Throughout the summer, Izayoi trained with Hinata every day.
Each morning, he would first locate Yamanaka Ino, then use the Transformation Technique to invite Hinata out. The two would head to an abandoned training ground, where they either practiced tree climbing or engaged in Taijutsu duels.
Hinata, who had gained both friendship and confidence, underwent a remarkable transformation over the summer.
It wasn't just her strength that improved, but her demeanor as well.
Hiashi Hyuga was the first to notice the changes in his eldest daughter.
When he learned that Hinata was practicing Water Walking, he realized that her outings weren't just about making friends and having fun.
Izayoi also noticed that someone was secretly monitoring him and Hinata.
However, instead of hiding, Izayoi decided to test the waters and see Hiashi Hyuga's attitude.
One day, Izayoi found an excuse to show Hinata how he performed Water Walking.
In addition, Izayoi demonstrated the Shadow Clone Technique and a basic Wind Release, and completely dominated Hinata in their Taijutsu duel.
The next day, Izayoi transformed into Yamanaka Ino again and went to the Hyuga Clan to invite Hinata out.
The moment he saw Hinata come out, he knew Hiashi Hyuga's stance.
The patriarch of this prestigious clan had tacitly allowed Hinata to train with him.
To these Ninja Clans, Izayoi's identity held no secrets.
An orphan from a civilian family with a ninja background, he hadn't even completed three semesters in the academy yet, but he had already mastered tree climbing and Water Walking—skills not even taught in the ninja school—and could use the Shadow Clone Technique and basic Wind Release.
Such talent, combined with his Chakra reserves, undoubtedly marked him as a civilian genius of this era.
Training with such a genius would undoubtedly motivate Hinata even more.
This was evident from Hinata's diligent practice of Water Walking at home and the changes in her personality and demeanor.
Although Hiashi Hyuga was somewhat disappointed in his eldest daughter's performance, he hadn't yet discovered Hanabi's talent, so he hadn't given up on Hinata or shifted his focus to his younger daughter.
Seeing that Hinata had undergone such a significant change just by making a friend, Hiashi Hyuga could only feel pleased.
As for the idea of breaking them apart, Hiashi Hyuga had no such thoughts.
First, they were too young, and their relationship was likely just pure friendship.
Second, in his eyes, Izayoi and Hinata were impossible.
The Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan could never be passed on to outsiders.
Izayoi was merely a tool to bring about change in Hinata.
He would keep a close eye on the relationship between Izayoi and Hinata, and if either of them showed any signs of change, Hiashi Hyuga would intervene and reveal the harsh reality to them.
Unless Izayoi became exceptionally outstanding, like the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the two of them would have no future together.
Neither Izayoi nor Hinata were aware of any of this.
Seeing that Hiashi Hyuga didn't stop him from spending time with Hinata, Izayoi completely relaxed. He taught Hinata the Three Body Technique and Chakra Control skills while using Taijutsu duels to try and unlock Hinata's red Talent.
This summer, both Izayoi and Hinata reaped rich rewards.
Hinata had mastered tree climbing and Water Walking, and she had also learned the Three Body Technique.
However, perhaps due to her insufficient Chakra reserves, she hadn't yet mastered the Shadow Clone Technique.
Additionally, her Pressure Point Strike had improved remarkably.
Among Izayoi's Talent entries was one labeled 'Medical Genius.'
His mother in this life was a medical ninja, and she left behind scrolls containing basic medical ninja techniques, which Izayoi had already mastered.
In order to obtain the red trait of the Byakugan Princess, Izayoi initially went easy on Hinata for the first few days to give her some time to adjust. After that, he went all out, mercilessly beating her up.
After each beating, he would then heal Hinata.
Although Hyuga Neji also sparred with Hinata and harbored deep hatred for her, with Hiashi Hyuga watching over them, he didn't dare to harm her.
In contrast, Izayoi truly fought her without any mercy or consideration.
He didn't care about the consequences; he would beat her first and then comfort her later.
As Hinata continued to endure these beatings, her combat experience skyrocketed, and her attacks became more decisive and ruthless, as she unhesitatingly channeled her chakra into Izayoi's body.
After each fight, she would be healed, and having grown accustomed to this routine, Hinata would no longer be as kind-hearted as she was in the original story, where she couldn't bear to hurt her younger sister, Hanabi, and ended up losing to her despite being five years older. This significant change led Hiashi Hyuga to tacitly allow Izayoi and Hinata's "secret meetings."
Although Izayoi didn't obtain the red trait of the Byakugan Princess during this summer, his improvements were still remarkable.
Through his taijutsu duels with Hinata, Izayoi had secretly learned the Hyuga Clan's Pressure Point Strike technique.
After testing Hiashi Hyuga's limits, Izayoi also used the excuse of guiding Hinata to have her secretly bring out a human acupoint diagram and a scroll on the Pressure Point Strike technique.
Izayoi had already mastered the knowledge of human acupoints and the technique of channeling chakra into the body.
While he wasn't particularly interested in the Eight Trigrams Palm, he was very intrigued by the technique of sealing an enemy's chakra flow through pressure points.
This could potentially be a game-changer in battles with enemies.
Although he didn't obtain the red trait, Izayoi did manage to acquire two other traits from Hinata during the summer.
One was the blue trait "Chakra Control," which Izayoi already possessed.
At that moment, a notification sound echoed in Izayoi's mind.
"Ding! You have obtained the talent trait [Chakra Control (Blue)], which overlaps with your existing talent trait. Fuse or decompose?"
Izayoi chose to fuse them.
After the fusion, the Chakra Control trait remained blue and didn't upgrade to purple.
However, Izayoi felt a noticeable improvement in his chakra control.
At that moment, Izayoi finally understood why Haruno Sakura was able to surpass Hinata, who had been practicing the Gentle Fist since childhood, and Shizune, who had been learning under Tsunade, in just three years.
Just as both the Hyuga Clan and the Otsutsuki lineage on the moon share the Otsutsuki bloodline, the Hyuga Clan is completely outmatched by the latter.
Even though both are forms of chakra control, the difference between blue and purple is like night and day.
Even fusing two blue Chakra Control traits wouldn't elevate them to the purple level.
Yet, with the purple Chakra Control trait, Haruno Sakura was able to master advanced medical ninja techniques, the Senju Clan's Chakra Burst, and the S-rank difficulty techniques Yin Seal and Strength of a Hundred Sealings in just three years.
In addition to Chakra Control, Izayoi also obtained a purple trait: the Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan.
Unfortunately, while the Kekkei Genkai is the Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan Princess is the Byakugan Princess.
If Izayoi did not possess the Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan, this Talent would only grant him a pair of Byakugan, rather than also giving him the purity of Hinata's Byakugan.
Izayoi chose to decompose this Talent.
By fusing the Byakugan, Izayoi's Byakugan purity would undoubtedly increase.
However, awakening the Tenseigan was an impossible feat.
Just as fusing two Chakra Control (Blue) Talents would not result in a Purple Trait.
The Otsutsuki Clan sacrificed the Byakugan of the entire branch family to fuse the Tenseigan.
The final form of the colossal Tenseigan might have even fused the Byakugan of the main family.
Given the purity of the Otsutsuki Bloodline, their Byakugan purity was undoubtedly higher than that of the Hyuga Clan.
For Izayoi to evolve the Tenseigan by fusing Byakugan, it was unclear how many Talents would be required.
Fusing two Talents would simply be a waste.
Izayoi did not lack that bit of purity.
After decomposing the Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Purple), Izayoi obtained over a thousand points, and his panel underwent changes.
[Host: Izayoi]
[Talent Traits: Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red), Super Kage Aptitude (Gold), Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Purple), All Attributes Constitution (Purple),
Medical Genius (Blue)「+」, Chakra Control (Blue)「+」]
[Points: 1791]
Behind Medical Genius and Chakra Control, a plus sign appeared, indicating they could be upgraded.
This was the function of the points.
(End of Chapter)