Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki.

In his view, the only person who could contact him in this way was probably his friend who always liked to do fancy things.

But when he unfolded the letter and his gaze fell upon its contents, he froze.

"Teacher?" Anko asked, puzzled. "Is it a letter from Jiraiya-sama?"

"It's nothing." Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged as he calmly withdrew his gaze, folded the letter again, and tucked it into his sleeve.

He abruptly changed the subject, turning his attention to Hongdou: "I remember the squad leader you were assigned to after graduation was named Hinata Aoran?"

"Captain Qinglan?"

Red Bean was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting Orochimaru to suddenly mention this name, but she still nodded obediently.

"Then tell me your story..." Orochimaru gently stroked Anko's hair, but his gaze seemed to be elsewhere.

"Captain Qinglan took such good care of me!" Hongdou perked up immediately upon hearing the name of her captain and started chattering away.

"Back when we were on the Cloud Hidden Battlefield, he often protected me and taught me a lot!"

"It's a pity that Captain Qinglan was later transferred by the Hyuga main family. I heard that he was transferred to the Kirigakure battlefield."

"We haven't seen each other for so long..." Hongdou said, her voice unconsciously lowering a few decibels, tinged with a hint of regret.

Orochimaru listened quietly, but his gaze gradually darkened.

Hyuga main family...

Hyuga branch family...

Hinata Seiran...

He slowly raised his eyes and looked at the bright moon that had just risen outside the window, lost in thought.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the night is deep.

The cloudless night sky enveloped the entire Hidden Leaf Village in a hazy silver glow.

The eaves, streets, tree shadows, and courtyard walls all seemed to be gently covered by a thin veil.

"Boom! Boom!"

The dull thuds of wooden stakes being struck echoed continuously throughout the residence belonging to Hyuga Seiran.

"boom!"

With the final blow, the wooden stake finally gave way and exploded, sending splinters of wood flying everywhere.

Hinata Seiran slowly withdrew his hand, stood still, and stared at the fallen wooden figure's remains until he calmed down before slowly shifting his gaze to the grass not far away.

"Susu..."

The blades of grass swayed gently, and soon, a small figure darted out from the grass.

The creamy yellow one-eyed kitten quietly peeked out, looked around, and then, in a very human-like manner, rubbed against Hinata Seiran's feet.

"Is the mission complete..." Hinata Seiran squatted down, reached out and stroked the kitten's head, then took out a small cat treat from his pocket and handed it over.

"Well done."

"Meow~"

The cat enjoyed the hard-won treat, letting Hinata Seiran stroke its body.

"So cute... It's a pity it can only be used to deliver messages."

Hinata Seiran regretfully withdrew his hand, then took out two cat treats from his pocket and tossed them to the cat. He stood up and gazed at the bright moon.

I hope Orochimaru understands what I mean...

After all, this stake is in line with your spirit of inquiry.

Chapter 4 Hyuga Ten'un is dead

The continuous spring rain washed away the gloom of Konoha Village, and also the joy of the Hyuga clan.

because……

Hinata Ten'un is dead.

"boom!"

The sound of a teacup shattering suddenly rang out, and shards of porcelain flew everywhere.

"Who is it?!"

Hiashi Hyuga slammed his hand on the table, his chest heaving violently. His signature Byakugan eyes were now bloodshot, and he swept his sharp gaze across every member of the main and branch families present.

Those who were in charge of dividing the family property lowered their heads, fearing that the clan leader would take his anger out on them.

The members of the main family all had solemn expressions.

They knew perfectly well that Japan was truly enraged this time.

This was the first time Hyuga Hiashi had lost his composure like this since becoming the clan leader.

"Clan leader, what's done is done, and nothing we say now can undo the damage," Hizashi Hyuga said softly, sitting beside Hiashi Hyuga.

Although he didn't understand why his elder brother had urgently recalled him from the front lines, he knew that something serious must have happened in the clan.

What he didn't expect was that Elder Tianyun of the main family died, and the pair of white eyes from the branch family in the secret vault were also lost.

"Although Elder Tianyun is dead, fortunately, he didn't lose his Byakugan... What was lost was only the branch family's Byakugan from the secret vault..."

Hyuga Hizashi tried to calm his older brother down.

The theft of the Byakugan had occurred a few years earlier on the battlefield of Kirigakure, and at that time it was even the main family's Byakugan.

It's not surprising that this is happening again now.

"Clan leader, Elder Tianyun..."

"What do you know?!"

Hiashi Hyuga suddenly turned his head and glared fiercely at his younger brother.

The unfamiliarity and sharpness in his eyes startled Hyuga Hizashi into silence instantly.

"......"

Seemingly realizing that his emotions were too intense, Hiashi Hyuga took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and explained in a deep voice: "On such an important day for my Hyuga clan, someone actually broke into the secret vault and stole the Byakugan."

"Kill the elders of the main family, steal the white eye of the branch family..."

"The key to this problem is not the division of the main family, but the timing!"

Hinata Hizashi felt a little relieved when he heard this.

So that's how it is. I didn't realize my brother valued dividing the family property so much.

His gaze toward his brother held a newfound gratitude.

In recent years, the situation of the branch family has become increasingly difficult due to the fact that his biological son, the former clan chief, was assigned to the branch family, as well as the series of thefts involving the White Eyes.

'It seems that my elder brother really wants to improve the relationship between the main family and the branch family...'

Hyuga Hizashi lowered his head, lost in thought.

However, did Hyuga Hiashi, who sat in the very center, really think that way?

No.

He was thinking about something else.

"Qinglan had only submitted that scroll a few days ago... just as the clan was holding a celebration, the invaders arrived."

"When did the village's security become so lax?"

Hiashi Hyuga thought to himself, a fire burning in his chest. His anger wasn't about the theft of his Byakugan at all.

What he cared about most was that Qinglan's scroll had also disappeared along with it.

That was the Hyuga clan's hope for glory...

Furthermore, they currently only know that the next stage of the Byakugan is called the Tenseigan; the other evolutionary methods and subsequent details are still not fully deciphered...

It's only been a few days?

It was just taken away like that?

Not only that, even a powerful elder of the clan lost his life.

How could he not be furious?

But he couldn't show it.

"Hiashi, now is not the time to think about these things."

Elder Higo Hyuga, sitting at the last seat, slowly opened his cloudy white eyes. He exchanged a solemn glance with Hiashi Hyuga: "The most urgent task is to report to the Third Hokage and thoroughly investigate the spies in the village recently."

"In my opinion, it must be that spies found out about our clan's upcoming celebration and took the opportunity to plot against us."

"If we can launch an investigation quickly, we might still be able to get back the white eyes."

Higo Hyuga deliberately emphasized the word "byakugan," and Hiashi Hyuga immediately understood.

He suppressed his surging emotions and gave the order in a deep voice: