A week later.
Konoha, Hokage's office.
"I've already told him, but he doesn't want to come to Konoha."
"By the way, has the Hyuga Clan prepared the reward?"
Transformed into Mr. Lurigan, Shishou sat in front of the Third Hokage's desk, crossing his legs.
He was very curious about what the Hyuga Clan had prepared as his reward.
Told him?
Hearing Shishou's words, the Third Hokage instantly caught the key phrase.
Not found him, but told him.
Konoha had been searching for the Flying Thunder God user for a long time, but Mr. Lurigan found him within a week, and he even agreed to help.
Could it be that these two know each other?
Yes, Mr. Lurigan always had information on Akatsuki members and remained unharmed. If he knew the Flying Thunder God user, that would make sense.
The Third Hokage squinted, pondering in surprise.
"Do you know the Flying Thunder God user?"
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, tested the waters.
More than knowing, they're the same person.
Shishou inwardly chuckled at the thought, nodding slightly to admit the connection.
Seeing Mr. Lurigan admit to knowing the Flying Thunder God user, the Third Hokage was shocked and quickly asked:
"Do you know where Tsunade is?"
Shishou looked at the Third Hokage and laughed:
"I don't know, I'm not that familiar with Tsunade."
Indeed, although he had kissed Tsunade, they hadn't reached the stage of 'complete honesty,' so in a way, they were indeed not very familiar!
"Tsunade isn't with him, so stop asking."
Seeing the Third Hokage still wanting to inquire, Shishou cut him off again.
"Sigh!"
"Alright, I'll have Kurenai take you to the Hyuga Clan."
The Third Hokage sighed and called Kurenai in.
Since Mr. Lurigan had been very cooperative when Kurenai appeared last time, the Third Hokage decided to have Kurenai act as a guide again.
Originally, the most suitable person was Anko, but she had been missing for a long time, and despite the Third Hokage's efforts to find her, there had been no trace of her.
Kurenai entered the office, and upon seeing Shishou, she froze momentarily, then expressionlessly walked to the Third Hokage and asked:
"Hokage-sama, what are your orders?"
The Third Hokage glanced at Kurenai, then pointed at Shishou:
"Take him to the Hyuga Clan so he can discuss the treatment details with Hiashi personally."
"Yes." Kurenai nodded and walked out of the office without looking at Shishou.
"I'll be off then." Shishou stood up, said goodbye to the Third Hokage, and quickly caught up with Kurenai.
Kurenai, seeing Shishou following her, pursed her lips and walked ahead.
Shishou, noticing that Kurenai didn't want to talk, remained silent and followed her.
Soon, they arrived at the Hyuga Clan grounds and were greeted by the clan's servants.
"Mr. Lurigan, have you contacted the Flying Thunder God user?"
After arranging for Kurenai to rest in another room, Hiashi approached Shishou and asked.
"Yes, I have contacted him and told him why you were looking for him, but he doesn't want to come to Konoha."
"As long as you give me the prepared reward, I'll tell you his conditions for saving people."
Shishou looked around casually as he spoke.
The Hyuga Clan was heavily guarded. As soon as he entered, he felt several gazes upon him.
However, these gazes lasted only a second before disappearing, so Shishou wasn't sure if they were intentional or accidental.
Maybe it was just a few Hyuga clan members practicing and happened to glance at him.
Thinking this, Shishou didn't make a fuss.
However, he was reminded by these gazes that he was now within the Hyuga Clan, where everyone had the Byakugan.
So he wrapped his body with Phosphorescent Bugs to hide his chakra, to avoid scaring the kids.
Suddenly, a Hyuga clan member slid open the wooden door, took small steps to Hiashi's side, and whispered:
"Patriarch, the elders have summoned you."
Hiashi looked at the clan member in confusion, wondering why the elders were calling him at this critical moment.
After some thought, Hiashi apologized to Shishou:
"I suddenly have something to handle. Please wait a moment, I'll be right back."
Shishou pouted but nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile.
In the room where the Hyuga elders were gathered.
"How can he have so much chakra..."
"Such a large chakra reserve is terrifying..."
"I feel his chakra is even more than the Nine-Tails..."
Several elders stared at the room where Shishou was, dumbfounded and shocked.
The gazes earlier had been theirs.
But after seeing Shishou's chakra, far surpassing that of a tailed beast, they were too scared to continue watching and quickly deactivated their Byakugan to avoid angering him.
"Someone like him must be handled carefully by Hiashi!"
Hiashi's father-in-law, the Hyuga clan's great elder, Hyuga Keitoku, said to the others.
"Yes."
"Hiashi must handle this carefully, we must not offend him!"
"His terrifying chakra alone shows he is not someone we can provoke."
The other Hyuga elders wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, nodding in agreement, clearly shaken by Shishou's chakra.
"Father-in-law, what's going on?"
Hiashi entered the room, seeing the elders sweating, he was puzzled.
"Hiashi, did you use your Byakugan to check on Mr. Lurigan?"
Hyuga Keitoku asked quickly.
"No, the Third Hokage told me not to use the Byakugan on Mr. Lurigan, saying it would be seen as a hostile act with serious consequences."
Hiashi shook his head, repeating the Third Hokage's instructions.
"Uh oh..."
The elders froze, cold sweat dripping down again.
"Did you use the Byakugan on Mr. Lurigan?"
Hiashi asked in shock, seeing the elders' reactions.
"We looked once and didn't dare to look again, unsure if he noticed."
"What was Mr. Lurigan's reaction?"
Keitoku asked bitterly.
Hiashi fell silent, then said:
"He didn't react much."
"But he probably noticed your peeking because he glanced your way several times."
The elders fell silent, realizing that a single glance had been instantly detected, confirming their fear.
Mr. Lurigan's power is terrifying!
He must not be provoked!