Hearing Mirai Uchiha reveal the secret of his heart, Hiashi Hyūga took a step back in surprise: "How do you know?"
Mirai Uchiha pointed to his own eyes: "Before these eyes, there are no secrets."
Hiashi Hyūga fell silent.
Ever since Hizashi Hyūga was engraved with the "Caged Bird" seal, the relationship between the two brothers was never as close as before.
Often seeing the look of hatred in his younger brother's eyes, Hiashi Hyūga developed a discontent towards the main and branch house system.
However, although he was the head of the Hyūga clan, reforming the clan was not so easy.
The matter was stalled.
Until, a few days ago, Hizashi Hyūga, before dying, grabbed his hand tightly and pleaded with reddened eyes: "Brother, dying for you is my own choice. I entrust Neji to you."
"I know that you also hate the main and branch house system in your heart. Originally, I thought we could strive together, but now I'm afraid there will be no more opportunity."
"It's a shame for Neji. He is so talented, and yet he is destined to be a caged bird like me…"
That day was the first time, since the "Caged Bird" seal was engraved on him, that Hizashi Hyūga called him "brother" instead of "lord clan head" after so many years.
Thinking of this, Hiashi Hyūga's gaze gradually became firmer: "Captain Mirai, I can accept all your demands."
He would not allow the tragedy of him and his brother to be repeated in the next generation.
If he could prevent Neji from suffering the fate of "wearing the Caged Bird," his brother would surely forgive him, right?
But before that, there was one thing he needed to confirm.
Hiashi Hyūga looked at Mirai Uchiha and said slowly: "Captain Mirai, first I want to personally confirm your strength, to see if it's worth risking my all for your plan."
"After all, without absolute power, any plan is destined to be a mere joke."
Hearing this, Mirai Uchiha shrugged: "No problem."
Hiashi Hyūga adopted the initial stance of the Gentle Fist, and the veins around his eyes bulged.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
A powerful gust of air rushed towards Mirai Uchiha.
Mirai Uchiha activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and a blood-red skeleton easily blocked Hiashi Hyūga's attack.
Seeing this, Hiashi Hyūga quickly lunged towards Mirai Uchiha: "Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
The attacks, as fast as an afterimage, continuously struck the Susanoo, and the powerful force caused the dust around them to begin to rise.
But the Susanoo was not affected in the slightest.
The Gentle Fist, the pride of the Hyūga clan, had no effect when hitting the Susanoo.
Hiashi Hyūga's gaze sharpened, and he shouted again: "Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms!"
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
All the attacks landed precisely on the same point, and the ground under Mirai Uchiha's feet began to show dense cracks.
Finally…
A crisp "crack" was heard, and fine fissures appeared on the Susanoo's skeleton.
Hiashi Hyūga's heart filled with joy and, just as he was about to break the Susanoo in a single blow, he saw a pair of enormous skeletal arms lunging at him.
With no other choice, Hiashi Hyūga had to abandon his attack: "Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"
Hiashi Hyūga's body spun at high speed like a top, and dense threads of chakra formed a protective shield around him.
Boom!
The Susanoo's attack was blocked.
"Interesting."
Mirai Uchiha's voice sounded, and the size of the Susanoo instantly increased.
The skeleton, which before seemed incredibly fragile, began to develop flesh and veins, and then heavy armor.
In just a moment, it had become a giant with a longsword.
"I-is this the Uchiha clan's Susanoo?"
A sense of helplessness arose in Hiashi Hyūga's eyes.
With all his strength, he had barely managed to make a small crack in the Susanoo in its skeletal form. Now, with this form, just looking at it made him feel that he had nowhere to begin.
While he was thinking of a strategy, the Susanoo raised its arm high and swung down!
Hiashi Hyūga quickly used the Eight Trigrams Palms: Kaiten to defend himself.
With a crash, dust rose everywhere.
Hiashi Hyūga looked at the deep pit in the ground beside him, and a drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead.
If it weren't for the fact that the opponent had purposely missed, the Eight Trigrams Palms: Kaiten would not have been able to stop an attack of that level…
If a Susanoo of just ten meters in height was already so strong, how terrifying would the hundred-meter Susanoo that Mirai Uchiha had once used on the battlefield be?
Compared to the ordinary Sharingan, the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan had taken a very large leap.
In comparison, his Hyūga clan's Byakugan seemed a bit too weak.
Sigh…
If only the Byakugan could evolve continuously like the Sharingan.
Sighing, Hiashi Hyūga deactivated his Byakugan.
After personally experiencing Mirai Uchiha's power, he no longer had the will to fight.
Looking at Mirai Uchiha, Hiashi Hyūga said in a grave voice: "Captain Mirai, I accept your demands. From now on, I will follow your orders."
Mirai Uchiha also deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan: "Then, it is decided. When I take power, I will also help you reform the Hyūga clan."
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"[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully obtaining the reward: Byakugan!]"
Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Mirai Uchiha was a little surprised.
That in his first confrontation with Hiashi Hyūga he had obtained the "Byakugan" reward.
Since when had he become so lucky?
"[Name: Mirai Uchiha]"
"[Constitution: 2123]"
"[Mental Strength: 2112]"
"[Chakra: 2096]"
"[Kekkei Genkai: Mangekyō Sharingan! Magnet Release: Gold Dust! Scorch Release! Shikotsumyaku! Boil Release! Genjutsu: Five Senses Control! Byakugan!]"
"[Ninjutsu: …]"
"[Others: …]"
"[Dōjutsu: Amaterasu! Sarutahikonomikoto! Tokoyotachinomikoto! Susanoo! Tsukuyomi! Kotoamatsukami!]"
Looking at the Byakugan Kekkei Genkai in the system panel, Mirai Uchiha created a water mirror.
"Superficially, it doesn't seem to have the characteristics of the Byakugan…"
Mirai Uchiha muttered, looking at his reflection in the mirror.
The next second, with a thought, his vision changed drastically.
Byakugan activated!
Unlike the Hyūga clan, upon activating the Byakugan, no bulging veins appeared around Mirai Uchiha's eyes; simply, his originally black pupils turned pure white.
The world in his eyes was not just black and white, but remained vibrant and colorful.
Furthermore, his field of vision had expanded to three hundred and sixty degrees, without any blind spots.
And his vision could pass through obstacles, seeing everything within his range.
The maximum range was about ten kilometers.
Although it wasn't too much, it was enough.
Combined with Kagura's Mind's Eye, it was not an exaggeration to say that he had exceptional sight.
The bustling streets, the crowd, the steam-filled hot springs…
Everything was so vivid.
Mirai Uchiha wiped the blood from his nose and voluntarily deactivated the Byakugan.
The Byakugan was a good thing. He should have gotten this Kekkei Genkai sooner.
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Hey guys, I want to apologize for not uploading any chapters lately. My mother passed away a week ago, and honestly, I just didn't have the energy to do anything. The chapters that were uploaded were the ones already scheduled.Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience and for still being here. Starting tomorrow, uploads will return to normal.