Naruto: A parody of the entire ninja world, the opening scene infuriates the Kage.

Chapter 332 Japan's Abdication

The group chat was still lively, but not many members knew about the infighting within the Hyuga clan of Konoha, and no one mentioned it in the group.

However, people like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi were no longer interested in chatting in the group.

Soon, Tobirama noticed something was wrong.

Sarutobi, Kakashi, Guy... no one in Konoha spoke up.

So, what happened in Konoha?

[Tobirama: @Sarutobi, monkey, make a sound.]

However, Sarutobi did not respond.

Now, Tobirama was even more certain that something big had happened in Konoha.

So, Tobirama tagged someone else again.

Tobirama frowned as he inexplicably tagged Danzo.

Danzo is now a rogue ninja of Konoha and is no longer in Konoha. No one knows where he is hiding in the ninja world. Danzo probably has no idea what Konoha has discovered.

Danzo: Master? What are your orders?

Although Tobirama didn't choose Danzo as Hokage back then, Danzo still held Tobirama in high regard.

After all, Guo Ying is a person who respects his teachers.

However, despite Danzo's respectful attitude, Tobirama did not have much affection for him.

[Tobirama: Has something happened in Konoha?]

Somewhere in the ninja world.

Danzo frowned.

Konoha? He doesn't know that!

After all, he's not in Konoha right now, so he wouldn't know what really happened there!

For the time being, he dared not return to Konoha. If Ichiraku Otsutsuki were to reappear, he might not have another chance to be reborn.

After thinking about it, Danzo @Sarutobi.

Sarutobi, who was in the Hyuga clan's territory in Konoha, responded to the message from his close friend.

Tobirama just tagged Sarutobi, but Sarutobi didn't respond, as dealing with the Hyuga's current problems is more important.

Now that Danzo has tagged him, let's squeeze out some precious time for Danzo.

Although Danzo is now a rogue ninja, in Sarutobi's heart, Danzo is not a rogue ninja.

After what happened last time, Danzo must have "reformed" by now!
However, even if Danzo returns to Konoha, apart from Hiruzen Sarutobi, probably no one in the village will accept him anymore.

Sarutobi: Danzo, what are you doing?
Danzo: Hiruzen, has something happened in Konoha?

Sarutobi was taken aback. How did Danzo find out?

He truly deserves to be called his close friend; he has such keen insight.

Sarutobi hesitated whether to tell Danzo about the internal strife within the Hyuga clan.

However, the news had already spread like wildfire throughout the village.

It won't be long before the other four major ninja villages find out as well.

Danzo probably found out too.

Since Danzo will find out sooner or later, there's no harm in telling him now.

Furthermore, the sudden release of the Caged Bird Seal from the Hyuga branch family is truly unbelievable. Danzo could investigate this in secret; perhaps he will find something unexpected.

Sarutobi acknowledged Danzo's Will of Fire.

Although Danzo was very selfish and ambitious, he also deeply loved the village.

[Sarutobi: The branch family of the Hyuga clan~]

Sarutobi still revealed the situation to Danzo.

Danzo was quite surprised by Sarutobi's revelation.

When Danzo was in Konoha, he also thought about recruiting some Hyuga members into Root, but the main Hyuga family members were unwilling to join Root. Although he could recruit members of the branch family, Danzo dared not accept them.

After all, the Hyuga branch family is controlled by the Caged Bird Seal, and their lives are in the hands of the main family.

Under such circumstances, how could Danzo dare to allow members of the Hyuga branch family to join Root?

However, if there were no caged birds, Danzo would be quite happy to recruit a few members of the Hyuga branch family into the Root organization.

Therefore, Danzo secretly studied the Caged Bird Seal in an attempt to find a way to break its curse. However, he underestimated the Caged Bird Seal and spent a lot of money on researching it, but he failed to find a way to break it.

So what is Sarutobi saying now? That the Hyuga branch family in Konoha has already released the Caged Bird Seal?
This surprised Danzo greatly.

The Hyuga clan is a large clan in Konoha, with a considerable number of members. Although it cannot compare to the Sarutobi clan, it is not necessarily smaller than the Uchiha clan.

The number of members in the Hyuga branch family far exceeds that of the main family.

Even if the main family had the method to release the caged bird, they wouldn't dare to release it for the branch families. What difference would that be from courting death?
Therefore, the possibility that the Hyuga main family released the Caged Bird Seal from the Hyuga branch family can be ruled out.

So either the Hyuga branch family secretly figured out a way to break the Caged Bird Seal, or someone helped the Hyuga branch family break free from the Caged Bird Seal.

"It's unlikely that someone from the Hyuga branch family could figure out how to break free from the caged bird curse," Danzo muttered to himself.

To figure out how to break the Caged Bird Seal under the noses of the Hyuga main family is no small feat for the Hyuga branch family.

Therefore, it can be largely ruled out that the Hyuga branch family secretly researched a way to break the caged bird technique.

There's only one possibility left: someone helped the Hyuga branch family break free of the Caged Bird Seal.

Finally, how many people in the ninja world are capable of undoing the Caged Bird Jutsu on the Hyuga clan? What kind of efficiency is it to be able to undo the Caged Bird Jutsu on all the Hyuga branch family members in Konoha in such a short time?
[Sarutobi: Danzo, what do you think?]

Having already told Danzo, Sarutobi wanted to hear Danzo's opinion.

Danzo was still pondering.

After a while, Danzo finally answered Sarutobi's question.

Danzo: It's very likely Black Zetsu.

After much deliberation, Danzo concluded that Black Zetsu was the most likely candidate.

According to the light screen, Black Zetsu is the mastermind behind the ninja world.

Kaguya Otsutsuki is very powerful, but her schemes and tricks are no match for Black Zetsu.

In other words, Black Zetsu is absolutely loyal to Kaguya Otsutsuki. If Black Zetsu wanted to scheme against Kaguya, she would probably fall as well.

The Hyuga clan is an important part of Konoha. Instigating internal strife within the Hyuga clan could weaken Konoha's strength and also throw the village into chaos.

Black Zetsu's ultimate goal is definitely to save Kaguya.

Because of the appearance of the light screen, Black Zetsu had to change his plans.

But whether it's Black Zetsu's original plan or the changed plan, Konoha is definitely an important part of it.

So, weakening Konoha, or even destroying Konoha, is what Black Zetsu would like to see!
Most importantly, there are not many effective methods to free caged birds.

After analysis, Danzo believed that Black Zetsu was the most likely candidate.

Of course, it's hard to say for sure whether that's the case.

[Sarutobi: Black Zetsu?]

At this moment, Sarutobi was also surprised.

However, after Sarutobi thought about it seriously, he also agreed with Danzo's view.

It's highly likely that it's Black Zetsu's sixth brother.

Black Zetsu's actions were definitely not well-intentioned.

……

"The person who removed the Caged Bird Seal from the branch family should be Black Zetsu, and the Caged Bird Seal should have been developed by Hamura Otsutsuki. Hamura Otsutsuki's original intention in developing this seal was definitely for the good of the Hyuga clan," Sarutobi said after thinking for a moment.

The current head of the Hyuga clan is Hyuga Hiashi, along with several elders from the main family and several elders from the branch family. There are also other ninja from the main and branch families.

Everyone heard what Sarutobi said.

For a moment, everyone was surprised.

Even the elders who had split up the family were not at peace.

Is the black-robed man who helped the family break free of the caged bird Black Zetsu?
Black Zetsu is the third son of Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Black Zetsu's two older brothers are Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, and Hagoromo's younger brother Hamura.

Hamura was also an ancestor of the Hyuga clan.

A thousand years ago, the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura joined forces to seal Kaguya. Afterwards, Hagoromo founded the Ninja Clan, while Hamura went to the moon.

Both Hagoromo and Hamura have bloodline descendants.

The descendants of Hagoromo are Indra and Ashura. Indra is the ancestor of the Uchiha clan, while Ashura is the ancestor of the Senju and Uzumaki clans.

Hagoromo's descendants are the Hyuga clan and the 'Otsutsuki clan' on the moon.

Of course, Hagoromo and the Hamura brothers also have some descendants, such as Kinkaku and Ginkaku of Kumogakure, who all have Sage blood and Sage ninja tools. Is it possible to say that they have no relation to Hagoromo?
Then there's the Kaguya clan. Is it possible that the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) and Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones are unrelated?
Before the establishment of Konoha, there were some ninja clans, such as the Hagoromo clan, which were named directly after the Sage of Six Paths. So, is this ninja clan unrelated to the Sage of Six Paths?

Although Black Zetsu is Hagoromo and Hamura's younger brother, he harbors deep hatred for his two older brothers.

Hagoromo and Hamura are unfilial sons, while Black Zetsu is a filial son who moved the ninja world; their ideologies differ.

However, Hagoromo and Hamura wield power far exceeding that of Black Zetsu, who cannot confront them head-on and can only resort to underhanded schemes and tricks from the shadows.

"This is Black Zetsu's conspiracy. The Hyuga clan shouldn't be in chaos, and the village needs stability," Sarutobi said in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping over the branch family members.

Under Sarutobi's gaze, the branch family elders all felt oppressed.

Although Ren Xiong is old, his prestige is still considerable.

“Hyuga Hiashi can no longer serve as clan head,” an elder from the branch family said.

Some elders from the branch families even suggested planting caged birds for everyone in the main family.

The main family was furious at the demands for a division of the family.

Finally, after some discussion, the Hyuga clan officially abolished the Caged Bird Seal, and the main family members no longer needed to plant it.

However, the position of head of the Hyuga clan will be changed.

Hyuga Hoshino, an elder from a branch family, became the clan head.

Hiashi Hyuga agreed. Of course, he was also reluctant to give up his position as a clansman to someone else, but Hiashi still considered the bigger picture.

F3 all advised the Japanese team to consider the bigger picture, but Jiraiya just watched.

Thus, Hiashi reluctantly relinquished the position of clan leader to Hoshino.

As a result, the position of head of the Hyuga clan, which originally belonged to the main family, was given to the branch family.

Of course, unless it's the Caged Bird Seal, the Hyuga clan no longer distinguishes between the main family and the branch family.

However, the branch family members gained control of the clan, while the main family members were marginalized.

Having relinquished his position as clan leader, Hiashi's situation is unlikely to improve.

Looking over, Hiashi glanced at Neji.

At this moment, Hiashi also had an idea: you should help Neji become the clan leader.

Neji is still young and not even a genin yet, so of course he's not qualified to be the clan leader.

But Neji is a genius of his clan. Without the restrictions of the Caged Bird Seal, his future achievements will likely surpass those of anyone else in the clan.

So, in a few years or a decade or so, Neji might very well become the clan leader.

This was also to make amends for Hiashi, since Neji's father, Hyuga Hizashi, committed suicide to protect Hiashi.

Hiashi was also in great pain by Oudou's death.

If Hizashi's son were to become the clan leader, it would be a way of making amends for Hyuga Hiashi.

Of course, Japan only has this one idea right now, but hasn't shown it.

Neji was unaware that his uncle was considering helping him become the clan leader in the future.

However, Hoshino, who became the head of the Hyuga clan, also set his sights on Neji.

“Neji is the young head of my Hyuga clan.” Hoshino’s words were astonishing.

It's worth noting that although Hoshino is old, he has a son and a grandson.

However, Hoshino did not appoint his son or grandson as the young clan leader, but instead appointed Neji as the young clan leader, which was quite unexpected.

However, this also demonstrates Hoshino's selflessness.

After all, Hoshino's son and grandson are mediocre, while Neji is a genius.

Making Neji the young clan leader is a good thing for the Hyuga clan.

Neji was also stunned. It was fine that Elder Hoshino became the clan leader, and Neji supported it. But Neji did not expect that Elder Hoshino would make him the young clan leader right after he became the clan leader.

Among the crowd, Hoshino's son and grandson were also surprised.

Then, Hoshino's son and grandson were dissatisfied.

Hoshino didn't even look at his son and grandson; his gaze remained fixed on Neji.

Nizu:? ? ?
At this moment, Hiashi's facial expression was very strange.

He was still thinking of helping Neji become the clan leader in the future, but he never expected that Neji would become the young clan leader now.

With Neji becoming the young clan leader, it's only natural that he will become the clan leader in the future.

Hiashi looked at Hoshino with disbelief.

Not only Hiashi, but everyone in the Hyuga main and branch families present, as well as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya, all had their eyes on Hoshino.

Hoshino's decision to appoint Neji as the young clan leader was a complete surprise to everyone.

Sarutobi sighed inwardly, feeling ashamed of his own inferiority.

During the decades of Sarutobi's rule, he had quite a bit of personal ambition, so the Sarutobi clan developed rapidly, while the Uchiha and Hyuga clans declined more and more.

Looking at Hoshino, he has no selfish motives.

……

Most of the main and branch families support Neji becoming the young clan leader, while the few who do not support him dare not publicly express their opinions.

Among those who did not support him were Hoshino's son and grandson.

Neji did not refuse the position of young clan leader.

Freed from the constraints of being a caged bird, becoming the clan leader would be the best outcome.

As for whether Black Zetsu helped him untie the caged bird, that still needs to be investigated.

No one objected, and Neji himself was willing, so Neji became the young head of the Hyuga clan.

However, the Hyuga clan also needs to hold a ceremony to establish a junior clan leader.

……

Ah Wei was also surprised, never expecting that Neji would become the young clan leader of the Hyuga clan.

Hoshino, who replaced Hiashi as the head of the Hyuga clan, was originally one of the elders of the branch family. Now that he has become the clan head, Hoshino only thinks about strengthening the Hyuga clan and making it rise to prominence.

Since Neji is the clan's number one genius, what's wrong with making him the young clan leader?
All of this was done for the sake of the clan.

Otherwise, Hoshino could have made his son or grandson the next clan head.

However, Hoshino's son and grandson are completely incapable; if they were to be promoted to the position of clan head, they would be unable to manage a large clan like the Hyuga.

"Neji is the biggest winner in this relationship!" Ah Wei thought to himself.

After all, Neji's Caged Bird Seal was lifted, and Neji even became the young clan leader.

Neji himself still couldn't believe it, feeling like he was dreaming.

(End of this chapter)