Chapter 95

At the site of the third stage of the exam, in addition to the arena for fights and stands for spectators, there was also a room for the wounded.

That's where two doctors carried Neji on a stretcher.

And although at first glance Konoha seemed calm, in fact, underwater currents were already seething with might and main away from human eyes.

Especially at the site of the Chuunin Exams.

After all, after all, there were a lot of civilians gathered here who needed to be protected, and even the Kazekage was present along with the Hokage.

With Hayate's death, Jiraiya's warning, and Kakashi's suspicions on his desk, how could Hiruzen not take appropriate action?

And the final stage of the Chuunin Exams carried the greatest risks, because in the event of an emergency, the Konoha shinobi would have to protect the residents who came to watch the Genin battles.

Therefore, Hiruzen assigned the Hyuuga Clan to secretly monitor the situation during the Chūnin Exams.

Few things could compare to the Byakugan when it came to secret surveillance and information gathering.

Inside a special office room at the site of the Chūnin Exams, several concentrated members of the Hyūga Clan sat with their Byakugan activated.

- M? – one of them frowned in puzzlement.

-What is it, Mashiro? – asked another.

“No... nothing, it probably seemed like that...” Hyuuga Mashiro took a closer look and shook his head negatively.

“Get ready, you will have to work hard before the end of the Chuunin Exams!” – Nodding in response, Hyuga, who asked the question, looked around and seriously addressed the rest of the clan members.

- Yes sir! – everyone present answered in unison.

Meanwhile in the arena corridor.

“I found him, Yudao-sama!” Ranmaru exclaimed happily, looking in a certain direction through the wall, his usually brown eyes red.

– Great, how many members of the Hyuga Clan are there? – Yudao nodded and asked.

– Are you talking about those white-eyed ones? A lot... but Ranmaru can hide himself and Yudao-sama from their eyes! – the Swordsman of the Mist answered with a hint of pride.

“Well done, well done, Ranmaru,” Yudao nodded approvingly and patted the top of the child’s head.

Kekkei Genkai grants Ranmaru the ability to interfere with other Dōjutsu, such as the Byakugan. Thanks to this ability, they can completely disappear from the sight of members of the Hyuuga Clan until they literally come face to face with them.

In a spacious room.

The doctors transferred Neji from the stretcher to the bed and sighed with relief after a superficial examination.

“It’s nothing to worry about, just multiple bruises, you’ll get back on your feet soon,” muttered one of the doctors, continuing the examination.

“But the depletion of chakra caused severe malaise, so it would be better to avoid physical activity,” the second nodded affirmatively.

But all this time Neji himself was staring distantly at the ceiling, deaf to the words of the doctors, and doubt and rejection flashed in his eyes.

Whoosh !

At that moment the door swung open.

And Hiashi walked in with a straight face.

– Head of the Hyuuga! – Looking towards the entrance, the doctors turned sharply and exclaimed respectfully.

The head of one of Konoha's noble clans, the Hyuuga Clan, had a high status and was respected throughout the village.

- Excuse me, could you let us talk in private? – He nodded in response and politely but urgently asked Hiashi.

“Yes... Of course...” the doctors blurted out, looking at each other, and hastily left the room.

“I came to tell the truth about that day...” silently walked up to the bed and said slowly to Hiashi as the door slammed shut.

- What? I already know everything! My father was killed to save you! What else can I tell you?! – the exhausted Neji stood up with difficulty and angrily exclaimed in response to the words of the head of the Hyuga Clan.

“Look, here is the whole truth about what happened on that very day,” then Hiashi took a scroll out of his pocket and handed it to the crouching Neji, letting his angry cries fall on deaf ears.

The young man's face changed sharply when he casually unfolded and began to read the scroll; he was especially influenced by the painfully familiar handwriting.

“I died not to save the main branch of the clan, but to protect my son, brother, family and the entire village...” - suddenly a child’s voice was heard from the closed entrance, from which Neji instantly fell into a stupor, because what was said was repeated word for word text written on a scroll.

- Who?! – Hiashi’s face changed sharply and turned towards the door.

Shuuuh!

Then the door slowly swung open. Then, under the gaze of Hiashi and Neji, Yudao and Ranmaru calmly walked inside.

“I just wanted to go against the fate of the Hyuuga Clan for once... and choose my own...” Ranmaru continued, looking with his red eyes at the scroll in Neji’s hands.

At the same time, Hiashi's face showed shock, because the child who entered was literally repeating the contents of the scroll word for word.

It is important to note here that until this day he has not shown or told anyone what is written in the scroll, not even members of the Hyuuga Clan!

Then only one thought came to his mind...

Byakugan!

With the piercing vision of the Byakugan, you can see the contents of the scroll.

With this thought, Hiashi glanced closely at the faces of Yudao and Ranmaru, he was interested in the eyes of the uninvited guests.

It was easy to recognize the Byakugan, so the head of the clan rejected this opportunity only when he saw the eyes of strangers.

But his gaze lingered on Ranmaru’s red eyes, and another bold guess suddenly arose in his head.

The color is similar to the Sharingan, but without the tomoe. Is it really an unknown Kekkei Genkai? And even with the abilities of the Byakugan!

- Looks like we're a little out of time, right? I offer my deepest apologies...” Yudao narrowed his eyes and smiled affably, but there was not a hint of sincere apology in his voice.