"This is the main branch's Byakugan!"
Hiashi Hyuga stared in disbelief at Ye Liang's eyes.
If the Hyuga clan still had any doubts about Ye Liang before this, all suspicion vanished instantly. A look of regret spread across Hiashi's face.
"Not just that!" Ye Liang smiled again.
He twirled a shuriken marked with the Flying Thunder God seal between his fingers, then casually flung it at Danzo.
"What are you doing?!"
Danzo exclaimed in shock, but before he could react, Ye Liang's body had already appeared beside him.
"This is Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique! If I weren't his brother, how could I possibly know such a secret technique?"
Ye Liang then opened his palm, and a red sphere materialized in his hand.
The Rasengan was also Minato's secret technique.
Danzo's expression immediately darkened.
"I'm sorry—we misunderstood you earlier!"
He quickly apologized to Ye Liang.
At the same time, he gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a meaningful glance. "I'm truly sorry, Mr. Ye Liang. We allowed small-minded thoughts to cloud our judgment."
"Yes," Hiruzen solemnly replied. "It seems we did misunderstand." Then he clapped his hands. "Everyone, there's no need to hide anymore. The misunderstanding has been cleared."
A large group of Konoha ninja, previously hiding in the surroundings, now stepped forward.
"I told you! How could Lord Ye Liang ever be a traitor to Konoha? He's helped us countless times!"
"That's right. With Lord Ye Liang's incredible strength, how could he possibly be a spy? He doesn't even need to be!"
"Indeed, that makes perfect sense!"
One after another, they apologized to Ye Liang.
He'd heard countless insincere apologies like these before.
He glanced at Team 7. Aside from Hinata, the others looked uneasy.
"What's wrong? The misunderstanding has been cleared. Why do you still look so worried?" Ye Liang sensed something off.
He raised his hand to gently flick Sakura on the forehead, but she flinched back timidly.
"Teacher..."
Sasuke seemed to want to say something but hesitated and stopped.
Naruto's expression wasn't good either. "Teacher Ye Liang... Master, you... you should leave quickly!"
He had changed his address.
Now it was "Teacher," not "Uncle" anymore!
"What exactly is going on?"
Ye Liang asked in confusion, realizing something was definitely off.
Just then! Danzo, who was standing beside Ye Liang, suddenly pulled out a kunai knife. He took Ye Liang by surprise and slashed it straight into his neck!
"What are you doing!"
Ye Liang cried in shock. The kunai had pierced his artery and even severed his throat!
"Damn you! I should never have let you live!" He roared in anger and kicked Danzo away fiercely.
At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi and many other Konoha jonin rushed over!
"Brat! Die!" The ninja tools in their hands flew one after another toward Ye Liang, followed closely by numerous secret techniques.
It happened too fast!
Ye Liang didn't even have time to react!
Even if he had reacted—it wouldn't have made any difference!
[Mind Body Switch Technique] severed his consciousness!
[Shadow Possession Jutsu] took control of his body!
Combined with [Sealing Techniques]!
[Barrier Jutsu!]
In just a split second, hundreds of binding jutsus rained down on Ye Liang's body!
"Damn it! Why are you doing this!" Ye Liang still didn't understand! Because of the kunai lodged in his throat, he couldn't speak! He could only let them attack him.
He could only cry out helplessly!
"No! Father, please spare Master Ye Liang!" Hinata, tears streaming down her face, rushed toward the attacked Ye Liang, but was stopped by Team 7 from behind!
"Give up, Hinata. Master Ye Liang indeed has issues!" Sakura spoke first.
"The Third Hokage already confirmed it! Minato-sama never passed his Secret Technique to anyone. Also, Ye Liang's appearance timing was suspicious!"
"He said he hadn't seen Minato-sama in ten years, but Minato died thirteen years ago. This is obviously a lie!"
"And," seeing Ye Liang had been sealed, Hiashi Hyuga also started explaining.
"There is no such survivor in the Hyuga clan! Our family register clearly records that except our Hyuga ancestor, no one else ever left the Hyuga clan!"
"But Master Ye Liang does have the Byakugan!"
Hinata tried to argue further, but was stopped by Hiashi Hyuga: "That can only mean he murdered someone from our Hyuga clan!"
Hiashi's eyes clearly revealed a trace of killing intent!
The Byakugan wasn't irreplaceable after all!
Ye Liang's eyes widened slightly!
He never imagined the reasons for his death would be these!
Based merely on his minor mistakes, the Hidden Leaf Village deduced everything and even developed hatred toward him through their words!
Is this the retribution for lying...
Ye Liang never expected his own disciples would betray him entirely!
Perhaps from the start, he had been utterly wrong—wrong to underestimate even a single ninja. Their loyalty to Konoha wouldn't be easily shaken by just teaching them a few jutsus!
That's why Naruto is so compelling—because none of its characters are idiots, absolutely not like those cheap fanfics where one arrogant display makes every kunoichi kneel before you!
That's just an insult to intelligence!
"What the hell!"
This was Ye Liang's final word to the world!
After several breaths.
His head was severed by the kunai inside!
…
A few days later.
A man wrapped in a long cloak sneaked toward Konoha's main gate. After checking around to ensure no one was watching, he climbed up to the treetop beside the entrance.
A severed head was hanging there!
"It's already been three days. Never thought Konoha could be so ruthless. I shouldn't have come back in the first place!" Ye Liang's voice echoed eerily from above the severed head, startling the cloaked man.
"Master Ye Liang, please don't scare me like that. I'm forced to do this too! Considering you're our teacher, I'll make sure to bury you properly."
The cloaked figure lifted his hood.
It was Sasuke!
"What the hell! Isn't that the Second Pillar! What's he here for!" Ye Liang's position was exactly blocked by branches. He could peek through the leaves at Sasuke, but Sasuke couldn't see him.
"Mr. Ye Liang, please don't get me in trouble!"
Sasuke cried out desperately, as if once again hearing Ye Liang's voice in his ears.
"Sasuke, put my head back on my body!" Ye Liang hurriedly said. He possessed the same [Immortality Skill] as Hidan—if his head was reconnected to his neck, he would revive.
"He really came back from the dead!"
Sasuke shivered again.
He could hear Ye Liang's voice again—and this time, it felt so real!
Just then!
A faint whizzing sound suddenly cut through the air from afar!
Someone was approaching.
"Oh no, we can't let anyone find out!"
Ye Liang being hanged here had been Danzo's idea.
That bastard had suffered greatly at Ye Liang's hands before. He wanted to torture Ye Liang thoroughly. If someone secretly buried Ye Liang, it would be a direct challenge to Danzo himself!
Sasuke hid himself on a branch beneath Ye Liang, with both of them concealed by a single leaf.
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