Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 59 Hyuga and Uchiha

"Did you see it clearly?"

The head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi, had veins bulging around his eyes at some point.

Behind him is his younger brother, Hyuga Hizashi.

"No..." Hizashi said, puzzled. "His chakra didn't flow when he was casting the spell."

"Me too!" Hiashi sighed softly, how strange.

"It's as if there's no meridian system; the energy seems to be stored in every cell," Hiashi added.

"..." Hiashi pondered for a moment, "Observe closely. The Hokage mentioned natural energy once, perhaps the secret lies within it."

"Yes!" Hijiri bowed.

Her attitude was nothing like that of someone treating their own twin brother.

"..." Hiashi paused slightly, but ultimately left the stands without looking back.

On the other side of the stands, several figures dressed in military uniforms stood together.

There was no one else around.

The round fan logo behind them seemed to further prove their "specialness"!

"Inahime, did you see that clearly? Is it really Wood Release?" Uchiha Yatsuho asked a similar question to Hiashi's.

Wood Release holds immense significance for Konoha, especially for the Uchiha clan...

"Lord Eighth," Uchiha Inahisa nodded, "It is indeed Wood Release, but it is far inferior to the Wood Release of the First Hokage as recorded in the data."

Compared to the Hyuga clan, another major clan, the Uchiha clan seems to have fewer rules regarding communication.

"Tetsuka, he seems to be about your age. Do you remember him from school?" Yashiro asked another young man.

Uchiha Tetsuka pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, he's probably just a nobody. I haven't paid any attention to him."

As he spoke, Tetsuka's gaze fell on Asuma, Kurenai, and the others in the distance.

Those were the most prominent figures in the school back then.

As members of the Uchiha clan, there were very few in the entire village who could catch their eye among their peers.

"Don't underestimate him!" Uchiha Yatsuho said in a deep voice, "The village's higher-ups have always been wary of us Uchiha. After the Nine-Tails' attack, we all moved away from the center..."

After a pause, Yatsushiro said:

"Now that such a powerful Wood Release ninja with a clean background has appeared, and has even gained the Hokage's favor, what do you think... the higher-ups will do with him?"

Daohuo and Tiehuo felt a chill run down their spines.

They had never seen Wood Release before.

That seemed like something from a legend.

As for the legend, although the family forbids mentioning "that person" who left.

But the legends of the First Hokage and "that person" have been circulating in the village, and it is said that... Wood Release can even suppress the Sharingan.

The specifics are unclear to these young Uchiha who haven't fought against each other.

However, Yashiro's words at this moment still planted a "seed" in their hearts.

……

Shortly after, the draw for the remaining two groups in the first round of the qualifiers concluded.

There are currently 16 candidates remaining.

The second round of the qualifiers will continue today.

The big screen flickered, and all the candidates were secretly praying that they wouldn't draw those two "monsters" from Konoha.

Currently, Qingwu and Hongdou are privately regarded as monsters by this year's candidates.

Red Bean was fine before, but yesterday's cursed seal state scared most people to death.

Beep beep beep—

The first name that appeared was Mitarashi Anko.

Just when all the candidates' hearts were in their throats, the appearance of the second name made everyone's gaze turn strange.

—Konoha: Seigo

Qingwu and Hongdou were both stunned. What was going on?

Red Bean gritted her teeth and said, "I was still worried about my cursed seal activating, which is why I chose you, with your Wood Release, as my opponent!"

Having followed Orochimaru around for half a year, the worldly-wise Anko no longer believed in the randomness of such a lottery.

Qingwu snapped out of her daze and said helplessly, "That's what I thought too."

Iruka, standing nearby, said anxiously, "What should we do? One of you will be unable to enter the main competition."

At the same time, the candidates began to whisper among themselves.

"Teammates vs. teammates? This draw..."

"That girl named Mitarashi Anko was just yesterday... and today she's already facing off against Seigo, this..."

Hongdou suddenly smiled, a bright smile, but there was no hint of amusement in her eyes.

"Hey, this is incredibly bad luck."

She spoke loudly, as if wanting everyone to hear, "We've come this far, and now we have to face our own people, Qingwu, don't you think?"

Qingwu: "..."

He couldn't figure out what Hongdou was going to do.

If he were to say it himself, this kind of competition would be completely unnecessary.

"Let's go!" Hongdou stared defiantly at Qingwu. "I won't give up so easily."

"..." Qingwu nodded calmly and said, "Let's go!"

He understood something from Hongdou's eyes: asking her, with her strong personality, to give up voluntarily might be more painful than killing her.

Especially at this moment... when Orochimaru has defected and she has also been caught up in the center of public opinion.

Hongdou was well aware of Qingwu's strength, but she still said, "Qingwu, later... don't hold back!"

Qingwu chose to respect her decision: "Okay!"

"I can't give up, but I hope you'll use your strongest move!"

"……Um!"

After a pause, Qingwu suddenly stopped Hongdou, who was about to jump down, "As a teammate, I think I need to say a few more words."

"Um?"

"Red Bean, you don't need to resist using that guy's power."

"What?"

"I saw it all yesterday. You were resisting using snake-style ninjutsu, which is why you were being overwhelmed by the Cloud Ninja."

"..."

"If we're going to give it our all, I hope you will too!"

"……I see!"

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

The two landed on the field at the same time.

Namiashi Raido glanced at the two of them, hesitated, and finally said only:

"The match begins."

As soon as the words were spoken, the red bean moved instantly.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

Qingwu sighed softly, "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

He had already made up his mind that if Anko didn't overcome her inner demons and use snake-style ninjutsu, he wouldn't go all out.

The earthen wall rose up, blocking the straight flames of the red bean.

Taking advantage of the smoke, Hongdou flicked her wrist and threw out several shuriken, then approached with a kunai in hand, attempting close combat.

However, Qingwu's physical skills were now vastly different from before.

He drew the short sword from his waist and easily knocked Hongdou away.

A moment later...

call--

Qingwu gripped the short sword in reverse, holding it against Hongdou's neck, and said coldly, "You've lost!"

"Bang!"

Red Bean's figure vanished in the dust, and at the same time, a sharp shout came from behind Qingwu: "Ninja Art: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

Shadow clone... Qingwu was not surprised but delighted; his teammate had finally broken through his inner demons.

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

Well then... I'll give you my utmost respect!

"boom!"

A massive, withered tree guardian descended.

Since evolving into a hero, its height has reached over 20 meters.

Red Bean's spell was completely blocked by the massive body of the withered tree guardian.

"What is that?!"

Many viewers who were seeing the Dead Tree Guardian for the first time gasped in surprise…