The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

Qing smiled.

"It's so good to be alive!"

But the next moment, Qing immediately became alert.

"I wonder how that white eye is doing."

Qing's eyes flickered.

"It's not that I don't want to trust everyone in the village, but the Byakugan is indeed too precious, especially outside of Konoha."

"A single eye roll can easily cause a bloodbath."

Just then, Qing felt something strange coming from his right eye.

Chapter 51: Family on One Side, Village on the Other

Subconsciously, Ao focused his chakra into his right eye.

"White eyes, open!"

Then, Qing's gaze changed.

The world seemed to turn black and white, but through the objects, the field of vision became extremely wide, and one could see very far away.

"It's that boy."

"The one next to him is, Pipa Juzo."

"I'm using the Byakugan's power right now?"

"You're giving me the cold shoulder."

"I was being petty."

A look of shame appeared on Qing's face.

A figure entered the Water Kingdom, entered the town, looked up, looked ahead, and then went into the tavern next door, going directly to the front desk.

A member of the bamboo tug clan narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the intruder.

"Hizashi, what brings you here?"

Taketori Kaze quickly led Hyuga Hizashi into the secret room next door.

This room is soundproof.

After closing the door, Taketori Kaze couldn't wait to ask.

"Feng, this time, our Hyuga clan is in big trouble."

Hyuga Hizashi looked at Taketori Kaze, sighed, and said.

"I'm afraid only your bamboo plucker clan can help us."

"What trouble?"

Taketori Kaze's heart skipped a beat.

“Our Hyuga clan lost one of our Byakugan, which fell into the hands of a ninja from your Kirigakure village. As you know, the Byakugan of our Hyuga clan is absolutely not to be lost.”

"This concerns the survival of our Hyuga clan."

Taketori Kaze frowned.

"Who?"

"green."

"green?"

Taketori Kaze paused for a moment, then said, "With Ao's strength, he was actually able to steal the Byakugan from your Hyuga clan?"

Taketori Kaze knew that Ao was a Jonin, but in Taketori Kaze's impression, Ao was not a very strong ninja. Hyuga Hizashi mentioning Ao's name surprised Taketori Kaze.

Hyuga Hizashi sighed.

"Qing set up traps and arranged ambushes, but in the end, it was our Hyuga clan's main family member who was too careless and made a mistake, which led to this."

"We don't ask to get the White Eye back, we just ask to make it unusable."

"If your Kaguya clan helps our Hyuga clan with this favor, our Hyuga clan will owe you a huge debt of gratitude, and we will definitely repay you in kind."

"Otherwise, the future of our Hyuga clan will be very difficult."

"Please, for the sake of the centuries-old friendship between our Hyuga clan and your Kaguya clan, help us out."

"The Byakugan is truly incredibly important to our Hyuga clan!"

"Once this gets out, the very meaning of my Hyuga clan's existence will be lost."

Taketori Kaze remained silent for a long time.

“Rizashi, this is a big matter. I definitely can’t decide it by myself. I have to go back and report it to the clan chief and the others so that they can make the decision.”

"please!"

When Taketori Kaze brought the news back to Kirigakure, several different opinions arose within the Taketori clan.

One is to refuse to help the Hyuga clan with this favor.

“We, the Kaguya clan, are the Kaguya clan of Kirigakure. We do have a good relationship with the Hyuga clan, and we help each other out when needed. However, this matter involves the interests of Kirigakure.”

"By helping the Hyuga clan, we've essentially betrayed Kirigakure."

"How can our Bamboo Clan possibly conduct ourselves in Kirigakure after this?"

The other one was a bit hesitant.

"The loss of the Byakugan is indeed a major event for the Hyuga clan. We have a long-standing friendship with the Hyuga clan, which has lasted for over a hundred years, even longer than the history of the ninja village."

"Moreover, taking away someone's white eye is going a bit too far."

"To put it bluntly, the relationship between our ninja clans and ninja villages is merely one of cooperation."

"Family is our foundation."

"The ninja clans existed before the ninja villages."

A ninja who takes a bamboo twig seems to be dissatisfied with the current state of Kirigakure.

"The Hidden Mist Village has only been established for a few decades. What is the purpose of our ninja clan joining a ninja village?"

"Isn't it just about wanting a more stable environment?"

"But what now?"

"A series of wars broke out."

"If they had won, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but Kirigakure has lost far more times than it has won."

"Among the great ninja villages, Kirigakure has always been ranked last."

"This has caused our bamboo-harvesting clan to lose a lot of resources and benefits."

"If we had joined another ninja village instead of Kirigakure, things might have been much better."

"If Kirigakure is destroyed in the war, does that mean our entire Kaguya clan has to die with it?"

"The ninja village is only temporary."

"The ninja clan is eternal."

Unbeknownst to them, the main topic of conversation among the bamboo grove clan had changed.

The issue shifted from whether or not to help the Hyuga clan resolve the Byakugan problem to a debate over which is more important: the ninja clan or the ninja village, with both sides holding their own opinions.

“Our interests are aligned with those of the village. Only when the village is stable can we be stable. We must prioritize the interests of the village.”

"That's what a middle-aged man said."

The person opposite him snorted coldly.

"You are loyal to the village, but has the village treated you well?"

"The Third Mizukage only rose to the position of Mizukage because of the support of our Kaguya clan, but what about now?"

"Can't you tell how he treats us?"

"What is the attitude of the other high-ranking officials in the village towards us? Can't you tell?"

"They say our bamboo-harvesting clan is inherently evil and has a violent temper."

“Our bamboo plucker clan has been isolated by the village.”

The middle-aged man retorted.

"That's because some of our clansmen have indeed gone too far, taking advantage of their status as a ninja clan to oppress the common people. This requires the clan to restrain them."

"Hmph, instead of condemning those who target us, you're criticizing the family. If you think the family is so bad and the village is so good, then leave the family!"

His middle-aged man's fingers were trembling with anger.

"There's simply no way to communicate with you!"

One figure listened to the argument for a while, shook his head, and walked out.

A person came to a high place and sat down against a rock.

I looked up at the sky.

He looked back at the family's residence.

Then, the gaze fell in the direction of the Water Shadow Building.

Taketori Masamichi sighed.

"On one side is the family."

"On one side is the village."

"How should I choose?"

"The conflict between the family and the village has become increasingly intense."

"Isn't there any way to solve this?"