Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

"I have prepared the spell to abolish the Caged Bird Technique."

A commotion immediately arose from the audience.

At this moment, Hiashi Hyuga, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward and asked in a humble yet assertive manner, "So, may I ask if you have prepared a sealing technique to protect the Byakugan in place of the Caged Bird Seal?"

Naruto didn't answer the question immediately, but instead looked at Hiashi Hyuga with curiosity.

You seem unusually courageous today.

Hiashi Hyuga wasn't intimidated, but the elders of the main family quickly went up to pull him away, trying to get him to back down.

But Hiashi Hyuga seemed relieved: "My heart should have stopped beating ten years ago. It was Hizashi's sacrifice that allowed me to survive."

"I've already told Neji about what happened back then. I've also been thinking about the Hyuga clan these past few days, and I've come to some conclusions. I've also become more indifferent to life and death."

"But ultimately, the outcome still depends on you, doesn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto calmly began to recount another matter.

"Everyone always says that the Cloud Village is barbarians, but I really like one of their virtues, which is their loyalty and sense of justice."

"If that incident had happened to Kumogakure ten years ago, I believe that the tough Fourth Raikage would have preferred to start a war rather than hand over the person."

"Similarly, it was the Cloud Village envoy who intended to abduct Hinata, so his death was very likely intentional, with the aim of extorting Byakugan. Even if he killed the Cloud Village envoy at the time, it would at most be considered self-defense."

"If that's the case, why should we hand over the people?"

"Heh, it's only because I wasn't Hokage back then. If it were today, I would personally lead the army to the Land of Lightning."

Hiashi Hyuga sensed something strange about it and tentatively asked, "You mean..."

Naruto silently took out a scroll and handed it to Hiashi Hyuga.

Hiashi Hyuga had a guess in his mind, and almost dropped the scroll on the ground because of a tremor in his hand.

"This is how to free a caged bird."

Upon hearing this, Hiashi Hyuga trembled as he opened the scroll and began reading its contents.

The scroll details how to release the caged birds, and the method is not difficult. Some members of the Hyuga clan have also learned sealing techniques. If this scroll is distributed, perhaps all the caged birds can be released today.

Naruto continued, "Konoha was too weak ten years ago, and you were too weak. Now I'm giving you another chance, but this time Konoha doesn't need to worry about any external enemies."

"The one who tied the knot must untie it. I will not interfere with the Hyuga clan's decisions on the Caged Bird technique and the main family and branch family system. Today, I am just an observer."

"Next, your main family and branch families will discuss whether to abolish the caged bird system and the main family and branch family system, but in this process, no one shall use the caged bird system to coerce the branch family."

"Similarly, the freedom to separate from the family will also be something you yourselves have to fight for. After all, if you don't even have the courage to fight for freedom, how can you talk about breaking free from the cage and flying into the blue sky?"

After saying that, Naruto really stepped aside, looking like a bystander.

"By the way, don't draw blood. My justice has never been about iron fists and bloodshed."

These words immediately extinguished the idea of ​​"fighting" in the minds of several Hyuga clan members.

Then the crowd started making noise, discussing what to do.

"No bloodshed is allowed, and the main family cannot use the Caged Bird to force us to do anything. Today, we must abolish the Caged Bird!"

"How could the main family possibly agree? I think we should just hold a vote."

"No, wouldn't that make it a question of which side has more people, the main family or the branch family?"

The crowd below was arguing incessantly when an elderly elder of the Hyuga clan stepped onto the stage, indicating that he wanted to speak. Hyuga Hiashi then asked everyone to quiet down.

"As you all know, the Byakugan can play a terrifying role on the battlefield. At the same time, it is so easy for our Hyuga clan to awaken the Byakugan. This means that every Hyuga clan member will be targeted by those who covet the Byakugan. This is also the reason why many people know the Caged Bird Seal exists."

"But today I want to tell you that caged birds exist for more than just that purpose."

"In fact, the Byakugan, like the Sharingan, has the potential to evolve, but it is much more brutal. It might take all the Byakugan of the entire Hyuga clan to be enough."

"Therefore, caged birds can not only protect themselves from external enemies, but also from those with ulterior motives within the cage."

"The Hokage's combat power is unparalleled, but this happened within the Hyuga clan. In fact, if someone were to evolve the Byakugan and surrender to Konoha, it might be a good thing for Konoha. The price would only be the Hyuga clan."

"But similarly, what if someone harbors ill intentions, and their Byakugan, after evolving, is even stronger than the Hokage?

In fact, even the elders of the Zong family didn't know if these things were true. They only found clues in some ancient books, plus some fabrications, but at least at this time, the Zong family could seize the position of righteousness.

This secret immediately caused an uproar among the crowd, making them somewhat less confident about splitting up the family business.

Naruto watched from the sidelines the whole time, and his attitude did not change in any way because of this incident.

However, just as the voice of the main family was about to drown out that of the branch family, Hinata, the eldest daughter of the main family, stepped forward.

"No, Father, this is still not right!"

"If the goal is truly to prevent the loss of favors and to prevent fratricide, then why doesn't the main family just put a caged bird in the cage!"

Chapter 53 The Hinata Incident

Hinata's words immediately drew the attention of both the main family and the branch family.

Surrounded by everyone's gaze, Hinata subconsciously took a step back, a slight nervousness rising within her.

Naruto is looking at me.

Thinking of this, Hinata took a deep breath and mustered her courage.

"If it's really to protect the Byakugan, then why does the main family use the Caged Bird Seal to torment the branch family and satisfy their own selfish desires!"

The members of the clan immediately changed their expressions.

"Hinata Hyuga! Get your position straight! You're also from the main branch of the family, and the eldest daughter of the head of the family at that!"

"It's as if you haven't benefited from the caged bird system or the main family's branch system. Where do you think all your servants came from?"

"Hiashi, look at the fine daughter you've raised! You should have banished Hinata like a caged bird and sent her to a separate family long ago, and made Hanabi the head of the main family!"

Seeing how things had developed, Hiashi Hyuga's expression turned rather grim.

In his original plan, Hinata would marry Naruto, the wife of the Hokage, and who would dare to attack the Caged Bird Seal? Then he would arrange for Hanabi to become the main branch of the family, so that neither of his two daughters would be bound by the Caged Bird Seal.

Unfortunately, Hinata took the initiative to stand up today, and even stood on the opposite side of the main family. If Hinata fails to end up with Naruto, and the Hyuga clan loses its place because of today's events, what will become of me, the eldest daughter?

Upon hearing Hinata's words, the branch family members began to discuss the matter animatedly.

"She's from the main family too, right? She's actually willing to speak up for us."

"Could it be that the main family has finally produced an heir who can look at issues from a perspective beyond their own?"

"Be careful, maybe the main family is putting on a show together."

Naruto couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw Hinata stepping forward.

Actually, the outcome of the Hyuga clan's discussion today is meaningless, because Naruto will abolish the Caged Bird Seal no matter what.

In fact, he had long prepared a sealing technique to replace the Caged Bird Seal, and it was not difficult for the system to do so.

This new sealing technique can also destroy the Byakugan after a member of the Hyuga clan dies, and it also eliminates the 1-degree blind spot of the Caged Bird Seal. Most importantly, no one can use this technique to torture or decide anyone's life or death.

But as he said, freedom must be fought for by people themselves; otherwise, even if a bird is released from its cage, it will have long lost the ability to fly to the blue sky.

Naruto has now witnessed the changes within the main family, and they need a member of the branch family to step forward and pursue freedom, and that person is—

Hyuga Neji!

Neji stepped onto the stage, his eyes sweeping over the elders of the main family and Hiashi, finally settling on Hinata, his expression calm.

"Hinata, I always thought you were born into the main family and had a privileged life, yet you were always so weak. I, on the other hand, worked so hard and had talent, yet I was inferior because I was born into the branch family. I hated this fate and I also hated your weakness."

"However, you have indeed changed my mind today, and made me believe what the head of the family said before: that my father sacrificed himself for the village and for the people he cared about."

"It is because of these reasons that the Hyuga clan is not beyond saving."

After saying this, Neji turned around to look at the crowd below the stage and raised his right hand.

"Today, we must abolish the caged bird mentality and fight for our freedom!"

"If anyone dares to look down on me, I would rather gouge out my own eyes than live under the oppression of a caged bird!"

Neji's words were inspiring and drew cheers from the crowd.

Seeing that things were not going well, the clan elder quickly signaled to Rizu to do something.

And the Japanese team did indeed step up.

"I support abolishing caged birds!"

The trend is inevitable. If you don't want your daughter and future generations to suffer from the oppression of being a caged bird, the best way is to abolish the caged bird system completely now!

Even the head of the family supports abolishing the caged bird, so the matter is now completely settled.

Seeing that they had reached a conclusion, Naruto stepped forward.

"Lord Hokage, we have decided to abolish the Caged Bird Seal." Hiashi bowed to Naruto.

Naruto nodded and handed Hiashi another scroll.

"This is a technique to replace the caged bird, and it doesn't have all the drawbacks of the caged bird."

These words shocked the entire audience.

As Hiashi took the scroll, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Lord Hokage, if you had brought out this technique earlier, this farce wouldn't have been necessary."

"No, it is necessary. The Hyuga clan, which has not made any changes and only knows how to fawn over others, does not deserve to be saved."

Having obtained these two techniques, all the members of the branch family were excited, but they couldn't help but worry: what if these were techniques that Konoha used to control them?

"I'll be the first to try." At this moment, Neji stepped forward.

Then someone took the scroll and used the method on it to perform the spell on Neji, and the curse mark symbolizing the caged bird disappeared.

Neji opened his eyes, feeling the changes in his body in disbelief.

The original 1-degree blind spot completely disappeared, and he had almost forgotten what 360-degree white vision looked like.

He couldn't help but burst into tears of joy.

Simply because the feeling of freedom is so wonderful!

"Lord Hokage, you are my benefactor. If there is anything you need me for in the future, I will do anything for you, even if it means giving my life!" Neji stood before Naruto, his eyes filled with gratitude and awe.

With Neji taking the lead, the other branch families also stepped forward to untie the caged birds.