Kotoamatsukami

"Time to go, Hizashi!" Yota slowly walked out through the gates of the Hyuga Clan. Behind him was Hizashi Hyuga, bidding a reluctant farewell to his older brother.

Come to think of it, this family’s relationships were rather interesting. At first, Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga had actually gotten along well, but constrained by the clan rules, they had put on cold and distant facades.

Later, after Hinata Hyuga and Neji Hyuga were born, the relationship between the two suddenly deteriorated. Hizashi Hyuga had even considered killing Hinata Hyuga, while Hiashi Hyuga had not hesitated to place the Caged Bird Curse Mark on his own younger brother.

In the original story, the Hinata Hyuga kidnapping incident had ultimately ended with Hizashi Hyuga voluntarily dying in her place. He had once told Hiashi Hyuga that he had chosen to protect his older brother of his own accord, not because he was from the branch family and therefore had to protect the Main Family.

Afterward, Hiashi Hyuga transferred part of his affection to Neji Hyuga. It could be said that he was exceedingly tolerant of Neji Hyuga. (During the Chunin Exams, Neji Hyuga had not only severely injured Hinata Hyuga, but had even tried to kill her, only to be stopped by the Jonin present. Hiashi Hyuga imposed no punishment whatsoever for it.)

It could be said that the brothers’ feelings had constantly swung back and forth, always veering toward extremes.

However, after the Caged Bird Curse Mark was lifted, the two brothers once again acted like close siblings and began caring for one another.

"Understood, Lord Yota." Hizashi Hyuga was no youngster, and he did not have much trouble parting. After saying his goodbyes, he directly followed along.

The moment they left the gates of the Hyuga clan, Yota slightly raised his head and glanced at the sky. His Observation Haki keenly sensed someone watching him.

"The Telescope Technique? That’s quite a useful ninjutsu."

The Telescope Technique was indeed useful. Of course, that did not refer to how the Third Hokage often used it to peep into women’s bathhouses, but to its actual function.

Basically, so long as someone had been marked or their energy signature was known, they could be found within a certain range.

In Naruto, that energy was Chakra, but it could actually be used in other worlds as well, so long as one could remember the other party’s energy signature.

The Crystal Ball’s viewing range depended on the observer’s Chakra. In the hands of the Third Hokage, this thing could observe all of Konoha. In the hands of the Great Toad Sage, it could probably observe more than half of the ninja world.

With Yota’s current Chakra, observing the entire ninja world’s continent would not be difficult either—Yota did not know how large the ninja world’s planet was, but this continent at least was not particularly large.

Yota had even collected a Chakra Crystal Ball—back then, he had cleaned out the entire Hokage Residence.

Feeling the gaze sweeping over him, Yota frowned slightly but did nothing. After all, his relationship with Konoha was not particularly good. It had only eased somewhat after he was hired to help them resolve Kumogakure’s major problem. Otherwise, even if Konoha lacked the ability to drive him out, there should have been a dozen Anbu following behind him.

Simply using the Telescope Technique to watch him now was already quite respectful—if a humanoid nuclear bomb entered any country, there was no way they would have no reaction at all.

In truth, only Yota’s Observation Haki gave him a vague sense of being watched. Hizashi Hyuga, on the other hand, noticed nothing whatsoever.

After walking a few steps, Yota frowned slightly. His Observation Haki had already sensed several life fluctuations in the distance.

"This gloomy Chakra feels like Uchiha. Could they be here to cause trouble for me?"

Speaking of which, aside from Danzo, the ones in Konoha who hated Yota most were probably the Uchiha. However, ever since Yota had displayed Susanoo, the Uchiha clan seemed to have misunderstood something. They had always believed Yota was a clansman who had wandered outside, and their attitude toward him had unconsciously undergone some strange changes.

A few steps later, Yota saw several ninjas in the distance. He vaguely remembered one short fellow among them: the young Anbu who had been exceptionally skilled with the Body Flicker Technique when Yota last came to Konoha.

"This guy… is that Shisui the Body Flicker?" With a turn of thought, Yota figured out his identity and simultaneously thought of something else.

"By all rights, Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyo should have awakened around this time. Could this guy be planning to…"

Before Yota could finish the thought, Shisui Uchiha raised his head. The Three Tomoe in his Sharingan spun continuously before finally transforming into a complex pattern.

Kotoamatsukami!

Shisui Uchiha unleashed Kotoamatsukami with all his strength, nearly exhausting all of his ocular power. Bloody tears slowly seeped from his eyes.

Yet the mental wave that had gathered all of his ocular power seemed to crash against a towering cliff in an instant. It raised only a few ripples before producing no further reaction.

"Urgh!" With a series of splattering sounds, the eyes from which Shisui had merely been slowly shedding bloody tears suddenly sprayed out large amounts of blood. Yota quietly watched Shisui Uchiha, his own formerly black-and-white eyes having turned into purple Rinnegan.

Though Kotoamatsukami was called the strongest genjutsu, it was ultimately only an Eye Technique derived from an ordinary Mangekyo. It might not even have any effect against an Eternal Mangekyo, let alone the higher-level Rinnegan.

Shisui did not know that Yota possessed the Rinnegan. Though this was not exactly a secret, the only people in Konoha who knew were Jiraiya and Tsunade, and neither had reported it to the village.

Otherwise, Shisui Uchiha would never have been foolish enough to come up with such an idea. Mangekyo Eye Techniques might be heaven-defying, but when facing superior eyes, they had no ability to resist whatsoever.

Yota gave a soft snort. "Kotoamatsukami? Does Konoha intend to keep fighting me?"

As he spoke, Yota suddenly attacked. Several ninjas following beside Shisui Uchiha rushed forward to block him. Another ninja picked up the now delirious Shisui Uchiha and tried to flee.

But how fast was Yota’s attack? How could several Special Jonin-level ninjas possibly stop him? Relying solely on his physical body and using no other abilities at all, he struck with several crackling blows, sending the ninjas trying to intercept him flying away while coughing up blood.

The ninja carrying Shisui Uchiha had only just leapt onto the wall when his vision blurred, and Yota was already standing before him.

Without a word, the ninja drew a kunai and thrust it forward. Yota did not even look at the kunai that sparked against his chest. He casually slapped the ninja across the forehead, and the man immediately felt the world spin as his head flew off.