Naruto: The Progenitor of Demons Starting from Kirigakure

"You don't actually think that the Senju clan's promise to form an alliance with the Hyuga clan was to help the branch family break with the main family, do you?"

The Hyuga clan's main and branch family system is renowned throughout the ninja world. Even in the Warring States period, it was one of the most extreme and unorthodox ninja clans. Generally speaking, ninja clans are incredibly protective of their true kin.

Any ninja clan that dares to do this, treating their own people like outsiders, will inevitably fall apart. But the Hyuga clan has the Caged Bird Seal.

Upon hearing this, Akitsu's eyes widened in disbelief, and ripples spread across them.

Yes!

How come I never thought of that...?

That's clearly how things are, so why, amidst the village's constant preaching that everyone is family, can't I see such a simple truth...?

"Or perhaps..." Yura smiled faintly, "was it Hashirama or Tobirama who made you a promise that they would definitely overthrow the Hyuga main family system?"

"Why..." Akitsu murmured absentmindedly.

I'm the scapegoat!

My child will be the scapegoat!

My child's child will also be the scapegoat!

Forever and ever, an scapegoat, unable to rise again!

"On the contrary, the Caged Bird Sequence is a good system. Tobirama Senju will not only not abolish this system, but will continue to consolidate it and make good use of it to consolidate the stable rule of the village." Yura smiled.

"How could this be...it's impossible..." She didn't believe the Thousand Hands Brothers were that kind of people.

"The curse on matter can still be broken, but once the curse on the mind is set, it is as difficult as climbing to heaven to break it." Jieluo laughed: "You should have seen this kind of curse before. The thing you are willing to die for, the thing your companions risked their lives to protect, is called the Will of Fire."

As Akitsu recalled those hopeful, excited people who were willing to die for their village, a series of booming images swept through his mind.

Hashirama Senju personally planted a divine tree, an invisible divine tree.

If it is something beautiful and precious enough, Jieluo feels that it is inevitable to pay with one's life to protect it, but is it necessary to pay with one's life for something ugly?

"Why...why is this happening?" Akitsu stared blankly at Yura's face, a huge surge of negative emotions raging within him.

"Why?" Jie Luo smiled faintly, "Ten people bullying one person is called bullying, a hundred people bullying one person is also bullying, but ten thousand people bullying one person is called justice!"

"Justice...?" This is justice? Akitsu felt a chill run down his spine, wave after wave of nausea.

"Yes, justice." Jieluo smiled faintly. "Justice isn't about being right, but about being powerful. In the ninja world, no one seems as just as Senju Hashirama. Do you believe in Senju Hashirama's justice? A man who was willing to break with his best friend for the sake of the village's peace, a man who made a promise and then broke it, causing his best friend to leave the village in anger—do you think he would save your branch family? Compared to his best friend, how much weight does your branch family hold in his heart?"

Unable to contain himself, Jieluo chuckled.

What is a best friend?

I'm not some dad trying to persuade you to change your bad habits.

Those are the people who can laugh and walk into hell together!

Akitsu is trembling...

The world collapsed before his eyes, and Akizumi's white eyes had never seen so clearly at this moment the long road called destiny laid out before him.

With just one glance, I saw the end of despair.

"Caged birds! They're all caged birds! Everyone! They're all caged birds!"

Akitsu's absent-minded murmur.

The essence of this ninja world has not changed in the slightest; the era of the ninja villages is no different from the era of the Warring States period.

A powerful throbbing sensation spread through my heart, followed by an overwhelming, unbearable pain that swept over my spirit...

"Aaaaaahh ...

Screams.

Akitsu clutched his head and screamed in agony, trembling with pain. His mournful cries echoed endlessly through the forest.

Jieluo looked down at her.

It's normal. When people witness the real ninja world, they will react to stress. It's a psychological defense mechanism to prevent them from actually becoming mentally impaired or stupid.

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

All these points, when taken together, lead to one conclusion.

After a long while, he let go of her hand and stared blankly at the clear sky.

My enemy is no longer the main clan, but Konoha, the god of the ninja world...

For a long time... for a long time...

A tremendous hatred surged up, churning within his heart, growing ever stronger.

The time is right.

Jieluo reached out, removed the scarlet fox mask from her head, and gently placed it on the girl's head, laughing, "I plan to build a paradise for monsters. Want to come with me, Byakugan monster?"

Akitsu trembled, her Byakugan eyes darting around as she looked at Yura's face, as if trying to memorize her.

The next instant, with a snap, Akitsu raised his hand and slapped Yura's hand away. Yura's body trembled, and she tilted her head to look at Akitsu in confusion. In mid-air, the blood-red fox mask tumbled and fell into the grass beside her.

"Gentle Fist..." Jie Luo opened her mouth and said, "So this is what it feels like." Blood clots rolled out of her mouth.

Inside the body, the heart shattered into pieces under the targeted, penetrating blows of the soft fist.

"Tch..." Jie Luo lowered his head, his scarlet eyes fixed on the girl.

"Don't call me the Byakugan-wielding monster! Oni-hime!" Leaning against a tree, Akitsu struggled to her feet and said breathlessly, "Today I've finally confirmed one thing: you are a complete and utter monster!"

"Still not giving up?" Jieluo asked. "What else do you have to cling to? You scapegoat."

He's still alive?

Akitsu looked at Yura, who appeared perfectly normal. His Byakugan could clearly see the condition inside her body. His eyes twitched involuntarily, and he lowered his head helplessly.

I'm going to die...

So be it, let this meaningless life end here.

I never want to have my hands stained with blood again.

The entire lake of my heart was calm, a deep, undisturbed sense of death.

"Tsk..." Jie Luo frowned slightly.

The stimulation was a bit too harsh; the delicate balance wasn't properly controlled. The ninja's mental defenses are far too fragile. Many ninjas, after experiencing a major blow in their lives, unsurprisingly activate their self-destruction program.

White Fang is, Nagato is, Itachi is, and Obito is too.

"Are you going to be a coward again?" Jieluo chuckled. "How cowardly. I must have misjudged you."

Akitsu raised her eyelids slightly but did not answer.

"You're no longer worth killing," Jieluo said. "Killing you would make it seem like I'm rewarding you..."

"You'll live like this for the rest of your life, consciously dwelling on your suffering, until you finally understand..."

"When are you coming to see me...?"

"scapegoat."

Akizu forced a smile, her eyes glazed over.

There was no joy in escaping, only endless sorrow in my heart.

Sensing the ripples in her heart, Jie Luo raised an eyebrow. It wasn't that she particularly wanted to die, but that her mind had just gone a little fuzzy for a moment.

"However, since you're blind and can't see reality, then... just give up on it." With a smile, Yura reached out and pressed her hand against Akitsu's face.

Forbidden Technique: Heart Stealing

This technique is not limited to just taking out the heart.

Jieluo still wanted to try, but a strand of hair got into Qiujin's eye socket. Under the intense pain, Qiujin gritted his teeth and let out a muffled groan.

Jie Luo raised his hand and withdrew his eyes.

The removal surgery was perfect. After practicing on two live subjects, Jie Luo finally grasped the knack.

Jie Luo learns things very quickly.

Jieluo looked at the eyeball in her hand.

"Heh..." A cold laugh rang out as Akitsu said, "Don't waste your time. If the Byakugan were so easy to take, the Caged Bird Seal would have been broken long ago. If you really had the ability to take it, I would thank you."

He could see nothing at all, just two bloody, black holes. Akitsu looked at Yura's face with a mocking expression.

Jieluo clasped his hands together, and the pair of white eyes in his hands burst into paste, which slowly dripped from between his fingers.

"It's easier to steal a Sharingan than a Byakugan, and if it's a Mangekyou Sharingan, it's tens of thousands of times better than a Byakugan." Akitsu said with a mocking expression, stirring up trouble.

Staring at Akitsu, Yura had an ambiguous smile on her lips.

"Akitsu, this name really suits you," Yura said. "Did your mother choose it? She wanted you to be a fierce carnivore."

"Stop talking nonsense," Akitsu said. "Dragonflies symbolize a pure and innocent heart and noble qualities; that's what my mother meant."

"Is that so..." Jieluo said, "On a samurai's sword, the dragonfly is also called the 'victory worm,' which means strong and resolute, always advancing and never retreating."

Jieluo looked down at the two bare hilts of his sword and thought about hanging a succulent insect on them as decoration.

The culture of samurai was looked down upon by ninjas. Upon hearing this, Akitsu was taken aback. Strong and resolute, huh...?

"Be strong, it will hurt a little bit next." Jieluo stepped forward, pressed down on Qiujin's head, and said with a gentle smile, "Don't cry."

Akitsu felt a pang of anxiety. Had it come to the point where he would be tormented and vent his anger?

We're all women, what can you possibly do?

"Make me cry? Don't even dream about it..." Akitsu sneered.

"You'd better know how to cry, otherwise I won't be able to handle the situation."

A moment later, painful, wailing screams, muffled groans, and heavy breathing echoed through the forest.

Flying and circling in mid-air, the little demon Gabriele eavesdropped from the corner of the wall, shrinking her neck in fear. Although the battle was over, the great demon had given her instructions beforehand, and she dared not land at all.

I'm being very obedient, so you can't hit me anymore.