Chapter 18
Shinichi dodged Minato's fierce kick by squatting down, and felt as if some of his hair had been kicked off.
The Minato in front of him obviously didn't intend to give him the chance to get up, and attacked him with another elbow.
He put his hands together and took the blow. The huge force made Shinichi roll on the ground several times.
Before he could adjust his posture, Minato leapt into the air and followed with a heavy stompling.
"The outcome is decided."
Fugaku knew that his people had already lost.
"The battle book is written very boldly, but the strength is not..."
Hiashi was standing nearby, seemingly talking to himself, or mocking Fugaku.
【This guy Rizu. 】
The Uchiha clan's self-restraint suppressed Fugaku's urge to punch.
However, it was soon Rizu's turn to look unhappy.
Because after Shinichi and Minato made the seal of reconciliation, Yong stood up.
[I say you are brave, and you are really brave. 】
[I can't even beat Minato, you really don't have any idea. ]
Seeing that his family member was about to be beaten, Rizu wanted to warn him, but he couldn't think of a suitable excuse for a while.
"Don't confuse me with the idiot just now. If you underestimate me, you will pay the price."
Yong’s slogan was also shouted quite loudly.
"How could that be? I will do my best to deal with every opponent."
Minato showed his signature smile and got ready for battle.
"Hehehe, let me show you the secret technique passed down from generation to generation by the Hyuga clan!"
"Baguazhang·Huitian!"
Blue veins covered the area around his eyelids, and Yong began to spin on the spot. As chakra was released, a huge blue semicircle was created.
[When did Yong master this move?! ]
Hiashi and Hizashi stared in amazement as Yong performed Baguazhang: Huitian.
The second elder committed suicide long before he was old enough to understand. Could it be that his father...
Danzo: Guess.
"I see. Hiashi has also used this move before."
Minato distanced himself from the other party and began to think of countermeasures.
"Hizashi, look carefully, that's Huitian."
Realizing that this was a good opportunity to talk to his younger brother, Hiashi approached Hizashi, who was concentrating on watching the battle, and tried to hold his hand.
Hizashi, who had already noticed something, didn't give him any chance at all. He just waved his hand and let him touch nothing.
"Lord Rizu, please respect yourself. This is the main family's secret technique. If I, a branch family, learn it, I will only be punished by the main family."
Hizashi looked coldly at his brother who had only been born 15 minutes earlier than him and thus avoided being branded as a caged bird, and his tone was particularly harsh.
"Who dares!"
Rizu tried his best to express his feelings.
Ever since Hizashi was cursed, he, who used to like to stick around and call her brother in a baby voice, now not only keeps a distance from her at all times, but also calls her "Hiizaki-sama".
"In the future, I will inherit the position of the Hyuga clan leader. You are my younger brother, so you can learn whatever you want!"
Rizu looked at his younger brother sincerely. In his opinion, the feelings between brothers far outweighed the so-called differences between the main family and the branch family.
[Heh, clan leader...so what if you are the clan leader? The clan leader cannot challenge the cage created by the clan elders themselves.]
Hizashi, who had seen through everything, didn't say anything else. He ignored Hiashi's hopeful gaze and took the initiative to distance himself from the other party.
On the other side, Minato has already begun trying to defeat Kaiten.
"Wind Escape·Great Breakthrough."
Minato believed that the defensive power of Kaiten was related to the chakra of the caster. Therefore, if an attack was carried out using ninjutsu with chakra far exceeding that of the opponent, it should be possible to tear apart this so-called absolute defense.
And that was exactly the case. Yong was still young after all, and he had not yet fully mastered Huitian, so there were many flaws, and—
To be precise, Kaiten is a defensive ninjutsu. Even if you leave it alone, it will stop sooner or later.
"Ah, it hurts~"
The strong wind easily blew Yong away, and he fell into a pile of sand nearby in a dog-eating-shit posture.
"Oh, I see. This is the heroic figure of the Hyuga clan."
Seeing this, Fugaku hesitated for a long time, but finally started to mock.
Then he noticed that Rizu was just standing there quietly, looking at his brother's back, his expression full of sadness.
"Tsk... this guy..."
He had acted so well, but in the end, the audience was not there, which made Fugaku feel a little embarrassed. However, he knew something about the deeds of the brothers.
According to my own position, I should sneer at him harshly, but...
Seeing Hiashi's sad little eyes, Fugaku finally softened his heart.
"Oh, everything will be fine."
Walking up to Hiashi, Fugaku hesitated for a long time before finally reaching out his hand, patting the other's shoulder and speaking.
"Um......"
After a muffled response, Rizu nodded.
The relationship between the two seemed to have inadvertently become closer.
"The next thing is--"
Seeing that Yongye was defeated by the opponent, Longma thought it was time for him to take action.
"Namikaze Minato, right? You are so strong!"
Before Ryoma could finish his words, Yahiko and others swarmed around him and kept praising Minato.
Especially Nono and Konan, their little eyes were almost full of stars.
Kushina, who was secretly observing from the side, had to admit that this yellow-haired boy was indeed very strong and would definitely be a stumbling block in her competition for the Hokage throne.
Just like that, Yong who was knocked away and Ryoma who hadn't finished speaking were completely ignored by everyone.
......
“Hahaha, is this youth?”
Hiruzen, who watched the entire process from the crystal ball, happily took out his pipe and began to puff smoke happily.
Focusing his gaze on Hashirama's Hokage Rock, Hiruzen felt quite emotional.
"Master Hashirama, the world you desire seems to be slowly coming."
Dangdang——
Recalling Hashirama's teachings, before Hiruzen could finish his sigh, a knock on the door interrupted Hiruzen's memories.
"come in."
He put away the pipe in his hand, and with Hiruzen's permission, the door slowly opened.
Mizutomon En, wrapped like a mummy, limped in with a cane.
"Yan, what's the matter?"
Seeing Yan's right half face and entire right arm wrapped tightly, Hiruzen hurriedly called an Anbu and asked him to bring a chair over for Yan.
It became like this thanks to Hanzo.
The explosive fire array he detonated directly blew Yan into a half-crippled state.
"Mito-sama is old, Hiruzen."
As Yan spoke, Hiruzen's eyes became extremely sharp.
After dismissing all the ANBU on standby and making sure that no one else around could hear the conversation, Hiruzen responded.
"Kushina is still too young. It will take a few years for her to complete her mission."
Hearing Hiruzen's answer, Yan shook his head.
"It is obviously not enough for the Uzumaki clan to suppress it alone, Hiruzen."
Looking at his right arm, Yan tightened the crutch in his hand.
"We need Wood Release. Only Wood Release can suppress the tailed beasts."
"Kushina is not as strong as Mito-sama. She must have a Wood Release Ninja to assist and suppress her."
Hiruzen was well aware of this, but the Senju clan was now dwindling in talent, and there hadn't been a Wood Release ninja since Hashirama. Even a skilled cook could not cook without the rice.
Seeing that Hiruzen remained silent, Yan simply stopped beating around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
"I propose that we conduct research on Hashirama-sama's cells."
"No!"
Hiruzen objected subconsciously.
Studying Hashirama's cells means that we, the descendants, have to conduct research on our ancestors' remains...
This is an act of blasphemy against our ancestors.
"Hiruzen, I know what you are worried about, but you can see that this is not a personal act of ours, but a result of the environment."
"If Lord Hashirama knew about this, he would definitely approve of what we did today."
"It's all for Konoha."
Danzo:? ?
Hiruzen narrowed his eyes and looked at Yan in front of him.
How come my comrade's personality has become like that of Danzo since he was injured...
However, speaking of Danzo—
Hiruzen knew how he should respond.
"This matter involves a lot of complicated things. Let's wait until Danzo returns."
Hearing Hiruzen's answer, Yan frowned, stood up, and hit the ground hard with the crutch in his hand.
"You're too weak, Hiruzen!"
Hearing Yan's words, Hiruzen subconsciously said: "I am the Hokage, Yan!"
"You will regret this!"
......
While Hiruzen and En were having a conversation that was both familiar and unfamiliar, Minato and the others had completely put aside their differences and successfully became friends.
As people of the same age, everyone quickly became familiar with each other and played together for a while. As it was getting dark, Ding Zuo took the initiative to invite everyone to have dinner at his family's barbecue restaurant.
"Great!"
Yahiko was the first to jump out and express his agreement.
Lu Jiu and Hai Yi naturally would not refuse Ding Zuo's kindness.
Fugaku himself didn't care, but Hiashi was staring at Hizashi, and when he saw his younger brother agreed, he followed suit and agreed.
Soon, the group of people headed towards the barbecue restaurant.
"Well, Yahiko, what kind of relationship do we have like this?"
Seeing passers-by looking at this group of children curiously, Yong approached Yahiko, poked him with his hand, and asked.
"Um......"
I closed my eyes and thought carefully.
"Of course we are friends!"