The Branch House is subjected to the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, yet some advanced Gentle Fist techniques are permitted to them by the Main House if they can learn it on their own, which is quite abstract.
During the Chunin Exams, Neji had used Eight Trigrams: Rotation, which made Hyuga in the audience marvel at Neji's terrifying talent.
Bang!
A muffled sound exploded in the arena as Natsu's palm heavily struck Kiyoshi.
But in the next instant, white smoke dissipated, revealing a shattered piece of wood.
"Substitution Technique?!"
Natsu was stunned for a moment, her palm still in a striking pose, her eyes searching for Kiyoshi's figure.
"I won."
Kiyoshi's voice came from beside Natsu, patting her shoulder.
Natsu said, "Kiyoshi, you are much faster than me."
Natsu lowered her Gentle Fist stance.
The so-called "Substitution Technique" is actually a disruptive technique that involves quickly finding a piece of wood to replace one's body, making the opponent think they have been successfully ambushed.
It's usually a trick that requires the user to be faster than the recipient.
"I used other means to cleverly break through your defense." Kiyoshi shook his head.
Natsu's Gentle Fist can currently only cover a fan-shaped area in front of her body.
Although she can see behind her, she cannot reach it.
Moreover, due to the limitations of the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, there is also a blind spot behind her back.
"You have acquired the trait: [Dark Walker (White)]."
[Dark Walker (White)]
[Requirement: Defeat Hyuga Natsu in her childhood.]
[Progress: Completed]
[Effect: Your eyes can see more details in the dark than ordinary people and react to changes in surrounding objects.]
[Note: Can be upgraded.]
The voice of the trait panel made Kiyoshi feel a slight joy in his heart.
It seems that even picking on the weak can get him a trait.
It's a pity that he doesn't know too many people at the moment, and rashly challenging them would be troublesome.
After the trait's prompt ended, Kiyoshi's eyes felt refreshed.
The originally somewhat dark surrounding became much brighter in his eyes.
Kiyoshi was quite satisfied with this trait.
The Sharingan has many functions, but it does not have the function of night vision.
With [Dark Walker (White)], Kiyoshi will have a home field advantage at night.
"Then I'll leave first."
Natsu picked up the box and bid farewell to Kiyoshi.
As she was about to leave, Kiyoshi suddenly spoke, "Is a trapped bird really willing to stay in a cage forever, to be a caged bird?"
Natsu said, "This... is to protect the Hyuga clan, to protect everyone in the clan."
Natsu subconsciously touched her left cheek, which had been struck by Ginka, her eyebrows slightly lowered.
The moment the words left her mouth, she reached out and gently touched her left cheek, her delicate skin still retaining the burning sensation after being struck.
Ginka's strength was not too great, but the inadvertently infiltrated chakra made the pain particularly clear.
After practicing Gentle Fist for a long time, the chakra points in the hand will adapt to chakra, making it easier to gush out.
Most of the Hyugas from the Main House are very easy to talk to, but there are still some people like Ginka.
She never hides her contempt for the Branch House.
Kiyoshi did not respond immediately.
Instead, he looked up at the sky in the distance, which had already darkened.
A cold wind gently brushed his hair.
"Is that so? If I were a bird, I might still miss soar freely in the sky, trying to peck open the caged door."
He shook his head gently after speaking, as if he was just saying it casually, or as if he didn't expect her to respond at all.
If Kiyoshi was born in the Hyuga clan, he would definitely try to remove the Caged Bird Cursed Seal.
He didn't want to be a Branch House member who was inferior from birth.
"Soaring in the sky again?"
Natsu was stunned. She turned her head and looked at Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi's Uchiha robe made his figure look very slender, and the distinct muscles on his chest were faintly visible.
His loose black hair hung down to his waist, and strands of hair fluttered slightly in the wind, making him look much taller than his peers.
Perhaps because of regular exercise, his face had grown out a bit, looking very tough.
Natsu felt that Kiyoshi was too mature compared to his peers.
He was neither like those thin and weak peers, nor like the pure brutes of the Land of Lightning as she had imagined.
"Soaring in the sky?"
Natsu repeated in a low voice, a trace of imperceptible fluctuation flashing in her lowered eyes.
It was a scene she had never dared to imagine, too distant and too extravagant.
She tried to purse her lips and adjusted the position of the box.
She finally said lightly, "Kiyoshi's statement is very interesting."
After speaking, she bowed politely and turned to walk away.
Kiyoshi watched her departing figure, a faint arc appearing at the corner of his mouth.
The caged bird may not dare to spread its wings for a while, but once the seed is planted, it will inevitably sprout.
The Hyuga Branch House has never shown any signs of resigning themselves to fate.
It's just that the Caged Bird Cursed Seal forces many people to restrain their thoughts and show a respectful attitude.
Attitude is the mask of the heart.
Kiyoshi is currently just planting a seed in Natsu's heart. He is not trying to win her over now.
The current Kiyoshi cannot remove the cursed seal.
The future Natsu looks decent, so he can make an early investment.
Thinking of this, Kiyoshi turned around and walked home.
If he continues to obtain traits like this, his Sharingan will become very powerful even if it doesn't evolve.
Maybe one day, he might even acquire a trait that will remove the side effects of the Mangekyo.
That way, Kiyoshi won't need to transplant Hashirama cells or clone a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan for himself.
"These things are too far away for now."
Kiyoshi turned his thoughts to another matter.
After graduating early, will he be assigned to a three-person team, or will he directly enter the Uchiha Police Force and gloriously take up the post of a village security guard?
Or will he become a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital?
"Why hasn't the broken street light from yesterday been repaired yet?"
A mumbling voice came from the dark alley.
This was a relatively narrow street.
"Hey, can you see the road? How can you walk so fast?"
The red-haired woman looked at Kiyoshi in the dark moonlight, using the faint light from the distant, fully functional street lights.
"I can see."
Kiyoshi turned his head back, feeling surprised in his heart.
He saw a hairpin on the red-haired woman's hair.
She was wearing a white coat on her upper body, with the Uzumaki clan emblem tattooed on her shoulders.
Chainmail-like shorts adorned her lower body, revealing smooth thighs, which were matched with long boots on her calves, creating a unique charm.
She looked very youthful and beautiful.