41 Sending Lamb to Slaughter.

A palm approached me as I pushed it slightly aside, pushing with my leg to jump slightly, rotating in the air to dodge two more strikes. Just as I evaded four strikes, another one attacked from above me, having jumped before.

Grabbing his arm, I evaded the palm strike and used his strength to pull him down and have him hit the ground, taking him out instantly. As I was falling above him, I placed my other hand on the ground and pushed slightly, cracks creating in the ground as I was pushed slightly above, multiple strikes heading for me missing once again.

Touching the ground much faster this time, thanks to the low strength I pushed with, I regained my footing and took the soft palm stance. As the other Hyuga's attacked me from all four sides, I twisted my body slightly, the one in front of me and behind me missing by cm as I grabbed their wrists by their tenketsu points, pulled slightly, and used their bodies as cover from the other 2 Hyuga's who were slightly slower in attacking.

As 2 more were taken out of commission from the soft punch, I once again grabbed their now falling bodies, dragged them as I rotated, and pushed threw them towards their comrades, sending them flying towards the wall in pairs. With this, all the combatants had been taken care of and I let go of my stance.

*CLAP* - clapping sounds were heard as I turned to see Hiashi watching from the side together with his daughters.

"Hiashi, Hanabi, Hinata, I hope you enjoyed the show, I do not get the time to put one on very often." – I said as I smiled lightly.

Hanabi had stars in her eyes while Hinata just blushed and turned her head to the side. As Hiashi looked at both of them he coughed once, making his daughter's spine straighten out immediately, and replied to me.

"Hokage-sama is as impressive as always, though the same cannot be said for my clan members, I am deeply ashamed for this." – Hiashi said as he lowered his head a little, though I could see him staring at the clan members who were barely getting up from the corner of his eye.

"It's fine, even I know that I am abnormal among shinobi. Their teamwork was nearly impeccable, and their accomplishment in the soft palm just as impressive." – I said as the Hyugas finally got up, their faces red from shame and slightly lowered.

Hiashi now stared straight at the adult Hyugas, his Byakugan activated and as visible as his frown.

"Yes, I suppose there is no shame in being beaten by a 13, forgive, today 14 year old, with half the mass of their body, on a taijutsu match, five against one, with a taijutsu style they have been practicing since they were in diapers…" - As he spoke, the frown in his face became more and more apparent, while the Hyugas' faces became redder and redder, their bodies curling and flinching with every word that came out of the mouth of their patriarch.

As I smiled wryly, Hiashi turned his Byakugan off and his attention to me, his frown now gone.

"Disregarding that for a moment, Hokage-sama, a moment of your time?" – He asked.

I nodded, waved at the two heiresses, and as he got up, we both made our way further inside the compound.

"So, what is it? Has there been a problem with the supplies?" – I asked as my expression turned cold.

"No, I handed it to Shikaku as per your orders and we have so far encountered no obstacles. Though Jiraya has been busy, I think he's aware that you are planning something. Too many people have been asking the wrong questions. Civilians mostly, and they are searching for subtle clues, but they are still snooping around."

"Huh, he's faster than I thought. I expected he'd take at least another month to start suspecting our operation. By then we could launch it early but right now… we're not ready yet."

"Shikamaru suggests we send the Anbu to intimidate them. It should make them rethink for a while and back off for long enough."

"Send the anbu… but leave no survivors. Jiraya has plenty of spies, even if we intimidate these, he'll just be more careful with the other ones. Jiraya is a good man. I wonder how many he'll be willing to throw to death before his curiosity is satisfied? This will keep him off until we are ready to strike."

"He won't at least not knowingly, but he'll do it himself."

"Then it won't be a problem. He is currently on a training trip with Naruto, and even if he travels all the way to the border, I'll have your clan members watching out for him. He won't use strength and words won't get him anywhere. He can't hide from you so he will have no choice but to try and fail until it's too late. Civilians are invisible, he is not." – I said as I smiled slightly.

"I understand… one question if you don't mind."

"What is it?"

"Why do you fight while restricting your strength? I do not see the point of trying to learn the Hyuga's style."

"Beating an individual using my strong points means that I am stronger than them overall. Beating them using their strong points… means that I am superior." – A very useful method of growing stronger when I couldn't openly consume everyone.

"I see. Also, about Kakashi, I tracked him down… he was sleeping in his house… turned out today was his off day." – Well… that was embarrassing for me as a Hokage… I needed a secretary to keep track of this.

"I see, thank you Hiashi, I'll be going now." – I said as I nodded.

"Of course Hokage-sama" – Hiashi said as he bowed slightly.

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(One hour later, Hokage's Office)

Kakashi was standing in front of my desk as I handed him a folder.

"Kakashi, I'm sorry for calling you here on your off day, but it's an emergency that might cost us a lot of lives if handled poorly."

As I said that, Kakashi straightened out and replied.

"Of course Hokage-sama, what can I do?" – He asked directly as he noticed the urgency in my tone.

"I believe you are familiar with the Hidden Sound Village. It's Orochimaru's nest of snakes. I have recently gotten many conflicting reports from the border patrol and believe that someone is interfering and tampering with them."

"With all due respect, wouldn't this be the worst time for Orochimaru to plan against us. We have just recovered and he has neither the element of surprise nor a reliable ally with sufficient manpower to try anything."

"Normally yes, but there will soon be a military operation carried out. We suspect he may have somehow gotten wind of this and will attack us once it is underway."

"An operation?"

"Yes, and while we do not have the time to cover the details right now, know that many lives depend on you verifying the situation at the border. Any questions?" – I asked.

"Just one, wouldn't it be better to send the Anbu?"

"I would send a squad with you, sadly the ones available would only slow you down, and sending them by themselves… in the off chance that they encounter Orochimaru, they will not be able to get away. I have faith in your abilities to escape from him, we cannot afford to be caught off guard here. I hope you understand that."

"Of course Hokage-sama. When do I leave?"

"Now. Just go in, get me confirmation on any movement or lack of it and get out. No need to engage." – I said as Kakashi nodded and left the office.

As Kakashi left a grin extended on my face, being quickly replaced by my stoic expression. The Hyugas were guarding me so I could not afford to count on the chance that their Byakugan wasn't activated. They were the entire reason why I had to send Kakashi all the way to the border between Leaf and Sound. Never know when one of them might be looking in here, especially with some of these guys' ridiculous range.

Though sending Kakashi there… is this what it feels like to play both the good guy and the bad guy? It wasn't bad… in fact, it felt pretty good. I would have done it earlier, but the cooldown period had just ended, and while I was changing the story, I could not afford to lose out on something that could give me access to one of the most broken abilities in this world.

(A/N: Had to edit this in from the phone because i forgot. Vote if you like the fanfic ... still havent figure out why though... but its important (not really) and i win big money (i dont).

P.S: It seems really pointless(it is) to be honest.)