Jin moved in a flash, cutting in from behind.
Chakra surged through his body as he brought his palm down in a chopping strike!
Boom!
Chakra erupted violently from his palm!
Crack!
The Kumogakure envoy failed to dodge in time and could only twist his head aside with all his strength.
But—
Before Jin's Sharingan and dynamic vision, his movements were slow as a crawling turtle.
That palm strike went straight for the back of his skull!
Thud!
The light in the Cloud ninja's eyes quickly faded.
"Huff…"
Jin let out a breath.
Not from exhaustion—but from the adrenaline of killing someone for the first time, surging so violently it was frightening!
His heart was pounding wildly!
There wasn't much fear afterward—
almost all of it was manic excitement!
So a Kumogakure special jōnin wasn't all that impressive after all!
Thankfully, the system prompt arrived right on cue.
[Defeated Kumogakure envoy. Attempting to copy entries.]
[Available entries: Kumogakure Techniques (Green), Lightning Release Mastery (Blue), Lightning Chakra Activation (Blue), Cloud-Style Taijutsu (Purple)…]
[Copy successful. Congratulations, host, on obtaining Elite Entry: Cloud-Style Taijutsu (Purple).]
[Cloud-Style Taijutsu: Uses Lightning Release chakra to wrap the body in lightning, enhancing reaction speed and physical strength.]
[Contacting target: Kumogakure envoy.]
[Contact for 30 seconds complete. Looted Elite Entry: Lightning Release Mastery (Blue).]
Defeat plus corpse-looting!
Two entries in one go!
That was truly satisfying.
No wonder he'd smelled "corpse-looting vibes" in the courtyard and rushed over overnight.
Both of these entries were excellent—
Especially the Kumogakure Lightning Chakra Cloak–style technique!
"If I remember correctly, the Fourth Raikage used Lightning Armor to move fast enough to dodge Amaterasu, right?"
"And the Third Raikage relied on this move to tear through countless enemies."
Jin muttered to himself, then casually followed up with another Eight Trigrams: Air Palm, slamming it down.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sounds of beating a corpse echoed through the forest.
By the time moonlight once again illuminated the clearing, the scar-faced man was well and truly dead.
His left chest, right chest, throat, and forehead had all been smashed to pieces by the Gentle Fist.
"Since I technically saved the Hyūga clan's eldest young lady…"
"This pot still has to be carried by the Hyūga."
After hesitating briefly, Jin walked over and squatted down to check on the unconscious Hinata.
He found her forehead burning hot.
"…Seriously? The main house has to guard against things this much?"
Jin frowned.
He could clearly sense a Byakugan-related restriction, meant to prevent outsiders from probing her.
But—
She was the Hyūga main family's eldest daughter, barely over three years old!
And they treated her like this?
No wonder they were called a bunch of "white-eyed" people!
He shook his head. At the same time, three golden chains slowly extended from his body.
They wrapped around the turbulent energy within Hinata.
Strange runes flickered faintly above them.
As the chains tightened, Hinata's body temperature gradually returned to normal.
Adamantine Sealing Chains!
A powerful sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan!
Suppressing a Hyūga child with it was almost laughably easy.
He shook his head again, and system prompts appeared before his eyes.
[Defeated Hyūga Hinata. Attempting to copy entries.]
[Available entries: Ninja Forbidden Zone (Black), Gentle Fist (Green), Eight Trigrams Palm (Green), Byakugan (Purple).]
"Ninja Forbidden Zone? What does that mean? Is Hinata… untouchable?"
Jin's attention was immediately drawn to the black entry, dark enough to verge on purple.
It was impossible not to notice.
As he focused on it, the details of the Ninja Forbidden Zone entry gradually unfolded.
[Special Entry: Ninja Forbidden Zone (Black): Ninjas must not harm her. Those who do will inevitably die.]
A short, simple sentence.
Yet it immediately reminded him of a meme from his previous life—
Anyone who ever laid a hand on the Crown Princess met a terrible end.
Even Pain, who debuted with overwhelming presence, had his character model completely warped after injuring the Crown Princess…
In a fantasy world, this was nothing less than a Heaven-favored child.
Someone to be revered, never bullied—
or calamity would surely follow!
[Copy successful. Congratulations, host, on obtaining Epic Entry: Byakugan (Purple).]
[Byakugan (Purple): When activated, allows vision of chakra flow and meridians, sees chakra release points, and predicts enemy movement.]
"Byakugan?"
Uchiha Arata blinked.
With a thought, his left eye instantly turned pale blue-white!
Veins bulged around the corner of his eye, giving it a slightly twisted look.
But—
His field of vision became astonishingly clear!
Perhaps because she was from the main family, Hinata's Byakugan was a true 360-degree, no-blind-spot version!
He could see movements across the surrounding area with exceptional clarity.
He grinned, laughing silently.
After laughing for a while, he suddenly wondered aloud,
"But… why is the Byakugan an epic entry, while an awakened Sharingan is only elite?"
Comparison was a habit that never really went away.
[Ding. In terms of bloodline, the Byakugan is indeed of a higher tier than the standard Sharingan, and it has the potential to awaken the Tenseigan.]
"Tenseigan? Don't use fanfiction to gaslight Naruto, okay?!"
Jin curled his lip. After settling Hinata safely and tidying up the scene, he turned and left.
The pursuers behind him were already very close.
…
Three minutes later.
Step!
Hyūga Hiashi, rushing at full speed, suddenly stopped.
When he saw the unconscious blue-haired girl in the distance, his heart clenched violently.
"Hinata!"
He scooped her up and quickly confirmed that his daughter was only unconscious.
The Byakugan restriction hadn't been triggered either.
He finally let out a breath of relief.
Thank goodness.
But when his eyes fell on the fallen Kumogakure ninja nearby, his heart jolted!
"This is…?"
"A Cloud envoy? D-dead?!"
One look closer, and the last thread of hope snapped.
A Kumogakure envoy had died outside Konoha!
This—
Was a huge problem!
Even though he'd been tracking them, he'd never once considered killing the man!
"Eight Trigrams Palm? Could it have been Hizashi?!"
Especially upon seeing the Gentle Fist marks on the Cloud ninja's body, Hiashi's heart started pounding faster.
After hesitating briefly and confirming no one was around, he grabbed the corpse and turned to leave.
Whoever killed him—
The Hyūga clan would never be able to escape responsibility.
All he wanted now was to find a place to bury the body…
Tap, tap, tap.
Not long after he left—
ANBU and the Third Hokage arrived at the scene as well.
"He's dead?"
Looking at the lingering signs of battle and the bloodstains on the ground, unease slowly crept into the Third Hokage's heart.
Someone who could silently kill a Kumogakure envoy just outside Konoha—
Across the entire village, there seemed to be only one person capable of that.
"Danzo! You've gone too far!"