Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki

The continuous spring rain washed away the gloom of Konoha Village, and also the joy of the Hyuga clan.

because……

Hinata Ten'un is dead.

"Bang!"

The sound of a teacup shattering suddenly rang out, and shards of porcelain flew everywhere.

"Who is it?!"

Hiashi Hyuga slammed his hand on the table, his chest heaving violently. His signature Byakugan eyes were now bloodshot as he sharply swept over every head of the main and branch families present.

Those who were in charge of dividing the family property lowered their heads, fearing that the clan leader would take his anger out on them.

The members of the main family all had solemn expressions.

They knew perfectly well that Japan was truly enraged this time.

This was the first time Hiashi Hyuga had lost his composure like this since becoming the clan leader.

"Clan leader, what's done is done, and nothing we say now can make up for it," Hyuga Hizashi, sitting beside Hyuga Hiashi, said in a low voice, trying to comfort him.

Although he didn't understand why his elder brother had urgently recalled him from the front lines, he knew that something serious must have happened in the clan.

What he didn't expect was that Elder Tianyun of the main family died, and the pair of white eyes from the branch family in the secret vault were also lost.

"Elder Tianyun was killed by the intruders, but fortunately, the main family's Byakugan is still intact... What was lost was only the branch family's Byakugan from the secret vault..."

Hyuga Hizashi tried to calm his older brother down.

The theft of Byakugan had occurred once before on the battlefield of Kirigakure a few years ago, so it's not surprising that it's happening again now.

"Clan leader, Elder Tianyun..."

"What do you know?!"

Hiashi Hyuga suddenly turned his head and glared fiercely at his younger brother.

The unfamiliarity and sharpness in his eyes startled Hyuga Hizashi into silence instantly.

"......"

Seemingly realizing that his emotions were too intense, Hiashi Hyuga took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and explained in a deep voice, "On such an important day for my Hyuga clan, someone actually broke into the secret vault and stole the Byakugan."

"Killing the main family elders and stealing the branch family's white eye..."

"The key to this problem lies not in the division of the main family, but in the timing!"

Hinata Hizashi felt a little relieved when he heard this.

So that's how it is. I didn't realize my brother valued dividing the family property so much...

His gaze toward his brother held a newfound gratitude.

In recent years, the situation of the branch family has become increasingly difficult due to the fact that his biological son, the former clan chief, was assigned to the branch family, as well as the series of thefts involving the White Eyes.

"It seems that my elder brother really wants to improve the relationship between the main family and the branch family..."

Hyuga Hizashi lowered his head, lost in thought.

However, did Hyuga Hiashi, who sat in the very center, really think that way?

No.

He was thinking about something else.

"Qinglan had only submitted that scroll a few days ago... just as the clan was holding a celebration, the invaders arrived."

"When did security in the village become so lax?"

Hiashi Hyuga thought to himself, a fire burning in his chest. His anger wasn't about the theft of his Byakugan at all.

What bothered him most was that Qinglan's scroll had also disappeared along with it.

That was the Hyuga clan's hope for glory...

The evolutionary process of the White Eyes hasn't even been fully understood or verified yet...

It's only been a few days?

It was just taken away like that?

Not only that, even a powerful elder of the clan lost his life.

How could he not be furious?

But he couldn't show it.

"Hiashi, now is not the time to think about these things."

Elder Higo Hyuga, seated at the end of the table, slowly opened his cloudy white eyes. He exchanged a solemn glance with Hiashi Hyuga: "The most urgent task is to report to the Third Hokage and thoroughly investigate the spies in the village recently."

"In my opinion, it must be spies who found out about our clan's upcoming celebration and took the opportunity to plot against us."

"If we can launch an investigation quickly, we might still be able to get back at him."

Higo Hyuga deliberately emphasized the word "byakugan," and Hiashi Hyuga immediately understood.

He suppressed his surging emotions and gave the order in a deep voice:

"Hizashi, lead a team to the secret vault to investigate the traces. Make sure you find any clues about the murderer!"

"yes!"

Hyuga Hizashi accepted the order and hurriedly left with the branch family members present.

Silence returned to the meeting room, with only a few elders of the clan who knew the inside story remaining, all with solemn expressions.

"Hiashi, where is that kid Hyuga Seiran?"

Higo Hyuga suddenly spoke up, stopping Hiashi Hyuga, who was on his way to report to the Hokage.

"Qinglan?" Hyuga Hiashi paused, a terrifying thought suddenly popping into his head, and he turned sharply to look at Hyuga Higo.

"You mean... this might have been Qinglan's doing?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Higo Hyuga said calmly, "After all, he's from a branch family and was the first person to come into contact with that scroll."

"Besides, he might have already seen the entire scroll..."

"Unlikely."

"When Qinglan rolled the scroll, the seal was intact, and the age and material of the scroll cannot be faked."

"Most importantly, if he has seen this scroll and can still hand it over to us unscathed... then it means that this kid is extremely cunning."

Hiashi Hyuga waved his hand and continued to explain, "Besides, Qinglan handed over the scroll a few days ago and, under the Hokage's arrangement, went to the front lines to escort supplies..."

But as he finished speaking, his voice grew softer and softer.

After handing in the scroll, I left the village...

Immediately afterwards, Elder Tianyun died...

Hyuga Higo's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, but he still refused to believe that Hyuga Aoran was responsible.

If he were to guess, the chances of the murderer being Shimura Danzo are higher than those of Aoran.

After all, Qinglan has been dutiful and responsible all these years, and even though she has suffered the pain of being a caged bird, she has never complained.

"Elders, let's deal with the immediate matter first..."

The group exchanged glances and nodded in unison to Hiashi Hyuga.

.......

"Phew... the situation at the front is really not good."

Ebisu wiped the sweat from his forehead, the rainwater mixing with the sweat as he wiped it away.

He looked up at Hinata Aoyama walking ahead, his tone carrying a hint of relief after surviving a close call: "Captain Aoyama, wanna go for a barbecue later?"

He then turned to look at Genma Shiranui behind him, who was holding a senbon needle in his mouth and looking nonchalant: "If it weren't for Captain Aoran, we would have had to put in a lot more effort this time, wouldn't you say, Genma?"

"Well said."

Genma Shiranui moved the senbon from the corner of his mouth in a different direction and lazily responded.

"If it weren't for the captain's Byakugan, the Iwagakure ambush team would probably have succeeded. Those guys were pretty good at hiding."

Hinata Seiran smiled slightly but did not reply.

His pace was neither fast nor slow; raindrops fell on his straw hat, sliding down the edge and weaving a hazy curtain of rain in front of him.

This mission is to escort a batch of military supplies from the capital of the Land of Fire to the front line of Iwagakure.

Originally, it was just a B-rank mission, and he was only brought in by Genma Shiranui and Ebisu to make up the numbers.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a group of Iwagakure ninja on the way, thus upgrading the B-rank mission to an A-rank mission.

However, this is exactly what Hinata Seiran meant.

"Let's be careful with the reward money from the mission."

"As for the barbecue, maybe next time."

Hinata Seiran looked up at the towering gates of Konoha not far away, and the guards who were braving the rain to strictly check people coming in and out, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Let's go, the timing should be just right."