Chapter 152: Hyuga Incident

"Boom!!"

It was as if two giant bells collided, causing ripples to spread through the air.

The dragon-shaped gust of wind, revealing terrifying fangs, clashed with the thousand hand seals, unleashing unimaginable energy.

"Bang!!"

Asuma, paralyzed all over, was sent flying before he could even stand firm, crashing heavily into the nearby wall and losing consciousness.

Meanwhile, Yu took a step back, calmly standing in place after deflecting the fierce gust of wind that came his way.

"The Taijutsu of the monks... quite interesting."

"It seems that this world is much more complicated than I imagined."

Watching the unconscious Sarutobi Asuma on the ground, Yu stood in place and muttered thoughtfully to himself.

"Thousand-Armed Murder— The talent of the fire temple, forming a thousand handed Guanyin statue with Chakra and transforming into the wrathful aspect of a deity, providing absolute defense and delivering high-speed Chakra-formed punches to attack enemies."

If Yu's guess is correct, this should be the technique that one of the Land of Fire's Guardian Ninja,a monk, entrusted to Sarutobi Asuma.

In the original anime, the land's guardian ninja and head monk, Chiriku, fought against members of the Akatsuki organization, Hidan and Kakuzu, who came to claim his head and did his best in order to protect the Land of Fire.

He once used this Secret Technique of the Monks Taijutsu, simultaneously sending both Hidan and Kakuzu flying. However, he ultimately succumbed to the immortality of Hidan and Kakuzu, meeting his demise.

Although the anime did not provide a detailed introduction to the origin of this Secret Technique of the Monks, it is evident that the real Naruto world contains many things not depicted in the anime.

The Twelve Guardians of the Land of Fire are elite ninja responsible for protecting the Land of Fire's Daimyo. They serve as the Daimyo's private and independent special forces, possessing formidable strength, as indicated by the "火" (fire) symbol on their waistbands.

Now, it seems that after leaving Konoha, Sarutobi Asuma coincidentally joined this special organization in the Land of Fire and befriended the group of powerful ninja, including Chiriku.

"Yu, are you okay?"

Unexpectedly, the careless young man named Asuma could unleash such peculiar power. Seeing Yu defeat Asuma, the nearby Kurenai hurriedly ran over.

"I'm fine; this guy doesn't have any malicious intent..."

"Just temporarily lost his way..."

Feeling the concerned gaze of Kurenai beside him, Yu looked at the unconscious Asuma on the ground and silently shook his head.

He didn't have any negative feelings towards Asuma, the bearded uncle with a penchant for smoking, to begin with. Asuma's personality during this period was as impulsive and reckless as Naruto in the anime.

However, during their recent clash, Yu's Observation Haki didn't sense any murderous intent from Asuma towards himself. It was just youthful exuberance and a sense of resentment for being taught a lesson in the past. Therefore, Yu chose to show mercy.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to dango."

With a slight smile, Yu said as he pulled Kurenai beside him and walked towards the direction of the dango shop in the distance.

...

Soon, night fell.

A bright round moon hung in the sky, casting a silver glow over the land. Countless insect chirps in the forest rendered the entire village of Konoha exceptionally serene.

At this moment, however, there was a commotion in the Hyuga Clan's compound. Dozens of Hyuga Clan ninja, holding torches, were searching the surroundings.

The disturbance then spread throughout the entire Hyuga Clan. Numerous Hyuga Clan ninja woke up from their slumber, and under the command of the main family, they rushed to various parts of the Konoha Ninja Village, searching for traces of enemies.

In the black night, a natural barrier veiled everything in darkness, concealing any wrongdoing.

The entire Hyuga Clan's compound was brightly lit. In the midst of a crowd of ninja from various branch families holding torches, a ninja in black clothes lay lifeless at the feet of the Hyuga Clan head, Hyuga Hiashi.

A tilted eyepatch, cloud-shaped forehead protector, and internal organs completely destroyed by Hyuga Hiashi's Gentle Fist – astonishingly, this was the leader of the Hidden Cloud negotiation team during the Konoha celebration earlier in the day!

"Hiashi-sama!"

Other Hyuga clan members, alerted by the commotion, rushed over, some not even having the time to wear their clothes properly, holding various ninja tools in their hands.

"Inform Hokage-sama immediately!"

"The leader of the Cloud Ninja tried to kidnap the heir of the main family of the Hyuga Clan, attempting to uncover the secrets of the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan Kekkei Genkai. I have already taken care of him, but this is a matter of great importance – go now!"

Seeing the increasing number of clan members arriving and realizing the severity of the situation, Hyuga Hiashi shouted at those around him because this involved not only their Hyuga Clan but also the entire Konoha.

"Also! send a team to search for Hinata who has been abducted by another Cloud Ninja!"

"Immediately send out teams to bring Hinata back to me!"

Although he had just slain the leader of the Cloud Ninja and the negotiation team, the fact that his daughter—Hyuga Hinata, the heir of the main family—had been kidnapped by another Cloud Ninja weighed heavily on Hyuga Hiashi's heart.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Hyuga Hiashi's command, a group of Hyuga Clan branch ninja scattered and disappeared on the spot.

'Hinata...

Please be safe...'

Watching all the ninja around gradually disperse, Hyuga Hiashi couldn't help but clench his fists. Despite being strict with his daughter, who had only turned three, and had average talent, Hinata was, after all, the heiress of the Hyuga Clan's main family and the future successor.

Moreover, the Byakugan of the main family was not subjected to the 'Caged Bird Seal' curse mark like the branch family's Byakugan. If, by any chance, the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan fell into the hands of the enemy, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In the silent night, not far from the orphanage in the forest near the Konoha Ninja Village, a melodic music seemed to flow like a mountain stream, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

With pale hair resembling the only firefly in the forest, Yu sat alone on a branch of a large tree. From this height, he could just overlook the bustling lights at the center of Konoha in the distance. Cupping a leaf in his hands near his mouth, he played a one of his most preferred melodied from his past life, "Castle in the Sky."

Although it wasn't possible to play the entire "Castle in the Sky" like on the flute, at this moment, Yu's rendition with a leaf had a unique ethereal and melodious charm.

"It sounds so beautiful..."

"What's the name of this piece?"

After a while, the ethereal music finally came to an end. Kurenai, standing under the tree, looked up with contemplative starlight in her red eyes, as if still immersed in the melody Yu had just played.

"Castle in the Sky."

"If I get the chance, I'll play the complete version for you with the proper instrument."

Hearing Kurenai's voice, Yu smiled faintly while his gaze remained fixed on the bustling lights of Konoha in the distance.

"I didn't expect you to have such a skill..."

Gazing up at Yu sitting on the tree, a similar glint appeared in Kurenai's eyes, as if she had gained a new understanding of this talented young genius.

"To be honest, how many young girls have you deceived with this trick?"

As they spoke, Kurenai lightly leaped, stepping on the trunk of the large tree, and landed next to Yu, sitting down. A playful expression crossed her youthful and charming face as she said, "I bet Yugao fell for you with a move like this, didn't she?"

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