"Correct… it was just one person!"
Hiashi nodded, his face resolute.
Tsunade, Kakashi, and Shikaku, hearing this, all drew deep breaths.
One person… did all this? How could that be?
This is the Hyuga Clan! Konoha's top prestigious clan!
With a population of hundreds, all ninjas with combat skills. The number of registered Jonin alone reached fifteen!
At least fifteen Jonin, dozens of Chunin, and hundreds of Genin from a ninja clan, completely defeated by one person? What a joke!
"Tsunade-sama, forgive my boldness, but could you or Jiraiya-sama do something like this alone?" Kakashi asked softly.
"Impossible, even with our summons. One by one, maybe. But against many ninjas combining Ninjutsu, even we couldn't withstand it."
Tsunade shook her head.
"The enemy… is unbelievably strong…"
Kakashi's expression was worried.
"Yes…" Tsunade nodded gravely, then asked, "Hiashi, can you tell us more details? How exactly did the enemy do this? Why did the Hyuga Clan lose?"
"How did he do it? How? I… I don't remember… how did he do it? What else did he say? I don't remember! I can't remember anything!"
Hiashi spoke, growing more confused.
"Damn it! Clan Leader Hiashi's memories have been erased." Kakashi whispered.
"Shizune! Come here and treat Clan Leader Hiashi!"
Seeing this, Tsunade called her disciple to continue treating Hiashi.
Meanwhile, she, Kakashi, and Shikaku approached another main family elder and asked:
"Do you still remember the enemy who attacked the Hyuga yesterday?"
"I… of course I remember! Even if I were ash, I… I'd never forget that bastard!"
The Hyuga elder trembled, his teeth chattering.
'Good! This memory wasn't erased! As expected, erasing everyone's memories is impossible!'
"Tell us about the enemy's abilities and what he said. We need to know to avenge your Hyuga Clan." Tsunade said.
"I… I know. I'll tell you everything I know. It all… started last midnight. Satoshi was on night watch, but no one expected a barrier to cover the entire Hyuga grounds."
"Inside that barrier, everyone's Byakugan lost its power. Then… that man appeared…"
At this point, the main family elder trembled uncontrollably, blood tears streaming from his empty eye sockets:
"That man… he appeared! He appeared!"
His voice rose.
Some Hyuga who heard this trembled as well.
"No! Don't come closer! Don't come closer!"
Several eyeless main family members screamed in fear.
"Calm down!"
Tsunade supported the elder, channeling chakra.
"I… I know… I must calm down… That demon, he just appeared. He said… he wanted to cleanse the filth… said our Hyuga were filthy. I was furious and ordered Satoshi and the others to teach that demon a lesson… but… but as they approached, he used a technique, and a giant Eight Trigrams formation appeared on the ground."
"Including Satoshi, everyone was like they were stuck in mud. Then he struck Satoshi. Satoshi used Kaiten, but it was easily pierced, and he was thrown out… we don't know if he's alive or dead…"
"One strike broke Kaiten? Even my super-strength punch couldn't do that. The enemy's power is immense!"
Tsunade whispered, then said, "Then what?"
"Then… dozens attacked together, but… that demon! He used a monstrous ability, making everyone attack their own allies!"
At this, the elder gasped repeatedly.
"Attacking their own? Could it be a puppet technique?" Kakashi whispered.
"Puppet techniques control puppets. Even if they could control people, controlling dozens of ninjas at once is impossible! The enemy's ability is too dangerous!" Shikaku whispered.
"Continue! What happened next?" Tsunade asked, frowning.
"Then… he mocked our Eight Trigrams technique. Someone, unwilling to accept it, used Empty Palm and was thrown back by a similar move from the enemy… then… then… under the Clan Leader's orders, we all attacked with combined Ninjutsu."
"Fire, wind, water, earth filled the sky. Then… then…"
At this point, the elder's expression turned utterly terrified.
"Then what? Calm down! Speak! We're all here! Don't be afraid! Speak!" Tsunade urged softly.
"Then… that demon! He absorbed and gathered all the Ninjutsu chakra… formed something like a Bijuudama and attacked us back! Everyone! Everyone was completely defeated in an instant!"
"That's not something a human could do! That man is a monster! A monster! A Bijuu in human form!"
The elder shouted uncontrollably until he convulsed and fainted.
Tsunade, Kakashi, and Shikaku exchanged glances, seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Even the nearby medical ninjas and those maintaining order in the distance gasped, staring at the massive crater in the center.
"This is the origin of that crater… what an outrageous reality…" Kakashi sighed slowly.
"Absorbing hundreds of Ninjutsu and counterattacking… this enemy is unprecedentedly powerful. Such a terrifying ability, if used on a battlefield, wouldn't be inferior to a Bijuu." Shikaku said seriously.
"Could this be Akatsuki's revenge?" Tsunade asked.
"The Akatsuki members we defeated before weren't this strong. But we can't completely rule out their involvement." Shikaku said.
"Akatsuki, then the empire, and now this terrifying incident. What's happening to this world? Strong people keep appearing one after another." Kakashi said, feeling helpless.
As an elite Jonin, he felt increasingly weak.
"Aaaaa! What happened here? Why is the Hyuga Clan like this! Grandma Tsunade!"
At that moment, Naruto's roar echoed.
He ran anxiously with Sakura. The Anbu tasked with blocking civilians tried to stop him, but Naruto roughly knocked them back, leaving them stunned as they watched him rush forward.