Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage!

It was only the next day, at Konoha Hospital.

In the delivery room, after a loud cry, a baby was born.

With Konoha's temporary peace, Konoha's midwifery room became very busy, with many children being born over the years.

but.

This one is a little different.

"Hizashi-senpai, congratulations!"

Jingyan said with a smile.

Hizashi smiled brightly and clasped his fists, saying, "Thank you, thank you very much!"

Soon, rapid footsteps sounded.

Rizu walked over quickly.

Seeing Hizashi's smiling face, he breathed a sigh of relief and then walked over calmly.

"Hizashi, have you decided on a name?"

"Brother, I want to be named Neji."

Hiashi said respectfully.

Over the years, Rizu's attitude towards him has changed a lot, and now Rizu can change his name in public.

but.

He knew that he still had to show due respect, otherwise...

The sun can lift him up, or it can knock him down to the dust with a slap.

It was because there was a curse mark of a caged bird on his forehead, a terrible curse that would follow him throughout his life. Even though he was now an elder of the Hyuga clan, it was of no use.

It’s enough to taste it every day.

"Ningji..."

"Brother, I thought of this name when I was practicing Huitian. I hope he can grow up healthily in the future."

Hiashi answered.

Now, the secret techniques of Huitian and Sixty-four Palms, which originally belonged to the clan, have been gradually released to the public. He is not afraid that Ri Zu will become suspicious.

Ri Zu really didn't think much about it, but instead praised it.

After that, he pulled Hizashi aside to exchange a few words of greeting, and then didn't bother him any more. Instead, he looked at Jingyan, and the two of them walked towards the balcony together.

"Kyouhiko-kun, what's wrong?"

"Most things related to the soul are taboo, you should know this."

"of course."

Rizu's face was solemn.

Soul, the most taboo area for ninjas.

The Demonic Fate, the Reincarnation Technique, the Impure World Reincarnation, etc.

Anything related to the soul is a taboo among taboos. Even if you are lucky enough to master it, the invisible price you have to pay for using it will not be small.

He thought for a moment and said, "I don't need a complete technique, but I hope to optimize the bird in the cage..."

"Minato is an expert in this area, so he asked me to ask you, do you want to solve the problem of the bird in the cage, or do you want to solve the problem of the main family being unable to participate in the battle?"

Jing Yan said.

Rizu pondered for a moment and said, "It would be best if we can kill two birds with one stone. If we can't do that, the latter is more important."

"The Four Symbols Seal might be a more appropriate direction."

Jing Yan said.

"What kind of technique is this?"

Hiashi looked bewildered.

"The sealing technique, once activated, will directly devour all matter within a few hundred meters around itself. It is one of the most difficult sealing techniques."

Jingyan answered.

Rizu's eyes suddenly lit up.

After starting, it devours all the surrounding matter...

Isn't this good?

As for the difficulty, it depends on human efforts, which is better than nothing.

Hiashi exhaled slowly and sighed, "Kyouhiko-kun, with your wisdom, you should understand why I am so anxious."

"According to your current plan, the Zong family will be a gathering place for geniuses and elites. However, how can true geniuses and elites not go to the battlefield?"

Jingyan answered.

Hiashi nodded and sighed, "Yeah!"

The Hyuga ninjas of those days fought their way through the war and earned their reputation, and only then did the Hyuga clan grow stronger and stronger.

You can’t become a genius by practicing in seclusion—

Ri Zu didn't feel much about it before, but recently he feels more and more that the decline of the Zong family may be related to their being too comfortable.

and so.

He wanted to improve the main family system and the curse seal of the Hyuga clan.

At present, Minato Namikaze and Kyohiko have provided a new way.

The four symbols are sealed inside.

He pondered for a moment and said, "What do I need to exchange for this technique?"

"You need to negotiate with Minato and Kushina, but Minato is out on a mission now and may not be back for half a month. If you need me, I can help with the communications."

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

Hiashi breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there is the Flying Thunder God Technique!

"As for the Uchiha side, you should go and talk to them."

……

At night, the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Fugaku waited until the last person finished eating before he looked at Uchiha Itachi.

"How was your practice today?"

"Already done climbing the tree."

Itachi replied calmly.

A smile finally appeared on Fugaku's serious face.

"You are worthy of being my son. Next, you will practice Uchiha style swordsmanship. You must practice until you are strong, but you must lay a solid foundation first."

At Itachi's age, if he were to start training in physical skills right away, it might be counterproductive and affect his physical development, but there would be no such concerns with swordsmanship movements and techniques.

Secondly...

"Or, you can start trying kunai throwing and shuriken manipulation."

Fugaku gave advice.

Uchiha Itachi thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll practice kunai and shuriken first. I've been practicing for a while now and I feel like I can improve a little bit."

"Not bad!"

Fugaku nodded repeatedly.

He could hardly be more satisfied with his son.

If I have to point out a shortcoming, it is that he was not born as early as Zhishui.

If Itachi could be born earlier, perhaps now Shisui's opportunities and status would belong to Itachi. But now, it is obviously impossible for Ryomine Kyohiko to accept a second Uchiha disciple.

but.

Uchiha's weakness is only temporary!
Fugaku's lips curled up slightly.

At this moment, a man came running outside.

"Master Patriarch!"

Shisui?

Fugaku stood up, opened the door and walked out, only to see Shisui waving a paper in his hand.

Is there news from Jingyan?
He immediately stepped forward and took the note from Shisui's hand.

Above is the code for the ninja to "act".

OK?
Fugaku put away the paper, a look of delight on his face.

Immediately, his face turned bitter.

The Hyuga clan is fine, but on his side——

Forget it, at this point, there is no other way!
Fugaku took a deep breath and looked at Shisui, "Do you want to come?"

This is cruel!

Normally, he shouldn't have called a child like Shisui, but Shisui was not an ordinary person.

In the entire Uchiha history, Shisui is the first one who can open his eyes at this age.

In addition, Shisui is Kyohiko's disciple and has a very good relationship with Konoha. There are also many current Uchiha who support Uchiha Kagami back then.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next generation head of the family will undoubtedly be Shisui.

As the future head of the family, Shisui must be stronger and know the cruelty of the ninja world better than others.

One wrong step and the whole game is lost!

This is the ninja world.

Shisui weighed it for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going!"

"Okay, let's go together and send our people off."

Fugaku led him towards the exit of the clan territory.

Inside the house, Uchiha Itachi looked at them, leaning against the door without saying a word.

"Itachi, you've been tired all day, go back to the room and take a shower and rest."

"No, mother, I want to practice for a while longer."

……

A few minutes later.

The prison of the Anbu, with a "creaking" sound -

The light shines in, and two people walk in from outside. Inside the prison.

Uchiha Xinzhi raised his head and squinted his eyes to look outside.

Having not seen light for too long, he was unable to adapt to the light outside all of a sudden, but the next second, his pupils shrank and a trace of fear surged in his heart.

"It's you."

"Uchiha Nobushige, your ambition has put the Uchiha on the road to destruction!"

Uchiha Fugaku's face was cold.

"Destruction? How do you know that your path to surrendering to Konoha is not a path to destruction? Do you think that the brats outside are a match for Madara-sama?"

There was fanaticism in Uchiha Nobushige's eyes.

He sat up.

"Fugaku, Shisui, when you are destroyed by Konoha or Madara, who will be at fault then?"

After saying that, he burst into laughter.

"You still don't know how to repent!"

There was disappointment and anger in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes.

He couldn't believe that his subordinate, whom he once valued, had become like this because of an illusory existence.

Uchiha Xinzhi laughed softly and said, "I am not wrong. You can say that now only because I lost. It has always been like this since ancient times."

He said, leaning against the wall.

"You brought Shisui here because you want him to kill me and then awaken the Mangekyō? Forget about it!"

"It seems you don't know yet."

A sneer appeared on Fugaku's face.

Then, he took a step closer, "That night, Inahori died at the hands of Shisui, and he has opened his eyes!"

Uchiha Xinzhi's eyes were red, his hands under his buttocks were clenched tightly, and blood dripped onto the floor.

But on the surface, he looked dead calm, as if nothing happened.

Squeak.

The door opened and Fugaku walked in, pulling out the blade.

"Shisui killed Inahiro, so I will kill you!"

He swung the blade.

laugh!
With one knife, blood spurted out.

Fugaku drew his sword expressionlessly and was about to take a half step back, but at this moment, three magatama suddenly appeared in Uchiha Nobushige's eyes.

He held Fugaku's hand tightly, his face full of resentment and unwillingness, as if he wanted to die with him.

Finally, he fell to the ground, his eyes losing their luster.

Fugaku remained silent and was about to pull his hand away.

Suddenly, Uchiha Shinji grabbed Fugaku again. One of his eyes had turned into a blind white, while the magatama in the other eye was spinning to the extreme.

"Homeowner!"

Shisui suddenly realized something was wrong, magatama appeared in his eyes, and he was about to enter the kaleidoscope state.

In an instant, a wind blade came from the outside world.

laugh!
A knife.

The hand was cut off.

"Damn it, I'll kill you!"

Uchiha Shinji roared and rushed towards Shisui.

Of course he hated Shisui.

This guy……

It was this little devil who ruined his plan!

He was furious, his eyes bloodshot.

At this time, Jing Yan did not take any more action, but stood aside and watched coldly.

Shisui did not hesitate, nor did he think of using his Mangekyō Sharingan—

That kind of thing is useless against Uchiha Shinji, whose chakra is sealed.

The blade was unsheathed in an instant.

laugh!
The moment the sword was drawn out of its sheath, the illusion was complete.

When Uchiha Shinji used his Sharingan to quickly analyze and break the illusion, Shisui's sword had already reached him.

He reached out to grab Shishui with one hand like a vengeful ghost.

can.

Bang!
With one kick, he was kicked away, and then a kunai pierced through his eyes.

"You won't be able to recover this time, right?"

Shisui whispered.

The next second, the blade pierced Uchiha Nobushige's heart.

And this moment.

Fugaku just woke up from the illusion.

He was covered in cold sweat.

"Izanami!"

He looked around and suddenly realized it.

It turned out that someone had cut off the opponent's hand, causing Uchiha Nobushige to only use half of Izanami. Otherwise, he would not have been able to break it so easily just now.

"Forbidden technique?"

Jingyan looked at the body with interest.

Fugaku nodded and wiped the sweat off his face with his hands.

"Yes, this technique can change a person's mind. The predecessor created it to restrain Izanagi. I didn't expect that he actually learned it."

"Let's go, next one."

Jing Yan didn't let him reminisce for too long, "But, I don't always help."

"Yes, I understand."

Fugaku smiled bitterly.

It was really embarrassing just now. He didn't even notice it. Fortunately, Jing Yan took action in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous -

That technique is a terrifying forbidden technique that even Izanagi can reverse!
Fugaku put away his hesitation and wavering heart.

Afterwards, screams continued to be heard in the prison.

Fugaku's body was covered in blood, and the fishy smell spread all around.

Except for Uchiha Nobushige who was killed by Shisui, he killed all the others personally and gouged out their eyes. In just half an hour, most of the Uchiha people in the prison were killed.

These people are stubborn and unrepentant.

The remaining ones...

It's up to Jingyan to do it.

In a prison, Jingyan walked in and squatted down.

This prison holds five ninjas from the Uchiha clan.

"You have a good attitude of admitting your mistakes. Now there is a chance. As long as you are planted as a caged bird, you can avoid death."

"So, what are your options?"

Jingyan glanced around.

Silence fell.

The five people in the room looked at each other, unable to believe it for a moment.

Caged bird?
Isn't that the Hyuga clan's technique?
They were angry at first.

But, I just couldn't say what was in my heart.

Don't accept it?
As a rebel ninja, being able to survive was already a remarkable result. They could imagine how much communication and compromise had gone into between the Uchiha and Konoha.

The five people looked at each other.

Finally, one of them closed his eyes and said, "I cannot accept this result, but I understand your decision, so—"

"Just kill me."

He closed his eyes.

The Uchiha was proud.

There was no way he could accept being a bird in a cage. Even if he got out, he would actually just be in a new prison.

"Lord Jingyan, can you let me talk to them for a few minutes?"

Outside the door, Fugaku whispered.

Jing Yan nodded: "Okay."

After he left, he closed the door to isolate the sounds from inside and outside.

Fugaku took a deep breath.

He looked at the five people.

"You are all elites of the Uchiha clan. If you die like this, will you be worthy of your dead clan members? Or do you have no regrets at all?"

"..."

Everyone was silent.

Since they were not killed, they naturally felt remorseful, but -

"That's Hyuuga's curse seal."

"You want to avoid paying a price, is that possible? However, your lives can bring about a easing of tensions between Konoha and Uchiha. Although you cannot leave the village, you can teach the children ninjutsu and practice..."

Fugaku glanced around.

"Don't you want to die so badly? Don't you want to think about your parents and children?"

Among these five people, most have already started their own families and careers. Even if they don't have children, at least one of their parents is still alive.

They seemed to be touched when they heard Fugaku's words.

Everyone fell silent. (End of this chapter)