Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

Although the Hyuga and Uchiha have always been considered the two great clans of Konoha, in reality, the clan that can truly be compared to the Uchiha is the former Senju clan.

Although everyone in the Hyuga clan possesses the Byakugan and their combat strength is generally stronger than that of ordinary ninjas, their biggest weakness is their low potential, making it difficult for them to produce Kage-level powerhouses.

As far as we know, the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can awaken into the Mangekyou Sharingan, and even further into the Rinnegan, making them beings like the Sage of Six Paths.

However, Hyuga's Byakugan doesn't seem to have that potential.

In recent years, the Uchiha clan has produced geniuses such as Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, and their status in the village has become increasingly important. Meanwhile, the Hyuga clan has suffered a decline in talent and is no longer able to compete with the Uchiha.

Therefore, in the hearts of Minato and the other two, the Uchiha were more important than the Hyuga to Konoha.

"On the bright side, Fugaku Uchiha kidnapped Hinata to rescue his son, which we have now caught red-handed. We can use this to control him and, in turn, the entire Uchiha clan. This is a good thing."

Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes, his words revealing his cunning and calculating nature.

"Then, what about the Hyuga clan? Hyuga Hiashi should soon find out that his daughter is missing."

"It's water," Shuimen said hesitantly.

"There's no other way, the Hyuga clan will have to make do." Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head.

"It seems this is the only way."

Minato Namikaze finally convinced himself. Then, he pressed a button on his desk, and a few minutes later, Shisui Uchiha arrived at the office.

"Lord Hokage."

After entering, Shisui knelt on one knee and waited for Shuimen's instructions.

"Shisui, could you please go and ask Chief Fugaku to come to your office?" Minato said with a smile.

"now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhi Shui hesitated and asked, since it was quite late and the clan leader should already be resting.

“That’s right, I need to see him urgently,” Minato emphasized again.

"Yes." Shisui snapped out of her daze, quickly replied, and hurriedly left.

Whoosh.

Shisui traversed the rooftops of Konoha's buildings and quickly returned to the Uchiha clan's territory.

Seeing that the lights in the clan head's house were already off, he lingered outside the courtyard for a while, just as he was about to brace himself and rush in to wake up Uchiha Fugaku, when the other person's voice suddenly came out.

"Is this Shisui? Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the room came on, and the door slowly opened. Fugaku stood with his back to the door, his hands behind his back.

"Chieftain."

After entering the room, Shisui knelt on one knee and said bluntly, "The Hokage is looking for you. It's urgent."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku was startled and muttered, "They found out so quickly?"

When he decided to kidnap Hinata, he knew that things would be exposed sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"I see."

He turned around, gave a nonchalant reply, and strode out of the room toward the Hokage Building.

the next day.

The Hyuga clan's compound was brightly lit all night long, and the festivities continued until dawn. Many clan members hurried in and out of the gate, seemingly anxious and searching for something.

"Still haven't found Hinata?"

In the council hall, Hiashi Hyuga paced back and forth, frowning as he questioned an elder.

He had just gotten home last night and was about to go to sleep when he was suddenly told that Hinata was missing.

Hiashi didn't pay much attention at first, assuming that Hinata didn't want to go home and was hiding in some corner of the village, so he sent some clansmen out to look for her.

But after searching all night, turning over almost every corner of Konoha, they still couldn't find the Hyuga lady.

Hinata's biological father, Hiashi Hyuga, finally panicked.

"Clan Chief"

The elder looked troubled, and as he was speaking, two Hyuga clansmen were brought into the hall. They were the two who had received orders from Hyuga Hiashi yesterday to find Hinata.

"What?! You've been attacked?!"

After hearing their story, Hiashi was shocked and quickly realized that Hinata had been kidnapped.

Unfortunately, neither of the two tribesmen saw the attacker's face clearly, because the difference in their strength was too great, and they were both knocked down in one move.

Although Hiashi Hyuga was usually very strict with Hinata and often neglected her, she was, after all, his own daughter, and the purest blood of the Hyuga main family flowed in her veins.

Who on earth could sneak into Konoha in broad daylight and kidnap Hinata without anyone noticing?

Rizu was completely baffled.

Just when everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, an ANBU ninja came to Hyuga Hiashi.

"Clan Chief Hiashi, the Hokage wishes to see you regarding Hinata," the man said.

"Has the Hokage been alerted?"

Upon hearing this, Hiashi sighed, gave a few instructions to his clansmen, and ordered them to send more people to continue searching for Hinata.

Ten minutes later.

When Hiashi Hyuga arrived at the Hokage's office, before he could even speak, Minato Namikaze told him some extremely shocking news.

"Your daughter, Hinata Hyuga, has been taken away by the Cloud Village messengers." Minato said, watching Hiashi intently as he observed the latter's reaction.

"impossible!"

Hiashi was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then said decisively, explaining, "Lord Hokage, you are unaware of this, but the Cloud Village envoy spent the entire day yesterday with me. He had no chance to attack the Hyuga clan and kidnap Hinata."

“You’re right. He wasn’t the one who kidnapped Hinata. It was the Uchiha clan who kidnapped Hinata and then exchanged hostages with the Cloud Village envoy in order to ransom Itachi. Last night, after the Cloud Village envoy got Hinata, he left Konoha overnight.”

Minato Namikaze slowly revealed the truth to Hiashi. He paused for a moment, then said with a regretful expression, "Unfortunately, by the time I learned of this, I was already too late to catch up with the Cloud Village envoy, and thus I was unable to save Hinata."

For the sake of the bigger picture, Minato lied to Hiashi at this moment.

"What did you say, Uchiha?! Was it Fugaku Uchiha who did it?"

Hiashi Hyuga looked shocked. He clenched his fists, and veins bulged on his forehead.

Upon hearing this, Minato did not reply, which was tantamount to acquiescing.

This was a plan that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya devised for Minato. Although they could conceal the fact that Fugaku had kidnapped Hinata and frame the Kumogakure messengers for it, this wasn't a foolproof method.

On the contrary, revealing the truth is not a bad thing; it can help the Konoha leadership sow discord between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans and cut off any possibility of them uniting.

After all, during the elections for the Fourth and Fifth Hokage, the two clans stood on the same side, causing a lot of trouble for Hiruzen Sarutobi's lineage.

Uchiha

Hiashi Hyuga gritted his teeth, his gaze turning cold. Without another word, he was about to rush out the door to confront Fugaku Uchiha and demand an explanation.

Whizzing.

Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly appeared, standing on either side of the doorway, each extending a hand to block Hiashi.

"Lord Hokage, what do you mean by this?" Hiashi turned around and asked in a cold voice.

"Clan Chief Hiashi, Hinata has been taken away by the Cloud Village envoys and it's impossible to bring her back. For the sake of the village's peace, the Hyuga clan has made a huge sacrifice this time, and as the Hokage, I will never forget that."

Minato Namikaze spoke solemnly to Hiashi with a serious expression.

Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi also added:

"The Hokage has stripped Fugaku Uchiha of his status as an elder of Konoha and given him a severe punishment. In addition, the police department will soon be reorganized, changing the previous situation where the Uchiha clan held absolute power to include half of the Hyuga ninja, who will be given corresponding authority."

Hiashi Hyuga finally calmed down.

He realized that this was the best condition he and the Hyuga clan could obtain under the current circumstances.

Half an hour later, Hiashi Hyuga left the Hokage Building, returned to the clan, and ordered the search for Hinata Hyuga to cease.

Hinata

He stood by the window, gazing blankly northward, and for the first time felt regret. He realized he had been too strict and demanding with his daughter, and hadn't given her enough fatherly love.

Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets.

Kisame did not take Hinata back to Kumogakure. Instead, he changed course midway, flew directly across the sea, and landed on the sacred tree of Kirigakure.

"Hey, is anyone home?"

He transformed back to his original form, knocked on the wooden door a few times, and before any response came from inside, he pushed the door open and led a bewildered Hinata inside.

boom!

A fist suddenly came flying towards me, creating a powerful gust of wind that nearly blew all the furniture out of the room.

Snapped.

Kisame swiftly reached out and caught the fist, saying helplessly, "Isn't it a bit much to welcome me like this? Also, don't scare the child."

Oh?

Upon hearing this, Tsunade, who was opposite him, withdrew her fist and then noticed a strange little girl next to Kisame.

"who is she?"

Tsunade frowned, her gaze falling on Hinata's eyes. Those peculiar eyes...could they be...?

Just as she had guessed.

"She is Hinata Hyuga, the daughter of the head of the Hyuga clan in Konoha. I'm sure you've noticed her Byakugan, right? What do you think? Isn't the purity of those eyes very high?"

Kisame crouched down, put his hand on Hinata's shoulder to show her not to be afraid, and introduced the little girl to Tsunade.

Tsunade paused for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly raised her voice, her azure eyes glaring at Kisame as she asked:

"What did you say? The Hyuga clan chief's daughter?!"

Although she was already used to Kisame bringing kids back from outside, Hinata's identity still really surprised her.

"I told you not to startle people like that, you'll scare the kids. Hinata is shy and not very brave, she can't handle your loud voice."

Kisame reminded her again and patted Hinata on the shoulder, telling her to call for help.

"Hinata, this is Aunt Tsunade."