NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 12: Kagome, Kagome~
Hyuga Neji stopped his moves, turned around and looked at the man by the gate, and said respectfully: "Father.
Menma hid his breath in the dark, narrowed his eyes and looked at the man.
"Tonight's protagonist, I hope you are not a dead wood, otherwise I will be very disappointed. "
Hyuga Hizashi, a jonin of Konoha Village, the leader of the branch family of the Hyuga clan, and the father of the Twelve Little Warrior Hyuga Neji.
Hizashi was born only fifteen minutes later than the head of the main family, Hyuga Hiashi, but it was these fifteen minutes that made him a branch family, engraved with the [Bird in a Cage] curse, and became a "caged bird" under the control of the main family.
The main family can control and destroy the brain nerves of branch family members through the [Bird in a Cage] curse, thereby controlling the branch family.
This curse has the ability to seal the Byakugan, and can completely destroy the eyeballs and brain of the recipient after the recipient's eyes are removed or the recipient dies, and can only be lifted when the branch family member dies.
In the chaotic war period, this was the biggest reliance of the Hyuga clan to prevent the bloodline limit from being stolen.
But in the stable peace period, it became the source of the conflict between the main family and the branch family within the Hyuga.
Hizashi gently touched Neji's head and showed a gentle and relieved smile: "Neji, you are already very proficient in the Eight Diagrams Thirty-two Palms. After a while, I can teach you more advanced technique. "
Neji shook his head: "I feel I still have a long way to go."
He clenched his fists, with an unwilling look on his face.
Seeing Neji like this, Hizashi couldn't help but fall into silence, sighing in his heart.
In the end, he still failed to protect Neji's purity.
A few days ago, he took Neji to watch the training of his brother Hiashi and his daughter Hinata.
But looking at Hinata, who was weak and full of loopholes in her moves, all kinds of dark thoughts came to Hizashi's mind.
"With Neji's talent, he could obviously become the strongest in Hyuga, but because of his status as a branch family, he was planted in a cage, completely lost his freedom, and lived under the shadow of the main family for his whole life..."
"And the daughter of the main family, who has no talent at all, can sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, and naturally enjoy Neji's protection, and order Neji around..."
For a moment, there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes when he looked at Hinata.
"Hizashi. "
Hiashi repelled Hinata with one hand, looked at Hiashi with an extremely cold look, and said: "As a Hyuga ninja, you can't control your emotions and show murderous intentions towards the daughter of the main family. It seems that you have forgotten your responsibilities as a branch family. "
"No, i AH!"
Without waiting for Hizashi to say anything, Hiashi decisively made a seal.
In front of everyone present, Hizashi rolled on the ground, covered his head and wailed in pain.
"Father..."
Neji watched this scene from beginning to end.
This was the first time he saw the ugliness of the Hyuga clan, and the first time he understood what the branch family meant to the main family.
Since then, Neji has become more taciturn, and the look he gave Hinata was no longer the doting of a brother, but the disgust and hatred of an enemy.
Even on Hinata's third birthday, he was hiding in the courtyard to practice soft fists.
...It's more like venting than practicing.
Hizashi suppressed the gloom in his heart, forced a smile and touched Neji's head: "You have done very well. When you enter school, you will definitely become the top student. "
"But don't say such things in front of the people of the main family. "
When saying this, Hizashi suddenly felt a little disgusted very disgusted.
It's not disgust for others, but disgust for himself.
As a father, he can't even protect his child's future and can't even give him a carefree childhood.
he's too incompetent...
"I know, father."
Neji is very precocious. Since the last incident, he has vaguely understood the gap between the branch family and the main family.
"With your talent, you will definitely become a better ninja than me in the future."
Hizashi knew very well that Neji's talent was far above his.
The highest achievement in his life was to be a jonin, and Neji would definitely become closer to the elite like Kakashi.
It's a pity that the branch family ninja who was engraved with the curse mark, the original 360° vision of the white eyes would leave a blind spot behind the first thoracic vertebra, and he was not qualified to learn advanced soft fist techniques such as Kaiten, and his strength limit was completely limited.
Hizashi believed that Neji could learn Kaiten by himself, which was his trust in his son's talent.
But...
"I hope that when he grows up, he will not hate the family and torture himself like me. "Hizashi sighed inwardly.
Just when Hizashi wanted to leave, he heard a soft humming from somewhere.
Kageme, Kageme~
The bird in the middle is~
Let it go~
The night is bright~
Take a look at the crane and the turtle~
Who is in the front~
This ballad sounds very sad, and the sound is very strange, as if it came from all directions and it is impossible to tell the source.
"Who is it? How can someone sneak in avoiding all the guards?"
Hizashi put on a soft fist and blocked in front of Neji, with blood vessels on both sides of his face protruding and his Byakugan opened directly.
Then a black shadow flashed from the corner and fled outside over the wall of the courtyard.
Hizashi hesitated for a moment and told Neji: "Neji, tell the clan members that someone has sneaked into the Hyuga clan territory. Tell them to be careful. "
After saying that, Hiashi moved and instantly caught up with him.
At the same time.
"In view of the fact that Konoha Village welcomes the above-mentioned declaration of the Cloud Village; Konoha Village and Cloud Village have decided to conclude a peace treaty, appoint the following plenipotentiary representatives and agree to the following terms after they express their full powers of appointment..."
The Cloud Village envoys and the Third Hokage and other Konoha high-level officials concluded a peace treaty.
The head of the envoys took the initiative to extend his hand and said, "Long live the peace."
The Third Hokage also extended his hand and smiled, "Long live the peace."
The two looked at each other, held hands, and both wore the same formal smile.
The two let go of their hands, and the head of the envoys suddenly asked, "When we just entered the village, we saw that the Hyuga clan in your village seemed to be celebrating something. I was very curious for a while. Can you tell me?"
"..."
What does this guy want to do?
Sarutobi frowned, but he smiled again in an instant.
"Hahaha, today is a good day. Not only has Konoha and Kumogakure signed a peace treaty, but the Hyuga clan is also celebrating the third birthday of the daughter of the head family."
"Oh?"
The person in charge kept smiling and climbed up: "I heard that the Hyuga clan has a very rich historical heritage. I think the birthday celebration of the daughter of the head family is also very exciting. Can we watch it?"
The third generation exchanged glances with Koharu and Homura beside him.
...There is absolutely no reason to refuse.
Then the third Hokage and other Konoha high-level officials accompanied the Kumogakure envoys to attend the birthday party of Hyuga Hinata.
For a time, it can be said that the Hyuga clan was given enough respect/honor.