The Ninja Cat Clan Now Stood at the Same Stage of Growth as Mount Myoboku

"Since I happened to come across you, I'll leave you with a chance."

Uchiha Ensei looked at the silent, timid Hinata Hyuga in the distance, and the corners of his mouth curled into a faint smile.

"In a sense, the Tenseigan's power is a misguided evolution at another level. However, the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan no longer has that foundation, so it still makes a decent vessel."

"As for what happens in the future, that will depend on your own luck."

Uchiha Ensei drew a portion of chakra from the Giant Tenseigan within his body and infused it into Hinata Hyuga's eyes.

He was very curious whether, with the Tenseigan's ocular power, Hinata Hyuga would be able to awaken a Tenseigan of her own.

Hyuga Hiashi quietly watched everything unfold. The way he looked at Hinata Hyuga held both concern and a trace of expectation.

Naturally, Hyuga Hiashi had high hopes for the Tenseigan, the strongest power recorded by his clan.

As for the so-called misguided evolution Uchiha Ensei had mentioned, Hyuga Hiashi did not take it to heart at all.

"Don't put too much pressure on Hinata. Your group's way of educating children is seriously flawed."

"And prepare more food for Hinata. This child has never eaten her fill since she was little."

"One more reminder: don't be frightened by Hinata's true appetite."

After offering a few instructions and leaving behind a seed of Tenseigan power, Uchiha Ensei turned and left the Hyuga Clan.

As for what sort of fruit that seed would bear, Uchiha Ensei did not care.

He believed that before that fruit fully ripened, he would likely no longer need its power.

And if his strength still remained at the stage where he needed that fruit to mature, then he probably would not live long enough to