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Chapter 572: Chapter 572: You Seem Very Happy?

Renya’s figure reappeared on the ground, a hint of excitement on his face.

He glanced at the canyon he had just cleaved open with a single strike, then looked toward Shimura Danzō and the others who had already fled far into the distance, and said with some emotion,

"I never expected that I was actually this strong."

With the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he was practically invincible in the ninja world as it stood.

No wonder Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke felt invincible after obtaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

In truth, that was indeed the case. A complete Susanoo was not something an ordinary Kage-level ninja could contend with.

With just one full-powered slash, he had instantly killed a group of Ōtsutsuki branch family members at the level of jōnin.

Among them were even two branch family elders!

In the distance, the main family members who had been watching the battle—including Shimura Danzō and Hyūga Muki—were all frozen stiff on the spot.

They had witnessed the power of the complete Susanoo with their own eyes.

"That guy Renya has already surpassed the realm of humans."

Shimura Danzō spoke with deep emotion after personally witnessing the strength of his good friend.

It seemed that when he had dealt with Uchiha Madara back then, he hadn’t used his full strength at all!

Hyūga Muki nodded in agreement, then finally let out a long breath of relief.

"It’s all over."

The branch family’s top combat forces had been completely annihilated by that single strike. All that remained were the elderly, the weak, women, and children in the rear.

Presumably, no one would ever again attempt to destroy the ninja world and rebuild a new order.

Many of the main family members were even trembling uncontrollably.

They prided themselves as descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura, possessing pure Byakugan and noble bloodlines, viewing the beings of the ninja world as "lower-realm lives" that needed protection.

The reason they had desperately tried to stop the branch family was because, deep down, they believed the ninjas of the ninja world were no match for the branch family.

Thus, they had risked everything to stop them, merely to fulfill their ancestor’s dying wish—to guard and protect the people of the ninja world.

But today, Renya’s appearance completely overturned their understanding of these "lower-realm lives"!

With a power they could neither comprehend nor conceive—something beyond the scope of their cognition—he had instantly slaughtered the branch family members who had once been evenly matched with them!

Had the ninjas of the ninja world truly become this strong?

The absolute disparity in power shattered their worldview.

Hyūga Muki pressed a hand over his wound and looked at Renya, who was slowly walking toward them. On his usually calm face, a rare smile appeared.

Aside from his poor academic grades, there was absolutely nothing to criticize about his strength.

After so many years, had his cultural studies improved at all?

"Motoha, how are Renya’s grades?"

Looking at that long-haired fellow strutting over with a smug expression, Hyūga Muki suddenly asked his friend beside him, as if possessed.

Nara Motoha and Shimura Danzō both wore strange expressions.

How could he not know Renya’s academic performance? They had been classmates.

Though he didn’t know why Muki was asking, Nara Motoha still answered honestly.

"Five points in cultural studies. The one and only legend since the Ninja Academy was established."

"Then there’s nothing to worry about." Hyūga Muki nodded in satisfaction.

Even after so many years, Renya was still the same Renya he had known.

Renya had just walked close enough to hear that sentence. The smile that had been on his face instantly froze, and a "vein mark" popped up on his forehead.

What on earth were these guys discussing?!

He had been risking life and limb on the front lines dealing with the unruly Ōtsutsuki branch family, and these people were discussing his academic grades.

Didn’t they know you’re not supposed to expose someone’s shortcomings when insulting them?

And besides, so what if he got five points in cultural studies?

He just hadn’t wanted to study back then! If he had really applied himself, maybe not first place—but ranking near the top would’ve been no problem at all!

"Ahem." Shimura Danzō noticed Renya had approached at some point and immediately coughed lightly to remind the other two.

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"What were you talking about just now?" Renya asked darkly.

"Nothing much, just saying you’re getting stronger and stronger!" Nara Motoha replied with a bright smile.

Seeing his utterly sincere expression, Renya might have believed him—if he hadn’t heard everything with his own ears.

"Renya, was that your true strength?" Shimura Danzō quickly changed the subject.

Hearing his good friend’s words, the gloom in Renya’s heart instantly vanished, and a smug expression returned to his face.

"That’s right. Pretty strong, huh?"

As he spoke, he raised an eyebrow at Hyūga Muki.

"So, King of Smug, not bad, right?"

Seeing him showing off like a child, Hyūga Muki chuckled softly and nodded.

"Mm. Not bad."

"Tch, you’re still the same." Renya said irritably. "You’ve always been so serious and expressionless since we were kids."

All along, Hyūga Muki had given him the feeling of someone unmoved by anything, as if nothing in the world concerned him.

That personality had infuriated young Renya more than once back then.

"Oh right, after being away from the ninja world for so many years, did you get married and have children on the moon?"

As if suddenly remembering something, Renya slung an arm over Hyūga Muki’s shoulder and teased him.

"You’re the dignified head of the main family, already well into your thirties—you can’t possibly still be unmarried with no kids, right?"

Shimura Danzō: "..."

Nara Motoha: "..."

The old Hyūga clan head: "..."

That’s right. None of the three of them had married or had children to this day.

Especially the old Hyūga clan head—at his age, he was still being dragged out and whipped verbally by someone.

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At last, a trace of curiosity appeared on Hyūga Muki’s calm face. Instead of answering, he countered with a question.

"Have you married and had children?"

"Haha, well... no." Renya scratched his head awkwardly. "That’s why I’m asking you."

When a person reaches a certain age and finds themselves different from others of the same generation, they inevitably start to feel out of place.

For example, Renya hadn’t married while others his age had. Sometimes he would feel a bit strange about it.

Fortunately, his good friend Danzō and his close friend Nara Motoha were also unmarried, which gave him a small measure of comfort.

So when he saw the King of Smug again after several years apart, he had been curious whether he had married.

Hyūga Muki stared at Renya for a while. After a long moment, he chuckled softly and shook his head.

"I have not married."

Ever since arriving on the moon, he had been dealing with the conflict between the main and branch families. Later, war frequently broke out between the two sides.

There had been even less time to concern himself with matters of romance.

"I knew it. You don’t look like someone who’d find a partner anyway."

Renya revealed an expression of "just as I thought."

Although the King of Smug was fairly handsome, compared to himself, he still fell a bit short.

Since even he hadn’t married, it was only normal that Hyūga Muki remained single.

Shimura Danzō and Nara Motoha: "..."

For some reason, watching Renya’s gloating expression made their brows twitch slightly.

The King of Smug isn’t married—why do you seem so happy about it?!