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Chapter 197 - Chapter 197: Cooperation with Orochimaru, Hope of Gathering Byakugan Dōjutsu Power

[Hiashi Hyūga was greatly shocked, and Toneri Ōtsutsuki also appeared face to face with you. He too was astonished by your Flying Thunder God Technique; he hadn't known you possessed this ability before. And you also realized from this that while Toneri could see the entire surface of the earth, he couldn't observe it in such fine detail.]

[His primary focus should be on the Hyūga Clan, and possibly on large-scale wars that might break out. Before you revealed your strength, if it weren't for Hinata, Toneri probably wouldn't have paid any attention to someone as inconspicuous as you.]

[You greeted Toneri, then immediately returned to Konoha before Toneri could close the transport channel. After this, Hiashi Hyūga completely believed your account and agreed to entrust both his daughters to you.]

[However, he also hoped you could come up with a plan to deal with the threat posed by Toneri Ōtsutsuki sooner rather than later; he couldn't let his two daughters wander with you forever. You told Hiashi Hyūga that 'wandering' wasn't accurate, it was merely frequently changing residences, much like Tsunade.]

[You also said, "If Father-in-law ever misses your two daughters, you can leave your son-in-law a message anytime, asking me to bring them back to see you." Hiashi Hyūga flew into a rage, realizing you didn't intend to let Hanabi go either.]

[You felt secure in your position, and in the end, Hiashi Hyūga could only tearfully entrust both Hinata and Hanabi to you, allowing you to always be aware of their situation, thereby ensuring they wouldn't be taken by that strange man from the moon.]

[Hinata happily accepted all of this, but Hanabi showed resistance. She still had to attend the Ninja Academy, and she was supposed to inherit the Hyūga Clan in the future. Why had she become a wandering ninja overnight? You then asked Hanabi, "This might be your only chance in this life to leave Konoha and have some fun. Are you coming or not?"]

Nojuro Ryun covered his face, feeling like he really was that creepy uncle!

But if it was Hanabi, being a creepy uncle wasn't so bad.

[Tempted by you, Hanabi ultimately yielded to her desire for freedom. She knew you were right; once she became the head of the Hyūga Clan, she truly wouldn't be able to leave Konoha easily. So Hanabi and Hinata cheerfully packed their bags and left the Hyūga compound with you, a sight that filled Hiashi Hyūga with sadness and left him feeling bitter.]

Ryun could understand Hiashi Hyūga's feelings.

Ryun had taken just Ino, and Inoichi Yamanaka was already nearly broken.

Now, Ryun had taken both Hinata and Hanabi in one go, and in this very year of Konoha 64. The only reason Hiashi Hyūga didn't attack Ryun was that he couldn't catch him.

[The matter of you taking Hinata and Hanabi caused some commotion in Konoha. Hiashi Hyūga endured great pressure, but he withstood it. And so you, along with Hanabi and Hinata, began a journey traveling across the entire ninja world.]

[Of course, during this process, you didn't just accompany them. With your Flying Thunder God, you could quickly move between your various lovers, while using Shadow Clones to guide Hanabi and Hinata in their training.]

[The three of you also attracted the attention, pursuit, and attempted murder of many people, after all, these were the Byakugan of the Hyūga main house. But you showed no mercy to such people, directly using Flying Thunder God to send them to the Hyūga Clan's prison.]

[Whenever Hiashi Hyūga missed his daughters to the point of anger, he would go to the Hyūga Clan's prison and practice Gentle Fist on the newly arrived prisoners. As a result, Hiashi Hyūga's Gentle Fist improved, and the order of the ninja world also got a little better.]

Seeing this, Ryun nodded. Toneri should be at a loss now.

He probably wouldn't dare to mobilize the power of the Tenseigan to search the entire earth for traces of Ryun, Hinata, and Hanabi, otherwise, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki might actually break free.

But Ryun also knew this was only a temporary measure. Toneri would surely make a move later, likely after the Ninja World War ended.

And to prepare for all that, he really should go find Orochimaru.

[You found Orochimaru. Your arrival surprised him greatly. However, after hearing that you were willing to help him stabilize the injury on his hands, in exchange for you being allowed to study Hinata and Hanabi's dōjutsu power, he readily agreed.]

[Hanabi showed resistance to the idea of being studied, but Hinata trusted you completely. In the end, the two of them decided that any research could only be conducted by you on them; they didn't trust anyone besides you.]

[And so your cooperation with Orochimaru began. You wanted Orochimaru to research what was special about the sisters' Byakugan, and whether it was possible to replicate them. By this time, Orochimaru had come into contact with cloning technology, but the technology was not yet mature.]

[Six months later, Orochimaru told you the results. He had indeed managed to clone Byakugan, but their dōjutsu power was thin, completely unsuitable for transplanting into humans for use. As for the dōjutsu power of Hinata and Hanabi, it was indeed the power of bloodline, but it was also closely related to spiritual energy—it was chakra stamped with an individual's spiritual imprint. This kind of chakra could not be copied or transferred; it could only be drawn from within the body by the person themselves.]

[Out of respect for your high medical ninjutsu skills, Orochimaru also told you, "If you want powerful dōjutsu techniques, learning my Living Corpse Reincarnation is the fastest way. Transplanting someone else's eyes is meaningless, something only low-level ninjas would do. Neither you nor I should consider that level of power."]

Truly worthy of being Orochimaru, possessing both superb research skills and his own pride!

In the past, Ryun hadn't understood why Orochimaru was so fixated on Sasuke's body; he just thought Orochimaru had been driven mad by Itachi's provocation.

But looking at it now, it was because of Orochimaru's high standards. And Orochimaru's theory couldn't be called wrong; Kakashi and Nagato were the best proof.

Both of them gained great power by transplanting eyes, but they also paid a huge price for it.

Of course, Kakashi being boosted to the Six Paths level by Obito at the end was a different matter; relying solely on his own power, using both Kamui just once would have been enough to drain him completely.

However, Orochimaru misunderstood one point. Ryun had never thought about transplanting Hinata and Hanabi's eyes; what he wanted was the dōjutsu power of the Byakugan.

Poor quality didn't matter; if the quality wasn't enough, he could make up for it with quantity!

Gather ten thousand, a hundred thousand, even a million low-quality Byakugan, and Ryun didn't believe he couldn't accumulate enough to reach the evolved form of Hinata and Hanabi's Byakugan!

Moreover, Ryun had another crazy idea, but it was too insane. Unless absolutely necessary, Ryun didn't plan to use it, because it would harm those close to him.

[You declined Orochimaru's suggestion to share the Living Corpse Reincarnation, only taking the research data on Hinata and Hanabi's Byakugan from him. After this experience, Hanabi also came to trust you completely, believing that you would protect them and would never harm them. You all continued your journey across the ninja world.]

[You lived this life for two full years. During these two years, Hinata's relationship with you grew increasingly close, reaching a point of inseparable intimacy without reservation. Whenever you wished, Hinata was ready to bear your child at any time.]

[Hanabi also became more cheerful, even somewhat Anko-like. Not only did she tease you and Hinata about your relationship daily, she would even mimic Hinata's actions to mock her. But only she herself knew that this was her way of coping with the budding, confused feelings in her heart.]

[During these two years, you didn't neglect your relationships with other women either. You often used Flying Thunder God to bring them along to travel with you across the ninja world, deepening their feelings for you. Especially your two-year-long dedication to protecting the Hyūga sisters, this perseverance also filled them with trust in you.]

[The year Konoha 68 arrived, a year of turbulent change in the ninja world began. During this year, you hardly participated in the conflicts between Konoha and the Akatsuki organization, and Obito didn't come looking for trouble again either. It wasn't until the Ninja World War broke out that you, along with Hinata, joined the conflict.]

[Under your two years of personal, hands-on guidance, Hinata's strength made tremendous progress. Not only did she master all the Gentle Fist techniques of the Hyūga Clan, but she also integrated the Gentle Fist Technique · True Moon Stream into various moves. During this process, you vaguely sensed Hinata's dōjutsu power participating in it.]

[For this Ninja World War, you divided into several Shadow Clones, protecting the familiar ninjas you knew across different battlefields. Under your arrangements, Hiashi Hyūga and the Hyūga Clan set up sealing formations. At the slightest provocation, you would throw some of the powerful ninjas reincarnated by the Impure World Reincarnation into the sealing formations, where they would then be sealed by the Hyūga Clan ninjas.]

[In the end, Naruto and Sasuke successfully sealed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. And just as you were all celebrating the victory, right before Naruto and Sasuke were about to start their fight over losing an arm, Toneri's puppet army took the opportunity to join the conflict.]

Seeing this scene, Ryun laughed out loud.

Toneri must have been bursting with impatience by now, right?

But without even possessing the Tenseigan, how did he dare to make a move?

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