Chapter 95: Red Eyes Display Their Power
The entire competition venue, besides the spectator seats and the battle arena, naturally had a special place for injured participants to receive treatment and rest.
Hyuga Neji was carried to this place by two medical personnel.
Although the Leaf Village appeared unchanged on the surface, it was already experiencing turbulent undercurrents.
Whether openly or covertly, numerous ninjas were lurking around.
This was especially true for the venue of the Chunin Exams.
After all, not only were many civilians gathered here, but the Hokage of the Leaf Village and the Kazekage of the Sand Ninja were also present, so naturally there were even more people protecting them covertly.
Following the death of Gekko Hayate, the intelligence provided by Kakashi, and even Jiraiya's warning, how could Sarutobi Hiruzen not take some precautions?
The Chunin Exams venue was undoubtedly the most likely place for chaos to erupt. With too many ordinary people present, any problems would inevitably tie up some of the Leaf Village's ninjas to protect these civilians.
Therefore, before the official competition, Sarutobi Hiruzen had secretly ordered the Hyuga Clan to monitor the entire Chunin Exams venue.
After all, when it came to surveillance and intelligence gathering, the powerful insight of the Byakugan was undoubtedly the best method.
In a special room within the Chunin Exams venue.
Several members of the Hyuga Clan were activating their Byakugan and continuously scanning their surroundings.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, a member with the Byakugan let out a sound of confusion.
"What's wrong, Shinjo, is there a problem on your side?"
Another member of the Hyuga Clan looked at Shinjo and asked.
"It's... nothing, I must have seen incorrectly."
Hyuga Shinjo looked carefully again for a moment, then gently shook his head and explained.
The Hyuga Clan member nodded, then looked at the others and said in a serious tone:
"I'll need everyone's help until the exams are over."
"Yes!"
All the members of the Hyuga Clan present responded simultaneously.
In a long corridor.
"Master Yuto, I've found him."
Ranmaru's originally gray-black pupils had turned fiery red, and he looked in a certain direction down the corridor with a joyful expression.
Yuto nodded slightly and asked casually: "How many members of the Hyuga Clan have been discovered?"
"Master Yuto, are you referring to those people with white eyes? There are many of them."
"However, Ranmaru's ability allows them to be unable to see me and Master Yuto, but I can see them."
Ranmaru said with a proud expression on his face.
"Ranmaru is truly impressive."
Yuto said with a gentle smile as he reached out and patted Ranmaru's head.
Ranmaru's Kekkei Genkai completely countered the Byakugan. Unless they encountered each other directly, their figures would be virtually invisible in the Byakugan's field of vision.
In a room that resembled a lounge.
Two medical personnel gently placed Hyuga Neji on a bed and began examining him.
After a while, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Most of the injuries are external, and his internal organs weren't damaged. He'll recover after some rest."
One of the medical personnel said softly while looking at Hyuga Neji.
"However, since his Chakra is almost depleted, his body is very weak right now, and he temporarily cannot perform high-intensity movements."
The other medical personnel nodded and said softly as well.
Hyuga Neji remained silent, with occasional flashes of confusion and unwillingness in his eyes.
Click!
With a soft sound, the door to the lounge was opened.
Hyuga Hiashi, with a calm expression, walked in.
"Lord Hyuga!"
Seeing Hyuga Hiashi walk in, the two medical personnel quickly and respectfully spoke.
As the head of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi's status in the Leaf Village was quite high.
"Apologies, but could you please leave for a moment."
Hyuga Hiashi nodded and said faintly to the two medical personnel.
Although his tone was consultative, there was not a hint of consultation in his voice.
"Y...yes."
The two medical personnel looked at each other, nodded, and turned to walk out the door.
As the door closed again, Hyuga Hiashi walked up to Neji, and after a moment of silence, said:
"I came here to tell you about what happened on that day."
Hearing Hyuga Hiashi's words, Neji struggled to sit up, his face revealing an angry expression:
"Father was killed because he took your place! What do you want to tell me now!"
Hyuga Hiashi's expression was calm, not paying the slightest attention to Neji's anger. Instead, he reached into his robe, took out a scroll, walked to Neji's side, and placed the scroll in Neji's hands: "This records the entire truth of that day."
Neji looked at the scroll in his hand, especially the handwriting on it, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
The scroll was slowly opened by Neji, who looked at its contents.
"I did not die because the Branch Family protects the Main Family, but because I was protecting my brother and the village."
Just then, a young voice came from outside the door.
Neji was completely stunned, because the words spoken by the voice from outside the door were exactly the contents of the scroll.
"Who is it!!"
Hyuga Hiashi's expression changed, and he quickly turned towards the lounge entrance, letting out a loud shout.
Click!
The door to the lounge was slowly pushed open.
Under the gaze of Hyuga Hiashi and Neji, Yuto and Ranmaru walked in with smiles on their faces.
"Even if it's just once, I want to defy the fate of the Hyuga family."
"To choose one's own destiny, that is all."
Ranmaru's red eyes remained fixed on the scroll in Neji's hands as he continued to speak in his childish voice.
A look of shock appeared on Hyuga Hiashi's face. The words spoken by the child who walked in were actually all from the scroll.
He had never shown the contents of that scroll to anyone in the Hyuga Clan. Besides himself, no one should know what was written on it.
For this to happen, there was only one possibility!
Byakugan!
With the power of the Byakugan, one could see through and read the contents of the scroll.
Hyuga Hiashi looked coldly at Yuto and Ranmaru, his gaze sweeping over their eyes.
The characteristics of the Byakugan were easy to identify, so with just one glance, Hyuga Hiashi had already ruled out that possibility in his mind.
Hyuga Hiashi's gaze fell upon Ranmaru. Looking at Ranmaru's eyes, which were emitting a faint red light, he formed a hypothesis in his mind.
Similar to the Sharingan, but without tomoe in the eyes. A new Kekkei Genkai? And one with abilities similar to the Byakugan!
"I wonder if we're disturbing you. If so, I am truly sorry."
Yuto had a gentle smile on his face, not looking sorry at all.
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