Yūto reached out and patted Ranmaru's head, then looked up at the stunned Hyuga Neji, his tone mocking:
"Is the so-called freedom of the Hyuga Clan Branch Family death?"
"If that's truly the case, it's quite laughable. To see even death as a matter of freedom is truly pathetic."
Speaking of which, Yūto's voice paused slightly, and a look of disdain appeared on his face: "In my opinion, the scroll your father left you is nothing but an act of cowardice."
Hyuga Neji suddenly raised his head, looking at Yūto with anger.
Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi's face had already turned cold as ice: "You shouldn't be from Konoha, right? What is your purpose here?"
"Purpose? Seeing a decent genius, I couldn't help but want to give him a hand."
Yūto shrugged, showing no intention of hiding anything.
"Hmph, aren't you underestimating Konoha and our Hyuga Clan too much!"
Hyuga Hiashi let out a cold snort, speaking in an icy tone.
"I value Konoha quite a bit, otherwise, I wouldn't have shown up here myself."
"However, Clan Head Hyuga, if you're waiting for your clansmen to discover the situation here and send the Anbu over, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."
Yūto looked at Hyuga Hiashi and said with a light chuckle.
Hyuga Hiashi's expression froze. The reason he hadn't made a move until now was precisely because he was waiting for Konoha's Anbu to arrive.
But now!
Looking up at the opponent with a confident expression, Hyuga Hiashi let out a soft shout: "Byakugan!"
"This... how is this possible!"
Hyuga Hiashi, who had activated his Byakugan, seemed to have discovered something unbelievable.
No!
It's that kid's eyes!
Hyuga Hiashi turned his head to look in Ranmaru's direction, the killing intent in his eyes no longer concealed.
It would be one thing if that kid's ability was just somewhat similar to their Byakugan, but not only that, he actually possesses an ability that can counter their Byakugan.
Hyuga Hiashi would not allow such a Bloodline Limit to exist in this world, no matter what!
"No matter who you are or what your purpose is, you can't escape now!"
Hyuga Hiashi slightly crouched down, his tone carrying hints of killing intent.
Bang!
Gentle Fist!
Hyuga Hiashi stomped hard on the ground and was the first to rush towards Ranmaru. Not to mention Ranmaru seemed like the easier one of the two to deal with.
More importantly, in Hyuga Hiashi's Byakugan, a layer of something resembling a thin mist appeared on Ranmaru and Yūto.
In front of this layer of mist, his Byakugan was completely unable to see the Chakra points on their bodies.
Hyuga Hiashi's speed was very fast, appearing before Ranmaru in almost the blink of an eye.
Although he couldn't clearly see the specific locations of Ranmaru's Chakra points, for the Hyuga Clan, who have always studied the human Chakra point system, this wasn't a major issue in itself.
Even without the Byakugan, Hyuga Hiashi could easily find Ranmaru's Chakra points; he just couldn't see the areas where Chakra was weak.
Hyuga Hiashi lightly reached out a hand, pointing towards a spot on Ranmaru's neck with extreme speed.
"Cursed Seal Level 1."
Ranmaru blinked his eyes and said softly.
The next moment, accompanied by a muffled sound from within Ranmaru's body, Ranmaru's body rapidly expanded at a visible speed.
In the blink of an eye, a figure over two meters tall appeared before Hyuga Hiashi!
Bang!
Ranmaru raised his exaggerated arm and fiercely punched forward, colliding with Hyuga Hiashi's outstretched hand.
Hyuga Hiashi's expression changed. Ranmaru's punch was too fast; the mere force of the punch rushing towards him made Hyuga Hiashi feel a powerful impact.
If their hands collided, Hyuga Hiashi's hand would definitely be crippled on the spot.
Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!
Hyuga Hiashi didn't have time to withdraw his hand, so he could only quickly change his move, turning the pointing action into a palm strike, while a burst of Chakra surged out from Hyuga Hiashi's hand.
Boom!
A muffled explosion rang out throughout the room. The force of the collision made Hyuga Hiashi retreat several steps before stopping.
Yūto still wore a faint smile on his face, raising his leg and walking towards Hyuga Neji.
"I won't let you get close to Neji!"
Hyuga Hiashi let out a loud shout, slightly turned his body, and rushed towards Yūto.
However, as soon as Hyuga Hiashi moved, a sturdy figure already appeared in front of Hyuga Hiashi.
Without any unnecessary words, Ranmaru reached out and a scroll appeared in Ranmaru's hand.
Bang!
A puff of white smoke dissipated, and a strangely shaped ninja sword appeared in Ranmaru's hand.
"Ranmaru heard others say you seem to be the Hyuga Clan Head. Since you're the Clan Head, you must be very strong."
Ranmaru's voice paused slightly here, and he looked at Hyuga Hiashi with genuine eyes:
"So, can Ranmaru chop you to death?"
Yūto, who was walking towards Hyuga Neji, suddenly heard what Ranmaru said and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Spending so much time with guys like Zabuza, Ranmaru hasn't been led astray, has he?
"Very good! Very good! Exploding Blade: Burst, it seems you are people from the Mist Ninja Village!"
Hyuga Hiashi's face turned slightly red with anger, and it took him a while to squeeze out a sentence.
Boom!
Hyuga Hiashi directly made his move; Ranmaru's words had made Hyuga Hiashi feel insulted!
While the two of them were fighting, Yūto on the other side had already walked up to Hyuga Neji.
Neji had naturally heard Hyuga Hiashi's words just now, and with a tremor in his voice, he looked at Yūto and said:
"Does your Mist Ninja Village want to declare war on Konoha?"
Openly instigating conflict between the Hyuga Clan Main Family and Branch Family, and even directly fighting the Hyuga Clan Head within Konoha, such actions were equivalent to declaring war.
"How can a kid living in a world of peace truly understand what war is?"
Yūto glanced indifferently at Hyuga Neji, his tone filled with killing intent.
Hyuga Neji's body instantly tensed up, as if he was ready to strike at any moment. He felt a terrifying pressure from Yūto.
"I advise you not to make a move, otherwise you'll be free."
Looking at Hyuga Neji, Yūto said lightly.
Hyuga Neji naturally understood what "free" meant.
"I also have a scroll here. Interested in taking a look?"
Yūto produced a scroll and directly threw it into Hyuga Neji's arms, clearly not intending to ask for permission.
Hyuga Neji slightly composed himself and, without being overly sentimental, directly opened the scroll and began to read.
He knew that if the young man in front of him wanted to kill him, he wouldn't be able to resist in his current state.
"This scroll records what happened back then, but it's not Konoha's record, it's the Cloud Ninja Village's record."
"Your father, in the end, was merely a sacrifice between the two Villages, and even more so, a sacrifice of the Hyuga Clan."
"What your father called the 'freedom of death,' as I said just now, was just an act of a coward."
Yūto said casually, that regardless of Hyuga Hiashi's explanation or the scroll Hizashi left behind back then, one point could not be denied.
That is, the fact that Hizashi was a sacrifice.
And the scroll from the Cloud Ninja Village recorded nothing more than the secret agreement between Konoha and the Cloud Shinobi back then.
Hyuga Neji's hands holding the scroll couldn't help but tremble, not only because of his anger over his father's past but also because he was startled by Yūto's purpose.
As a genius, Hyuga Neji was very smart, but at the same time, not smart enough.
A truly smart person wouldn't express their anger towards the Main Family in such a large-scale event as the Chunin Exams.
If it weren't for the fact that this generation of the Hyuga Clan had no other talented descendants besides Neji, this genius,
Hyuga Hiashi, as the Main Family Head, would have long ago nipped this genius Hyuga Neji, who was filled with hatred for the Main Family, in the bud.