Uchiha En was also very surprised; he hadn't expected Hyuga Asana to have mastered the Body Flicker Technique already.
"You lost!" Hyuga Asana said with a calm expression.
Hearing this, Uchiha En turned his head, and their eyes met. The next second, the scene of Hyuga Asana getting the Caged Bird Seal branded on her appeared before her eyes.
Although Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu is only a D-rank Ninjutsu, this technique can override the target's will and materialize the fear and unwanted scenes in their heart.
The greater the fear in the target's heart, the stronger the impact of the technique. Essentially, it delivers a psychological blow by forcing the opponent to witness the images they fear most.
"Hyuga Asana, you won! I surrender." In a daze, Hyuga Asana heard Uchiha En's voice, and then the Genjutsu she was under was dispelled.
At this moment, a layer of cold sweat had seeped onto Hyuga Asana's forehead, and her inner clothes were soaked.
"Sorry, I didn't realize that Genjutsu would affect you so much," Uchiha En said in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Hyuga Asana took a deep breath to calm herself down and asked, "Why did you surrender? I was under Genjutsu just now, so shouldn't you be the winner?"
"If this were a real fight to the death, I would have died the moment your Kunai was pressed against my neck, because an enemy wouldn't stop the Kunai there; they would pierce my throat directly.
Besides, if you had lost, Hyuga Chiwa would probably give you trouble! I can't stand by and let you be bullied by Hyuga Chiwa because of an insignificant sparring match.
You don't have masochistic tendencies or pointless pride, do you?"
Hyuga Asana was silent for a moment before saying, "Thanks."
"There's no need for us to thank each other for such small matters."
"Come to the river after school."
After speaking, the two formed the Sign of Reconciliation, and the sparring match was declared over with Hyuga Asana as the winner.
Although Uchiha En lost the match, the strength and combat quality he displayed were already comparable to a regular Genin.
The teachers also understood why Uchiha En's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds recently.
It was because he had activated the Uchiha Clan's Bloodline Limit—the Sharingan.
As everyone knows, members of the Uchiha Clan experience a leap in strength once they activate the Sharingan.
However, Uchiha En seems to be only 10 years old this year. Activating the Sharingan at age 10 is quite rare even within the Uchiha Clan.
The teachers recorded Uchiha En's situation, preparing to report it up the chain.
The sparring match between Uchiha En and Hyuga Asana also spread throughout the other classes.
"Hey, Obito, have you heard? Your clan member, Uchiha En, activated his Sharingan," asked Ebisu, wearing sunglasses, as he walked up to Uchiha Obito.
"What's so great about that? He's a year older than me. I'll definitely be able to activate my Sharingan when I'm 10!" Uchiha Obito said, looking unconvinced.
"You? Give it a rest! You can barely perform the Three Basic Jutsu, and your clan member almost beat Hyuga Asana," Asuma Sarutobi said disdainfully.
"Asuma, I heard Asana seems to have learned the Body Flicker Technique. Can you beat her?" Kurenai asked.
If anyone else had asked, Asuma would have honestly said he might not be able to beat Hyuga Asana.
But since Kurenai was the one asking, Asuma answered without hesitation: "Hyuga Asana is definitely no match for me!"
"Asuma is so amazing!"
"As expected of Hokage-sama's son."
"Asuma is the strongest!"
Listening to the flattery from the surrounding classmates, Obito said sourly, "Hmph! What's the big deal!"
Seeing Obito look a little unhappy, Rin comforted him as usual: "Obito, I believe in you. You'll surpass them someday!"
Hearing Rin's words, Obito instantly recovered: "Rin, I will definitely work hard!"
After school, Uchiha En arrived at the small riverbank. Hyuga Asana arrived about ten minutes later.
"Why are you here so quickly today?" Uchiha En asked.
"Probably because I beat you today, Hyuga Chiwa was in a good mood and didn't give me trouble. I rushed here right after taking her home."
"Speaking of which, can Hyuga Chiwa activate the Caged Bird Seal?" Uchiha En asked.
"How could she? She's just a child! There are probably no more than 10 people in the entire Hyuga Clan who can activate the Caged Bird Seal," Hyuga Asana replied.
"Does that mean if we kill all 10 of those people, no one will be able to restrain the Branch Family?"
"I've thought about that too, but the Main Family must have other safeguards. Even if all those people died, the remaining Main Family members would still be able to obtain the method to activate the Caged Bird Seal."
"So how many people are in the Main Family in total?"
"Four Elders, the Patriarch, and the next generation of Main Family members—41 people in total."
"Then what if we kill all of them?"
"En, the Hyuga Clan's problem isn't something that can be solved by killing all the Main Family members," Hyuga Asana said after a brief silence.
"But it's the fastest and most effective method."
"The Village won't let that happen. The Main Family couldn't have controlled the Branch Family for so long without the Village's tacit approval."
"The Village again, huh!"
"Alright! Let's stop talking about this. Discussing it won't change the current situation anyway. En, when did you awaken your Sharingan?" Hyuga Asana asked, changing the subject.
"The day I learned my parents had died."
"It was that time, indeed. Was the month you spent resting at home also for adapting to the Sharingan?"
"You could say that."
"The Sharingan's Genjutsu is really powerful! Just looking at me made me fall under a Genjutsu."
"That wasn't a Sharingan Genjutsu. The Single Tomoe Sharingan doesn't boost Genjutsu. That was a standard Genjutsu I learned myself, one that any Ninja can perform."
"A standard Genjutsu? Don't tell me it was Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu?" Hyuga Asana asked.
"That's right. Narakumi and Wood Binding Kill are two Genjutsu that Konoha has had since its founding, and they are widely circulated. I can teach you if you're interested."
"No need. Our Hyuga Clan isn't good at Genjutsu. But do you want to learn the Body Flicker Technique? I can teach you!"
"Sounds good!" Uchiha En also wanted to learn the Body Flicker Technique. Once his Physique reached 30 points, he could use Teleportation, and he would need the Body Flicker Technique as a cover then.
"My Body Flicker Technique was given to me by an adult as a test. I can teach you, but don't tell anyone else."
"An adult? Is it the same adult who talked to you about 'growth' having no radicals?"
"Mhm."
For some reason, Uchiha En felt that this adult Hyuga Asana spoke of was not a good person. In this world, aside from one's parents, no one is kind to you for no reason.
The fact that this adult Hyuga Asana mentioned was discussing growth with her and teaching her the Body Flicker Technique seemed suspicious no matter how Uchiha En looked at it.