become stronger." Naturally, Hinata did not know Naruto's plans. She only wanted to grow stronger now and keep pace with him.

"Alright. But eyes need time to adapt after evolving. Your strength may decline for a short while. What will you do about the Chunin Exams?"

Rather than starting immediately, Naruto looked at Hinata.

Eye evolution did not happen in an instant. It needed time to gestate.

Though that time would be brief, it would definitely affect Hinata's exam.

"Let me see your resolve."

Naruto remained calm inside.

Sure enough, Hinata hesitated for a moment. She wanted to be promoted to chunin alongside Naruto. This could have waited until after the exams, but now that she knew, Hinata did not want to wait.

"I know I'm stupid."

"I don't have talent as a ninja either. Maybe I can't become a chunin or jonin. I don't care about any of that."

She looked at Naruto.

"I just want to see your back and keep up with your footsteps."

Her temperament was gentle and frail, yet her eyes revealed an unwavering determination.

Meeting those pure white eyes, Naruto seemed to see into her heart. Just like her eyes, it was simple and pure.

Even with Naruto's temperament, his heart could not help but tremble.

His body moved before he could think, and he stepped forward to embrace her.

"Don't worry. Even if I have to drag you along, I'll keep you firmly by my side."

The emotions in his heart could not be expressed with words. At that moment, Naruto wanted nothing more than to punch a hole through the sky to prove his resolve.

Both of them were a little carried away, but fortunately, they calmed down soon enough.

Naruto coughed twice and released her.

They were really too young. It would not be appropriate to do anything.

"Well, since you've made up your mind, let's begin."

[Twin Hands]

Both hands were enveloped in chakra, one with red chakra and the other with blue chakra.

Hinata looked at Naruto in surprise.

"Do I need to do anything, Naruto?"

Hinata was somewhat confused.

"Trust me. Don't move."

Though he had performed countless experiments, Naruto's hands still trembled slightly.

This was Hinata. There absolutely could not be the slightest mistake.

His gaze became firm again. Hinata stood before him.

Naruto slowly raised his hands.

His hands approached Hinata's eyes.

As they drew closer and closer, Hinata felt a trace of fear.

But because she trusted Naruto, she did nothing.

Then, Naruto's fingertips sank directly into Hinata's body.

Hinata lost consciousness at that moment.

The Red Hand altered the body and raised the Byakugan's level, while the Blue Hand soothed the soul.

For Naruto, this was even simpler than replacing eyes.

More than a dozen breaths later, Naruto withdrew his hands.

"As expected of Threefold Reversal. No matter what technique it works with, it can raise it by an entire level."

Naruto sighed inwardly. With Threefold Reversal, he could turn his body directly into gas. Combined with techniques like Twin Hands, he could achieve something miraculous—directly insert his hands into another person's body and alter it at will.

He could even send his entire body into an enemy's body to control their mind and body, though there was no need for that.

"Kurama, come out and get to work. Cooperate with me this time."

After Naruto spoke, flames flickered across his body, and he instantly entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

At the same time, Naruto began forming hand seals. He pressed a finger against the Yin Seal, and chakra slowly flowed into it.

This chakra was different from before. It was mixed with Naruto's own chakra.

In the world of shinobi, the easiest way to increase one's strength was to awaken one's ancestral bloodline and get as close as possible to the Ōtsutsuki clan's bloodline.

After an unknown amount of time, Hinata regained consciousness. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Naruto, who looked somewhat exhausted.

"Naruto, are you alright?"

Hinata immediately felt distressed for him.

At the same time, she felt that her vision was somewhat blurry.

"I'm fine, just a little tired. You're the one who needs to close your eyes. Your eyes are transforming right now, so it's best to use them as little as possible."

"No."

However, to Naruto's surprise, Hinata actually threw a little tantrum.

If she closed her eyes, she would not be able to see Naruto. In his current state, she was worried about him, and she could not feel at ease without seeing him.

"Be good."

Naruto immediately frowned. He did not want all his efforts to go to waste.

Hearing that, Hinata immediately closed her eyes.

"At most, it'll take three days. Don't open your eyes during those three days."

"Now I'll teach you a sensory ninjutsu."

Naruto raised his right hand, pressed it against his own head, and pulled. A small blue bubble appeared, containing Naruto's memories.

Hinata suddenly felt a memory appear in her mind.

Without needing to train, she clumsily formed the hand seals and used the ninjutsu.

She instantly sensed Naruto, but compared to seeing with her eyes, this perception was very blurry.

Naruto possessed the Kagura Mind's Eye, so naturally he had never bothered developing sensory ninjutsu. The Kagura Mind's Eye awakened naturally and could not be passed on to others.

So she could only put up with it for the next few days.

Hinata could only agree helplessly. Fortunately, it would not have much impact on her daily life.

Because of Naruto, Hinata had been getting along somewhat poorly with her family.

Hiashi was disappointed in his eldest daughter. The Hyuga family had established itself in the Shinobi World through the Byakugan and Gentle Fist, yet Hinata, the heir of the main family, had abandoned the Gentle Fist. Even after seeing Hinata's current strength, Hiashi still disliked Naruto.

As a result, he had seemed rather unconcerned about Hinata over the years as well.

A flash of red light passed through Hinata's courtyard as Naruto brought the eyes-closed Hinata back to her home.

If he were not afraid that Hiashi would break his legs, he would have wanted to stay with Hinata every day.

"Take care of yourself. I'll come pick you up during the day."

Naruto reminded her.

After all, she was still the Hyuga family's eldest daughter. If they spent time together during the day, Hiashi might be displeased, but he would not say anything. But if they stayed together at night too, Hiashi would definitely come over and tear Naruto's house apart.

Naruto understood this very well, so he never crossed that line. Whenever it was time, he sent Hinata home.

"Brat, your strength has improved quite a bit."

At that moment, a stiff voice rang out.

Naruto's body stiffened. Because he was worried about Hinata, and because there were no servants in Hinata's courtyard, Naruto had overlooked something.

When he turned around, sure enough, Hiashi stood outside the door with his hands tucked into his sleeves.