Chapter 114: Asura Attacks! Byakugan Fails!
Late at night.
A bright moon hung high.
In the Hyuga Clan Territory, Branch Family ninjas moved in groups of three, with bulging veins on their foreheads indicating the full activation of Byakugan, their vigilant gazes piercing through the night, repeatedly scanning every corner.
Meanwhile, around the Hyuga Clan Territory, Anbu Ninjas hid in the shadows, ready to provide support to the Hyuga Clan Territory at any moment.
“Captain!” Yamato landed on the rooftop where Kakashi was hiding and reported to Kakashi: “The third batch of patrol missions has been completed.”
“Good work.” Kakashi, wearing the White Cat Mask, slightly turned his head and nodded to Yamato.
Ever since Kakashi rescued Yamato from the Root Base last year, Yamato had been transferred out of Root by the Third Hokage and joined the Hokage’s direct Anbu force, now personally led by Kakashi.
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi hoped Kakashi could train Yamato into a Konoha Ninja inheriting the Will of Fire, and cultivate him as the next Anbu Head Captain.
For this mission to guard against Shura infiltrating the village, Kakashi personally led the first squad’s Anbu Ninjas to stand alert on the perimeter of the Hyuga Clan Territory, while directing the second squad’s Anbu Ninjas to conduct patrol missions inside the village.
To guard against Shura creating a diversion and launching attacks on other places after infiltrating Konoha.
“Captain.” Yamato came to Kakashi’s side, crouching in the shadows just like Kakashi, his expression grave as he looked at the nearby Hyuga Clan Territory.
He asked somewhat puzzled: “Shura attacked the Hyuga Clan last time, and now sent another forewarning letter—what exactly does he want from the Hyuga Clan?”
Now following Kakashi, Yamato had access to a lot of the village’s high-level intelligence.
Like the intelligence on Shura’s first appearance, which was an attack on the Hyuga Clan Territory, killing the Cloud Village Special Envoy to frame the Hyuga Clan.
Yamato recalled that encounter with Shura, and he still felt lingering fear even now.
The opponent’s strength was profoundly unfathomable; just one round of taijutsu attacks had defeated him.
It became an indelible shadow in Yamato’s heart.
To grow stronger, to defeat the mysterious Shura, Yamato was undergoing various trainings including taijutsu and Wood Release ninjutsu, but improvement wasn’t something that happened overnight.
Facing the mysterious Shura again this time, Yamato still felt somewhat uncertain inside.
“Who knows.” Kakashi’s White Cat Mask hung low, suddenly feeling something ominous.
“This area around the Hyuga Clan Territory seems to have been quiet for a long time?”
But Kakashi didn’t act rashly; the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan ability was renowned, and he didn’t believe Shura could evade Byakugan’s reconnaissance.
So he assumed the Hyuga Clan had made other arrangements internally.
After all, Shura could freely enter and exit Konoha’s Village Protection Barrier; perhaps he even had spies inside the village, so it was good for the Hyuga Clan to be cautious.
However, in an area Kakashi couldn’t see.
The Hyuga Clan’s patrolling ninjas suddenly sensed something.
Suddenly, mist began to gradually rise within the Hyuga Clan Territory.
“Byakugan!” Hyuga Homura, leading the patrol near the main gate of the Hyuga Clan Territory, activated his Byakugan to full power. The scene that suddenly appeared in his vision made his pupils contract sharply!
“What?” Hyuga Homura was full of shock, because under his Byakugan’s perspective, there were hundreds and thousands of humanoid chakra meridians breaking through the gate in the mist!
These ‘humanoid’ figures had massive chakra amounts, comparable to that of jonin!
Hyuga Homura had no time to think about how so many ‘enemies’ had infiltrated Konoha, or how they had bypassed Konoha’s patrolling ninja teams.
“Everyone! Enter combat status!” Hyuga Homura roared the warning, while having another clan member fire a signal flare.
Whoosh—
A crimson signal flare tore through the night sky, like a drop of blood falling into the silver moon!
The first to react were the other ninjas inside the Hyuga Clan Territory.
Because not everyone’s Byakugan was like Hinata’s, able to detect up to ten kilometers.
Ordinary Hyuga ninjas’ Byakugan had a maximum detection range of about one kilometer; for comprehensive alert, the patrolling Hyuga ninjas each covered a section of the area.
The moon’s cold glow shone in the Hyuga Clan Territory. Amid the spreading mist, when the Hyuga ninjas turned their gazes toward the direction from which the signal flare was launched at the gate, they horror-strickenly saw those hundreds and thousands of chakra fluctuations!
“How is that possible!”
“Has the village been massively attacked by enemies?!”
“Why are there so many enemies!”
“How exactly did they get in!”
The Hyuga Clan members were in an uproar!
While breaking out in cold sweat and firing signal flares, they moved under their respective captains’ lead to intercept these enemies.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless signal flares shot into the night sky like fireworks, bursting wildly in the air.
Kakashi, closest to the Hyuga Clan Territory, immediately mobilized the first squad’s Anbu Ninjas to reinforce the Hyuga Clan Territory upon seeing the first signal flare rise!
But just as he entered the range of the Hyuga Clan Territory, Kakashi realized mist was rising here!
“Is this Kirigakure’s ninjutsu?” Kakashi had clashed plenty with Kirigakure Ninjas during the Third Great Ninja War, so he was naturally familiar with the Hiding in Mist Technique.
When Kakashi arrived at the area of the first signal flare with Yamato and several other Anbu Ninjas, he saw Hyuga Homura leading two Hyuga Ninjas attacking several shadowy figures in the mist.
Without a word, Kakashi drew the ninja sword from his back and flickered forward.
As the ninja sword swung, the shadowy figure was cleaved in two by Kakashi, then dissipated like smoke.
“Not real? Not a Shadow Clone either?” Kakashi immediately went on alert and retreated to Yamato’s side, who had also drawn his ninja sword.
“Where are the enemies?” Kakashi’s Sharingan was restricted by the Hiding in Mist Technique, so he could only seek aid from the Hyuga Clan.
“I… I don’t know…” The Hyuga Ninjas, who had countered the Hiding in Mist Technique during the Third Great Ninja War, were now drenched in sweat, panicking as they attacked the shadows in the mist.
“Not Shadow Clones! Not Illusion Techniques either?” Kakashi noticed the Hyuga Ninjas’ abnormality and came to Hyuga Homura’s side.
Hah~
Hyuga Homura, about the same age as Kakashi, was panting heavily, veins bulging at his temples from the activated Byakugan, staring incredulously at the increasing number of enemies in the mist.
Why?
Why could the enemies’ shadows affect Byakugan’s judgment?
And there were even more numerous than Shadow Clones!
Looking around with Byakugan, the view was filled with enemies in the mist! Hundreds and thousands! Endless!
Under the enhancement of the Hiding in Mist Technique, the Hyuga Clan members’ eyes couldn’t distinguish whether the enemies were real bodies or false illusions!
“You go to the Main Family Assembly Hall! Hurry!” Hyuga Homura grabbed Kakashi’s hand.
Kakashi was startled; with so many shadows interfering with the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan, the enemy behind them!
“Go!” Kakashi called to Yamato and immediately rushed toward the depths of the Hyuga Clan Territory!
Along the way, Kakashi saw active shadowy figures in the mist attacking them.
Kakashi, Yamato, and the other Anbu Ninjas didn’t dare underestimate them and fought with full force.
Every strike was extremely cautious, yet they found all the enemies were illusions that shattered with one hit!
During this, Kakashi also spotted several Hyuga Ninjas collapsed on the ground.
He crouched to check and found these Hyuga Ninjas still breathing, just knocked unconscious.
“Shura? What exactly is your goal!” Under Kakashi’s White Cat Mask, cold sweat soaked his mask.
