Naruto: A bird in a cage can't trap me Fenghou Qimen

Chapter 10: Unlocking the Caged Bird

Hokage Building, Hokage Office.

"Feng Qi, I didn't expect that you would come here on your own initiative except for an emergency summons."

The wrinkled old man was wearing a Hokage robe and sitting in front of a desk with a pile of documents on it, with smoke rising from the pipe in his mouth.

With an indifferent gaze falling on Feng Qi, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was known as the "Ninja Professor", asked, "Why did you come to see me specially? Is there something special?"

Normally, Fengqi would arrive at the Hokage Building and leave after accepting a mission, with no intention of staying at all.

And now, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw a completely different light from the depths of those byakuyan eyes.

"Hokage, I would like to ask you about the promotion of me to a full-fledged Jonin that you mentioned before."

Feng Qi put away his usual laziness and casualness, and looked seriously at the controversial Third Hokage of the original work.

"Oh? Have you finally figured it out?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's cloudy eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he sat up a little straighter, "The work of a jonin is quite busy, you have to be mentally prepared..."

He saw Hinata Fuuki's ability. The fact that he could use multiple bloodline limits without making any hand seals was enough to make him superior to 99% of ninjas. He was a genius among geniuses.

If this guy's character was a little more positive and motivated, he might grow into Konoha's ace and ensure that the Will of Fire can be passed on endlessly!

This is the fundamental reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen made suggestions to Hyuga Hiashi many times.

Seeing that Hinata Fuuki remained silent, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly exhaled a smoke ring and said in a deep voice: "Tell me why you made this decision after being rejected so many times."

He is indeed a smart old fox.

Feng Qi paused, raised his hand to take off the Konoha forehead protector, and pointed at the unusually conspicuous mark of a bird in a cage.

"I have no other requests. I just hope that Lord Hokage can help me remove the bird from the cage." He went straight to the point.

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned deeply and fell into silence.

The office suddenly became extremely quiet, with only the slightly heavy pipe smoke lingering around.

The smoke blurred Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face.

After a brief pause, he sighed heavily: "I have heard about your parents' affairs, and I can understand your feelings at the moment."

"But unfortunately, this is an internal matter of the Hyuga family. Even as the Hokage, I cannot intervene..."

Although he was quite optimistic about Feng Qi, he was conservative and stable in his thinking. Obviously, he was not aware enough to shake the iron rule that the big family had maintained for countless years.

He knew very well that the bird in a cage would bring more benefits than disadvantages to the Hyuga branch family and even the entire Hyuga family.

But the existence of the bird in the cage is necessary to prevent the powerful Baiyan from falling into the hands of people from other villages.

This indirectly ensures the safety and stability of Konoha.

Obviously, in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, Hyuga Fuuki's importance is far less than that of the village!
"I understand."

From the other person's cold eyes, Feng Qi saw the answer he wanted.

Excessive explanations were futile, and having made up his mind, he turned and left.

"Go back and think about it carefully. A bird in a cage cannot restrain the will of fire."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's deep voice came from behind him.

Feng Qi did not stop, he was firm and decisive.

Wherever the leaves are flying, the fire is endless.

What Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to tell him was that the sacrifices of the older generation were not meaningless, and that one day they would inspire the young to grow better.

But Feng Qi, as a time traveler, does not have that kind of awareness: How can he make sacrifice when he does not even have the right to fly freely in the sky?

After leaving the Hokage Building, Fengqi returned to his residence.

As if saying a silent goodbye, he cleaned the house inside and out, and watered and fertilized the flowers, plants and trees in the yard.

After finishing all these, it was already afternoon.

Boom!

A dull thunder broke the tranquility of the village, and the whole sky was gray, with a strong sign of a storm. Feng Qi lay in a rocking chair in the yard, resting his eyes and feeling the agitated air around him.

A cold wind blew, blowing off the petals of the flowers in the yard, and they floated away helplessly.

The urgent cries of migratory birds were heard in the trees.

As if sensing the impending crisis, the bird, which had lived in its nest in the tree for several months, flapped its wings and flew into the wider sky.

Flowers fall, birds fly, and dark clouds linger.

The whole yard exuded an inexplicable sense of depression, desolation and coldness.

As the sky gradually darkened, a figure dressed in the uniform of the Hyuga clan appeared in the courtyard.

"Hinata Fuuki, the clan leader has ordered you to come to the clan's land to discuss matters."

The main family's jonin came in front of Fengqi, his empty eyes showing no emotion.

"Let's go."

Feng Qi didn't ask any more questions. He dusted himself off and stood up calmly.

This kind of cooperation, which seemed to be expected, made the main family's jonin frown slightly.

"This meeting is very important. Leave as soon as possible without delay."

After leaving these words, he immediately turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared on the spot.

Fengqi took off the Konoha forehead guard and tied it casually around his arm.

The caged bird mark on the forehead is clearly visible.

Looking back at the yard, Feng Qi gently closed and locked the door, then walked towards the Hyuga clan's land.

At this moment, I suddenly felt a cold touch on my forehead - those were the cold raindrops falling from the sky.

Hua Hua Hua.

A muffled thunder resounded through the sky, and heavy rain followed. Hazy mist soon enveloped the entire Konoha Village.

The villagers who were in a hurry to take shelter from the rain were in a panic and ran quickly to find a place to hide from the rain.

In comparison, Feng Qi, who was strolling leisurely in the rain, seemed out of place, as if he did not belong to this village.

No matter how hard the rain poured, it was unable to break through the chakra flowing on the surface and soak him.

In this way, Fengqi came to the Hyuga clan's land.

Under the guidance of the guarding ninja, they made many turns and finally entered the meeting hall located in the deepest part of the clan territory.

The moment the closed door was pushed open, several white eyes hidden in the dim light looked over.

Feng Qi took a quick glance and found that in addition to the elders of the main clan who were all present, there were also many outstanding young ninjas of the Hyuga clan standing in the corner.

In the main seat, the clan leader Hyuga Hiashi sat upright, his face still showing a cold expression without any emotion.

Although he had no idea why the clan suddenly summoned him, Feng Qi had a bad feeling just by seeing the scene.

The blurry picture seen from inside is gradually becoming real.

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The open door was closed again.

"Lord Rizu, fellow elders." Feng Qi remained calm and bowed to greet the people opposite him.

"Fengqi, please sit down first." Hinata Hiashi waved his hand.

"Lord Hiashi, excuse me, why did you suddenly call me here? Is there something important?"

"Feng Qi, considering the sacrifices your parents made in the last operation, I have discussed this with the elders."

Hinata Hiashi looked at Fengqi's white eyes expressionlessly, paused, and then said in a deep voice.

"I have decided to make an exception and remove your caged bird curse, allowing you to become a member of the clan."

(End of this chapter)