Naruto, be my son.

"In fact, my father did this. He used his own life to exchange the life of the family leader."

When he said this, it was a lie that Hinata Neji had no emotions in his heart.

Because this was only four years ago.

In just four years, everything that happened seems to be just one day apart.

The memories from four years ago echoed in my mind.

Everything about those images is so clear.

There was no ambiguity at all for Neji.

"Presumably...something happened that shouldn't have happened at that time, right?" Bai tilted his head, and he moved to stand on the left side of Ningci, blocking the setting sun on his left side for Ningci.

"Things that shouldn't happen? This sentence is quite right. This kind of thing really shouldn't happen to my father."

Neji, who was covered by Shiro's shadow, continued in a deep voice: "Four years ago, something happened in Konoha - an envoy from Kumoyin Village came to Konoha to discuss peace talks with Konoha. But , no one thought that the messenger had another purpose."

"That night... he infiltrated our Hyuga clan and wanted to kidnap the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, Hinata. But he failed because the head of the family arrived in time."

"And an accident happened at that time. The envoy of Yunyin Village died in the hands of the head of the clan of our Hyuga clan."

"Who would have thought that Yunyin Village, which was the first to make a mistake, would take this opportunity to attack Konoha, reprimanding Konoha for violating the agreement, and made many unreasonable demands. One of the demands was that Yunyin Village wanted the head of the clan, Hinata Hinata. Foot corpses!"

When Bai heard this, his beautiful eyebrows also frowned slightly.

"Konoha, wouldn't you agree to such an unreasonable request?"

Bai felt that no matter how miserable a ninja village was, it wouldn't be like this, right? What's more, Konoha Village is one of the five great ninja villages.

Although... the Yunyin Village opposite is also one of the five great ninja villages, but there is no border between the two great ninja villages.

If the other party wants to start a war, they will have to travel all the way to the Fire Country. In the process, they will have to spend a lot of military resources, right?

In this situation……

Is it necessary to compromise such unreasonable demands?

"Yes, Konoha, which has always valued peace, agreed." Neji nodded, revealing the scars in his heart for four years: "In order to separate the responsibilities and obligations of the family, the person who died at that time was not a member of the Hyuga clan. The head of the family is my father, Hinata Hizashi."

"Because they are twin brothers and look very similar. My father became the substitute for the Hyuga clan clan, and eventually, he embarked on the path of death..."

"It's sad, isn't it?"

Neji's eyes were a little red, and he suppressed the sadness in his heart: "We are obviously twin brothers, but because my father was born 15 minutes late, we became a branch that cost our lives."

"This is the fate of the Hyuga clan. No matter how hard the Hyuga branch tries, they can only sacrifice their lives for the Hyuga clan."

"No matter how cowardly the Hyuga clan is, they can still enjoy this kind of life-saving protection, and they can also have the inheritance rights of the Hyuga clan."

Tell all the scars that have been held in your heart for four years.

Neji felt as if a huge boulder had been lifted from his heart.

But the hatred for the Zong family did not dissipate.

"I see..." Bai nodded: "It is indeed something that should not have happened in the first place."

"A bird that is free may really have the desire to fly high; a bird in a cage may really have the idea of ​​​​escape." This was the first time Neji had a heart-to-heart relationship with someone. When talking about this kind of heart-to-heart communication, he I don’t find it objectionable at all, and I even think it’s pretty good.

Perhaps it was because the person in front of him named Bai did not disgust him.

I wonder if the other party is polite enough?

Or is the other person good-looking?

Neji murmured to himself: "But no matter what kind of bird they are, they cannot easily escape the shackles of fate. They naively thought they had escaped, but in the blink of an eye they found that they were still in the game. The so-called escape is also Part of destiny's plan."

"From the moment a person is born, he will be burdened with a fate that he cannot resist. Maybe there are people in this world who can really escape their fate, but among the hundreds of millions of people in the ninja world, can one or two special people like this be born? ?”

Before, Neji wouldn't even be able to name "one or two special people".

The fact that he could say this shows that his thoughts were affected by what Bai said before.

Even if it's only slightly affected.

It also gave him a different view of "fate".

At this time, Shiro finally understood why Neji had so much malice toward Hinata. It turned out that something like this had happened before.

It seemed that my initial guess was correct.

Neji's increased hatred and malice toward the Hyuga clan was because he had a human life involved.

Moreover, it was his father’s life!

……

The conversation between Shiro and Hinata Neji was limited to this.

Because Neji has returned to the Hyuga clan's headquarters.

Neji, who returned to the Hyuga Clan's camp alone, was about to walk back to his home when he suddenly heard the faint sound of footsteps behind him.

When he quickly looked back, he found a ninja from the Hyuga clan behind him.

"Who are you?" Hinata Neji was not very familiar with this person.

There were hundreds of people in the entire Hyuga clan, old and young, and it was impossible for him to be familiar with everyone.

The Hyuga clan ninja suddenly appeared behind his mountain.

He looks like a middle-aged man.

In fact, the appearance is somewhat similar to Hinata Hizashi and Hinata Hizashi.

After all, the Hyuga clan rarely intermarry with outsiders.

The bloodline of every clan member is very similar.

"Hyuga Neji... I saw you and the kid named 'Shiro' from the Whitebeard Pirates, and he seemed quite familiar."

The ninja of the Hyuga clan crossed his arms on his chest and said expressionlessly: "You two have been chatting for a long time, almost half an hour."

Neji's face turned dark instantly.

When he looked at this man, his eyes were a little unhappy, and he asked coldly: "Have you been following me?"

"Then you think too highly of yourself. Although you are an absolute genius among the younger members of the Hyuga clan, you, Hyuga Neji, are just a child of a separate family after all, and you are not worthy of a Hyuga Ninja like me stalking you secretly. "

The middle-aged ninja of the Hyuga clan smiled casually, and every word that came out of his mouth made Neji's forehead veins show.

The jounin of the Hyuga clan said: "I was following Miss Hinata, but during the process I suddenly discovered that you are somewhat familiar with the Whitebeard Pirates, that's all."

"I'm not familiar with him." Neji retorted.

He said to the jounin directly without any courtesy: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't show off here. My time is precious."

"There are some things I can't say to you."

Hinata Shounin smiled and said: "As the son of Hinata Hizashi, you should know the family elder of the 'Hyuuga Daishou', right?"

Neji didn't answer.

It’s considered the default.

"Hyuuga Daizong" is a highly respected elder of the Hyuga clan.

Although the elder was not a senior member of the Hyuga clan, his voice played an important role in the entire Hyuga clan.

Even Hyuga Hizatsu, the head of the clan of the Hyuga clan, would ask this elder for his opinion when facing some important family matters.

This person is the wise man in the family.

"Hyuga Neji, the elder of the Hyuga Sect wants to meet you."

Hinata turned around and said without looking back: "This is a big family matter, and we don't allow you, a brat like you, to be willful!"

Ningji: "..."

Helpless, Neji could only follow this jounin for a while.

Finally, they arrived at a house where the Hyuga clan resided.

This residence is right next door to the Hyuga clan's mansion.

One can imagine...the status of the owner of this house is important.

Neji saw an old man with white eyes here.

His hair is white, and his face is full of wrinkles and age spots. He must be at least 70 or 80 years old. He was also the one who stood behind Hyuga Hiashi last night and suggested that Hinata be put in a cage.

"Sir Elder." Neji maintained the etiquette of a member of a wealthy family.

He greeted the elder.

Neji was keenly aware that the elder's face was slightly bruised, as if he had fallen.

But he didn't ask any more questions.

"Neji! Hizashi's child." The Hyuga clan knelt down on a futon. He opened a pair of slightly cloudy eyes: "Sure enough, he is a young hero of our Hyuga clan. He has such a talent at such a young age. Such a sharp look. This is a look that even the eldest daughter of the Zong family, Hinata, has never had!"

Neji felt that this elder was a little strange. Why did he mention Hinata's name in front of him?

Moreover, what the other party said had a vague feeling of provoking me.

As if he wanted to arouse the anger in his heart.

"Neji, you should know what happened to Hinata, right?" Hinata asked.

"I know." Neji replied simply.

"Ahem!" The Hyuga clan coughed twice, and he said: "As the heir of the clan, Hinata abandoned the name of Hyuga and joined the not-so-glorious Whitebeard Pirates. This incident is enough to make the Hyuga clan's Reputation in disgrace.”

"We, the elders, discussed with Hizu all morning today and made a new decision... The Hyuga clan's status as the heir to the clan will be taken away from Hinata."

This sentence made Neji's eyes widen a little.

Hinata was deprived of her status as the heir to the clan?

"The new heir to the main family will be Hiashi's second daughter, the child named 'Hinata Hibiki'." Hyuga Daimyoji said: "Hinata, who has lost her status as the heir to the main family, has already been considered a member of the branch family, although it has not yet been clearly determined."

After several words, Neji felt a little dazed.

In this way, Hinata became a member of the branch family like her?

Did she really give up on her destiny as the heir to the clan?

"Elder, are these things decided by you adults, right? Tell me, it seems useless to give me a student of the ninja school, right?"

Neji tried to calm down.

After a heart-to-heart talk with Shiro, Neji's emotions became more difficult to stir up than before.

And he always felt like something wasn't right.

This elder's motives are very impure.

"Ahem!" Hinata Daizong took out a scroll from his arms and gently threw it to Hyuga Neji in front of him. Neji, with quick eyesight and quick hands, grabbed it in his hand.

Before Neji could open the scroll, Hyuga Daisou explained: "In the scroll, the curse seal technique of the caged bird is recorded."

A brief sentence made Neji's pupils suddenly shrink.

The hand holding the scroll couldn't help but tremble.

"Hinata is no longer the heir of the clan, so she should be engraved with the Caged Bird Curse Seal just like you." Hinata Sect's wrinkled old face was calm, and he continued: "But we people don't It would be great to carve a caged bird for her.”

"And you, Ningji... your relationship with Hinata is pretty good. After all, your mission was to protect her life. In addition, you also have a relationship with someone from the Whitebeard Pirates. , there is no one more suitable than you.”

"I want you to cast the curse seal of the caged bird for Hyuga Hinata! This is a task given to you by this elder, and it is also a top-secret task. Even the head of the clan cannot tell you!"

"Neji, you are a very outstanding child. I also know that you are not very convinced by Hinata and the Zong family. I think you won't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, right?"

"Don't let down the Hyuga clan, don't let down your deceased father, and don't let me down!"

"Neji!!"

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