Naruto: The Strongest Training System

Chapter 36: The Decision of Hyuga Helios

On a certain street in Konoha, a person was rolling back and forth on the ground, letting out groans of pain. Suddenly, several ninjas with pure white eyes and Konoha headbands appeared around him.

The appearance of these ninjas did not attract the attention of others. One of them squatted down, extended his hands, and lifted the constantly screaming Hyuga Zephyr onto his back, then left the street.

The few Hyuga clan ninjas were very fast. Before long, they had returned to the Hyuga clan compound. After returning, the ninjas dispersed, except for the one carrying Hyuga Zephyr, who headed towards the center of the compound. The other Hyuga ninjas did not linger.

In the center of the Hyuga clan compound, in a courtyard with a house that was clearly much larger than the others, inside a certain room, Hyuga Zephyr was kneeling humbly on the ground. The person he was kneeling before was none other than the head of the Hyuga clan—Hyuga Helios.

At this moment, Hyuga Helios was sitting on a chair in the center of the room. He picked up a cup of tea from a table with one hand, glanced at Hyuga Zephyr kneeling on the floor below, and said, "Do you know what you did today? Do you know why you were brought here by the other ninjas of the clan?"

The voice of the Hyuga clan head, Hyuga Helios, was very soft, but in this room with only two people, it could be heard very clearly. Hyuga Zephyr, kneeling on the ground, became agitated upon hearing Hyuga Helios's words. His eyes filled with endless anger, and the desire for revenge grew stronger in his heart.

Hyuga Zephyr, kneeling on the ground, immediately said to Hyuga Helios sitting in front of him, "Lord Patriarch, you must avenge me! Today, on a street in Konoha, I ran into a little brat. I just bumped into him lightly, and he wanted to hit me. I told him I was from the Hyuga clan, and that hitting me would be like slapping the face of the Hyuga clan."

"But even after I said that, the little brat didn't hesitate and directly crushed the bones in my hand. Lord Patriarch, that little brat has no respect for our Hyuga clan! You must kill him to let others know that our Hyuga clan is not to be trifled with."

Hyuga Helios, sitting quietly in his chair, listened to Hyuga Zephyr's words, his face growing darker and darker. He suddenly said to Hyuga Zephyr before him, "Hmph, do you know who that little brat is? He's just a four-year-old child. You've lived several years longer than him and still couldn't beat a child. You've truly brought shame upon the Hyuga clan. And I don't think the facts are as you described them!"

Suddenly, Hyuga Zephyr raised his head, looked at Hyuga Helios in front of him, a crazed look on his face, and said to him.

"Could it be that you know that little brat, Lord Patriarch? But even if you do, you can't let him go! He disregarded the face of the Hyuga clan and attacked me directly. Lord Patriarch, you must kill him! You must kill him! Only by killing him can we protect the face of the Hyuga clan from being lost."

Sitting in his chair, Hyuga Helios's face grew even uglier as he listened to Hyuga Zephyr's words. "Heh, do you think you are the face of the Hyuga clan? That anyone who hits you is slapping the face of the Hyuga clan? Or are you the patriarch of the Hyuga clan? Can you represent the Hyuga clan? Heh, you are truly far too arrogant."

"It seems you really don't know that little brat's identity. Since you don't know, I'll tell you who he is, so you can know who you've offended before you die."

Hyuga Helios calmed his turbulent emotions and said to Hyuga Zephyr, who was kneeling before him, with a calm expression, "That little brat is the young master of the Hokage's line, the only son of the Fourth Hokage—Namikaze Orion. Now do you know who you've offended?"

"Wh-what? That little brat is the young master of the Hokage's line, the only son of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Orion? But that brat is only four years old, how could he have such great strength? It's a bit terrifying."

"No, that's not right. What did you just say, Lord Patriarch? 'Before I die, let me know who I've offended.' Lord Patriarch, you... what do you mean?"

Hyuga Zephyr, kneeling on the ground, was suddenly terrified. Sweat, caused by the pain from his shattered hand bones, began to drip down his face. A cold sweat broke out on his back because what Hyuga Helios had just said was simply too frightening. If things were really carried out as he said, then wouldn't he be doomed?

"It's just as you understand it. Before you die, I'm telling you who you've offended, someone you cannot afford to offend. Then, you can go on your way without any questions."

Hyuga Helios's voice was still very soft, but when it fell on Hyuga Zephyr's ears, it was as if it had exploded, constantly echoing in his mind. Am I going to die? Am I really going to die?

Hyuga Zephyr knew that in the Hyuga clan compound, the patriarch's word was like an imperial edict. Whoever he wanted dead could not continue to live. Now that Hyuga Helios wanted him dead, even if he was unwilling in his heart, it would be difficult to escape death.

"Lord Patriarch, why? Why do you want me to die? I am a member of the Hyuga clan, a subject of the Hyuga clan! Why do you want me to die for an outsider, why?"

Hyuga Zephyr's voice was a bit hoarse, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Hyuga Helios sitting in front of him. Lacking great strength to back him up, the hatred in his heart could only be expressed through his eyes.

The hatred Hyuga Zephyr originally held for Namikaze Orion completely dissipated, and the infinite hatred in his heart was now directed solely at Hyuga Helios.

"Heh, why do I want you to die? That's a good question. Although I don't particularly like that little brat, Namikaze Orion, he said one thing very well, something I have to agree with."

"That little brat said, you can't make decisions for the Hyuga clan, you can't represent the Hyuga clan and be its face, and you are a good-for-nothing with no strength. So what right do you have to be so arrogant? You do nothing all day. Besides putting on airs in front of the ordinary civilians of Konoha, what else can you do? What other use do you have?"

"Now, the things you have done have already disgusted the villagers of Konoha, and the Fourth Hokage also knows about these things you've done. So, you no longer need to live in this world. Just consider it a sacrifice for the Hyuga clan. Don't worry, I will take good care of your parents."

As soon as Hyuga Helios finished speaking, immense fear arose in Hyuga Zephyr's heart. The expression on his face was constantly changing, his body began to tremble, and more and more sweat appeared on his face.

"Drip, drip." Drops of sweat slid down Hyuga Zephyr's face, dripping onto the floor of the room, the sound clearly audible.

(End of this chapter)