Byakugan's Visual Range

Although the Police Force's patrol zones had all been reassigned.

The Hyuga Clan was clearly far less capable than the Uchiha Clan when handling such matters.

At the very least, the Uchiha Clan never cared about anyone's backing. Those who needed arresting were arrested, and those who needed locking up were locked up.

The Hyuga Branch Family was too severely constrained by the main family. They were hamstrung in everything they did and had been run ragged.

And at this time.

Natsuki had identified those among the Uchiha Clan's civilians who had a talent for business and quietly set out.

Konoha was lax on the outside but tight within. If you were a civilian leaving the village, you generally would not be inspected.

A large portion of the Uchiha Clan's civilians also lacked talent as ninja. Many of them would never Awaken the Sharingan in their entire lives.

Other than bearing the Uchiha name, they were no different from ordinary people.

In his previous life, Natsuki had worked in the restaurant business. These past few days, he had been writing recipes and business proposals.

These foods should not have existed in this world.

Outside Konoha's barrier.

Ao led seven Mist Village elites as they rapidly approached Konoha.

"Byakugan!"

The veins around Ao's Right Eye bulged. To his surprise, Konoha's Police Force was not manned by the Uchiha Clan.

It was the Hyuga Clan instead.

"Looks like the Uchiha Clan and Konoha have fallen out. Our opportunity has come! Move!"

Ao was ecstatic. Though the Hyuga Clan was also a dōjutsu clan, they posed far less of a threat than the Uchiha Clan.

The Byakugan's visual range depended on the purity of the eye, its training, and the user's strength.

After acquiring the Byakugan, Ao had trained day and night. Combined with the exceptional purity of this main family Byakugan, its visual range was extremely vast.

Through years of using it, Ao had also learned that when observing in all directions across a full 360-degree range, its visual range became shorter.

But if he focused on a single direction, its visual range became exceedingly far.

People generally tended to focus their attention on the front one hundred and eighty degrees.

Likewise, when using the Byakugan, they tended to observe farther ahead of themselves.

Although the range of Ao's single Byakugan was smaller.

Its visual distance was greater than what these people had trained for.

As long as the patrolling Hyuga Clan Members did not use their Byakugan to observe behind them before he closed in.

They had a chance.

"You lot, follow my steps. There are Hyuga patrols ahead."

"Yes, Lord Ao."

Byakugan!

Unable to use ninjutsu, Ao kept leading the Mist Village squad in circles.

Morisuke Hyuga patrolled with his teammates, activating his Byakugan at intervals.

Everything in the distance appeared normal. There was nothing unusual.

Yet he did not know that a group of people was circling around behind him.

Whenever he turned his body, the Mist Village ninja turned with him.

Although Ao did not know why this Hyuga did not simply use his Byakugan to observe behind himself.

Seeing Morisuke turn his body told him that his attention was focused forward.

Once they drew close enough, the Mist Village ninja lunged forward rapidly.

They wanted to enter attack range while the Byakugan had not observed their flank and rear.

Morisuke Hyuga's expression tightened!

"Watch out!"

Blade light struck from behind Morisuke Hyuga.

Its target was Yusuke Kobayashi.

"Pfft..."

Morisuke was a step too late. By the time his Gentle Fist shot forward, Yusuke Kobayashi was already clutching his throat as he fell.

"Damn it!"

A ninja carrying a great sword emerged from the mist, his face and neck wrapped in bandages.

"It's Zabuza!"

"Silent Killing Technique!"

Morisuke Hyuga activated his Byakugan again and scanned the entire area.

He discovered several Chakra signatures in the surrounding mist! They pounced viciously toward his squad!

The remaining two chunin did not even have time to fire their Signal Flares before they fell into pools of blood.

The others revealed themselves, all dressed like Mist Village Assassination Squad members. Their leader was Ao, with an eyepatch over his Right Eye!

"I didn't expect it to be you! You actually dared to cause trouble in Konoha!"

Morisuke Hyuga assumed the Gentle Fist stance, but his heart sank to the bottom.

Ao had acquired a Byakugan during the Third Shinobi World War. The Hyuga Clan regarded him as a mortal enemy.

He was on Konoha's top-tier wanted list.

He was not someone to be trifled with.

Ao stood on a tree branch. "What a shame you're from the Hyuga Branch Family. Otherwise, I would've gained another pair of Byakugan."

Morisuke Hyuga remained numb and silent. Why would a main family member ever patrol Konoha's outskirts?

Looking at the eight Mist Ninja surrounding him, their Chakra Quantity showed that they were all jonin.

Zabuza had the lowest Chakra Quantity among them. It seemed he would not escape death today.

Morisuke Hyuga set his Gentle Fist stance.

Zabuza's muffled voice came from beneath his bandages. "Let me test his mettle."

Ao Nodded. "Make it quick."

Morisuke Hyuga was furious. They were actually using him to test their techniques.

Zabuza activated the Silent Killing Technique and disappeared into the mist again.

Unfortunately, Morisuke Hyuga had already activated his Byakugan, his eyes constantly Locked On to Zabuza.

Seeing that he could gain no advantage, Zabuza raised his blade and charged at Morisuke.

Morisuke Hyuga had a solid foundation in Gentle Fist, while Zabuza's swordsmanship was vicious. The two quickly engaged in fierce combat.

Following Hyuga Clan tradition, Morisuke was accustomed to assuming his stance first and striking after his opponent. Faced with Zabuza's relentless attacks, he responded calmly.

Zabuza seemed extremely confident in his swordsmanship. Completely unafraid of close combat, he swung his blade and tangled with Morisuke.

Zabuza had already gained some renown. Though he had yet to join the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

He was still one of the finest of his generation in Mist Village, and his taijutsu training had reached a respectable level.

Unfortunately, he had encountered the Hyuga Clan, which countered him.

Morisuke Hyuga had several opportunities to kill Zabuza, but he held back.

He clearly understood his duty. He needed to send out the intelligence alert. The Hyuga Clan had only just entered the Police Force; they could not be censured because of his failure.

Their figures darted rapidly as they traded blows. Finally, they reached a corner. Morisuke Hyuga found an opening and struck the side of Zabuza's blade with his palm.

Clang... The grating sound set teeth on edge. Zabuza had not expected his opponent to use such strength, and his blade flew straight out of his hand.

Morisuke Hyuga dragged his broken hand as he leaped backward, already pulling a warning flare from his pocket.

"Don't even think about it!"

Several Mist Village ninja had been standing by nearby. At that moment, several Shuriken instantly sealed off Morisuke Hyuga's paths of movement.

But Morisuke Hyuga charged in the opposite direction.

Using his own flesh and blood, he slammed into the Shuriken.

The warning flare in his hand shot into the air with a bang.

At that moment, an approaching Mist Village ninja kicked Morisuke Hyuga in the waist, sending him tumbling across the ground several times.

Blood gurgled from Morisuke Hyuga's mouth. The Shuriken from earlier were embedded in his chest, neck, and head.

Within moments, Morisuke Hyuga breathed his last. The Caged Bird on his forehead emitted a faint glow, and his Byakugan was destroyed as though it had lost all color.

The nearby forest quickly received the urgent signal.

Several Signal Flares exploded in succession overhead.

Ao shot Morisuke Hyuga a resentful glare, then glared at Zabuza.

"This can't be done! Withdraw!"

They swiftly left the scene.

A rush of wind cut through the air as three Anbu landed in the clearing.

The one wearing a fox mask, with silver hair sticking up like a broom and a sword on his back, was Kakashi Hatake.

After landing, Kakashi pulled up his forehead protector to reveal his Sharingan. He briefly surveyed the surroundings before signaling to his two colleagues.

After the other two Anbu quickly examined the bodies.

They said to Kakashi, "Taijutsu, dense mist."

"Blade wounds, assassination techniques. There's a high Probability of Mist Village involvement!"

Kakashi Nodded. "They've retreated for now, but we can't rule out them returning. I'll report this to the Third Hokage."

Since the Third Shinobi World War, Mist Village had continuously sent people to cause trouble in Konoha from time to time, but they had always been driven back by the Uchiha Clan.

Who would have thought that four Konoha ninja would die here this time, including a member of the Hyuga Clan, whose reconnaissance ability was the strongest.

Things had become troublesome now.