Konoha: Start by unlocking the caged bird

Chapter 93 begins! ( words, please subscribe)

June 8th is Hinata Yuzuru's birthday.

Hinata Yuzuru has never been fond of lavish celebrations. He hasn't celebrated his birthday for two years because he was away on missions. However, his birthday this year was relatively low-key.

"You mean, you plan to use the open space in front of the ancestral hall to hold a banquet?"

Hyuga Hiashi was stunned by Hizashi's news for a moment - the Hyuga clan seldom held large-scale ceremonies. Unlike the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan rarely held their own gatherings. Because of the division of the main family, they rarely held large-scale banquets.

How many people does Hizashi plan to invite to Hinata Yuzuru's birthday?

His first reaction was a hint of displeasure. After all, even his own daughter Hinata had never had such a grand birthday celebration.

Hinata was born right after the Nine-Tails Rebellion. In order to keep a low profile, he didn't even hold a proper birthday party, but simply held a banquet at home to celebrate.

But then he thought, Hinata Yuzuru is so young, but he hasn't celebrated his birthday at home for two years because of his mission in the Anbu. He couldn't help feeling a little guilty. Thinking carefully, he felt that he had treated their family badly over the years. And when he thought that Neji would soon have a caged bird carved on his head, he sighed and agreed to Hizashi's plan.

Hizu feels very guilty towards Hinata Hizashi, just because he also has some small thoughts in his heart that cannot be brought to the table - he does not want his children to be separated.

Even if the first child born is a girl, Hyuga Hiashi has decided that if Hinata is capable of great use, they will not have any more children. In this way, Hinata will inherit the position of head of his main family, and he will have reason to avoid family laws and prevent the tragedy of brothers turning against each other from happening to his own children.

He even thought that even if he had two children, with Hizashi and Yuzuru working in the branch family, why would he need his own children?
"I agree." Hinata Hiashi sighed and said softly.

Hinata Hiashi smiled, looked at Hiashi, and said softly: "Thank you, clan leader. If possible, please invite the main family members tonight."

"Aren't you afraid that they will ruin your birthday?" Hinata Hiashi frowned.

But Hinata Hizashi said softly: "No matter what, we are all family. Those who want to come can come, and those who don't want to come don't have to come."

"Well, you can do whatever you want. With me here, they won't cause any trouble for you."

Hizu didn't think much about it, and for the sake of brotherly love and Hinata Yuzuru, he agreed.

But when Hizashi left, he thought about it, but felt vaguely uneasy. He couldn't say what felt wrong, but he always felt that he seemed to have missed something. He sat quietly in the room and sipped tea for a long time, still quietly Get up and go find Elder Ri Xianghui.

When they arrived at Hinata Teru's house, the old man who had been extremely strict with Hinata Yuzuru was lying comfortably in a rocking chair, teasing his great-grandson - it was hard to imagine that this elder's great-grandson was already two years old.

Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Teru entered the house.

After explaining the whole incident, Ri Xianghui showed no surprise on his face, just a sneer as expected.

Hinata Teru's hateful voice interrupted Hinata Hiashi's narration. Hinata Teru sat next to Hinata Hiashi, and there was no concealment of anger on his expression.

"It's simply treasonous."

Hinata Teru snorted coldly and slammed his hand on the table: "Hinata Yuzuru already has a good reputation in the branch family, and Hizashi has also won over many people in the branch family because of the so-called "brotherly feud" drama.

With such behavior, what do you think of our clan?

The reason why the Uchiha clan has fallen to this point today is related to their publicity. An ordinary birthday was celebrated in such a big way that those who don’t know would think that the Hyuga clan had some big happy event!

Hiashi, Hyuga Yuzuru handled this matter so well, the main family, people’s words are scary!

Moreover, don’t you know that Hinata Yuzuru had spread the news half a month ago, and except for a few branch family members who were still outside and couldn’t come back, almost all of the branch family members responded to his call, and even took shifts outside for this day and cleared their schedules for today. Even the Hokage knew about his birthday and sent people to send birthday gifts early. This momentum is so strong.”

"Hokage!? When?"

Hinata Hizu was stunned for a moment, and then saw Hinata Hui angrily yelling: "You haven't woken up yet!
Do you really think that with the bird in the cage, everything is safe? If my son hadn't seen Kakashi visiting in the name of the Third Hokage this morning, I'm afraid you wouldn't even know how many people come to your house in a day!"

Only then did Hinata Rizu realize that things were not as simple as he thought. He frowned and was shocked.

Perhaps because of inertial thinking, he never thought that the Zong family would have to worry about the day when the family would be separated. If he thought about it carefully, the guards on duty at the door and the ninjas on duty were all people from the branch family. The Zong family had no control over the family. , has gradually become completely restricted to caged birds.

This trend is not a good thing.

What's more, he and Hizashi Hyuga "cooperated" to play the drama of Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai. As the conflicts between the main family and the branch family accumulated over time, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that apart from Hizashi and Yuzuru, he was only familiar with a few branch family ninjas.

Putting aside other things, the fact that someone from the branch family would transfer to the Hokage's place in advance and come to participate in Hinata Yuzuru's mission is by no means a trivial matter.

Feeling uncertain and doubtful, Hyuga Hiashi turned his head to look at Hyuga Teru and said in a low voice: "Since Elder Teru knows about this..."

"Don't refuse easily." Hinata Hui sighed, looking helpless.

He did not go to Hinata Hizu, but waited for him to come to him, because when he discovered this, he knew that it would be difficult to stop it.

If the birthday party was ordered to be cancelled, not to mention what the Hinata Hizashi father and son would think, I'm afraid the other people in the branch family would not be able to accept it.

If this matter was only suppressed when it first emerged, it would not matter. You know what I know, and this matter will not have much consequences. But now all the branch families, and even the people of the clan have been sent invitations in an open and honest manner. , and if you try to stop him, it will be a slap in the face, and you are not a good person.

Ever since he realized that the situation was not good, he asked someone to secretly investigate. The atmosphere within the family he found out made him feel a little chilly.

How can the branch family sit idly by as the main family's arrogance grows further? If the conflict between the two sides is really brought to the surface and intensified, things may get out of control.

"But after this matter, we must pay more attention to it." Ri Xianghui said his plan.

His hair and beard were all white, and he gently pinched his beard at this moment, with a fierce look on his face: "The people from the branch family should be beaten, and the people from the main family should also be severely punished. The conflict on both sides must be cooled down.

Hizashi should not stay at home all the time. Even Yuzuru is out on missions. As the pillar of the branch family, I haven't heard of him going out on missions for a long time.

We are old enough to be unable to walk yet, and we need to make adjustments to our positions. We can’t just let the division grow bigger.”

Hinata and Hinata felt sad.

Looking back to the past, there were no more than a handful of people in the main family, but they were able to control the entire Hyuga clan. But now, there are more and more people in the main family, but the control over the family and the atmosphere of the entire family are getting worse.

Sometimes a bold idea pops into his mind.

If the clan members who have been accumulated by the elders for a long time
Hey.

Hinata Hiashi's heart was cold, and he nodded with a bit of discouragement: "Let's do as the elder said. Then will Elder Hui go to the dinner tonight?"

"Go, of course."

Ri Xianghui snorted: "Not only am I going, but the other elders are also going. As for the clan members, as long as they have free time, they will also go, but they must be told in advance not to conflict with people from the branch family.

He likes face, so I gave him enough face so that the people who split the family could not find fault with him. Then, if they use this matter to cause trouble for him, it can be regarded as using courtesy before force. "

Hyuga Hiashi nodded, stood up, and didn't want to talk more. He didn't know where the Hyuga clan should go, but he was powerless to change the status quo. Unless they were willing to reform, this matter would be an eternal contradiction for the Hyuga clan.

We can only mend the fence before the sheep are lost, but fortunately we have a bird in a cage, so we don't have to worry about anything going wrong.

Bird in a cage. If there were no bird in a cage, what would be the current situation of the Hyuga clan?

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Hinata Hizu walked out of Elder Hyuga Hui's house and wandered around the family for the first time in a long time. He said he was just wandering around, but in fact he made up his mind to see with his own eyes what the current atmosphere in the clan was like.

As expected, the atmosphere among most of the clan members was not peaceful.

"Master Hiashi, does Master Yuzuru really want to hold a birthday party in the ancestral hall?"

A ninja from the main family came forward to ask questions.

After receiving an affirmative answer from Hiashi, he bowed respectfully with a calm expression and left. But there was no need to think too much about it, as Hyuga Hiashi must be very dissatisfied with this matter behind his back.

He walked slowly around the area of ​​the Zong family. The quiet atmosphere made him sigh unconsciously, and then turned back to the residential area of ​​​​the branch family. The atmosphere there was completely different from that of the Zong family.

The closest places on both sides were only a few meters apart, but Hyuga Hiashi felt vaguely as if he had come to another Hyuga clan. The place was bustling with people and seemed even more lively than during the New Year.

"Good morning, Patriarch."

The family members who were originally happily chatting about something froze their smiles when they saw him, and hurriedly put on serious expressions to greet him, which made Hinata Hiashi feel bored.

He was like an uninvited guest, an outsider.

"It's okay, you guys continue." He said without giving up, but he found that someone in the branch family seemed to be deliberately passing messages. After a while, the originally lively atmosphere of the branch family became much quieter. Walking on the road, he could no longer see the branch family members standing on the roadside laughing and chatting with each other.

Even though those people were still gathering in groups of three or four, they deliberately lowered their voices when speaking, with no smiles on their faces. They just greeted each other respectfully and politely, not losing their manners at all but not being at all friendly.

I vaguely remember that when I first took office, the atmosphere was not like this.

Then I go?
Hinata Hiashi left the branch family in frustration.

After he left, not long after, the atmosphere in the separated family returned to normal.

What's all this?
Hyuga Hiashi returned home angrily and realized that he had made a mistake. It seemed that he was courting trouble by playing the brotherly feud with Hyuga Hizashi. It was originally done to deal with the Hokage, but if this continued, it might backfire on him.

I haven't seen the suppression from the Hokage lineage. I've beaten myself to pieces, but it's okay. I need to restrain myself.

Hinata Hiashi was thinking about it, and returned home. He passed by his family's martial arts gym and saw Hinata.

The little girl got up early and sweated in the martial arts gym. Her tender arms and legs were able to fight in very good style, but it made Hinata Hiashi frown.

Far worse than Yuzuru.

He carefully recalled Hinata Yuzuru's progress, feeling vaguely horrified in his heart. He didn't feel anything at the time, but when he had a child, he saw Hinata's progress little by little with his own eyes. He also thought back to those days, comparing Hinata to him when he was a child. This is already considered good progress.

But compared with Hyuga Yuzuru, his talent is extremely dull. Not to mention that he only mastered it when he was fifteen years old. Even the most basic soft fist, at the age of fifteen or sixteen, he may not be as proficient as Hyuga Yuzuru. .

At first, because Hinata Yuzuru was small and childish, his proficiency in skills could not cover up his physical disadvantages, so he seemed quite "normal". But now, where is the "normal"?!

He is only eight years old now, but he looks like an ordinary ten-year-old child. In another two years, when he is eleven or twelve years old and a teenager, his physical fitness will probably not be much inferior to that of an average adult.

This adult refers to an adult ninja.

Not to mention, he had once secretly observed Hyuga Yuzuru's chakra level with his Byakugan.

He actually already has full jounin level.

If he were fifteen or sixteen years old, what level of chakra would he have?
Isn't it a shadow
Hinata Hiashi shuddered.

Movie level! ?
Hinata Hinata's heart is like a turbulent sea. A teenage boy can have a shadow-level chakra alone. What is the concept?
They are from the Hyuga clan, and their physical fitness is barely acceptable, but their chakra is rare in the entire clan.

"Am I Yuzuru's opponent now?"

This idea popped into Hinata Hizashi's head, and he couldn't get rid of it. He stood at the door of the martial arts hall with a serious face, and the more he thought about it, the worse his face became.

The level Yuzuru showed a few years ago was amazing enough. If he keeps improving at the same speed, I'm afraid he will be...
Impossible, right?
He was a little fidgety.

The edge is on the back.

After licking his lips which had become dry out of nowhere, Hinata Hiashi returned home and sat there in silence, wondering what was going on in his mind.

As for the separation of the family, the situation is completely different at this moment.

"Spring, long time no see!"

The hearty laughter and hug made the usually quiet Hinata Haru a little uncomfortable, but she still showed a gentle and honest smile: "Wada, Shan is back too?"

"How could he not come back? Didn't he leave the Anbu two years ago just to have a good rest today?"

Hinata Wada laughed.

The two looked at each other knowingly, and one arm hooked around Hinata Wada's neck.

Hinata Shan leaned over from the side and said, "I heard someone calling me."

"What did you do this morning?" Hinata Wada gave him an elbow.

Hinata's eyebrows raised: "No, didn't you prepare a birthday gift for Master Yuzuru?"

As soon as these words came out, except for Hinata Shan, the other two people stayed on the spot as if they were petrified.

For the clan family, this is a birthday, but how could they not know that this is just a cover and a reason to gather people together, full of passion, anxiety, excitement, how can they remember that today It's really Hinata Yuzuru's birthday, so she has to give her a gift.

"Hehe." Hinata Shan smiled contentedly. He was not like these two guys who had been thinking about this in advance and had already bought the birthday present.

"Tell me quickly, what did you buy!?" Hinata and Tian hurriedly pulled his arm, while Hinata Shan ran away laughing.

Hinata Wada was anxious: "My batch of wine has been buried for two years."

"Oh?" Hinata Shan stopped and stared at him with a half-smile.

Hinata and Tian gritted their teeth and held out their hands: "Half each."

"Deal." Hinata laughed.

Hinata Chunxiang smiled quietly and watched the excitement on the spot, but Hinata Shan grabbed his neck and said, "You will come too when the time comes. You won't come back until you're drunk!"

"Okay, my wife's grilled shredded squid is excellent." Hinata nodded heavily in spring.

A few people were chatting in a very relaxed atmosphere, but they could see a firm will to fight in each other's eyes.

Some members of the branch family who were unaware of the truth also fell into the festive and joyful atmosphere.

"It's really rare that all the people from the separated families can gather together."

Some people were surprised.

"This is Master Yuzuru's birthday."

Some people take it for granted.

And where is the protagonist of this birthday?
"Hey, whoosh."

Kaoru made a soft sound of exerting force, and was currently in Hinata Yuzuru's room, tightening the waist of his kimono.

Hinata Yuzuru looked at himself in the mirror quietly.

It was probably because the return of life made his body develop much faster than ordinary people. At this moment, in just half a year, he had grown more than half a head and was already 1.6 meters tall.

He is slightly inferior to Hinata Kaoru, who is more than 1.6 meters tall, but he is not far behind. Especially his face, which has lost its immaturity and is full of youthful handsomeness.

If he didn't introduce himself, anyone would think that he was just a handsome young man of about eleven or twelve years old. Who would have thought that this was... Forget it, let's forget about this old joke.

Hinata Yuzuru couldn't help but smile.

Today he was wearing a brand new kimono.

It is not the common white clothes of the Hyuga clan, but a pure black kimono that is extremely rare in the clan.

On the back, within a circular yellow background, a red flying bird is sewn with red needle and thread. The bird looks like it is condensed from flames, and is vaguely visible. It is the template for the painting that Hinata Yuzuru hand-painted himself based on the phoenix.

As expected, this will be the new emblem of the Hyuga clan from now on.

To be honest, the original emblem of the Hyuga clan was a bit weird. It had a yellow round bottom with flames and magatama-like patterns inside. To Yuzuru Hyuga's impression when he first saw it, it looked a bit like a daddy.

Ok.

In fact, if you look closely, it is not like that, but this is the first impression. Every time he sees it, he always feels a little weird.

There is no construction without destruction. This action can be said to be an overthrow of the Hyuga clan's hundreds of years of ancestral system. To put it bluntly, Hyuga Yuzuru's action is tantamount to treason. Since he is going to do it, he has to do it to the extreme. He separates the Hyuga clan from the past from the root and designs a new clan emblem.

This kimono only has a phoenix clan emblem on the back. According to the pattern, it belongs to the 'monsuke', which is the pattern design of the core members of the family. The kimono of the clan leader will have more patterns.

The black kimono made Hinata Yuzuru look more mature and stable, and also made his fair skin look even cleaner. Hinata Kaoru gently adjusted his Monzuki haori (a small jacket over the kimono), while looking at her young master's face in the mirror behind him.

"I didn't expect the young master to look so good in a black kimono."

She always has a sweet mouth.

Hinata Yuzuru chuckled, reached out and pinched her fingers, then moved them away: "Didn't you touch me enough just now?"

"I didn't." Hinata Xun's cheeks were flushed, and she smiled mischievously like a kitten that had stolen some meat.

In the past six months, Hinata Yuzuru has been doing research with her almost every night, which has allowed her to gradually understand her young master's temper. Occasionally joking "not big or small" can actually make him feel happy.

"Did Uchiha get a message back?"

Hinata Yuzuru said softly.

Hinata Kaoru became serious and said seriously: "Not yet."

Hinata Yuzuru nodded unhurriedly, walked out of the room, and sat down with her in front of the dry landscape in the courtyard. There was a little warm moisture in the cool breeze. He raised his head and looked at the sky: "Today we may be It’s raining.”

"Yeah, it will be troublesome if it continues to rain at night. It's rare for the young master to celebrate his birthday at home." Hinata Xun looked a little dissatisfied. If she had a way to change the weather, she would probably have done it now.

Hinata Yuzuru was amused by her and always thought she looked like a child sometimes, which was a bit cute.

Her long hair was blown by the wind, and a faint fragrance reached her nose. There was a faint floral scent, but it was hard to tell what it was. Hinata Yuzuru turned his head to look at her profile, looking at the dark circles under her eyes: "Did you sleep very late last night?"

Hinata Xun turned her face away and found her flaw from his sight. She stuck out her tongue, and the pink tip of her tongue was bitten by the neat white teeth, which actually had a taste of pure desire: "How can I sleep?"

She said quietly, her eyes full of longing and anticipation, and she smiled softly, unable to hide her happiness: "I finally waited until today."

"Once Master Yuzuru has done this, no one will be able to control us anymore. You won't have to look at other people's faces, and you may even be able to change the clan law. What do you think, if the marriageable age for boys is changed to 12 years old?"

Too much punishment.

Hinata Yuzuru laughed twice, then bent his fingers and flicked them lightly on her forehead.

"Hey."

Xun pretended to be in pain, smiled knowingly, held his chin, curled up into a small ball and sat next to Hinata Yuzuru, swaying back and forth: "Master, if your birthday is over, can you do experiments at home?"

"Yeah." Hinata Yuzuru hummed, but saw Hinata Kaoru looking at him secretly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Say." He said simply.

"That's right. I was thinking, among those people from the clan, maybe we don't have to kill some of them directly."

When Hinata Kaoru spoke, she looked like an embarrassed little girl asking for a toy.

Hinata Yuzuru thought for a moment and shook his head slightly: "It's not necessary, but I can leave their eyes to you."

"I see."

She looked sorry.

Hinata Yuzuru pushed up his glasses and said calmly: "Outside, there are many gangsters and traitors who kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"Yes!" Hinata Xun said softly: "Whether it is a curse seal or a seal, the experiments using animals as carriers have almost come to an end. After that, whether it is research on further curse seals, other modifications, or even the development of new spells, , are inseparable from this step.

I know you are soft-hearted, but this is a necessary sacrifice."

"I know." Hinata Yuzuru interrupted her, but said seriously: "But we can't lose the big picture for the small."

Hinata Xun knew what he meant by size, and smiled faintly: "Of course, in my heart, being the woman that Master Yuzuru likes is the greatest thing."

"Yes, yes." Hinata Yuzuru raised his head and said nothing more. They both knew what was going on. He just looked up at the sky quietly.

The two of them couldn't stay quiet here for long, as the atmosphere was soon broken by other things.

"Master Yuzuru, Ibli Xuejian is here."

Hinata Yuzuru and Hinata Kaoru smiled at each other. When the maid Hinata Riko, who came to the door to deliver the message, saw this scene, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckled.

It seems that the relationship between the young master and Miss Xun is getting better and better.

"Let her in."

Li Zi hummed, turned and left, and not long after, the slim girl appeared from the door.

Her brown hair was naturally slightly curly, and the few freckles on her face had faded away. Her clean oval face had gradually matured in features. Rather than being a young girl, she was already a pretty girl. "Master Yuzuru." Iblixue greeted respectfully.

Hinata Yuzuru smiled slightly, nodded to her, stood up, stepped on wooden clogs and walked into the house, and she followed suit and entered the room.

"The Uchiha clan has received the news." Iblisuki finished what he had to say and looked at Hinata Yuzuru with his lips pursed.

Hinata Yuzuru pushed up his glasses slightly: "Is there anything else? If it's just a message, you don't need to come in person."

He glanced at the black spot on Ibli Xuejian's neck, which was the mark of the curse: "How are you feeling recently?"

Ibuki answered the latter first: "Thank you, Master Yuzuru, the curse seal is very stable. It is better to say that it is much better than the original curse seal of Orochimaru."

"That's good. I'll go and take a look at your bloodstains after I finish my work here." Hinata Yuzuru said casually, but when he can finish his work depends on how much work he has on hand.

Ibli Xuejian sighed secretly. In two years, she had grown up a lot, and she had already figured out many things by now.

For example, their clan is actually of little use to Hinata Yuzuru, and it is not worth his investment of energy or effort at all. But if he wants to change the fate of the Iburi clan, he has to rely on these two people.

She often helps Hinata Kaoru in the basement of the pawn shop, or to be precise, in the temporary underground research room. She has long understood deeply that both cultivation and scientific research belong to the field of genius. She relies on herself, the Ibuli family, who Do you know how long it will take to solve your own blood stain problem?
Ibli Xuejian has a radical personality. Unlike the more conservative members of the clan, she believes that it is better to die than to live in such a miserable way - revenge, revenge on Orochimaru, and at the same time rewrite the fate of the family. As the only young generation in the family, she shoulders a burden that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"I think." She hesitated.

Hinata Yuzuru looked at her calmly. After a while, he smiled and said, "Just say it."

"If Master Yuzuru succeeds today, then the Iburi clan will be...

Ibli Xuejian looked quite uneasy, and before she could finish her words, Hinata Yuzuru interrupted her by shaking his head slightly.

"Let's talk about it later. Can you represent the Ibli clan today?" He pointed out the key point. Ibli Xuejian was silent for a moment, and then nodded heavily.

She clenched her fists and said, "If Master Yuzuru is willing, I will communicate with the clan leader when I return today. Even if it means taking over as clan leader in advance, it is not a bad idea."

Basically, the people of the Ibuli clan do not live past the age of forty or fifty. Those who die early may develop blood-stained diseases and turn into smoke in their thirties. At her current age, she is not as good as the only young person in the clan. His identity is that he is definitely the successor to the next clan leader.

Hinata Yuzuru seemed to be thinking about something. He hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "I'll consider it."

"Thank you, Yuzuru-sama!"

Ibli Xuejian even changed the way he addressed her, with a hint of excitement in her eyes. She knew that Hinata Yuzuru was a good man with principles - at least in her eyes. Since he said he would consider it, there was a high probability that there would be a chance.

Hinata Yuzuru just nodded without comment, and she left tactfully. This was also part of her growth, even though the process of growth was not pleasant.

Hinata Xun smiled and tilted her head, moved her head closer to his side and whispered, "What do you think, Master?"

"Their bloodstains do have unique advantages in gathering intelligence."

Hinata Yuzuru said calmly: "Even if you have the disadvantage of being afraid of wind escape, as long as you can ignore the normal natural wind, you will be an excellent spy. Konoha will not be peaceful in the future. Maybe I can still count on Kakashi to pass on the news to me from the Hokage, but the Uchiha clan."

"I thought Shisui and Itachi were good friends with Master Yuzuru," Kaoru said softly.

Hinata Yuzuru just looked out the window calmly.

"Before, maybe."

His soft words made Hinata Xun's pupils shrink, and he was a little shocked for a moment. Looking carefully, his face no longer had the peace and tranquility of the past, but was replaced by a kind of indifferent silence after being disappointed.

Although it was a similar expression to the past, for some reason, Hinata Xun still felt that he looked both familiar and unfamiliar. Her heart was pounding, and she even broke out in a thin sweat. Her cheeks were slightly red, and her whole body was tense.

That's what makes her so fascinated.

She couldn't tell.

But just like this inadvertent glimpse, she once again saw the terrifying existence hidden in the body named 'Hyuga Yuzuru', which made her tremble. She was obsessed with it, like a moth to a flame, unable to extricate herself.

Behind that calm exterior is indifference, rebelliousness, and anger.
"Master Yuzuru, can I get closer to you?" she asked suddenly.

Hinata Yuzuru glanced at it and smiled: "Isn't that enough?"

She boldly stretched out her hands, her hands were even trembling slightly, and when she saw that he did not avoid her, she greedily moved closer to him, leaning against his side, carefully hugging one of his arms tightly, as if she was hugging a bonfire, and then setting her whole body on fire.

"You can't leave me." Hinata Xun's voice trembled slightly.

What a sharp guy.

Hinata Yuzuru laughed, reached out and patted her head: "As long as you are willing to stay with me."

The two stood quietly in the room for a long time, until it was getting dark and dusk was about to begin, then they took a step and left the room.

"I want to get a hair cut."

Hinata Yuzuru suddenly said something irrelevant.

Hinata Xun never made things difficult for him. After they walked out of the room, she loosened her arms and stayed by his side like a well-behaved maid who admired her young master. "Do you want my help? Although I haven't tried it, it's possible to cut your hair with a scalpel, right?"

"Well, let me try it later. I want a hairstyle like Aizen." Hinata Yuzuru muttered.

"Aizen?" Hinata Kaoru didn't know who it was and was a little curious.

"That guy is my material library. Sometimes when I can't think of something to say that fits the situation, I have to borrow a few lines from him. Although he's a villain, he's a very charming guy."

"Then he must not be as attractive as Master Yuzuru."

"Ok?"

"Because Master Yuzuru is a great hero, and villain is a title given to losers."

"Makes sense."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards the door of the branch house.

The banquet was held at the entrance of the ancestral hall. At this moment, people from the separate families were heading to the banquet venue one after another. When they saw Hinata Yuzuru, they all praised and said hello.

"Master Yuzuru's new kimono is so beautiful!"

"Happy birthday, Master Yuzuru!"

"Master Yuzuru, you seem to be in a good mood today!"

Hinata Yuzuru just smiled gently and responded to the conversations that came one after another. Before he knew it, he had arrived at his destination while chatting.

The open space in front of the ancestral hall has been set up with tables and chairs, and even a roof has been erected. Today's rain has not yet fallen, so it will probably come at just the right time.

The Hyuga clan was bustling as never before. People sat together according to their relationships. There were only three tables for the main family, located in the center.

Even the Uchiha clan has probably never celebrated anyone's birthday in such a lively manner. However, Hyuga Yuzuru is no stranger to this scene, being flamboyant and noisy. Before traveling through time, everyone has participated in a few banquets.

"Yuzuru."

A majestic voice sounded in his ears. Hyuga Yuzuru turned his head and saw Hyuga Hizashi with a serious expression. He walked slowly towards him. They looked at each other, nodded, and smiled at each other.

"Master Hiashi wants to see you." Hinata Hizashi said softly, reaching out and gently pinching Hinata Yuzuru's collar, tidying up his already neat clothes, and then taking a deep breath and smiling: "And, happy birthday."

Hyuga Yuzuru looked towards the distance. Sitting in the front and center was Hyuga Hiashi. In addition, there were his wife, Hyuga Hinata, and eight elders.

Apart from them, there were only two tables of the clan attending the dinner. One table was occupied by senior ninjas from the clan, almost all jounin, and the other table was occupied by the younger generation in their teens.

The old group, the middle group, and the young group.

The core of the three generations of the Zong family is almost here.

Hinata Yuzuru took the initiative to walk over and greeted everyone politely, and then came to Hinata Hiashi's side.

"Master clan leader." Hinata Yuzuru smiled gently.

Hinata Hiashi had many suspicions and dissatisfactions in his heart, but at this moment, it was Hinata Yuzuru's birthday after all, so he just said indifferently: "Happy birthday, Yuzuru, next time, don't be so extravagant. You know, even for ancestor worship, we have never held such a grand ceremony.

Moderation and low-keyness are the foundation of the Hyuga clan."

Hinata Yuzuru smiled lightly: "I'm sorry, I originally just wanted to invite some clan members to have a small gathering, but I never thought so many people would come. I have no choice but to hold a banquet here. I won't do it anymore."

You mean, you just said something and these people came to you?
Hinata Hiashi hasn't spoken yet.

Hinata Hui was even more dissatisfied and snorted, "You are so disrespectful. Since it's your birthday, I won't hold you accountable for the time being."

"I will apologize to the elders alone later." Hyuga Yuzuru smiled apologetically. Hyuga Teru didn't want to make things difficult for the kid. Compared to him, Hyuga Teru wanted to give Hyuga Hizashi a good beating.

If your child doesn’t understand, don’t you understand too?
But in the end, I can only hold back - the recent atmosphere of the branch family has been very unharmonious with the Zong family. Once this matter is done, maybe it can ease the atmosphere. If the table is turned over now, the relationship with the branch family will be completely broken. No difference in face.

Wait for me!

Hinata Hui's expression was extremely bad.

The expressions of the other elders were not much better either. After all, the scale of this banquet was really astonishingly large. Almost the entire clan participated. How could Hyuga Yuzuru and Hyuga Hizashi, two people from the branch family, have such great prestige?

What's even more hateful is that, due to the situation, even the main family members had to get involved. In order to avoid some conflicts, they even specially asked the main family's elite ninjas to return to the clan to participate in this birthday party.

To be honest, I'm a little scared.

A group of people from different families gathered together.

What is this for? ?
Rebellion!
"Okay, don't be harsh on Yuzuru. It's his birthday after all. Let's have a good dinner and don't make anyone unhappy." An elder came out to make peace and avoid a rigid situation.

Hinata Yuzuru smiled slightly: "Thank you, elder."

After that, he chatted with a few elders, then went to the branch family's table, found his own table, and sat down, with only acquaintances around him.

Mother, Ningji, Hyuga Shiro, Hinata Wada and other branch jounin, Hinata Kaoru were also among them.

He sat on an empty seat, smiled at a few ninjas, and chatted aimlessly.

People gradually arrived, the sky gradually dimmed, the long-lost lights of Hinata's house were brightly lit, and the entire ancestral hall was bright.

As the logistics manager, Hinata Sakura was in charge of the catering of the entire banquet. At this time, the food was almost ready, so she took a seat. This was the first time such a large banquet was held. The Hyuga clan even paid to hire an outside party. The cook just took care of it and nothing went wrong.

She gently touched her forehead with her only arm and closed her eyes. The Flying Bird Seal covered the bird in the cage. As long as she thought about it, the damn curse could be broken along with the seal.

Hinata Sakura raised her wine glass with a complicated expression. She took a sip and felt her whole body feel hot.

Similar to her were the ninjas from the branch families, who were toasting each other and eating without any sign of confusion on their faces. They only took a sip of the wine and ate with relish, with a hint of satisfaction faintly visible.

Hyuga Hizashi walked towards Hyuga Hiashi and chatted with him in a low voice.

As the 'leader' in a sense, Hinata Hizashi will naturally be the first to speak and set the tone for the entire banquet. After all, there is no dedicated emcee here. However, Hinata Hiashi is the clan leader after all. For such a large banquet, Hinata Hiashi has to say something first, so that it is justified, right?
But Hinata and Hinashi refused.

After all, he didn't like, support, or encourage this matter, so he just stood up and, as the clan leader, casually said a few words of happy birthday wishes, and then let Hinata Hizashi handle it on his own.

Hinata Hizashi was not surprised either, so, under the watchful eyes of the Hyuga clan, he walked to the center of the banquet and spoke politely in a loud voice, which was nothing more than thanking all the guests and hoping that everyone would eat and drink well.

After a few words, the banquet continued.

Many people from branch families took the initiative to toast Hinata Yuzuru. Of course, they just raised their glasses, presented gifts, and said some happy birthday wishes. Hinata Yuzuru didn't drink. Among those people, most of them just took a sip, and their eyes met with each other, and the atmosphere became more and more heated.

Time is getting darker. It has been almost two hours since the banquet. The sky is dim, the moon is sparse, and under the clouds, raindrops fall with a thunderous sound.

Hinata Hizu calmly sat in his seat and endured, but Hinata Hui and other elders became increasingly impatient.

"When will this banquet end? It's going to rain."

someone asked.

Hinata Teru looked at Hinata Hiashi with a sullen face. Needless to say, he wanted him to end this boring dinner.

Hinata Hizashi sighed, and complained in his heart that Hinata Hizashi was ignorant. Can't he just leave after eating? They didn't say anything, and it was difficult for others to leave. How come they didn't even know this bit of etiquette.

But Hinata Yuzuru was the first to stand up and walk towards the center of the banquet, as if he had something to say.

It seemed as if he had sensed that their patience was running out, so he kept track of the time.

Hinata Hinashi turned his head to look, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat.

Where did Ningci go?
It wasn't just Neji.

Hinata Yuzuru's mother, an ordinary person of many branch families
There was almost a small empty area at the banquet where the family was divided.

Why didn't you say so earlier if you could leave?!
Hinata Hizu's expression became even worse. He didn't expect that the people from the separated family would just leave as soon as they said they wanted to leave. They still had to worry about etiquette and stayed here.

Glancing at Hinata beside him, he snorted coldly, but he didn't get angry, but he made up his mind to go back after Hinata Yuzuru finished speaking.

After the banquet is over, let the father and son give a proper explanation!

The raindrops fell loudly, getting heavier and heavier. Fortunately, the roof of the shed was erected in advance. The temporary roof was not strong, but it was not a problem to block the rain. The raindrops pattered on the leather roof, making Hinata and Hinata even more upset.

He always felt like something was wrong.

Several maids brought wine jugs holding umbrellas.

Hinata Sakura, as a veteran ninja in charge of logistics, distributed the drinks personally.

The ninjas of the main family seldom drank alcohol on weekdays, or they seldom had the opportunity to get together to drink like this. At this time, they had drunk quite a lot and were a little drunk, but they did not refuse, but just took the wine jug with a smile.

Hinata Hizashi looked at Hinata Sakura with a sullen face and said coldly, "Sakura-senpai, I won't drink any more wine."

Yes, in terms of seniority alone, Hinata Sakura is still Hinata Hiashi's senior.

"Lord Hiashi, this is the last cup of this banquet." Hinata Sakura's attitude was lukewarm. In fact, she was like this to everyone. Several elders glanced at her empty sleeves and didn't say much.

Hinata Hiashi had to take the sake jug, but Hinata Sakura refused his hand and poured each of them a glass herself.

Then, they bowed slightly and retreated to the banquet area in the distance.

Rizu suppressed his dissatisfaction, feeling that today was extremely weird. He really didn't know what everyone wanted to do.

At this time, Hinata Yuzuru finally spoke slowly.

"First of all, thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend my birthday banquet."

Hinata Hiashi subconsciously clenched the wine glass, his brows furrowed, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

Turning his head and looking around, he noticed something strange. The originally noisy banquet quieted down almost before Hyuga Yuzuru spoke. Only the people of the clan seemed to be a few beats slower. It was not until Hinata Yuzuru finished speaking that he After realizing it, he closed his mouth.

Throughout the entire banquet, the only sound that could be heard was Hinata Yuzuru's.

"Of course, there are also some regrets. There are also some seniors from the Hyuga branch who are still responsible for security tasks and cannot stay long and have no chance to witness this moment."

He spoke softly. The fire phoenix embroidery on the back of his black kimono was particularly eye-catching. A ninja from the main family couldn't help but snort coldly: "The embroidery on the kimono that looks like the clan leader looks like the clan emblem. Didn't anyone teach him that kimono patterns can't be embroidered randomly? It's really lawless."

His whispered words seemed a little abrupt.

Because at this moment, no one else spoke except Hinata Yuzuru.

The main family ninja realized that he had said something out of turn and subconsciously closed his mouth, but he felt many gazes staring at him like needles. For a moment, his hair stood on end - there was murderous intent.

wait
Intent to kill!?

He looked in the direction of sight in panic, only to see a group of branch ninjas staring at him coldly.

in all directions.

The Zong family was arranged to sit at the center of the banquet.

This means that it was sandwiched in by the banquets of other branches.

He swallowed subconsciously.

I must be feeling it wrong, right?
at the same time.

Outside the Hyuga clan.

It was eerily quiet.

The Uchiha clan members stepped onto the streets again after a long absence, gathering in groups of three or four near the Hyuga clan. As members of the guard team, they had the right to patrol the streets like they were patrolling the streets.

Today, it's just that the patrol areas seem to have some unexpected overlap.

Uchiha Fugaku, wearing an ordinary combat uniform with the Uchiha clan's emblem tattooed on his back, led the team towards the Hyuga clan's residence.

After a few leaps, he flew to high places around him.

He stared quietly at the quiet Hyuga mansion. At this moment, the ancestral hall in the backyard seemed to be brightly lit.

The rain drops fall.

Uchiha Shisui stood quietly behind him. Each of them held a black umbrella and stared at the bright spot that was quite eye-catching in the dark night. Unfortunately, the Uchiha clan could not see as far as the Hyuga clan. Even at a high place, they could only see vague human figures there, as big as grains of rice.

"Do you think Hinata Yuzuru will succeed?" Uchiha Fugaku said softly.

Uchiha Shisui sighed, but his tone was firm: "I definitely will."

"Why are you sighing?" Uchiha Fugaku turned his head to look at him.

Uchiha Shisui was silent for a long time before he said, "I am still a ninja from the Anbu."

"Do you still want to work for the Third Generation?" Uchiha Fugaku asked casually as if unintentionally.

Uchiha Shisui raised his head sadly, staring at the raindrops falling: "What will become of Konoha?"

"Shisui, you are from the Uchiha clan." Uchiha Fugaku emphasized.

"Uchiha, isn't he part of the village?" Uchiha Shisui asked back.

"."

The two looked at each other, and both could see their complicated emotions towards the village.

"But the village doesn't need Uchiha right now."

Uchiha Fugaku just said softly helplessly.

Uchiha Shisui was silent, but did not refute anything. He just looked into the distance. In the dark night, the outline of the Hokage building was vague, as if it was hiding in the darkness, like a terrifying giant beast crawling on the ground. .

Soon, a purple light suddenly appeared in the peaceful Hyuga clan mansion behind them, attracting everyone's attention.

It was as if four light curtains rose out of thin air, covering the Hyuga clan, like four transparent walls rising out of thin air, extremely eye-catching and attracting attention.

"This is." Uchiha Shisui exclaimed in surprise.

Uchiha Fugaku subconsciously opened his Sharingan and looked towards the corner of the nodule. A familiar figure was smiling because of his gaze.

"Boundary·Four Purple Flame Formation. Can it be performed with four shadow clones? Where does he get so much chakra?"

Uchiha Fugaku murmured in shock.

He was shocked and turned his head to look into the distance.

As the barrier unfolded, the figure of Anbu suddenly appeared in the distance.

"here we go."

I will post this plot all at once tomorrow. Almost all 2 words will be posted, so that my brothers can enjoy it.

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