This Naruto is a player.

Chapter 207 Orochimaru in Action
Naruto extended his right hand and placed it on Neji's head again.

Get out of the way, I'm going to start showing off!

With his eyes closed, Naruto's chakra began to flow into Neji's body, following his consciousness.

The "Caged Bird" seal, a century-old accumulation of the Hyuga clan, is considered the culmination of sealing techniques in the ninja world. Breaking it is extremely difficult, but it's not a problem for Naruto.

He sensed that seemingly harmless chains were deeply embedded in Neji's brain.

Naruto looked around and saw layers upon layers of chains enveloping his entire brain, with the densest concentration around his eyes.

The chains were layered upon layered, completely restricting their vision.

Of course, these chains are not real things, but rather a manifestation of some kind of curse seal.

No wonder Neji said that with just a thought from the main branch of the family, he could suffer a fate worse than death.

With so many restrictions and controls that penetrate directly into the brain, the person who possesses this cursed seal, or even the main family, can decide the life or death of the branch family with just a single thought.

"Tsk tsk." Naruto couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

However, in his opinion, this kind of curse mark was rather crude.

How do we solve this?

Naruto frowned. It wasn't that there was no solution, but rather that there were too many solutions, making it difficult to choose one at the moment.

One solution is to disrupt the main family's control over the curse seal.

Once the main family's control over the cursed seal is lifted, the threats that Neji feared and faced will naturally disappear.

Just like when you delete a file, the file itself is still in the storage after the operation; only the index pointing to the file is erased.

This method involves erasing the index of the Hyuga main family separately.

However, this method has a drawback: the side effects of the "caged bird" still exist, and Neji's vision is still one degree worse than that of the main family's Byakugan.

Since that's the case, this is the only way!
Naruto silently recited a phrase, then looked at his hands as he floated within Neji's consciousness.

Suddenly, he gave a wicked smile.

"start!"

With a thought, as Naruto circulated his chakra, the character "道" (Tao) appeared on his left hand and the character "德" (De) on his right.

"Demons and monsters, get out of here!"

With a loud shout, Naruto's "morality" symbols on his left and right hands suddenly shone brightly.

The light, so real it seemed to illuminate Neji's brain completely.

The chains that were entangled and deeply rooted in Neji's mind were instantly dispelled, dissolved, and disintegrated, just like darkness meeting light!
Until it disappears completely!

In reality, Neji, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if he had suddenly removed the shackles he had worn for many years, and the mountain that had always stood above his head had disappeared.

The pressure has suddenly decreased!

He opened his eyes in astonishment. Had he succeeded?
Seeing that Naruto's eyes were still closed and his brows were furrowed, Neji suddenly felt that things were not so simple.

Naruto was still inside the brain at this moment. He took one last lingering look at the defenseless brain before exiting the space.

I took another look because I just couldn't resist!
I wonder if using the Rinnegan too much has become a habit, but every time I put my hand on someone's head, I always want to read some memories and maybe even modify them a bit.

Naruto was a little unaccustomed to suddenly not doing that.

"Did you succeed?" Neji asked excitedly as soon as he saw Naruto open his eyes.

Naruto nodded slightly. "Mm."

"That's wonderful!" Neji almost burst into tears of joy.

The curse of the "Caged Bird" has finally disappeared!
The shadow that had haunted him since childhood, the prison that had tormented him for years, the destiny that would inevitably lead him to die for the "main family"—all vanished from that moment on!

Thinking of his father, who was rolling on the ground begging for mercy, who ultimately died for the main family, and who faced the fate of dividing the family, Neji finally couldn't hold back his tears. Plop, plop, tears streamed down his face.

If only my father could have done all this if he were alive!

He smiled happily, but his eyes were filled with tears. "That's wonderful! That's wonderful!"

Him! Hyuga Neji!

From today onwards, I am a complete person!

Instantly, the shackles that had bound his heart for many years vanished without a trace. Even Naruto felt that Neji's temperament had changed, as if he had been reborn.

Neji knew that he had been given a second life!

It was Naruto in front of him who gave him a second life.

After the initial excitement subsided, he looked at Naruto with grateful eyes and said, "Thank you, Naruto!"

"This is what I was supposed to do."

Naruto smiled calmly, and then reiterated the point, "It's also a right that every member of the Hyuga branch family should possess!"

"Power that should have been ours?"

Neji pondered those words deeply, especially after gaining complete freedom and no longer being controlled by the main branch of the family. "Yes!"

He sighed with emotion, wondering what about the others who had gained their freedom.
Neji suddenly remembered those who were also members of the branch family. They were still suffering from the "Caged Bird Seal," just like he had before.

Naruto's earlier suggestion suddenly flashed before his eyes.

Suddenly, Neji stared intently at Naruto, "Naruto, let me join you, let me join Root!"

"Good!" Naruto smiled. Now they're finally on the right path!
I knew I wasn't wrong about you, brother-in-law!

Even after he was saved, he was still thinking about the other members of the Hinata family!

Since that's the case, then for the development of Konoha, and for the peace and prosperity of the ninja world, you shall fire the first shot against the main clan and the clans!

rest assured!

Naruto gave Neji a deep look, knowing that with the political capital gained from attacking the clan, Neji would surely rise to a high position in the future political system.

Don't say I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't take care of you.

but.

"Neji, there's one more question."

Naruto suddenly lowered his voice, "Although the 'Caged Bird Seal' is hated by all the branch families, it has objectively protected the branch family's Byakugan from being coveted or even hunted by other villages, so you..."

Naruto's meaning is self-evident.

Without the protection of a 'caged bird,' are you prepared to face storms and tempests?
This pressure doesn't just come from outside the village!

The pressure from the main family will be immense!
Neji lowered his head in silence. In an instant, he suddenly looked up, his Byakugan eyes filled with determination. "I'm ready. As long as I don't walk down that fate again, I'll have no regrets even if I die!"

"Ahem, there's really no need to die."

Naruto quickly stopped him from having such a crazy idea. Why did Neji suddenly become so aggressive after the cursed seal was removed?
Could it be due to being too excited?

“Actually, I have already thoroughly studied that curse mark. I can make an identical curse mark, but the effect will be completely different.”

Neji's eyes gleamed as he stared at Naruto.

Is this true genius?
At this moment, Neji recalled the scene during the Chunin Exams when Naruto said to him, "Genius? Genius is just the threshold to seeing me!"

This is a genius that is one in a million!

"This is the effect of my cursed seal,"

Naruto explained the effects of his cursed seal to Neji: "First of all, the protection of the Byakugan will still exist. This cursed seal will still protect your Byakugan from being stolen, and there are no side effects. For example, the blind spot you mentioned before will not exist at all."

Secondly, I incorporated a cursed seal that I personally developed into it, which will continuously restore your chakra.

Finally, the shape of this cursed seal remained the same as before, and I also used certain parts of the original cursed seal to reproduce the effect of the original "Caged Bird" cursed seal.

"What effect?" Neji asked curiously.

"Uh, it's the kind of effect where a single thought from the headmaster can cause your brain to ache."

"This"

Seeing Neji hesitate, Naruto quickly explained, "Don't worry, it's only a partial effect. The pain is less than an ant bite. It's just a reminder that the main branch has cast a spell on you!"

"Is that so?"

“Yes, we are still in the underground stage. Before we have enough power, we cannot bring up the matter of your ‘Caged Bird’ disappearance directly.”

"Yeah, I understand."

Neji wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the effect of concealing his power. "Then let's go!"

He trusted Naruto completely, without the slightest doubt.

"Let's go!"

Naruto slammed his right palm down on Neji's forehead again, shouting, "Seal!"

As the words fell, the forehead, which had been bare and without any marks because the "Caged Bird" was gone, reappeared with the same mark under Naruto's cursed seal.

From this point on, everything was arranged.

Standing at the door, watching Neji's departing figure, Naruto was thinking about something else.

Now that Neji's matter is over, how should I nurture my friends?
In terms of guidance, Naruto believed in his talent and strength, but how to train in actual combat and make his comrades 'die'?

Naruto frowned. He had a general idea, but seemed to lack specific materials.

"It seems I still need to visit the ninja world more often."

bang~
Naruto closed the door and went inside.

Almost at the same time.

The country of fields.

Orochimaru was also pondering a difficult problem.

Among his subordinates, who was the traitor?
(End of this chapter)