Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 46 The Caged Bird

Neji said calmly, "I am a ninja from the village."

An obvious rejection.

"Okay, very good."

Hinata felt a strange sense of shame welling up inside him, as if being rejected by the branch family, which he had always trampled on, was a humiliating thing.

He chuckled and left the game.

boom!

In the Zong family residence, a luxurious mansion, exquisite and expensive porcelain was smashed to pieces.

Hyuga, venting his anger, muttered, "Shouldn't the branch family be wagging their tails and begging for mercy like dogs?"

Hyuga Glory?

A family that split up actually takes itself seriously?

"I should teach him properly how to be a proper branch family member."

As evening fell, Hyuga, dressed in a robe, emerged from the mansion.

Fearing punishment from the clan chief, he deliberately avoided all the servants and clansmen and quietly came to a dilapidated courtyard.

The small courtyard was not spacious; there were no pavilions, rockeries, or ponds.

Most of the area has been converted into a training ground.

Judging from the degree of wear and tear, the owner of this courtyard must have been cultivating day and night.

"Young Master Real Estate Agent"

Neji, who had just left the game and whose consciousness had returned to his body, stood up and bowed.

The tone was respectful.

Just as the clan teaches, one should have heartfelt respect for the true successor of the Hyuga clan.

Hyuga sneered, "I can't accept that. You're the fourth captain of the Konoha guerrilla force, a genius ninja of the village. How dare you call me 'young master'?"

If it were any other family member, being ridiculed and mocked like this would have made them feel uneasy and fearful.

Neji remained calm and respectful, saying, "Although I am a village ninja, I am even more so a clan ninja."

Hearing that he was showing signs of backing down, the agent sneered, "When you rejected me just now, it gave me the impression that you didn't consider yourself a member of the Hyuga clan. Do you want to leave the Hyuga clan?"

Neji shook his head and said, "Young Master Agent, you've misunderstood. I didn't have that thought."

Hyuga's gaze shifted slightly upwards, landing on Neji's forehead, which was completely obscured by his headband.

Like a slave branded with a scar, thinking that by covering the mark, they can deceive themselves and forget their identity.

Hinata's agent raised his right arm, put two fingers together, and sneered, "It doesn't matter. Whether you have any intention of leaving Hinata or not, I will make you regret what you just did."

"Everyone in the Hyuga family has their own responsibilities to fulfill."

"If we consider the Hyuga clan as a complete body, then as the head of the main family, I am the indispensable spirit and bloodline of that body."

Hinata's expression was like that of someone scrutinizing a disobedient stray dog. He frowned and said, "And you, as a member of the branch family, are destined to become filthy flesh and blood to protect the main family."

"Those who perform well and are valued by the main family are qualified to become important organs such as hands, feet, and internal organs. Just like those branch families who gain the main family's appreciation through their actions are qualified to kneel behind the main family and listen to the clan meeting."

That's not nonsense.

In the Hyuga clan, ordinary branch families are not eligible to participate in clan councils; only those branch families that have been recognized by the main family have the right to make decisions at the highest levels.

Of course, this only applies to qualifications. Generally speaking, in such grand occasions, speaking out about dividing the family without considering the importance of the matter can have serious consequences.

The words grew increasingly harsh, and Neji frowned slightly, saying, "The clan head has said that even the prestigious main family cannot provoke a branch family without cause. Does Young Master Neji intend to violate the clan rules?"

"Clan rules? Those are chains that bind you when you divide your family; what do they have to do with me?"

The intermediary sneered as if he'd heard a joke, "Besides, everyone in the Hyuga clan has a responsibility to protect the clan's interests, but you handed over the ashes of a Commander-level ghost to Konoha. Doesn't that count as grounds for me to punish you?"

Is this what family is?

Neji remained expressionless, feeling as if he were standing in the icy, biting wind of the Hyuga clan's territory.

Father, what should I do?

Do I also have to shed my last drop of blood to protect the Hyuga clan, just like you?

His fist clenched tightly, then slowly relaxed.

Although he wanted to escape being a caged bird, he had no intention of becoming an enemy of his family, since they shared the same bloodline.

In this world, the only people who can sever their blood ties with their closest relatives without hesitation are those obsessive madmen.

At least Neji isn't crazy.

After careful consideration, Neji lowered his head slightly and said apologetically, "Young Master Neji, I hope you can forgive my mistake. I will find a way to make up for the losses caused to the family."

He knew that once he uncovered the secret of the caged bird, he would face a brutal interrogation from his family if he were exposed.

Therefore, he had long been prepared to leave the village.

Towards his friends at the ninja academy, Might Guy is a rough-around-the-edges but protective teacher of his students, and he takes care of his villagers...

What I'm doing is no different from betraying the village.

Therefore, even if it offends the main family, they still want to exchange for the Ghost Cannon in the village as a way of thanking the village for nurturing them.

Neji, who had received various etiquette training since childhood, did not want to leave with such a sense of indebtedness.

Just bear with it a little longer... until the bird is unharmed and released from its cage!

Neji has no worries about his future life. The enhancements that his game body brings to reality have already given him the strength of an elite Jonin.

He held back a little in front of Asma.

"make up?"

With veins bulging at the corner of his eye, Hyuga said coldly, "All the rewards the branch family received should rightfully be contributed. Even if you take back more rewards in the future, it's only right. The losses you caused can never be made up for."

Neji remained silent.

He wanted to settle things peacefully and get rid of the troublesome young master of the main family as soon as possible.

Seemingly recalling something, Hinata said with regret, "I remember now, your father seemed to have been a scapegoat, protecting the clan leader and making indelible contributions to the clan. You are his son, yet you are not even a fraction as good as him."

boom!

The chakra that had been suppressed for so long suddenly erupted.

Neji maintained a respectful expression, as if a mask had been completely torn off.

His father's death was a bottom line he could not cross deep inside.

"Dare to bare your teeth at me? You're asking for death!"

Hyuga stood quietly in place, the turbulence caused by the burst of chakra sweeping across his eyebrows without making him sway in the slightest.

They didn't even adopt a defensive stance.

Because they are fearless and have nothing to fear.

If it were a foreign ninja, he would have already assumed a fighting stance, fearing that his throat would be slit.

But the family split up,

Even Hyuga Neji, whose terrifying strength is known as a genius, is nothing more than a dog chained and braced.

It cannot cause any harm to its owner.

Neji spread his arms, surrounded by glass-bead-like Nen energy spheres. When these spheres touched the hard bluestone floor, they created deep gashes in the ground.

"idiot."

Hinata, the agent, couldn't help but reveal a hint of jealousy.

The Qi Gong master's palm technique is very similar to that of the Hyuga clan in reality. He should have mastered it as the main family member, but he failed to comprehend it several times in a row. Instead, the branch family member successfully changed his profession.

Neji exerted force with his foot, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

A caged bird!

Hinata calmly flicked his finger, and the chakra within his body began to flow along a special path.

Then... bang!

Like a tattered rag doll being swept up by a strong wind.

The bluestone floor shattered, and the main family member who had activated the caged bird technique lay in the sunken pit.

With broken bones and torn tendons, he was unable to move.

(End of this chapter)