The Surprise Attack on Konoha (2)

Back to the Hyuga clan's huge ancestral compound, where the decisive fateful moment for this long-lived clan finally came,

Takumi eventually opened the large wooden gates of this vast and classy compound,

Resolutely entering in while mercilessly leaving behind a large bloody trail of unidentifiable human remains behind him.

Fresh blood sprayed all over the neatly cut grass, and the sturdy iron fences enveloping this whole vast compound protectively.

Most of those corpses had numerous inexplicable bloody holes all over them, evidently making it their apparent way of death.

It looked as if they were hit by a modern-day machine gun fire of bullets!

Takumi suddenly exhorted his eyes a little bit, checking the situation in front of him swiftly.

A sizeable group of similarly-looking, white-eyed, people suddenly rushed towards him distressedly from the living-quarters of this compound, in the distance.

Running over the stone-engraved courtyard pathway, the group looked like it was headed by two similar-looking, stern, people.

The two of them suddenly furrowed their brows at the same time, after checking the situation ahead of them, "Hizashi, prepare for a very difficult battle ahead!"

"I'm afraid this is that traitorous bastard, Takumi!"

They already dispatched some of their clan members before to secretly assassinate Takumi, but they were unexpectedly never heard from ever since they left!

So, they concluded that there must be something wrong with Takumi's level of strength. It was seemingly higher than they previously thought,

They even planed to dispatch a small force, consisting of even a few of the main branch clansmen, to deal with Takumi next.

"I already know, brother!" Hizashi nodded soberly after hearing the unusually fuming Hiashi,

Every currently battle-ready member of the Hyuga clan shortly came and stood in front of Takumi, in a fighting formation, solemnly.

Some of them also obviously happened to notice the disturbing scene that previously happened behind Takumi, making their moods a little perturbed presently as well.

"Takumi, I'll make you experience hell for this!"

Hiashi exclaimed murderously looking at the scene, the first time being this angry in his life.

'Cover me, I'll use the curse mark on him right now!' Hiashi suddenly whispered to his twin brother beside him, who in turn signaled the other Hyuga clansmen who were present on the scene.

They immediately sprung into action seriously, without any conversation or hindrance in between.

Hiashi and Hizashi took the first step forward firmly, and the rest of them staunchly followed closely behind.

"Try and use your stupid curse mark on me now, and it won't work!"

Takumi looked at them frantically and exclaimed intensely all of sudden, "I'll kill you all today to wash my lifelong shame clean!"

They ignored him directly, and shortly after, successfully surrounded him from all sides quickly.

Hiashi suddenly took a steadfast stride forwards, taking a subtle glance at the other Hyuga clan members present, even at his own brother for a moment, as if wanting to convey some kind of a hidden message to them.

They were all from the branch side of the clan,

The main family, excluding him, still remained well hidden inside the residence.

This was the first case of a branch member rebelling in all of the Hyuga's recent history!

Hiashi's deepest bottom line was secretly touched!

This was his clan!

And no one can break away free from his control!

"Takumi, I'll let this mark slowly eat you away today!"

Hiashi stated coldly while slowly walking towards Takumi, who was still grinning madly himself.

He wanted to convey something to everyone here as well,

The only fate awaiting those who betray the main branch in the future - is a very painful death!

"I'll show you the ultimate rule of the world today, Hiashi!"

"Those with weak strength are destined to die, and no amount of strange curse marks in their hands can change that in the end!" Takumi stated confidently on his own while laughing.

Everyone suddenly held their eyes wide open, eager to see the results of this decisive confirmation,

Can people truly break free from their fate?

Wasn't death the only way to get rid of that tormenting curse mark, as they were previously told all their lives?

Hiashi suddenly did a unique motion with his fingers. He was extremely confident in his ancestors' masterful sealing formulae, 'There is no way that it will fail!'

Ignoring the sudden upsetting feeling he now felt rising inside his heart while looking at Takumi's weird expression, Hiashi finally activated the seal once he got in the required range.

But, a truly staggering and unexpected outcome for most of the people present happened next!

A few seconds passed by, and nothing happened!

"Haha..."

A burst of heartfelt and genuine laughter suddenly reverberated all throughout this quiet, spacious, and graceful, courtyard.

This was the first time he ever laughed this hard and this genuine!

He was even shedding some tears of happiness and ecstasy,

He was finally a truly free man, in both mind and body, as completely proven just now!

'Yoshi, thank you from the bottom of my heart!'

'This enormous favor will be repaid someday by me, I promise, my friend!'

Hiashi suddenly turned completely aghast, his twin brother turned extremely pale, and the rest of the Hyuga on the scene turned flabbergasted.

"Hiashi Hyuga... This was destined to happen, I assure you!"

"This system had to fail someday and fall flat right on your self-righteous faces!"

"Now, get ready to die alongside all of your precious main branch today!"

"Sage Art: The Sixty-Four Air Bullets!"

Users of the ordinary version of this technique first must envision themselves within the center of an Eight Trigrams symbol in order to deliver this attack,

However, entering the Sage Mode and gathering natural energy around you, surprisingly makes this unnecessary,

Everything becomes a part of the Eight Trigrams symbol, in your field of vision, instead!

Also, those who have mastered the Sage Mode, have the ability to turn the natural energy around them into an extension of their body to increase the reach of their attacks.

Takumi used this, ingeniously, as well, when creating this new technique,

By combing these two unexpected things, a new and superior technique is born!

The aghast Hiashi opened his white eyes, all of sudden, 'W-What on earth...?'

Takumi's special air-traveling, Tenketsu-striking, destructive bullets were so incredibly fast that is nearly impossible to dodge them!

Your only option was to defend, in the end!

"Rotation!"

The only thing that came to mind, at the moment, in Hiashi's head was this particular move.

He suddenly spun around rapidly, creating a blue-like rotating aura, barely repelling the fierce onslaught coming his way on time,

Usually, the greater the force of an attack, the greater the force with which it's repelled!

However, Hiashi immediately noticed that it clearly wasn't the case this time around,

Both of his arms were now hurting pretty badly after he finished repelling all of the previously rushing, nature energy, air projectiles!

However, he didn't have any more time to think about that, as Takumi already, instantaneously, appeared right in front of him ready to strike again, but from the close range now instead.

But, fortunately for him, his pale-faced brother Hizashi, already sprung into action instinctively on time, attacking Takumi using his own version of this famous Hyuga clan attack,

"Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Takumi just grinned again after seeing this, "I'll take care of both of you first then!"

"Sage Art: True Mountain Crusher!"

Takumi exclaimed loudly after turning to Hizashi's side next.

This was a more powerful variation of the Hyuga's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm,

The user hits the target at close range with a powerful wave of chakra emitted from their palm, which sends them flying back, causing severe damage,

Combining it with the Sage Mode and the natural energy further, makes this even more astonishing and destructive technique when used!

"No, Hizashi!!"

Seeing the incredibly potent and large white chakra wave, coming from Takumi's right hand, going towards straight his brother Hizashi, Hiashi shouted frantically in despair,

However, it was too late!

Hizashi Hyuga was already entirely swallowed by the majestic attack, which broke nearly all of his bones in the body, in the same instance as it was connected to him,

And not only that, after swallowing him, hundreds of precisely pointed attacks started targeting all of his Tenkestu chakra points inside his body, all of a sudden, efficiently!

There is no way that Hizashi survived that attack,

Everyone already realized this and suddenly held their breaths together in a great fright and terror!

"No, brother!!" Hiashi's white eyes suddenly turned fully bloodshot red,

He lunged madly at Takumi, all of sudden, hopelessly,

This dignified clan head truly lost it at this moment, his whole life shattered in just a couple of short minutes!

"I'll use my left hand for you and make you join your brother shortly, clan head!" Takumi smiled lightly, feeling the best time of his whole life right now,

'Revenge is truly the best when it's served cold!'

"Sage Art: True Mountain Crusher!"

"My biggest oppressor, it's time for you to finally die now too!"

In the end, Hiashi perished the same way as his younger twin brother did just a few seconds ago.

The remaining Hyuga side branch members who were still surrounding Takumi in formation, felt as if they were dreaming about this moment.

Takumi suddenly took a very deep breath, feeling as if the last stone weighing on his lonesome heart, finally fell down, letting him completely free after Hiashi's death.

Afterward, he turned to the Hyuga group which was still encircling him from the side, standing there petrified from all the fear and horror they saw with their own eyes.

Once his cold, snake-like, yellow eyes locked with them, they suddenly got even more terrified.

They were all wondering about the same thing, what will happen to them now, but still didn't have the guts necessary to open their mouths and ask anything.

"Move away and scatter or remain in this village if you want!"

"You're fundamentally free people now!"

"There'll be no main branch of the Hyuga family left in this world after today!"

"Thank you, Lord Takumi!" They all bowed in unison emotionally, all of a sudden. Worship now evident alongside fear, in their unique-looking white eyes.

Their deepest buried, subconscious, secret wish suddenly realized in just a few previous minutes,

And, it was all thanks to one amazing, Takumi Hyuga!

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Back to the Hokage's office building, Hiruzen Sarutobi found himself in a really peculiar situation all of a sudden after being sneakily ambushed by Yoshi, who essentially defeated him in one crucial move, even before the battle between them officially started.

And just when he thought it couldn't get any worse for him, his son had to notice the commotion in the building and come in as well,

Fortunately, he was currently being accompanied by Kurenai Yuhi, genjutsu master, and young taijutsu prodigy, Might Guy,

They were possibly even the strongest combo currently combat-ready inside the village!

The whole roof of this illustrious and large red building was already completely blown away, and five people were now surprisingly present on the highest floor, after climbing up just now.

"Father!! What the-," Asuma looked extremely horrified and throbbingly pained as soon as he came in on this floor, and saw the gruesome scene of his father's current state. This was undoubtedly the worst state he's ever seen his father in.

"Lord Hokage!!" Guy and Kurenai also appeared extremely shocked after seeing his state, covering their mouths in shock, sweat already falling down their foreheads intensely,

Especially after looking at the second person who was already present on this top floor!

"Yoshi!!" They both exclaimed loudly at the same time, traces of worry and apprehension clearly present in their voice.

"Hello to you guys too!" Yoshi smiled playfully while standing near Hiruzen now, entrapping him with his chains firmly. Nearly completely draining him of all his chakra.

"Asuma, everyone, quickly run away!" Hiruzen suddenly weakly shouted, but inwardly he felt quite happy and glad that someone quickly arrived here to help, after all, no one truly wants to die.

Everyone feels like there is something more for them to do for the rest of their lives.

"Yoshi!! Quickly release my father, right now!!" Asuma suddenly yelled fiery from the distance, his eyes were bloodshot red.

"Good joke, haha!" Yoshi unexpectedly burst into laughter all of a sudden.

Might Guy and Kurenai Yuki looked at him in shock,

'Is this really the Yoshi, I remember?' Might Guy suddenly thought weirdly.

"No need to be so shocked and apprehensive of me, Guy!"

"I'm still your friend!"

"But first, just to be safe, in case you make some weird moves now..."

Yoshi suddenly suspended one of his hands in the air quickly, making some kind of a strange hand seal with it, 'Just a little improvised ordinary Uzumaki version of Self-Cursing seal...'

He already planted that seal on Guy's body secretly, many years ago, when they often trained and hung out together, just in case Guy tries to obstruct his revenge on Konoha one day,

Yoshi wasn't leaving anything to the chance!

"Ah, I can't move!"

All of sudden, many strange black runes started rapidly spreading all over Guy's body. They were black in color because Yoshi still didn't yet invent the invisible seals at that time.

"Sleep for a while, my friend!"

Might Guy suddenly felt his eyelids surprisingly shutting down, soon the darkness overwhelmed him, and he promptly fell on the ground unconscious in a loud thump. Yoshi carefully prepared that seal for his friend many years ago as well.

Seeing this, Asuma suddenly got even more furious, drawing his twin chakra blades out, he already madly lunged himself forward towards Yoshi in the attack.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi! Look here carefully as I kill your only living son now!" Yoshi licked his lips a little and exclaimed in Hiruzen's direction.

'No! This is bad! I wasn't expecting him to neutralize Might Guy in the beginning!' Hiruzen thought alarmingly, 'Thankfully, our reinforcements should have organized to come by now!'

But then when he subconsciously turned towards Yoshi, his expression turned ghastly pale once again! "Asuma!!"

Yoshi only smirked confidently while looking at the large four-direction wind barrier, standard for him, now rapidly arising around this whole Hokage's building.

Four of his clones, previously hidden clones in the underground, initiated the formation.

"The reinforcements should stay outside when I'm dealing with you, Hiruzen!"

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