The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 269 Caged Bird

He had practiced soft boxing since he was a child, and even took out his best Eight Diagrams Sixty-Four Palms, but he still lost to Hideki, who was a puppeteer.

This fact is indeed hard to accept for Japan.

However, the touch of the cool and slightly damp grass on my back continued to confirm this indisputable fact.

I really lost...

Fortunately, Hiashi is not someone who can't afford to lose.

Rather, it was a pleasant surprise for him that Hideki was able to perform moves beyond his imagination and defeat him, which made him more confident.

However, after sitting up, Hizashi still had to smile bitterly and complain:
"Teacher Hideki, your Red Lotus Fist really opened my eyes."

"But this can hardly be considered as soft fist, right?"

Seeing that the outcome had been decided, Hideki had already canceled the Red Lotus Fist mode and looked a little tired.

Hearing Hizashi's complaints, he could only shrug and smile:

"Hizashi-senpai, you're actually right..."

"If we really follow the definition that hard fist causes external injuries through direct strikes, while soft fist causes internal injuries through the release of chakra, then I am indeed breaking the rules."

"But in my opinion, there is no need to distinguish between the two so clearly."

"The soft fist technique releases chakra from the acupuncture points, and it can also use high-speed jets like I did to enhance the effect of the hard fist."

"And many of the techniques of hard fist can also be used in soft fist."

“It’s never an either-or situation; the two can coexist.”

"Just like the Tai Chi Bagua pattern, solitary yang cannot produce, solitary yin cannot grow, and extreme hardness can easily break, and extreme softness can easily bend."

“Perhaps the highest level of Taijutsu is to combine both styles.”

Hideki's remarks seemed to be a sophistry, but to Hizashi they were like a bolt from the blue.

Yes, there is obviously no conflict between the soft fist and hard fist techniques, so why has no one in the Hyuga clan ever thought of combining them together?
Of course, it would be difficult to achieve the amazing results of Hideki's precision machinery.

But if we just borrow the principles and develop a set of boxing techniques that combines both hardness and softness, it is actually not a bad idea.

However, for thousands of years, no one from the Hyuga clan has made a similar attempt...

This allows Nichi to confirm a fact once again:
As expected, the Hyuga clan has reached the point where they have to change, otherwise they will be abandoned by the times sooner or later.

After realizing this, Hizashi was completely convinced and made up his mind.

He did not stand up, but sat down on the ground and said in a pleading tone:

"Teacher Hideki, please lend me your wisdom!"

Hideki quickly dodged and pretended to be confused:
"Why do you have to be so generous, Hiashi-senpai?"

"If you want to order custom ninja tools from me, just ask directly."

"Although I don't get along well with the Hyuga clan, if it's your order, Senior Hiashi, I'd still be happy to help make it."

Hiashi shook his head, then gritted his teeth and said:

"No, what I really want is not an ordinary ninja tool, but... a way to break the cage of the bird..."

Alas, it wasn’t easy, this guy finally said it.

Hideki complained silently in his heart.

However, Hizashi's frankness also allowed Hideki to see his awareness.

But Hideki couldn't reveal the fact that he had read the script, so he still had to be careful.

So he restrained his smile, narrowed his eyes and said:
"Hiashi-senpai, do you know what you are talking about?"

"The caged bird curse has always been a taboo among the Hyuga clan."

"Even if you just take a peek, they will ruthlessly block you."

"Once I tell this to the Hyuga clan, even if you are the son of the current clan leader, I'm afraid nothing good will happen to you."

"When I used the Eight Diagrams Sixty-four Palms in front of you, Master Hideki, a secret that only the main family could master, I had already realized something."

Hizashi smiled bitterly, and then his eyes became more determined:

"After all, it is better to linger in a cage and let your descendants bear this fate of being deprived of freedom..."

"Then I would rather risk my life to fight back and die on the road to freedom."

"I was doing nothing in the past because I didn't see any chance of success." "It wasn't until you, Mr. Hideki, showed up that I ignited hope in my heart."

"After the Jonin exam and this competition, I am absolutely certain that you are the one who is most likely to help our Hyuga clan break the shackles of fate."

"So, Mr. Hideki, please lend us your wisdom!"

Seeing Hizashi leaning forward to beg again, Hideki couldn't help but sigh.

"In fact, I have always been dissatisfied with the Hyuga clan's branch family system. I feel that it is too backward."

Hideki paced back and forth, but finally spread his hands and said,

"But even if I am willing to agree to your request, it is still too difficult for me to break the curse of the caged bird..."

Hiashi quickly added:
"I am aware of the difficulty of this matter, so I will not ask you to do it immediately, as long as you are willing to try."

"And I will try my best to find all the relevant information for you."

"At the same time, I will try my best to delay the Hyuga clan's actions against you. If I really can't delay it, I will also inform you."

Hideki was very moved by Hiashi's treachery, but he still shook his head and said:
"In order to get all the help from you, Senior Hizashi, I should probably agree to it now..."

"But I know that having hope shattered is the most painful, compared to not having any expectations in the first place."

"I really don't want you, Hizashi-senpai, to have unnecessary expectations..."

"Over the years, countless brilliant geniuses have coveted the power of the Byakugan, but no one has ever been able to break the curse of the caged bird."

“I don’t think I’m an exception.”

"Because I strongly suspect that this curse may not be imposed on the body, but directly on the soul, so it is so foolproof..."

Although he doubted it, Hideki, who had read the original work, knew that it was actually the truth.

Ironically, it was the later Hizashi in the original work who let him know this fact.

He was resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and there is still a curse seal on his forehead, which is the most conclusive evidence for this conjecture.

Hideki, who has not delved too deeply into the spiritual aspect and does not dare to delve too deeply into it, certainly does not dare to make any guarantees in this regard.

After a moment's thought, Hizashi's face turned pale.

Because through his own experience, as well as the various clues he had gotten in the past, he felt that Hideki's guess might have been right...

Even in today's ninja world, research on the soul is still at a very basic level.

It is not easy to draw a curse on an extremely fragile soul.

It is extremely difficult to completely remove the curse without harming the soul. No wonder Hideki didn't even have the confidence to accept it.

Hiashi could not help but feel desperate:

Could it be that this cage had no door from the very beginning?
Although he possessed two eyes that could see through everything, Hizashi felt that everything was dark before his eyes.

"but……"

Hideki suddenly touched his chin and murmured thoughtfully, but to Hizashi it sounded like the sound of nature.

He quickly asked:

"Teacher Hideki, do you have any other ideas?"

"It's not a good idea, it's just a solution among the worst solutions."

Hideki said with a wry smile.

"I'd like to hear the details." Hizashi said impatiently.

Hideki did not respond directly, but changed the subject.
"Hizashi-senpai, I wonder if you have ever heard a joke..."

"Legend has it that there was a vendor whose cart was stolen and he was very angry."

"So the next day he bought a new car and put five locks on it and left a piece of paper saying, 'See how you steal it!'"

"On the third day, when he was about to push the cart out to set up a stall, he discovered that there were six locks on the cart..."

"And there are five more words on the previous paper..."

"See how you use it?"

Hiashi was a little confused at first, not knowing why Hideki was telling a joke.

But at the end of the joke, he suddenly realized something...

(End of this chapter)