The Hyuga Clan had been very low-key in the past two years.
They had been even more low-key than before.
Ever since their clansmen Byakugan had been forcibly taken over by Shiranui Yuuji and had been transplanted into Iroha, Hyuga's clan had calmed down and did not dare to make any more noise.
Facing the Root, Hyuga's clan lacked confidence. In addition, they had already been left far behind by Uchiha's clan and did not mention anything about the number one clan.
As the head of the branch family, Hyuga Hizashi also secretly sided with Root.
…..
In the secret base of Root.
This was the first time Hizashi had entered this place. He maintained the necessary caution and sized up his surroundings.
There were many figures that stood tall. They wore pale white masks and indifferently watched Hizashi.
Hizashi had no doubt that as long as Yuuji gave the order, these fellows would immediately attack him and surround him on the spot.
"Iroha, do you know why Lord Yuuji called me here?" Hizashi could not help but ask.
Iroha, who was walking in front, said in a cold voice, "It is not my task to reveal the information to you. I will not waste my time on this."
Hizashi sighed, "Although you are a ninja of Root, you are also a member of Hyuga's clan. I don't object to you being wary of clansmen's people, but there is no need to be so distant to me."
"Lord Hizashi, you may have forgotten that I am a ninja of Root."
Then, neither of them spoke again.
Hizashi looked at Iroha's back with a complicated expression.
He felt that Iroha had changed a lot... and it was too big!
It wasn't that his personality had changed a lot. Anyone who entered Root would be trained to become a task machine. This was nothing, but his temperament and other aspects had changed too much!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Iroha, a member of Root.
Hizashi also felt that Iroha's eye power seemed to be stronger and the moment his right eye looked at him through the mask, it actually brought him a sense of oppression.
Is it really possible to do this with just one eye?
What exactly happened to Iroha?
Soon, Hizashi saw Yuuji.
At this time, Yuuji had just come out of the laboratory.
He spent some time studying the eyes that he had dug out from Otsutsuki's body. Unfortunately, it was not a very powerful eye, nor did it reveal a special side. It was just that his vision was a little better than ordinary people's eyes.
Yuuji felt regretful. He guessed that this should be the reason why Isshiki was not completely resurrected at the beginning, so the eye he dug out was more like Jigen's eyes than Isshiki's.
This was very helpless.
He is very optimistic about Ishhikii's eyes, the peculiar net-like structure, and the two pupil techniques, little known as Sukunahikona and Daikokuten, which are all related to time and space.
Otsutsuki Isshiki was the most terrifying out of all the Otsutsuki that had appeared.
This fellow also had another ten tails in his hand.
"Sit, Senior Hizashi." Yuuji pointed at a seat.
"May I ask why Lord Yuuji is looking for me? If there is anything that needs to be done in secret, I will do my best." Hizashi said respectfully.
"It is not a big deal. With Senior Hizashi's wisdom, you must have guessed it. It is about Kumogakure. These guys rushed over to Konoha with ill intentions." Yuuji said.
Hizashi's expression changed slightly, he didn't ask why Yuuji had come to this conclusion.
"What do I need to do?"
"It's very simple. I need you to help me keep an eye on clansmen and then stand out when necessary... This is not difficult for you since you have pledged your allegiance to me, then you must display your value. In return, I will give more to the branch family than the main family." Yuuji said slowly.
Hizashi was silent.
Monitoring clansmen... Although this move is simple, this is very troublesome, because the first step of betrayal and internal strife is to monitor.
If it's under monitoring, what will happen in the future is not guaranteed, not to mention that he has to stand up with the people from the family...
Even when Danzo was there, he had never allowed the branch family to do such a thing.
"Lord Yuuji, I want to know what we can get from the branch family." Hizashi took a deep breath.
"It's very simple. We can break Caged Bird Curse's hope and advance Byakugan like Sharingan... Iroha, take off your mask and show him." Yuuji said casually.
Iroha took off his mask and revealed his face.
Hizashi was shocked. "Iroha…. No, this face is indeed Iroha's, but why has it changed so much?"
It was no wonder that Hizashi was surprised.
There was indeed a change in Iroha's appearance. This was because he was constantly transplanting Otsutsuki's body organs, from his heart to his liver, then to his intestines and stomach. Now, he had already begun transplanting the bone marrow. The blood in his body was being replaced, and the blood that belonged to Otsutsuki began to flow in his body.
For Iroha, the genes of the Otsutsuki clan were clearly like an attack that was constantly affecting his body, causing his appearance to change towards Otsutsuki's.
The most basic point was that his hair had become grey, and his skin was even more delicate. Even his chakra fluctuation was constantly being distorted.
But this was not a bad thing.
Because the source of his organs, Otsutsuki Toneri, had long since died, and will not, in turn, take control of his body.
Iroha himself didn't care about this change. As long as he had experienced the growing power of his eyes, he would not be able to reject Otsutsuki's corpse.
In any case, it was just a change in appearance, and it was nothing.
"Your eyes..."
Hizashi opened Byakugan and looked into Iroha's right eye. He felt a strong sense of oppression.
His previous guess was correct. Iroha's eye power had already far surpassed his. He used a method he didn't know to break the Caged Bird Curse of the branch family to Byakugan!!
"See? This is the treasure I can bring to the branch family. This is something that the main family can never give you." Yuuji calmly sat in his seat, admiring Iroha with the gaze of a piece of art.
He is looking forward to how powerful Iroha will become when he completely transplants Toneri into his body.
Not only the strength of the body but also the strength of the eyes.
Will Iroha open the Eye of Purification? The 'fusion' of Boruto and Otsutsuki Momoshiki allowed Boruto to grasp the Eye of Purification. It was not impossible for Iroha, who was also a descendant of Kaguya, to 'fuse' with Toneri's body. It was also possible to open the Eye of Purification.
As for Tenseigan, who was at the top of Byakugan's system, Yuuji did not have any extravagant requests. To Iroha, Tenseigan was a little too far away.
Hizashi lowered his head and said respectfully, "Lord Yuuji, I will follow your orders and monitor clansmen. Please do not hurt clansmen. This is my... plea."
Yuuji nodded. "Of course. Hyuga's clan is an important member of the village. How could I possibly do something that would cause Hyuga's clan to have a civil war? You don't have to worry about that."
…
Hizashi left.
He was 70% excited and 30% worried.
After seeing the change in Iroha, Hizashi immediately made a decision. He also realized that Byakugan was the same as Sharingan and had the possibility of advancing.
Now, it seemed that the key to advancement was already in Yuuji's hands.
Hizashi really wanted to know how Yuuji did it, and how he knew how he did it. How did Yuuji, who was an outsider, know about things that even Hyuga's family did not know?
But even if he thought about it with his toes, he knew that it was impossible for Yuuji to tell him, and he would use it as a bargaining chip to drive the entire Hyuga family to work for him.
….
"Iroha."
After Hizashi left, Yuuji said.
Iroha put on the mask and knelt on one knee, waiting for Yuuji's order.
"Speed up the transplant. I hope to see your growth. This is very important to me." Yuuji said.
Iroha, who was originally an ordinary member of the branch family in the timeline, had been turned into a work of art by Yuuji.
Yuuji needed to verify certain things on Iroha. But, now, it was time to reap the harvest. Once Iroha's Byakugan had advanced, Yuuji would do certain things by himself.
"Now, the branch family has been arranged. Only Kumogakure is left now..."
Yuuji narrowed his eyes.
Even if Kumogakure did not make a move, he would find a reason to make them move, because Kumogakure had something he needed.
….
Time passed.
The Kumogakure diplomatic mission finally began a secret operation.
The leader of the diplomatic mission intended to create a conflict. He originally planned to make a move on Yuuji's two disciples, but after some analysis, he finally gave up. There was no other reason, purely because Yuuji's two disciples were too strong.
If he laid his hands on these two people, he would be killed before he could frame them.
"I can only find some young but extremely important children... Yondaime's son? Uchiha's son? Or Hyuga's daughter?"
Among all the children in Konoha, these three were the most respected.
He wanted to secretly attack Uzumaki Naruto, but there was always a team of Anbu elites around him.
There was no need to mention the child of Clan Leader Uchiha. Sasuke was Yuuji's disciple, and there was always a team of Root Ninjas lying in ambush around him. They could not find a suitable opportunity to attack him.
"It's a pity that it should be the most suitable to start with Uchiha Sasuke... As long as Yuuji comes out of the battle arena, Lord Raikage will take out that divine artifact to kill him..." The leader of Kumogakure diplomatic mission shook his head.
After negotiation, he waited for the night to fall and secretly left his residence. He carefully moved forward and approached Hyuga's clan.
There was no other way, only the eldest daughter of Hyuga's clan was the best to act.
All he needed to do was sneak into Hyuga's house and look for an opportunity.
"Hyuga's family is just so-so. They don't have many guards in the first place. Is it because the war is about to end?"
The leader of the diplomatic mission sneered in secret and waited patiently for an opportunity.
Hyuga Hinata... a three or four-year-old girl, where would she be? The excuse to snatch the pure white eyes and die here will surely satisfy Raikage-sama...
Time slowly passed. When it was midnight, he saw Hinata going to the toilet.
Shua!
The leader of the envoy attacked Hinata.
Hinata was about to scream in horror when the leader of the envoy covered her mouth and fainted on the spot.
"Success, it was really easy..." The leader of the envoy was in a good mood and immediately left with Hinata, deliberately creating some noise.
Sensing that something was wrong, Hyuga Hiashi rushed out of the house and looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes almost splitting.
..
The two of them, one chasing and one running, arrived at the edge of Hyuga's territory.
"Not good..." The envoy of Kumogakure ninja immediately let go of Hinata, looking like he wanted to escape.
"Damn it, he actually dared to seize the eldest daughter of Hyuga's family... Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"
Hiashi was incomparably furious. In his fury, he struck out with his palm, striking the other party's chest on the spot, shattering his internal organs.
At this time, Hiashi calmed down a little. When he saw the symbol on the other party's body, his expression immediately changed. "Kumogakure's people, oh no, this guy is also the leader of Kumogakure's diplomatic mission!"
Hiashi immediately realized that Hyuga's clan was in big trouble!
In the next moment, outside Hyuga's clan grounds, the members of Kumogakure's diplomatic mission "coincidentally" arrived and were about to rush into Hyuga's clan grounds to bring out the leader's corpse.
"Konoha, what do you want to do to our leader?!"
"Dead... bastard, do you want to start a wa?!?!?r"
"Damn it, we will not let this go. Is this how Konoha exchanged for peace? We need an explanation!"
The Kumogakure ambassadors took out their weapons and shouted.
Hiashi's face was deathly pale. Combined with the various scenes in front of him, he immediately realized that these people of Kumogakure had come with secret missions. Hyuga's clan had been schemed against!
Just as he was shocked and angry, a large number of branch family members also quickly appeared, surrounding Kumogakure ninjas.
Hizashi opened Byakugan and coldly said, "You guys are not here for peace, but for war! Everyone, kill them!"
"Wait..." Hiashi's words were drowned out at first moment.
He watched helplessly as his younger brother led a group of elites from the branch families to kill these Kumogakure messengers. For a time, blood splashed, and screams continued.
"What, what is going on?"
"The Hyuga family was prepared for this!"
"Wait, something is wrong..."
The Kumogakure diplomatic mission was slaughtered, and they were all dumbfounded.
According to the plan, the leader of the diplomatic mission would launch a suicidal attack and give Kumogakure an excuse to start a war. There was no sacrifice in this plan!
Moreover, why did it seem that these people of Hyuga's family wanted to start a war more than they did? Did they want to kill all of them without asking about the situation?
Looking at the bloody scene in front of him, Hiashi's mind was blank. This clan leader, who had always been steady and wanted to be traditional and low-key, was stunned.
Looking at his unfamiliar younger brother and those branch family members, who were familiar but had a trace of strange and ferocious faces, Hiashi felt at a loss for what to do.
It was too late to stop them now. Hizashi, who had been preparing for a long time, had killed all of Kumogakure's diplomatic mission.
"Don't worry, brother. Anyone who hurts Hyuga and the clansmen will have to pay the price of blood. This is the meaning of our separation."
Hizashi promised his brother with a solemn face as if he had done a very glorious thing.
"....."
Hiashi was so angry that he could not speak. He always felt that something was wrong. It seemed that everyone was scheming against him. Only he, the patriarch of Hyuga, was a fool.
Everything was going according to plan. Hizashi only had endless admiration for Yuuji in his heart.
'It turned out that even Kumogakure's attack was guessed. As expected of Lord Yuuji.'
However, Hizashi neglected one thing. —The genius of the branch family, Hyuga Hoheto was alarmed by tonight's movement.
He also launched a secret operation.
When the entire Hyuga family was furious about the kidnapping that happened, Hoheto snuck into the secret room of the clan.
This place stored a large amount of information about the entire Hyuga clan. Whether it was the method to develop Byakugan, Gentle Fist, or the secret secrets of history, it was all recorded here.
"I found it. This should be it. The spell scroll that records the Caged Birds seal..."
Hoheto was excited, and he gritted his teeth as he took out this huge scroll. He looked at the sealing technique on the scroll and did not rashly unseal it.
He had been working hard to learn sealing techniques recently, but in the end, his foundation was still lacking, and it was not enough to remove such a technique.
However, as long as he got the thing, it would be fine. He would slowly study it, and unsealing it would only be a matter of time.
"This thing is the source of the caged bird. As long as I thoroughly study this thing..."