Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 51 Fighting to the last moment, he committed suicide and returned to heaven!

With a wary shout, a middle-aged man with disdainful eyes walked out from inside.

"Father!"

The little girl, who was running around the streets outside, saw the man come out and immediately ran over to him, then looked at Bai Mo, this stranger, with a questioning look.

Ok.

The parents are inside, rolling their eyes and watching over their kids.

Seeing Bai Mo staring at someone else's daughter and saying "Why is no one here?", it's understandable that the other party would react this way, given that he seemed to be trying to kidnap the child.

This made Bai Mo even more unable to understand how the young lady of the Hyuga family could be bullied and called a monster with white eyes.

This feels even more difficult than having your neighbor want to venture under the Hyuga family's bed, wardrobe, or windowsill.

As for the little girl who rolled her eyes, Bai Mo recognized her at first glance.

— A classic way to recognize someone is by their hairstyle.

"You're a ninja from another village who came because of the Chunin Exams, right? This is the Hyuga clan's territory, and you're not welcome here."

Hiashi Hyuga stared at Bai Mo with his Byakugan eyes and directly ordered him to leave.

"Is it really that unfriendly?"

"Hyuga clan leader, please don't be in such a hurry. I'll ask you a question and then I'll leave."

Bai Mo said with a smile.

"……explain."

Although Hiashi Hyuga's tone was harsh, he really didn't dare to make a move rashly.

Bai Mo wasn't wearing any headband, so he didn't know which ninja village Bai Mo came from.

If things escalate and repeat the tragedy of his brother Hizashi's death, that would be a real problem.

"What would you do if you saw people outside the village giving you disdainful looks?"

"Reclaim the Byakugan and defend the dignity of the Hyuga clan."

Hiashi Hyuga gave his answer without the slightest hesitation.

I just don't know if he can keep his word, or how much of it is true.

"What if someone is born with it?"

Bai Mo asked another question.

"Born that way? Then let's mark him with the Caged Bird Seal and have him join our Hyuga branch family. We Hyuga clan aren't some unreasonable family."

After a moment's thought, Hiashi Hyuga gave his answer.

"Okay, I understand. Goodbye."

After receiving the answer, Bai Mo left as promised.

Hiashi Hyuga breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the look in Bai Mo's eyes before he left made him feel vaguely uneasy.

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Bai Mo returned to Xiao Nan's residence.

Bai Mo asked Hiashi Hyuga those two questions just now because he wanted to see if the Hyuga clan's main family and branch family system had improved.

After all, in the Boruto era, it seems that the main and branch family system has been abolished, and Hiashi Hyuga is quite amiable.

But clearly not now.

According to Hiashi Hyuga, even if Kaguya Otsutsuki came to the Hyuga clan, she would be required to close her Rinne Sharingan and carve a caged bird before leaving.

Since that's the case, and we're already here, let's proceed with the plan and absorb some of their strength.

To save the Hyuga clan from shouting "The Hyuga are the strongest clan in Konoha" from the beginning to Boruto, the most eye-catching achievement was that Hyuga Neji, the strongest ninja among the younger generation, successfully became Cupid and a substitute, blocking the small flying stick with his own body.

Bai Mo and Xiao Nan discussed it inside the house.

Karin spontaneously activated her Kagura Mind's Eye to scout her surroundings and prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

"Are you suggesting we kidnap a child? Aren't you afraid that Karin will think she's mistaken us for someone else and run away in fear?"

After the discussion, Xiao Nan asked in a slightly teasing tone.

"Huh? No, no."

Karin, who was mentioned, paused for a moment, then quickly shook her head and waved her hands.

"What are you talking about? We're helping gifted children break free from their feudal, patriarchal families, and incidentally, we're stimulating them to change, otherwise, this kind of thing will keep happening..."

"That's amazing."

"..."

After all that, it's really just about the "reward" for saving the Third Hokage.

Bai Mo had already made it very clear to the others why they needed to keep Hiruzen Sarutobi alive.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was able to keep compromising with them as long as he was alive.

Even Itachi knew about this.

Regardless of the various reasons Bai Mo mentioned, the result is "good." The Third Hokage is alive and can continue to take care of Sasuke for him, so he doesn't have to go back and scare Danzo anymore. That's good.

As for the plan that Bai Mo and Xiao Nan discussed?

The next day, at the Hyuga family's residence.

The exam in the Forest of Death lasted for several days.

The one-on-one duels that the daimyo and wealthy merchants wanted to see would not begin for several days.

The parents, relatives, and friends of the genin were also unable to watch the battle and could only think of those who were participating in the chunin exams.

"Father, will my sister be able to pass the Chunin Exams?"

Hanabi had just finished her morning training and couldn't help but think of her older sister Hinata, so she asked her father, Hiashi, about it.

"Pass? It would be good enough if she could uphold the honor of my Hyuga clan."

Whenever Hinata is mentioned, Hiashi Hyuga has a look of disappointment on his face. Then he looks at his youngest daughter and says, "Hanabi, instead of worrying about whether she can pass, you should focus on improving your training. Don't disappoint me like she did."

"Yes, Father!"

Hanabi stood up straight.

"Also, don't go out these days. There are too many outside ninjas, and countless people covet the Byakugan of my Hyuga clan. It's very dangerous, just like that person yesterday."

Before leaving the backyard, Hiashi gave Hanabi a few words of advice and warning.

"Understood."

Hanabi nodded in agreement, and then, alone with a maid watching over her, she continued training in the backyard.

Click.

Fireworks slammed his palm into a tree, and the trunk snapped in two.

"Phew~"

Hanabi's cheeks were slightly flushed from the exercise. She let out a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Damaging the environment is bad."

Suddenly, a white head wearing a headband emerged from the broken tree trunk.

"what!"

Hanabi was startled and instinctively slapped him.

"ah--"

Bai Jue let out a miserable scream, flew backward, and fell to the ground, lifeless.

"Huh?"

Hanabi looked down at her palm in astonishment.

When did she become so amazing?

"This is outrageous! Give me back my second brother's life!"

Another White Zetsu emerged from the ground and rushed forward with a sorrowful expression.

"They're the people from the other village that Father mentioned!"

Hanabi noticed the headband that White Zetsu was wearing. Although she didn't recognize which village the headband was from, it certainly wasn't from Konoha.

Hanabi calmed down, assumed a soft fist stance, and prepared to fight.

Snapped.

Bai Jue's waist was snapped by a single palm strike, and with a "crack," his body fell to the ground in two halves, motionless.

"No—he promised me he'd marry me after this mission, no—"

Another White Zetsu emerged, crying out, and rushed towards the broken White Zetsu in front of Hanabi.

"what?"

Hanabi was confused by what White Zetsu said and instinctively slapped him.

The third White Zetsu, who had just pounced on the White Zetsu's corpse, was sent flying backward and slammed against the wall.

"Kill me."

Another White Zetsu appeared, but this time it didn't attack. Instead, it knelt down directly in front of Hanabi.

Hanabi hesitated.

At that moment, a palm strike came from behind her, shattering White Zetsu No. 4 into pieces.

Hanabi turned around and saw her father, Hyuga Hiashi, who was in the Bagua Kongsho stance.

"Father, this..."

"Fireworks, step back, leave it to me!"

Hiashi Hyuga stepped forward and shielded Hanabi behind him.

"No—it hurts, it hurts so much..."

Another White Zetsu appeared.

Snapped.

"Let's all charge together, fight to the last moment, and then commit suicide!"

Snapped.

"Death is not scary; death is like a cool summer night..."

Snapped.

Hiashi Hyuga went from being wary at the beginning to becoming casual and confused later on.

One palm strike each, plus the three that Hanabi took down, a total of seven White Zetsu died tragically here.