Master, Please Become a Hokage

Ruri stood at the door, gazing at the swaying rain outside, a surge of sorrow welling up in her inorganic eyes.

Hizashi stood in the living room behind her, silently watching his childhood friend.

He had barely spoken a word on the way, nor had he shown any concern for Ruri.

Such silence naturally had its purpose.

Hizashi knew that Ryo-shosama had already taken action.

For the sake of his childhood sweetheart's happiness, he was willing to drift further and further away from Ruri.

Even pushing the one he loved into the arms of another man.

What is true love… really?

Could this be considered true love?

Hyuga Hizashi didn't know.

He only hoped… that Ruri could find happiness… true happiness.

Slowly, as Hizashi pondered these things, he drifted into sleep.

…

He didn't know how much time had passed.

A clap of thunder boomed.

Hizashi woke up abruptly.

He subconsciously activated his Byakugan and began to scan his surroundings.

Before he could say anything, his brother stormed out, his face flushed with anger: "That bitch!"

Hizashi had only seen that kind of rage on his brother's face when he was punishing members of the branch family.

But—

He saw Ruri standing at the door, still expressionless, but with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Hizashi suddenly understood: "Ryo-shosama… has come…"

The house was in chaos.

Hyuga Hiashi, the clan elder, and Hyuga Ugetsu were all terrified.

Because in their Byakugan vision, ninjas were approaching from different directions.

Southeast, northwest, pursuers were coming from every part of the town.

"People from the Anbu… Sarutobi Ryo… Yamanaka Kei…"

Familiar and unfamiliar faces appeared in the rain before dawn.

The sky was beginning to lighten; in less than an hour, it would be dawn.

And Hyuga Hiashi and the others had been on the run for an entire night.

"So, the village knew our whereabouts all along and sent Sarutobi Ryo and the Anbu to track us down…"

Hyuga Hiashi suddenly realized.

So, what should they do next?

"We can only fight to the death…" The clan elder suddenly emanated an aura.

The feeling of old age instantly vanished.

Defecting from the village… was a capital crime.

"…"

Hyuga Hiashi nodded; how could he not know this?

"That's all we can do…"

…

Swish! Swish!

Several figures leaped through the rain.

Soon, they had surrounded the mansion.

Before long, Sarutobi Ryo appeared from the crowd and entered the courtyard.

"Hyuga Hiashi, can you give a reasonable explanation for leaving the village with your clan members without any reason?"

Sarutobi Ryo looked at Hyuga Hiashi, not paying any attention to Ruri's situation.

Because at this time, the more he ignored Hyuga Ruri, the more he could protect her.

"This is the explanation…"

The young and vigorous Hyuga Hiashi knew that the only way for them to escape was to fight their way out.

Faced with being surrounded.

He adopted the Gentle Fist stance and directly launched a palm strike at Sarutobi Ryo from a distance.

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

The vibration of the air triggered a shockwave.

In the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist system, the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm was the fastest.

In the original story.

Neji's palm strike was so fast that even Kisame had difficulty reacting.

And Hyuga Hiashi had been immersed in Gentle Fist for many years, so the power of his Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm was naturally extremely terrifying.

He struck Sarutobi Ryo's chest with one palm, hitting his heart with a bang.

Most people would suffer a ruptured heart and die from this palm.

However, Sarutobi Ryo only moved his body slightly and remained standing there.

"Hmm?!"

Sensing something was wrong, Hyuga Hiashi immediately activated his Byakugan.

Soon, he discovered the abnormality.

He saw that Sarutobi Ryo was wearing a layer of metal armor under his black lining.

It was meant to be used in this mission.

In the original story, Jiraiya and others also wore armor to protect against the enemy's hidden arrows.

Sarutobi Ryo raised his hand and slowly brushed off the dust from his chest, then continued to look at Hyuga Hiashi: "Don't anyone move…"

His low voice carried a certain momentum.

Sarutobi Ryo, who had long been displeased with the Hyuga clan, stomped on the ground and directly punched Hyuga Hiashi!

Gentle Fist vs. Hard Fist, who would be the better?

Everyone watched this scene with bated breath, anticipating the battle that would follow…

Space-splitting Katana [Sword Control Technique]

The Anbu surrounded them, and the rain continued to fall.

If it were other enemies, Sarutobi Ryo would have been in the mood to fight slowly, constantly honing his abilities.

But at this moment, Sarutobi Ryo only wanted to solve the problem immediately and save Ruri from the fire.

Thus.

Sarutobi Ryo's figure suddenly blurred for a moment, and he used the Swift Release to point his finger at Hyuga Hiashi's brow.

A power like a Tyrannosaurus rex swept over him.

Before he even got close, Hyuga Hiashi felt a stinging pain on his brow.

He had thought Sarutobi Ryo was strong, but he still hadn't expected him to be this strong.

But it was too late to think about anything now.

He could barely catch the opponent's speed with his Byakugan.

So, Hyuga Hiashi desperately raised his arms and struck out.

"Hmm?"

At this critical moment, Sarutobi Ryo didn't expect the opponent to give up defense and attack with all his might.

He thought he would use Rotation, but now he wanted to trade injuries.

Thinking quickly in his mind, Sarutobi Ryo quickly decided on the next strategy.

Before Hyuga Hiashi's palms could hit his throat and face.

Sarutobi Ryo's fingertip had already released chakra.

Hyuga Hiashi only felt a cold wind blowing, his body turning cold, and the muscles all over his body becoming stiff.

The Ice Release chakra released through the fingertip was launched from a distance.

This was something Hyuga Hiashi had not expected at all.

After turning Hyuga Natsu into a Fire Will weapon, Sarutobi Ryo's chakra control skills began to advance by leaps and bounds.

After absorbing the essence of the Hyuga clan's taijutsu, Sarutobi Ryo was already able to release Gentle Fist-like moves through his fingertips.

It was difficult for other ninjas to do this except for the ninjas of the Hyuga clan.

This was also the place where Hyuga Hiashi was negligent.

It was this negligence that led to his defeat.

With a thud.

Hyuga Hiashi fell into the rain.

The cold current coming from all over his body caused his body temperature to drop rapidly.

Soon, his body began to turn blue and purple, and bursts of cold air kept coming out.

Like a corpse buried in a glacier.

Whoosh…

The rain continued to fall.

Sarutobi Ryo slowly retracted his finger.

Instantly killing Hyuga Hiashi, everyone around was extremely shocked.

By controlling a part of the Hyuga clan's chakra control skills, Sarutobi Ryo successfully raised his strength to the Kage level.

The moves he used between his gestures were no longer something that ordinary Jonin could master.

With just a finger from a distance, he injected a large amount of Ice Release chakra into Hyuga Hiashi's body.

"Hizashi, aren't you going to do it yet! ?"

Just then, the clan elder roared from the side.

Hyuga Hizashi raised his head, shifted his gaze, and then… charged towards Sarutobi Ryo in a Gentle Fist stance.

He and Sarutobi Ryo met eyes, understanding each other's intentions.

At the same time, Hyuga Ugetsu's scream rang out.

She tried to run towards her fiancé, but Yamanaka Kei quickly controlled her with mental secret techniques, holding her in place.