Naruto: From Capturing the Main Clan to Becoming the Mastermind

Chapter 20 This is the Hyuga main family!

In the Hokage's office, Minato looked at the four composed individuals before him and smiled:

"From now on, you are Jonin, the pillars of the village, and you must set an example."

Is this not to be expected?

None of the Chunin qualified; only a few experienced and highly skilled Special Jonin passed the test.

Those Chunin still need more training.

"Yes!" the group replied solemnly.

"As former Special Jonin, you must be very clear about your responsibilities, so I won't say any more. Go and celebrate with your family and friends."

Minato smiled slightly, "By the way, Yu, leave the pills behind. I have a mission for you."

The other two ninjas wisely left, while Uchiha Yakumaru's expression changed, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at Minato.

"Pill, lift your head."

Minato looked at him gently, and only after Uchiha Yakumaru looked up did he say:

"The pride of the Uchiha belongs to your clan, not just you. You don't need to carry everything on your own shoulders."

"……I see."

After a moment of silence, Uchiha Yakumaru nodded.

"Yu, you too. Forget about the distinction between the branch family and the main family. Right now, you are a Konoha Jonin, and that is your only identity."

Minato paused for a moment, then smiled and suggested:

"Even if I say that, you won't really listen, will you? So, do you want to accept my help? As a designated member of the Shadow Guard?"

Hinata Hayao's eyes narrowed.

finally come.

……

In the conference room, a member of the Hyuga main family asked in bewilderment, "How did Hyuga Yu learn the Rejuvenation Technique?"

Shortly after Hyuga Yu and Uchiha Yakumaru's duel, details of the match had already reached the ears of the main branch of the family through some gossipy individuals.

After all, branch families that have advanced to the rank of Jonin are the main family's primary focus, and the best choice to protect them when they travel.

They are also the ones that require the most caution and vigilance.

"Did this information leak from the Fourth Elder? Is he the murderer?"

"Impossible. Didn't we check? The Fourth Elder's family hasn't lost any of its heritage."

The third elder of the Hyuga main family shook his head, his face grim, and said, "I'm afraid it's true, as the Hokage said, that he comprehended it on his own. The question now is whether or not to retrieve it. Leaving the Rejuvenation Technique to a branch family member is against the rules..."

"Ahem!"

Two soft coughs interrupted him, drawing everyone's attention.

The First Elder looked at Hyuga Hiashi, who sat at the head of the meeting room, and asked in a low voice, "Clan leader, what do you think?"

"Since he figured it out on his own, then don't do anything unnecessary."

Upon hearing this, Hiashi's gaze swept over the clan elders. "I just received news that Hyuga Yu has been appointed as a member of the Shadow Guard by the Hokage. Don't even think about making trouble in secret."

"From now on, let him serve as a bridge between the Hyuga clan and the Hokage."

"..."

Just as Hiashi had expected, the clan elders quieted down after the Hokage was brought up.

The elders of the Hyuga clan are conservative and stubborn. They keep a low profile to outsiders, but are extremely high-profile about splitting up the family.

These elders were different from the Uchiha clan elders; they had no great ambitions, no desire for the Hokage position, and only wanted to protect the Hyuga clan's small territory.

The reason for this lies in the warnings passed down from our ancestors.

With the Moon Otsutsuki hanging over their heads like a sword, they only wanted to firmly grasp the power of the Hyuga branch family to protect themselves.

As long as it doesn't involve the core of the clan, they are willing to make concessions.

Moreover, there's no need to make enemies with the new Hokage over a branch family matter.

After a moment of contemplation, the elder sighed amidst the silence of the crowd, "It is permissible, but Hinata Yu shall not be allowed to transmit the Return to Heaven technique in the future."

"I'll have Hizashi talk to him," Hiashi nodded.

"Hmm, clan leader, how did the negotiations with the Third Hokage go?"

"He has promised not to use the side story or activate the new Caged Bird technique, and has even cast a spell on himself to prevent his memories from being searched."

"That's good." The members of the main family breathed a sigh of relief.

Aside from their main family, only two other people know the technique for activating the new Caged Bird Seal.

One was the Third Hokage, and the other was Tsunade.

Now that the former has sincerely agreed, the latter should...

Lady Tsunade said she didn't know.

Hiashi Hyuga uttered words that shocked everyone, and his expression changed slightly as he recalled Tsunade's actions at the time.

"Lady Tsunade was at the casino at the time and made a bet with me, which she won. When I asked her about it, she simply said she didn't know and left."

What is this?

The Third Hokage himself said that you and he made the changes together, so how could you not know?

Everyone looked grim.

Tsunade's identity is too special.

She is the granddaughter of the First Hokage, a princess of the Land of Fire, one of the Legendary Sannin, and the founder of Konoha's medical system.

Her prestige in Konoha and the Land of Fire far surpasses that of the Third Hokage and the other two Legendary Sannin. If she wanted to become Hokage, no one could compete with her.

Because the daimyo of the Land of Fire will definitely support her!

So... if Tsunade says she doesn't know, there's nothing they can do.

Japanese feet also frowned and remained silent.

Tsunade is a gambler, but she always loses; her reputation as a "big fat sheep" is known to everyone.

So what happens if she wins?

He felt a vague unease. Reflecting on recent events, he recalled something incongruous and asked the group, who were secretly criticizing Tsunade:

"To prevent the inheritance and activation of the Caged Bird Technique from being leaked, all members of the main family have been placed under a cursed seal. Do you have any guesses about what's going on in Kirigakure?"

The elders exchanged glances, and the second elder stepped forward and said:

"I was the one who cast the curse seals on all the members of the main family. The clan leader must still have memories of his childhood."

Hiashi nodded. He had met this elder when he was a child, shortly after he was chosen as the head of the main family.

"As you know, the curse I set up is similar to the Root of Tongue Disaster, which prevents the victim from speaking anything related to the caged bird."

There are also techniques developed based on the principle of the caged bird, which can actively destroy the brain and the Byakugan to prevent enemies from acquiring memories and the Byakugan.

The Second Elder, having said this, dared not look directly at Rizu.

"We and the former clan chief speculate that Hyuga Hisanobu did not have time to use the brain-destroying technique before his death, and his memories were read by Kirigakure."

Hiashi lowered his eyes, and his hand under the table clenched involuntarily.

"I've wanted to ask this before: why can't cursed seals be made to trigger automatically? Corpses can read memories anyway, wouldn't it be better to make death automatically destroy the brain?"

A ninja can commit suicide much faster than using a cursed seal technique.

"Then what's the difference between us and those who split up the family? We won't even die with dignity."

One of the main family members instinctively retorted, only to be met with Hiashi's indifferent gaze, but he still calmly looked Hiashi in the eye.

Aside from not having one's life or death controlled by others, what's the difference between such a technique and a caged bird?

Moreover, the main family wouldn't research ways to break curse seals, meaning that after they die, they'd be like the divided family, leaving no complete corpse.

They are from the main family, why should they do this?

A moment later, Hiashi shifted his gaze from him to the others.

Their approving expressions filled Hiashi with a sense of sorrow.

This is the main family... the Hyuga main family!

(End of this chapter)