Hyuga Clan Compound.
Many Hyuga Clan Members noticed the scene overhead and were thrown into a panic. Screams, and terrified shouts echoed throughout the solemn Hyuga Clan Compound, as if the apocalypse had arrived.
Hinata stared blankly, lifting her head. In her eyes, the orange stream of light, carrying shattering, rolling red flames of destruction, was clearly reflected as it drew closer. It was as if her entire vision was filled only with that orange stream of light.
As the orange light approached, the wind pressure formed a hurricane, bearing down on all the Hyuga Clan Members below, increasing their pressure and deepening their despair.
"Hinata-sama!"
Eight-year-old Neji, who bore the Caged Bird Cursed Seal on his forehead, lunged forward and shielded Hinata beneath his body. He wanted to use his own body to protect Hinata when that terrifying orange meteorite fell.
"Neji-nii-san..."
Hinata didn't want Neji to die, but she couldn't break free no matter how she tried.
At this moment, the orange meteorite reached a point ten meters above the Hyuga Clan Compound. The world seemed to have come to a standstill.
Hinata saw the orange meteorite... no, it was a boy with a buzz cut wrapped in orange flames. He was very calm, as if he were taking a stroll.
Before Hinata's thoughts could process this, the pause ended, and the destruction began.
But in that instant, strangely enough, the wind stopped, and the destructive, rolling red flames vanished.
Everything fell silent, as if it were just a dream, with only the boy with the buzz cut and orange flames remaining there.
She seemed to read a word from the movement of the boy's lips: "Purgatory."
The next second.
Boom!
The ground collapsed, fissures spread across it, and amidst the flying debris, orange flames raged outward.
The entire Hyuga Clan Compound was filled with panic and screams. But the next moment, the screaming began to subside.
Hinata, whose mind was blank with fear, suddenly heard a clan member shouting urgently, "Is anyone hurt?!"
Immediately after, one response after another rang out.
"I'm fine."
""I'm fine too."
"Nii-san, where are you!"
"I'm here!"
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! Sister-in..."
"I'm fine!"
As these voices rang out, countless Hyuga Clan Members breathed a sigh of relief. As long as their loved ones were safe, it was fine. On their disheveled faces, the relief of having survived a catastrophe emerged.
At this moment, Neji's voice sounded in Hinata's ears. "Hinata-sama, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Neji-nii-san, you..."
"I'm fine."
After checking that Hinata was indeed uninjured, Neji breathed a sigh of relief, moved aside, and collapsed onto the ground nearby. His face was covered in cold sweat, which had already soaked his clothes, and the hands supporting him, along with his body, were trembling slightly.
For an eight-year-old boy, the action he had just taken had exhausted all of his physical and mental strength.
Hinata went over to check on Neji, and finding he was also uninjured, she patted her chest in relief.
At this time, she also saw the state of their surroundings. Countless orange flames were burning, clawing and gnashing like a terrifying purgatory, setting houses ablaze and emitting a dreadful, high heat.
Not far from her, there was a crater. In the crater, the boy with the buzz cut wrapped in orange flames, whom she had just seen, climbed out. He was completely unharmed, as if the orange flames on his body had insulated him from everything.
And it wasn't just Hinata who had discovered this boy. Facing this outsider, the Hyuga Clan Members all had hostility in their eyes, and many of them immediately activated their Byakugan, ready for immediate combat.
Hiromi's expression was calm. "I controlled the power, none of you in the Hyuga Clan were injured. As for the damage to the compound, you can go to the Third Hokage for compensation."
Saying this, Hiromi intended to walk out.
"Stop!"
A shout filled with anger rang out, brimming with the authority of a superior.
Hiromi turned his head to look and saw an old man, looking aggressive, walking slowly toward him, step by step.
The Hyuga Clan Members watched the old man in silence, the atmosphere heavy with pressure.
The aura on the old man, bolstered by the Hyuga Clan Members, transformed into a towering mountain, pressing down on Hiromi alone. The aura became even heavier as he walked slowly closer.
Hiromi stood there, watched for two seconds, and then became impatient. "If your legs aren't working well, don't make me wait for you."
He turned and walked away.
The old man's anger grew even greater.
"Catch him!"
The Hyuga Clan Members, with their Byakugan activated, rushed up, filled with hostility.
Hiromi smiled.
[Mission Name: You want to catch me?]
[Mission Content: Kill the Hyuga Clan!]
[Mission Reward: Lava Release Chakra Mode]
The next second, the smile on his face vanished. Hot orange flames erupted from his body, filled with intense, violent energy.
"Today, the Hyuga Clan will be..."
"Wait!" A voice came rushing over.
The next second, it slammed on the brakes right beside Hiromi.
"Hiromi, don't be impulsive. Let me handle this matter, okay?" Itachi, panting, hurriedly tried to calm Hiromi down.
Hiromi glanced at Itachi, then looked at the surrounding Hyuga Clan Members, whose combat readiness had weakened. He knew that a fight wouldn't happen. Or rather, since Itachi had arrived, the Uchiha clan had likely arrived as well. They would definitely stop him from wiping out the Hyuga Clan. After all, he wasn't in the right here.
If things escalated now, Konoha might just fall apart. The Uchiha hadn't yet become the Hokage, so doing this wasn't worth it.
Therefore, he turned his head, looked at the old man who had ordered the Hyuga Clan Members to seize him, and said, "I'll remember you. I hope you don't give me a chance."
[Mission Name: You're the only one hostile to me?]
[Mission Content: Kill the Grand Elder of the Hyuga Clan!]
[Mission Reward: Lava Release Chakra Mode]
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