Chapter 12: Involution
"School is a good place for socializing. Even if you don't study, getting to know more people in school and getting to know more children from other families will be beneficial to the future development of Hinata."
Ryosuke bluntly refuted Hyuga Hiashi's opinion, "Besides, although the Hyuga clan has the right to directly grant Genin qualifications, they can directly participate in the Chunin examination without going to school, taking graduation exams, or having a certain number of missions, but this is too obvious."
"This will obviously tell the rest of the village, tell the village leaders, that you value me as your son-in-law, and this will bring me trouble."
"Before I grow up and have enough ability to protect myself, I don't want to show up too much in front of Konoha's high-ranking officials."
Although Konoha was originally a village formed by an alliance of major families.
But as time goes by, many people have now abandoned the concept of family and turned their attention to the village as a collective.
These include, but are not limited to, Konoha's high-ranking officials such as Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Ino-Shikacho, etc.
Just like the will of fire that has always been preached in the village, the originator of this selfless spirit, Hashirama Senju, hopes that all the families in the village can put aside their own selfish ideas and put the village at the center of their hearts.
As the heirs of this will, they are prepared to abandon their family for the sake of the village.
Therefore, those clans in the village who always maintained the concept of family were bound to be excluded, and the most dazzling among them was the arrogant and proud Uchiha clan.
Although the Hyuga clan, under the leadership of Hyuga Hiashi, has always shown a non-competitive attitude, the vigilance of the top leaders has not been weakened in the slightest due to their long history and combat power.
It would be too dangerous if a little genius like him jumped out in this situation.
If you want to hide yourself, the easiest way is to not seek special treatment.
Graduating early like Uchiha Itachi and Hatake Kakashi means exposing themselves to all the high-level officials of Konoha and increasing the village's attention on them.
This approach may bring them fame and praise from many people.
But in reality, they did not get any real benefits, but were exploited again and again.
"I see."
Hiashi nodded, it was his fault for not thinking it through.
But then, he thought of the speed at which Ryosuke mastered the gentle fist technique just now, and said helplessly, "But with your talent and ability, even if you don't go to school and practice at home, I may not be able to teach you for a long time."
"Don't worry, I learn things quickly, but it will take a long time for me to truly transform them into myself."
Ryosuke smiled and replied, "I just hope you can fight me seriously once a week. Practicing alone is a very boring and rigid thing. I need to experience real battle."
"Or, you can help me provide some cover so that I can leave the village without anyone noticing and go outside the village to fight some real ninjas."
"I definitely agree to actual combat, but if you leave the village, I won't agree to you leaving the village until you have the real strength to protect yourself."
When it comes to leaving the village, Hyuga Hiashi, who has always valued Ryosuke and is willing to listen to his opinions, firmly refuses, "The Hyuga clan is too obvious in appearance. If you leave the village, you will be ambushed by spies from the enemy village if you are not careful."
"Your existence is too important to the family. I hope you understand what I mean."
After saying that, he looked at Ryosuke seriously.
His attitude was very clear. He would not be able to fool around with this issue as he did before.
"I understand that, but I also hope you understand that a ninja who has not experienced blood is not a real ninja." Ryosuke reminded him helplessly.
He felt the pampering and attention, but he didn't want to be too well protected, like a mama's boy.
After thinking for a while,Hiashi nodded and said, "I'll find a chance to arrange this."
He knew that Ryosuke couldn't stay in the village forever.
Even members of the Hyuga clan might be forcibly sent out by the village to go to the battlefield under special circumstances.
"There is one more thing. Since you have chosen to go to school, I have a task for you. That is to guide Hinata on how to become a qualified head of the family."
Hiashi looked at Hinata who was working hard to improve her physique not far away, "I know you have been trying to correct Hinata's character recently, and it has been effective."
"Although it's a bit embarrassing to say it, as a father, I'm not as good as you in terms of education, but since you have this idea, I will completely entrust this matter to you."
"If you want me to encourage Hinata, I will praise her from time to time, but I have one request. Don't let Hinata fall too far behind Neji. People from the main family must never lose to people from the branch family."
"She is my wife, of course I will take good care of her." Ryosuke chuckled and nodded, and also turned his gaze to the edge of the training ground, and the hard-working figure.
The main family and the branch family are actually not that important.
The Hyuga clan is the descendant of Otsutsuki Hamura, a relative of the Six Paths Sage in ancient times, and is also a branch of the Otsutsuki clan.
Thousands of years ago, Otsutsuki Hamura led some of his descendants to the moon through space and time ninjutsu, and observed the ninja world created by his brother from the moon.
Thousands of years later, in the modern world, the only clan that still calls itself the Otsutsuki clan is the one on the moon.
The Otsutsuki Hamura clan that stayed on this planet at that time became the current Hyuga clan.
Regarding the Hyuga clan's branch families swearing to defend the main family to the death, this extremely strict and cruel family inheritance system was also inherited from the Otsutsuki clan.
Strictly speaking, the entire Hyuga clan on this planet today is also a "branch" of the lineage on the moon.
The so-called bird in a cage, the secret art of returning to heaven that can only be practiced by the clan, and any high-level techniques in the clan that people from the branch family need to ask the main family for permission before practicing. These rules are nothing more than bad habits that have been extended by the clan in the past thousand years in order to protect its status.
But Ryosuke would not tell Hiashi about these things because they were not important.
All kinds of conspiracies and calculations are empty in his mind. Coming into this world as an outsider, he is a bystander and can clearly see through the essence of this world.
Strength is the main theme of this world. Only by becoming strong can you decide whether you are the main family or a branch family.
"Father, I think I've rested enough. I hope to learn all of Hyuga's secret techniques as soon as possible, so that it will be easier for me to integrate them into my own fighting style later."
Turning his head, Ryosuke looked at Hiashi beside him.
Hiashi nodded silently, without any knowlegde of following the routine or biting off more than one can chew.
Neji being 5 years old has reached the standard for practicing Baguazhang, and eleven-year-old Uchiha Itachi has become a Chunin. Others are working hard, and Ryosuke should be equal to them.
Although there is no way to display his abilities at will, Hiashi hopes that in his heart, Ryosuke will fulfil his potential.
(End of this chapter)