Before leaving, Uchiha Zetsu let her meet the other members of the Akatsuki headquarters, including Payne, the actual controller of the Rain Village, Cape Town, and so on. However, her attention was focused on the strange man named "Zetsu" who didn't look like a human.
"I can clearly see you, but I can't sense your existence at all …" The veins in Hyuga Yuumi's eyes bulged as she spoke. But even with the bonus of the Byakugan, with her broad perception, she could even distinguish the existence of all the people and animals inside and outside the headquarters, but the place where she stood was still empty.
"It seems that the person who controls the curse is you."
If this person had aloe vera growing on both sides of his head (or Nepenthes?) Then it wouldn't be so inconceivable to get the operation method of the "Caged Bird" from the Hinata Zongjia's strict defense.
Yumi Hinata was born in a branch family, so the concentration of Byakugan was incomparable to that of the main family. However, just like the Gentle Fist and Chakra control she learned, with the enhancement of Chakra and the growth of her strength, her Byakugan's penetration range and the enhancement of her perception ability were constantly improving. In the history of the Hyuga family, there had never been such a precedent.
Although Byakugan was also one of the three major dojutsu, it was different from the Sharingan, which could continuously evolve. The ability of Byakugan was greatly affected by the innate ability. The purer the bloodline, the stronger the ability was. As long as Byakugan was awakened, which most people awakened innately, the ability of Byakugan would be maintained at a stable level. Yasuji increased their strength as they grew older mainly by constantly practicing Gentle Fist with Byakugan.
By the way, most of the Byakugan's range of effect was about one kilometer. Yumi Hinata's ability to perceive even the slightest movement within two kilometers was worthy of the monster-level.
Even she couldn't detect Zetsu, so the entire Hyuga family must have entered a realm where no one could detect him.
After that, Hyuga Yumi performed the civilized version of "Breaking a Boulder with Bare Hands" and released her huge Chakra pressure. Finally, the rebellious S-class Akatsuki reluctantly acknowledged her strength as a new member, and then received her first mission, which could be called "Proof of Allegiance".
"Orochimaru -sama."
Hyuga Yumi put on a standard Akatsuki Robe over the traditional sleeveless battle suit of the Hyuga Clan. She crossed her legs and let the four Shadow Clones paint her hands and feet with black nail polish. Speaking of which, when she was a child, she always wanted to complain about the open-toed boots under the ninja uniform, saying that they weren't afraid of being stepped on in a fight. But after a few years in the ninja school, she realized how important the flexibility of the toes was when it comes to fighting. No wonder it became an unspoken rule of the major countries.
She asked Obito, "I haven't seen him for a few years, so should I go alone? Didn't you say that everyone else has a partner? "
"Well, Orochimaru's partner before he defected was Sasori, but I have another target for your partner."
In front of other members of the Akatsuki, except for Payne and Xiaonan, Uchiha Zetsu was the optimistic and cheerful trainee member Hoodlum. But when it came to assigning tasks to her, he personally went out and returned to his deep and hoarse voice. But Yumi Hinata said that no matter what, he didn't sound like himself.
"How about it, do you want to recruit the new partner that I've chosen for you?"
Yumi Hinata refused without hesitation. "Forget it, I'm fine by myself. Let me go and meet Orochimaru first. Do you have any clues about him?"
"Someone found traces of him in the Land of Rice, but you'll have to search for the details yourself. I don't think it'll be difficult for you."
"Indeed, it's not difficult." Hyuga Yumi blew on the painted nail polish on her hand and frowned as she looked at it. Originally, pure black nail polish was very beautiful, but because of the Body Refining Jutsu, she had been wearing bandages from her upper arm to her second knuckle for many years. Black nails with bandages looked more like poison than fashion.
"So ugly." Yumi Hinata waved her hand. It didn't matter. Since the plan to kill Hinata Zongjia and gain freedom had failed, now was the time to look for Orochimaru. It was time for her to carry out her own plan.
B got it.
As soon as she arrived in the Land of Rice, Yumi Hinata took off her bamboo hat and Akatsuki uniform. Her clothes were actually very beautiful, with the Byakugan covering her eyes, the bamboo hat didn't block her sight, but it didn't meet her low-key requirements. As a ninja who had just defected, she didn't want to confront the Nōnin who intended to exchange her head for rewards so soon, or the possible Konoha pursuers.
After discovering that the killing and arson in the past few days were all for free, and she was forced to join an anti-social armed organization, Yumi Hinata was now in an extremely irritable mood. In the desolate wilderness, she fiercely bit her finger and summoned her contract ninja beast – a pangolin as big as an elephant.
"Long time no see, Ah Tai." Yumi Hinata greeted it. "Help me smell, is there anyone else nearby?"
She was now a frightened bird, feeling that someone was watching her at any time, and this was probably not an illusion, but a fact.
Ah Tai's long nose twitched. "There's no smell of humans. There's a super large termite nest 50 meters away. It smells so good. When you're free later, can I go eat it?"
"Of course." Yumi Hinata hugged the pangolin's head and rubbed it. The dry and smooth scales felt like jade. "Ah Tai, I killed Hinata Hinata and Shunsuke Hinata, and then defected."
"… You finally did it." The pangolin said, "But you don't look too happy?"
Yumi Hinata pressed her forehead against the pangolin's head, and the cool scales pressed against her "Caged Bird" mark. The faint pain that had been faintly felt since the day she was awakened by Yue seemed to have eased a lot.
"Ah, and then a defected ninja organization immediately popped up and invited me to join. As a greeting gift, they even chanted a spell."
Poor thing, the pangolin thought. It might be the only creature that knew what Yumi Hinata was thinking before she really did it.
This young human was so strong. After it signed the contract with Yumi Hinata, it had followed her to the battlefield, completed missions, and met countless strong people inside and outside Konoha Village. She was stronger than most humans, and as she grew older, she might become the strongest one.
But she was so pitiful.
Since she signed the contract with Ah Tai at the age of ten, Ah Tai had always been able to see that she was in extreme anxiety at all times.
Although she was a ninja, she never considered herself a ninja. She had no loyalty to the village and family that she grew up in, and all her loyalty was only to herself.
At the same time, her early maturity made her understand that her thoughts were contrary to the prevailing laws and morals of this world, and it was absolutely impossible for anyone to understand. Whether it was her parents or her childhood friends, she couldn't tell anyone her true thoughts, and she couldn't have a real, unobstructed communication with anyone.
But Ah Tai liked her.
Ninja beasts are an extension of a ninja's hands and feet. They are a kind of ninja tool like Shurikens and Kunai. They obey the orders of humans, fight for humans, and receive Chakra from humans as a reward. This is the universal law since ancient times.
But most of the time, Yumi Hinata summoned it just to say, "Ah Tai, I want to chat with you. I can't say these words to others." She didn't regard it as a tool, nor did she regard anyone as a tool.
But such a person, with the "Caged Bird" mark on her forehead, was destined to live under the control of others for the rest of her life. If it wasn't this person, then it would be that person.
Although she only made her move now, Ah Tai understood that Yumi Hinata's resistance and struggle had begun long ago. It was a hopeless and intense struggle.
Ah Tai patted Yumi Hinata's back with his long, sharp claws. "So, what are you going to do now?"
Yumi Hinata shook her head. "I'll take it one step at a time …" She wrote "someone is watching me" on Ah Tai's forehead. "Anyway, my life is in his hands. I'll do whatever he says. Besides, I think what he said makes sense."
"I'm going to find Orochimaru. If I have to deal with him and the Snake Dowager, I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with him alone. So, we'll try our best to sneak up on him. I'll try my best to interrupt his channeling. But if the Snake Dowager really comes …" Yumi Hinata clicked her tongue and didn't continue. She just told Ah Tai, "After I use the Byakugan to determine Orochimaru's location, help me dig a hole in the ground and launch an attack from there."
Ah Tai agreed and motioned to her to look at the Konoha forehead protector tied to his claw. It was too small for his size. "If you take off your forehead protector, do I still need to wear mine?"
Yumi Hinata rubbed the Konoha forehead protector tied to Ah Tai's right front claw. She had put it on for Ah Tai a long time ago. She had thrown away her original forehead protector when she confronted Guy and Genma. Now, the one covering her forehead was a spare bandage in her ninja bag.
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