The Hyuga clan was divided into the Main Family and the Branch Family.
All Branch Family members with the Caged Bird Seal had their Byakugan's natural abilities restricted.
Their originally 360-degree, no-blind-spot vision developed a blind spot because of the seal.
The Hyuga clan was essentially tying their own hands.
What made Yuto laugh even more was that the Branch Family wasn't qualified to learn certain powerful ninjutsu from the Main Family.
This explained why the Hyuga clan, despite having the longest history, wasn't particularly strong.
The Main Family of the Hyuga clan consisted of only a few people.
Yuto didn't believe Neji was the only genius ninja in the Hyuga clan.
Most likely, the majority of Hyuga geniuses had been reduced to mediocrity by the Branch Family system and the Caged Bird Seal.
A thoughtful look flashed in Yuto's eyes as he lowered his gaze to Neji.
"First, demonstrate the Hyuga clan's Rotation."
Neji nodded, slightly crouching his body. Immediately, a massive amount of chakra was released from the chakra points within his body.
Neji began spinning like a top in a circular motion.
In an instant, a semi-spherical chakra sphere enveloped his entire body, forming an absolute defense.
Yuto carefully observed Neji's movements, a look of comprehension occasionally flashing in his eyes.
It had to be said that in terms of controlling the body's chakra pathways, the Hyuga clan was likely the strongest family in the entire shinobi world.
After a moment, the rapidly spinning Neji came to a halt, panting heavily.
With his current physical condition, using a technique like Rotation still placed a considerable burden on him.
"Lord Yuto!"
Neji looked at Yuto with a solemn and expectant expression.
"Since you could comprehend Rotation through your own talent, you should understand its characteristics better than I do."
"To master a long-range attack, in a way, it's similar to Rotation. Both involve releasing chakra from specific points within the body, like this..."
Yuto paused slightly, then channeled his chakra, raising his palm and slamming it forward with force.
A surge of chakra erupted from his right palm, forming a chakra shockwave that blasted toward the distant sea!
BOOM!
Accompanied by a loud explosion, a several-meter-high column of water shot into the air from the impact of the chakra shockwave.
Neji, his Byakugan activated, stared with wide eyes, filled with shock.
Through his Byakugan, Neji could see the flow of chakra with perfect clarity.
The attack Yuto had just now was a complete imitation of Rotation, except it concentrated the chakra that would normally envelop the entire body into the palm.
Through precise control, the chakra released from the palm was focused to attack a single point.
Compared to Neji's shock, Yuto frowned instead.
"That last attack was a bit flashy for me. The flow of chakra was still too dispersed. But with the Byakugan, Neji, you should be able to easily control the chakra released from your chakra points."
Yuto clenched his fist as he spoke to Neji.
As he finished, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in Yuto's previously thoughtful eyes.
"Step back a bit."
Yuto looked into the distance and said flatly to Neji.
Neji was slightly taken aback but immediately retreated a few steps without hesitation.
At that moment, Yuto suddenly straightened his arms, crossing his palms with them facing outward.
"I'll call this technique—Shattering Strike!"
Neji's eyes widened again as he looked at Yuto's arms.
A large amount of chakra flowed through the meridians of his arms, rapidly gathering at specific points in his palms.
At the same time, this chakra began to condense in a special, constant ratio.
A daunting aura began to rise from Yuto's body.
BOOM!
A chakra beam, like a laser, shot from Yuto's palms, striking the sea directly ahead.
With a deafening roar, the chakra beam forcibly split the sea in two, creating massive waves that surged in both directions. The entire sea surface became temporarily turbulent.
As the sea changed, the steady sailing ships began rocking back and forth with the currents.
A sound of something cutting through the air came from behind.
In a few leaps, Onzo Kinoshita appeared behind Yuto and Neji.
"Lord Yuto, are there enemies?"
Onzo asked while preparing for combat.
"It was just a test of a new ninjutsu. Calm the workers on the ship, nothing serious."
Yuto waved his hand with a casual expression.
At that moment, Onzo also saw the sea split in two in the distance and swallowed hard.
"Yes, Lord Yuto!"
Onzo's expression was respectful, even showing a hint of humility in his voice.
Ever since the Kinoshita family took over Kado's company and the immense wealth from his shipping business.
The once second-rate Kinoshita family had leaped to become a first-rate family in Kirigakure, comparable to ancient clans like the Hōzuki.
People are ambitious, especially when wealth is expanding so rapidly.
But now, Onzo suddenly understood why Kinoshita Ichirō had made that choice back then.
He even understood why the elders of the Kinoshita family became more low-key as the clan grew stronger.
Strength is the foundation of everything!
Lord Yuto could casually hand over such a huge cake to the Kinoshita family, which meant he could just as easily take it back.
The Kinoshita family could so easily monopolize this cake because the other families of Kirigakure knew it was given to them by Lord Yuto, so no one dared to touch it.
But if one day, their Kinoshita family truly did something to displease Lord Yuto, he wouldn't even need to say a word.
The other families of Kirigakure could instantly carve up the Kinoshita family.
Thinking of this, Onzo's expression grew increasingly respectful.
He took a few steps back, and his figure disappeared from Yuto and Neji's sight.
Yuto paid no mind to Onzo's departure and turned to Neji with a smile.
"The technique I just demonstrated was inspired by your Rotation and the features of a Tailed Beast Ball. It seems quite powerful. If you can master it, it should significantly increase your strength."
Of course, while it was inspired by the Tailed Beast Ball, the technique naturally couldn't compare to one.
"Yes, Lord Yuto!" Neji's spirits lifted, and a rare excited expression appeared on his face.
The two techniques Yuto had demonstrated were exactly what Neji currently lacked: mid and long-range ninjutsu.
Although Yuto had only demonstrated two techniques, both were developed based on Neji's Rotation.
In a way, these two techniques were specially crafted for Neji.
Furthermore, by leveraging the characteristics of these two techniques, Neji could develop several similar ones based on the principles of the Eight Trigrams Palms.
After all, the series of Hyuga clan techniques could be said to be all part of the same lineage.
This can be seen from the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, the Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, and even the final Eight Trigrams Three Hundred Sixty-One Palms.
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