The news that Chunin Exam had finished spread throughout the entire village.
This caused many people who were bewildered to finally find a place to divert their attention.
However, even more people understood that Chunin exam was no longer important.
This was especially so when none of Konoha's geniuses had died, and all of them had passed the exam.
Hyuga clan.
The entire clan's higher-ups gathered together and held an internal meeting. The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
"Yondaime is very dissatisfied with our clan's performance, but he promised to give us time to sort it out."
Elder clansmen sighed and said in a low voice.
It was terrible.
Hyuga's clan was ancient and elegant. This was the impression that the people in the village had of Hyuga's clan.
Of course, only those who were truly familiar with Hyuga would know that the true face of this clan was rigid and cold.
But after this incident, even the most superficial cloth was gone and completely torn off.
And in front of Konoha's garrison, it was completely torn apart, losing all face.
"The most important question now is, where did Hoheto go? Who saved him? How did he know so much information that even we don't know !! "
"That's right, he is just a young man from a branch family. If he didn't collude with outsiders, how could he have the ability to do such a big thing!"
Elder clansmen shouted sternly.
He glared at the crowd with one eye.
To be precise, he was staring at the people from the branch family.
However, the people from the branch family were all silent and numb, making it impossible to tell what they were thinking.
"Hizashi, you are the family head of the branch family. You can't escape the blame for Hoheto's rebellion this time!" Elder clansmen berated.
Hizashi met everyone's gazes and slowly raised his head. He said indifferently, "I know nothing about this matter."
"Then when Hoheto started the rebellion, why did you, as the family head of the branch family, not appear for so long?"
"I'm accompanying Neji."
Elder clansmen was so angry at this extremely perfunctory reason that his entire body trembled. "Is Neji more important, or is the clan more important?"
Hizashi only said coldly, "Who would have thought that the dignified clansmen would actually be unable to take down a young man from a branch family? I, as the head of a branch family,
In that kind of situation, you should avoid arousing suspicion and appear at will. Wouldn't it give you more reason to suspect that I was also involved?"
But in fact, he was at least half involved.
Hizashi knew what had happened in the Gathering and what Hoheto was going to do. He even sent Hoheto information about clansmen, making it convenient for him to act.
This was revenge against clansmen.
It was also because... Hizashi had no other choice.
Because behind him, there was a terrifying man watching all of this and personally pushing the occurrence of the rebellion.
Hizashi had already secretly defected two years ago, but he had never done anything.
Now, that man had ordered him to do this, and Hizashi had no choice.
If he refused... Hizashi really suspected that he would disappear from this world.
After all, that person was the successor of Danzo, the leader of Root's clan.
"Hizashi, what kind of attitude is this! We are currently solving the problem, not creating internal conflicts!" Elder clansmen was furious.
"Enough, stop arguing. I am not dead yet."
Hiashi, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke.
Most of his body was shrouded in shadows.
Hiashi, who had lost his eyes, stared at the empty eye sockets.
Everyone couldn't help but look away, their hearts cold.
A portion of the branch family members tried to control their thoughts, but they couldn't help but think of some dangerous thoughts.
Clansmen's Byakugan... In the past, there was Iroha, and then there was Hoheto...
The key was the ability to resist Caged Bird Curse.
This caused the previously submissive branch family to inevitably have some small thoughts.
A huge crack had already spread between clansmen and the branch family, and it could no longer heal.
"Hoheto starting a rebellion has nothing to do with the branch family. This matter ends here," Hiashi said in a deep voice.
After losing his eyes, he seemed to become more and more depressed.
"All the people who openly discussed this matter will be directly executed. Hizashi, you have to take care of the separation. The family can not be messed up again." Hiashi said.
Hizashi nodded silently and agreed.
Cracks had already appeared, and the hearts of the people had already begun to waver. It was impossible for them to return to the past.
How many people would be willing to enter the cage if they were able to break free from the cage and become free?
Hoheto, Hoheto... has started a rebellion, took away the eyes, and obtained the eyes that surpassed Byakugan, possessing the ability to fight against Caged Bird Curse...
For such a person to not be killed was definitely the greatest regret in Hiashi's heart. Letting such a person live was definitely a huge threat to Hyuga's clan.
If Hoheto were to appear again and give a shout, would these seemingly loyal branch family members... really stand on clansmen's side?
Or would they not hesitate to leave clansmen and establish a new Hyuga?
"Then, this meeting will be..." Hiashi was about to end the meeting.
"Lord Clan Chief."
Hizashi suddenly spoke. He suddenly bowed, his forehead pressed against the ground.
"What is it?" Hiashi's heart skipped a beat.
"Since the incident with Hoheto has come to an end, then it is time to put a matter that you have forgotten on the agenda."
"What?"
"There are very few people in clansmen. There is only one person in each generation, and you have two children. Now that there is another incident with Hoheto, Lord Clan Leader, it is time to make up your mind. Please..."
"Give it to Hyuga Hinata, plant the bird mark in the cage!!"
With the last shout, Hizashi shouted loudly.
"!"
Hiashi was stunned.
To plant a caged bird for Hinata?
In terms of logic, there was no problem.
Hinata and Hanabi were sisters and were both Hiashi's children, but only one person was qualified to be the next clansmen.
Just like him and Hizashi.
They were clearly twin brothers, but because Hiashi had been born a while earlier and became his elder brother, Hizashi had been tragically planted in the cage for the sake of his family.
This matter also made Hizashi brood over it, causing him to harbor a type of hatred towards clansmen.
When Neji was also planted in the cage, he had to risk his life to protect a useless trash like Hinata, causing Hizashi's hatred to reach its peak.
In the original work, because Hizashi wanted to kill Hinata, he was put down on the spot by Hiashi using Caged Bird Curse. His father screamed and fell to the ground, causing the young Neji to cry bitterly. At the same time, it also gave birth to hatred for clansmen.
After Hizashi died, Neji even wanted to find a chance to kill Hinata in the training, but he was also knocked down by Hiashi with the caged bird and humiliated ruthlessly.
It was not until chunin exam when he was affected by Naruto that he changed his mind.
"The family now needs a person to stand out and stabilize the hearts of the people. clansmen and the branch family both need this! Please plant the caged bird for Hinata!"
Hizashi shouted again. His deeply buried face had already become ferocious.
Hinata... Isn't Neji's fate just to protect Hinata with all his might?
Very good, then, since big brother has a second child, no matter how bad the second child is, it will definitely be better than a good-for-nothing like Hinata who has no talent, no will, and no character!
Then I will contribute Hinata and let Hinata become a member of the branch family!
More and more members of the branch family also spoke up to support Hizashi.
"The heart of the family is unstable. We need to calm the heart."
"We need a son of clansmen."
"It is Hinata's fate to become a member of the family. Please make a decision!"
More and more people began to shout.
"Hiashi..." Elder clansmen was also caught off guard. He glanced at Hizashi angrily.
They were both his children, but Hiashi hadn't changed. Why did Hizashi become like this?
"Hanabi is still very young. She may not be stronger than Hinata. I can't decide now..." He was about to speak.
"No, no one will be worse than Hinata. You understand this." Hizashi did not give in.
"... I understand. I will arrange it as soon as possible. From now on, Hinata will no longer be clansmen."
After a long time, Hiashi said slowly, got up, and left the venue.
The whole process was extremely calm.
Many people had relaxed smiles on their faces.
Hizashi restrained the ferociousness on his face.
This is good, this is good...
Hinata, who had just finished school, knew of this bad news.
"I will become a branch family member?"
"That's right." Hiashi's heart ached, but he still said coldly.
He had no other choice. If he disagreed, Hyuga's clan would split on the spot, and clansmen would no longer be able to believe the family.
Moreover, this was also a way to protect Hinata. At the beginning, Hoheto wanted to dig out Hinata's eyes.
He also considered that the two mysterious people who had no eyes a few years ago seemed to be very concerned about Hinata.
If Hinata became a member of the branch family, she wouldn't be coveted by the branch family or other people...
It was impossible for Hiashi to steal her own daughter's eyes, so she could only use the caged bird to "protect" Hinata.
Hinata's face was pale. She covered her mouth and cried. She turned and ran out.
This kind of ending was too cruel for her.
Hinata ran to the street and looked at the surrounding villagers who were smiling and talking about Chunin exam loudly. She felt that she was out of place.
This strong contrast made Hinata feel even more pain and suffering in her heart. Subconsciously, she ran to the training ground where Naruto often trained.
In the past, she often hid behind a tree and peeked at Naruto training.
"Woo..."
"Which child is crying there? What a good-for-nothing."
Naruto heard the noise and ran over. "What? It's you. If you want to cry, go somewhere else to cry. Don't disturb my training!"
"Woo, Naruto, I'm going to be hit by a caged bird..."
"What is a caged bird? What does it have to do with me? I have to seize the time to cultivate and chase that annoying fellow Sasuke down from the first place!"
When Sasuke was mentioned, Naruto immediately shouted as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Naruto took the second place in a small exam a few days ago. He was only slightly worse than Sasuke in theory, and he was on par with Sasuke in practical lessons.
At this time, Naruto did not lack good guidance from Sensei. Not only did the Kyubi in his body not cause trouble for him, it also provided him with help.
This made Naruto's talent completely burst out, enough to compete with Sasuke.
But Hinata kept crying. Even if Naruto chased her away, she didn't know where to go. She just wiped her tears on the spot at a loss.
""... "
Naruto frowned and looked impatient. But as he watched, his expression softened a little. A kind of instinct to love others came online.
"What exactly happened? I am the son of the Hokage, and I might be able to help you. I will reluctantly spend some precious cultivation time to listen to you."
After listening for a while, Naruto roughly understood a bit.
"You become a member of the same camp as Neji? Is that right?" Naruto was thoughtful.
For some reason, Naruto felt that he was getting smarter and smarter, and his IQ level was rising. Of course, looking at Sasuke, he also felt more and more annoying.
"Neji is the strongest genius in the second grade, the one who always wants to find trouble with you? Isn't it a good thing to become one of his people? What kind of ninjutsu is the caged bird?"
Hinata cried intermittently.
The more he listened, the tighter Naruto frowned. He became smart and naturally understood what it meant to be planted with a caged bird.
"How is it, little brat? You like this little girl a lot, right? Do you need me to lend you strength to find trouble with Hyuga's clan?"
Nine-Tailed tried his best to bewitch him.
In any case, it was impossible for Konoha's people to kill it. Killing it would instead allow it to randomly resurrect somewhere in Ninja World and obtain freedom.
At most, it would be to strengthen the seal.
Nine-tailed is afraid of the seal? I'm dying of laughter. With the Eight Trigrams Seal right now, I won't be able to escape even if I have to put my life on the line.
Why would I be afraid of your stronger seal?
I might as well let this little brat Naruto have a chance to continuously enlarge the dark side of his heart.
However, Naruto ignored Nine-tailed and focused on Hinata. He stared at her for a while. "This kind of thing, Yondaime probably won't care about it. Otherwise, there would be no division of clansmen's branch. What should I do... to find Grandpa Sandaime?"
"Little devil, maybe you can change this situation when you become the fifth Hokage."
"I, become the fifth? Big Fox, are you stupid? I want to defeat Sasuke, how can I become the Hokage? Who will be a formal person? Will you be the Hokage?"
"Hehehe, but if you have my help..." The Nine-tailed Fox was full of malice, so it must be very interesting to let this little ghost, which was full of contradictions, rise to the top.
Minato, that guy, cut off half of it and sealed it into Naruto's body. How could it not understand what kind of plan this action had?
"But Minato really hopes that you can be the fifth generation. This old man also hopes that you can be one."
"Big Fox, are you really stupid?"
"What? Little brat, you actually dared to insult this old man. Do you know what happened to the last person who scolded this old man?"
"Of course I know. One of Ninja World's top experts who just presided over chunin exam. What do you want?"
""... Little brat, I found that you have become more and more arrogant these two years. Your attitude towards this old man... "
"Shut up, don't bother me!"
"...."
Nine-Tailed was furious. He struggled with all his might, but he was unable to break free from the shackles that bound him.
Incompetent Fury.
At the same time.
Yuuji had just returned to Root's base.
Iroha immediately reported the changes to Hyuga's clan.
"He wants to plant a caged bird for Hinata? Hizashi is really good at this. He will avenge his son." Yuuji raised his eyebrows and was very interested.
"Sir, do we need to do anything?"
"We already have a way to break the caged bird. Even if we really need to use Hinata one day, we can find a way to break her cage bird."
Yuuji replied.
Hinata, Hyuga's Princess Byakugan...