Chapter 34 – Brazen Action
"Quick! Tell me quickly, what method is needed to make the Byakugān evolve?!" After some wild fantasies, Hyūga Hiashi could no longer contain the excitement in his heart. While pondering Izaya's question, he tightly grabbed Izaya's arms with both hands, afraid that Izaya would run away.
"Bad uncle! Let go of Big Brother Izaya!" Seeing this, Tenten, standing beside Izaya, immediately scolded Hyūga Hiashi. But Izaya signaled for Tenten not to act rashly.
After stopping Tenten, Izaya first looked at Hyūga Hiashi with a serious gaze and then said faintly, "Let go…"
"Tell me how to make the Byakugān evolve!" But clearly, Hyūga Hiashi had entered a frenzied state. He paid no heed to Izaya's words and continued to stare at him with crazed eyes, the strength in his hands noticeably increasing…
"This guy has gone mad…" Seeing this, Izaya could only shake his head helplessly, then forcefully pushed Hyūga Hiashi away with a shove of his hands!
"You dare to resist?!" Seeing that Izaya had broken free from his grasp, Hyūga Hiashi was somewhat surprised. As a veteran elite jōnin of Konoha, Hiashi's strength was naturally not weak. His mastery of the Gentle Fist was superb; he could even hold his own against the Third Hokage. But now, he had been easily broken free by Izaya…
For a moment, Hyūga Hiashi set aside the so-called alliance matter. Now he had only one goal: to forcibly take Izaya back to the Hyūga clan and interrogate him for the secret of the Byakugān's evolution! After all, in his eyes, Izaya was just a civilian. Even if he disappeared from the village, no one would care!
Simultaneously, seeing the killing intent hidden in Hyūga Hiashi's eyes, Izaya understood what this guy was thinking! "This guy actually dares to make a move…" In truth, Izaya had considered the possibility that Hyūga Hiashi might attack from the start, but he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly. He had merely described the abilities of the Ōtsutsuki clan's Byakugān to Hiashi, and this guy couldn't restrain himself…
Suddenly, Izaya felt a silent helplessness in his heart. Initially, Izaya had only planned to use the secret of the Byakugān's evolution to temporarily bind the Hyūga clan to his side, then use the Hyūga clan's forces to help Uchiha Itachi, ultimately completing his mission. Later, he would tell the Hyūga clan the method to evolve the Byakugān. As for whether they could successfully evolve it, that would be the Hyūga clan's own affair. But in Izaya's calculations, it was basically impossible…
Because the method Izaya intended to give Hyūga Hiashi for evolving the Byakugān was actually to merge a large number of Byakugān to transform ordinary Byakugān into the Tenseigan. This method sounded simple, but… it was almost impossible to execute in practice… because there were hidden conditions. The prerequisite for possessing the Tenseigan was to have the direct bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki clan. And neither the Hyūga clan's main nor branch families qualified… Only two people in the entire Naruto world could achieve this: Boruto and his sister, Himawari, in the Boruto series. Uzumaki Naruto was the reincarnation of Asura, the son of the Sage of Six Paths, and also a direct descendant of the Ōtsutsuki clan, while Hinata Hyūga happened to possess the power of the Byakugān.
Therefore, Izaya had never intended to help the Hyūga clan evolve from the start. He only meant to use them. But… he never expected Hyūga Hiashi to brazenly attack him right here… This was beyond Izaya's expectations.
"Tenten, stand aside and wait for Big Brother Izaya." Seeing a light blue glow slowly emanating from Hyūga Hiashi's hands, Izaya hurriedly moved Tenten to the side and out of harm's way. Then he smiled at Hyūga Hiashi and said, "It's time to test my true strength!"
With that, Izaya prepared for battle!
"You kid… are far too arrogant!!!" Seeing that Izaya didn't immediately flee but instead planned to fight him, Hyūga Hiashi felt somewhat relieved. After all, they were currently in front of the Hyūga compound, not far from the bustling Konoha main street. If Izaya tried to escape now, Hiashi wouldn't have a very good way to stop him. Chasing down an ordinary Konoha civilian on the main street was absolutely not permitted! But now it was fine… Izaya wasn't running; he planned to confront Hiashi head-on!
Witnessing this, Hyūga Hiashi smiled. He could already picture Izaya's defeated state. Although he had previously observed Izaya's internals with his Byakugān and been quite shocked, in the end, Izaya was still just a kid in Hiashi's eyes. And he… was a veteran elite jōnin of Konoha. Dealing with a child should be easy. Even before making a move, Hyūga Hiashi had already envisioned the battle's outcome…
"The secret of the Byakugān's evolution is mine!" With that, the excited Hyūga Hiashi charged at Izaya…
"So fast…" On Izaya's end, as Hyūga Hiashi initiated the attack, a serious expression instantly appeared on his face. It could be said that this battle should be considered the first real fight since Izaya's transmigration. His previous spar with Uchiha Itachi wasn't really a battle; it was more like practice. So today, Izaya was very serious. After all, although Hyūga Hiashi was weaker than Uchiha Itachi, he was definitely a powerhouse! A veteran elite jōnin. Izaya wasn't afraid, but he didn't take it lightly either!
Boom! However, in an instant, Hyūga Hiashi's swift and fierce attack arrived as scheduled. Fortunately, Izaya's taijutsu wasn't weak. Facing Hiashi's full-force strike, Izaya used a delicate sidestep to directly evade the heavy punch!
Crash… A dull sound instantly spread as Hyūga Hiashi's fist struck the wall behind Izaya. The wall, made entirely of blue stone, crumbled under Hiashi's attack…
"This kid… has he already surpassed Neji?!" Brushing off the rubble stuck to his fist, Hyūga Hiashi made an astonishing discovery: Izaya's strength far surpassed that of Hyūga Neji! The civilian youth before him even possessed strength above the chūnin level… Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have been able to dodge Hyūga Hiashi's full-force strike…
"Who is your master…?" Following Izaya's successful dodge, Hyūga Hiashi kept Izaya in his peripheral vision while slowly speaking…