Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 80 Returning to the Village

After much deliberation, Hyuga Kanan finally made a decision: he needed to return to Konoha Village, where he could collect the materials and ninjutsu he needed along the way.

He also needs to visit his mother, who has always been very loving towards him since childhood. Moreover, Konoha has many things he needs, and he needs to find a way to get them so that he can more easily complete his plans.

Moreover, I can cultivate anywhere now. What I need now is time to gradually comprehend the rules of heaven and earth to strengthen myself. As for absorbing energy to bring my body to perfection, that will eventually be accomplished with time. But to break through to the next stage, I need to comprehend the power of the world's rules more deeply.

Hinata Kanan got up, preparing to leave the crevice in the rock where he had stayed for more than six years. Now his clothes were very ill-fitting. In the past six years, although he had gone to the surrounding villages to exchange for some clothes and food, it had been almost a year since his last visit. In that year, he had grown much taller and stronger, and his clothes were now very small.

At the mountaintop, her long hair fluttered in the cold wind. Hyuga Kanan stood there quietly, then opened her eyes, and with a flash, disappeared from the mountaintop.

On a wide road, a young man with an ethereal and graceful figure walked slowly. His steps were light, as if untouched by the dust of the world, and he exuded a unique temperament, only his ill-fitting clothes ruined this aura.

It was Hyuga Kanan who had come down from the mountain peak. He was heading to the town ahead, where he needed to exchange for some suitable clothes.

Suddenly, several menacing-looking robbers jumped out from the roadside and blocked the man's path. They were armed with weapons and had greedy expressions, intending to rob the man of his belongings.

Despite the robbers' threats, Hyuga Kanan remained remarkably calm. His eyes were clear and resolute, radiating an extraordinary confidence. The robbers, intimidated by his aura, involuntarily took a step back.

However, the robbers were still fierce and aggressive. They brandished their weapons and pounced on Hyuga Kanan. Hyuga Kanan dodged the robbers' attacks with a swift movement, like a ghost, while simultaneously unleashing a set of mysterious techniques that prevented the robbers from getting close.

Hyuga Kanan also needed money to buy the items he required. After all, the war supplies in his ninja tool bag were running low after so many years of exchange, and these robbers were just in time to give him some money.

In the brief but intense battle, Hyuga Kanan's movements were fluid and graceful, each strike precise and powerful. The robbers' actions were riddled with flaws in his eyes. Ultimately, Hyuga Kanan delivered a swift and decisive blow, knocking all the robbers to the ground.

After the battle, the man dusted himself off, ordered the robbers to hand over their money, and continued walking along the road as if nothing had happened. His figure receded into the sunlight, leaving the robbers lying on the ground, gazing in awe at the direction he had gone.

Upon arriving in the town, Hinata Kanan wasted no time. She went straight to a clothing store, went inside, and spent the little money she had obtained from the robbers to buy a set of clothes that fit her. After that, she only had a little money left. It seemed that she was going to be held back by money, and she would have to find a way to buy materials.

After leaving the clothing store, Hyuga Kanan also felt a bit troubled. He, a cultivator, was stumped by the money in the ninja world. While wandering around the town streets, he suddenly saw a casino and an idea came to him.

In the bustling casino, a young man from the Hyuga clan, exuding an ethereal aura, attracted everyone's attention. He was dressed simply, but his eyes revealed a unique confidence.

The man quietly walked to the gambling table, his Byakugan eyes beginning to gleam faintly, as if he could see through everything on the table. His gaze swept over the shaken dice cups, as if he could see the numbers inside. This man was none other than Hyuga Kanan.

As the game progressed, Hyuga Kanan displayed astonishing accuracy. His bets were precise, winning round after round with ease. The other gamblers began to be surprised and puzzled by his abilities, but he simply smiled and remained focused on the game.

His clairvoyance allowed him to accurately predict the order and value of the cards, making each bet seem like a premonition. The chips on the table gradually piled up like a mountain, and the man's victories never ceased.

The crowd marveled at his skill and gathered around, trying to uncover his secrets. But Hyuga Kanan remained calm and unmoved. He enjoyed the thrill of the gamble while simultaneously proving the power of the Hyuga clan's Byakugan.

The casino manager broke out in a cold sweat after witnessing all this. In their ordinary small town, they had never heard of the Hyuga clan's Byakugan. He only knew that the other party must be a ninja to know the score every time. However, his casino had chakra detection equipment, which would detect any use of chakra, but the equipment was not responding at all.

Seeing that Hyuga Kanan was still preparing to place bets, he finally couldn't hold back anymore. He went directly to Hyuga Kanan's side and questioned him loudly in a very unfriendly tone.

"Sir, our casino prohibits the use of ninjutsu in gambling. I suspect you used ninjutsu to join the game, so all your winnings are invalid, and I expect you to leave my casino immediately!"

Hyuga Kanan's expression remained unchanged. He merely glanced at the other person before speaking calmly:

"You doubt it? I expect you to provide evidence to prove it, not just doubt it. I believe your casino has something that can detect chakra fluctuations! The fact that you didn't stop me before proves that no chakra fluctuations were detected, which means that I didn't use any ninja techniques in the betting. How could you invalidate my chips just by talking to me!"

Hyuga Kanan didn't have chakra, so of course the other party couldn't detect any chakra fluctuations. As soon as he entered, he noticed a strange device under each gambling table and quickly guessed what it was.

After all, if ninjas could freely use ninjutsu in casinos, the casinos would have gone out of business long ago. How could they possibly allow ninjas to use ninjutsu in gambling? But ninjas are among the wealthier people in the ninja world, and to profit from them, there needs to be something to prevent them from using ninjutsu. Chakra detection devices were thus developed.

Hyuga Kanan simply looked at the other party calmly. He knew that the other party had not detected anything to prove that he had cheated, so the money he had won was completely legal.

"Uh!" The casino manager didn't know what to say, and after seeing everyone around him looking in his direction, he was even more at a loss. Should he declare the other party cheating because their gambling skills were too good and he hadn't noticed at all? If so, his casino would have to close down.

Finally, he could only whisper in Hyuga Kanan's ear, "Our casino admits defeat this time. You can take all the chips you've won, but I hope you leave my casino as soon as possible!"

Hyuga Kanan glanced at the chips in front of him, figuring he had enough. He nodded to the casino manager and left with his winnings. He only needed the money to buy materials, not to let these ordinary people interfere with his plans.

In the following months, Hyuga Kanan searched all over the Land of Iron, a country known for its ninja weapon manufacturing, for the materials he needed. It took him a full month to finally find the eight materials he required.

Four of the materials are not found in the Land of Iron, but Hyuga Kanan learned from a materials merchant that several of them are extremely precious and rarely circulate. Two of them are rare materials found only in the depths of the Sand Village in the Land of Wind, used to create puppets, and are unlikely to leave the Land of Wind.

The other two are also extremely rare materials in the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, respectively. They generally do not circulate directly out of these countries and are monopolized by the ninja villages of these two countries.

After learning about the situation, Hyuga Kanan decided to return to Konoha Village first to see if he could collect the materials there. After all, Konoha was the richest village in the ninja world, and it should have the materials he needed.

Thus, Hyuga Kanan embarked on his grand plan to return to Konoha.

Hyuga Kanan didn't rush, instead enjoying the scenery of the Land of Fire in the ninja world along the way. This was the first time Hyuga Kanan had ever appreciated the scenery of the ninja world without any specific purpose in mind. Previously, Hyuga Kanan's mind had been completely focused on training, and he hadn't had a chance to properly observe the scenery of this world.

After a month of enduring wind and rain, Hyuga Kanan finally saw the magnificent gates of Konoha Village.

This lazy, middle-aged ninja, named Kamizuki Noya, stood at the gate of Konoha Village, idly observing the approaching caravans. Suddenly, his gaze fell upon an unfamiliar figure; the distinctive white pupils identified him.

A sense of curiosity welled up in his heart. The Hyuga clan rarely had contact with the outside world and rarely acted alone. How could a single member of the Hyuga clan suddenly come to Konoha Village?

Various possible reasons began to surface in Shinzuki Yoru's mind. Perhaps his teammates had all sacrificed themselves after a mission, and he had brought back urgent intelligence that needed to be reported to the higher-ups of Konoha as quickly as possible.

However, he couldn't let his guard down. The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan possessed unique insight and might be able to detect his laziness. He silently reminded himself to stay alert and not let his opponent see any weakness in him.

He pretended to carefully inspect the goods of the previous caravan, then nodded to the Hyuga clan members, indicating that they could pass quickly.

As the Hyuga clan member walked further and further away, a sense of unease arose in Kamizuki Noya's heart, but he didn't dwell on it. He turned back to his post and continued to monitor the others entering the village.