Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 82 Death Forest
Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Lead-gray clouds obscured the sky, and fine, hair-like rain cast shadows on the rock carvings between the Thousand Hand Pillars.

The street is one kilometer away from the ninja academy.

An ordinary-looking middle-aged man stood alone on the street, holding an umbrella.

Rainwater slid down the blue umbrella, dripping and pattering.

It seems they are waiting for someone.

Maintaining her transformation, Hui Li raised her umbrella, her expression somber. A deep-seated gloom churned within her eyes as she watched the ninja academy's gates from afar.

For several days in a row.

She hasn't found a suitable opportunity to get in touch with Hyuga Neji.

There are too many people and too many eyes in the school, making it difficult to perform well.

After school, Neji would head straight for the Hyuga clan's territory as soon as he left the school gates, rarely lingering outside.

Fearing being discovered by Neji's Byakugan, she kept her observation within the limits of the Byakugan's range, which indeed did not attract Neji's attention, but she also never found an opportunity to be alone with him.

Neji and Hinata are the only two members of the Hyuga clan at the Ninja Academy.

Hinata has become highly obedient under the tutelage of 'Ninja Academy Hairi', who provides her with several pages of Baguazhang diagrams every day.

It has now reached sixty-three pages.

We have collected nearly half of the 128 varieties needed to complete the set.

Her memory is alright, but these diagrams not only need to be memorized, but also require a series of calculations and specific techniques to perfectly combine chakra and physical body.

Compared to the powerful and fast-moving Konoha-style Kōken, the Gentle Fist is so refined that it doesn't seem like a taijutsu at all, and its training difficulty is no less than that of ninjutsu or secret techniques.

Hui Li's back wasn't particularly strenuous, but her speed wasn't very fast either.

The progress can only be described as barely satisfactory.

As the secret techniques of Baguazhang became more and more complete, Hinata no longer posed a threat.

This time, all we need to do is take down Neji.

All the Hyuga clan members she could come into contact with were her people.

Not only would the risk of their secrets being exposed be minimized, but they would also be able to obtain a large amount of information about the Hyuga clan.

She never forgot the threat posed by the Hyuga clan. As long as those Byakugan eyes remained in their sockets, she would definitely settle things with the Hyuga clan.

It's just a matter of time.

just now.

Hairi's goal was to stall for time until she had fully matured before addressing the Hyuga clan's problems.

Given her growth rate, barring any unforeseen circumstances, reaching the level of a regular elite Jonin by the time she graduates from the Ninja Academy should not be difficult at all.

When the Eight Gates are opened, those two cowards from the Hyuga clan will be wiped out in no time.

at this time.

Just as Hui Li was pondering.

One kilometer away.

The gates of the Konoha Ninja Academy slowly opened.

Students, carrying their schoolbags, walked out of the door in twos and threes.

The ninja academy has a small student body; the entire school, including all teachers and students, is less than half the size of a single grade in my previous middle school. Chakra is such a precious thing that not everyone can possess it.

Gray Glass rolled her eyes at them.

Soon they saw 'Ninja Academy Gray' walking out of the school surrounded by a group of friends.

The shadow clone handled her interpersonal relationships at school very well.

There's no need to even think about the secret techniques.

That's not something you can get just by having good connections.

However, she had already learned some knowledge about the nature and changes of Yang Release from Akimichi Choji.

As a change in nature that was left ambiguous in the original work, Hui Li has finally unveiled a corner of the mystery.

According to Choji Akimichi, the nature of Yang Release changes in one aspect:
life.

But the very nature of life encompasses all the characteristics of living organisms, such as absorption, release, healing, strengthening, movement, and balance.

Because the nature of life is too vast.

The Akimichi clan is only particularly skilled at absorbing, releasing, and strengthening.

Choji couldn't reveal the specific training methods. Their training wasn't based on the essence of Yang Release, but rather on specialized training to master secret techniques. Without these techniques, it would be useless for Hairi to practice.

I obtained some of the Yin Release techniques from Nara Shikamaru.

Yin Release chakra can transform people's fantasies into reality through a source of spiritual energy in some unknown way, making it a very versatile nature transformation.

It is commonly known as the power of my thinking.

If your mental strength is strong enough, you can even make a person disappear from the world out of thin air.

Legend has it that one of the Nara clan's ancestors made a mistake while practicing Yin Escape.

He was swallowed by his own shadow and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Shikamaru's words were vague and mysterious, even including myths and legends, unlike Choji who was honest. After talking for a long time in a daze, Hairi didn't get any useful information.

It's probably because we haven't known each other for very long, and we're still keeping a lot of reservations.

"Goodbye."

Holding an umbrella, 'Ninja School Gray' waved to her friends with a radiant smile.

Goodbye*4
The three Nara responded with smiles in return, while Naruto was already completely mesmerized.

As a young man, Hai Li understood Naruto's subtle feelings.

But achieving the Six Realms is her only pursuit in this life.

Compared to the allure of becoming a god, immortal and indestructible, what is mere love? As long as she can achieve the Bloodline Limit, she is willing to abandon her human identity.

Anyway, Naruto isn't exactly love-obsessed.

I liked Sakura when I was a child, but she ended up marrying Hinata. Our friendship has changed a bit now, so it's not worth mentioning.

Let Naruto and Hinata get married properly.

When Boruto is born, she'll see what all this talk about the Jōgan and tattoos is all about.

I watched as the shadow clone went home with his schoolbag on his back.

Gray Glass's vision continued to extend backward.

Soon, the Byakugan spotted Hyuga Neji.

"Ok?"

Hui Li raised an eyebrow.

After leaving the school, Neji Hyuga did not head towards the Hyuga clan's territory.

She had been staking out this place for several days, and each time Hyuga Neji headed straight southwest.

This time, Neji's direction was actually the opposite.

Where is he going?
With questions in mind.

Gray glass stirred his chakra, activated his Byakugan, and filled his meridians.

Her pupils contracted slightly, and her enhanced white-eye vision was no longer a 360-degree sphere, but a straight line. In this state, her vision could go further.

This ability is also one of the special effects produced by the combination of Byakugan and Shikotsumyaku.

Hui Li doesn't need to form hand seals at all when using the Byakugan, and the control method is more free and varied.

The perspective is becoming increasingly narrow.

Neji continued forward at a very fast pace.

The further you walk, the more remote the surrounding environment becomes.

Following the direction Neji had traveled, she finally discovered Neji's destination.

That direction is...

Death Forest?

What was he doing in the Forest of Death?
Could it be that Neji was already secretly learning the main family's secret techniques at this point in time?

So he went to the Death Forest, a place rarely visited by people, to train the clan's secret techniques?
Based on the original work, Hui Li instantly deduced Neji's purpose.

She immediately recognized the opportunity.

A quiet environment is always needed to reach a cooperation agreement.

If Neji refuses to cooperate, being eaten by wild beasts in the treacherous Forest of Death would be a very common occurrence!
Holding an umbrella.

Hui Li kept walking, following Neji's retreating figure, towards the distant Forest of Death.

(End of this chapter)