Uchiha En wasn't stupid. After hearing what Hyuga Asana said, he understood why Hyuga Asana had lost control of her emotions.
At this moment, Uchiha En felt an indescribable emotion. He took a deep breath to calm himself down as much as possible, then asked, "Asana, does the Main Family of the Hyuga Clan want you to marry that injured Chunin later?"
Hyuga Asana nodded.
"What do you think about it?"
"I don't want to, and I refuse."
"I understand. I will help you!" Uchiha En said.
"Help me? How?"
"I will help you remove the Caged Bird Seal."
"That's impossible. The Caged Bird Seal is irreversible." Hyuga Asana replied.
"If I can't remove it, then I will kill every member of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family, leaving none alive! They will never be able to pressure you again!"
As he spoke, Uchiha En's Sharingan unconsciously activated. The Single Tomoe in his left pupil slowly blurred, and when the tomoe reappeared, the Single Tomoe had transformed into a Double Tomoe.
Looking at Uchiha En's crimson Sharingan, Hyuga Asana remembered what her older brother had told her: "The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan evolves when subjected to intense emotional stimulation."
Uchiha En's left eye had evolved from a Single Tomoe to a Double Tomoe, and Hyuga Asana understood the depth of determination Uchiha En held when he spoke those words.
At this moment, Hyuga Asana suddenly felt a lump in her throat.
It turned out that besides her father and brother, there was someone else willing to disregard everything for her sake.
"En, having you say that is enough. Please don't do such a thing. The Hyuga Clan's Main Family is supported by the Village. You cannot fight the entire Village by yourself."
Hearing this, Uchiha En did not utter any Chuunibyou nonsense about destroying Konoha.
In fact, before today, Uchiha En had never thought about what his future goal would be.
Uchiha En only knew that he didn't want the Uchiha Clan to be destroyed; he wanted the clan to continue.
Now, Uchiha En had an additional goal: not only to ensure the Uchiha Clan's continuation but also to break Konoha's decaying old rules and reshape the Village.
Just as Uchiha En was about to tell Hyuga Asana his thoughts, his Mind's Eye sensed the gaze from the sky.
Uchiha En quickly took a step back and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Asana, someone is watching us."
Hearing this, Hyuga Asana immediately prepared to activate her Byakugan.
"Don't move recklessly. The person watching us isn't nearby. Nine times out of ten, it's the Third Hokage's Telescope Technique."
"Third Hokage? Is it okay for us to be together then?"
"It should be fine. The Third Hokage already knows about our relationship."
Hyuga Asana thought about it and felt the same way. If the Third Hokage often used this technique to watch them, their relationship certainly couldn't be hidden.
If the Third Hokage knew about their relationship but took no action, it meant he didn't have any objections.
"So, Asana, relax a bit, you don't need to be so nervous. By the way, use the Body Flicker Technique once more for me to see!"
Hyuga Asana nodded and used the Body Flicker Technique.
Uchiha En activated his Sharingan, wanting to clearly see Hyuga Asana's movements.
It was then that Uchiha En realized something was off with his left eye; he seemed to be seeing things much clearer.
Uchiha En quickly checked his Status Panel.
Chakra Amount: 35
Constitution: 30
Dōjutsu Power: 70
Vitality: 7
Nature Affinity: 3
Level: lv12 (5/20)
Attribute Points: 0
Dōjutsu Power reached 70—the Sharingan had leveled up!
Uchiha En was overjoyed, but he didn't show it. Instead, he suppressed his excitement and pretended that nothing had happened, since the Third Hokage was still watching!
"Sorry, Asana, I didn't see it clearly just now. Could you do it one more time?" Uchiha En asked in a calm tone.
Hearing this, Hyuga Asana performed the Body Flicker Technique again. This time, relying on his Double Tomoe left eye, Uchiha En barely managed to capture Hyuga Asana's movement trajectory.
But Hyuga Asana's Body Flicker was too fast. Even though he captured her movement trajectory, his body couldn't react.
It was just like when Erzhuzi first encountered Rock Lee during the Chunin Exams in the original work.
However, Uchiha En's observation of Hyuga Asana's Body Flicker Technique this time was not entirely without benefit.
The next second, Uchiha En also vanished from his spot; he had successfully performed the Body Flicker Technique.
"Huh? En, you learned it?"
"I guess so!" Afterward, Uchiha En tried using the Body Flicker Technique a few more times.
Compared to Instant Movement, the Body Flicker Technique's movement distance was significantly shorter, and the speed wasn't as fast as Instant Movement. Furthermore, Uchiha En was still unfamiliar with the Body Flicker Technique, so the position he moved to always had some deviation.
However, relatively speaking, the Body Flicker Technique consumed less Chakra than Instant Movement.
Uchiha En's Chakra capacity only allowed him to use Instant Movement three times, but he could perform the Body Flicker Technique about seven or eight times.
Moreover, the Body Flicker Technique did not have the side effect of causing physical pain, unlike Instant Movement.
Overall, the Body Flicker Technique was still quite useful at this stage.
However, once Uchiha En's physical fitness became stronger and he could ignore the pain caused by Instant Movement, the Body Flicker Technique would lose its value.
In a sense, Instant Movement is Space-Time Ninjutsu. Taking Konoha's Barrier as an example, using Instant Movement allows one to easily pass through the Barrier without attracting any attention.
The Body Flicker Technique cannot achieve this.
In the Hokage Office at this time, the Third Hokage watched Uchiha En gradually familiarize himself with the Body Flicker Technique and muttered, "It seems Uchiha En learned the Body Flicker Technique from Hyuga Asana. However, Hyuga Asana's Body Flicker feels a bit familiar, carrying a shadow of Orochimaru. Could Hyuga Asana and Orochimaru know each other?"
"Knock, knock~ Hokage-sama, there is a battle report from the front line." Hearing this, the Third Hokage immediately deactivated the Telescope Technique and let the Anbu Ninja delivering the report enter.
The Third Hokage took the battle report, quickly scanned it, and frowned.
The content of the report concerned the Land of Bears battlefield, which was the main battleground between Konoha and Kirigakure.
The Ninja of Kirigakure crossed the sea to land and occupy the Land of Bears, then used the Land of Bears as a springboard to launch an attack on the Land of Fire.
This was much easier than attacking directly from the territory of the Land of Fire.
Naturally, Konoha also deployed a large number of troops in the Land of Bears to defend against Kirigakure's attack.
The Land of Bears thus became the main battleground for Konoha and Kirigakure.
Currently, the situation for Konoha in the Land of Bears was not optimistic, especially after the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist joined the battle, resulting in heavy casualties for Konoha's Ninja.
This battle report was a request for reinforcements.
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist truly are troublesome!" the Third Hokage said, rubbing his aching head.
"Hokage-sama, the Uchiha Clan has recently been targeting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Can we rely more on the Uchiha Clan's strength?" the Anbu delivering the message tentatively asked.
"The Uchiha Clan doesn't have many people in the Land of Bears, and there are few strong figures in the clan. Their main duty in the Land of Bears, just like the Hyuga Clan, is reconnaissance. Relying on them to deal with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist is probably not feasible," the Third Hokage said.