Huh?
Uchiha Itachi turned around, a little curious.
His Mangekyō, bearing three curved blades, slowly rotated.
He was silently unleashing a genjutsu to suppress his opponent.
Unfortunately, Yemu Hyuga remained unmoved, still staring at him expressionlessly.
Those eyes, shimmering with azure light, made Uchiha Itachi take him a little more seriously.
My Tsukuyomi actually failed!!
Could this kid have greater mental strength than me?
Or does he have some ability that grants him natural immunity to genjutsu?
Does it have something to do with those strange eyes of his?
In a single breath, Uchiha Itachi had gleaned quite a bit of information from the battle.
In his view, intelligence was unquestionably the most crucial factor in a fight.
Unfortunately, Uchiha Itachi had no idea that Yemu Hyuga could see right through his abilities.
That included some of his ninjutsu.
This was another of Yemu Hyuga's advantages.
"Leave."
Seeing that Uchiha Itachi remained unmoved, Yemu Hyuga issued a cold warning.
Uchiha Itachi probably still had no idea that he had several contingencies prepared.
There was no way Uchiha Itachi would be able to kill Qingxue tonight.
Uchiha Itachi was watching for an opening in Yemu's defenses.
Meanwhile, Yemu Hyuga was rapidly familiarizing himself with the Tenseigan's new powers.
Awakening it prematurely would leave the Tenseigan incomplete.
But Yemu Hyuga had the trait system. He could use the points from dismantling traits to make up for his incomplete Tenseigan's shortcomings and evolve it.
[Incomplete Tenseigan (gold): Forcibly activating the Tenseigan has left some of its abilities incomplete. Even so, it can still place you among the ranks of the powerful.]
Whoosh!!
Uchiha Itachi seemed to sense a chakra signature approaching nearby. Though he had yet to find an opening in Yemu Hyuga's defenses,
he still darted toward the house.
He was confident that all he needed was a few seconds.
Then the Uchiha upstairs could die peacefully within a world of illusion.
"Banshō Ten'in!!"
But the instant Uchiha Itachi moved,
a terrifying gravitational pull came from behind him.
That disparity in combat intelligence caught Uchiha Itachi completely off guard.
The Tenseigan's control over attraction and repulsion far surpassed the Rinnegan's. A perfect Tenseigan could even directly control a satellite, such as the moon!
The Tenseigan also possessed the Rinnegan's standard Six Paths abilities.
Bang, bang, bang!!
Uchiha Itachi had extensive combat experience and reacted swiftly, plunging his long blade into the ground to brace himself.
He forcibly turned the unfavorable situation around.
Instead, he used the gravitational pull while pretending to struggle against it.
In reality, he was secretly preparing to draw his katana. The moment he got close to Yemu Hyuga, he would strike without hesitation.
Uchiha Itachi now knew that unless he got serious, he might truly be unable to cut down his clanswoman upstairs.
This kid from the Hyuga Clan
seemed different from the others in his clan.
Especially those eyes.
They were absolutely no weaker than his own Mangekyō Sharingan!!
Unfortunately,
with his Tenseigan activated, Yemu Hyuga could already see Uchiha Itachi's subtle movements with ease.
Clang!!
Yemu Hyuga formed a black rod of Yin-Yang Release in one hand, easily blocking Uchiha Itachi's surprise slash.
Sparks scattered through the night.
Despite his persistent physical training, Yemu Hyuga still felt a tremendous force surge through his arm.
Had it been Sasuke Uchiha, that slash probably would have snapped his arm bone instantly.
As for the black rod, it was not a creation of the Rinnegan.
Rather, it was made through Yin-Yang Release.
For example, even without a Rinnegan, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could still use Yin-Yang Release to create black rods.
But just as Yemu Hyuga was about to counterattack,
Uchiha Itachi's body burst into black crows that scattered in every direction.
The Crow Clone Technique.
Combined with the A-rank ninjutsu, Crow Clone Great Explosion!
A full ten crows exploded around Yemu Hyuga.
Boom, boom, boom!!
The blasts roared like thunder.
The terrifying commotion raised a thick cloud of dust and smoke around Yemu Hyuga.
[Uchiha Itachi felt surprised. Emotion points harvested +300]
At that moment, Uchiha Itachi crouched atop a utility pole.
His Mangekyō Sharingan was active, its blood-red light flickering.
He could clearly sense immense chakra fluctuations still coming from within the dust.
This kid has such a terrifying amount of chakra?
Is he really from the Hyuga Clan?
The dust gradually cleared, revealing Yemu Hyuga standing calmly. The ground beneath his feet remained untouched.
The surrounding area, however, had been blasted into a large, deep crater by the exploding crows.
This kid is dangerous, isn't he?
Uchiha Itachi pondered.
When he was seven, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi had praised him for being able to think from a Hokage's perspective.
Simply put, he loved the village deeply and was willing to give everything for it.
So, after discovering how terrifying Yemu Hyuga's talent was,
he had to start considering whether Yemu Hyuga's existence posed a threat to the village.
Yemu Hyuga knew that forcing Uchiha Itachi to retreat without showing some of his true abilities was absolutely impossible.
Uchiha Itachi was probably weighing the pros and cons now.
Weighing whether continuing to fight him was worthwhile.
At this point, he only needed to demonstrate an even more powerful ability.
Uchiha Itachi would most likely recognize the difficulty and retreat.
Then,
under Uchiha Itachi's puzzled gaze, six green chakra prayer beads began to materialize behind Yemu Hyuga.
Sure enough,
after waiting a moment, Uchiha Itachi vanished from the utility pole.
He needed to report what had happened here tonight to Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
This Hyuga Clan boy was worth nurturing. He had earned the right to save the Uchiha Clan girl upstairs.
Uchiha Itachi understood that there was no longer any need to insist on killing Qingxue Uchiha.
Instead, he should use the girl from his own clan to bind this gifted Hyuga Clan boy firmly to Konoha.
Uchiha Itachi believed Hiruzen Sarutobi would agree with his decision.
"Did he leave?"
Yemu Hyuga's feet, which had been hovering slightly above the ground, slowly settled.
In fact, he had already decided that if Uchiha Itachi activated Susanoo, he would use a miniature Chibaku Tensei!
Besides, even if he truly could not win,
he could still threaten Sasuke Uchiha's life.
After all, Yemu Hyuga had prepared a two-pronged plan.
His real body would keep Uchiha Itachi occupied here.
Meanwhile, a masked Shadow Clone would infiltrate the Uchiha Clan and take Sasuke Uchiha as a bargaining chip.
"But activating the Tenseigan still takes too much out of me."
Yemu Hyuga pinched the sides of his nose. At his current age, he still could not fully control the Tenseigan.
About ten minutes passed.
When Hyuga Hiashi arrived, he looked at the shattered ground and the traces of battle.
A bad feeling rose within him.
He instantly activated his Byakugan.
He scanned every inch of the room where Yemu Hyuga was.
Upon discovering that Yemu Hyuga and the Uchiha girl were both unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But immediately afterward,
his eyes filled with deep confusion. How exactly had Yemu Hyuga emerged unscathed??
He considered every possibility, and the first he ruled out was Yemu Hyuga fighting the Uchiha executioner.
After all, Yemu Hyuga was far too young.
There was absolutely no way he could match those battle-hardened shinobi.
Hyuga Hiashi spent a full half hour pondering near Yemu's house.
Even then, he could not figure out who had saved the two of them.
Still, as long as nothing had happened to them, that was enough.
After confirming that the surroundings were safe, Hyuga Hiashi left.
At least this meant he would have an answer for his eldest daughter.
As for the Uchiha Clan, after tonight, it would probably become a part of the shinobi world's history.
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