Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

"You seem to know a great deal about our Hyuga clan. No wonder you betrayed Kirigakure and your teacher to steal this Byakugan."

"Without the protection of a village, you wouldn't be able to keep this Byakugan. The Cloud Ninja team you defeated is the best example of that."

"In the Izumi River region, every family has its own way of survival, and every tradition and rule has its reason for existence—a lesson learned in blood!"

"So, this is my final piece of advice. If you return the disdain to me, I guarantee, on the honor of my family, that I will let you leave."

Hizashi looked at the boy in front of him, unmoved by the other's words, and calmly looked at him.

If you want to change a family, its traditions, and its rules, then you must have the power to break this tradition, or face a serious crisis that forces internal change.

The existence of the Caged Bird Seal is, of course, due to the fact that too many people had coveted the Hyuga clan and wanted to seize their Byakugan, making it impossible to guard against them all.

This reason is known to the Hyuga clan and even to everyone outside the clan.

But in reality, apart from the clan leader Hiashi and some elders, the rest of the Hyuga clan had no idea what the true meaning of the Caged Bird Seal was.

It wasn't the outsiders spying, but rather the spying of their own people, because by seizing and fusing the Byakugan of a large number of clansmen, they could obtain the true power of the Byakugan.

Tenseigan!

That is the true ultimate power of the Byakugan, the last eye that the ancestor, Hamura Otsutsuki, possessed in his later years.

As for the Kaguya clan, they revered strength and loved fighting; they were even known as fighting madmen during the Warring States period.

Although the Shikotsumyaku bloodline is powerful, unlike the Hyuga clan, awakened individuals are relatively rare, but each one is extremely powerful.

Moreover, when fighting, they don't care about casualties at all, believing in survival of the fittest, and death in battle is your due destiny.

Therefore, the physically powerful Bamboo Clan treats life like wild grass, fighting casually and not caring at all about the struggles between their comrades; the strong gain everything.

Upon hearing Hizashi's words, Izumikawa couldn't help but laugh out loud, then suddenly said coldly, "What if I refuse?"

Hizashi sighed softly, already understanding the thoughts of the boy in front of him. He raised his hand and gently pressed down, and the branch family ninjas on both sides understood and instantly moved out.

Similarly, Izumi stood still without moving, while several figures covered in white bones rushed out from around him to meet him in battle.

Six skeletal shadow clones clashed with four Hyuga branch family ninjas in an instant, but the Hyuga side held the advantage, and the skeletal shadow clones could only put up a fight.

However, Izumikawa didn't care about this. All he needed was time for the conversation. It was obviously impossible to deal with Hizashi's team with just that.

"You're really too kind. I'd like to continue our conversation, since I must congratulate the head of the Hizashi family on the birth of his son."

"But unfortunately, as a member of a branch family, your descendants will also be members of a branch family for generations to come, forever marked by the 'caged bird' that is subject to the main family and driven at will."

Hizashi frowned, unable to understand how a rogue Kirigakure would have such information and be so familiar with the situation of the Hyuga clan.

Even if he were a member of the bamboo grove clan, it would be impossible for him to know so much. It seems that the other party still has channels for obtaining intelligence.

Meanwhile, Izumi Kawa remained silent, continuing to try to ignite the fire without a care in the world, while also encouraging it to grow stronger.

"Do you know how the last Hyuga branch family team was defeated by me?"

"That's because they haven't mastered the family's secret technique, 'Return to Heaven,' and they don't have the power to defend against my bones."

"So it's a pity that they could only fall under the bones of the Corpse Bone Clan."

Rizashi's gaze turned slightly cold. He could sense that the other party was trying to provoke him, but he didn't understand the purpose.

Was it to incite conflict between the branch family and the main family? But what would be the point for him if the two families were once on good terms?

He then responded in denial, "No, that's because you've been hiding your strength. Not only us, but even the Mist Ninja have been deceived by you."

"As a Chunin, he possesses the strength of a Jonin, and now he seems even stronger."

While engaging in conversation, Hizashi also kept observing the branch family ninjas' battle, and he could tell that they were very familiar with Gentle Fist techniques.

These skeletal clones not only possess incredibly flexible skeletons that can withstand the chakra injected by the Gentle Fist.

Furthermore, the occasional sudden eruption of bone spurs forces effective attacks to be withdrawn, leaving the user feeling restricted and unable to fully unleash their full potential.

"You underestimated my strength?" Izumi scoffed, continuing, "You did send a branch family Jonin and a squad of Chunin mixed with Genin."

"That branch family Jonin also possesses a secret technique that he was granted the right to learn, and he has mastered the Eight Trigrams Empty Palm."

"And this time, it seems you have two Jonin who came, plus you, who also know this move. The main clan is quite generous!"

The Hyuga clan knows all the secret techniques, which is quite impressive, but unfortunately many of them are only taught to members of the main family.

Those who separated from their family were not qualified to study; only those who made contributions were granted the right to study as a favor.

"If the only purpose of using the Caged Bird Seal is to protect your Byakugan from being taken away, if you truly want to separate from the main family and protect the pure Byakugan of the main family, why restrict your studies in the first place?"

"Wouldn't it be better if you split up and became stronger? You all clearly have the power to control your lives and deaths."

"Or is it... that they fear your branch family ninjas might master this secret technique and, beyond their control, kill them and overthrow the main family?"

"Tsk tsk, what a painstaking effort. The strongest defensive techniques are not taught, and even the long-range attack techniques are selectively taught. Only obedience will lead to learning. What a great dog training method."

Izumikawa tilted his head slightly. A branch family Jonin, his eyes blazing with anger, stepped over the blockade and threw a punch, intending to smash Izumikawa's mouth.

Every word was like a sharp thorn piercing their hearts, irritating and burning them with resentment.

Don't they understand? Don't they know? Aren't they clear about it?

Do not!

As ninjas of the Hyuga branch family, they knew everything and understood everything.

Perhaps they weren't so calculating when they were younger, but once they reached the level of Jonin, who wouldn't understand?

"Wow, getting impatient?"

"What's the use of getting angry with me!"

Izumi grabbed the arm of the furious, reckless Jonin, pulled him into his arms, and delivered an elbow strike directly to his heart.

man~

Such an elbow strike immediately caused the opponent's heart and lungs to stop, blood pressure to rise, and their whole body to go numb.

This Jonin, who broke through the blockade despite being injured, was blinded by rage and made many mistakes, and was directly knocked away by Izumi.

"What, you start getting anxious when you hear the truth?"