Outside of Konohagakure.
The new territory of the Hyuga clan.
Thanks to Fugaku's strong arguments before the war and the village's need for Uchiha's combat power, it was confirmed during those negotiations that the Uchiha clan wouldn't have to relocate here and would be even closer to the center of Konohagakure.
So now, in the entire outskirts of Konohagakure, only the Hyuga clan exists.
Without neighbors, that means the Hyuga clan's territory is incredibly vast. They can claim land however they want, as long as it doesn't disrupt the village's normal traffic.
Hyuga Hitoshi didn't waste any space and divided the open areas into several large training grounds.
At this moment, he was patrolling near these training grounds.
"Ha!"
"Hi!"
The clan members were diligent, practicing diligently.
Perhaps they were inspired by Hyuga Hitoshi's chakra sword, feeling their own shortcomings and a bit guilty, pushing themselves to improve.
Of course,
It's also possible they mistakenly thought that the power Hyuga Hitoshi possessed was the ultimate result of the Byakugan.
In any case, they were all eager to better themselves without complaint.
This is a positive development, and Patriarch Hitoshi was quite satisfied with it.
In fact, after the first battle ended, Patriarch Hitoshi reflected on his previous arrangements.
The Hyuga clan wasn't lacking in strength, but everyone's talent was still different. Forcing them to learn the same technique might not yield the best results.
It was also unrealistic to expect everyone to develop evenly.
So, Hyuga Hitoshi changed his approach; he planned to teach according to each person's abilities.
Those with stronger taijutsu talent learn the improved Gentle Fist technique created by Hyuga Hitoshi, which has two styles: skill-based and strength-based.
The skill-based style incorporates the advantages of the original Gentle Fist while adding a pressure point effect. It focuses on generating power from joints and similar areas, greatly increasing both the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Gentle Fist. At the very least, now, after a set of Eight Trigrams Palm moves, the opponent is definitely not just sealed at their pressure points.
Currently, the representative figures are Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Ushiuma.
The strength-based style is easier to understand. There are plenty of strong fighters in the Hyuga clan who believe that sheer strength can break any technique. This new style was developed by Hyuga Hitoshi after learning about incredible strength from Tsunade. Once mastered, the explosive power can directly crush an opponent.
Of course, to unleash this kind of strength, a solid physique is very important. So at the start, Hyuga Hitoshi assigned them tasks that included not only chakra control but also building their lower body strength.
The representatives of the strength-based style are Hyuga Hizashi and his son.
Yes, you heard that right.
As an absolute genius of the Hyuga branch family, he can use his eyes to turn the tide and is an absolute talent in the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms technique. The one-year-old Hyuga Neji is already trying hard to imitate his father's stance.
Even more puzzling is that beside Neji, the crawling Sasuke also shows an eager look in his eyes. However, he is far too young to even walk, let alone assume a proper stance. He mostly just observes from the side, but the occasional flicker of white light in his eyes makes Hyuga Hitoshi quite anxious.
Thinking back to a night when Sasuke came home from school to find a clan member's body on the ground, Hyuga Hitoshi felt quite troubled.
But considering the ages of Neji and Sasuke, Hyuga Hitoshi decided to offer a reminder.
"Make sure Hizashi keeps an eye on them, don't let them overdo it; they're still so young."
After a moment of thought, he looked at his new assistant, Hyuga Kitayama, and said. Ushiuma Jonin has been busy lately; after all, the tasks assigned by Patriarch Hitoshi have made him spread thin. Therefore, he promoted Kitayama, the captain of the guard team.
Coming from the clan's guard team, there is no doubt about Jonin Kitayama's loyalty.
But now, following Hyuga Hitoshi, he also has other abilities.
Eventually,
Hyuga Hitoshi led his new assistant to the last training ground.
On the field were enthusiastic clan members.
There weren't many of them, but each one had dreams of becoming a shooter.
Well.
After the war, Hyuga Hitoshi reflected on his Hyuga-style extinguishing battle formation and considered some of its shortcomings.
As a group of shooters that only the Hyuga clan can use, Hyuga Hitoshi took this seriously and selected some talented clan members for specialized training.
For example, there's Hyuga Kitayama, who, after Hyuga Hitoshi, is currently the only clan member who can act as a target.
Given Hyuga Hitoshi's combat power and status, it was impossible for him to just stand in the back and do nothing.
So, the appearance of Hyuga Kitayama was quite important.
However, he currently has limited clan members to connect with, and his accuracy isn't quite there yet, so he needs to practice hard.
As for Hyuga Hitoshi, he followed along to study a finishing move based on the extinguishing battle formation.
"You all connect first."
Waving his hand, Hyuga Hitoshi signaled Jonin Kitayama and twenty clan members in the back to share their chakra.
Jonin Kitayama nodded seriously, then stood at the front of the clan members. After a moment of getting used to the connection method, a massive net appeared above him.
At the same time, the clan members behind him began to gather chakra arrows and explosive tags in their hands, clearly planning to continue practicing the Hyuga-style Katyusha rocket launcher.
But Hyuga Hitoshi waved his hand. Basic techniques can be practiced anytime, but explosive tags can sometimes be ineffective against Jonin with sharp senses.
Moreover, the extinguishing arrows lack speed and lethality.
So, when Hyuga Hitoshi placed his hand on Kitayama's shoulder, the net above the clan members changed. Soon after, a fierce chakra manifested as a mighty extinguishing bow and arrow.
"Remember how my chakra flows."
With a snap of his fingers and the movement of chakra, a massive arrow appeared on the great bowstring overhead.
Draw the bow, build power!
"Aim!"
Aim?!
Still in shock, Kitayama quickly activated his Byakugan, but it seemed he was facing the wrong direction. The first thing he saw was the iconic building of Konohagakure: the Hokage Rock!
This won't do!
He was stuck! He had to shoot something!!
Using this giant bow and arrow for the first time, Jonin Kitayama's face turned red. He scanned the four Hokage statues from left to right, finally pointing his finger toward the statue of the Third Hokage.
"Fire!"
Whoosh!
A terrifying sound of air breaking accompanied the rushing air, and after the bow was shot, it instantly disappeared due to unstable chakra, leaving only the massive arrow that was shot out with great force!
Boom!
The ground in the Konohagakure area trembled, marking the sacrifice of the Third Hokage on the distant Hokage Rock.
This makeshift Indra's Arrow was successfully test-fired for the first time!
But on the training ground.
The members of the Hyuga clan looked at each other, giving Hyuga Kitayama a thumbs-up in admiration.
They were probably cursing the Third Hokage behind his back, saying, "You actually went for it, huh!"
But it was clear that they weren't the only ones shocked.
In the distance.
Fugaku, maintaining his forward stance, first glanced at the Hokage Rock, then at Hyuga Hitoshi, and finally managed to hide his smug expression, swallowing hard and placing his palm on his chest.
The Uchiha clan members behind him followed their patriarch's lead and began to clap in unison, even the wise Itachi was pulled into it by his astonished clan members.
Although he wanted to refuse, he had to show his support.
"Well done!"
Clap, clap, clap~
At the same time, Fugaku finally gave a thumbs-up and said his favorite line.
"Bro, you nailed it!"
The Hyuga clan did what he wanted to do but didn't dare!
After a moment of silence, Patriarch Hitoshi gently patted Hyuga Kitayama's shoulder.
Oh well.
The Third Hokage shouldn't be angry, right?
After all, the Hyuga clan are heroes; the ninja world now calls them the "Konohagakure Double Eyes."
Heroes should be forgiven, right?
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