Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Leave Behind Hyuga Satoru's Bloodline
"Is the White Fang they mentioned the father of Kakashi?"
Anko also saw this scene, a hint of worry flashing across her eyes.
"Yes." Hyuga Satoru frowned slightly. "Take another look around."
Anko looked around and found that not only at that grocery store, but also in other places, villagers were gathered in twos and threes, whispering to each other as if they were condemning something.
Now that I think about it, the impact of this incident is much greater than she imagined, and the worry in her eyes deepened.
"What mission on earth did White Fang abandon? Why are so many people denouncing him?"
Rin Uchiha didn't feel like picking on Hyuga Satoru at this time. She sighed slightly and said, "White Fang is a powerful man. I've always looked up to him. I never thought something like this would happen."
"Have you noticed a problem?" Hyuga Satoru suddenly said.
"What problem?" Rin Uchiha looked at him curiously.
"According to their descriptions, White Fang abandoned the mission, which caused huge losses to the village. But regarding that loss, all the descriptions are words like 'huge' and 'great impact'. However, no one can say in detail what the specific loss is."
"Are you saying... there's something suspicious about this?"
Rin Uchiha frowned slightly and lowered her head in thought.
Although she's a battle-hungry person, it doesn't mean she's brainless. After thinking this matter through carefully, she immediately noticed some problems.
Apart from the vague description of the loss... She passed by here the day before yesterday, and there wasn't so much scolding at that time. This shows that this incident has blown up in the past two days.
For such a major incident to escalate to the point where countless villagers are scolding within two days, and she didn't even notice. This speed is obviously abnormal.
Anko didn't think that much. The worry in her eyebrows just deepened. Although she usually didn't have much interaction with Kakashi, after all, they were classmates. She didn't want to see the father of her classmate end up like this.
Hyuga Satoru sighed and shook his head. "Let's go. This isn't something we can get mixed up in."
His eyes casually swept the oblique rear without leaving a trace. He thought to himself: Moreover, this is not a place where we can discuss such things.
On a treetop over a hundred meters away from Hyuga Satoru, a ninja in black was squatting quietly in the shadow like a sculpture.
These days, Hyuga Satoru suddenly noticed that an Anbu was keeping tabs on him. The other party was very good at hiding their tracks. They were definitely one of those Anbu who were good at tracking.
It seems that they have mastered some kind of secret technique that can briefly suppress the flow of chakra and temporarily avoid the search of the Byakugan.
The other party probably always thought that Hyuga Satoru didn't notice them and was quietly observing him in the dark. But they couldn't have imagined that Hyuga Satoru discovered them not long after they started monitoring.
Hyuga Satoru could detect the biological magnetic fields emitted by different creatures. Suddenly, a Jonin-level biological magnetic field appeared beside him and stayed motionless, just like having a spotlight on.
However, the other party didn't enter the Hyuga clan compound. Monitoring the Hyuga clan members is already a risky thing, not to mention entering the clan compound. With so many pairs of Byakugan watching, if discovered, it would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the Hyuga clan towards the high-level.
Sarutobi Hiruzen still has this kind of sense.
「What a pain.」
Hyuga Satoru cast a subtle glance at the big tree and murmured in a voice audible only to himself.
Using Magnetic Release to conceal the Electromagnetic Force was a well - thought - out plan of his. Laying low until full development would take far too long. He had anticipated being monitored, so he just had to be more prudent from now on.
The Hokage's Office.
As Sarutobi Hiruzen listened to the Anbu's report, his face, which had been clouded due to Shikaku's affair lately, suddenly relaxed into a faint smile.
"His appetite is much larger than that of an ordinary person. He ate thirteen bowls of ramen at once and has a close relationship with Rin Uchiha. This Hyuga Satoru is really surprising."
He was aware of Rin Uchiha. She was a prodigy of the Uchiha clan, hailing from a family of great wealth. Judging from the description of the Anbu, Hyuga Satoru actually had a close relationship with her. You should know that the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan usually didn't get along.
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but be taken aback.
The Anbu agent lowered his head and resumed the report.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression grew slightly solemn, and he growled, "Haven't the voices within the main branch of the Hyuga clan reached an agreement yet? What a bunch of old stick - in - the - muds."
Hyuga Satoru was the first ninja in the history of the Hyuga clan to awaken Magnetic Release. In Konoha Village, no one had ever awakened this ability before. Since the Hyuga clan didn't intermarry with other clans, Hyuga Satoru's bloodline was beyond doubt, which indicated that Hyuga Satoru was... the First Generation Bloodline Wielder!
Merely whispering this term in his mind made Sarutobi Hiruzen's breath quicken with excitement.
Bloodline Limits generally fell into two categories. One involved fusing two different types of chakra through post - natal development and training. The other was when someone suddenly awakened new abilities for some reason, without any prior bloodline - related development or training. Such a person was known as the First Generation Bloodline Wielder!
The bloodline abilities of the First Generation Bloodline Wielder were generally hereditary. In other words, given enough time, there would be numerous ninjas in Konoha who had mastered the Magnetic Release Bloodline Limit.
Magnetic Release was no match for the pathetic Transparency Release!
Just the thought of Transparency Release made Sarutobi Hiruzen seethe with anger. Some time ago, the Anbu informed him that Moonlight Hayate, a student in Class B of the ninja academy, had awakened the Transparency Release Bloodline Limit, which initially filled him with excitement.
Just from the name, Transparency Release sounded impressive. Besides, as the First Generation Bloodline Wielder, there was a chance it could be passed down in the future.
But when he understood the ability, he was left speechless. The so - called ability of Transparency Release was that one could turn invisible when stationary, but the invisibility vanished the moment one moved!
What a lousy ability?
Hiding one's figure was a basic skill for ninjas. What's the use of being invisible if you can't move?
Moreover, Moonlight Hayate's body had become weak because of Transparency Release, cutting off the possibility of further developing Transparency Release.
In contrast, Magnetic Release was much more powerful. And judging from the current information, Hyuga Satoru's Magnetic Release ability was to control metals such as shuriken. In terms of practicality, it completely outshone the sand-iron Magnetic Release of the Third Kazekage.
The Third Kazekage was known as the strongest Kazekage in history. Just like his title of the strongest Hokage in history, it was a mutual compliment for business purposes. But there was no denying the lethality of the Third Kazekage against ordinary ninjas.
If this bloodline was inherited within the Hyuga clan, there would be a large number of ninjas with Double Bloodline Limits in the future. However, for now, the voices within the Hyuga clan regarding this bloodline had not yet unified.
Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly shook his head. The thinking of the Hyuga clan was too rigid. A clansman who had awakened Double Bloodline Limits should have been a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity for them, but they were always stubbornly arguing about orthodoxy, inheritance, and unorthodox methods.
It's only reasonable that the Hyuuga clan is declining.
He won't just sit back and watch a precious First Generation Bloodline Wielder get buried. If necessary, he's willing to pay a certain price to make the Hyuuga clan break some traditions. Anyway, the Magnetic Release bloodline must be passed down.
No matter how great the cost is, can it compare to having an extra bloodline clan in Konoha?
Three bloodline clans will bring Konoha an unprecedented prosperity!
As for that clan, it definitely won't be the Hyuuga clan.
This is what Sarutobi Hiruzen thought.