Chapter 16 Leave Behind Satoru's Bloodline

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"Are they talking about Lord White Fang? He's Kakashi's father, right?"

Anko also witnessed this scene, a fleeting hint of worry flashing across her eyes.

"Yeah," Satoru Hyūga replied with a slight frown. "Take another look around."

Anko looked around and noticed that not only at that grocery store but also everywhere else, the villagers were gathering in groups of two or three, whispering as if they were spurning something.

Now that she thought about it, the impact of this incident was much greater than she had imagined, and the worry in her eyes deepened further.

"What task on earth did Lord White Fang abandon? Why are so many people denouncing him?"

Uchiha Rin didn't feel like picking on Satoru Hyūga at this moment. She let out a soft sigh and said, "Lord White Fang was a powerful man. I had always admired him. I never expected such a thing to happen."

"Have you guys noticed a problem?" Satoru Hyūga suddenly asked.

"What problem?" Uchiha Rin stared at him curiously.

"According to what they described, Lord White Fang abandoned the mission, which brought huge losses to the village. But when it comes to those losses, all the descriptions are just words like 'huge' and 'great impact'. But no one can elaborate on what the specific losses are."

"Do you mean... there's something fishy about this?"

Uchiha Rin knitted her brows slightly and lowered her head in deep thought.

Although she's a battle junkie, it doesn't mean she lacks brains. After giving it some careful thought, she immediately spotted some problems.

Apart from the vague descriptions of the losses... she passed by here the day before yesterday, and there wasn't that much condemnation back then. This indicates that this incident has been brewing in the past two days.

For such a significant incident to escalate to the point where countless villagers are denouncing it within just two days, and she didn't even realize it. This speed is clearly abnormal.

Anko didn't think that much about it. The worry in her eyes just became more pronounced. Although she didn't usually have much contact with Kakashi, after all, they were classmates. She didn't want to see his father end up like this.

Satoru Hyūga let out a sigh and shook his head. "Let's go. This isn't something we can meddle in."

His eyes casually darted towards the diagonally rear without leaving a trace. He thought to himself: Besides, this isn't a place where we can talk about such things.

On a treetop over a hundred meters away from Satoru Hyūga, an Anbu ninja was crouched motionlessly in the shadows like a statue.

These days, Satoru Hyūga suddenly discovered that an Anbu ninja was keeping an eye on him. The other party was highly skilled at hiding their tracks and was definitely one of those Anbu ninja who excelled at tracking.

It seemed that the other party had mastered a secret technique that could temporarily suppress the chakra flow and temporarily evade the detection of the Byakugan.

The other party probably always assumed that Satoru Hyūga hadn't noticed him and had been watching him silently in the shadows. But he could never have imagined that Satoru Hyūga spotted him not long after he began monitoring.

Satoru Hyūga was able to sense the bio-magnetic field emitted by different living organisms. Suddenly, a bio-magnetic field of Jonin level emerged beside him and stayed stationary, which was as conspicuous as shining a spotlight.

However, the other party did not enter the Hyūga clan's territory. Monitoring the members of the Hyūga clan was already a risky task, not to mention entering the clan's territory. With so many pairs of Byakugan watching, if they were discovered, it would surely trigger the dissatisfaction of the Hyūga clan towards the higher-ups.

Hiruzen Sarutobi still had this much sense of balance.

"Such a hassle."

Satoru Hyūga casually glanced at that large tree and murmured to himself.

Using Magnet Release to conceal Electromagnetic Force was an idea he came up with after careful consideration. Laying low until he was fully developed would take too much time. Being monitored was within his expectations. He just needed to be more cautious in the future.

Hokage's Office.

Listening to the report from the Anbu ninja, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, which had been gloomy recently due to Shikaku's matter, suddenly relaxed, showing a faint smile.

"His appetite is much larger than that of an ordinary person. He ate thirteen bowls of ramen in one go and has a close connection with Uchiha Rin. This Satoru Hyūga is really quite astonishing."

He knew who Uchiha Rin was. She was a genius of the Uchiha clan, and her family was wealthy. Judging from the description given by the Anbu ninja, Satoru Hyūga actually had a close connection with her. As you know, the Hyūga clan and the Uchiha clan usually didn't get along well.

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but be surprised.

The Anbu ninja lowered his head and continued to report.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned slightly solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Haven't the voices within the main family of the Hyūga clan unified yet? What a bunch of old fogeys."

Satoru Hyūga was the first ninja in the history of the Hyūga clan to awaken Magnet Release. And in Konoha Village, no one had ever awakened Magnet Release before. The Hyūga clan did not intermarry with other clans, and there was no doubt about Satoru Hyūga's bloodline. This meant that Satoru Hyūga was... the first-generation bloodline awakener!

Just repeating this term silently in his heart made Hiruzen Sarutobi's breathing a bit quicker.

Kekkei Genkai could be roughly divided into two types. One was through acquired development and cultivation, integrating two different types of chakra. The other was that without any prior development or cultivation related to bloodlines, one suddenly awakened a brand-new ability due to some reason. This was what was called the first-generation bloodline awakener!

The bloodline abilities of the first-generation bloodline awakener were generally inheritable. That is to say, given time, there would be a number of ninjas in Konoha who mastered the Magnet Release bloodline ability.

Magnet Release was not something that some useless Transparency Release could compare with!

When Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of Transparency Release, he became angry. Some time ago, the Anbu ninja reported to him that Hayate Gekkō, a student in Class B of the ninja academy, had awakened the Kekkei Genkai Transparency Release, which made him excited for a while.

Just by the name, Transparency Release sounded awesome. Moreover, he was a first-generation bloodline awakener, and it might be inherited in the future.

But when he learned about the ability, he was instantly stunned. The so-called ability of Transparency Release was that Shibuki could become invisible, but as soon as he moved, the invisibility disappeared!

What a useless ability this was!

Hiding one's figure is a basic skill for ninjas. What's the point of being invisible if you can't move?

Moreover, Hayate Gekkō's body had become weak due to Transparency Release, cutting off the possibility of further developing Transparency Release.

In comparison, Magnet Release was much more powerful. And judging from the current intelligence, Satoru Hyūga's Magnet Release ability was to control metals such as Shuriken. In terms of practicality, it completely outshone the Iron Sand Magnet Release of the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage is hailed as the strongest Kazekage in history. Similar to his title of the strongest Hokage in history, it's more of a mutual puffery for publicity purposes. But there's no denying the lethality of the Third Kazekage against ordinary ninjas.

If korega bloodline were to be passed down within the Hyūga clan, there would be a large number of Hyūga ninjas with double Kekkei Genkai in the future. However, for the time being, the views within the Hyūga clan regarding this bloodline have not reached a consensus.

Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly shook his head. The mindset within the Hyūga clan was too inflexible. A clan member who had awakened the double Kekkei Genkai should have been a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity for them, but they were always stubbornly embroiled in arguments over orthodoxy, inheritance, and unorthodox methods.

It would be against all logic if the Hyūga family didn't decline.

He wouldn't just sit back and watch a precious first-generation bloodline awakener be buried. If need be, he would pay a certain price to get the Hyūga family to break some traditions. In any event, he had to ensure that the Magnet Release bloodline was passed down.

No matter how steep the price, could it compare to having an additional bloodline family in Konoha?

Three bloodline families would propel Konoha to an unprecedented peak of prosperity!

As for that family, it definitely wouldn't be the Hyūga family.

Hiruzen Sarutobi mused to himself.