Konoha: Start from untying the caged bird

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Go to Konoha Hospital as the director first. At the same time, I will restore your command of the wartime medical unit. I hope that you can build a strong and effective medical system for Konoha as before. I will entrust you with this work in full.

If anything is wrong, fix it. If you're still unsure about something, come back to me.

If anyone criticizes your reforms and their arguments make sense, think it over before speaking. But if you think they're just being unreasonable and talking nonsense, don't hold back. Show the spirit of the Three Ninja and tell them to get lost.

Hyuga Yuzuru's words clearly appealed to Tsunade, who was a strong-willed person who was decisive and efficient in both her personal life and work.

She watched as Hyuga Yuzuru handed over power to her without hesitation, a complex expression on her face. After a moment, she nodded emphatically: "Yes! I will never let the Fifth Hokage down!"

"Yes, Konoha is changing very quickly now. Sometimes people's hearts may waver or they may go astray. Apart from the medical department, if you have any good suggestions for Konoha, or if you discover any bad signs or things, you can come to us at any time."

My expectations for Tsunade-senpai go far beyond just the medical department.

After all, she was capable of serving as the Fifth Hokage. Although her term was short, the fact that she was able to take over Konoha after the sudden death of the Third Hokage and bring Konoha back on track clearly shows that Tsunade was also a capable leader.

Tsunade feigned distress: "I never expected the Fifth Hokage to value me so much..."

After saying that, she couldn't help but laugh, laughing heartily, "Okay, I understand!"

"Thank you." Hyuga Yuzuru returned the smile: "Good luck, Tsunade-senpai."

Tsunade left in a good mood.

Hinata Yuzuru was curious about how her mindset had changed, but unfortunately, he didn't have the time; he had been quite busy lately.

Sitting in his office, Hyuga Yuzuru picked up the crystal ball and used his telescope technique. Soon, the events within the Uchiha clan appeared in the crystal ball.

He has been keeping a close eye on the Uchiha clan for most of the time recently.

Ibrahim saw that the others had been withdrawn for safety reasons, leaving only a few elite secret agents to keep watch in the surrounding area.

Hyuga Yuzuru made no response to what Iburi Yukimi observed in the Uchiha clan, neither increasing vigilance nor making any adjustments to the existing personnel structure of the Uchiha clan.

He did nothing but made up his mind to take this opportunity to see the expressions on the faces of the Uchiha clan.

First, we need to see if there are any people from Konoha who have any unknown connections with them. Second, we need to see how many people in the Uchiha clan are available.

He did not intend to carry out an extreme purge of the Uchiha clan as depicted in the original work. There are two sides to every story. Not all members of the Uchiha clan are madmen. The appearance of figures like Shisui and Itachi, as well as their predecessors such as Uchiha Kagami, fully demonstrates that the Uchiha clan can be integrated into Konoha.

The only ones who need to be addressed and eliminated are the extreme radicals.

Meanwhile, Hyuga Yuzuru wanted to see what choices Itachi, Shisui, and even Izumi would make in this matter.

Of course, in private, for safety reasons, Yuzuru Hyuga still made some preparations.

For example, they would gather a group of Anbu members, and if things went wrong, they would immediately deploy a barrier to confine the Uchiha people within a certain area, preventing them from causing large-scale damage to Konoha.

For example, in the past few months, he has conducted emergency evacuation drills in Konoha every month to guide villagers to quietly and quickly go to safe facilities for refuge when needed.

Although many villagers felt that this action affected their lives and even began to worry about whether war was about to break out, Hyuga Yuzuru believed that such activities should continue as long as the ninja world was not completely safe. However, he thought that once a year would be enough in the future.

After watching Hyuga Yuzuru for a while, he released the spell, left a shadow clone in the office to handle official business, and then quietly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to sneak to his own training ground and began to ponder the 'Kurama Bloodstains'.

To be precise, it's like Yakumo Kurama, using spiritual power to control and manipulate natural energy, thus unleashing Yin Release.

It may sound unbelievable, but natural energy and Yin Release should be two completely unrelated things. In fact, the properties of natural energy are far richer and more comprehensive than those of chakra in the human body.

This is why, after entering Sage Mode, the Sage Chakra used can be used to create various Sage-style versions of ninjutsu.

After some attempts, Hyuga Yuzuru realized with mixed feelings that he could indeed use his mental power to directly control the natural energy outside his body, and even perform ninjutsu, just like Kurama Yakumo.

However, its efficiency is extremely low. Like Kurama Yakumo, it takes a long time to use mental power to guide natural energy to manifest the form of ninjutsu, such as creating a ball of fire from a distance.

Although this flame possesses certain characteristics of Itachi Uchiha's "Amaterasu" from the original work, making it extremely difficult to extinguish and representing a high-level manifestation of Yin Release, its usefulness is limited if it cannot be controlled at will.

And it's completely impossible to perform Yin Release techniques remotely like Yakumo Kurama.

The bloodstains of the Kurama clan are indeed miraculous.

Hyuga Yuzuru continuously tested and expanded his use of his spiritual power based on the power demonstrated by Kurama Yakumo, and his use of Yin Release became increasingly profound through constant exploration.

Perhaps it was due to sufficient accumulation, or perhaps it was due to a stroke of good fortune.

After another attempt, Hyuga Yuzuru suddenly had an epiphany. He mixed his spiritual power and eye power together to drive the chakra in his body. However, instead of simply controlling it to form outlines on the outside of his body, such as arms or wings, he did his best to transform the mixed chakra in his body into Yin Release chakra.

Then, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the chakra 'shell' he had condensed was incredibly hard.

Moreover, when he combined his pupil power and mental power to transform into Yin Release, he also discovered that he was vaguely losing control over the 'form' that he had transformed into.

Rather than losing control, it's more accurate to say that the chakra he had gathered was restless and joyful, instinctively wanting to create a more concrete shell around his body!

Without hesitation, he entrusted everything to his instincts, increasing the flow of chakra, eye power, and mental energy. Gradually, a milky-white phantom appeared around him.

The phantom gradually solidified from nothingness, appearing around him like a suit of armor, constantly expanding, just like Susanoo, instantly expanding into a very delicate outer shell.

At that very moment, the 'Life Return' process, which had been almost instinctively channeling natural energy into the body, suddenly increased its absorption of natural energy.

Waves of natural energy rushed toward his eyes like swallows returning to their nests. Hyuga Yuzuru subconsciously wanted to end the spell, but found that the power in his eyes was rapidly expanding, as if a bomb that had been accumulating energy for a long time was about to explode.

He didn't sense any danger. After hesitating for a moment, he let his eyes change. At the same time, he subconsciously activated the power of his Byakugan to observe the changes in himself.

"Is this... the mutation is complete?"

Hinata Yuzuru suddenly realized this.

Since he broke through the Life Return, his life characteristics have been constantly changing, and as a result, his Byakugan has also undergone a transformation.

In the system, his white eyes were always displayed as a mutated form.

Now...

He immediately summoned the system, but to his surprise, the words that appeared before him were now trembling slightly in the line that read "rolling eyes".

The white phantom that appeared beside him became more and more detailed. Hyuga Yuzuru used the Byakugan's all-seeing vision to observe the changes in the phantom around him. A powerful sense of power surged into his body, and his surging eye power was also used up rapidly like a flood. Only when the humanoid shell surrounding him was completely stable did Hyuga Yuzuru finally have a moment to exclaim in amazement.

"It's really...beautiful."

At this moment, the humanoid entity that appeared outside his body was unexpectedly not the Susanoo he had imagined; instead, it looked more like... a very close-fitting suit of armor.

He used the Flying Thunder God Technique to freely travel through the markings left at home, returned to his room, and carefully examined himself in the mirror.

He was now dressed in a white battle armor with sharp and distinct lines, which was firmly attached to his body, revealing only his blue eyes. At this moment, the pupils of his blue eyes were no longer visible, and only a faint blue light flickered from them.

Hinata Yuzuru waved his hand, and with just a casual wave, a small ripple was stirred up in the room.

Fortunately, he didn't use force.

Hyuga Yuzuru looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but marvel.

There's a sense that the art style is a bit out of place—the white head armor is extremely gorgeous, with the top design resembling a crown. It lacks facial details but has cutouts at the eye positions, emitting a faint blue light. The armor on the body is very tight-fitting, and now that it's 'wearing' it, it only gives people an extremely sharp and swift feeling.

The shoulder protrudes with sharp spikes that shimmer with golden light, while the arm shows a clear muscle outline. The elbow has a sharp blade that sticks out. When you bend your elbow, you can see the blade extending straight back from the elbow. When you straighten your arm, the back of the blade fits against your upper arm and does not affect your movement at all.

The waist is cinched, the legs look like they're wearing armor, and even the shoes seem to have a metallic feel.

This all-white armor, adorned with touches of gold, and with its mysterious blue gleaming in its eyes, gave off an air of solemn holiness that seemed 'inhuman'.

Looking directly at his reflection in the mirror, Hinata Yuzuru raised his hand, gently clenched it, and then released it.

It was somewhat similar to the overwhelming power felt after activating Sage Mode, but it was different from Sage Mode. The armor he wore gave him a feeling of indescribable... unparalleled strength.

It was as if, wearing this armor, he no longer needed to worry about any enemies.

"only..."

Hinata Yuzuru released his state, withdrew his eye power, and the eyes in the mirror returned to calm, without any further changes, remaining the same as before.

"Where's the Gundam you were promised?"

He opened the system panel with some lingering interest and began browsing the entries there, something he hadn't done in a long time.

Your skill "White Eye (S)" has completed its mutation. Please rename it.

[Unnamed (S): Level 9 (0/100000)]

The level hasn't changed; in fact, it's gone up a bit.

But...maybe it's a good thing.

Once this eye reaches its maximum level, we can see how many free experience points it needs to break through to the next stage. And once it breaks through to S-rank, Hyuga Yuzuru is certain that it will definitely be at the Six Paths level.

Is it a new name?

Calling it "white eye" again seems inappropriate; nowadays, eyes no longer resemble white eyes at all.

The Tenseigan... isn't quite right either. These eyes only look extremely similar to the Tenseigan, but in terms of power, they are absolutely not the same thing.

After much deliberation, Hinata Yuzuru finally settled on a simple and straightforward new name.

【Eye of God (S): Level 9 (0/100000)】

I've already given up on being a human being anyway, so let's be blunt, what's wrong with that!

However, the 100,000 experience points required to level up made Hyuga Yuzuru a little dizzy.

The experience points needed to level up are half the amount required to break through to the next S-rank skill!

Hinata Yuzuru gently touched his eyes, but became even more curious about what kind of power the Byakugan, now fully mutated, still possessed.

He first tested the distance of the telescope.

Ten kilometers, twenty kilometers...

He didn't even know how far he was looking behind him. He only knew that the farther he looked, the more his pupil power was consumed. At the same time, he felt a little dizzy. While constantly penetrating things and using his X-ray vision, his eyes were also instinctively capturing everything he saw along the way at an extremely high speed. A large number of images were processed by his brain in an instant, which made him feel a little lightheaded for a moment.

But Yuzuru Hyuga was not worried but happy.

This means that the improvement in eyesight goes far beyond pupil power, including related dynamic vision, instantaneous capture ability, and so on.

Once a battle between ninjas escalates to the level of Sage Mode, it essentially transcends the limits of human capability. Pain's face was practically contorted in shock, demonstrating just how fast he was, almost like flying on land.

If your eyes can't keep up, or if they can keep up but your brain can't react quickly enough to capture the specific details, then even Pain would have to use the Rinnegan to directly activate a wide-range attack like Chibaku Tensei to pull the enemy away.

And this also means...

"Is it really the Hyuga clan's tradition of close-quarters combat... or is it that all battles ultimately come down to close-quarters martial arts?"

Hinata Yuzuru pondered leisurely, then tested his eyes' other abilities.

The first to be affected is Future Vision.

This eye, which at first glance seems so-so, reveals its powerful and invincible characteristics more and more as it is used. As Hyuga Yuzuru concentrates intently, the future he can see begins to recede further and further away.

One second, five seconds, ten seconds...

It wasn't until Hinata Yuzuru captured the future a minute into the future that he felt a noticeable fatigue in his eyes.

So he changed his method of prediction.

The future was originally destined to be fixed and unchanging.

But in Hinata Yuzuru's eyes, there are countless possibilities for the future—because the moment he sees the future, how the future unfolds is already determined by his present self.

This also allows him to see countless different futures, just like in a simulation, and choose the optimal solution from them.

Previously, he could only capture a limited glimpse of the future in an instant, or rather, even if he could see it, his brain might not be able to process it.

But now, with just a slight attempt, he can see dozens of different scenes in an instant, proving that he can change dozens of different futures.

Even so, this was based on the premise that it could be put into actual combat and that it allowed for short-term future vision.

If we really want to see just how many possible futures there are...

It all depends on his opinion.

He could, in the future he foresaw, unleash a super-powerful reversal and demolish his own house, or instantly appear in his office and give his shadow clone a flick on the head. But back in reality, he would simply stand still, motionless.

Hyuga Yuzuru pinched his chin.

"A vision of the future that can last up to a minute, capable of simulating multiple possible futures in an instant... wouldn't that be like having a cheat code for experiments?"

He suddenly realized one of the more important uses of his future vision.

For example, he wouldn't dare try using a technique like the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique in real life, but as long as he had the idea, he could use his future vision to see what the 'future' would look like after using the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique.

This included more ninjutsu experiments, and even human trials, such as testing whether Hashirama cells would have any effect on him, and whether the blood of the Kurama clan could be used on him...

Hinata Yuzuru was itching to try it, but he kept his composure and continued to test other changes in his eyes.

Finally, a conclusion was drawn.

The pupil power has been greatly enhanced.

It can activate its armor form.

Future-vision capabilities have been greatly enhanced.

The combination of mental power and pupil power is now smoother and more seamless.