Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 129 The Day of the Sixth Transaction

Watching Neji leave the school directly, Guy asked, "That Hyuga kid... if he's going to the Ninja Academy, he must be from the branch family, right?"

The main branch of the Hyuga clan does not attend the Ninja Academy; instead, they receive training within the clan compound.

As for Hinata in the original work, it was because Hiashi believed that the Crown Princess was not capable of taking on the responsibilities of the main family, so Hinata entered the Ninja Academy and was later taught by Kurenai Yuhi.

Thinking of this, Yun frowned as he looked at Neji not far away. Why was this kid still so angry?

Although Hizashi was injured on the battlefield, it wasn't too serious, and he didn't die.

Thinking of this, Yun nodded to Akai, then patted him on the shoulder: "You can continue spying, I have to go first."

Akai paused for a moment, then looked at the departing cloud and asked, "Where are you going? Tonight is the most exciting time for this child, remember to find me at the back mountain."

Yun waved to indicate that he understood, and then headed in Neji's direction.

……

fate.

This word had never appeared in Neji's world before. From the time he could remember until he was four years old, he always believed that he was the same as everyone else and could grow up carefree.

However, when she was four years old, the eldest daughter of the main family was three years old. On that day, the entire Hyuga family gathered at the Hyuga clan's territory.

On that same day, after the curse mark called Bird in a Cage was imprinted on his forehead, he remained completely oblivious.

But when his father wailed in agony because of a hand seal his uncle made, he understood.

Just because they were born a few minutes apart, they were designated to be separated from their father, and their lives were placed in the control of the main family.

In my memory, there was my father, wailing and collapsing to the ground, and myself, bewildered and helpless, standing by.

These things... caused Hyuga Neji to clench his fists, his blue energy surging forth.

Why should I?!

The same question kept coming: Why should my family be treated this way?

Neji.

The sudden sound startled Neji, but when he turned around, he only saw a pair of Sharingan eyes before collapsing and fainting.

Yun casually twisted Neji's arm and glanced at the shadows of the tree beside them: "I'll bring him back in a bit. You can come along if you don't have to."

"Whoosh."

The operatives who had fallen from the tree walked over. Yun scratched his head, realizing he was unlucky; there just happened to be an operative nearby.

"Captain, when are you going back to the Anbu?"

Ok?

Yun looked at the guy with suspicion, and after a while asked, "It's you? I thought I'd run into someone who wanted to fight me."

The ANBU member wearing the fox mask waved his hands repeatedly: "How could that be? Fighting the captain would be suicide! But why would the captain attack this Hyuga clan kid?"

Yun scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed. Was it just a sudden impulse?

I feel a bit uneasy about Neji's death in the original work.

If I had to pinpoint it, it would probably be a slightly wicked sense of humor regarding the twelve main characters.

"This kid's talent... is very strong. So... he needs to be taught a lesson. Anyway, I'll bring him back in a bit, don't you trust me?"

The fox-masked operative quickly took a half step back, shook his head, and replied, "How could that be? The captain is now a hero of the village. No matter what, the captain wouldn't lay a hand on the village children."

Uchiha Yun's eyes twitched. If I hadn't seen your hand behind your back, I would have almost believed it.

"Buzz!"

With a soft sound, a kaleidoscope pattern appeared in the eye socket.

"Alright, Noda, these eyes should be enough to prove me. You can make a note of it. See you later."

The next moment, Yun vanished from the spot.

Meanwhile, the fox-masked ANBU member awkwardly put the kunai back into his ninja tool bag.

That irrelevant answer just now almost made me not recognize him; if it weren't for the eye pattern behind it, I would have actually attacked him.

but……

The Uchiha clan is helping the Hyuga clan teach the branch family? What kind of twisted logic is that?

……

Behind Konoha, in the forest.

Neji, who had been unconscious, had just woken up. After all, it was just an ordinary genjutsu, and he hadn't even used much of his eye power.

"If you're awake, stop pretending to be asleep. I don't mean any harm."

Neji sat up abruptly, and upon seeing Yun, exclaimed in surprise, "Uchiha Yun?!"

"Snapped!"

With a flick of his finger, he struck Neji's headband on the forehead.

"what!"

Neji let out a scream and looked at Yun defiantly. If it were Hinata, she would probably be crying her eyes out right now.

"Call me brother! Since you know me, your father must have taught you that."

Neji, rubbing his forehead, wisely said, "Lord Yun, my father said you are a benefactor to our family."

My benefactor?

It seems that after the war ended, the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, had figured out what had happened back then.

Yun nodded, accepting the title, then looked at Neji and asked, "Aren't you curious why I tied you up here?"

Neji shook his head: "Since it's you, I suppose you must have your reasons. Anyway... it shouldn't be to hurt me."

Yun smiled and continued, "I overheard you saying those things about fate at school, so I'm a little curious about your thoughts."

fate.

Neji looked at the setting sun in the distance; soon it would be dark.

Like their own fate, if necessary, life or death is entirely in the hands of the head of the family.

After a long pause, Yun exhaled and said, "If I were a ninja from another village, and you didn't have that Hyuga clan's Caged Bird tattoo on your forehead right now, do you know what would happen?"

"In fact, it's not just the branch family that's dissatisfied with the Hyuga clan's rules. And if you want to change things, power alone isn't enough."

Neji remained silent.

If I were facing ninjas from an enemy village right now, I'd probably be facing eye-gouging, right?

And power...

Powerful enough to change this rule.

"It is not scarcity that is the problem, but inequality. Members of the branch family must be marked with a cursed seal called the Caged Bird. Once the seal is applied, the life and death of the branch family will be in the control of the main family. This is a deeply rooted clan rule of the Hyuga clan."

Yun sighed as she spoke: "But as far as I know, the landing of the curse seal is actually a form of protection for the weak."

Do you know what caused the war between Konoha and Kumogakure?

Neji shook his head.

Yun continued, "Kumakushi used the alliance as bait, and sent envoys to sneak into the Hyuga clan's territory in the middle of the night, intending to kidnap the three-year-old daughter of the Hyuga main family. You should be very familiar with that child, Hinata Hyuga."

"The entire ninja world knows that the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan can only be obtained from the main branch. Many members of the Hyuga clan died in the war with Kumogakure, but Kumogakure did not obtain a pair of Byakugan."

Neji clenched his fists: "But those who died on the battlefield were all members of the branch family! Uncle Tokufumi, and..."

Yun nodded: "So... only by possessing power can one change everything that is unreasonable. It's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality. Why is it that only members of the branch family go to the battlefield, while the main family only has Hyuga Hiashi?"

"And why is it that the curse mark of the caged bird is only engraved on the foreheads of the branch family members, but not the main family members? This is an injustice!"

"And if you want to change all of this, then you need power, the power to break the rotten rules."

"But at the same time, you also need to come up with a better system. Otherwise, the entire Hyuga clan will become highly sought after in the ninja world, since the Byakugan is very useful for reconnaissance in war."

After he finished speaking, Hyuga Neji remained silent for a long time.

The image of his father collapsing to the ground and wailing in pain flashed through his mind once again, and at that moment, he could only look helplessly at his uncle.

The head of the Hyuga clan's main family, Hyuga Hiashi.

"Lord Yun... I can't forget my father, the way he howled in agony on the ground after being provoked by Hyuga Hiashi's caged bird... I! Can't forget!"

Uchiha Yun sighed. At this moment, he understood why Hizashi hadn't died, and why Neji kept talking about fate.

The scene where Hiashi and Hinata sparred, and Hiashi revealed murderous intent, suggests that this had already occurred before the war.

No wonder, witnessing his father's wailing like that must have left such a young child with psychological trauma.

"Do you know... why Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga clan's main branch, went to the battlefield?"

Neji looked at Yun: "Isn't it because of Hinata that Hiashi Hyuga, as her father..."

Yun shook her head slightly: "No, Rizu went to the battlefield and always took the lead because of your father."

"The Hidden Cloud Village's attempt to kidnap Hinata failed, and Hinata was killed by Hiashi. The Hidden Cloud Village then threatened war, demanding that Konoha hand over Hiashi Hyuga, or they would start a war."

"Peace was hard-won. Back then, everyone in the Hyuga clan demanded that your father, Hizashi, Hiashi's twin brother, pay with his life!"

"In this way, the scorn won't fall into other hands, and war won't break out. Everyone will be happy, and the only one who will suffer is you."

!!!

In an instant, Neji seemed to have been struck.

Everyone else was overjoyed, except for him, who lost his father.

With this comparison, even a fool would know which one to choose.

Neji, who was born into a family that separated from his father at a young age and witnessed his father's wailing when the caged bird was triggered, was already quite precocious.

Now seven years old, he looked at Yun with suspicion: "Is it... Uncle Ri?"

Uchiha Yun nodded: "Hyuga Hiashi was unwilling to have his brother take his place. At that time, he got into an argument with the elders of the Hyuga clan on the Hyuga clan grounds."

"But if it were just Hiashi, from the village's perspective, even he couldn't change anything. In the end, it was the united efforts of all the clans in Konoha, plus the Fourth Hokage's overruling of objections, that led to the war with Kumogakure."

"Do you know... what this means?"

Neji nodded: "It means that the Hyuga will owe favors to all the other clans in Konoha. While that's not wrong, the cause of the war lies with the Hyuga."

Yun sighed. This kid truly lived up to his reputation as the first of the twelve Konoha 12 to become a Jonin in the original story. He was meticulous, precocious, and very talented.

"Since we owe this favor, Hyuga must lead from the front on the battlefield. Hiashi and your father Hizashi will repay it with their lives."

"So now, do you still think your uncle is heartless?"

Then Yun looked at Neji and said, "Or rather, if you were the main branch of the family, and the Caged Bird Seal were to be engraved on Hinata's forehead, would you... be willing?"

In an instant, Neji thought of Hinata.

That adorable girl who, upon their first meeting, hid behind her uncle and secretly watched him.

I remember asking my father back then: Who is this lovely little sister?

If Hinata's forehead were marked with the image of a caged bird, she wouldn't want that either, would she?

So... what about myself?

Given her personality, that girl who will become the head of the main family in the future probably wouldn't want that either, right?

and also……

If there are no caged birds in the branch family, then Kumogakure... no! Not just Kumogakure!

So, wouldn't everyone in the ninja world who desires the power of the Byakugan be eyeing the branch family's Byakugan?

"Lord Yun, what are the new rules this time?"

Yun glanced at the setting sun: "You'll have to figure that out yourself. But the emergence of new rules can't be achieved by the power of just the branch families. There's the head of the main family, the branch families, and even the villages!"

Do you think... continuing to be so cynical will lead to a good outcome? Before you have power, you need to be patient. But after you gain power, you need to learn how to use it.

"This world is a world of people. Absolute power cannot change the rules; it will only be targeted or instill fear in everyone. This... is the subtlety of politics."

Neji was somewhat bewildered by what he heard; these words were clearly beyond his comprehension.

But clearly, he now had a different opinion of his uncle and his sister Hinata.

The head of the main family, the branch family, the village...

Can the power of these three elements be combined?

……

After a long pause, Yun raised his hand and touched Neji's forehead. "Can this be relieved?"

Withdrawing her hand, Yun smiled and said, "Let's go back and think it over carefully. If you don't go back soon, your father will probably worry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Neji followed Yun down the mountain.

Throughout the journey, the little guy behind me remained silent, as if the amount of information he had received today was too much for him.

The Hyuga clan's territory, right in front of Hizashi's house.

Yun looked at Hizashi in front of him and the Anbu beside him.

"You idiot, don't you trust me at all?"

The fox-masked Anbu scratched his head: "The Hokage asked me to inform Hizashi, saying he was worried he'd be concerned."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ANBU member vanished in a flash. He was afraid he'd get beaten up if he didn't leave.

Yun looked at Rizashi and said, "Such a talented descendant should be told some things. If we let him indulge in wild thoughts, even a genius will be ruined."

Hitsuya nodded and placed his hand on Neji's head.

The father and son bowed slightly, and Hizashi said, "Thank you for teaching Neji."

Yun waved his hand: "You're much older than me. I'm a Jonin just like you, so just call me by my name. I don't even know when I became an adult; I'm not that old yet."

The sir smiled and said, "Please come in and have a cup of tea."

Yun shook her head slightly and looked at the moon gradually rising in the sky.

Tonight, something important is happening.

……

"I'm back."

No sooner had Yun finished speaking than Quan's mischievous voice rang out from the living room: "Our village hero, Lord Yun, has returned?"

As she spoke, Quan ran over, placed her hands together, and bowed deeply: "Welcome home, Lord Yun!"

"Bang."

Yun gently tapped Quan's forehead and said with a smile, "Don't be silly, what kind of adult do I look like?"

As Yun walked into the living room, her mother had already brought out all the food from the kitchen.

After they sat down, Yun looked at Quan and asked, "You're graduating next year, right? What are your plans?"

Izumi scratched his head: "It should be the same as a normal genin, the security force doesn't seem very interesting."

Yun shook his head: "But the security forces are safe."

The mother, who was standing to the side, smiled and said, "I actually hoped that Quan could go to the garrison, after all, your brother couldn't come back for so long before."

Quan glanced at her mother and pouted, "That's because my brother is really capable. People like me usually stay in the village, right?"

"Besides... it's really boring in the security forces."

At this moment, Yun looked apologetically at his mother: "Because of the war, I couldn't do it before. But I'll be staying home recently; I've taken a period of leave for spiritual practice."

Uchiha Hazuki nodded: "Being a hero isn't easy. I just hope you can all stay safe and sound."

Quan then looked at her brother and said with a grin, "Brother is very popular right now... Not just in my class, but even many of the freshmen who just enrolled admire you."

Yun scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed, but then he remembered.

Starting next year, members of the Uchiha clan will be among the Jonin (high-ranking ninja).

In that case...

Thinking of this, Yun looked at Quan and said, "If you graduate next year, how about you come to my class?"

???

Quan paused for a moment, then asked, "Will my brother be leading a team next year too?"

Yun nodded: "Instead of going out to do some missions I don't really like, I think it's more comfortable to mentor newcomers. With Jiraiya's experience as a precedent, the Hokage should be able to agree."

After thinking for a moment, Quan leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "If you could arrange the class assignments, could you...?"

"Bang!"

Izumi, who had just taken another blow to the forehead, shrank back. Yun smiled and said, "Don't even think about it. Apart from you, the Hokage will arrange everything else."

……

Night falls.

In Uchiha Yun's room, after the seal on his wrist was broken, a stream of sealed chakra appeared in Yun's hand.

Eight tails, two tails, nine tails...

So, which one should we use first?

Or should I choose Kushina?

Sealing techniques, and wind-style chakra.

The seven elemental chakras are fused into a bloodline limit, and the chakra of the nine tailed beasts is combined to form the Six Paths.

After a moment's thought, Yun withdrew the chakra of the Eight-Tails, Two-Tails, and Nine-Tails back into the seal on his wrist, leaving only Kushina's medium intact.

While there's some chance of communicating with the tailed beasts, it's not guaranteed.

However, given that Akatsuki has not yet launched a large-scale operation, Kuzu's image in Konoha remains positive.

Adding to the previous conversation, exchanging information about Karin Uzumaki from the Land of Grass for two bargaining chips shouldn't be too much of a problem.

……

It's finished! Five thousand words a day. Thank you so much for your support.

(End of this chapter)