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He had never felt this relaxed before, both physically and mentally.
"So this is what the sweet air of freedom smells like," Satoru Hyūga took a deep breath and wore a contented smile on his face.
He attempted to activate his Byakugan. Without the oppression of the Cursed Seal, the range of the Byakugan extended from 4 kilometers to 5 kilometers, and the 1-degree visual blind spot was no longer there.
The mark of the Cursed Seal on his forehead still remained, but it had become a hollow shell and lost its function.
Even if a member of the main family were to stand before him now and try to use the caged bird, Satoru Hyūga could simply give him a good slap to teach him a lesson.
Once he removed the Yin Release Cursed Seal on his soul, the mark on his forehead would completely disappear.
However, Satoru Hyūga didn't know if the main family would notice anything abnormal after the Yin Release Cursed Seal of the caged bird was broken.
After all, the Yang Release Cursed Seal on the body functioned as an operation command, while the Yin Release Cursed Seal on the soul served as a receiver for the command.
Satoru Hyūga remembered that during the Fourth Great Ninja War in the original work, Hidetsu Hyūga was reincarnated by the Living Corpse Reincarnation. His soul returned from the Pure Land to the ninja world, and the caged bird Cursed Seal still remained on his forehead.
This indicated that the Cursed Seal on the soul might be more stubborn and couldn't be peeled off even after the body died.
But Satoru Hyūga had already come up with three solutions.
The first was to obtain the method of splitting the soul from Orochimaru.
Orochimaru was so hard to kill because he had split his soul into many pieces and hidden them in a large number of Cursed Seals.
Once the main body died, the souls dispersed in the Cursed Seals would revive and become the main body.
If Satoru Hyūga got the method of splitting the soul from him, he could directly split off the part of the soul with the caged bird.
It was a simple and brute - force method, yet effective.
However, the sequelae seemed to be quite significant.
The loss of the soul would probably affect his spiritual power, and there were also many unknown negative impacts. It was a method of last resort.
In the later stage, Orochimaru was easily defeated by the Sharingan. When Itachi gave him a look, he was stunned for a long time. A large part of the reason was that he had split his soul too many times, causing his spiritual resistance to drop to the bottom.
As for the second method, it was similar to the first one but much more delicate.
The Spirit Transformation Technique of the Kato family enables a ninja's soul to exist in the form of a spiritual body. If he learned this secret techniques, he could directly study the Cursed Seal from the perspective of the soul.
Similar to dealing with the Cursed Seal on the body, he could employ a clever method to remove the Cursed Seal.
The theory was not difficult, but it involved the soul, and the actual operation should be much more difficult than dealing with the Yang Release Cursed Seal on the body.
The third method was the simplest.
Just one word: wait.
The caged bird, which was now just an empty shell, couldn't threaten him anymore. As long as his Electromagnetic Force level was high enough, removing the caged bird on his soul would be a piece of cake.
Satoru Hyūga took a slight breath, looked out of the window at the sky outside the laboratory, and with a faint smile, began to look forward to the future.
He wouldn't defect from Konoha. There were bonds here that he couldn't bring himself to break.
Moreover, he had some other plans for the Hyūga clan.
"Maybe in the future, I can lift the caged bird seals on all the Hyūga branch family members and stage a coup within the Hyūga clan," Satoru Hyūga murmured with a smile.
This was not a pipe dream; it was a future within reach, perhaps not taking too long.
What would the Hyūga clan be like without the caged bird seals, with an open - minded ideology under his leadership, and following the path of Marxism?
Satoru Hyūga thought curiously.
After resolving the issue of the caged bird seals, a huge burden seemed to have been lifted from Satoru Hyūga's heart, and he felt much more relaxed.
For the next ryo days, he devoted himself entirely to training.
He was getting closer and closer to breaking through to Electromagnetic Force Level 4.
Until the Anbu ninja brought the news that the Hokage wanted to summon him.
Satoru Hyūga quickly gathered his things and headed to the Hokage's Office.
In the Hokage's Office.
As soon as Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Satoru Hyūga pushing the Open Gate and entering, his worried look disappeared immediately, and his wrinkled old face split into a big, beaming smile, like a chrysanthemum in full bloom.
"Good! Full of energy!"
It was still that classic opening line.
"It seems that you've had a good rest these days, Satoru. You're looking energetic."
Satoru Hyūga grumbled to himself: Of course I had a good rest. These ryo days were probably the most peaceful days since I transmigrated into the ninja world. The sword hanging over my head was gone. How could I not feel comfy?
Of course, he couldn't let the Hokage know these thoughts.
"Did you summon me here, Lord Hokage, to assign me a mission?"
"Yes," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, the previous smile on his face replaced by solemnity and gravity.
"The scouts I sent out spotted a small number of hidden Iwa ninjas near the border between the Land of Fire and the Grass Country. Judging from their actions, they seem to be scouts too."
"I suspect that Iwagakure is up to something big soon. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent out so many scouts."
"They have strong anti - reconnaissance abilities and can move underground. In this scouting confrontation, we're at a disadvantage."
"So..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up and stared seriously at Satoru Hyūga.
Satoru Hyūga took a deep breath and nodded.
"I understand, Lord Hokage. Do you want me to go there to gather intelligence on them?"
"Yes," Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath.
"You have the Byakugan, so your reconnaissance ability is excellent. Moreover, you know long - range ninjutsu, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to get away even if something unexpected happens. You're the best candidate."
Then, he looked deeply at Satoru Hyūga and warned,
"If something really goes wrong, remember to prioritize your own safety. Your existence is the greatest contribution to the village."
"Er... I understand, Lord Hokage."
Satoru Hyūga swallowed hard and suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
It felt like the Hokage was hinting at something. Was he gonna treat me like a stud horse?
After leaving the Hokage's Office, Satoru Hyūga immediately rushed towards the border of the Grass Country.
If the intelligence provided by the Hokage is true, Iwagakure is bound to make significant moves in the near future. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent so many Iwa ninjas.
Considering the current tense situation in the ninja world, a war may break out at any time.
Once the war breaks out, the initial intelligence advantage will expand, helping the ninja village gain the initiative in the early stage of the war.
This is also the reason why the Hokage attaches great importance to this intelligence war and even sent Satoru Hyūga.
Satoru Hyūga is well aware of this, so he will be fully concentrated on this mission. It won't do him any good if Konoha gets into a passive position in the war.
Soon, he arrived at the location mentioned in the intelligence.
He silently found a concealed spot and activated his //Byakugan//Byakugan[/b] to search the surroundings.
After searching for a while, the expression on Satoru Hyūga's face became solemn.
The intelligence provided by the Hokage showed that four Iwa ninjas had been detected, but so far, within the five - kilometer range of his //Byakugan//Byakugan[/b], he has already found ten concealed Iwa ninjas.
Among the bushes, in the grass, and even underground, Iwa ninjas can be seen silently observing and communicating.
The situation may be more severe than the Hokage imagined.