
Since three members of team-11 were seriously injured, then team-11 was given a short break by Sandaime-sama.
During this period, Kuroto also gets the chance to finally meet Sandaime-sama and read out all the things she witnessed in the Demon Country.
Sandaime sighed after hearing that, even though he had already read the report delivered by Kuroto, hearing it was another matter. The destruction of an entire country was not something to be taken lightly.
Finally, Sandaime said, "I'll talk about this matter with the other Kage so you don't have to worry about these things, now what do you plan to do with Miko's daughter?"
Kuroto replied, "Shion is Miko's heir, so it is inevitable for her to inherit that position in the future. But given the enemy, it would be best to enroll him in the ninja academy. In the academy, he will be able to establish his foundation as Kunoichi, while his other education will be conducted under the guidance of my fiance, Hyuga Yui."
Sandaime nodded, for Miko's daughter's personal education, she didn't really care. But he is happy that Miko's daughter will be enrolled in the ninja academy. Sandaime hopes that Miko from the Demon Country in the future will have friendly relations with Konohagakure. The authority of Miko from the Demon Country is unquestionable, so a friendship with Konoha would obviously benefit Konoha. Therefore, Sandaime had no reason to reject Kuroto's proposal.
In fact, she also said that she would make sure that the instructors in the academy take care of Miko's daughter specifically, according to her status.
Everything is in Konoha's interest, if the next Miko is under Konoha's debt then Konoha will continue to receive many missions from it. That will ultimately increase Konoha's revenue.
After everything was sorted out, Kuroto left and spent a few days strolling around the village with Yui, Shion, and Taruho.
His goal is to make Shion familiar with the village, and also spend personal time with Yui whom he has been unable to do for a long time.
One day he also brought Shion and Taruho to the center of the Hyuga Clan to introduce them to the Patriarch.
Although Shion's identity was hidden from most people, the Hyuga Clan's higher-ups were clearly aware of the existence of princess Miko from the Demon Country.
Hyuga Hizashi personally escorts Shion and Taruho and takes him to the Patriarch, Hyuga Hiashi's house.
At this moment, in the field of training of the Patriarch House, two children, one female, and the other male, both of them the same age as Shion were fighting each other using the Hyuga Gentle Fist.
The two children were none other than Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Neji.
The two children stood facing each other, and after the bowing ceremony, both of them took their respective stances and were ready for battle.
"Start!" - shouted the referee.
"Byakugan!" – Neji.
"Yakugan!" - Hinata.
Both of them activated their eyes almost simultaneously.
"Be careful Hinata-sama!" - Neji said softly.
"Yes, Neji-nii-san!" - Hinata nodded.
With that Neji stopped talking and immediately started attacking.
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In the audience.
Kuroto smiled looking at Neji, 'Neji is really good for a kid his age, in fact, I'm sure he's even better compared to how strong he is at this age in the original story.'
Neji's talent was undoubtedly excellent, at such a young age, he had already mastered the speed, rhythm, coordination, and basic chakra control necessary to practice the Gentle Fist Taijutsu. And the reason why his strength was higher compared to his cannon counterpart was due to the presence of Hyuga Hizashi. Because he was not dead yet, so Neji continued to be trained and supervised by his father so that his strength was clearly better.
On the contrary, there seemed to be no change to Hinata, she was still weaker than Neji.
But not because Hinata's talent was bad, the main reason was the slight aversion in her. Hinata was a gentle girl, and that gentleness stopped her from maximizing her talent. This was also reflected here, and slowly flaws began to appear.
Until Hinata hardens her resolve, she will not be able to achieve what she is truly capable of.
Shion who was sitting next to Yui slipped her sleeves and asked in a soft whisper, "Yui-sensei, why are the two of them only using Taijutsu? Aren't ninjas supposed to use all kinds of Jutsu, like...throwing Shuriken, using a sword, exhaling fire, controlling land, and water, etc."
Yui slightly nodded, and explained, "Right, but not everyone uses it all."
Shion asked curiously, "Why?"
Yui replied, "Well, that's because ninjas are also of different types with different areas of expertise, and each person who uses has their own unique fighting style that suits them best, what you see there is Taijutsu Style Hyuga. Taijutsu Hyuga Style. Soft Boxing. Our Hyuga clan specializes in this form of fighting method."
Shion nodded as if he understood, he asked, "Can I also learn it?"
Yui asked curiously, "Why do you want to learn Gentle Fist Taijutsu?"
Shion replied with sparkling eyes, "Well, Kuroto Onii-chan and sensei are Hyuga so you should also know Gentle Fist Taijutsu, so I wonder if I can learn it too? I want to be like Onii-chan!"
'Kawaii!' it was Yui's first thought when she saw Shion, but she immediately recalled herself and after putting a finger on her cheek she said, "Theoretically you can indeed learn the Gentle Fist Taijutsu Style, indeed, however, in practice, it would not be worth doing. Your Gentle Fist Shion-chan from Hyuga Taijutsu relies heavily on the Byakugan, which is our Clan's special Kekkei Genkai, and our innate ability to extract chakra from all of our Tenketsu.
Putting aside our innate abilities, Byakugan himself brings about worldly differences to our Gentle Fist style."
Shion asked puzzledly, "What is a Byakugan?"
Yui realized her mistake, and replied, "You've been in Konoha for quite some time now, and you must have noticed that many people living in this Village area have these white eyes, don't you? It's called the Byakugan, and almost all Hyugas have it. But that was the problem, only Hyuga had it. This eye is needed to be able to use Hyuga Style Gentle Fist. Without this, mastering the Gentle Fist would be extremely difficult. So, you'd be much better off spending your time learning new Ninjutsu and staying stronger."
Yui smiled slightly while looking at Shion's disappointed expression, and she said lightly, "Don't worry Shion-chan, as I mentioned, there are still many other forms of fighting, too, and you will definitely find something that suits your style.
Of course, if you don't find anything else, and if you still insist on learning the Gentle Fist even though it might be difficult for you. then I will definitely do my best to teach you."
Shion raised his head and asked expectantly, "Really?"
Yui nodded, "Mm-hmm, really."
Crush…
Plash…
At this moment, Hinata was knocked out due to a momentary carelessness.
Neji himself was surprised, he hoped Hinata could avoid that palm strike, but he did not do so and now he was a little panicked because Hinata might be injured. So he hurriedly stepped forward to help get up.
"Don't help him, let him stand alone!" – At this moment, a cold voice sounded from the side of the audience.
Neji froze, and he had to retreat, his expression confused.
Hinata bit her lip and got up.
Hyuga Hizashi saw that Hinata was tired and injured and she wanted to let Hinata rest, Hiashi obviously could not get her thoughts out, and Hizashi also understood that if he asked Hinata to rest then the older one sitting on the side would object.
Kuroto understood the two brothers' dilemma, and offered, "Hiashi-sama, with your permission may I check on Neji's progress?"
Hiashi was silent for a moment, then nodded.
With a smile, Kuroto got up and walked onto the field.
Taking advantage of the gap while Kuroto was instructing Neji, Hinata backed off with her injured arm and sat down next to her father, who did not even bother to glance at her from start to finish.
The Kuroto side.
Neji respectfully bowed to Kuroto, and said respectfully, "Sensei, please advise her."
Kuroto nodded, and said, "A light with determination to kill, anything less than that is unacceptable, understand?"
Neji nodded, and after taking a deep breath, his eyes turned serious and the blood vessels around his eyes bulged out.
Whooshing sound…
After activating his Byakugan, Neji ferociously rushed towards Kuroto and started the attack.
From the first few moments, it was seen that he was holding back against Hinata. But while fighting with Kuroto, Neji understood that he could go all out, because his speed was faster, his attacks were more precise, so his arms turned into shadows.
However, all of Neji's efforts were ineffective as his attacks could not even graze Kuroto who deflected all of his attacks with little ease. Kuroto doesn't even need to activate his Byakugan to be able to do so.
Kuroto only dodges or fends off Neji's attacks and also gives occasional advice.
"Huffs... Huff...!!!" – Soon Neji could no longer keep the same speed, and his breathing became rough, but he still had a burning fighting spirit in his eyes.
Kuroto nodded and said, "You can go faster, right?"
Neji spoke, "I can, but in this case, my form will be imprecise, and the speed will also be interrupted."
"Right, shape, and speed are two very important aspects of Soft Boxing. However, you must understand that having good form and perfect speed will not do you any good if you can't even touch your enemy, think about it, will they do it? is it any good if your opponent can dodge or block everything?"
Neji seemed to think when he heard Kuroto's words.
At this moment, Kuroto glanced towards the elders from the corner of her eyes. What he said just now was not only meant to be said to Neji, but also to the other Hyugas, including Hiashi and the Hizashi brothers sitting on the side.
The Hyuga Clan's education system was too rigid, which caused the Hyugas to hold back greatly in the form of a fight they had wanted since childhood. There is no variation from clansman to clansman. And this is clearly displayed in its rigid nature.
Take for example Hinata, Kuroto does not think that she is suitable for practicing Gentle Fist, however, she is forced to practice Hyuga Taijutsu, but due to her kind nature, she is, he was unable to display the full potential of Soft Fist. But instead of being given proper guidance, he was scolded, responded with a cold gaze, and repeatedly looked down upon by others who made his personality become meek and weak.
The Hyuga clan was undoubtedly powerful, having existed for over a millennium but this ancient history had stopped its development. Times kept changing, but the Hyuga Clan had always been unable to keep up with these changes.
In such a way that, Kuroto was the only one in his generation who possessed Kage-level power, and among the women, there was only Yui, but even her strength was still far from Kage-level, maybe a Kage. quasikage?
After all, the overall strength of the Hyuga Clan had decreased so much. Compared to the Uchiha Clan that had caused a storm throughout the Shinobi World, and had been considered the strongest Shinobi Clan in this era, the Hyuga Clan was nothing special.
In fact, the Hyuga Clan is almost considered nothing more than the clan's sensor shinobi, the Byakugan, one of the three Great Dojutsu now only used for detection, which is ludicrous, considering that the Chakra Ancestor also has a pair of Byakugan, and Byakugan is one of the three great dojutsu.
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