Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 33 Cold reception
"Grey Glass... is amazing!"

Ichiraku Ramen.

Naruto stared in disbelief at the blind girl beside him, who was holding a bowl and gulping down the entire bowl of noodles without even using chopsticks.

On the bar counter next to it, the bowls of noodles were already stacked higher than the gray glass itself.

"This is the twentieth bowl."

"That's... an amazing appetite."

The middle-aged man, sweating profusely, slammed the dough against the work surface.

For a chef, failing to satisfy a customer's appetite is a more shameful thing than the sword scars on a samurai's back.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at his rather meager wallet, then at the five large bowls beside Naruto, and even felt somewhat fortunate.

Fortunately, he didn't eat as much as that girl.

"Ha... Stop fussing, Uncle Hand-Strike, I've almost finished eating."

After finishing the noodle soup, Hui Li stood up and casually pulled out a wad of bright green banknotes from the bag behind her.

Changpu looked at the stack of money and rummaged through the small pocket on the front of her apron where she kept change:
"This... is too much."

"It's okay, just leave the extra here, I'll come back here to eat next time."

Shouldering their bags, they picked up their white canes.

Hui Li suddenly turned her head and looked at Naruto, who was staring at her expectantly: "Goodbye, Naruto-kun."

"Uh, goodbye Gray Glass!"

Naruto straightened his neck, an overwhelming sense of joy welling up inside him: "Um... Hairi, are we... friends now?"

"hold head high."

Gray Glass, who had already walked away, gave a light, airy reply that drifted into Naruto's heart on the wind.

after many years.

Gazing at the blazing sun high in the sky, Naruto, now the Hokage, would involuntarily recall that afternoon when he ate noodles with Hairi...

Sungai tribe.

The neatly cut bluestone path in front of the gate radiates heat, and the ebony-colored gate, with its heavy pillars and beams, exudes majesty. The doors are inlaid with Bagua (Eight Trigrams) reliefs, serving as a unique symbol of Hyuga.

Noble and mysterious, exuding the aura of a great family.

Two white-eyed guards with white cloths wrapped around their foreheads stood on either side of the entrance.

"It's so hot!"

Hinata Sato wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, muttering a complaint under his breath.

"Sato, we represent the Hyuga clan, so please don't be impolite."

"Tch, there's no one around at this time, what's the point of being impolite? Besides, brother, we're a branch family, we can't be the face of the Hyuga clan."

"Sato said in a sarcastic tone."

Hinata Yuujin glanced at his younger brother but said nothing more.

The fate of separating from the family is already sealed.

Being planted like a caged bird, with its life no longer in its own hands, what's wrong with complaining a little in private?
dong dong dong...

Just as the two were chatting, a small figure suddenly appeared on the bluestone path ahead.

The newcomer, holding a white cane and blindfolded, was none other than Hairi, who had come from Ichiraku Ramen.

Hui Li observed with her Byakugan activated, and apart from the two branch family members at the entrance, she did not find any other Hyuga clan members.

It seems... everyone is taking a nap?
I don't know if Konoha is more comfortable or Hyuga is more comfortable.

With such lax security, it's no wonder that Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the main branch of the family, was kidnapped by Kumogakure.

Just as Hairi was observing Hinata, Hinata Yuuto also discovered Hairi's location.

"This is Hyuga clan territory. Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter."

Hinata Yuuto issued the expulsion order in a cold and hard tone, looking down at Hairi with his Byakugan.

The humility of a branch family is only shown to the main family, and only when facing ordinary people outside can they gain some of the pride and dignity that belongs to the great clan.

dong dong...

Hui Li stepped forward, carrying her white cane: "I'm looking for the eldest elder of your Hyuga main family. I'm a friend of her daughter."

"friend?"

Zuo Ren stepped forward, scrutinized Hui Li's appearance, his gaze lingering on her blindfolded eyes, before he sneered:
"Stop lying, you little blind man. The Grand Elder doesn't have a daughter, so where would he get a friend?"

Hui Li narrowed her eyes slightly.

The Grand Elder has no daughter?
The Hyuga main family originally didn't have many members.

These two aren't young, how could they not recognize Hyuga Tenmei, who's only been dead for six years? Could it be that the Grand Elder has been replaced?

"Is the head elder of the main family still Hyuga Kagami?"

Upon hearing the familiar name, the brothers who had separated from the family exchanged a glance.

This person seems to actually know the Grand Elder.

"It's still Elder Hyuga Kei, but he doesn't have a daughter, only a son. Young lady, are you sure you haven't come to the wrong person?"

Upon hearing Hui Li mention Elder Jing's name, Hinata Yuujin's tone was no longer as cold and hard as before.

"You... don't know Hinata Aoi?" Upon hearing the name Hinata Aoi from the blind woman in front of them, the two paused, their expressions suddenly turning grim.

Zuo Ren's eyes revealed resentment:

"That idiot not only died himself, but also left his precious Byakugan in Kirigakure, bringing shame to the Hyuga clan."

How many people died cleaning up her messes after we split up the family? The First Elder severed ties with her long ago, stripped her of her main family status, and completely expelled her from the Hyuga clan.

"Get lost, you little blind man, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

Stripped of their status as the head of the clan?
Hui Li was startled upon hearing this.

What's shocking isn't the ruthlessness of the Hyuga clan. What kind of good family would they be to carve Caged Bird Seals on their own members and punish them for no reason?

She was already mentally prepared for the Hyuga clan's nature.

She never expected that her mother, Hyuga Tenmei, would be stripped of her status as a member of the main family simply because she lost her Byakugan.

They don't even spare a dead person.

In this way, as Hinata Aoi's daughter, she could only become a branch family member who was imprisoned like a caged bird.

The Return to Hinata Plan —

Bankrupt.

Hui Li suddenly looked up into the doorway and exclaimed in surprise, "Elder Jing!!"

The brothers who had separated from their family instinctively turned around.

"...Ugh!"

Two azure water whips appeared out of thin air from Hui Li's hands.

It was lashed straight at him.

The expanding water flowed like tentacles, rhythmically drilling into his mouth and nose, gurgling into his stomach.

"Ugh... gurgle..."

Zuo Ren watched as his brother's stomach grew increasingly bloated, with Hui Li continuously pouring water into his belly, as if it were about to burst him at any moment.

call!
Chakra was drawn from the heart and attached to the hands, forming hand seals...

"Uh... ugh..."

Before his chakra could even enter his eyes.

The water gushed over his face and rushed into his nasal cavity.

Trying to grasp the flowing water with both hands is futile.

Hinata Sato struggled frantically, and his oxygen was being consumed even more rapidly.

The water flowed into the lung cavity, expanding the alveoli.

Diluted blood poured back into his chest, as if gripping his heart with a giant hand.

Suffocation and pain brought forth a fear that emanated from the depths of his soul. Looking through the clear water at the blind girl's distorted face, Hinata Sato, who could no longer speak, had eyes filled with pleading and panic.

This girl was completely different from the people he usually interacted with.

It looks soft and smooth on the surface.

But once they start fighting, they reek of disgusting blood, as if they've just returned from the battlefield.

There was no argument, no words spoken.

Killing them is as easy as crushing an ant, so commonplace that it doesn't warrant any emotional reaction or even a word.

How could there be such a person?
The regret in Hyuga Sato's heart was like wildly growing seaweed wrapped around his neck, making the oxygen in his chest and abdomen increasingly scarce.

Confusion of consciousness.

"Help... Gugu..."

Gray Glass raised his hand, his five fingers forming a claw, and the water flowed even more violently.

A grasp in mid-air!
Gum!

Glug!
Within the water sphere enveloping its head, two enormous pink bubbles appeared. Two white-eyed guards, their bellies swollen like balloons, rolled their eyes and fell silent.

The Caged Bird Spell was quietly activated.

A green light flashed across their terrified eyes, completely damaging the internal structure of their eyeballs.

It has been confirmed that both individuals are completely dead.

Wow!
With a wave of her right hand, Hui Li caused the pink water to quickly recede, taking away all the moisture from her body in the process.

Only two bizarre corpses remained on the ground, both drowned and dried out.

Hui Li bent down and quickly formed hand seals, pressing his hands against the foreheads of the two people.

Substitution Technique - Reverse.

A cloud of smoke flashed by.

The chakra enveloped the two corpses, transforming them into two thirsty carp.

Pack it into a package.

Hui Li looked up and took a deep look at the Bagua symbol on the Hyuga gate, then turned and left the Hyuga clan's territory.

(End of this chapter)