The Gap in Levels, the Use of Points

All summer, Izayoi trained with Hinata.

Every day, he first confirmed Ino Yamanaka's whereabouts, then used the Transformation Technique to invite Hinata out. The two would head to an abandoned Training Grounds, where they either practiced tree climbing or engaged in Taijutsu Sparring.

Having gained friendship and found confidence, Hinata underwent astonishing changes over the summer.

Not only in strength, but also in temperament.

Hyuga Hiashi was the first to notice the changes in his eldest daughter.

When he learned that Hinata was practicing Water Surface Walking, he realized that she was not merely going out to make friends and play.

Izayoi also noticed that someone was secretly watching him and Hinata.

However, rather than hide anything, Izayoi intended to test Hyuga Hiashi and see what his attitude was.

That day, Izayoi found an excuse to show Hinata how he walked on water.

In addition, Izayoi demonstrated the Shadow Clone Technique and Low-Level Wind Release, and utterly crushed Hinata in Taijutsu Sparring.

Then, the next day, Izayoi transformed into Ino Yamanaka again and went to the Hyuga Clan to invite Hinata out.

The moment he saw Hinata emerge, he understood Hyuga Hiashi's attitude.

The patriarch of that prominent clan had tacitly approved of Hinata training with him.

To these ninja clans, Izayoi's identity was no secret at all.

A commoner orphan born into a ninja family, who had not even finished three terms of his first year yet had already mastered tree climbing and Water Surface Walking—techniques not even taught at the Ninja Academy—and could use the Shadow Clone Technique and Low-Level Wind Release.

Such talent, along with such a large amount of chakra, undoubtedly made him a commoner genius of this era.

Training alongside such a genius would give Hinata greater motivation.

This was apparent from Hinata's diligent practice of Water Surface Walking at home, as well as the changes in her personality and temperament.

Although Hyuga Hiashi was somewhat disappointed by his eldest daughter's performance, having yet to discover Hanabi's talent, he had not given up on Hinata or considered focusing on cultivating his younger daughter instead.

Seeing such tremendous changes in Hinata merely because she had made a friend, Hyuga Hiashi could only be delighted.

As for any notion of breaking up a pair of young lovers, Hyuga Hiashi had none.

First, they were far too young. At present, theirs should only be a pure friendship.

Second, in his eyes, Izayoi and Hinata were impossible.

The Hyuga Clan's Byakugan could never be allowed to spread beyond the clan.

Izayoi was merely a tool to change Hinata.

He would constantly observe Izayoi and Hinata's relationship. Once either of them changed, Hyuga Hiashi would intervene and tell them that cruel reality.

Unless Izayoi became exceptionally outstanding, like the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the two would have no future.

Neither Izayoi nor Hinata knew any of this.

Seeing that Hyuga Hiashi did not stop him from playing with Hinata, Izayoi finally set his mind at ease. While teaching Hinata the Three Body Technique and Chakra Control techniques, he also tried to trigger Hinata's Red Perk through Taijutsu Sparring.

That summer, both Izayoi and Hinata gained greatly.

Hinata had already mastered tree climbing and Water Surface Walking, and had also learned the Three Body Technique.

However, perhaps due to insufficient chakra, she had yet to learn the Shadow Clone Technique.

Furthermore, her Pressure Point Strike had improved astonishingly.

Among Izayoi's Talent Perks was one called 'Medical Genius.'

His mother in this life had been a medical ninja, and among her inheritance were scrolls of basic Medical Ninjutsu, which Izayoi had long since mastered.

In order to trigger the Byakugan Princess's Red Perk, aside from going easy on Hinata for the first few days to give her time to adapt, Izayoi got serious afterward and mercilessly beat her up.

Afterward, he treated her injuries.

Though they were both sparring with Hinata, Neji Hyuga was full of resentment toward her, but with Hyuga Hiashi watching nearby, he did not dare hurt Hinata at all.

Izayoi, on the other hand, truly hit her, without the slightest tenderness toward a girl.

He did not care about anything else—he would beat her first, then comfort her afterward.

As Hinata was repeatedly beaten, her combat experience naturally soared, and her attacks became increasingly decisive. She ruthlessly struck chakra into Izayoi's body.

With treatment after every fight, Hinata had grown accustomed to it. She would absolutely not be as kind as in the original story, unwilling to hurt her younger sister and thus losing to Hanabi, who was five years younger than her.

It was precisely these obvious changes that made Hyuga Hiashi completely acquiesce to Izayoi and Hinata's "dates."

Although Izayoi did not trigger the Byakugan Princess Red Perk that summer, his own improvements were equally obvious.

Through his Taijutsu Sparring with Hinata, Izayoi had already secretly learned the Hyuga Clan's Pressure Point Strike.

After testing Hyuga Hiashi, Izayoi also used the excuse of giving guidance to have Hinata secretly bring out a chart of the human body's acupoints and a Pressure Point Strike scroll.

Izayoi had already mastered the human body's acupoints, as well as the technique of striking chakra into the body.

Izayoi had no interest in the Eight Trigrams Palm, but he was quite interested in this technique of sealing an enemy's chakra flow through pressure points.

It might produce remarkable results when fighting enemies.

Although he had not triggered a Red Perk, Izayoi had triggered two perks from Hinata that summer.

One was the Blue Perk "Chakra Control," which Izayoi already had.

At the time, a notification had also sounded in Izayoi's mind.

"Ding! You have obtained the Talent Perk Chakra Control (Blue), which overlaps with one of your existing Talent Perks. Fuse or dismantle?"

Izayoi chose to fuse them.

After fusion, Chakra Control did not turn Purple and remained Blue.

However, Izayoi could clearly feel a noticeable improvement in his Chakra Control.

At that moment, Izayoi finally understood why Sakura Haruno had been able to surpass Hinata, who had practiced the Gentle Fist since childhood, and Shizune, who had studied under Tsunade since childhood, after only three years.

It was like how both possessed Otsutsuki Bloodline, yet the Hyuga Clan could not compare at all to that branch on the moon.

Though both were Chakra Control, the gap between Blue and Purple was worlds apart.

Even fusing two Blue Chakra Controls would not bring it to the Purple level.

Yet Purple Chakra Control had allowed Sakura Haruno to learn profound Medical Ninjutsu, the Senju Clan's chakra burst technique, as well as the Yin Seal and Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique—both with S-rank learning difficulty—in only three years.

Besides Chakra Control, Izayoi had also obtained a Purple Perk: Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan.

Unfortunately, a Kekkei Genkai was a Kekkei Genkai, and the Princess of the Byakugan was the Princess of the Byakugan.

If Izayoi did not already possess Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan, this perk would only give him a pair of Byakugan. It would not grant him both the Byakugan and Hinata's purity of Byakugan.

Izayoi chose to dismantle this perk.

Fusing the Byakugan would certainly improve the purity of Izayoi's Byakugan.

But awakening the Tenseigan was impossible.

Just as fusing two Chakra Controls (Blue) would not produce a Purple Perk.

For the Otsutsuki Clan to fuse the Tenseigan, they had sacrificed the Byakugan of the entire Branch Family.

The Giant Tenseigan in its final form might even have incorporated the Byakugan of the Main House.

Given the purity of the Otsutsuki Clan's bloodline, the purity of their Byakugan was undoubtedly higher than that of the Hyuga Clan.

Izayoi had no idea how many perks he would need to fuse to evolve his Tenseigan through fused Byakugan.

Fusing the two perks would merely be a waste.

Izayoi did not lack that little bit of purity.

After dismantling Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Purple), Izayoi obtained over a thousand Points, and the Status Panel changed as well.

Host: Izayoi

Talent Perks: Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red), Super Kage Aptitude (Gold), Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Purple), All-Attribute Constitution (Purple), Medical Genius (Blue) "+", Chakra Control (Blue) "+"

Points: 1791

A plus sign had appeared after both Medical Genius and Chakra Control, indicating that they could be upgraded.

That was the purpose of Points.