Naruto: Fooling the Ninja World, I'm Hailed as a Savior

Boom!!

In the forest, a figure was sent flying as if hit by a train, limbs twisting and rotating like a windmill in the air. It finally snapped several trees before embedding itself in a tree trunk.

"..."

Hyuga Kawa's body emitted a fiery, greenish aura. Rainwater was evaporated into white steam by his scorching body temperature.

Looking at the figure he had sent flying with a single punch after opening the Gate of Healing, a speechless thought involuntarily popped into his mind. Was that guy some kind of comedian?

This shadow clone had already run out of chakra, but that guy just kept talking from a distance. His main body, cloaked and stealthily, had arrived. He had expected some formidable foe. Turns out, that's it?

"Is your bloodline limit Steel Release?" Hyuga Kawa simply asked directly. "Who gave you the courage to stand before a Hyuga clan member with just a half-baked Steel Release?"

Crack!

In the distance, Hiruko propped himself up with his hands on either side, pulling himself out of the tree trunk.

His body glowed with a metallic, dark sheen, but his side waist was clearly caved in, evidently due to the destruction of flesh from within his body.

And this was because he instinctively dodged; otherwise, it would have been his heart that was shattered.

However, upon hearing Hyuga Kawa's mocking words, the already insecure and sensitive Hiruko was so enraged that a mouthful of metallic-tasting blood surged from deep within his throat. His heavy breathing carried a bloody scent.

"Damn it! I knew that bastard Orochimaru wouldn't be so kind!"

With just this one blow, Hiruko realized that the person in front of him was nothing like what Orochimaru had described—easy to deal with.

Chimera Technique—this was a secret technique he had developed, capable of fusing a ninja or summoned beast with his own body, even integrating the chakra of bloodline limit users to gain their bloodline limits.

He now possessed the Steel Release and Swift Release bloodline limits. His physical defense could easily resist swords, and his normal speed could reach the level of using Body Flicker Jutsu.

Ordinary taijutsu-type ninjas were no match for him.

However, this guy in front of him was nothing like a normal Hyuga clan member.

Hiruko used to be a Konoha ninja, so he naturally knew something about the Hyuga clan of Konoha.

He was standing outside the attack range, so how could he have known this guy could use Gentle Fist from a distance? He could feel his stomach, intestines, and liver shattered.

The Steel Release he had integrated was a joke against the penetrating force of that punch. This wasn't some lucky trash as Orochimaru had described; this was clearly a Hyuga clan freak.

"Hmm?"

Hearing Hiruko mention Orochimaru's name, Hyuga Kawa subconsciously raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "I see. I didn't expect Lord Orochimaru to still be alive. I thought he had died like a dead snake in some dark corner."

Hyuga Kawa naturally recognized the distinct appearance of the person in front of him. Hiruko, an A-rank rogue ninja from Konoha, a childhood playmate of the Legendary Sannin, but his talent was not comparable to theirs.

In his self-pity, resentment, and envy, he secretly conducted human experiments to research his ninjutsu, the "Chimera Technique," to compensate for his innate shortcomings.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered him and sent the Sannin to pursue him, but Hiruko managed to escape.

But Hyuga Kawa hadn't expected Hiruko to be connected to Orochimaru. Now that he thought about it carefully, their research directions were indeed very similar, so a connection wasn't surprising.

Orochimaru also researched the physical body in his early days; it was only later, after breaking into the Forbidden Scroll Archives and perusing the Scroll of Seals, that he shifted to researching the soul.

"Is Lord Orochimaru doing well now?" Hyuga Kawa asked with a smile.

"..."

Hiruko narrowed his eyes, not answering, his gaze sweeping over him. He had originally thought that Orochimaru's twisted appearance was due to the Third Hokage.

However, now remembering Orochimaru's seething, uncontrollable resentment when mentioning this brat, it was probably this brat who was the culprit behind Orochimaru's inhuman, ghostly appearance.

But why? Was it just because of this brat's Byakugan?

"No, it can't be. At least it would be…"

At this thought, Hiruko subconsciously looked into the distance, towards the direction from which Hyuga Kawa's main body had come.

He naturally didn't know that was Hyuga Kawa, but he felt that terrifying aura that chilled one's heart, even from dozens of miles away.

As a rat that constantly hid, he was too familiar with the aura of top predators, so he unhesitatingly abandoned his original target and chose to pursue Hyuga Kawa.

"If I could also possess such power, the Sannin and the Five Kage would kneel at my feet," greed stirred within Hiruko.

It must be said that Hiruko's personality was very twisted. While he envied the Sannin, he could not hide his inner inferiority and sensitivity.

When a person makes another their obsession, they adorn that person in splendid robes and even worship them as a god.

That's why Hiruko's actions were so flashy and exaggerated, including his later complete development of the Chimera Technique, which he didn't use to develop discreetly, but instead openly declared war on Konoha, proclaiming the Fourth Great Ninja War. From an outsider's perspective, it seemed utterly idiotic.

But if Hiruko didn't do this, he wouldn't be Hiruko, nor would he have been able to develop a technique like the Chimera Technique.

Greed, after all, is ingrained in human nature. It is because of desire and greed that humans have been able to survive in cruel environments.

The essence of the Chimera Technique is endless consumption, a reflection of these desires deep within Hiruko's heart. What he wanted was a "sense of presence," the "recognition" of others, the "importance" of others, only then could he mask his inner inferiority.

Even when he declared the Fourth Great Ninja War, he still called himself "Hiruko, the ninja of Konohagakure."

"Those powers don't belong to you."

Hyuga Kawa's Byakugan was already activated. Looking at the murky chakra within Hiruko's body, he slightly narrowed his eyes and said in a calm tone.

At these words, Hiruko suddenly turned his head, and after a brief愣, a grotesque expression appeared on his pale face.

"This is my power!" His entire face contorted. "It's my power, Hiruko's power!"

"No," Hyuga Kawa remained calm. "That's power you stole."

Boom!!

"You're asking to die!"

The sound of enraged humiliation had barely registered when Hiruko's figure vanished from his spot, leaving behind a nearly invisible afterimage.

Only the sharp, piercing roar of displaced air could be heard. The ground where Hiruko had stood cracked, broken shards of stone flew into the air, and dust bloomed like a flower.

Bloodline Limit: Swift Release.

Hyuga Kawa had already extended his palm, seemingly about to grasp something. A black orb condensed in his palm.