"What is that?"
Kakashi was in Konoha, walking with Naruto while they were trying to catch a little kitten, when suddenly he noticed something above the Hyuga clan.
The Eight Trigrams?
It seemed to almost envelop the entire Hyuga clan!
He couldn't help but be stunned.
"Wow~~ Kakashi-sensei, what is that?" Naruto was immediately captivated by the sight as well. He pointed toward it, his bright blue eyes full of curiosity and excitement.
What exactly is going on?
It's so amazing…
Naruto's eyes were filled with astonishment and wonder.
As he spoke, the little kitten in his hands suddenly wriggled free and ran off into the distance.
"Are they fighting?" Sasuke murmured quietly, but his reflexes were sharp. The moment the kitten slipped from Naruto's hands, he moved with lightning speed and caught it by the scruff of its neck.
However, Sasuke's cold, serious eyes remained fixed on the distance.
What exactly is happening?
Instinct told him it was some kind of battle, but the massive scale of the phenomenon left even Uchiha Sasuke momentarily stunned.
What a terrifying fight this must be.
"Naruto, we're on a mission! If Sasuke hadn't caught the kitten, we'd have to go after it again!" Sakura's attention stayed on Sasuke. She was still fascinated by how he had quickly grabbed the kitten again, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
Sasuke was so cool… and responsible too.
"Hmph~~ I can easily catch the little cat again!" Naruto said with disdain in his eyes. He could catch any cat that ran away at any time.
But after saying that, his gaze shifted back to the distance, and his eyes suddenly became serious.
"There's a presence over there even I have to be wary of!" As Naruto frowned, a voice echoed in his mind—it was the Nine-Tails.
Huh?
This made Naruto's already shocked expression turn even more astonished. He had truly experienced the Nine-Tails' power before. Even just receiving a small portion of its chakra could boost his strength immensely.
Now, hearing that there was something over there even the Nine-Tails feared, his expression finally changed.
That was the Nine-Tails—the Tailed Beast!
From what he knew, a Tailed Beast was the ultimate weapon of any village.
"Can you sense who it is?" Naruto asked, curiosity laced with surprise and shock. He wanted to know who could possess power that even the Nine-Tails dreaded.
"It's a kid, probably around your age!" The Nine-Tails' perception was extremely sharp. When Neji had shown his strength, it had sensed him immediately.
Not only was his body and chakra incredibly strong, but he also seemed to have a pair of special eyes. They weren't Mangekyō Sharingan, yet they felt even more terrifying than ordinary ones.
Could it be Byakugan?
The Nine-Tails felt a complicated mix of emotions.
"About my age?" Naruto was dumbfounded. He thought he was already a prodigy, yet here was someone like this appearing.
But then, Naruto thought of something and finally asked, "Is that person also a Jinchūriki?"
"No, but very strong!" The Nine-Tails murmured, curiosity growing about who this person really was.
For now, it could only sense the person's terrifying presence from afar. It could sense their size and some familiar chakra, but it still couldn't figure out exactly who they were.
"You all wait here, I'll go take a look!"
Kakashi kept his eyes on the commotion over there. After frowning and thinking for a moment, he left that sentence behind and headed toward the Hyuga clan.
There was something unusual happening with the Hyuga clan. No matter what, he had to go see and find out what was going on.
"We should go take a look too. I want to see who has this kind of power," the Nine-Tails said in Naruto's mind, his tone unusually serious.
He wanted to see the ninja who had made him feel fear.
"All right." Naruto Uzumaki nodded and followed.
Uchiha Sasuke saw Naruto following and frowned. After a moment of thought, he followed as well.
"Uh? Sasuke, wait for me!" Sakura saw Sasuke go and stomped her foot before following him too.
On the other side of the village…
Asuma Sarutobi was settling missions with Shikamaru and the others when he noticed the disturbance over there. He looked up with a serious tone. "Towards the Hyuga clan?"
"The Hyuga clan?" Shikamaru also looked up, frowning.
Normally lazy, Shikamaru's eyes were now filled with shock. He had heard some news about the Hyuga clan recently, but he had no idea what was happening.
It made the usually calm strategist feel a bit tense.
Ino casually adjusted her hair, while Choji kept eating snacks, unconcerned.
"I'll go check it out. You all head home for now." Asuma nodded and moved quickly toward the Hyuga clan.
He took a drag from his cigarette, crushed it underfoot, and headed toward Konoha.
"What's going on?"
Shikamaru watched Asuma's back, thinking for a moment before following. He was curious about the commotion around the Hyuga clan.
"Wait for me!" Choji was shocked but finished his remaining chips in one gulp and chased after him.
"You guys…" Ino was startled but called out before following too.
"Over there? I sense chakra released from taijutsu?"
Might Guy was training with Rock Lee when he suddenly opened his eyes and looked toward the Hyuga clan with curiosity.
"Sensei, what's wrong?" Lee stopped and asked.
"I don't know," Guy shook his head, then immediately followed.
Other clans and ninja also noticed the movements of the Hyuga Clan and were heading in their direction.
Outside Konoha, Hiashi Hyuga had been gone for a while but still hadn't found Hinata, leaving him somewhat downhearted.
However, because he knew he was the head of the Hyuga main family, he did not enter the Land of Lightning.
As he walked back to Konoha with his head lowered, he suddenly saw a Eight Trigram pattern appear in the direction of the village, similar to the domain of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
"What's going on?" Hiashi Hyuga exclaimed, puzzled.
Immediately, he quickened his pace.
At the entrance of the Hyuga clan, Konoha's ANBU attempted to enter the Hyuga group, but as soon as they stepped in, they were blocked by Sanmei Hyuga and members of the branch family.
After Neji Hyuga made such a huge display, Sanmei knew someone would come to investigate, so he brought some branch family members to stop them.
Now, with Neji punishing the main family, the only thing they could do for him was prevent the village's people from interfering, allowing Neji to handle the trouble properly.
If these people entered the group, they would surely side with the main family!
So… they blocked the ANBU ninja.
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