Chapter 12: The Hyuga Clan

Early morning.

Putting down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, Bu Zhi Bu Jue picked up the remote control beside him and pressed it.

The television in front turned on, currently playing the latest entertainment news.

【A certain D-list celebrity in the entertainment industry is taking a fan-site manager to court; here is a recording of the conversation!】

"You are my sister, my only sister..."

Bu Zhi Bu Jue raised an eyebrow, then pressed the button to change the channel.

【A famous actress was cheated on by her boyfriend in the same circle with another actress in the same circle, claiming it was a drunken mistake... here is a recording!】

"Treasure, Treasure, Treasure, Treasure, please come back..."

Bu Zhi Bu Jue completely gave up on morning television entertainment and turned the TV off again: "What is all this, can't there be some normal programs?"

Bu Zhi Bu Jue glanced at the Treasure Cat beside him, which was currently eating expensive cat food, and he leaned in with a grin.

"Treasure Cat, go help me fetch something back again~"

The Treasure Cat looked up alertly, glanced at Bu Zhi Bu Jue, then extended its front paw to lick it... and then washed its face; its entire expression looked incomparably satisfied.

【Yue Zhi: 130】

【Exploration started, Yue Zhi -130】

【The Treasure Cat asks you to wait with peace of mind...】

"Help me bring back something that can enhance Ninja Body Technique!"

Bu Zhi Bu Jue said hurriedly the moment the Treasure Cat disappeared.

The Treasure Cat vanished, once again like a drop of water sinking into the vast ocean.

Bu Zhi Bu Jue sighed; bored, he could only sit back down, turn on the television, and continue to kill time watching the so-called entertainment news.

He hoped the Treasure Cat could bring back some good things again.

Naruto World.

Fire Country, Konoha Village.

One month after Sarutobi Hiruzen was ambushed, the notice boards and utility poles all around Konoha Village were now covered in wanted posters.

The target of the wanted poster was naturally a cat, though this cat's tail was rather special.

The Konoha masses, unaware of the truth, naturally did not understand why a cat was being wanted.

But some people remembered that Sarutobi Hiruzen had been beaten up by this tabby cat that day...

This matter had vaguely become after-dinner gossip for the various great clans of Konoha.

The strongest Hokage in history was actually beaten by a cat?

If that got out, one wouldn't be afraid of laughing others' teeth off.

"..."

Hyuga Clan territory.

In a place like Konoha Village, the Hyuga Clan was a top-tier existence.

Relying on the Byakugan, the ninjas of the Hyuga Clan firmly held important positions in every department of Konoha.

It could be said that for Konoha to have its current standing, the Hyuga Clan certainly had a significant contribution.

Besides the Byakugan, which could provide a "360-degree field of vision without blind spots" and "X-ray vision," the most famous thing about the Hyuga Clan was the Gentle Fist!

As a Ninja Body Technique, the Hyuga family's Gentle Fist could be said to be both offensive and defensive; techniques cultivated to a high level could even launch long-range attacks.

The most troublesome part of the Gentle Fist was its ability to seal the human body's acupoints!

Such a powerful Ninja Body Technique would naturally be coveted by many, but the Hyuga family never worried about the Gentle Fist leaking out.

Why?

Because the Gentle Fist must be used in conjunction with the Byakugan to unleash its true power, and would the Byakugan leak out?

Basically impossible, because the Byakugan was controlled by the Caged Bird.

The Hyuga branch family protected the main family; if a branch family member were to leak out, the main family could rely on the Caged Bird to destroy the branch family member's brain and destroy the Byakugan.

At this moment.

Hyuga Yamato was patrolling the "important treasure ground" as usual; this place was the core location of the Hyuga Clan and ordinary people could not approach it, with many branch family ninjas taking turns guarding the outer perimeter.

Moreover, Hyuga Yamato was a Jonin, and his strength and experience were extremely rich.

His mission here was to guard this clan treasure ground, because the scrolls for various "Gentle Fist" Ninja Body Techniques were placed here.

Among them were important techniques such as "Gentle Fist-Eight Trigrams Heavenly Spin," "Gentle Fist-Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms," "Gentle Fist-Air Palm," and so on.

As long as there was inheritance, the clan could continue to grow forever!

Beep beep beep beep beep~

Hyuga Yamato pricked up his ears in surprise; he seemed to hear a strange sound coming from inside the building.

"Strange, why is there a sound coming from inside?"

Hyuga Yamato felt puzzled, because this area was usually very quiet.

Could it be that it had been invaded?

Once he thought of this, Hyuga Yamato rushed into the treasure ground anxiously.

What met his eyes was a complete mess...

All kinds of Gentle Fist scrolls were tossed everywhere, and there were even quite a few thrown on the ground, ignored by everyone.

He saw a tabby cat with a strange tail wearing round-rimmed glasses, sitting on a table and copying something.

"Hiss!"

Hyuga Yamato recognized this tabby cat; wanted posters of this cat were still posted outside in Konoha.

"Damn it, you little thief cat, you actually dare to come to the Hyuga treasure ground to run wild?"

Consumed by rage, Hyuga Yamato's veins bulged instantly, he activated his Byakugan, and unleashed the Gentle Fist-Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms directly at his target.

The Treasure Cat did not even glance at Hyuga Yamato, simply flicking its tail to swat this member of the Hyuga branch family flying away.

Hyuga Yamato spat blood; he had not expected this tabby cat to be as terrifying as the rumors claimed, no wonder the Hokage had been beaten into Konoha Hospital by it.

What kind of terrifying strength was this?

The Treasure Cat copied and converted information very quickly, summarizing an outline of the most valuable parts of the Gentle Fist.

"Meow~"

Right in front of Hyuga Yamato, the Treasure Cat swallowed the scroll into its stomach.

Hyuga Gentle Fist required the Byakugan to unleash its maximum power; the Treasure Cat looked at Hyuga Yamato... and the latter looked back at the former.

Immediately after, the Treasure Cat launched an attack.

"Waa... ah!!!"

Hyuga Yamato clutched his bleeding right eye socket; his Byakugan had been gouged out directly by the Treasure Cat.

The Treasure Cat licked its lips, its tail whipping rapidly... striking toward the position of Hyuga Yamato's forehead.

Clang~

The Konoha Headband on Hyuga Yamato's forehead was knocked away, and at the same time, an inconceivable thing occurred.

As a terrifying means of control, the Caged Bird was the most powerful method for the Hyuga Clan to prevent the Byakugan from being lost to outsiders.

This curse was difficult to break and was the nightmare and shackle of every branch family member.

Just like a white bird longing to fly in the sky, the Caged Bird was the "prison" that broke their wings and trapped them inside a cage!

At this very moment, Hyuga Yamato could not care about the wound in his right eye socket; he clutched the spot on his forehead in astonishment and stammered, "Im... impossible, the Caged Bird... has actually disappeared?"

His heart was filled with terror and shock, but what followed was even more... excitement?

Joy?

Secret delight?

Hyuga Yamato did not understand what had happened in these few short seconds, but he could be certain of one thing.

The Caged Bird, that damn thing, had actually fucking disappeared!

"Is it... this cat?"

Did the cat take my Byakugan and remove the Caged Bird as compensation?

Clatter, clatter-clatter sounds emerged.

Hyuga Yamato quickly looked up and discovered an even more bizarre scene.

He saw the Treasure Cat wearing a white lab coat, with all sorts of bottles and jars arranged on the table in front of it, including a beaker of blue liquid that was boiling.

"Is this cat conducting an experiment?" Hyuga Yamato voiced an answer he himself could not believe.

The Treasure Cat's next actions were even more shocking; it opened a small box to play classical music, then immediately took out an electric drill and began to drill forcefully all over a "Byakugan eyeball."

Zzzzz...

After drilling N holes, the Treasure Cat took out a bottle of something and poured it onto the eyeball...

It was not until the Treasure Cat threw this tattered Byakugan eyeball into the boiling blue liquid that it revealed a satisfied smile!