Naruto: My Chill Life in the Hyuga Main House

The four arrived at the Hyūga Massage Parlor. 

Stepping inside, they found the place eerily deserted—not even a receptionist in sight. 

"Is anyone here?" Might Guy stepped forward first, cupping his hands around his mouth and shouting toward the back room. 

His voice boomed and instantly drew attention from inside. 

"There are customers," came a clear, crisp female voice. Accompanied by hurried footsteps, a girl from the Hyūga Clan quickly walked out. 

However, she hadn't activated her Byakugan, so she looked like an ordinary villager. 

Seeing Satori Hyūga and the others, she welcomed them warmly with a respectful bow. 

"Welcome to the Hyūga Clan Massage Parlor. May I ask if you're here for a massage today, honored guests?" 

But when she lifted her gaze and took a closer look at Satori and the rest, she suddenly realized three of them were fellow Hyūga. 

She clapped a hand over her mouth in surprise, quickly apologizing, "Oh! You're from our clan. I'm so sorry—I didn't recognize you clearly earlier." 

With that, she hurried to the back room and summoned an elderly man from the Hyūga Clan. 

He was clearly advanced in age, with white hair and a lethargic air, shuffling out from the back. 

Judging by his sluggish demeanor, he clearly had no intention of managing the massage parlor properly. 

Upon seeing him, the two Jonin couldn't help but grow angry, their expressions darkening with anger. 

"You fool! This is a clan-commissioned business—how dare you treat it so carelessly?" 

The Jonin's overwhelming presence and oppressive aura instantly snapped the old man—who was only at Genin level—into full alertness. 

Suddenly wide awake, the elder laid eyes on the group and quickly shifted his demeanor upon realizing who they were. 

From a slack expression, his face twisted in deep sorrow. He rushed toward them, tears streaming down his face, like a desperate child pleading for help. 

"You must be people sent by the clan—I've been waiting for you!" 

Hyūga Taneaki's face lit with long-awaited hope. Recognizing Satori as the leader and noting his youth, he immediately grabbed onto Satori and began pouring out his troubles. 

"You must be a noble heir from the Main House. It's such a blessing to finally meet you. Please—you have to help me!" 

"The clan assigned me to manage this business, but somehow along the way, rumors started spreading through town about our Byakugan peeking at everyone's private moments. Since then, people have avoided our massage parlor like it carried the plague." 

"At first, I tried explaining wherever I went, but no one listened. Some even secretly hurled stones and trash at us." 

"It's been hard, just me and my granddaughter…" Eventually, I had no choice but to wait for the clan's support." 

His pitiful tale softened the anger on the two Jonin's faces. Even Guy was moved to tears. 

"Waaaaah… How utterly tragic!" Tears streamed down Might Guy's face as he tightly gripped the old man's hand. "Don't worry, grandpa! We're here now—we'll definitely solve this problem for you!" 

"And those rumor-mongers? We'll track them down and punish them severely!" 

A bead of sweat ran down Hyūga Taneaki's temple as he gazed blankly at the clearly non-Hyūga man standing before him. 

Standing aside, Satori interrupted the conversation and asked Taneaki directly, "You've been targeted for so long—have you discovered any useful clues?"

Hyūga Taneaki shook his head. "We haven't managed to trace the origin of these rumors. These people are too clever, hiding extremely deep, and the common folk are easily swayed."

Satori Hyūga wasn't surprised by this answer when he asked next, "Then during this time when rumors were spreading like wildfire in this town, has a new massage parlor opened recently?"

Hyūga Taneaki nodded repeatedly, speaking solemnly, "Indeed, after our Hyūga Clan opened a massage parlor, some shady characters secretly started imitating us."

"However, since there were quite a few copycats, we couldn't pinpoint the original source."

"But recently, a newly opened, large-scale massage parlor appeared and snatched away most of our business."

"This particular parlor has been using seduction combined with their massage services to lure away most of the customers."

His words immediately caught the attention of all the men present, who turned to listen more closely, clearly quite interested.

Even Might Guy's eyes lit up at the thought, starting to daydream.

"Oh really?" Satori Hyūga mused aloud while stroking his chin. "Didn't expect them to figure out the 'borderline' approach so quickly."

After all, one-stop service was something countless people in his previous life found irresistible and talked about enthusiastically.

With this ultimate weapon unleashed—beauty combined with massage—it would completely dominate this era.

Of course, someone upright like Satori Hyūga would never stoop to such underhanded methods.

He considered himself a man of integrity.

"The opponent is clearly coming strong. Looks like they had planned this carefully to seize market share in this area."

As for the enemy's true identity—it could only be Danzō Shimura from Root.

Satori Hyūga didn't even need to think twice before instantly deducing the man's intentions.

Sending operatives to intercept him was simply about seizing the majority of the massage business within a short timeframe.

"Why is Danzō getting into the business game? Isn't he supposed to stay hidden in the shadows, quietly taking the blame when needed?"

In the series, hadn't Danzō never seemed worried about money?

Wait, now that he thought about it, Satori Hyūga recalled how generously Danzō had funded Orochimaru and various secret experiments. He certainly wasn't lacking cash.

So where was all that money coming from? Obviously, he'd been earning it.

Combined with the recent appearance of Konoha Bombs circulating throughout Konoha Village, the conclusion was obvious.

The earlier version of Danzō—the same one now—was secretly building his own business empire behind the scenes to fund Root's operations.

"Should I confront him directly?" Satori Hyūga muttered to himself.

Frowning slightly, he gently bit his pearly whites down on his lower lip, a flicker of internal conflict crossing his face.

It wasn't that he feared Danzō—he had a dual identity that provided protection. Unless he threatened Konoha itself, Danzō wouldn't go as far as trying to kill him.

Still, going against such a massive shadow organization would undoubtedly prove exhausting.

For now, Satori lacked sufficient strength to face off against Danzō's array of covert tactics and sabotage techniques.

Although Might Guy possessed power beyond Hokage-level capabilities, he was like cannon fire—one powerful blast, then nothing left.

Carefully weighing his options again, Satori wisely decided not to fight head-on but instead to explore new markets.

Though dissatisfied with this decision, Satori felt somewhat down afterward.

He wasn't inherently an aggressive person, but he equally refused to bow to another's oppressive authority.

"Power... If only I had more power, why would I fear just a Kage?"

Ultimately, he was just not powerful enough.

In the ninja world, power earns respect. Power is the root of everything.

This incident only deepened Satori Hyūga's longing for power even further.

[Feeding-Back Jutsu] combined with [Eight Gates Technique] and [Chakra Energy Supplement] allowed Satori to normally reach the level of a Jonin—possibly even an elite Jonin.

Yet against enemies with vast combat experience and endless tactics, Satori still felt uncertain.

He backed down this time, but it only intensified his hunger for power. It also deepened his longing for the success of his [Lightning Release Cellular Activation Experiment].

If the experiment succeeded, his body cells' strength would leap to a whole new level, greatly enhancing his abilities.

At that point, he might even reach Kage-level power under normal circumstances.

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