Konoha: Start by unlocking the caged bird

Chapter 82 Making people laugh
The first thing to do after the new year is to go to the Zong family.

Hyuga Hizashi brought Neji and Hyuga Yuzuru, representing the branch family and also representing their own attitude, to greet Hiashi.

After the New Year, Hinata was already a three-year-old girl. Although compared to the four-year-old Neji, she was still just an ignorant, shy, and babyish child, she was no longer the one who was so shy that she didn't say a word when being held in Hiashi's arms.

"Brother Yuzuru, brother Neji, good morning."

Hinata stood beside Hyuga Hiashi's legs and bowed politely.

Neji looked a little nervous. He stood up straight, said nothing, and followed his brother. It was not that it was the first time he saw this sister who was only one year younger than him. It was just that the atmosphere today seemed to be particularly solemn, even though He was also confused and didn't know what was going to happen, but his father and brother had always looked serious since they got up in the morning, which made him quite uncomfortable.

"Hello, Hinata." Hinata Yuzuru smiled and nodded to Hinata, with no trace of falsehood in his gentle look.

Hinata Hiashi also smiled slightly: "You are here, Hizashi, have you had breakfast?"

"Yes, I've already eaten." Hinata Hizashi also smiled gently, and the two brothers seemed to have a harmonious relationship.

The people on both sides sat opposite each other across a coffee table.

"Elder Hui will also come to Hizashi in a while. From now on, Yuzuru and Neji will have to take good care of Hinata."

After chatting for a while, Rizu said something like this.

The originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly became serious.

Hinata Yuzuru looked at his father quietly.

Hinata Hizashi turned his head and glanced at Neji. Then, with a troubled look on his face, he sighed and turned to look at Hinata Hizashi again: "Hizu-sama, Neji, is it too early?"

"Yuzuru is already early enough, Neji, can it be a little later?"

Hinata Hizashi's words made Hinata Hizashi sigh as well.

He sighed and put down the teacup: "That's what Elder Hui meant."

Hinata Hiashi looked embarrassed. He couldn't bear to look at his brother's face. He stared at the tea in the cup and said in a dull voice: "Besides, Neji and Yuzuru will stay at home in the next few days. Elder Hui always wants to follow the rules as soon as possible to avoid criticism from others."

"You also know that recently, some people in the Zong family are quite dissatisfied with me because of the Zong branch family's affairs."

The full point of the day is over.

Because Hyuga Hizatsu took the initiative to "play with fire" and relaxed the control over the clan, the conflicts between the two families continued. This undoubtedly made some clan members who were accustomed to the life of masters and others dissatisfied.

He even believed that the excessive activity of the branch family was a provocation and a bad signal. As the leader of the clan, he should be tougher and make the branch family be honest.

The riddle that Hinata Hizashi and Hinata Hizashi just played was actually a very simple thing - a caged bird.

Hinata Hizashi understood what he meant, but precisely because he understood this, he felt extremely disappointed and angry.

He glanced at Neji beside him. Neji still had no idea what was going on. He was sitting timidly next to his brother, looking at him with curious and confused eyes.

Finally, it was Hyuga Yuzuru who broke the silence first. He pushed his glasses and smiled, "Let's wait until Elder Hui comes. It will only take one or two years, sooner or later."

Hinata Yuzuru seemed to feel that the forehead protector was a bit tight, so he pushed it up, revealing the caged bird pattern that he had deepened. Seeing the caged bird curse seal, Hinata Hiashi was silent for a moment, nodded, and said softly: "Yuzuru, don't think too much, this is to protect the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan. You have been on a mission before, and you should know how much trouble our clan's eyes will cause if they are not protected."

If it were Hinata Yuzuru who was like he was three or four years ago, he would have to pretend to be a child and ask him: Why don't you protect yourself too.

But now, he couldn't pretend to be ignorant anymore, he just smiled and said, "I know, but it's still painful when the caged bird performs the spell, and it also affects the white eye."

"When Neji is a little older and understands these things, it won't be a problem to beat a caged bird anymore."

"Is this your idea, Yuzuru?" An old male voice came from outside the door.

Hinata Teru's wrinkled face appeared at the door and stood at the door, blocking a lot of the bright morning sunlight. He walked in slowly, staring at Hinata Yuzuru with his cloudy eyes.

Hinata Yuzuru just stood up and bowed respectfully along with his father: "Good morning, Elder Hui."

Hinata Teru nodded slightly to the father and son, then walked to Hinata Hiashi and sat down slowly: "Yuzuru, tell me what you think."

As he spoke, his eyes looked at Hinata Yuzuru, secretly frightened.

As the oldest generation of the Hyuga clan patriarch, he has a transcendent status and excellent connections. He also values ​​Yuzuru Hyuga's ability and is very ambitious. How could he not pay attention to Yuzuru Hyuga's situation?
Even though there are no members of the Hyuga clan in the ANBU, it does not prevent him from having other old friends. He can find connections and chat about daily life, and he can know everything about Yuzuru Hinata's performance in the ANBU.

It is impossible to fully understand the specific task information, but there are many ways to know a person's approximate performance.

It has to be said that Hinata Yuzuru did not disappoint him, and even gave him a little too much surprise.

This surprise gradually turned into astonishment.

But fortunately, when he saw the lines of a caged bird on Hinata Yuzuru's forehead that seemed to be inadvertently exposed, Hinata Hui felt somewhat at ease.

He chuckled and raised the tea that Hyuga Hizashi had poured for him, and thanked him first, "Thank you, Hizashi-sama."

"Elder Hui, just call me Hizashi like you did when you were a kid." Hinata showed the same respect to Hizashi.

Hyuga Teru was his and Hiashi's enlightenment teacher. He had a great reputation in the Hyuga main family and made outstanding military achievements. Even Hyuga Hiashi would not just treat him as an ordinary elder.

Hinata Hui said: "Now you are the head of the branch family. Although I am the elder, in name, your status is still higher than mine."

That being said.

But he was just being polite.

Looking at Hinata Teru's appraising eyes, Hyuga Yuzuru had to repeat what he said before, and said softly: "Ningji is still young after all, so he might as well wait for another year or two."

"Yuzuru." Hinata Teru interrupted him.

The old man's cloudy eyes showed no emotion, but he emphasized his tone: "When you beat the bird in the cage, you were about the same age as Neji."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became more and more tense. Hiashi and the elders looked at Hinata Yuzuru together, their eyes were extremely careful, afraid of missing any details on his face.
Hinata Yuzuru just gave a distressed smile and sighed.

It's really funny.

(End of this chapter)