Rewinding to the match—
Hizashi found himself targeted by six cannons at once.
Even Uchiha Yato felt this was ridiculous.
He specifically asked Tom Cat if the cannons had been set to random attack mode.
Tom Cat, realizing how absurd this was, checked the settings and confirmed—
They were indeed set to random.
This left both Uchiha Yato and Hizashi speechless.
To any outsider, it might've looked like Uchiha Yato was deliberately sabotaging Hidden Leaf.
But there was nothing to be done—it was pure chance.
Meanwhile, Pakura was practically rolling on the ground laughing.
Clutching her stomach, she wheezed, "Your Puppet Technique is just a knockoff of Sunagakure's, isn't it?"
"To mess it up this badly—you've got some real talent."
Earlier, Uchiha Yato had taken precautions to keep his system a secret from everyone.He specifically told everyone that these were Puppet objects made by his Summoning Beast, Tom.
Originally, it wouldn't have been this bad.
The same logic applied to those Puppet geckos and Puppet scorpions, all of which bit and attacked Hyuga Hizashi.
This directly reduced Uchiha Yato's side by one fighter.
Moreover, since Uchiha Yato had organized this event mainly for fun, he wasn't taking it seriously either, which led to their current lower score.
The Uchiha chunin couldn't stand it any longer.
He directly said to Hizashi, "Mr. Hizashi, if it's really too much, maybe you should step down and let someone else take your place."
"Your bad luck is making this way too painful for us."
The term "bad luck" was something he'd learned from Uchiha Yato.
Hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi's expression darkened even further.
If he were being rejected because of his strength, Hizashi could at least console himself with the idea that the capable bear more burdens.
But now, he was being rejected because of his luck. Hizashi couldn't help but wonder if his fate was truly this unfortunate.
Because he was born later, he could only be a branch family ninja.
It seemed like his entire life was cursed with bad luck.
In the original story, Hizashi even died in place of Hyuga Hiashi, proving just how terrible his luck really was.
At this point, Uchiha Yato spoke to Hyuga Hizashi.
"I have something here that can change your fate—or rather, your luck. Would you like to try it?"
"If you can meet its requirements, you might even free yourself from the danger of the Caged Bird."
Hizashi dismissed the first part as mere consolation.
But the latter part forced him to take it seriously.
The Caged Bird seal was the Hyuga clan's method of protecting the Byakugan. Though he didn't want to admit the suffering it brought to the branch family, he had to acknowledge that this method did reduce the chances of the Byakugan being stolen.
Uchiha Yato continued, "If you want a solution from me, you must first abandon the mindset of a servant in the branch family."
"No one is born to be a slave. It's something imposed on them later."
Uchiha Yato was deeply reluctant to entrust such a thing to someone like Hyuga Hizashi, who acted like a dog.
At the very least, Hizashi needed his own convictions and ninja way—not blind obedience to the main family.
Otherwise, it would all be for nothing.
Hyuga Hizashi replied, "There's no other way. I'm a branch family ninja, so of course I must think for the main family."
Uchiha Yato pressed, "What about your child?"
"Are you content with your child ending up like you, as a branch family ninja?"
"Are you content with your child one day being humiliated by those in power?"
"Are you content with giving up this opportunity now, only to regret it later?"
Uchiha Yato framed every question as a rhetorical one.
This approach forced Hyuga Hizashi to reflect and weigh his options.
Seeing Hizashi deep in thought, Uchiha Yato added,
"You don't have to answer me right away."
"Some pains must be endured before you realize what truly matters."
"I just hope you won't take too long to think—lest you regret it when it's too late."
If Hizashi really dragged things out until Hinata was kidnapped, the Third Hokage compromised, and he ended up taking his own life—that would be the worst outcome.Uchiha Yato could do nothing to help either, it was simply Hizashi's fate.
Of course, such a situation was unlikely now, since Yato had already corrected some of the Third's weaknesses.
The scene then returned to the second half of the beach volleyball game.
This time, Yato added some new elements to the match.
He specifically had Sasori bring six children.
These children were given White Rabbit Creamy Candies beforehand to keep them motivated.
Their task was simple - each child sat inside a tank-like puppet vehicle.
One child was assigned to attack one person on the court.
In other words, each child would target one player.
This meant that while playing volleyball, the players not only had to deal with the ball's unpredictable movements, but also constantly evade the children's attacks.
Thus further increasing the game's difficulty.
Pakura was fully focused this time, her eyes locked onto the ball being served.
If she hadn't previously burned the volleyball to ashes, they would already be leading 3-1.
Yato served first this round.
After observing the positions of the three opponents, he smiled and locked onto his target.
He aimed his serve directly at Sasori's position.
Since Sasori was already on the court, he shouldn't just stand there like a log - he needed to move around too.
But Pakura grew anxious seeing Yato target Sasori, fearing he might miss the ball, so she rushed to intercept.
Yato's plan succeeded when Pakura moved toward Sasori's position.
By sowing discord and creating flaws in their teamwork, he could gain an advantage in this "battlefield" under heavy fire.
There was no other way - more and more puppet cannons were targeting them. Although they were all Jonin, even Kage-level fighters.
But no matter how strong you are, you can still fall to a kitchen knife. Who said hidden weapons couldn't work?
Just as Yato predicted,
Pakura's movement away from her zone caused more cannons and small puppets to focus their attacks on her.
However, Pakura had her own methods.
Instantly, three small suns orbited around her, blocking the incoming projectiles that would otherwise dirty her clothes.
Seeing this, Yato became certain that in this life, Pakura wouldn't be assassinated by hidden weapons like in the original story.
In the original timeline, Pakura was first betrayed by Sand Ninjas, then died in an ambush by Mist Ninjas.
But now, after enduring countless ranged attacks, she had developed formidable defensive skills.
Not through dodging, but by controlling more small suns to protect herself.
Amidst the dense barrage, she successfully received the ball.
But this did drain some of her stamina. To conserve energy for later offense and defense, Pakura decided to set the ball up.
Rasa saw the opportunity and summoned a giant hand made of sand to spike the ball back.
They had learned this technique by observing Yato's Susanoo.
Since Rasa could manipulate both sand and gold dust, why not go big?
Facing such an attack, Uchiha Yato was thoroughly delighted.Everyone has something to learn and can show a different side of themselves—isn't that wonderful?
So Uchiha Yato decided to start playing dirty!
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