Chapter 786: Chapter – 779 Why Would Hyuga Aoki?
Hearing the cold voice from behind, the clansmen of the branch family turned around and realized that the one who spoke just now was not someone else, but Elder Aoyama–one of the elders of the main family–who was humiliated by Kuroto in the clan meeting a week ago.
'Not good…!' thought one of the branch family members as he noted Elder Aoyama's mood.
Angered Elder Aoyama coldly looked at the four clansmen and scolded them, "You people were speaking ill about the main family… your masters! Have you forgotten that it is a crime?! Where did the courage to speak about us in this way come from?"
If it was in the past, they wouldn't have dared to talk anything about the members of the main family, whether good or bad, but since Kuroto humiliated several elders of the main family in the previous clan meeting, all the members of the branch family felt a little proud, and not so afraid anymore which is why they dared to not only talk about the main family but even criticized them.
All the members of the branch family immediately bowed their heads and apologized, "Please forgive us Aoyama-sama... it was just a slip of the tongue."
But Elder Aoyama didn't calm down because of the apology, rather, he became angrier and slapped all four members of the branch family.
Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!
The shrill sound of slaps resounded on the streets as the attention of various people turned towards the scene.
Elder Aoyama felt that he needs to make an example to keep everyone in control. Since that clan meeting, everyone is trying to step out of their limits, and now a few servants dare to talk ill of them.
'It's all because of him!' thought Elder Aoyama in anger, 'Even that Summon!'
The reason behind Elder Aoyama's Anger is not just the humiliation he went through; it's also related to the matter of the giant Summon that Kuroto recently gave to Neji and the chaotic fight that took place outside the village after that.
Reasonably speaking, the fight between the three children a few days ago was not a bad thing for the Hyuga Clan, after all, one of the children was Neji–a member of the Hyuga Clan–the absurd chaos created by Naruto, Sasuke, Neji and their summons can be regarded as the demonstration of the strength of the Hyuga Clan, however, Elder Aoyama was not happy about it at all.
This is because the more he thought about it, the more he realized that something is wrong with all of this.
Kuroto had such a powerful Summon for so many years, but he never informed the main family. Moreover, he didn't pass the summon to the heir of the main family as he should have, rather he chose another member of the branch family, that too without the permission of the Patriarch! This is very disrespectful to the main family!
Elder Aoyama was already dissatisfied with Kuroto because of the humiliation he was put through by him, on top of that, if something of this sort happens, it is natural for him to be angry.
Among the four members of the branch family that were slapped by Elder Aoyama, three begged for forgiveness, however, one didn't. It was Hyuga Aoki–sitting in a wheelchair with a cloudy expression.
Noting that Aoki hadn't yet apologized, Elder Aoyama once again became angry, and shouted at him, "Have you not realized your sin?!"
Although Aoki was fuming with anger, he restrained himself with a deep breath and apologized, "Please forgive me."
"Despite the sin you and your brother committed, the only reason you are still alive is because of our kindness! But you… you are so shameless that instead of being grateful, you are talking ill about us behind our backs! If I knew that you would be just like your useless brother, I would have put you through the same fate as him!" – scolded Elder Aoyama.
At the mention of his brother, Aoki raised his head abruptly, and said while gritting his teeth, and shouted in anger, "Don't you dare mention Aoba in front of me!"
Aoki's sudden burst startled Elder Aoyama, and he roared, "You ungrateful filth! How dare you speak to me in this manner?!"
"The one who should be grateful is you for I didn't kill you! Don't you dare speak anything about him, you are not worthy enough!" said Aoki, taking heavy breaths, trying to restrain him.
Sensing murderous intent in Aoki's eyes, Elder Aoyama immediately weaved the hand signs and activated the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, "I'll show you!"
Ahhhhhhhh!
As soon as the Cursed Seal was activated, Aoki fell off the wheelchair and started to cry out in pain, rolling over and wailing. Aoki's cry resounded through the grounds of the Hyuga Clan. The cries were noticed by the people of the Hyuga Clan as they rushed to this place.
One of the people who arrived at the scene is Hizashi. Coming over, he saw the scene of Aoki wailing and crying in pain at the feet of Elder Aoyama. Guessing what went down, Hizashi begged Elder Aoyama, "Aoyama-sama, please spare him, Aoki is already disabled and cannot bear this pain, at this rate… he will die!"
In response, Hizashi only got a cold snort, "Humph!" as Elder Aoyama said indifferently, "Ungrateful filth like him is better off dead. The Hyuga Clan doesn't need disobedient people like him!"
Seeing that Elder Aoyama doesn't seem to have any intention of forgiving Aoki, Hizashi had no choice but to persuade Aoki, "Aoki, whatever you have done, admit your mistake and apologize to Aoyama-sama… don't try to resist the main family… you'll be dead at this rate!"
"Then… so be it… I would rather choose death!" said Aoki in a determined tone. Although he was wailing and crying in pain, he refused to beg for mercy. To him, death would be better than begging for mercy from a member of the main family.
Hearing Aoki's words, Elder Aoyama's expression changed. The indifference once again changed into anger as he said in a vicious tone of voice, "A trash like you is trying to go against the main family…? Do you think you are Hyuga Kuroto?!"
Elder Aoyama was fuming in anger. One Hyuga Kuroto is already more than he can swallow, and now even a cripple like Aoki is trying to challenge the authority of the main family? This made Elder Aoyama more furious.
But Aoki also seemed to be determined and steadfast, and he refused to beg for mercy. No matter how much pain Aoyama tried to inflict on him with the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, Aoki did not give in.
Seeing that Aoki had no intention to beg for mercy, killing intent started to brew in Elder Aoyama's eyes, and he decided that it would be best to kill a traitor like Aoki.
Hizashi saw through Aoyama's thoughts and hurriedly interfered, "Aoyama-sama… Aoki is a cripple and he has lost his mind, please don't be like him and make any rash move."
Hearing Hizashi's words, Aoyama noted the gloomy expression on the faces of all the branch family members surrounding him and realized that it won't be a wise move to kill Aoki at this time. With this in mind, he restrained his killing intent, deactivated the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, and decided to punish Aoki in some other way, as he announced, "Hyuga Aoki is guilty of disobedience and disregard. As punishment, he will be imprisoned in the underground dungeon for the next three years!"
Hizashi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately instructed the branch family members around him to send Aoki to the underground dungeon.
Although the matter with Aoki was dealt with, Elder Aoyama was still angry and stormed the Patriarch's mansion.
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"Hiashi… this can no longer go on… we can not allow Hyuga Kuroto to do whatever he wants!" said Elder Aoyama.
Hiashi frowned as he listened to Elder Aoyama's words.
This top has been discussed more than the ones within the main family, and he is already tired of listening to the complaints of Elders in regard to Kuroto. His response has been the same, and he didn't plan to change it as he said with a sigh, "Haven't we discussed this more than once?"
"Hiashi, don't you see that Hyuga Kuroto is challenging the authority of the main family?!" said Elder Aoyama, dissatisfied with Hiashi's response.
Hiashi shook his head, "I know Kuroto-kun, he wouldn't do something like challenging the authority of the main family. That's so out of his character."
"Out of character or not… he is doing it right as we speak!" shouted Elder Aoyama, and added, "He may not be doing it directly, but he is indirectly influencing others to challenge the authority of the main family! Just a while ago… that cripple dared to direct his killing intent on me…"
Hiashi was taken aback, and questioned, "You mean Aoki?"
"Who else could it be?!" replied Elder Aoyama. Thinking of what happened a while ago, he was once again furious, and said, "Who do you think gave that cripple the courage to rebel? It's all because of him!"
Hiashi was really surprised. In his opinion, Aoki is like a transparent person who neither interferes with the affairs of the clan nor does he interact that much with anyone. Why would someone like him–who has nothing to do with anything–do something of this sort, and too so suddenly?
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Chapter 787: Chapter – 780 What Can a Cripple Do?
Aoki's Prison Cell, Underground Dungeon, Hyuga Clan
It was a small cell with an area of about 9 meters square. Closed from four sides with 2-meter walls. The only point of entry and exit was the small barred opening on the roof.
Sitting in his wheelchair, Aoki looked at the full moon through the small opening on the roof, and sighed lightly, 'Haaaaa.'
All traces of anger, resentment, and hesitance had disappeared from his face, his heart had calmed down and his expression had also become clear. Aoki has finally accepted his reality, 'It turns out that no matter how I much try, I really can't be like them, I just can't. I wonder why did I even try in the first place?'
With such thoughts in his mind, Aoki recalled the event that changed his life forever.
It was during the latter stage of the third great shinobi war. Konoha was winning on all four fronts all thanks to the efforts of Yellow Flash and it was predicted that the war would soon end. At that time, he and his brother Aoba were assigned to the front line. Their main task was the protection of the only son of one of the elders of the main family of the Hyuga Clan–who was going to the front line.
Normally, the children of the main family don't go to the battlefield, especially not to the front lines. However, the third great shinobi war was a war like never before, it caused a heavy loss of manpower. Although Konoha was winning, however, all was not well. Protecting itself on all four ends, Konoha lacked human resources, therefore the Hyuga Clan had no choice but to send even the children of the main family to the front line.
After arriving on the front line, they were assigned a small mission. It was a simple reconnaissance task. The mission was completed without a hitch thanks to their Byakugan, and they were on their way back to the camp to submit the report. That's when it happened, they discovered the kidnapping of the disciple of Yellow Flash. Kirigakure shinobi were planning to do some serious damage to Konoha by sealing the three-tailed turtle inside her and releasing it when she returns back to the village.
Knowing the harm that the three-tailed turtle can cause to Konoha, they knew they couldn't just sit back and watch. They had to do something. And so, they decided to save the girl. Of course, they weren't going to act recklessly, so they discussed for a while and split into two teams. Aoki took charge of staying back and keeping a track of the Kirigakure Shinobi, while his brother and the child of the main family were tasked with bringing reinforcements.
The plan was perfect. Konoha's camp wasn't too far so it was definitely plausible, all Aoki had to do was not lose the track of Kirigakure's shinobi, which was an easy thing to do with his pair of Byakugan.
And so, they split into two teams. But who would have thought, their plan had one major flaw, and that's something they only realized by the time everything was over.
Aoki doesn't understand how they did it, but Kirigakure Shinobi spotted the three of them a long time ago, and just after they split into two teams, and it was just him, hundreds of Kirigakure shinobi appeared out of nowhere and attacked him. The other team consisting of his brother and the child of the main family were also attacked.
Surprising thing was, these shinobi were extremely weak, so they were easily dealt with, however, their numbers were never decreasing, it was as If they had no end to them, and continued to come at them.
The three of them could only deal with so many, but there was no end to Kirigakure Shinobi, by the time reinforcements from Konoha arrived, all the damage was done. He was crippled, his brother was injured but alive, and as for the child of the main family, not only was he dead but one of his Byakugan was also stolen.
This was a scandal. When the news about this incident reached the main family of the Hyuga Clan, the main family was furious.
The one to bear the brunt of everything was he and his brother.
Aoki and his brother tried to explain everything. The failure wasn't his or his brother's fault, they were doing what was necessary! They were trying to protect the village! But they were outnumbered. But the main family didn't listen to them at all. They were adamant about punishing the two of them for their failure to protect the members of the main family and the secrets of the Hyuga Clan.
He was still fine, after all, his legs were seriously injured and he had lost the ability to walk, so he was only imprisoned for three years, but his brother wasn't the same. His brother was executed for the failure. It's not that his brother didn't try to resist, however, he was powerless to do so because of the 'Caged Bird'.
After his brother's death, Aoki's spirit collapsed, he was consumed by anger and a desire for revenge against the main family.
He knew that he himself is powerless against the main family because of the existence of the 'Caged Bird' so he planned to use others and thus he became a traitor.
He tried to use Kumogakure's greed in an attempt to cause harm to the Hyuga Clan. Although the plan for Hyuga Hinata's kidnapping failed because of the intervention of Amatsukami, Aoki didn't give up and continued to look for opportunities.
After he stole some books from the forbidden library of the Hyuga Clan, Aoki learned a very important secret about the main family and the 'Caged Bird'.
Upon learning that secret, Aoki became hesitant.
The secret was about the true purpose behind the existence of the main family and the 'Caged Bird'.
Although Aoki hated the main family and 'Caged Bird', he didn't want to destroy the entire Hyuga Clan, especially the children of the branch family, they were innocent and had nothing to do with his hatred.
So, Aoki decided to keep his hatred within and decided to end it with him. Besides, when he had stolen the books from the forbidden section, he had already killed the elder who was responsible for the execution of his brother, so part of his revenge was completed, and he no longer wanted to create trouble for the branch family.
With such intentions, Aoki restrained himself and started living a normal life.
He would talk with his fellow clansmen and tried his best to integrate with them, revenge and other things were no longer on his mind. This is why when Kuroto continued to look for the traitor of the Hyuga Clan, he found no one for so long.
Aoki believed that he was happy now, and he didn't need to care about his past thoughts. But that's the thing… he believed that he was happy, but is he?
The clan meeting a few days back changed everything. Hyuga Kuroto's outburst changed everything. Aoki admired Kuroto for the kind of courage Kuroto showed at that time. More so, he really liked Kuroto's intention of protecting Neji, a member of the branch family from the wrath of the main family
Of course, Aoki only admired Kuroto, he had no plans of supporting him or anything, nor was he influenced by Kuroto.
But who would have thought that that's only what he believed?
When Elder Aoyama slapped him along with the rest of the branch members, all the anger, the suppressed desire for revenge and all the negative emotions once again surfaced. At the same time, Aoki also realized that he had been strongly influenced by Kuroto's actions. He can no longer bear the scolding and humiliation.
This is why he thinks that he can't be like them. Like the rest of the branch members who can swallow the anger and humiliation.
'Well, at least I tried. But I suppose it's time to stop with this stupid façade.' Thought Aoki as a relieved smile appeared on his face.
As Aoki made up his mind, the sound of footsteps resounded from the roof, and not long afterward, Hizashi appeared on the other side of the metal bars. He looked at Aoki through the bars, and said, "Aoki… you did something foolish today!"
"..." – Aoki remained silent.
Hizashi wasn't surprised, and sighed, "You… don't have to worry too much. I have talked with the Patriarch when the matter subsides, you will be released. Until then, stay peaceful, and try not to do anything."
Aoki smiled, and said, "My sentence is being shortened?" and asked, "Is it because Patriarch doesn't consider me much of a threat due to my disability?"
Hizashi tried to answer… but… he didn't know how to explain. Hizashi used Aoki's disability as an excuse in order to persuade Hiashi. And Aoki's disability is the only reason his sentence is being pardoned.
Hizashi didn't need to answer, Aoki saw through his hesitation, and said in a sarcastic tone, "I guess I should be grateful to you, Hizashi-san."
Hizashi sighed, "Just… don't make things difficult."
Aoki chuckled, and asked as looked at Hizashi, "Say Hizashi-san, don't you hate Patriarch?"
Hizashi frowned, "What do you mean?"
Aoki explained, "The two of you are twin brothers. And in my understanding, you are obviously stronger than him, yet he is the Patriarch, not you… why? Because of the stupid rules of the main family! Just because he is only a few seconds older than you, he is the Patriarch, while your entire life is limited to serving him because of that 'Caged Bird'. If anyone was in your position, he would hate Patriarch, right?"
Hizashi shook his head, "There is no use thinking about these things."
"Right!" said Aoki, and added in an aggressive tone, "I really pity you Hizashi-san. You are imprisoned to such a degree that you can't even express your hatred towards them. But you know what… all your efforts, the efforts of your son… everything is in vain… in front of 'Caged Bird' everything is useless… we are all prisoners, and we can never escape this destiny. We can try to resist it, just like Hyuga Kuroto did… but we can never escape it, even he can't!"
Hizashi was seriously confused now, and questioned Aoki, "What are you trying to say?"
Aoki took a deep breath, as he said, "That's a very good question. What am I trying to say, huh?" and muttered, "I… don't know… I just know that I can't become like you… and I have resigned trying to be… this is not just in my fate."
"Don't talk nonsense about fate and belief. Just live the rest of your life peacefully… Living is the most important!" said Hizashi, trying to calm down Aoki.
Aoki chuckled, "Yes… you are right, now I am going to do just that. I will not resist anymore." And added, "But you know what… you made a mistake… he made a mistake too… he should have killed me when he had the chance, now there is no going back."
As he said these words, Aoki's eyes became extremely clear. It's as if he knew what he had to do now.
Hizashi was getting a very bad vibe from Aoki. He started to panic, and questioned, "Aoki… what are you trying to do?"
Aoki looked at Hizashi and said with a twisted smile, "What can a cripple like me do Hizashi-san?"
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