studiobondurri Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Hinata, Let Me Help Evolve Your Byakugan
Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Hinata, Let Me Help Evolve Your Byakugan
Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Hinata, Let Me Help Evolve Your Byakugan
The money was sealed inside the scroll. After taking the scroll, Akira Uchiha waved his hand, signaling the snake.
The snake, understanding its orders, slithered away to return to the designated location where it would wait for Kakuzu's next payment.
Akira quickly formed the necessary hand seals, releasing the seal on the scroll, and a huge pile of money appeared in front of him.
With his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Akira quickly assessed the amount with his keen insight.
As expected, the sum totaled approximately ten million ryō.
"Only ten million?" Akira frowned, feeling a bit dissatisfied.
As the treasurer of the Akatsuki, sending only ten million ryō at a time felt insufficient to Akira.
He had initially hoped for at least several hundred million.
But after considering the situation, it made sense. Kakuzu had to be cautious and discreet to avoid raising suspicion within the Akatsuki. He couldn't transfer too large an amount in one go.
Besides, ten million was more than enough for a good round of simulations. If Kakuzu could deliver this sum twice a month, his contribution would be invaluable.
With newfound wealth, Akira stood a little taller.
It had been a while since he last used the life simulator. Considering his failure to evolve the Mangekyō, Akira decided to shift his focus to training chakra and perfecting his ninjutsu.
Thus, Akira alternated between simulations focused on chakra training and those centered around ninjutsu mastery. One simulation for chakra, then another for ninjutsu, and so on.
Before he knew it, four or five days had passed.
His chakra had increased by another unit worth.
When he had first returned from Ryuchi Cave, Akira's chakra reserves had been around 40,000, but now they were nearly 57,000-approaching the 60,000 mark!
In addition, his mastery of various nature transformations and Wood Release had grown more refined.
While his overall strength remained at the Kage level, Akira was steadily improving without realizing it.
One evening, as the sun was setting, Akira held Hinata close, watching the sunset together and enjoying light conversation.
Suddenly, a masked ANBU member appeared using the Body Flicker Technique.
"Is there something urgent you needed to report right now?" Akira sighed, a bit annoyed. After all, no one enjoys being interrupted during an intimate moment with their partner.
"Captain, the Hokage has summoned you to the office," the ANBU agent replied hastily, aware of the ill-timed interruption.
"I understand, I'll head over right away." Akira stood up, saying his farewells to Hinata before heading to the Hokage's office.
"Lord Hokage," Akira greeted upon entering.
"Akira, the envoys we sent to the four great ninja villages have returned. Without exception, every Kage has rejected the proposal for a Five Kage Summit," Fugaku informed him.
"There's an opportunity coming up. You might want to apply for it. In a few days, the Jōnin Joint Exam will be announced," Akira hinted, sharing some insider information.
"Really? That's great!" Sasuke's eyes lit up, nodding enthusiastically.
"What about Naruto? How's he doing?" Akira asked, noticing Sasuke's excitement and
shifting the conversation to Naruto.
Sasuke's joyful expression faded slightly. "That idiot was promoted to Jōnin six months ago."
"Well, with his mastery over the Nine-Tails chakra reaching the Four-Tails state, he's a solid Kage-level fighter. If they hadn't promoted him to Jōnin, there'd be plenty of complaints in the village," Akira mused, nodding in understanding but feeling a hint of disappointment.
It seemed the shift in leadership from the Third Hokage still had some drawbacks. Waving goodbye to Sasuke, Akira went off to find Hinata again.
Hinata was already a Chunin in Konoha, and Akira was eager to see her participate in the Jōnin
Exam as well.
"If you want me to join the Jōnin Exam, I'll do it," Hinata agreed with a nod, always willing to follow Akira's lead.
"It's not that I want you to. I just know you're more than capable of passing the exam," Akira
reassured her with confidence.
"I'll do my best," Hinata said earnestly, moved by Akira's faith in her.
"No need to try-because I believe you'll succeed," Akira said with conviction.
As one of the original members of the Konoha 12, Hinata had always shown great potential.
Her innate talent was undeniable, even though the likes of Sasuke and Naruto had long since
surpassed her.
Still, with her strong Byakugan bloodline, Hinata had immense potential.
And since she was practically his woman, Akira wanted to help her grow stronger in every way
he could.
"Hinata, come to the research department tomorrow. I want to see if I can help your
Byakugan evolve further," Akira said after a moment of silence.
"Evolve? Can our Hyuga clan's Byakugan really evolve?" Hinata asked in surprise.
"You'll find out tomorrow at the research department," Akira replied with a smile, offering
no further explanation.
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