The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

The headquarters of the Hyuga clan is located in the southern part of the Fire Country.

The southern part of the Fire Country is considered a relatively peaceful area within the Fire Country.

Because this place does not border any country, only the sea can lead to the country of water.

But merchants and the Kingdom of Water can trade through the eastern ports of the Kingdom of Fire, so why bother going south?

So overall, there are almost no business trips in the southern part of the Fire Country.

Occasionally, some only sell some daily necessities to residents in the south.

Business is sluggish, followed by relative poverty.

To put it simply, there is almost no oil and water in the southern part of the Country of Fire, and even thieves are nowhere to be seen, so it is naturally relatively peaceful.

The headquarters of the Hyuga clan is located in this area.

Although the Hyuga clan has always had good strength, the Byakugan's blood succession is more focused on assistance and investigation, and its power in combat is indeed average.

And because of this blood inheritance limit, the Hyuga clan has made no achievements in the Five Elements Escape Technique.

It can be said that the Byakugan ensures that the Hyuga clan has a high lower limit, but it also limits the upper limit of the Hyuga clan's strength.

Unless there is an extremely outstanding person who can break through to the Jonin level with physical skills.

Or find another way, break the limitations of the Byakugan, and evolve the supreme pupil technique in Hanzo's memory that is comparable to the Samsara Eye.

Otherwise, the upper limit of the strength of the ninjas of the Hyuga clan would be the elite jounin level.

But how difficult is the evolution of Byakugan?

There are two transitional stages in the evolution from Sharingan to Rinnegan, which can greatly increase the strength of Uchiha ninjas and also reduce the difficulty of Sharingan evolution.

Even so, since Otsutsuki Hagoromo, only Uchiha Madara was cunning and cunning, and evolved the Rinnegan Eye by chance.

And from the Byakugan to the Tenseigan... in Hanzo's opinion, even if someone knows how to evolve, they are probably from the moon...

Therefore, under normal circumstances, there is no strong person in the Hyuga clan who has surpassed the Jonin level.

Today's Hyuga clan is no exception.

Including the clan leader, there are four elite jounin and seven jonin in the clan. Compared with the number of more than 600 ninjas in the Hyuga clan, the ratio is actually the highest among the four major ninja clans.

This is also the bonus of the Byakugan. As long as you have good talent, it is not too difficult to reach the Jonin level.

However, without a strong person who has surpassed the Jonin level to take charge, it is destined that the Hyuga clan cannot truly be at the pinnacle of the ninja world of the Land of Fire.

The Hyuga clan themselves naturally understand this truth better.

As early as hundreds of years ago, they moved their base to the south, where there was little oil and water, in order to avoid the internal fighting among the ninja clan of the Land of Fire.

For this reason, the Hyuga clan has never been deeply involved in the world, and often participates in things among the ninja clan as neutrals and observers.

"This time when we come to the Hyuga clan to negotiate, the biggest obstacle may not be the forces within the Hyuga clan. Instead, it may be...Sarutobi Sasuke."

While rushing on the road, Hanzo analyzed with the two elders who were traveling with him.

Working with Hanzo this time was Hanzo's old acquaintance, Fifth Elder Shimada Katsumoto, and another newly promoted elder, Tenth Elder Shimada Munequan.

"Sarutobi Sasuke? Although the Sarutobi clan is now allied with the Hyuga clan, Sarutobi Sasuke can't interfere with the Hyuga clan's internal decisions, right?" The fifth elder frowned and asked in confusion.

Hanzo sighed and said: "The Hyuga clan does not dare to compete with the three major ninja clans because they do not have strong men who have surpassed the Jonin level.

But Sarutobi Sasuke is a ready-made strong man who surpasses the Jonin. The reason why the two parties have not reached an agreement and maintain this lukewarm situation is just because of the competition between the two families for dominance.

But the competition between the two families does not mean that Sasuke Sarutobi and the independent faction within the Hyuga clan are willing to see us pulling the Hyuga clan onto the chariot.

Now that we have entered the court, the two parties that were still in dispute may temporarily reconcile and focus on kicking us out."

"Then we have little chance of winning this trip?" The ten elders on the side couldn't help but said.

"Not necessarily." Hanzo shook his head, "I'm afraid there are senior officials within the Hyuga clan who don't agree with joining forces with the Sarutobi clan for hegemony. Otherwise, we wouldn't have received the request for negotiation, but would have directly rejected it."

"Then what should we do?" Listening to Hanzo's sane analysis, the two elders suddenly felt their scalps numb.

Hanzo suddenly laughed when he heard this: "We can only take one step at a time. We still don't know the specific situation of the Hyuga clan. Making plans in advance is a waste of time."

Fifth Elder, Tenth Elder: "..."

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The three ninjas, who were jonin and above, were very fast. It didn't take long for Hanzo and the others to approach the headquarters of the Hyuga clan.

However, as soon as Hanzo approached, many patrolling ninjas holding kunai suddenly surrounded the three of them.

"This is the headquarters of the Hyuga clan. Ninjas in front of you, please put down your weapons, otherwise you will be shot without mercy."

A Hyuga ninja with his white eyes said warily to Hanzo and the others.

"We were invited by your clan leader to discuss matters. I am Shimada Hanzo, the young clan leader of the Shimada clan."

Hanzo went straight.

The surrounding Hyuga clan members looked at each other in confusion. It was obvious that they, the middle and low-level ninjas, were not aware of such high-level affairs.

"Wait a minute, you three." Fang spoke, and the Hyuga clan member who looked like the team leader saluted the three of them, then turned to his subordinates and said, "You, go and ask the clan leader for instructions."

This Hyuga tribesman also has a supercilious look. In his opinion, it is almost easy for the three people in front of him to kill him and others. Since the other party did not take action, they must not have any malicious intentions.

Just send someone to ask the clan leader for instructions.

Soon, the patrolling ninja who reported the news came back, and he whispered something into the squad leader's ear.

Then the team leader said to Hanzo and the others: "Three distinguished guests, please come with me."

Hanzo and the other three nodded.

Immediately, the four people began to move towards the interior of the Hyuga station.

There are also ordinary members of the Hyuga clan.

Although the Byakugan Blood Succession Limit is innate and does not need to be awakened later, the talent of chakra and training depends on the individual.

In this regard, the same is true for families such as Shimada and Hinata who have natural blood inheritance. At most, the proportion is slightly higher than that of ordinary ninjas.

In a place where the average person has cataracts, three "normal people" naturally attracted the attention of a large number of Hyuga clan members.

The headquarters of the Hyuga clan is much more prosperous than that of the Shimada clan. It can at least be called a village.

The Hyuga clan is different from the three major ninja clans. They do not often participate in disputes and have not migrated for a long time.

Even if you move, it will usually be in the southern part of the Fire Country. If you live there for a long time, the construction will naturally be relatively prosperous.

After passing the outer station, Hanzo and the others saw a two-story building.

This is where the high-level members of the Hyuga clan gather.

"Three of you, I can only take you here. The clan leader and elders are already waiting for you."

Afterwards, the Hyuga tribe leader who led the way bowed and left directly.

The three Hanzos looked at each other and walked towards the Hyuga clan's assembly building...