Chapter 623: Chapter – 616 Hyuga Neji
After some further discussion with the Hyuga Patriarch and after informing him of the entrance ceremony that is about to be held a few days later, Kuroto bid farewell to Hiashi and then left.
From his conversation with Hiashi just now, Kuroto can be sure that the Hyuga Patriarch did not know anything about the Giant Tenseigan of the Hyuga Clan or the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon… the reason is most likely that the information about these two existences was either lost by the Hyuga Clan or deliberately covered up by the ancestors of the Hyuga Clan.
Regardless, Kuroto has sort of fulfilled his objective of this visit, and as such, he left.
After leaving the mansion of the Patriarch, Kuroto strolled along the newly built road of the Hyuga Clan districts… A bit absentminded, he was thinking about the traitor of the Hyuga Clan and other matters related to the Giant Tenseigan and the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
As Kuroto absentminded walked slowly, a voice he couldn't be more familiar with reached his ears…
"Kuroto-kun!"
His thoughts were broken by the sudden voice, and after shaking his head he looked up and noticed that not far away from him Yui was waving her hand towards him, and together with her as she was coming towards him, and she was not alone, she seemed to be accompanying the father-son pair of Hyuga Hizashi, and Hyuga Neji.
Noticing them, Kuroto walked forward and after greeting Hizashi, he asked Neji, "Neji… how are you?"
Neji bowed slightly, and nodded, "Sensei… I am… fine…"
Kuroto nodded lightly and after activating his Byakugan, he scanned Neji's body…
As Kuroto checked Neji's body, Yui added from the side, "Don't worry Kuroto-kun… I just carried out a complete medical check of Neji-kun… His body is in perfect health, and there are no other problems… There is no foreign Chakra present in his body… The Akatsuki Organization did not do anything to Neji-kun…"
There is no doubt, the father-son pair of Hizashi and Neji had just visited the Konoha Hospital for carrying out Neji's full body check-up.
Akatsuki Organization has obviously rooted a deep fear in the hearts of all Konoha Villagers, the methods of the terrorist organization are completely unpredictable and can be very dangerous for not only Neji but also for the entire Konoha Village… Therefore, nobody wanted to take a chance and both Neji and Sasuke had to undergo a complete medical check-up to make sure that nothing was wrong with them or their body, before letting them roam freely in Konoha…
Of course, the same thing happened with Naruto and Hinata, which is reasonable…
As for how Yui got here?
Because currently she is the only Iryo-nin with the Byakugan, and because of her identity as the disciple of Tsunade-hime, Yui holds a high position in the Konoha Hospital, therefore, Neji's check-up was done by her personally, which also reassured Hizashi…
After Neji's medical check-up was completed, and because there was no major emergency at the Konoha Hospital, Yui took the initiative to accompany the father-son pair of Hizashi and Neji while returning back to the territory of the Hyuga Clan…
Kuroto nodded lightly with a thoughtful expression… As Yui said, Neji's physical state is completely fine, there are no significant injuries except some scratches… and there are no signs of any foreign chakra residing with him… This means that the spores of White Zetsu are also not present in his body… Kuroto was sort of worried about the presence of White Zetsu's spores which might have been overlooked by Yui during Neji's checkup because of her lack of knowledge about the spores… But now that he has personally checked Neji's body, Kuroto can be assured that there is indeed nothing wrong with him.
As Kuroto nodded, Hizashi said, "This time… it was thanks to the rescue team of the Uchiha Clan… if not for them, I don't know what I would have done…"
Hizashi's tone was filled with guilt, self-blame, and grief…
As Neji's father, Hizashi should have done everything to rescue his son, but because of his identity as a member of the branch family of the Hyuga Clan… he couldn't put that much value to Neji, and had to devote all his energy to find and rescue Hinata… This inability of his made Hizashi extremely guilty and ashamed that he dares not meet his eyes with Neji…
"Yes, we must express our thanks to the Uchiha Patriarch and the rescue team of the Uchiha Clan…" Kuroto replied with a light smile.
On the surface, it is indeed the rescue team of the Uchiha Clan who rescued Sasuke and Neji, but the insiders know that that's not really the case. The only reason Akatsuki released Sasuke and Neji is to obtain information on the two Homusubi from Itachi and to assure Kuroto.
If not for that, no matter how much effort the village or either of the clan had put in, it was next to impossible for them to rescue the two kids.
Of course, even if the Akatsuki Organization wouldn't release Sasuke and Neji, Kuroto wouldn't have been that worried about the safety of the two kids, after all, the two of them have no Bijuu inside them, so they were of no use to the Akatsuki Organization… And with Shinichi present in the Akatsuki Organization, he would have definitely tried his best to protect the two children as long as it didn't blow away his cover…
So, despite being surrounded by the members of the Akatsuki Organization, the two of them were safe.
With such a thought in his mind, Kuroto looked at Neji and noted that Neji's expression was low, his eyes were riddled with confusion… as if he was stuck in a loop and couldn't find a way out… Curious, Kuroto asked, "Neji… What's the matter? You seem unhappy…" he took a pause, and added in a playful tone, "Are you unhappy because of coming back?"
Neji shook his head and said in a downcast tone, "I am fine Sensei… just a little tired…"
"Really?" asked Kuroto with a frowned expression… he didn't like this downcast expression of Neji…
Hizashi glanced at Neji's downcast expression, and sighed…
Obviously, Hizashi is aware of the reason behind Neji's downcast expression… but even if he is aware of it, he isn't able to do something about it.
As soon as Neji was brought back to the village and first saw Hizashi, Neji didn't care about any other thing, and the first thing he did was ask a question from Hizashi, 'Otou-sama… please tell me the truth… what do you think, is the Hyuga Clan really inferior compared to the Uchiha Clan?'
Faced with such a straightforward question from Neji, Hizashi was taken aback and was unable to answer…
Moreover, he really had no answer that would satisfy Neji's hopes…
If it was before, then Hizashi would have denied it straight off the bat, the Hyuga Clan was never inferior compared to the Uchiha Clan back when he was a child, but at this point in time, in Hizashi's knowledge, the Hyuga Clan really doesn't have anyone who can match the Mangekyou Sharingan users… coupled with the fact that Uchiha Shisui is now officially considered as the strongest shinobi of Konoha, even Hizashi had to admit that the Hyuga Clan can't match the Uchiha Clan…
Of course, even if he is aware of this fact in his heart, saying so openly wouldn't be very good for the reputation of the Hyuga Clan, especially considering his identity… so, in the face of Neji's question, Hizashi could only choose to respond with silence.
What made Hizashi even more puzzled was the confusion in Neji's eyes…
Neji may have had such doubt in his heart, but, even with that, Neji's had the desire to prove that this doubt is wrong… he had the desire to not only make the Hyuga Clan catch up to the Uchiha Clan, but also to defeat them and prove that the Hyuga Clan is not inferior compared to the Uchiha Clan. But now, Neji seems to have lost that desire… it is as if he has suffered a major setback and he is confused about the future…
It feels as if Neji has already believed in his heart that the Hyuga Clan is indeed inferior compared to the Uchiha clan, and no matter how much effort is put in, the Hyuga Clan will not be able to change their fate…
Upon seeing such complicated emotions appearing in the eyes of such a young child Hizashi was naturally doubtful, and as such, he asked for a detailed explanation of Neji's experience in the Akatsuki's base… only then did he realize the cause of Neji's frustration and confusion.
Seeing that Neji had bowed his head, Hizashi looked at Kuroto and answered in place of Neji, "This kid lost to the child of the Uchiha Clan… and that's why he is so frustrated…"
And then, Hizashi narrated Neji's experience that Neji told him earlier…
Upon understanding the matter, Kuroto smiled, "Oh… so that's what happened? Just because you were defeated by Uchiha Sasuke… you feel so confused?"
Neji bit his lip and said, "Sensei… I watched Sasuke's growth with my own eyes… in that short period not only did he catch up to me, but also surpassed me… Initially, whenever we fought, I was able to defeat him with just a little effort… but after he received training from Shinichi-san, he got stronger every day, and surpassed me…!"
Kuroto glanced at Neji and said in a mocking tone, "Just because Uchiha Sasuke has surpassed you, are you planning to give up?"
Neji shook his head… and said, "No, I haven't admitted defeat! But… but…"
Kuroto interrupted Neji and said in a cold tone, "But what? Are you going to give me an excuse now? If that's the case, then it is all the more reason to just give up!
In fact, I suggest you give up… quit all your training and sit back at home like a normal child…! If you don't even have enough courage and tough heart to get back up again after suffering such a small setback, then you are not qualified of becoming a Shinobi!"
"No… it's not that either… I… I just can't see any hope of surpassing him at all… Currently, he just has a single tomoe Sharingan, but his Sharingan will evolve over time… eventually, it will turn into the Mangekyou Sharingan… but my Byakugan… it will remain only Byakugan! How… how am I going to defeat him then?" said Neji.
Considering Neji's young age, it is normal to be confused under strong stimulation… but Kuroto didn't like it… The current Hyuga Neji reminds me of the Hyuga Neji from the Naruto cannon, the same child who seemed to have accepted his fate… Except that he is reserved and not violent towards Hinata and the others…
Kuroto coldly said, "That's why I am saying… Give up… since you don't have an answer in front of you, then give up…! Because giving up is better than suffering and searching for an answer, right? Aft-…"
But before Kuroto could finish, suddenly a group of men, wearing the uniform of the Konoha Military Police Force forced their way inside the Hyuga Clan district and started to taunt Kuroto.
"Where is Hyuga Kuroto? Bring him out!"
"Come out you bastard! This time we are going to teach you a lesson you will never forget in your life!"
"You stole Shisui's position! Since when did a servant such as you have such courage?"
The unbridled screams of these members of the Konoha Military Police Force echoed all over the Hyuga Clan, disturbing the silence of the Hyuga Clan district, and raising several eyebrows.
Many Hyuga Clansmen who were present in their homes came out on the streets and glared at the Uchiha Clansmen who dared to force their way inside the Hyuga Clan district in such a violent manner.
Even the Patriarch of the Hyuga Clan was notified of such a happening and came out with several guards to check the situation.
As for Kuroto? He was still standing where he was, and upon understanding that they were here for him, he will about to go ahead and greet them.
Just as Kuroto took the first step, Yui quickly grabbed Kuroto's sleeve and shook her head with a begging expression, "Kuroto-kun… please don't go…"
From their clothing, it can be clearly noticed that all eight of them are Jonin Rank shinobi…
And considering the attitude shown by the intruding Uchiha Clansmen, they don't seem to have any intention of talking things out and were definitely planning to have a conflict with Kuroto.
If Kuroto were to go alone, he would have to face eight Jonins at the same time…
Although Yui knows that Kuroto is very strong and can definitely fight and defeat more than one Jonin at once, handling all eight Jonin Rank shinobi at the same time? Even Kage Rank shinobi wouldn't claim that they can come off scot-free!
Moreover, these eight are Jonin of the Uchiha Clan…!
As such, Yui did not dare to let Kuroto go for a head-on fight against them.
Understanding the situation, Hizashi also said, "Kuroto-kun… it's better to be careful… let the Clan handle this matter… you shouldn't deal with it yourself."
Kuroto shook his head, "Hizashi-sama… the Clan shouldn't get involved in such a small matter… Let me handle it, after all, they are here for me." Then he looked at Yui and gently reassured her, "Don't worry, it will be over soon… And I get to play the cool guy!"
With that, he removed Yui's head which was stopping him and slowly walked towards the incoming Uchiha Clansmen.
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Chapter 624: Chapter – 617 Kuroto vs Eight Uchiha Jonin
Under the gazes of all the Hyuga Clansmen who were standing on both sides of the street, Kuroto slowly walked away from his initial position and made his way towards the clamoring Uchiha Clansmen who were further trying to force their way inside the Hyuga Clan… While walking towards them, Kuroto didn't seem to have any worries on his face and his expression was calm as if he was out on just an after-meal walk.
Of course, not everyone was as calm as Kuroto… Behind him, Yui had clasped her hands over her chest and was looking at him with a worried expression… She bit her lip and glanced at Hizashi standing next to her, "Hizashi-sama…"
Hizashi nodded slightly, "I know…"
In fact, Yui didn't need to say anything as Hizashi had already activated his Byakugan, and he was paying utmost attention to Kuroto and the eight Uchiha Jonin with the intention of intervening immediately should the situation worsen for Kuroto.
And different from Kuroto, Yui, and Hizashi, Neji tiptoed from behind Hizashi and carefully peeked at everything that was happening.
Of course, Neji was also worried, but more than worry, his face was filled with expectations and curiosity…
Back at home, Neji has often heard Hizashi praise Kuroto, he has also heard Kuroto indirectly acknowledge that he is the current strongest in the Hyuga Clan… So, Neji wanted to see what the strongest of the Hyuga Clan can do in the face of such a disparity…
At the same time, outside the mansion of the Hyuga Patriarch, Hiashi also instructed his attendants to interfere if the situation worsen for Kuroto, at the same time, he also ordered some of them to immediately report this matter to Elder Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Eight Jonin Rank officers of the Konoha Military Police Force broke into the Hyuga Clan district, force their way in, and started to create chaos… Regardless of whether this matter is big or small, if it is not handled properly, it will definitely cause enmity, hatred, and major conflicts between the two Shinobi Clans, which wouldn't be good for either party, particularly for the Hyuga Clan, especially at this time when the Uchiha Clan is in full swing.
Moreover, if any major conflicts happen between the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan, it will affect the entire Konoha Village, which wouldn't be a very good thing, concerning the current complicated situation of the Shinobi World.
So, informing the matter to Sandaime Hokage-sama is the best choice, because he, as the third party would be able to intervene and solve the matter a little peacefully.
It's not that Hiashi doesn't trust Kuroto's strength, he does and is generally quite confident in Kuroto's abilities and choices, but the reason he isn't very optimistic about the situation this time is that facing eight Jonin rank shinobi at the same time, in particular, eight Jonins of the Uchiha who owns the three tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, is no joke, and as such, even if doesn't want to, he has to prepare for the worst possibility.
On the long street, seeing that Hyuga Kuroto was walking towards them alone, one of the Uchiha shinobi, who recognized Kuroto by face immediately laughed out loud, "Oh? You actually came! And here I was thinking that you will continue to remain inside the Hyuga Clan district and not dare to show up in front of us… it turns out that I was wrong… You do have some guts; I will give you that…"
Another Uchiha shinobi who didn't recognize Kuroto at first glance looked at him with a disdainful gaze and asked the other Uchiha around him, "Hey, are you guys sure he is Hyuga Kuroto? He looks as weak as a chicken to me… did this guy really defeat Shinichi, and Hiiragi?"
Listening to the disdainful words of the Uchiha Clansmen, Kuroto's eyebrows twitched in annoyance… at the same time, he couldn't help but think to himself, 'I pity them, they don't even know how to humiliate someone…'
After an inner chuckle, Kuroto glanced at the eight Uchiha shinobi and asked faintly, "Why are the officers of the Konoha Military Police Force here? And why are you people looking for me? I don't believe I have even had contact with any of you before… So, what do you people want from me?"
At this time, one of the Uchiha, who seemed to be the leader of these eight Uchiha shinobi stepped forward, and said to Kuroto in a tone filled with contempt, "Hyuga Kuroto… we don't want to escalate this matter more than necessary… As long as you refuse to become the Principal of the Ninja Academy, and resign from that post… we will forget this matter, and leave without creating any problem… but if you refuse… then…"
From the manner he spoke, he seemed to be ordering Kuroto, rather than saying to him, and it was obvious that he was also issuing a warning to Kuroto that his order cannot be refused, or else the consequences wouldn't be very good.
One of the Uchiha behind him added with a chuckle, "Hey, that's not enough… he has to kneel down and apologize too for being rude to us!"
The so-called leader said in a sarcastic tone, "Don't make trouble Iwaki… he is a member of the Hyuga Clan, and Hyuga Clan is also a clan that is as strong as the Uchiha Clan on the surface, moreover, he also has Byakugan, although Byakugan is far inferior compared to our Sharingan, it is still one of the three Great Dojutsu, so we Uchiha needs to give them some face, otherwise what would the others think…?"
"Humph… what equal to our Uchiha Clan and what three great Dojutsu? They are a bunch of useless people… and their clan is as much trash as all of them!" After speaking such offending and provoking words, Iwaki disdainfully looked at the Hyuga Clansmen and deliberately spat on the street to further humiliate them.
Kuroto didn't seem to be affected, and after talking a yawn to relieve his tiredness, he said calmly, "Sigh, I am too busy to deal with a bunch of undisciplined and uncivilized people… I don't have time to entangle with all of you one by one… so… it's better if you people…"
Before Kuroto could complete his words, the leader interrupted Kuroto and said with a sly smile, "Want to escape? Do you think we would just let you go away so simply?! But of course, I am in a generous mood right now… as long as you resign from the post of the Principal of the Ninja Academy… we will forgive you… But if you don't, then you will have to be prepared to spend the next month in the Konoha Hospital… And you needn't worry about the expenses… we will pay for your medical expenses… our salaries are quite high…"
The group of Uchiha around him laughed… booing Kuroto and the entire Hyuga Clan without any worry, timidity, or regard to the fact that they were already surrounded by almost the entire Hyuga Clan.
Kuroto rotated his hand from the shoulder joint and said, "I think you are misunderstanding what I said… When I said that I don't have time to entangle with all of you one by one, I meant that I want all of you to come at me at once, I don't have enough time to spare on each one of you individually… so, let's go together…"
Kuroto said and then beckoned all eight of them to come at him at once.
Listening to the Kuroto's words, all the Hyuga Clansmen in the surroundings were taken aback… No one thought that Kuroto would fight all of them at once… this is simply unbelievable!
Yui was extremely shocked, looked at Kuroto's back with a surprised expression, and couldn't help but wonder, 'Since when did Kuroto-kun become so cool?'
Even Hizashi was taken aback and tried to think of Kuroto's intentions behind taking such a risk… As per Hizashi's understanding of Kuroto's nature, Kuroto is not the kind of guy who likes to show off… and he generally doesn't mess around with dangerous situations… 'Yet the fact that he is taking such a step… it can only mean one thing…' With such a thought he lightly glanced at Neji…
The leader of the team of Uchiha shinobi was also shocked, he was so shocked that he almost did not believe his ears… He leaned forward and after cleaning his ear, he said, "What did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly, care to repeat it again?"
"Yeah, sure…" Kuroto nodded with a wicked grin… then without waiting for the other party to respond, he leaned slightly backward and then struck a roundhouse kick on his chest, making him fly several meters high like a projectile…
After the leader drew a beautiful parabolic arc in the air, he slammed on the roof of a house with a muffled noise…
Bang!
"Did you all hear it correctly this time? If not, I can make another try, I'll be sure to make it clearer this time…" said Kuroto while looking at the rest of the Uchiha shinobi…
"..." Uchiha Shinobi…
"...." Hyuga Clansmen…
In an instant, the entire long street of the Hyuga Clan district became deadly quiet…
Whether the Hyuga Clansmen standing on both sides of the street or the Uchiha shinobi standing in front of him, they were all stunned by the sudden actions of Kuroto. None of them expected that Kuroto would make such a move, and the move would be so decisive and ruthless that he sent the other party crashing on the rooftop of a house.
It took a while for them to come back to their senses and realize what exactly happened… And as soon as they came back to their senses, the Uchiha Clansmen gritted their teeth in anger, "This guy… he is looking for death!"
And without any wait, all of them rushed towards Kuroto with killing intent on their faces…
Whoosh…
Kuroto chuckled lightly and by the time they had reacted, Kuroto had already moved from his position.
With a body flicker, he appeared behind Iwaki, and before Iwaki could react, he struck the back of Iwaki's knee with his foot making Iwaki forcibly collapse on the ground… Coincidently enough, Iwaki's face landed on the exact same spot where he had spat not long ago which raised several eyes at once…
Of course, Kuroto didn't care about those eyes, he closed in on Iwaki, then took out his Kusanagi Sword from its sheathe and after lifting off Iwaki's head by hardly pulling his hair, he pinned Iwaki's neck with the sharp edge of his blade casually and looked at the other Uchiha shinobi with a provocative expression.
As the metallic sharp edge of Kuroto's sword touched Iwaki's neck, Iwaki's angry face stiffened, and the curse that was about to come out unconsciously was also forced back down in the face of the shard edge that can take his life in a single slash.
Seeing that Iwaki was taken hostage, the other six Uchiha shinobi stopped midway, and under Kuroto's provocative look, all of them hesitated from making any more… they had to admit to themselves that Hyuga Kuroto is by no means weak, and they will have to take this fight seriously, otherwise they will make a fool of themselves!
"Humph… scared already?" with a cold snort, Kuroto removed the sword that pinned down Iwaki, then with the hilt of his Kusanagi Sword, he struck Iwaki's head, instantly making him lose consciousness and again collapse on the same spot where he had spat earlier.
With Iwaki knocked out, Kuroto got up, and after sheathing back his Kusanagi Sword, he said, "Don't worry this is just a casual fight, I don't have plans on killing you, people… it's not worth it. So, you people don't have to be scared and can come at me all at once."
Such words from Kuroto immediately reignited the anger within the Uchiha Shinobi… and they again started to shout curses at him…
"Arrggghhhh… that's it… I can't take it anymore; I am going to kill you!"
"Go to hell, you bastard!"
"Just die!"
But unlike last time, they have already learned their lesson… So, although they shouted curses at him, none of them made any careless moves against him… They had put away their previous contempt and were planning to fight seriously against Kuroto… In their hearts, each of them had accepted that Hyuga Kuroto wouldn't be easy to deal with… and they have to take this fight extremely seriously if they want to defeat Kuroto.
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At the same time not far away from the Hyuga Clan.
Itachi and Shisui were coming toward the Hyuga Clan in a hurry… and Sasuke and Kiyomi were closely following the two.
Perhaps because Sasuke has never noticed his nii-san and Shisui so anxious and in a hurry, Sasuke also became worried, and pleaded to Itachi, "Nii-san, Shisui-nii-san, the two of you must save Neji's sensei… Neji is a good friend of mine, but if something were to happen to Neji's sensei because of our clan, how will I face him in the future? So, you two must save Neji's sensei! Please!"
Kiyomi didn't say anything… she was just silently following the three.
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