Looking at the completely frozen Hinata, Naruko spoke confidently.
"This technique was researched together by Nagi and me.
(Well… Nagi contributed ninety percent, I contributed ten percent.)
If the ice flowers keep spreading, even the inside of your body will freeze.
If you want to surrender, just blink your eyes. I'll release the ice."
Despite being frozen, Hinata showed no sign of panic.
Naruko carefully watched Hinata's eyelids, ready to cancel the technique the moment she blinked.
But for some reason—
Naruko suddenly felt as if Hinata's eyes were glowing with a faint purple light.
Suddenly, Hinata's eyes widened.
The entire frozen tree began to tremble.
"Byakugan: Pressure!"
BOOM!!!
The ice tree shattered instantly into countless glittering fragments.
Hinata appeared once more before the crowd.
However—
Her once pure white Byakugan had now taken on a faint violet hue, giving it an almost enchanting yet terrifying appearance.
More than that, the eyes themselves radiated an indescribable sense of oppression.
The members of the Hyūga Clan present were so overwhelmed that none of them dared move.
Even Clan Head Hiashi Hyūga felt a strange tremor in his heart as he stared at Hinata's eyes.
Facing Hinata directly, Naruko broke out in a cold sweat and involuntarily stepped back several paces.
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Hiashi Hyūga: Th-this… what is this?! Why has Hinata's Byakugan changed?!
Madara Uchiha: Has the Byakugan… evolved?
Hashirama Senju: That's possible.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki: The Tenseigan? No… not yet.
Hamura Ōtsutsuki: Indeed, Mother. That young girl's eyes haven't reached the level of the Tenseigan yet. However, they are already far beyond ordinary Byakugan.
In terms of power… they're roughly comparable to the Mangekyō Sharingan on my brother's side.
Far away, Toneri Ōtsutsuki stared at the screen in disbelief.
"The Byakugan… can evolve?!"
Fourth Raikage (A): The Byakugan can evolve?!
Hiashi: Tenseigan? What exactly is that?
Hamura: The Tenseigan is the final evolutionary stage of the Byakugan. It stands on the same level as my brother's Rinnegan.
Hiashi: Comparable to the Rinnegan?! Th-that powerful?! Then how does one evolve it?
Hamura: Sigh… the conditions for evolution are extremely harsh—and extremely cruel. I won't elaborate further, lest someone be tempted to take extreme actions.
Toneri: Ancestor… you literally just lectured me about this earlier.
Hamura: I wasn't talking about you.
Orochimaru: Lord Hamura, I have a question.
Hamura: Ask freely.
Orochimaru: If we follow Nagi's theory, the Tenseigan likely requires a massive amount of extreme Yin–Yang Release Chakra fused together to form, correct?
Hamura: Correct.
Orochimaru: I understand.
Hiashi… you should stop asking about the Tenseigan's evolution. Let nature take its course.
Otherwise, the Hyūga Clan may face catastrophic disaster.
In the memories Orochimaru had studied over the past two and a half years, he had also researched the Byakugan.
Unlike the Sharingan, the Byakugan naturally contained both Yin and Yang chakra.
To evolve further likely required a massive quantitative accumulation that would eventually produce qualitative transformation.
If it followed a similar requirement to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan…
Then the evolution might require a terrifying number of Byakugan.
Hiashi: I… I understand.
Orochimaru: However, I should remind you.
Based on my deductions, the Hinata in the video likely evolved her eyes through dual cultivation of Yin–Yang Chakra with Nagi, along with enormous nutritional support.
As for your Hinata…
Her body is already severely malnourished.
Without external intervention, further evolution would be extremely difficult.
The latter part of Orochimaru's statement was deliberately aimed at the Hyūga Main Family elders.
After all, no one could guarantee those stubborn old fools wouldn't do something insane to Hinata.
This was Orochimaru's way of quietly doing Hiashi a favor.
Hiashi: I understand. Thank you for the warning, Lord Orochimaru.
Hiashi immediately grasped his intention.
The Screen Continues…
Facing the overwhelming pressure from Hinata, Naruko swallowed nervously.
But then she remembered—
In the audience seats beneath the Hokage platform, Nagi was still watching the match.
Gritting her teeth, she launched an attack.
"Ice Release: Ice Dragon Bullet!"
A massive ice dragon condensed beside Naruko and surged toward Hinata.
Hinata didn't even blink.
She gathered chakra in her palm and released it forward.
"Vacuum Palm: Divine Strike!"
With a single motion of her hand—
A gigantic purple chakra fist erupted.
The fist smashed the ice dragon into fragments instantly and continued straight toward Naruko.
Naruko's pupils shrank.
Instinctively, she summoned several Adamantine Sealing Chains to block the attack.
But the purple fist struck the chains directly.
The chains trembled violently, and the impact sent Naruko flying backward.
She crashed straight into the arena wall.
Naruko felt her entire body go numb.
She couldn't move at all.
Hinata calmly walked over, reached into the wall, and pulled Naruko out.
"That attack was controlled. Otherwise, every bone in your body would've been broken."
Naruko's face turned pale.
She immediately conceded defeat.
She, Satsuki, and Hinata had all hidden trump cards from each other.
But even in her wildest dreams—
Naruko had never imagined that Hinata's hidden move would be this terrifying.
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Hamura Ōtsutsuki: That… that was Mother's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack?!
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki: No. The Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack is a Kekkei Mōra technique.
From what I can see, that was merely its prototype.
That girl Hinata has not yet pushed her chakra to the extreme.
But even so…
It is already extraordinary.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki: That little girl is quite impressive.
To think she can use the prototype of my technique…
It seems I underestimated you humans after all.
The entire shinobi world was stunned.
Even the Progenitor of Chakra had acknowledged Hinata's power.
Ōnoki: I didn't expect that girl to be this terrifyingly strong.
Then again… judging from how much she eats in one meal, strength like that might be inevitable.
Mū: A Kekkei Mōra, huh?
Just the fact that it contains all seven chakra natures makes it far stronger than my Dust Release.
Tsunade: Even considering the dual cultivation with Nagi… Hinata's strength after finally eating properly is ridiculous.
Orochimaru: Hmph. Didn't Nagi show us long ago that if Hinata developed properly, her potential might rival the First Hokage?
Jiraiya: At this point, there's no denying it. If her strength keeps growing like this, reaching Six Paths-level power is probably only a matter of time.
Shikaku Nara: Sigh… in the end, it all comes down to personality.
In this world, Hinata's appetite was infamous.
Even Chōza and Chōji together couldn't match her.
Which meant one thing—
She had been chronically underfed for years.
If she had lived as freely as the Hinata in the video—eating without worrying about others' opinions—
Her strength might already have been terrifying.
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