Chapter 1: Hyuga Rakawa
Late at night, in the Hyuga Clan Mansion, within the Study Room.
"Rakawa, you're scheduled to go to the Ninja Academy tomorrow. I'm entrusting everything to you. As for that matter, let fate decide."
Hyuga Senyo, the current Main House Head of the Hyuga Clan, spoke these words. Other high-ranking members of the Hyuga Clan were also present in the Study Room.
Standing before Hyuga Senyo was Rakawa, currently the most secretive person within the clan. His appearance bore a slight resemblance to Neji Hyuga, but his eyes were black.
Rakawa's heart remained calm, suppressing a strange desire. He knew this day would eventually come.
"I will go tomorrow."
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Konoha Ninja Academy. The classroom was a little noisy.
Hyuga Rakawa walked in from outside the classroom. The Chunin teacher at the podium nodded to him and said, "This is our new classmate, Hyuga Rakawa. Everyone, please give him a round of applause."
Scattered applause filled the classroom. Rakawa calmly surveyed the students. This was his class, and a few students with decent strength or special backgrounds piqued his interest.
Eight-year-old Hyuga Rakawa appeared to be a child on the outside, but his soul was actually that of a young man in his twenties.
Transmigrating into this world, Rakawa's identity was that of a member of the Hyuga Branch House, but a rather special one—the only Branch House member not to have the Caged Bird Seal engraved on him.
The moment he was born, his father swiftly sought out the Main House Head. What followed was a shocking scene.
A newborn infant, with blood vessels visible around his Byakugan, and Chakra faintly fluctuating. He had innate eye awakening.
This news was quickly and strictly sealed away, and Rakawa naturally lived on in this world. However, three days after his birth, tragic news arrived: both his parents died in battle during a mission, leaving him an orphan to be raised by a Branch House Elder.
From a young age, Rakawa displayed a calmness, wisdom, and composure far beyond his peers, often making the elder who raised him feel as if he were conversing with a clear-minded young man.
His Byakugan had turned into black pupils shortly after birth, and he could activate the Byakugan at any time. This wasn't what surprised him. What was truly special was that after awakening his eyes, whenever he saw a member of the Main House, he would feel an intense, devouring desire, as if wanting to consume the Main House members, or perhaps something else entirely.
From the moment this desire appeared, he began to furiously train his Byakugan abilities, relentlessly developing its power.
He knew very well that an ordinary Byakugan did not possess this feeling. This strange Byakugan was by no means comparable to a normal one.
Besides his awakened eyes, Rakawa harbored another unknown secret: three elemental affinities.
Earth, Wind, Fire—three elements capable of simultaneous Nature Transformation, filled with infinite possibilities.
Eight years had passed, and these eight years had caused no small stir within the Hyuga Clan, though outsiders remained unaware. Rarely leaving the clan, he was seen by outsiders as nothing more than a useless Hyuga who lacked the Byakugan, a target of extreme ridicule.
But he didn't care. What others thought or how they viewed him was irrelevant. He only needed to improve his own strength.
Just last night, Hyuga Senyo had assigned him a task and informed him of certain matters, which was why he had come to the Ninja Academy.
The Chunin teacher beside him saw Rakawa's unresponsiveness and awkwardly said, "Rakawa, please introduce yourself."
Rakawa nodded slightly and said, "Hyuga Rakawa. I dislike noise. My interests are confidential."
The Chunin teacher broke out in a cold sweat, his mouth twitching. He sighed inwardly, 'What kind of self-introduction is that? Is he trying to act cool?'
The other students' expressions were also a bit strange. Why were there always so many people who liked to act cool? Yet, some people were completely captivated by it.
"He's so handsome, like a prince."
A group of girls under ten years old had stars in their eyes, turning into infatuated fans.
Others were displeased, namely the boys in the classroom.
"What's the big deal? He's just a little handsome. I'm not bad either."
"He's nowhere near as handsome as me. Why is he getting all the attention? Can being handsome feed you?"
Naked jealousy. If the teacher hadn't been present, they would have loved to tear that handsome face off and stomp on it.
Another person sneered, "So it's just a Hyuga waste, a good-for-nothing without even a Byakugan. The Hyuga Clan is pretty much finished, how laughable."
Rakawa's eyes swept over at the remark, and when he saw the speaker, his gaze shot out like cold lightning.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Rakawa's figure by the podium vanished into thin air, appearing directly beside the boy. A finger pressed against the boy's left shoulder.
The speaker's voice died down, and cold sweat continuously dripped down his cheeks.
The classroom fell silent, a silence that was somewhat eerie.
Even the Chunin teacher at the podium was stunned by this scene, his eyes filled with clear disbelief.
"Body Flicker Technique? This kid actually..."
"No, impossible. It must just be ordinary movement. He's from the Hyuga Clan, so that must be it."
The Chunin teacher desperately searched for reasons to cover up his inner shock, but he found no plausible explanation.
Rakawa looked coldly at the back of the person before him, saying chillingly, "Silence does not mean you can insult others freely. Next time, be careful, Uchiha brat."
The Uchiha Clan Fan Crest represented his identity, representing a powerful faction.
"Rakawa, that's enough!"
The Chunin teacher snapped back to reality and immediately shouted a reprimand. The Rakawa before him was definitely a genius, but that Uchiha boy was also a genius. If anything happened to either of them, he would be in trouble.
If he didn't stop the situation from escalating, something terrifying would happen.
He could clearly see Chakra threads, faintly glowing white, emanating from the tip of the finger pressed against the boy's shoulder.
The Hyuga Clan, a Taijutsu powerhouse clan.
Rakawa glanced at him, then calmly withdrew his finger.
The silent classroom erupted with chatter as he withdrew his finger. Even the boys who had clearly harbored ill intentions earlier were now convinced.
"So scary, so fast."
"I couldn't even see him move."
"He actually subdued an Uchiha genius in one move. This is the real genius."
The girls became even more frenzied. Handsome, cool, strong—every point met the criteria for a prince.
Fugaku Uchiha, who had been subdued in one move, still had trembling pupils. It was fear, but also anger.
In that instant, half his body had gone numb, unable to muster any strength. Cold sweat had already soaked his clothes.
Anger. As the Uchiha Clan's young leader, he had been subdued by a Hyuga waste in one move, without even the ability to resist. The Uchiha Clan's face had been utterly disgraced.
Hyuga Rakawa, he vowed eternal enmity!