Sai walked in, bowing "Hokage-sama." Ryu waved and said "Don't call me that, I'm not that great. Anyway~ You use the Super Beast Imitation Drawing, right?" Sai nodded with confusion and Ryu leaned back, saying "Show me the Jutsu scroll."
Sai showed it to him and he muttered "Hmm… I see… Basically you're only using this in the most stupid way possible… I see…" Sai was dumbfounded and Ryu pointed at the scroll saying with a smile "How about this?"
He cleared his throat and said, "You get tattoos of various animals on your body for all needs, attacking, defending, speed, messaging, scouting, etc. Then you use your blood as the ink, reusing the same tattoo over and over again. That way you don't need to even draw the beast at all. It's an instant cast and because you use your blood, you can transmit messages in blood. Afterwards if you want to clear your body you can use the ink directly."
Sai froze in shock, saying incomprehensibly "Y-Y-You can use it like this?!" Ryu chuckled and shook his head saying "You didn't know? Silly little ghost… Take these."
He handed Sai a stack of papers, they were various animals with descriptions. Some of the animals didn't even exist in this world!
Like the Hummingbird for example, one of the fastest birds in the world.
Or the Peregrine Falcon which has the fastest swooping speed in the world.
Sai swallowed and ran off with excitement, Ryu called out "Make sure you get a really good tattoo artist!" Sai waved behind him and disappeared, making Ryu sigh.
Yamato walked in and Ryu handed him a stack of books, saying "Take one and give the rest to the Major Clan heads. Ah… Shikaku Nara already has one." Yamato nodded and left.
Ryu spun in the Hokage chair, rubbing his chin as he muttered "What else? The Breathing Styles will be popularized as a foundational Method in the Village…" he started talking to himself, "I'm not scared of it leaking but naturally precautions have to be implemented…"
He hummed to himself, "The same for the 6 Powers… As for the Blood Surging Art, this should stay with Major Clan Heads and the people I give them to. I can basically guarantee they won't leak it… As well as make Konoha stronger as a whole, they will choose who to pass it on to…"
He stood up and left the office, muttering "Well, first thing's first."
A while later
Ryu was sitting in the Hyuga household with the entire clan in attendance.
Hiashi closed his eyes and Ryu spoke to everyone, "Hello! I'm the Temporary Hokage, don't idolize me, I'm not that great, only handsome."
Everyone's mouth twitched and Hiashi coughed, glaring at him.
Ryu smiled happily and said "Anyway! As Hokage, I need the Village united and strong. Right now your Hyuga clan is kind of trash." all the Hyuga clansmen frowned, looking at Ryu with unfriendly eyes.
Ryu ignored them and waved his finger, continuing "Which is why there will be no Branch Family, only the Hyuga family in the future. Everyone in the clan will be branded with the Caged Bird seal and nobody will be in control of any of you. I modified the Jutsu to be in a less conspicuous place so that nobody will have to walk around with brands on their foreheads…"
Everyone froze and an old man slammed the ground, standing up as he shouted "Unacceptable! As Hokage you are not allowed to interfere with clans, not to mention a Temporary Hoka-"
Ryu coughed and smiled, "Excuse me, sir?" Everyone quieted down and looked at him as he tilted his head, releasing his Conqueror's Haki, adding, "I wasn't asking. I'm informing you. In essence the Caged Bird Seal isn't a bad thing for the Hyuga family. Of course, without someone being able to control the sealed."
He smiled kindly and continued "Unifying the clan is for the betterment of the village. I'm sure the Branch Family would like to eat you alive at this moment."
The old man turned to see dozens of hatred filled eyes staring at him.
Ryu chimed in again, "Of course, this isn't for nothing. I quite like the Hyuga family, my cute little disciple is also from your clan…" he glared at Hiashi, adding "Although I wish I had 2 more!" Hiashi coughed and sneered at him.
Ryu pouted and turned back, saying "I've already handed Hiashi a method for your Byukugan to Evolve into Tenseigan. Not only this but very soon, your Gentle Palm Fist will be scrapped for a better Taijutsu that I created. Hinata-chan is already learning it as we speak."
He shook his head and continued "Scattered sand is useless but when put together can even stop steel. Understand? Your Hyuga clan can no longer afford to be a pile of loose sand. The rest of the clans are going to soar during this time, if you don't want to be a major clan anymore... Hey! I'm not stopping you…"
He pointed at Neji and sighed "If it weren't for the fact that it's impossible to take off the Caged Bird, I would abolish this directly. What kind of coward expects to die and reveal secrets? Did the Uchiha have a mark that destroyed eyes upon death?"
The old man was speechless.
Hiashi coughed and said "I agree."
Everyone looked at him in shock, Hiashi explained seriously "I've hated the Caged Bird Seal for a long time. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have lost my brother, understand? Everyone will get the new Caged Bird Seal! As for the old ones, it can be moved and improved."
He turned to Ryu, asking "Right?" Ryu nodded and waved a fist, smiling "Yep! I can't remove it completely but moving and improving it is not a problem!"
Neji stood up and said "I will go first."
Ryu sealed quickly, saying "As expected of you. How about becoming my Disciple?" Neji was startled and Ryu smashed his palm on Neji's forehead before stabbing behind his ears with his fingers.
Neji groaned in pain for a split second before it disappeared.
Everyone looked and saw two swastikas behind Neji's ears as the forehead mark disappeared!
They were amazed!
Ryu explained "This new Mark only has the effect of destroying eyes upon death, as for control. Nobody can control it, not even me." he paused and looked at the eager Branch members, suddenly saying seriously "Listen to me very carefully. I will not tolerate any rebellions and mass murders in the Hyuga clan! Forget the past and move forward with the future. You're no longer Caged Birds, do you understand!?"
They all nodded but Ryu sneered, "You think I'm spewing shit?!" as he pressed his aura and Conqueror's onto them, "I'm very serious! If you fail to cooperate, I will kill you! No matter who you are!"
He turned to Neji and added "You too! Be a good boy and don't cause trouble, or your room walls will be repainted red!"
Everyone nodded weakly, gritting their teeth.
Ryu relaxed and smiled, releasing everyone as he said "Alright, come over here."
A long while later