Chapter 51: The Calamitous Night of the Hyuga Clan (Part I)

Chapter 51: The Calamitous Night of the Hyuga Clan (Part I)



"Bad news! The Byakugan is ineffective! Someone has it out for the Hyuga Clan! Be on your guard, everyone!"

Hyuuga Hiromitsu's expression changed, and he shouted loudly.

The other branch family members who were on night watch with him also looked alarmed and cried out after activating their Byakugan.

In an instant,

The entire Hyuga clan compound was in an uproar. A group of clan members who had been sleeping soundly rushed out of their rooms, grumbling as they stared at the barrier surrounding the Hyuga clan:

"How dare someone target the Hyuga clan? Are they seeking death?"

"The Hyuga clan is Konoha's foremost noble family!"

"This is Konoha! Who dares to make a move against us?"

"Show yourself!"

Hyuuga Hizashi, clad in a white robe, continuously scanned the area with his Byakugan, his expression grave.

Many elders of the Hyuga clan's main and branch families gathered, their faces a mixture of anger and tension.

They whispered among themselves:

"Clan head, does this mean Konoha intends to make a move against us? Just like what happened to the Uchiha clan ten years ago?"

"Damn Konoha! Sarutobi Hiruzen is no good, and neither are the students he teaches!"

"We Hyugas have shed blood for Konoha! How dare they treat us like this?"

"Silence! We cannot speak ill of the Hokage. This incident has nothing to do with him!"

Hizashi glared at the elders who were speaking.

His heart was pounding as well.

But as the clan head, he couldn't afford to sound too discouraged. Instead, he calmed himself and said in a loud voice, "Hiromitsu, take some men to the edge of the barrier to assess the situation. If you can break through, go and contact the Hokage.

The rest of you, gather around me in case any danger arises!"

"Yes, clan head!"

Hyuuga Hiromitsu replied and was about to act.

But just as he lifted his foot, he froze in his tracks.

Because at that very moment,

A detached voice rang out:

"It's impossible to leave the Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Array solely with your strength. The only way is to defeat me, the array's eye."

"Who are you?"

A tall man clad in a yin-yang robe and wearing a mask appeared out of thin air, startling everyone.

At the same time, a surge of anger began to well up within them.

Is this the guy who dares to target the Hyuga clan?

How audacious!

As the one who set up the array, he dares to show himself before us? Does he think nothing of the Hyuga clan? Does he view us as children with no threat?

How disdainful of Konoha's foremost noble family!

"You bastard!" A Hyuga clan member shouted, but before he could finish his sentence,

Hyuuga Hizashi waved his hand to stop him and said solemnly, "Who are you, sir? I don't recall our Hyuga clan offending any enemies recently."

As he spoke, his eyes scanned the surroundings.

"There's no need to look around. I'm the only enemy you need to worry about," the masked man said indifferently.

"Just one person? And you dare to be the Hyuga clan's enemy? Are you insane?"

"How laughable! We'll make you regret showing up here!"

"You're asking for death!"

The Hyuga clan members shouted angrily, their fists clenched and their footsteps light as they slowly surrounded the masked man. They were just waiting for the main family's signal to beat this audacious bastard into a pulp!

Hizashi breathed a slight sigh of relief. One person? That's not too bad!

However, he didn't join the others in their verbal abuse. Instead, he maintained a calm demeanor and said with confidence, "What brings you here alone? If you truly intend to be the Hyuga clan's enemy, then we will face any opponent without fear!"

The man did not answer his question but asked another instead, "Is it true that... the Caged Bird Curse Seal is meant to protect your kin and prevent the Byakugan from being taken by others?"

"!"

At this question, the faces of the branch family members turned ugly.

Hizashi Hyuuga's eyebrows furrowed, and he replied, "Of course! In the turbulent world of ninjas, my Hyuga clan's Byakugan possesses unparalleled reconnaissance capabilities that are coveted by all villages.

Long ago, there were those who hunted solitary Hyugas to obtain the power of the Byakugan, causing significant losses to my clan.

Eventually, an ancestor of the Hyuga clan developed the Caged Bird Curse Seal to protect the Byakugan."

"If that's the case... why doesn't the main family have the Caged Bird Curse Seal?

Could it be that the main family's strength surpasses all the branch families?" the intruder asked again.

Hizashi's expression turned slightly pale at this question.

It was one he couldn't answer!

The members of the branch families wore grim expressions, but none dared to speak up.

An elder shouted angrily, his face contorting, "We are the noble main family of the Hyuga clan! How could we ever be caged birds! Damn intruder! The Hyuga clan is not a place for you to cause trouble! Hiromitsu! Get rid of him!"

"Yes, Elder Genya!" Hyuuga Hiromitsu replied.

Immediately, a group of Hyugas rushed towards the man clad in the yin-yang robe and wearing a mask.

"Hmph... So you're speechless? What a disgusting and hypocritical clan!

This so-called Caged Bird Curse Seal is merely a tool for the main family to enslave the branch families," the masked man scoffed.

"Despicable intruder! Shut your mouth! Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Hyuuga Hiromitsu, who was at the forefront, had a livid expression on his face, and his anger was evident.

The branch families were subjected to the rule and scorn of the main family.

This cruel reality was a constant pain in the hearts of the branch families, something they were all too aware of.

But if anyone dared to bring it up to their faces, the branch families, as Hyugas, would stop at nothing to settle the score!

A yin-yang colored taiji diagram appeared, and Hiromitsu's palms glowed with killing intent as he prepared to launch a thunderous strike.

The silhouettes of the other Hyugas surrounded the masked man, ready to pounce.

"You pathetic people! You... don't deserve to be called Hyugas!

Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms?

And you call this pathetic display the Eight Trigrams and the Taiji?

It's laughable! Open your eyes and witness the true power of the Taiji and the Eight Trigrams!"

The masked man's voice grew louder as he spoke, his emotions rising.

He stomped his left foot forward with force!

Boom!!!

The next moment, the ground shook violently.

A massive yin-yang taiji diagram with a radius of about fifty meters appeared, enveloping the entire group.

The taiji diagram beneath Hiromitsu's feet was instantly dispersed, leaving him stunned and shouting, "How is this possible!"

"You know the Eight Trigrams Palm Technique as well?" Hizashi exclaimed in surprise.

"Taiji! Two Extremes Array!"

The masked man uttered in a low voice.

All the Hyuga clan members covered by the taiji diagram, who were attempting to approach the masked man, felt as if they were enveloped in mud, their movements greatly hindered.

Their eyes widened in shock as they experienced this unexpected resistance.

Taking advantage of their immobilization, the masked man took a step forward and delivered a light palm strike towards Hiromitsu's abdomen.

"So fast! But it won't work! The Hyuga clan is not that easy to defeat! Reverse Heaven!"

Hiromitsu's eyes gleamed with determination, and his body spun, executing a technique renowned in the Hyuga clan as an absolute defense.

A pale white chakra vortex formed around his body, protecting him.

"Taiji: Yin-Yang Separation! Break!"

The masked man whispered, and his originally pale palm instantly transformed into a yin-yang colored palm, colliding with the rotating Reverse Heaven technique.

The next moment, something that shocked all the Hyugas occurred.

The supposedly impenetrable Reverse Heaven chakra stream was effortlessly sliced through!

The masked man's right palm struck Hiromitsu's abdomen without any hindrance!

(End of Chapter)

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