The more people Kiyoshi offended, the higher the chance Kiyoshi would return to the Hidden Cloud with him.
Kiyoshi quietly watched Natsu Hyūga's embarrassed expression.
As the saying goes, disaster comes from the mouth.
Whether it was Samui or this Ginka Hyūga, neither could control their mouths.
This was also normal. Who would have thought Kiyoshi would capitalize on this?
The Hyūga Main Family was already considered high society in the Hidden Leaf; ordinary ninjas would never dare to offend them.
Furthermore, since the revolt led by Setsuna Uchiha during the Second Hokage's era, the Uchiha's reputation had steadily worsened.
With a little push from Danzō Shimura, the Uchiha became synonymous with arrogance and extreme pride.
It was understandable that such things would be said.
"Well? Aren't you going to tell me what crimes the Uchiha have committed that led Ginka Hyūga to order you to..." Kiyoshi let his sentence trail off.
If this statement had been made by a member of the Branch Family, it wouldn't mean much, but Ginka Hyūga was from the Hyūga Main Family.
And the Main Family held a small, but extremely influential, proportion of the vast Hyūga clan.
For Ginka Hyūga to say those words meant they implicitly represented the Hyūga's stance.
"Natsu!" Tetsu Hyūga's chakra was nearly exhausted; he couldn't even wrap his fists in chakra, striking Druk's twin swords with his bare flesh and instantly incurring numerous cuts.
Looking at the aggressive Kiyoshi and the pleading Tetsu Hyūga, Natsu Hyūga's face went pale.
She turned her head and saw that Homura Hyūga was also having a tough time.
If this continued, they would be defeated and possibly killed by the Hidden Cloud ninjas!
"Kiyoshi, I can explain this matter. Please... please, for the sake of our being classmates, I will apologize to you. Please help us." Natsu Hyūga humbled herself.
This matter absolutely could not be widely publicized. Otherwise, if Ginka Hyūga got into trouble, she would certainly blame Natsu.
Thinking of the Hyūga clan's punishment, Natsu Hyūga shivered. The Caged Bird Seal on her forehead was a sword hanging over her head!
She never knew when it would fall or what might trigger it.
She was forced to live in constant anxiety and fear.
"An explanation and an apology."
Seeing Natsu Hyūga's nearly pleading expression, Kiyoshi's previously stagnant Dōjutsu power showed a slight change once again.
"Then I'll believe you this one time."
Kiyoshi put on a magnanimous air, summoned his black ninja sword, drew it from its sheath, and charged.
"!" Kei Yotsuki's heart jumped.
Only seconds ago, the situation seemed deeply complicated, yet it was resolved with just a few sentences?
*Clang!*
Kei Yotsuki quickly drew his sword to block the downward strike from Kiyoshi.
"Uchi... Uchiha Kiyoshi, are you sure you want to be our enemy?" Kei Yotsuki asked in a deep voice.
However, Kiyoshi's only response was a single line.
"I am Uchiha of the Hidden Leaf, and the Uchiha are the greatest clan in the Hidden Leaf!" Kiyoshi wore an expression of deep honor for being born an Uchiha, increasing the force of his strike.
The one-tomoe Sharingan pattern appeared in his eyes.
Kiyoshi's physical condition was boosted by the Sharingan.
His strength, which was already gradually and permanently increasing due to the activation of the two-tomoe Sharingan, surged again!
*Boom!*
The fiercely rolling flames on Kiyoshi's ninja sword became even more intensely crimson, even affecting Kei Yotsuki's blade!
"This is... Chakra Flow? Not Lightning Release, but Fire Release?" Kei Yotsuki's hand was stinging from the vibration of Kiyoshi's sheer force.
As far as he knew, the Hidden Cloud comrades who infiltrated the Hidden Leaf had only given Kiyoshi Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
Why did Kiyoshi also know Fire Release Chakra Flow?
The flames illuminated Kei Yotsuki's tan skin, reflecting a complex shade of red.
He couldn't figure it out.
Nor could he figure out how Kiyoshi's strength could rival his own.
Was this the change brought about by the Sharingan?
An electric arc appeared on Kei Yotsuki's left hand.
"Lightning Release: Fang Blade!"
Blue-white electric arcs, like fangs, shot towards Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi rotated his wrist, sliding his ninja sword down the length of Kei Yotsuki's blade.
*Bang!*
A blinding white light blossomed on Kiyoshi's ninja sword. The electric arcs and flames tangled and then were channeled into the ground as Kiyoshi plunged his sword into the earth.
"The insight of the Sharingan..." Kei Yotsuki's expression was grim.
He and Kiyoshi were both Yotsuki clan members, possessing innate physical prowess.
But Kiyoshi also had the Sharingan, giving him monstrous insight.
"So Kiyoshi can activate both Sharingan eyes." Kurenai noticed the sinister red glow in Kiyoshi's dual pupils.
She had only seen Kiyoshi use one eye before, and she had assumed he could only activate one.
"He might have just awakened it, or he might have been hiding it all along." Asuma said.
He heard from clan members that awakening the Sharingan required immense emotional pain.
Could it be that Kiyoshi was so affected by the Hyūga's words that he awakened the other Sharingan out of grief?
Asuma guarded Kurenai with his chakra blades while speculating.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
A scorching fireball flew rapidly from Kiyoshi's mouth, growing tremendously large in the blink of an eye.
"What powerful Fire Release!" Kei Yotsuki's expression changed, and he quickly dodged.
Unfortunately, at such close range, the fireball passed practically scraping him.
Although he dodged, his skin still suffered burns from the intense heat emitted by the fireball.
Druk and Taf immediately stopped fighting Tetsu Hyūga and Homura Hyūga and rushed to aid Kei Yotsuki.
The exaggerated dynamic vision of the Sharingan allowed Kiyoshi to see every move the two ninjas made.
A slight smile played on Kiyoshi's lips.
Slow!
Slow!
Too slow!
He pulled his ninja sword from the ground, and the electrical network woven into the circulatory system in his feet activated, invigorating Kiyoshi's cells.
He vanished from his spot.
When the group saw Kiyoshi again, it was followed by a spray of blood.
Druk and Taf instantly suffered numerous wounds, emanating the smell of scorched flesh.
Had the two not been Hidden Cloud ninjas who had trained in body techniques, making their skin far more defensive than other ninjas, Kiyoshi's attack would have been enough to cut them in half!
"Leave the scrolls and get out." Kiyoshi said calmly.
Kei Yotsuki gave Kiyoshi a long, hard look, tossed three scrolls to the ground, and then disappeared from the spot with his two teammates.
[Trait: Impartial Treatment (White)]
[Requirement Achieved: Show no mercy toward a ninja from the Land of Lightning homeland and defeat them.]
[Progress: (Completed).]
[Effect: Your talent for "Yin" Release chakra nature transformation is increased by 5% on top of the original base.]
[Note: Can be further evolved later.]
"Alright, we can discuss the specifics now, Natsu Hyūga."
The flames on the sword subsided, and Kiyoshi sheathed his blade.
"...Okay." Natsu Hyūga could only nod.
"Tetsu, Homura, how serious are your injuries?" Natsu Hyūga quickly ran over.
"It's nothing serious." Tetsu Hyūga shook his head, pointing at Kiyoshi: "Natsu, can't you tell us what exactly happened?"
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