In Naruto, build the strongest Hidden Mist Village.

Chapter 90: Giving Neji a Life of His Own, The Truth About the Main Family and the Branch Family (Feels like he's recovered somewhat)

"Yes, so what?"
Do you really think you can use your young son, who lives so far away, as a means to threaten this old man?

Hyuga Hizashi pretended to be nonchalant, picked up his teacup, blew away the steam, and sipped it gently, with a hint of mockery in his expression.

Knowing Hizashi's true nature, Naoki didn't take it to heart and simply said indifferently.

I want to give him a gift.

"A gift he will definitely love."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rizashi couldn't help but lean back, becoming even more wary.

"In that case, I am quite curious, what are you going to give him?"

"It's a choice."

A questioning look crossed Hizashi's eyes at these words.

Naoki Kaguya slowly pulled out an object that shimmered with a slight metallic light from her side.

That's Mist Shadow's headband.

"I think, for you, a group of people who have had no choice since birth and can only live in the fate of your families, this is very important."

I'm giving Neji the right to choose: to accept his fate as a servant of the branch family, or to come to my Hidden Mist Village and find his new world.

This is the most important thing I, as a relative, should do.

As the sound rose and fell, those pure white eyes remained calm and still, but her hands involuntarily clenched the sleeves hidden under the table, unseen by Kaguya Naoki.

slave?

Fate?

indeed so.

But since it is something that can be called destiny, how can it be easily broken?
I can't do it, Neji can't do it, and you, Kaguya Naoki, certainly can't.

If it's impossible, why hold onto hope?

Just as the sage was about to speak, he slowly opened his mouth.

Naoki Kaguya spoke again.

"As for the purpose, I think you'll understand once you see what's in front of you."

Naoki Kaguya stopped trying to talk her way out of things.

He's not Naruto. Saying a thousand insightful things to these guys wouldn't compare to showing them the future they want, laid bare before them.

White eyes widen.

Chakra gathering.

Naoki Kaguya said with a smile.

"Please open your Byakugan, Hizashi."

"You'll understand when you see it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hijiri silently formed hand seals and opened his Byakugan!

In the next instant, Kaguya Naoki unleashed his full power, blue chakra surging from all directions of his body, creating bursts of violent air currents.

The air currents surged, the table tumbled, and Hyuga Hizashi reached out to hold it down, his eyes fixed on Kaguya Naoki, his expression grave.

What a true genius, possessing so much chakra.

Moreover, he was able to master the skill of releasing chakra from all parts of his body so quickly.

Is the purity of these eyes really that high?

If this continues, he'll soon learn the clan head's ultimate technique and be doomed.

That’s true.

Muttering to himself, pondering, he soon felt his heart tremble at the sight before him.

Instead of continuing to spread wildly in all directions, the blue chakra energy, under Kaguya Naoki's control, slowly formed a huge pale blue palm centered on her body!
What kind of technique is this?
No, this is what level of control is.

No, no.

Hyuga Hizashi carefully recalled what he had learned in the past.

Every move and stance clearly appeared in my mind.

The key to being able to release chakra from all parts of the body and to better control chakra to form the Rejuvenation Technique is the flawless purity of the Byakugan!

Even the genius older brother with his absolute white eyes couldn't do it, let alone the other main families.

Not to mention, the eyes that Kaguya Naoki had were from the main family, which was known for its incompetence.

How could those eyes possibly support him in doing such a thing?

She raised her eyes, ignoring Kaguya Naoki's ambiguous smile, and looked into those pure white eyes.

A terrible suspicion made Higashin's heart pound.

Could it be that the Byakugan, which was originally in the body of an ordinary clan elder, has undergone some kind of mutation in Kaguya Naoki?

"It seems you've guessed something."

Kaguya Naoki looked at Hyuga Hizashi's expression, which had finally changed, and slowly said.

"After these eyes entered my body, they merged and integrated over a long period of time, eventually undergoing some kind of abnormal change."

“I once had a normal Byakugan from the main family, so I naturally know that this is a field of vision that the Byakugan has never had before.”

Hyuga Hizashi's expression turned completely solemn as he looked intently at those Byakugan eyes.

Compared to his brother, his chakra was much denser, and his chakra meridians were much larger and thicker.

And that open, pale blue palm.

What he said is probably right!

After all, those eyes surpassed even her brother's in purity.

That insect infestation in the main family has never had eyes like that before.

Just then, a streak of light flashed by, causing an even greater shock to my heart.

A thousand-year friendship?
A past of mutual support?
The fact that they had intermarried in the past.

Recalling the vortex of history, Rizashi couldn't help but have a conjecture that he both wholeheartedly agreed with and found utterly absurd.

Could it be that Kaguya and Hinata are a match made in heaven?

But why did I never know about this?
Yes.

I am a member of a separate family.

A bitter feeling welled up in my heart.

If one is merely a family member, unable to consult ancient texts or know the past, how can one possibly know those things?

At this moment, Kaguya Naoki spoke up again. "I demand Neji because I want to see what kind of monster will be born when the genius born from Hizashi's excellent genes combines with the genius of my Kaguya clan."

"Of course, it will also give him a future without being a caged bird, a free future."

Let him have a life that truly belongs to Neji.

"Is there a guarantee of credibility?"

Naoki Kaguya rubbed his Byakugan eyes, about to say something, but then suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Hizashi Hyuga's forehead.

The forehead of a caged bird grew there.

At this moment, Hyuga Hizashi had already overlooked Kaguya Naoki's unusual movements.

Just because of one sentence, I couldn't help but think of so many things, and my heart ached.

To give Neji the true life that belongs to him.

Neji's life and Hizashi's life were probably quite similar.

The images in my mind inevitably lingered in my thoughts.

He opened his eyes for the first time, fifteen minutes later than his brother, and that moment sealed the fate of the family splitting up.

She possesses the same pure white eyes as her brother and has talents that are no less impressive than her brother's.

Even though she was less skilled and learned less than her brother, she was still just as good.

Things changed after she turned three.

Those white eyes had developed a hole; they were no longer pure.

His combat power declined, his talent faded, and he became his brother's vassal, no longer possessing anything of his own.

Tasks, life, wife, promotion—everything was arranged by the main family.

Life, in its entirety, is but a puppet show.

The scene shifts and freezes on the moment when Kaguya Naoki raises her hand on the high platform, prompting cheers from the crowd.

How I wish I could have that kind of life!

There's no need to worry about what the future holds for Neji if he falls into this person's hands!

As long as it's not as hopeless as splitting up the family, he will definitely be able to break free from fate!
After all, even a boy from the Kaguya family could break free from fate.

Then why can't Neji do it too?
"I agree."

Exhaling in one breath felt like shedding all the burdens in my heart.

I couldn't help but laugh.

Neji.

Young Neji is still learning to walk.

You must try your best.

All I can do is keep you from falling into the despair of separation.

Once you've developed your own sense of self-confidence, you'll be able to strive to choose your own path in life.

Tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.

That's life for me, day by day.

He reached out his hand, intending to slowly put on the headband as a sign of sincerity.

"and many more."

Naoki Kaguya suddenly reached out and stopped Hizashi Hyuga, his eyes fixed on Hizashi's forehead.

"Hizashi."

"Wait a moment, let me see."

Hyuga Hizashi glanced briefly at the arm gripping his, then stretched out his other hand, unfolded his sleeve, and wiped away his tears.

Just as she was suppressing the turmoil in her heart caused by what she had just felt, she saw Kaguya Naoki staring intently at the green curse mark etched on her forehead.

The Japanese instinctively want to avoid and conceal themselves.

This is the ugliest mark of a caged bird, the mark it hates most, and the mark that restricts its life.

Of course, you have to hide it so that no one can see it.

Hyuga Hizashi's fate has shifted; he has defected to Kirigakure.

[Defected character Hyuga Hizashi, rating SS, received 2 exchange attempts]

[Includes Secret Technique: Caged Bird]

Upon checking the information, it was found that only the section on raising caged birds was included.

This means that Naoki Kaguya has no chance of using the system to unlock the caged bird.

But he was not disappointed.

His eyes were wide open, and he was just looking at everything in front of him with excitement.

Because he had a new possibility to solve all of this.

"Don't move, Nishizashi. Perhaps, you and the branch family can be taken into my possession immediately."

Naoki Kaguya quietly opened her eyes, staring intently at the green mark, and looked behind her.

There was a ball of green chakra there, not the usual calm one, but rather it extended outwards from the center of the forehead to the surrounding nerves.

Even within Byakugan, this green chakra was constantly eroding and devouring the chakra surrounding Hizashi's brain nerves, using it as fuel.

Is this the truth about caged birds?

This is a truth that only those with evolved Byakugan can see through.

Naoki Kaguya rubbed his eyes, ignoring Hizashi Hyuga's excited gaze, which seemed to be filled with anticipation of something, and kept staring at the green chakra.

The main family and the branch family may need to be reconsidered!

After all, for a thousand years, the Hyuga clan has been the only family with eye techniques that rivals the Uchiha clan.

Over the millennia, countless pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan have been created by the Uchiha clan.

If the Hyuga clan can maintain their reputation for superior eye techniques and bloodline limits to this extent, how could they possibly rely solely on so-called Gentle Fist?
Perhaps, a long time ago, the Hyuga clan really did have second-order or even higher-order Byakugan!
Otherwise, they couldn't have created the Caged Bird Seal, a spell specifically designed to target the White Eye!

At that time, high-ranking Byakugan users possessed the ability to release caged birds, so this cursed seal could indeed be used as a means to protect the clan.

But for some unknown reason, the Hyuga clan began to decline, to the point that they no longer even possessed a pair of high-level Byakugan.

Ultimately, they could only cling to the few techniques they could master, resulting in the main family enslaving the branch families.

These are just guesses.

The real key is that my Byakugan, which can clearly see the cursed seal and release chakra, might actually have the potential to untie the caged bird.
I feel like I'm back to my best form today. I don't know if you guys will like it, but thank you all for your support!!
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(End of this chapter)