Chapter 29 - 29: The Hyuga's Secret

Jiraiya scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "There's nothing I can do about it. You guys have picked almost all the excellent youths. It's not easy to find students who can walk alongside Minato." "Besides, I never thought that civilian Ninja would fall behind Ninjas from clans. What they lack are resources and opportunities." Jiraiya's words made Kazuki purse his lips, but he didn't flare up. These words indeed made a lot of sense for ordinary Ninja and ordinary clans, and Jiraiya and Guy had reached the peak of ordinary humans. After Jiraiya entered Sage Mode, he was stronger than an average Hokage. As for ordinary Ninjas, it's difficult to reach that level, especially the cheat-like strength of the Uchiha and Senju. Of course, even the Senju and Uchiha, if they didn't have Indra and Asura's Chakra, might not necessarily be much stronger than ordinary Ninja. Those not-so-small clans seem powerful, but in reality, they rely more on their heritage. Ordinary secret techniques are very dangerous. Jiraiya was confident that Minato would not be inferior to the geniuses of those clans. Even Kazuki might not be impossible to catch up to. If Kazuki hadn't cheated, perhaps it would truly be as Jiraiya thought. Minato, at his peak, could still win even against the Mangekyo Sharingan. But Kazuki was no longer an ordinary Uchiha. He was confident that in the future, he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Madara, or even surpass him. For an ordinary Uchiha, awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan was already incredibly difficult, and the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was even harder. But Kazuki had the combat arena. If he could defeat a few more Uchiha, it wouldn't be impossible for him to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in the future. In fact, as long as Kazuki continuously perfected his physique, he could also be like Indra, possessing a Mangekyo Sharingan that wouldn't go blind, and even at the Mangekyo Sharingan stage, his ocular power would be comparable to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan Kazuki suddenly blurted out, "Actually, Shibi's strength is quite good, it would take some effort to defeat him. He's overlooked by many people, but I think he's the most troublesome in the school." "Moreover, his personality is very good. If he were a teammate, he would be very reliable." "Aburame Shibi? Is he the young clan head of the Aburame clan?" Jiraiya was startled. He had forgotten about Shibi before. By the way, why did he overlook such a person earlier? Tsunade said suggestively, "The Aburame clan is also a major clan in Konoha, always very low-key. As a teammate, they are indeed quite reliable." "Is that so?" Jiraiya looked thoughtfully at Minato. He wanted to train three civilian disciples, which was okay, but finding a few excellent and suitable teammates for Minato would also be good. Should he go back and observe Shibi? "Oh, and in our class, there's a civilian Ninja named Haruno Kizashi. His Chakra control is very good, his fundamentals are solid, and he's always been first in our class in theoretical subjects." Nawaki said. Seeing Kazuki start recommending, and he also began to recommend. He couldn't understand why Jiraiya was so fixated on civilian Ninja, so he tried to introduce a classmate to Jiraiya. "Haruno Kizashi? I'll remember him." Jiraiya rubbed Nawaki's head. He wouldn't just accept those people as disciples based on Kazuki's and Nawaki's recommendations. He still needed to investigate them himself. Kazuki's expression, however, was incredibly subtle. He hadn't expected Nawaki to recommend Kizashi to Jiraiya. In the Infinite Tsukuyomi world, Kizashi seemed to have become Hokage… But that was ultimately an illusionary world, and he remembered Kizashi was just an ordinary Genin. He hadn't expected Kizashi to actually possess good fundamentals, good Chakra control, and even be first in theoretical scores. It turned out that Sakura's good qualities were inherited. "Oh, and Hiashi didn't come to our team. Instead, a main family child named Rinka came." Tsunade then added. Orochimaru quickly realized the truth, a playful look appearing on his face. "Is it to protect the future clan head? The Hyuga clan is indeed still the same." "They clearly have excellent heritage and powerful bloodline, yet no true strong individuals have ever appeared." "That's not entirely true." Mito refuted Orochimaru's words. "The Hyuga clan has faced crises several times in the past, but they always successfully overcame the difficulties." "The most recent time was about a hundred years ago, when they had a war with the Hagoromo Clan." "At first, the Hyuga clan was at a disadvantage, but eventually, their clan head at the time unleashed powerful strength, forcefully killing a large number of Hagoromo clan experts. Although he also died not long after the war, the strength he displayed at that time should have surpassed the Hokage level." "What? Surpassing the Hokage level?" Everyone looked sideways upon hearing this. They hadn't expected the Hyuga clan to have such powerful individuals. "I think I've heard of him, wasn't it Hyuga Ichizoku?" Kazuki's heart, however, was in turmoil. Even though the Byakugan is very common, in reality, it is still very powerful. Not to mention the future Tenseigan, even the original Byakugan is a standard feature of the Otsutsuki Clan. Look at Kaguya's Byakugan, then look at the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, the Hyuga Byakugan has definitely degenerated. They turned what was originally max-level equipment into a mere telescope. Indeed, the Hyuga are trash! However, the Hyuga clan very likely possesses a method for temporarily creating the Tenseigan, but the death of that Hyuga clan head could very well have been a backlash. How could an ordinary Ninja possibly withstand the backlash of the Tenseigan? Mito was somewhat surprised that Kazuki knew this. "I didn't expect you to know about Hyuga Ichizoku. This was a legend even in our era." "However, how can a clan that has been passed down for a thousand years be ordinary?" Mito had one thing she couldn't understand. The Uzumaki clan was also a clan that had been passed down for a thousand years. While their overall strength couldn't defeat the Five Great Nations, they shouldn't have been annihilated in such a short time, leaving Konoha no chance to even rescue them. Moreover, the Uzumaki clan had trump cards. If they were truly provoked, it would be enough to cause several Hokage from those villages to die. But looking at the current situation, it seems that not a single Kage from the major villages died, so it's very likely that something unforeseen happened to the Uzumaki clan. Kagami's sacrifice further confirmed this possibility. But who in the Ninja Villages could achieve this at present?