At the same time, traveling through time, starting from subverting the war at the top

Chapter 144 I'm not some born killer
Since he was already there, Lin Mo decided to stay with the Hyuga family to witness the historic moment when the main family and branch family system was abolished.

Soon, all the Hyuga branch family members in the capital of the Great Yan Empire arrived at the clan head's residence.

Under the direction of Hiashi Hyuga, the branch family members began lining up to have the Caged Bird Seal broken. Of course, there was no shortage of praise for this, attributing their current success to the great Emperor of the Great Yan Empire.

A group of Hyuga branch family members were extremely grateful to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo spotted the young Neji in the crowd, and the scene from the original story where he died in place of Hinata flashed through his mind.

The son of a scapegoat, still a scapegoat—what a laughable fate!

Lin Mo has now directly changed his tragic fate.

Lin Mo has now opened the birdcage, but this bird is still too small. No matter how talented it is, it will take many years for it to grow into a true eagle that can soar through the sky and hunt for its master.

Therefore, Lin Mo only glanced at Neji before looking away.

But that ordinary glance, when it fell into Neji's eyes, made him feel incredibly excited.

"His Majesty is looking at me!"

Neji clenched his fists, his whole body trembling with excitement.

After Hizashi Hyuga's death, Neji fell into darkness and once believed that a person's fate was determined at birth and could not be changed.

And now, Lin Mo is showing him through his actions.

It turns out that so-called fate can be broken with just one thing: strength.

The dark cage imprisoning Neji broke open, and a beam of light shone in.

For Neji, Lin Mo was the light in his life.

He wanted to become stronger, stronger than his father, stronger than everyone else in the Hyuga clan.

Neji wanted to be able to help His Majesty in the future.

Watching Lin Mo leave, Neji, emboldened by some unknown source, ran up to Lin Mo and blocked his path. Neji wanted to say something, but faced with countless gazes directed at him, he became flustered and speechless.

The little face turned red.

When Hiashi Hyuga saw this, his heart jumped into his throat. He rushed over, pressed Neji's head down, and made him kneel on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Neji is still young and doesn't know proper etiquette. Please forgive him." Hiashi knelt on the ground, burying his head low, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

The clan elders were already cursing at Neji, and fearing that Lin Mo would take his anger out on the Hyuga clan, they began to propose to enforce clan rules on Neji. It should be noted that not long ago, Neji's father, Hyuga Hizashi, had just sacrificed his life for the Hyuga clan.

Do these people need to be so afraid of me?

I'm not some born killer.

Would someone really kill someone over such a trivial matter?

Lin Mo waved his hand, a gentle smile on his face, and said, "Little friend, what do you want to say to me?"

After listening to Lin Mo's words.

Neji struggled free from Hiashi's restraints and shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for freeing us members of the branch family from our cage!"

"From this day forward, I, Hyuga Neji, vow to serve Your Majesty to the death!"

Lin Mo looked at the seven or eight-year-old child in front of him, who was uttering words of sworn loyalty, and found it somewhat amusing.

Lin Mo reached out and patted Neji's head, then smiled and said, "Good luck."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Seeing that Lin Mo was not angry because Neji blocked their way, Hyuga Hiashi and the other clan elders finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They turned to look at Neji, and everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning punishing him again.

The clever ones are already thinking about how to win Neji over.

After Lin Mo's words, it was foreseeable that Neji would become a pivotal figure in the Hyuga clan in the future. Lin Mo had just arrived at the palace gates when he encountered Nara Shikaku.

"Your Majesty, these are memorials from various ministries, each marked with the ministries' discussions and my suggestions. Please take a look."

Nara Shikaku had actually been waiting for Lin Mo for a long time. Lin Mo went to deal with the Hyuga clan's affairs and was gone for a whole day.

Lin Mo waved his hand and said, "No need. Just handle it according to your suggestion. Have someone file these reports."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Nara Shikaku bowed and replied.

After spending these days together, Nara Shikaku felt more and more that his initial decision was absolutely correct.

Lin Mo is clearly a better leader than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In the past, the Konoha leadership, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, were power-hungry and only knew how to seize benefits for their clans while holding high positions, resulting in internal strife and external treachery.

Much of the public funds originally intended to benefit the people of Konoha or to support ordinary ninjas ended up in their own hands.

Danzo went even further; he wanted not only money, but also lives.

He didn't care about human life at all, and he captured countless Konoha ninjas to conduct human experiments.

Furthermore, he would forcibly recruit outstanding young ninjas from various clans into the Root organization under his control.

Even large clans like the Yamanaka clan and the Aburame clan were not spared.

In contrast, Lin Mo not only led them to achieve the status that ninjas deserved, but also...

Moreover, they delegated and trusted them greatly, showing no greed for power whatsoever.

Now the problem of the Hyuga clan has been solved.

Aside from the fact that the methods used to exterminate the Sarutobi clan at the beginning were somewhat cruel, there were almost no flaws.

Where can you find a leader like this?

But all of this depends on the Great Yan Empire being able to overcome the current difficulties.

"By the way, Shikaku, how's the situation in Kumogakure?" Lin Mo suddenly asked.

Nara Shika replied, "Your Majesty, the Hidden Cloud Village has already stationed approximately ten thousand ninjas on our border, but for some reason, they have not launched an attack. These days, they have only been conducting routine harassment and reconnaissance operations."

"I didn't expect the Fourth Raikage, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be so cunning. This guy is waiting for the other hidden villages to make their moves," Lin Mo laughed.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

No one wants to be the one who stands out.

The Fourth Raikage, under pressure from the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, led a large army to invade the border.

Even if Cloud Village were to fight at this point, they would never fight to the death. A rabbit will bite when cornered. If they really pushed the Great Yan Empire to the brink, Cloud Village would fight to the death.

Even if Kumogakure wins in the end, it will definitely be a Pyrrhic victory.

Whether they can hold onto the fruits of victory is still uncertain. It's hard to guarantee that the other hidden villages won't turn their guns on the Land of Thunder after conquering the Great Yan Empire.

Therefore, it is currently in a terrifying dynamic equilibrium.

When this balance is broken, the Fourth Shinobi World War will break out.

The border of the Great Yan Empire.

Cloud Hidden Base.

The Fourth Raikage said in a deep voice, "Mabui, this can't go on like this. Send someone to notify the other ninja villages."

Let's form an alliance!

(End of this chapter)