In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"I...I'm sorry, Naruto, I still can't do it." Neji shook his head and said, "I know you are doing this for my own good, but I..."

"It's okay, there's no need to force this kind of thing. Let's talk about it later." Naruto patted Neci's shoulder. He knew that Neci was a man of loyalty and righteousness, and that was what he valued.

Even though he was a caged bird, he sacrificed himself and introduced precious opportunities to other branch families. To the new generation of branch families, he was the Prometheus of Hyuga.

But Hyuga Neji's personality is destined to make him the last bird in the cage, and he has done his best for the main family. If he doesn't take the position of head of the family, who will?

All of this was exactly as Tsunade had predicted, and Naruto couldn't help but sigh at Tsunade's unfathomable strategy. However, this did save him a lot of trouble, as he just had to follow the plan step by step.

After making an appointment with Neji for their next meeting, Naruto turned around and prepared to take some food home. On the way, he ran into Uzuki Yugao, who hurried away.

"Strange?" He stood on the street, muttering to himself as he watched Mao Yue Xi Yan leave. "It's all over, why are you still so busy?"

back home.

He first placed two packed meals on the dining table, then went to the kitchen to get some water. Before he could take a sip, a fiery red figure suddenly flashed across the balcony.

Kyuubi, who had been missing for a day and a night, returned in a dishevel, filthy from head to toe. He laboriously climbed in from the balcony, stood up, opened the sliding door, and shouted.

"Water! Give me a bottle of wine!"

"Do you want water or wine?" Naruto was a little speechless. He put his fingers on the glass, picked it up and took another sip. "Did you get fucked by a bunch of male dogs?"

"How is that possible?" Nine Tails stretched out his short claws and stroked the hair on his belly, saying smugly, "This crappy place is too boring, I went out to play for a while."

"Guess who I ran into?"

"Who?" Naruto sneered.

"It's really bad luck that I met... the evil Uchiha!" Kyuubi cursed and went into the refrigerator to look for some wine.

Chapter 383: Choji: Uzumaki Naruto, do you want to eat oil cakes?

"Evil Uchiha? Which Uchiha did you meet? The one wearing a mask?" Naruto was a little stunned and put down the glass in his hand.

"Mask?" Kyuubi skillfully pried open the bottle cap with his fingernails. "Without a mask, the person is gone anyway. What bad luck, I ran into an Uchiha brat right after leaving the village."

Hearing this, Naruto's eyelids twitched slightly. Had Hashira already defeated Uchiha Itachi? He hadn't even been a part of such a wonderful moment. What a shame.

While I was still in a state of confusion, Jiuwei was already showing off with two bottles of wine in his arms. He was filthy and looked extremely miserable, as if he had just rolled in the mud.

"Are you hurt?" Naruto suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Kyuubi was startled and took the bottle away, staring at Naruto in fear, "You are not that brat! Who are you?"

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to know how strong Uchiha Sasuke is now." Naruto said with a little disdain.

Hearing this, Kyuubi was speechless. As expected...

"Not hurt," it said unhappily.

"Naruto is no good. He can't even beat you. Have you been living like a dog all these years?" Naruto muttered to himself, shook his head and left.

Kyuubi stood there, feeling like he was being scolded twice.

grass, a plant.

Sakura nervously stuck to the door, eavesdropping on the conversation between Kyuubi and Naruto in the living room, her heart in turmoil. From the conversation, she seemed to have heard news about Sasuke.

But before I could hear clearly, there was a knock on the door.

"Sakura, are you up?" Naruto asked through a door. He had no intention of hiding it from Sakura at all. After all, there was nothing to hide from her as they had been together day after day.

Besides, Sass wasn't interested in women right now. He wasn't as sociable as Naruto, and all he cared about was revenge.

If it was someone else, Naruto might be worried, but if it was Sasuke... If it weren't for the plot killing, Sasuke should have become someone like Uchiha Itachi.

He carries everything, pursuing his heart's desire. Whether it's revenge or finding the meaning of life, he should be alone. Everyone can have a happy ending, except him.

Ultimately, Pink Sakura is a one-sided, self-serving lickspittle. Now, that lickspittle's body has been taken over by another personality, and by some strange coincidence, Naruto has become her master. (The metaphorical technique progresses from the shallow to the deep, reaching a very high level.)

This was all a misunderstanding, but there was no way to reverse it. So Naruto simply showed his rare sincerity and prepared to shock the pink cherry girl's world view with the truth.

The best way to break the filter of love is to be slapped by your loved one and have your heart sealed from then on.

However, Naruto has an even more vicious trick. Because he is too insidious and afraid of losing merit, he can only disguise himself as Uchiha Sasuke to do that thing.

Sakura was startled by the knock on the door, and then she heard Naruto's voice again, which made her a little confused. It took her a while to react, and she stammered a response.

"Wake up, I'm... not dressed yet."

No clothes? Naruto was slightly stunned. What did this mean? A reminder to myself? I really underestimated my own willpower. Damn it.

I've already parked in the underground garage, how could I do such a ridiculous thing as breaking into the house?

"It's okay, you can put on your clothes first, I'm not in a hurry."

Inside the door, Sakura shuddered. The more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong. What was the point of wearing clothes? But that was just a lie she had told.

After a half-minute pause, Sakura pushed the door open and walked out. She saw Naruto bringing breakfast from the kitchen, and as he watched her leave the room, he said.

"After washing up and having breakfast, I have something else to do and I'll leave first."

In the bathroom, Sakura was brushing her teeth in front of the mirror when she heard the door slam. She couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in her heart. Naruto seemed to have not changed much.

He didn't embarrass her at all, nor did he force her to do anything she didn't like. He completely respected her choice. His frank words made her feel a little guilty.

I feel like... I shouldn't have eavesdropped.

At this time, Naruto had already happily left. He knew that Pink Sakura couldn't let go of Sasuke, but there is a saying that goes, the person you can't let go of, someone else has already let in.

The words are rough, but the logic is not. Although it is a bit inappropriate to use them here, Pink Sakura's dog-licking behavior is destined to be severely slapped in the face by reality. Naruto has no feelings for Pink Sakura, let alone takes her to heart.

At best, Pink Sakura was just a companion who had left the company halfway, similar to Sasuke. They couldn't share the same joys and sorrows, so the depth of their relationship was naturally not optimistic.

They say a gentleman's friendship is as pure as water, but what's the point of friendship if there's no water? Without time to spend together, there's no way to build friendship. This is all he can do.

If she wants him to be Feiyangyang and fulfill her wish of being a dog licker, she’s dreaming!

.......

"Can the seal of the caged bird really be lifted?" The girl from the branch family was skeptical. She looked at Naruto back and forth several times and was clearly a little afraid of Naruto.

If Lord Neji hadn't been standing there, she might have run away.

There was no way around it. Naruto was a notorious villain in Konoha. The large group of bosses above him was enough to make people fear him. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was Konoha's top second-generation, bullying others all day long.

Only those second-generation girls who were lovers of the same generation could see beauty in him. Those who were a little distant from him were all scared when they saw him.

This person is too disdainful and holds grudges.

"Why don't you try and know if you can do it? You look so young, why are you so afraid of death?" Naruto said impatiently with his hands folded.

"He's going to die again?" The girl's face turned pale.

"How is that possible? You're overthinking it. You said it yourself and it has nothing to do with me." Naruto denied it three times in a row and cleared himself of any responsibility.

Ningji, standing aside, couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted.

"Naruto, stop scaring her."

"Hehe, the atmosphere seems a bit tense, so let's liven it up." Naruto knew when to stop, lest he really scare people and make them lose out if they refused to try.

The little white mouse of the Hyuga branch family was trembling with fear, as if it was being toyed with by a big devil. It could only listen to the unbridled laughter and whimpering meaninglessly in resistance.

"Don't worry, he has a deep understanding of sealing techniques, so nothing unexpected will happen." Neji comforted him gently. The girl from the branch family seemed to admire Neji very much and nodded with gritted teeth.

"Okay, let's start quickly and lift the seal as soon as possible." Naruto moved his wrist and urged.

The girl removed the bandage from her forehead, revealing the ugly, blue mark of a caged bird. She seemed to have some self-esteem and subconsciously took a step back.

Neji put his hand on her shoulder and gave her encouragement.

Naruto chose to ignore it and didn't even watch the whole thing. To the girl's surprise, although Naruto's words were mean, his movements were very quick, and he swiftly covered the mark on the caged bird with his hand.

A stream of chakra flowed into his forehead, and after seven or eight seconds, his brain suddenly felt like it was pricked by a needle. After a brief pain, veins bulged around his eyes, and his eyes opened uncontrollably.

The mark of the bird in the cage also disappeared at this moment. A slight cracking sound rang in her mind and ended in an instant.

The girl from the branch family was stunned for a while, and subconsciously looked at Neji. It was obvious that she trusted and admired the genius of the branch family, Neji, more than Naruto.

"Did it work?" she asked.

She saw Neji's expression was a little serious, staring at her forehead without saying a word. This made her feel a little uneasy, and she wondered if her forehead would become ugly.

Ah! If I become ugly in front of Neji-sama, I'd rather die.

Just when she was feeling uneasy, Naruto's nasty voice came over, with a lazy tone, slightly teasing, and full of contempt.

"Sorry, I failed. You have horns on your head."

"Wow, wow, wow!!" The girl from the branch family couldn't stand the psychological pressure and burst into tears, looking not very smart.

Neji finally came to his senses and said with a smile as he consoled the man.

"He deceived you and succeeded."

"Success?" The girl from the branch family suddenly stopped crying and touched her forehead, feeling nothing unusual. "Is there a mirror?"

"This..." Neji was a little embarrassed, he forgot to prepare it.

"Here." Naruto suddenly handed over a mirror, which surprised the two of them.

In the mirror, the girl from the branch family had a smooth forehead. She stared at the mirror several times in disbelief, her whole body slightly dazed.

He touched his forehead, looked in the mirror, and muttered to himself.

"It's really gone."

She was very excited, and suddenly she cried with joy, and then she realized something. She fell into great panic and trembled with fear at the sight of Neji.

"Lord Neji, I...I don't have a cage anymore. If I'm discovered, will I..."

"It's okay." Neji's expression didn't change as he turned to look at Naruto.

"There will be more people like you in the future. There will be more and more birds that break out of the cage. You don't have to be afraid."

Naruto stood aside and said nothing, just watching quietly. Konoha was not in such a state that it could not protect the Hyuga clan. Being a bird in a cage had both advantages and disadvantages for the weak branch family.

But times have changed. In this feudal family with a patriarchal clan system, not all branches are weak.

Now is not wartime, and there is no need to go to the battlefield to separate the family. However, the shackles still exist, and no matter how you argue, it is time to take them off.

Otherwise, the Hyuga inheritance is actually the inheritance of the main family. They can accept branch families born with impure blood, but no one can accept being born a slave.

For the girl who was separated from the family, removing the bird from the cage not only meant she was transformed from a slave into a free person, but also gave her the right to say no.

After the girl carefully put the bandage back on, Neji gave her a few more instructions and let her leave.

"Have you thought it through?" Naruto asked with a smile as he looked at Neji standing there.

"No." Neji turned to look at him with a complicated look, "I don't know what I'm thinking myself, but I know that what I'm doing now is the right thing to do."

"Whatever you want." Naruto turned and left, leaving Neji with his back and waving.

"My mission is accomplished. Remember to find a few more people next time."

Ningji: "..."

He sounded like a brothel owner, even though he'd just said he only needed to find someone to start the process. Now he was pushing it even further... Neji hesitated for a moment, frowning as he thought of the girl's terrified look.

Now that he was in the game...it seemed like he had no choice.

……

In Konoha Intelligence Department, Ino looked at Naruto who was waiting downstairs and smiled.

He walked down the stairs, put his hands behind his back, and handed Naruto something.

"for you!"

"What is that?" Naruto was a little confused. He opened his palm and saw that it was a communicator.

The whole body is black in appearance, about the size of a palm, with a cold texture and feels like jade.

"This is the most special product of the Intelligence Department. I made it myself." Ino was wearing an orange short-sleeved shirt with a low back, and her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled.

"There's only one?" Naruto looked at it over and over, feeling a bit curious. "How do I use it? Do I have to press a button and then input chakra?"

He had been busy lately, and he kept going to the Hyuga base when he had nothing to do, but he hardly ran into Hinata. After asking Neji, he found out that his father-in-law was guarding against thieves.

Sakura's progress was not going smoothly either. Acting too hastily would only backfire. He felt relieved when he knew that Black Sakura was only temporarily dormant.

Hongdou went to the Ninja School to be a teacher. Her dream of a nine-to-five life did not come true. Instead, she was in a mess when school started because of her lack of experience.

A series of events had given Naruto some free time. So he went to Ino's place every few days, and most of the time he could only see her briefly during his breaks.