Chapter 118: The Day Of Shame For The Hyuga Clan
With Shura’s departure, the mist permeating the Hyuga Clan Territory gradually dissipated, leaving behind a scene of devastation.
The destruction caused by Choza Akimichi’s fierce battle with the enemy’s Summoned Beast was mainly concentrated around the Assembly Hall of the Main Family Courtyard, fortunately not too severe.
“Immediately notify the Medical Department to come and treat the wounded.” After confirming the enemy had left, Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed the Enma’s summoning and issued a command to the Anbu Ninjas.
“Yes!” Several Anbu Ninjas departed with Body Flicker.
While Hiruzen Sarutobi was directing the Konoha Ninjas to clean up the battlefield, Hiashi Hyuga also came to the side of several Hyuga Main Family Elders.
These elders were all seniors who had watched Hiashi grow up; although they often gave him cold faces usually, they were ultimately blood-connected Clan Members.
At this moment, seeing the four Main Family Elders lying painfully on the ground groaning, Hiashi Hyuga, as Clan Head, felt filled with guilt and self-blame in his heart.
“Are you all right?” Hiashi Hyuga then turned to his wife and daughter.
Under the protection of the Branch Family Guards and Main Family Elders, they were unharmed.
Even the young Hinata Hyuga was chewing something in her mouth, her pair of Byakugan curiously surveying the surroundings, even showing a disdainful expression toward those Main Family Elders.
“We’re fine, thanks to Hizashi and the elders’ protection.” Hiashi’s wife held Hinata, worriedly looking toward Hizashi Hyuga, who was still unconscious in the corner of the wall.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi’s orders were conveyed, more and more Konoha Ninjas arrived at the Hyuga Clan Territory.
Although Hiashi Hyuga considered this incident the greatest shame the Hyuga Clan had faced in hundreds of years, with so many Clan Members injured, four Main Family Elders and Branch Family Head Hizashi Hyuga all severely wounded, concealment was now impossible.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi also considered the Hyuga Clan’s face, calling mainly Special Jonin and above, controlling the news to the smallest range.
Soon, the Konoha Medical Department’s Ninjas arrived at the scene, sending Hizashi Hyuga, the Main Family Elders, and other injured Hyuga Clan Members to Konoha Hospital for treatment.
“Hokage-sama!” Shikaku Nara found Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was discussing this attack with Hiashi Hyuga.
He reported: “The Medical Department has admitted all the wounded. The good news is, there are no casualties, but there are thirty-seven wounded, thirty of them Hyuga Clan Members, with the four elders having the most severe injuries.”
Hearing these numbers, Hiashi Hyuga’s face darkened, his brows nearly twisting into a line.
Hiruzen Sarutobi comforted: “At least there are no casualties; that’s already a blessing amid misfortune.”
Compared to the tragic casualties from the Nine-Tails Attack a few years ago, Shura’s two appearances in the village both at the Hyuga Clan Territory caused no deaths, and the wounded were contained within a certain range, which somewhat relieved the ruling Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Otherwise, it would likely give that guy Danzō another pretext for criticism.
“But the Hyuga Clan had four Byakugan taken…” Hiashi Hyuga gnashed his teeth, his face terribly grim.
These taken ones were all pure Main Family Byakugan, unlike the Branch Family’s Byakugan restricted by the Caged Bird Curse Mark, which wouldn’t automatically destroy after leaving the body.
Recalling the most brutal moment of the Third Great Ninja War, Kirigakure’s Ao took one Byakugan from a Main Family Elder’s heir, becoming the Hyuga Clan’s humiliation for nearly a century!
Originally, the Hyuga Main Family Elders wanted to issue a thirty-million bounty through the Bounty Exchange in the Underground Black Market to destroy that Byakugan from Kirigakure’s Ao.
But Hiashi Hyuga believed such a bounty would instead price the Byakugan, sending a bad message to the outside Ninja World, so he stopped the Main Family Elders’ suggestion.
Yet now, four Main Family Elders had their Byakugan so easily taken by the enemy in the heavily guarded heartland of the Hyuga Clan Territory!
What an extraordinary humiliation!
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at the wrecked Assembly Hall, recalling Shura’s mention in the forewarning letter and again in the battle just now of ‘Hamura’s gift.’
And surprisingly, when Hiashi Hyuga had just arrived in support, the Byakugan couldn’t see Shura?
“The enemy seems to have deep ties with your Hyuga Clan, and also has some ability to shield the Byakugan. Does your clan have any Ninja Clan that could be called a sworn enemy?” Hiruzen Sarutobi’s suspicion wasn’t without reason.
Like how the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan were eternal enemies during the Warring States Period.
Hiashi Hyuga also recalled that eerie scene earlier, solemnly saying: “I’ve already asked the Clan Members. After the enemy used something like the Hiding in Mist Technique, hundreds or thousands of illusions appeared; these illusions had complete Chakra meridians in the Byakugan’s field of vision, severely interfering with the Byakugan.”
“But when actually striking these illusions, they turned out to be mere ordinary illusions, without even the attack power of a Shadow Clone.”
“The last was Shura’s concealment method when appearing in the Assembly Hall…”
At this point, Hiashi Hyuga sighed and shook his head: “Sorry, I’ve never heard of it either…”
“Clan Head—” Before Hiashi Hyuga finished speaking, an elderly Main Family Elder with eyes wrapped in bandages, supported by family, found Hiashi Hyuga.
“I’ve heard my grandfather mention that the Hyuga Clan’s sworn enemy was the Red Eye Clan.”
Hiashi Hyuga and Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately focused their gazes on this elder.
“That was a very, very long time ago.” He slowly recounted: “Our Hyuga Clan’s former enemy, the Red Eye Clan, has long vanished from history; calculating the time, it’s probably been over two hundred years.”
“Two hundred years?!” Hiruzen Sarutobi was slightly shocked, his old eyes widening.
There were countless Ninja Clans exterminated during the Warring States Period; those that have survived to now either had prosperous ancestors or solid alliances like ‘Ino-Shika-Cho.’
However, Dojutsu Bloodline Limits were indeed quite rare.
The most famous Dojutsu Bloodline Limits in the Ninja World currently were the Byakugan and Sharingan.
“So, what was this Red Eye Clan’s surname? Did they have any special abilities?” Although Hiruzen Sarutobi held the title of Ninjutsu Doctor, he knew little about history from over a hundred years before the village’s founding.
This Hyuga Elder shook his head: “The clan’s historical records might have some information on the Red Eye Clan, but this old man has nearly forgotten the little story my grandfather told; I only vaguely remember that the Red Eye Clan was once the nemesis of our Byakugan.”
“Byakugan… nemesis…” Hiashi Hyuga’s pupils slightly contracted.
As Clan Head, he had never known this history.
“It must be that this Ninja Clan was exterminated over two hundred years ago, so the clan basically no longer mentions it.” This elder explained thus.
A bit busy today, only one update; will make it up tomorrow.
