Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

"You're just deceiving yourself. How can dying with regrets and lingering attachments be considered true freedom?" Kodama said in a deep voice. "True freedom is breaking the cursed seal of the Caged Bird Seal, allowing the Hyuga branch family ninjas to unite and rebel against this corrupt and decadent system. Don't you want your son Neji to eliminate his hatred and gain freedom in this new environment?"

"What did you say?! The Caged Bird Seal can be broken?" Hyuga Hizashi was shocked, then looked incredulous and said, "That's impossible. The Caged Bird Seal has been around for hundreds of years and can't be broken at all."

"Just because our predecessors couldn't do it doesn't mean that future generations can't." Kodama said confidently, "I have already developed a secret technique to break the Caged Bird Seal, so I need to find a ninja from the Hyuga branch family to cooperate with me in order to verify my conjecture."

"You want me to cooperate with your experiment?" Hyuga Hizashi realized.

Kodama: "Don't you want to take revenge on the Hyuga clan? Don't you really hate this damned fate at all?"

Hyuga Hizashi hesitated: "Why should I believe you?"

Kodama: "It's okay if you don't believe me. I believe there will be other branch family ninjas willing to cooperate with me in this experiment. There are always people who truly yearn for freedom and want to rebel against this fate. For example... your son Neji."

"You're threatening me?!" Hyuga Hizashi's expression changed.

Kodama said calmly, "You've already chosen death, chosen your own self-righteous freedom, so why should you care what path Neji chooses? Or do you not even have the courage to scout ahead for Neji?"

“I…I’ll go with you!” Hyuga Hizashi made his decision, then said, “But news of the attack on the Kumogakure delegation will soon reach Konoha. To avoid suspicion, the main clan will immediately activate the Caged Bird Seal to kill me when this information reaches Konoha. You don’t have much time.”

“Since I’ve come to you, I’m confident I can resolve this matter. As long as I conceal your chakra and cursed seal, the Hyuga clan will believe you’re dead,” Kodama said. “However, from today onward, Hyuga Hizashi is dead. From now on, you’ll have to adopt a different identity and live a different life.”

"A different way of living?" Hyuga Hizashi murmured to himself, savoring Kore-no-Mikoto's words.

Kodama threw a white spiral-shaped mask and a vial of medicine at Hyuga Hizashi.

"Put on the mask and drink the potion; this is the first step on your path to freedom."

Hyuga Hizashi looked at the light green potion and the white mask, and without the slightest hesitation, tilted his head back and drank the potion, then put on the mask.

The next second, a piercing pain spread throughout his body, finally drilling into his brain.

"what!"

Hyuga Hizashi screamed and fell backward, but his body was caught by the tree trunk and carried to Kodama.

Snapped!

With a clap of his hands, the enclosed space formed by the giant trees vanished rapidly. The giant trees that had grown shrank at a visible speed, taking the corpses of the Cloud Village ninjas with them and shrinking back underground.

Rumble~

As the ground trembled, the numerous tree holes that had appeared around the tree were filled in one by one.

When the Konoha outpost ninjas arrived at the scene, they only saw the bloodstains left behind, nothing else.

......

In the last few days of Konoha's 51st year, the ninja world was far from peaceful.

First, the leader of the Cloud Village delegation died in Konoha, and the murderer turned out to be Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan.

Under pressure, the Hyuga clan handed over their 'clan leader', but when the envoys from Kumogakure arrived at the border, they were attacked along with the Hyuga clan leader, leaving no trace of their bodies.

The Hidden Cloud Village issued a strong condemnation, while the Hidden Leaf Village stated that they were not responsible, as the 'Hyuga Clan Head' had also disappeared.

Afterwards, Konoha made some compromises on trade, and the two sides shook hands and made peace.

Another major event shocked all the factions in the ninja world.

The priestess Shion of the Land of Demons was revealed to be the illegitimate daughter of Yagami Shiraha, the leader of the Uzumaki clan, and was kidnapped by ninjas from Iwagakure. The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, publicly apologized and stated that he was unaware of the situation beforehand.

At the same time, in order to reconcile, he was willing to pay the Uzumaki clan 5 million taels as compensation, and also offer them supplies worth 10 billion taels.

They also expressed that Iwagakure is willing to coexist amicably with the Land of Demons and the Uzumaki clan, and to engage in trade with them.

There was considerable discontent within Iwagakure regarding this move, but after witnessing the tragic state of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, the higher-ups all fell silent.

They weren't the reckless brutes from Kirigakure who dared to attack the Uzumaki clan.

High-ranking officials from various countries know what kind of person Onoki is. The only reason he would bleed so much money is that he is afraid of Yagami Shiroha.

Although the Third Raikage is currently recognized as the strongest among the Five Kage, in terms of sheer destructive power, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, possesses the Dust Release technique, which is unparalleled in the world and guarantees death upon contact.

Even tailed beasts are no exception, yet he compromised with Yagami Shiraha.

It's easy to imagine that things are not that simple.

There were even rumors that Onoki was severely injured by Yagami Shiroha and almost died.

Of course, Iwagakure refused to answer this question.

Because this incident occurred around the same time as the Cloud Village delegation's mission to Konoha, it caused a great uproar in Konoha as well.

When faced with injustice, the Uzumaki clan was much more resolute than Konoha.

In terms of overall strength, Konoha is not necessarily weaker than the Uzumaki clan, but the way they handled things was truly disappointing to all the ninja clans.

Why don't the Third Hokage and these high-ranking officials dare to fight against Kumogakure?!

Look at Yagami Shiroha, he dared to directly confront Iwagakure for the sake of an illegitimate daughter.

In comparison, the difference is obvious.

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[187. Chapter 185: The Opportunity for Bloodline Fusion and Breakthrough]

After reaching an agreement with Onoki, Shiraha did not immediately return to the Uzumaki clan, but instead entered the Land of Demons once again.

When he sent Shion back to the Land of Demons, he had promised her that he would stay with her for a while, so he would not break his promise.

On the other side, after killing the three envoys from Kumogakure, Kodama delivered the unconscious Hyuga Hizashi to Shiraha.

Basically, all curse seals and sealing techniques involve Yin energy and are inseparable from spiritual power. Only a very few special forbidden techniques, such as the 'Dead Demon Sealing Technique,' involve the power of gods.

Of course, in Bai Yu's view, the so-called gods are just powerful beings or energy bodies.

According to the records of the wizarding civilization, wizards once invaded a powerful civilization called the Civilization of Gods.

In that civilization, the weakest of those who could be called gods were comparable to a level six "Sun Wizard".

Clearly, the gods in the Naruto world are not on the same level as the so-called gods in other civilizations.

However, given Bai Yu's current strength, he doesn't want any conflict or connection with the gods of this world. Even if he wanted to study them, now is not the time.

The Caged Bird Seal is incredibly ingenious. In Bai Yu's opinion, this cursed seal is not something an ordinary person could develop. The difficulty of breaking it is beyond Bai Yu's imagination. He feels that the ninja who created the Caged Bird Seal was either a master of sealing techniques or a ninja whose strength was beyond the realm of reason. Only someone with such extraordinary strength could easily develop a seal that is difficult for later generations to break.

Even with Bai Yu's many years of research, and with the help of Kushina, who was even more skilled in sealing techniques, he still couldn't directly break the Caged Bird Seal. However, he could use other seals to isolate the Yin Release power within the Caged Bird Seal, thereby blocking the control of the Hyuga main family ninja.

Simply put, even after being isolated and sealed by the white feather, the Caged Bird Curse Seal still exists. However, the main Hyuga clan ninjas cannot activate this seal to kill the branch clan ninjas. At the same time, they will mistakenly believe that the branch clan ninjas are dead because they cannot sense the chakra in the seal.

Of course, this does not mean that the Caged Bird Seal disappears. When a branch family ninja dies, the Caged Bird Seal will still completely destroy the branch family ninja's brain and eyeballs. This will prevent enemies from reading information from their brains or obtaining the Byakugan, even if they obtain the body of a Hyuga branch family ninja.

However, the suppression of the White Eye talent by the Caged Bird Seal still exists. Those who are branded with the Caged Bird Seal will have their White Eye purity and observation distance limited. No matter how strong their talent is, it will be severely restricted.

Bai Yu already has several plans for breaking the curse of the caged bird, but human trials are needed to increase the chances of success.

Hyuga Hizashi was also a member of the Konoha forces that came to support the Uzumaki clan. Shiraha had some goodwill towards him, so he helped him out this time.

Of course, his main goal was to undermine the Hyuga clan and weaken Konoha's strength.

Bai Yu didn't care whether the system of branch families and main families was correct, but he knew that where there is oppression, there will be resistance. He had only given the Hyuga branch family ninjas a key. As for whether they wanted to leave the cage, it was up to them.

Clearly, Hyuga Hizashi was a ninja who would rather die than be bound by the Caged Bird Seal, and perhaps other ninjas from the Hyuga branch family were the same.

At the very least, the Englishman and Hyuga Hizashi are definitely the same.

After delivering Hyuga Hizashi to the Land of Demons, Kodama immediately returned to the Akatsuki headquarters in the Land of Rain. After all, he was now a member of the Akatsuki and was also suspected by Obito and Zetsu. Although he could effectively avoid being monitored by using his sensory abilities and the Mayfly Technique, he still needed to be careful.

The power of the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo has always been something that Bai Yu greatly fears.

Of course, if they could be friends, Bai Yu didn't want to be enemies with the Akatsuki. Monitoring Obito, Zetsu, and the Akatsuki's movements was essential.

......

The country of ghosts.

The central palace, which had already become magnificent due to its expansion, has been further expanded on the basis of the original palace thanks to the large amount of high-quality stone that Onoki sent from the Land of Earth. The newly built palaces are all constructed of white boulders and look very luxurious.

The newly built palace is Bai Yu's sleeping quarters, since his relationship with the priestess of the Demon Kingdom is now 'publicly acknowledged'.

Of course, for Bai Yu, the most important thing was actually the 'biological laboratory' newly built in the underground of the palace.

Although Bai Yu carries many precious experimental instruments with him, some oversized experimental equipment cannot be stored in the storage scroll, especially since some experiments are conducted continuously over a long period of time and it is impossible to change locations at will.

Therefore, building biological laboratories in some key areas was an idea that Bai Yu had long ago.

The Land of Demons is the headquarters of the 'Serpent Spirit' Group, which has multiple laboratories dedicated to developing drugs, but it has not met Bai Yu's requirements. This time, because he received 500 million in funding and 1 billion worth of supplies from Onoki, Bai Yu decided to establish a biological laboratory in the Land of Demons as well.

Hyuga Hizashi is currently staying in the biological laboratory below.

Bai Yu will be staying in the Land of Demons for a while, but his experiments will not stop. He needs to find something to do, and the more complete equipment will also allow the younger ones to grow faster.

The Uzumaki clan possessed a vast array of experimental equipment, coupled with the cutting-edge technology in his mind that surpassed the ninja world. This allowed Nono to master a large amount of cell technology in a short period of time after joining the Uzumaki clan, all thanks to the immense amount of money invested.

At that moment, Shiraha, who was examining the cursed seal in Hyuga Hizashi's brain in the laboratory, suddenly received information from Orochimaru.

Bai Yu walked out of the laboratory and returned to the palace on the ground. He opened the communication scroll.

Bang!

A puff of white smoke dissipated, revealing a small, palm-sized, yellowish-brown snake that spat out a piece of paper about the thickness of a thumb.

Bai Yu opened it and his eyes lit up immediately: "It seems that Beiruhu is quite sensible."

A month has passed since Shion was brought back last time. Shiraha has contacted Orochimaru, saying that he hopes to get a reply if he sees Hiruko.

Back then, Bai Yu invested in Hiruko's "Oni-Garaku Technique" and shared the cell experiment data he had with Hiruko, agreeing that if Hiruko made any breakthroughs in the Oni-Garaku Technique in the future, he would have to give back to him.

In the blink of an eye, more than five years have passed.

If Hiruko deliberately avoids Bai Yu, it will be quite difficult for Bai Yu to find him in a short time.

But now that Beiruk has taken the initiative to contact him, it seems that he needs Bai Yu's help.

After explaining things to Shion, Bai Yu headed towards Mizuki Castle in the Land of Waterfalls and arrived at the same luxury hotel from last time.

At this time, Orochimaru had already left, but Bai Yu's purpose in coming here this time was not Orochimaru, but the secret technique that Hiruko had completed developing.

When Bai Yu arrived at the luxurious private room on the top floor, led by the waiter, the wooden door of the room was opened, and a short boy dressed in white and wearing a mask came out.

"Lord Baiyu, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Hiruko bowed respectfully.

Seeing Hiruko's drastically changed appearance, Shiraha remained calm.