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Chapter 642: The Strong-Willed Crown Princess!
Chapter 642: The Strong-Willed Crown Princess!
Hum!
A faint light barrier rose from the ground, enveloping a large area around the Hyuga Clan's territory.
It wasn't an extraordinary barrier.
Konoha had used it before.
It was the same barrier that blocked sound during the Uchiha Clan's annihilation night.
Due to its limited effect, it was easy to set up and consumed relatively little chakra.
Otherwise, setting up a large-scale barrier wouldn't be so effortless.
If it weren't for that, how could Orochimaru's Sound Four quickly deploy the Four Purple Flame Formation, making it seem so effortless?
The issue was that they had trained for an unknown duration.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two figures swiftly moved across the rooftops and quickly reached the edge of the barrier, which was also the boundary of the Hyuga Clan's territory.
Upon arriving, Hinata stopped.
"I can only escort you up to this point!"
After nodding, she turned and left, as the rest was no longer her concern.
She had to clear the escape route and do some supporting tasks before returning to the pavilion; she didn't have the time to babysit.
And at that moment...
A figure in a purple and white tracksuit with shoulder-length hair and white eyes emerged from the barrier.
(No symbol on her face, a dark style instead of a sweet and gentle image!)
"Hinata Hyuga?!"
Sasuke's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Her appearance here indicated a prior connection with the Skyguard Tower.
But in his mind, she was nothing but an extremely timid 'former clan leader's daughter', seemingly a pushover, and he never gave her a second glance.
Now... she had changed his perception.
What a perfect disguise!
After seeing Hinata's true self, Sasuke's mind was filled with this thought.
Among all the people in the class, none could associate this powerful and composed girl with the one who secretly admired Naruto, becoming like a 'steam princess' when near him.
A genius!
Aside from other aspects, Sasuke acknowledged her strength in disguise.
Hinata's ability to disguise herself was on par with Hyuga Shizuki's.
For them, if their disguise skills weren't up to par, the price they paid was their own lives, and there would be no second chance.
With their lives on the line, how could their acting not be powerful?
"So, you're my opponent, I didn't expect you to be so weak!"
When Hinata saw who she was meeting, she instantly understood that she was the opponent her teacher wanted her to compete against, and she felt it was somewhat meaningless.
"Hinata Hyuga, what do you mean by this?"
Sasuke was instantly on guard.
"First, come inside. Do you want to be discovered?"
Hinata turned and entered the barrier.
Although there was no one around, some precautions were still necessary.
As the two of them entered the barrier, the sounds instantly quieted down.
No, it became deathly silent! Even the insects seemed to sense something and made no noise, creating a completely different atmosphere from the outside.
"You and my teacher are both higher-ups in the Skyguard Tower, but at the same time, you're competitors. Because of your identities, you can't be enemies, so disciples from our two families are here to face each other. Do you understand?"
Hinata calmly explained.
The current her was completely different from the gentle and timid Crown Princess.
It could only be said that the environment was the most powerful tool for changing one's personality.
"I see!"
Sasuke suddenly realized, and he also understood why his teacher, who seemed indifferent, insisted on taking him as a disciple.
If it weren't for the intention to take him as a disciple, there would be no test, and a simple refusal would suffice.
Therefore, the test wasn't a refusal but a form of tempering.
"Pfft, competing with you, even if I win, my teacher will still think it's unfair."
Hinata looked at Sasuke, whose cold face was easy to see through, and felt that winning such an opponent wouldn't meet her teacher's expectations.
As a disciple who had enjoyed her teacher's resources since childhood, Hinata, even after her blackening, had a high level of affection and loyalty towards him, so she considered him in every way. She wanted to defeat Sasuke fairly to help her teacher win the competition, not defeat such a weak opponent.
"You... what are you saying!"
Sasuke was slightly enraged.
Because of the other party's tone, they completely lacked self-awareness in their speech.
It was important to know that he was the top-ranked genius of the Ninja Academy, while the other party was merely an unknown and insignificant figure. How dare they have the qualification to evaluate him!
"It's nothing!"
Hyuga Shizuki lightly shook her head without replying and threw a mask to Sasuke.
His identity needed to be kept confidential, so only she was sent to retrieve him.
Sasuke took the mask and put it on, watching as Hinata, who had already turned and led the way, walked ahead. Although he was extremely dissatisfied, he also knew that now was not the time to act out, so he could only take a step and follow.
As they moved forward, they also caught a whiff of blood.
'Could it be!'
A thought flashed through Sasuke's mind.
Before today, he would never have had such a thought, but now it seemed that his idea was very likely to become a reality.
Step, step!
One by one, fully armed, and even with a bloody scent, Hyuga Clan members gathered behind Hinata Hyuga, quickly forming an astonishingly large group.
Although the Hyuga Clan claimed to be a prestigious family, they were actually no match for the Uchiha in reality.
There were only about a thousand Branch Family ninjas, but due to the Byakugan and their bloodline advantages, the average strength of the Hyuga Clan was not weak, so even with their prestigious claim, no one found it suspicious.
At this moment, the number gathered behind Hinata had already exceeded several hundred, and there were still more Hyuga ninjas continuously joining the group.
Occasionally, they could hear sounds of battle and screams, but they all stopped instantly.
This was the cleansing of the Main Family Loyalists! Not all Branch Families dreamed of breaking free from the Cage Bird Seal; some had already been brainwashed and completely Tang Ping, becoming slaves and dogs of the Main Family.
These were naturally the targets of the cleansing.
Of course, Hinata also wanted to subdue these people.
But her prestige was too low, and they simply did not acknowledge her as the 'Main Family Young Miss', so she could only give up on her idea and let them meet their deaths.
The struggle between ninjas was so direct and bloody.
If you weren't one of them, you were sent to your death!
The bloody scent grew stronger, proving that the number of killings was not small.
This situation was different from that of the Uchiha.
During that incident, only the Great Filial Piety and the White-Eyed Wolf needed to use poison as assistance, and the cleansing speed was also slow.
But this time, the Branch Family who initiated the action was the majority, so naturally, they didn't need poison, and with the sudden attack, they didn't give their targets a chance to react.
When the group arrived at the Main Family area, the place behind them had already become quiet, indicating that the cleansing of the Branch Families was over, leaving only the Main Family.
One by one, the Branch Family members with white double pupils stood behind Hinata, their number close to nine hundred.
Although the number of recruits was only about half before the plan began, when the plan started, even those uncertain Branch Families mostly joined them.
After all, with the example of Honglian and the Barrier Potion, they became birds that had flown out of their cages.
Once they experienced this 'freedom', no one would want to return to their previous constrained lives.
In pursuit of this freedom, even if it meant paying the price of their lives, no one would retreat or hesitate.
The Main Family Area!
Located in the most core region of the Hyuga Clan, usually Branch Families needed orders to even approach.
Now, all the Hyuga Branch Families looked at this area before them, and their eyes shone with hope and hatred.
The hope was for the sight of freedom, and the hatred was naturally directed at the Main Family.
Don't be fooled by the original plot where Hiashi Hyuga treated the Branch Families gently, thinking all Main Families are like that.
Hiashi Hyuga was the 'Outlier' of the Main Family, the true Hyuga Main Family treated the Branch Families as slaves and tools.
Facing such a Main Family, if not for the Cage Bird Seal, they might have been overthrown and killed by the Branch Families long ago.
Now, with this opportunity truly presenting itself, how could the Branch Families not be excited and thrilled?
"You're too slow!"
Hyuga Shizuki's voice echoed from the side of the street lamp.
(End of Chapter)
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