Chapter 19: Bane of Illusions? Bane of the Hidden Mist Village!
"Then, Byakuya, what do you think of me?"
"Can we be assigned to the same team?"
Mentioning team assignments, Ino was eager to be in the same class as Byakuya.
This way the two would have more time together.
"Uh!"
Both Byakuya and Inoichi felt a bit awkward about this.
Because they both knew that the two were most likely not going to be in the same group.
"No matter what, you are still friends. It's not like you won't see each other anymore."
Inoichi smiled and changed the subject.
But he was growing more and more satisfied with Byakuya.
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Byakuya didn't say that his plans were actually carefully considered.
After all, his ambitions ran far deeper.
With the existence of his system, having teammates would actually hinder him.
After this family-like dinner with the Yamanaka Clan ended.
Byakuya, walking back on the street, could already hear people around him discussing from time to time.
"Hey, did you hear? That fox demon kid actually stole the scroll of seals!"
"So evil! I said before that this fox demon should be strictly supervised!"
"This time we must have Hokage-sama punish him severely!"
Byakuya didn't even glance at these people and quickly returned home.
"Time to take stock of the gains!"
He first took stock of the Forbidden Jutsu he collected today. In total, there were at least several dozen.
"Not bad!"
As soon as midnight passed, Byakuya began today's check-in.
"System, check in for today!"
"Ding, congratulations host for successful check-in, obtaining purple entry 'Piercing Vision': Any illusion-type or mist-type Ninjutsu cannot block your line of sight."
"Piercing Vision!"
"System, are you kidding me? If any illusion-type and mist-type Ninjutsu cannot block line of sight, how could it possibly be just purple?!"
Byakuya said, not understanding.
After all, in the world of Naruto, those who specialize in illusions are dirtier than the last!
If this Trait could grant immunity to illusions, how could it possibly be just a purple entry.
"Ding, please note host, this Trait merely prevents illusion-types from blocking your line of sight."
Then the system explained.
'Piercing Vision' is strictly speaking not an Trait that counters illusions.
It leans more towards mist-type Ninjutsu, allowing you to remain unaffected even when shrouded in mist.
"I see. So it's not the bane of illusions, but the bane of the Hidden Mist Village?"
It's important to know that the most famous technique in the entire Hidden Mist Village is the Ninjutsu: Hidden Mist Technique.
"What a pity, I thought I could draw an immunity to genjutsu!"
Byakuya said somewhat regretfully.
As night fell, the next day arrived quickly.
The first thing Byakuya did upon waking the next day was to go find the Third Hokage.
He told him about his idea of wanting to be a one-person team.
"Hiss!"
"Byakuya, are you really sure you want to be a one-person team?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to dissuade him after hearing this, but Byakuya's attitude was extremely firm.
"I've already decided. With my current strength, anyone who becomes my teammate would be in some danger. For the sake of the other students,"
"I'd still prefer to be a one-person team!"
Of course, Byakuya wouldn't bluntly say something like because he looks down on the students of this year.
If he said that, the Third Hokage most likely wouldn't agree!
As long as it benefited Byakuya, he could also love Konoha!
So, putting on a bit of an act in front of the Third Hokage was completely acceptable.
After all, there are plenty of acting masters in the Ninja World. Above, there's Uchiha Obito, the God of Pure Love, and below, there's Uchiha Itachi, the Filial Son.
Regardless of their character, just their acting skills alone are rare in the Ninja World.
So, after Byakuya dressed up his request with the Will of Fire, it sounded perfectly reasonable.
"Alright!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi truly couldn't find any reason to refute him.
After all, Byakuya's current strength was already a match for even a Jonin, and on top of that, the original team assignment list Hiruzen Sarutobi had drawn up didn't include Byakuya.
"In that case, it seems we should still have Sakura join Team 7!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi began to ponder who should fill the spot left vacant by Byakuya's departure.
The result was that the best candidate was still Sakura.
However, Byakuya didn't really care about any of this.
By the time Byakuya arrived at the school, Iruka had already told everyone about the team assignments.
"It's Byakuya!"
Someone in the crowd called out, and then everyone started gathering around Byakuya.
"Byakuya, Byakuya, who are you planning to team up with?"
"Yeah, Byakuya, how about the two of us team up!"
Countless young girls surrounded Byakuya, wanting to be placed in the same team as him.
"Everyone, don't put Byakuya on the spot. Perhaps Byakuya has his own ideas!"
Seeing this, Iruka went to help Byakuya out of the situation.
After all, this was his proudest student.
"I have no intention of joining a team!"
Even with Iruka-sensei's intervention, Byakuya straightforwardly stated his thoughts.
After all, he had already discussed it with the Third Hokage beforehand.
"Huh? What did you say? Not joining a squad?"
Iruka's mind went blank for a moment.
His proudest student actually chose not to join any team?
"Byakuya, please reconsider. Joining a team would be a great help to you!"
Iruka grew anxious; the old wound on his back nearly reopened from the shock.
"Iruka-sensei, you still have a wound, right? Please don't get agitated!"
Byakuya noticed Iruka's unusual reaction and spoke up to remind him.
Being spoken to like this warmed Iruka's heart; he hadn't expected Byakuya to notice even that.
"Haha, I'm here!"
At that moment, Naruto strode into the Ninja Academy.
Unlike the past few days, Naruto was exceptionally happy today.
Along the way, Naruto kept wiping his Genin forehead protector, as if showing it off to everyone.
"Why is Naruto here? Didn't he fail the exam?"
Naruto's appearance caused a small stir of discussion.
"What's everyone talking about?"
Naruto quickly moved closer and asked.
"Uh, nothing. We were just discussing how Byakuya said he doesn't want to join a team!"
"What!"
Hearing this, Naruto almost jumped.
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