Chapter 640: I Never Expected You to be Like This, Sasuke!
Chapter 640: I Never Expected You to be Like This, Sasuke!
Hyuuga Shizuki!
Having finally finished her tasks, she joins the group.
"Shizuki, your disciple is here!"
Touhei greets them, also serving as a reminder to the others.
Presence!
It's truly a divine skill.
Even Touhei, before ascending to a Sage's body, subconsciously ignores Hyuuga Shizuki, who actively utilizes this ability.
Even now, he can only vaguely sense it upon getting closer.
An incredible divine skill!
With this ability, assassination becomes genuinely effortless.
Upon hearing Touhei's words, Sasuke is perhaps the most curious among them.
Regarding Touhei and the others, due to their surname and Izumi's situation, he naturally feels a sense of affinity. Now, hearing about his "teacher" makes him incredibly eager.
However, when he turns his head, he sees a Hyuuga female ninja, looking barely twenty years old (Superhuman Organs passively adapt the body to Nature Energy, beginning the process of becoming a Sage), with a pure and innocent face, a faint smile on her lips.
"Oh, so Sasuke has finally arrived?"
Hyuuga Shizuki casually responds, then comes to sit beside Touhei, her gaze filled with profound intent as she appraises her 'disciple'.
She has prepared a substantial 'gift' for him, but she doesn't rush to give it.
The other person's personality hasn't been honed yet.
After all, from Touhei's banter about the other's title, 'Pillar Two', one can deduce that the other person's personality might have issues.
She has no interest in disciplining people, so it's better to hand him over to Orochimaru first, and wait until the other person's personality is honed.
It's precisely this thought that leads her to remain uninvolved, completely unlike the case with Hyuuga Hinata, where she directly provides various resources to the other person.
Because the other person's personality has already been honed, she can confidently invest resources.
With the current personality of Pillar Two, he fundamentally lacks the qualifications to compete with the darkened Hyuuga Hinata. This isn't what she wants to see.
"Shizuki... old..."
Sasuke hesitates, unsure whether he should accept the other as his teacher.
As they've just formally met, he doesn't know the other's personality or strength, so how could he possibly call the other 'teacher' upon their first meeting?
However, before he can hesitate for too long, Hyuuga Shizuki extends her hand in a stopping gesture, her tone gentle but her words cold:
"You are not yet my 'disciple'. Pass the test first, then we'll talk!"
Gentleness and coldness, these contradictory feelings simultaneously emerge in her.
For her, the only person she genuinely cares about is Touhei. As for others, she fundamentally doesn't care, perhaps this is also why the Skyguard Tower's upper echelons fear her.
Because she is genuinely cold-blooded. The gentleness and concern she usually displays are entirely due to Touhei, not because of herself.
Regarding Sasuke, if not for the sake of surpassing Uchiha Mei and seizing that identity, she wouldn't even spare him a glance.
"..."
Sasuke is dumbfounded.
Because he never expected that one day, he would be looked down upon by someone.
As an Uchiha clan member and the top-ranked genius of Konoha, although he doesn't show it, he has a sense of pride within.
But now, he realizes that the talent he once took pride in is nothing before the other person.
"By the way, her strength is such that even sweeping through Konoha wouldn't be an issue. Even that person you want to kill, is absolutely no match for her!"
Touhei introduces Hyuuga Shizuki's strength, also helping Pillar Two in the process.
Who would have allowed the other person's worldview to align with a normal person's before Personality Correction Punch, coupled with the promise with Uchiha Fugaku, that's why Touhei conveniently helps out.
If it were Naruto, unless Kousuke speaks up after reviving, you tell me if he would help.
After all, the other person's worldview is entirely unlike a normal person's, fundamentally carrying a saintly template, coupled with the modifications done by Orochimaru, he would acknowledge the other as Kousuke's bloodline only if he's crazy.
"How could it be..."
Sasuke instinctively wants to refute.
Because Konoha currently has several renowned powerful individuals, the Third Hokage is even hailed as the 'Strongest Hokage', but the other person says that her teacher, this seemingly pure and innocent female ninja, can sweep through Konoha.
What's more crucial is that even the person he's been thinking about isn't a match for him!
No one understands Itachi's strength better than Sasuke.
After all, with those eyes, his strength is already at the Kage level, and with his terrifying talent, he's earned the treatment of an S-rank defector ninja.
But to say that even such an existence isn't a match is a bit too hard to believe.
"You can ask Izumi about this. Her strength is also close to that of a strong Kage... Itachi. Once she passes that threshold, she'll surpass him!"
Touhei's assessment of Sasuke's abilities didn't seem wrong to him.
After all, what he said was indeed a bit hard to believe. He casually pointed to someone and claimed that their strength could sweep through Konoha, the leader of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
It's like randomly picking someone and saying they're the world's richest person—absurd.
However, he did provide a way to verify his claim—just ask Izumi to find out the truth.
As his disciple, Izumi naturally understood the fearsome nature of Hyuga Shizuki. Even without the Mangekyo Sharingan, her strength was already close to that of a quasi-Kage. Once she awakened her Mangekyo Sharingan and implanted the Superhuman Organ, her strength would instantly reach the level of a powerful Kage.
Touhei's strength is at the Kage level, but his foundation and eye power are too weak, making his Kage level unstable. If he were to obtain those two spiritual artifacts, he would become a powerful Kage, but only in a burst state.
Therefore, Touhei's judgment was entirely accurate.
No one... understands strength better than him...
As for Hyuga Shizuki, after developing the Reincarnation Eye and unlocking much of its potential, she became an ultra-Kage level goalkeeper. So, saying she could sweep through Konoha and Touhei was not an exaggeration.
"Master is right!"
Izumi's voice rang out.
She had already used genjutsu to deal with the surveillance outside and returned.
She had also witnessed Hyuga Shizuki's strength, especially during the battle at Sage Mountain, where she killed the Great Toad Sage. The fact that Touhei brought only her along clearly indicated her strength.
It could be said that she was the second strongest in Skyguard Tower.
If anyone else had said this, Sasuke wouldn't have believed it, but since it was Izumi, he trusted her words without a doubt.
Not only did she share the Uchiha name, but Sasuke also understood her personality.
"Call me Shizuki, sister!"
Hyuga Shizuki glanced at Izumi, knowing that she was helping Uchiha Sasuke.
"Shizuki, sister!"
Sasuke immediately called out.
However, his behavior made Touhei feel a bit strange.
Wasn't he supposed to be the cool and distant male god? Why was he acting like a lapdog...?
In reality, Touhei didn't consider that for Sasuke, as long as someone could help him avenge his clan, there was nothing he wouldn't do.
In the original storyline, didn't he know that Orochimaru desired his body?
Yet, in the end, he still followed Orochimaru.
As for his arrogant attitude, it was because he knew Orochimaru only cared about his body and wouldn't pay attention to his demeanor, so he could afford to be so rude.
But now, Hyuga Shizuki doesn't desire his body, so his attitude naturally couldn't be as 'arrogant' as in the original storyline.
Forget about being a lapdog; as long as he could gain enough strength to avenge his clan, he would be willing to do even dangerous tasks.
"Good resolve!" Hyuga Shizuki gave a brief evaluation and said, "Izumi will come for you tonight. Your test has arrived!"
Before sending Sasuke to Orochimaru for 'further training,' it was indeed necessary to temper him first.
"Tonight?"
Sasuke, although unsure why tonight was chosen, nodded without hesitation, indicating he would be prepared by then.
"Izumi will send you back. No one knows you came here today, and it's best to keep your distance from us in the future!"
Touhei suddenly added.
This was the reason he wanted to bring Sasuke to his side.
If he could control this 'protagonist,' it would be crucial for his future plans.
Backstabbing the Sage of the Six Paths isn't something that can't be done!
His eyes shone with an ambition that seemed to devour everything.
(End of Chapter)
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