Hyuga Clan compound, main family's inner residence.
Watching Konoha fall into the flames of war, the elders with pure Byakugan still sat quietly, as if unconcerned about Konoha's fate.
"What about the branch family?"
"They've all been sent out on special missions. If Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't see anyone from the Hiashi Clan, he'll become suspicious. After it's over, the reason of special missions will serve as an explanation for him."
"Cloud Hidden, Iwagakure, Sound Ninja, and the restless Kirigakure. If Orochimaru's plan hadn't been exposed, Sunagakure would probably have joined in. Can Konoha survive?"
"Who knows? I've made arrangements. If Konoha falls, the entire clan will move to the Land of Frost."
"What about the Land of Fire's assets?"
"Cut off a limb to save the body."
The main family elders, who were not branded with the Caged Bird, held the Hyuga Clan's ultimate decision-making power.
They spoke lightly, discussing whether to leave Konoha, even considering the clan's assets, but not a single extra word was spared for the branch family sent to their deaths.
At first,
When protected by the branch family, they felt grateful. When the branch family died for them, they were moved to tears. Then, they gradually became numb until they viewed the branch family as mere tools.
Not everyone possessed the magnanimity of Hyuga Ten忍, capable of complete selflessness.
"Hyuga Neji, although not of the main family, his talent is exceptional. He can be granted the privilege to leave with us."
A main family elder recalled the young Ninja known as the Hyuga's glory.
The clan still needed such talented branch family members to propagate and flourish. The more such branch family members there were, the safer the main family would be.
The Byakugan, as a weapon of war,
Would be coveted by most factions. The Land of Hot Water was not as strong as Konoha, and there might be those who harbored greedy thoughts and didn't know their place. At such times, the protection of the branch family would be needed.
"Who is it?"
A main family elder suddenly opened his eyes, veins bulging at the corners, his vision turning grayish-white, penetrating through layers of walls.
As soon as he clearly saw the figure, the entire wall exploded,
Shuriken wrapped in wire, like a large net, fell down.
Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher.
The opening stance of the Gentle Fist, a powerful and heavy punch, shattered the entire wire net.
The shuriken and kunai that followed were all parried by his changed Gentle Fist technique, causing no damage whatsoever.
"I didn't expect that the elders, who hide in the inner residence all day, would be so strong."
From within the shattered wall, Neji slowly emerged.
The aura that erupted from the main family elder's attack was no weaker than that of an ordinary Jonin.
It was hard to imagine that this was a Hyuga elder who was protected by the branch family and never participated in battles.
One of the main family elders' expressions changed, and he angrily said, "Without the clan leader's direct order, a branch family member trespassing into the inner residence and even daring to attack a main family elder? You have committed an unforgivable error."
Behind Neji, dozens of Ninja followed closely.
Upon hearing the main family elder's words, they instinctively felt a tightening in their hearts, followed by suppressed anger. Dozens of Byakugan activated, glaring fixedly at the speaking main family elder.
"Hyuga Neji, you simply don't understand the clan's power. To be called a Konoha noble clan, do you truly believe that you, a branch family with defective Byakugan, can stir up trouble?"
Even now,
The main family elders were still fearless, like looking at a weak bird chained up, making a futile struggle.
"Defective?"
The gazes of dozens of Byakugan suddenly turned chilling.
"Branch family members branded with the Caged Bird, their Byakugan abilities restricted, and the main family can destroy your brain nerves at any time. Doesn't that count as defective?"
The main family elder raised his arm, two fingers together.
It was the posture for activating the Caged Bird curse mark.
"Did you hear that?"
Neji's expression was unreadable, not at all surprised to hear such words. He said, "The main family, protected by the branch family at the cost of their lives, views the branch family as defective. Such a corrupt and twisted clan should be reshaped by us."
"You're courting death!"
Although the main family elder felt it was a pity to kill a talented branch family member like Neji.
However, a branch family member who dared to defy the main family was like a dog that had tasted blood, capable of biting its master at any time. There was no need to keep such a branch family member.
The Caged Bird was activated.
Bang!
A hand tightly gripped the main family elder's throat, slamming him against the wall. The immense force caused the wall's surface to be covered in spiderweb-like cracks.
The surging Chakra energy, emanating in powerful currents, caused the other main family elders' smoothly maintained black hair to whip wildly.
"How is this possible?"
"The Caged Bird curse mark has no effect?"
"How dare you, branch family Hyuga Neji, you actually... you actually secretly dispelled the Caged Bird curse mark!"
Although they stayed in the inner residence, their intelligence network was not weak. They knew about the Reincarnation Game, which allowed one to exchange for anything.
However, they never expected that a branch family member would be so audacious as to exchange for the Caged Bird's dispelling under their very noses.
Didn't he consider that,
If the dispelling was discovered, the Konoha noble clan would kill the dispeller without mercy, with no possibility of compromise.
Especially,
To undo the Caged Bird curse mark, a considerable amount of time was required.
This meant that Hyuga Neji and the group of rebels behind him had already secretly dispelled the Caged Bird even before they knew that a disturbance would occur in Konoha.
Audacious.
The main family elders were completely enraged, mixed with shock and a faint trace of fear.
These unstable elements, who violated the Hyuga Clan's rules, must be eliminated.
Eight Trigrams: Air Palm.
Several main family elders attacked together, Chakra gathered in their palms, swinging their hands at super high speed, launching vacuum cannonballs at Neji's vital points.
The Hyuga Clan's fist techniques could not be executed without sufficient Chakra and physical prowess.
Once unleashed, they were sharp and ruthless killing moves.
A single vacuum cannonball from an Eight Trigrams: Air Palm was enough to break the bones and tear the tendons of an ordinary Jonin.
Neji, surrounded by vacuum cannonballs, remained expressionless. Chakra rapidly gushed from his arms, then rotated at high speed.
The vacuum cannonballs collided with the high-speed rotating Chakra spheres, creating a violent explosion.
The luxurious inner residence tilted and collapsed, revealing the night sky after sunset.
Without the obstruction of buildings, the sounds of battle constantly echoing across the Konoha land, and the piercing roar of Ninja Art collisions, could be clearly heard.
"Rotation!"
The main family elder's face was grim, and he angrily said, "Rebel, how dare you exchange for the Rotation, which only the main family is qualified to learn? Are you challenging the authority of the clan leader and elders?"
"Sorry, I'm not so bored as to steal the main family's secret techniques. This is my original Ninja Art."
In the chaotic, collapsed inner residence,
The main family elder who first activated the Caged Bird struggled to get up, but his injuries were so severe that he couldn't even turn over.
Around him, the other elders had their eyes gouged out, already becoming warm corpses.
"Rebel, you are a sinner of the Hiashi Clan, you personally destroyed the Hiashi Clan!"
With every word he spoke, blood flowed from his mouth. His internal organs were damaged; only the most top-tier medical Ninja could save him.
"Some things, though no one has done them, don't mean they are wrong. Only by breaking the decay and distortion will the Hiashi Clan usher in true glory."
"Absurd! The Hiashi Clan has been able to pass down for a hundred years because of the Caged Bird curse mark. If you break the Caged Bird curse mark, you will definitely be cursed..."
Pfft.
A prayer bead pierced his neck, cutting off the rest of his words.
"The Hiashi Clan has been able to pass down for a hundred years by relying on shameful self-emasculation!"
"Even the Sarutobi Clan, without a bloodline limit, can lead Konoha, and the Hiashi Clan, which is on par with the Uchiha, has never seen a Ninja capable of standing at the pinnacle of the sky..."
From now on, I will stand above the sky.
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