"Sasuke, you..."
Shisui Uchiha snapped out of his astonishment and naturally realized the reason for Sasuke's eye awakening. However, as the person with the deepest understanding of the Sharingan, the reason for Sasuke's sudden awakening was undoubtedly far beyond his expectations. It wasn't because he had witnessed the death of someone he cared about, nor was it because of some negative emotional stimulus? And, he had even skipped the one-tomoe Sharingan and directly awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan?
Previously, although Shisui had prevented Itachi Uchiha from using Tsukuyomi on Sasuke, he had thought Sasuke had a terrible talent for the Sharingan when he saw that Sasuke didn't awaken it even after witnessing his brother kill their mother.
He hadn't expected...
"Brother Shisui, everyone," Sasuke said in a dazed whisper as he met their gazes, "The Uchiha Clan will continue."
"And I will definitely kill Itachi Uchiha with my own hands."
There was no hatred or anger in his voice, only a chilling calmness. The initial confusion and daze in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by an unprecedented sense of solemnity and determination.
Hearing Sasuke's words, Shisui Uchiha was silent, his emotions complex. He felt pain, guilt, helplessness, bitterness, and relief.
"Itachi," Shisui thought to himself, "Compared to you and me, Sasuke is much more outstanding."
"Sasuke didn't awaken his eyes because he was in pain from losing someone he cared about. He awakened them because he had people he cared about and wanted the power to protect them."
"He will definitely not follow the path you chose for him."
And watching this scene, Hinata Yunchuan's eyes flickered. Sasuke had witnessed his brother kill his parents and hadn't even awakened the one-tomoe Sharingan, but now he had awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan...
Although Hinata had secretly influenced Sasuke's emotions, wasn't it more because Sasuke had seen the price Shisui paid for him and the greatest tolerance and acceptance from his clansmen?
"Compared to the emotional stimulus of pure hatred, is 'love' a greater stimulus for the Sharingan?" Hinata Yunchuan mused. "Or is it the desire to 'protect'?"
Thinking about it, it seemed to be the case for all the past incarnations of Indra. Indra awakened his eyes after seeing a dog die to protect his little brother. Madara Uchiha awakened his eyes because he wanted to protect Izuna and broke off his friendship with Hashirama Senju...
In the original work, Sasuke Uchiha's eye awakening, aside from the one-tomoe and the Mangekyō Sharingan which were due to Itachi's Tsukuyomi and death, the other times were all because of Naruto Uzumaki. Later on, Sasuke's daughter, Sarada Uchiha, was even more ridiculous, awakening her eyes because she was about to see her father after a long time...
"Interesting," Hinata Yunchuan thought with a smile. "I wonder what kind of changes this Sasuke will go through." A Sasuke whose mind wasn't solely focused on revenge, a Sasuke whose goal was to protect his clan and ensure its continuation...
It seemed that his fate had been swapped with Naruto's.
Seeing the Anbu ninja coming from a distance after receiving the message, Hinata Yunchuan's figure quietly slipped away into the crowd.
Time slipped through his fingers like sand. The reconstruction of the village was proceeding in an orderly manner. The smell of smoke had dispersed, the charred ruins were being cleared, and new buildings were quickly rising overnight.
In the early morning, the sun's first rays appeared, and a thin mist covered the quiet Hinata compound like a light veil. Inside a quiet room, Hinata Yunchuan sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed. The first ray of golden sunlight pierced through the mist, gently landing on his face through the window lattice. Hinata Yunchuan slowly opened his eyes.
His pure Byakugan gleamed with a cold light, and they were as blue as the sea after the ice had melted.
[Name: Hinata Yunchuan]
[Age: 18]
[Bloodline: Otsutsuki Clan (21%)]
[Chakra Limit: S-rank]
[Chakra Natures: Wind, Fire, Water, Earth, Lightning, Yin, Yang]
[Ninjutsu: ...Lightning Release: Take-Mikazuchi (S-rank), Spirit Transformation Jutsu (S-rank), Karma: Soul Version...]
[Secret Jutsu: Cero, Garganta, Shadow Domain, Auswählen...]
[Kekkei Genkai: Hurricane Release, Tenseigan (80.3%) [Abilities: Chakra Cursing Orb, Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Chakra Absorption, Tenseigan Chakra Mode]]
[Items: The Box of Ultimate Bliss: Las Noches, Seven Deadly Sins: Greed...]
[Divine Art: "Growth"]
[Achievements: ...]
[Remaining Manifestation Points: 13,547]
Hinata Yunchuan looked at the panel in front of him, and the blue color in his eyes quietly faded into the depths.
Last night, his Tenseigan had its fourth "gestation." According to Toneri Otsutsuki's experience in the original work, the fifth time would be when the Tenseigan fully awakens. Now he no longer needed to rely on the power of the giant Tenseigan to use "Tenseigan Chakra Mode" like before. However, he didn't have a giant Tenseigan like Toneri Otsutsuki, so without the infusion of eye power, the awakening speed of his Tenseigan was becoming slower and slower.
"I hope Danzō and that old man move a bit faster," Hinata Yunchuan thought to himself. "I need both the Byakugan and the souls."
In addition, his two strongest chakra natures, Wind and Lightning, had reached their peak. When they fused, they created "Hurricane Release."
A Kekkei Genkai is generally a jutsu that can only be inherited through blood relations. Usually, no one other than those of the same bloodline can learn it. However, when two chakra natures reach their peak and fuse, they can also create a "Kekkei Genkai." Only a very small number of ninjas can develop their own "Kekkei Genkai." The reason why the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was so strong was because he had mastered the peak of Earth, Fire, and Wind nature transformations and fused them to create Dust Release. This is called a Kekkei Tota, which is a higher level than Kekkei Genkai.
Hinata Yunchuan hadn't tried "Hurricane Release" yet, but he had tried "Shadow Domain" and "Auswählen"...
The ability of Shadow Domain is to inject spiritual energy into the shadows of two people or objects. One person or object can then dive into their own shadow and emerge from the shadow of the other person or object. However, they cannot stay for a long time. Once the time is up, they will be forcibly pulled back to their original disguise by their own shadow.
The ability of Auswählen is simple and brutal. It can retrieve the spiritual energy of "Hollows" for personal use or give it to other "Hollows." This means that the more "Hollows" there are in the shinobi world, the more spiritual energy he will have.
However, this body is human, not a "Hollow." It cannot directly convert spiritual energy into power like a "Hollow." The result of doing that would only be the body exploding. It would be like becoming a "Hollow" like Naruto and the others, who have a physical body, but it's no longer a flesh-and-blood body.
"It seems I still need to find a way to directly convert spiritual energy into physical power."
"But before that..."
Lost in thought, Hinata Yunchuan stood up, walked to the door of the quiet room, and gently pulled it open.
Squeak.
The sound of the door opening was particularly clear in the quiet early morning. Outside the door, it was not empty.
In the courtyard, a dense crowd of people stood neatly like silent statues. They were all wearing Hinata clan clothes, and they all had their headbands on. Without a doubt, they were members of the Hinata branch family, including Genin, Chunin, and Jonin.
At this moment, their fervent gazes were all focused on Hinata Yunchuan, who had just walked out of the door.
Without a doubt, the branch family's treatment had been greatly improved recently. In their eyes, this was undoubtedly thanks to Hinata Yunchuan. Therefore, after receiving the Third Hokage's notice to gather all the active ninjas, these branch family members came to find Hinata Yunchuan by coincidence instead of following the main family as they usually would.
But they didn't realize that not everyone could accept a person who used to be like a servant in front of them suddenly becoming their equal. Moreover, some members of the branch family had been humble for half a lifetime, so it was inevitable that their mindset would become unbalanced once they gained power. Their attitude toward the main family became disrespectful and even hostile.
In an effort to repay the grievances they had once suffered, the conflicts between the branch family and the main family grew more and more frequent. In the past, if there were any disputes, the Caged Bird could be used to suppress them directly. But now, there weren't even rules for rewards and punishments.
However, the branch family members only dared to use their words for now. The main family members, wary of the branch family's solidarity and threats, were also enduring their anger under the instructions of a certain person. As the branch family members became more and more rampant and the main family members became more and more frustrated, the entire Hinata clan was like a powder keg, ready to explode and shatter one side at any time.
But wasn't this exactly what Hinata Yunchuan wanted?
Hinata Yunchuan's gaze was calm as he swept over the people in the courtyard. With no expression on his face, he slowly walked down the steps. The branch family members consciously made way for him, and he walked toward the Hokage building.
"Let's go," he said.
"Yes," the crowd said. Their voices were not loud but were very uniform. They followed behind Hinata Yunchuan, forming a silent torrent.
But when they arrived at the main gate of the compound, they came face to face with Hiashi Hyuga and the enraged members of the main family behind him. Hinata Yunchuan and Hiashi Hyuga looked at each other.
One's gaze was calm, while the other's was complex.
But the two of them said nothing. They ignored the repulsive gazes of the people behind each other and led their respective groups toward the Hokage building.
During this, a main family member looked displeased and wanted to say something, but his arm was grabbed. The person who stopped him was none other than Hizashi Hyuga.
"..."
Hizashi Hyuga looked at the backs of Hinata Yunchuan and the other Hinata branch family members. A shadow passed over his narrowed eyes.
Go on and be arrogant. The more arrogant you unruly wild dogs are now, the more miserable your deaths will be!
At this moment, behind Hizashi Hyuga, Hinata Aoi subconsciously frowned at her father's strange actions. When she thought about the recent atmosphere of the main family, a sense of unease surged in her heart.