章 168: Ch. 168. Ninja cat wearing a bow. [1]

Mizuki said bluntly:

- "I resurrected you for Neji and have nothing to do with the Hyuga family."

- "Neji is extremely talented, and our Phoenix Village needs talents like him. I will take him out of Konohagakure, accept him as a disciple, and teach him to become stronger."

　　Hizashi breathed a sigh of relief and then said:

- "I think I understand your intention."

- "You have the ability to resurrect the dead. You plan to let Neji die first, and then resurrect him after the [Caged Bird] has expired, so that he can escape the fate of being separated."

　　At this point, Hizashi fell silent.

　　After a while, he sighed and said:

- "I have already died once. Although I am Neji's father, I will not make decisions for him."

　　Neji said:

- "Father, let's go together."

　　Hizashi did not agree immediately, but looked at Mizuki and asked:

- "Do you have the ability to protect [Byakugan] from being taken away by other countries?"

　　As soon as he finished speaking, veins popped up in the corners of Hizashi's eyes. He actually opened his [Byakugan] and looked into Mizuki's body:

- "This...is this?"

- "With such a huge amount of chakra, how is this possible?"

　　He was stunned by the huge amount of chakra in Mizuki's body.

　　Mizuki saw his expression and was not surprised:

- "I can only guarantee that people from other countries will not break into my village and take away [Byakugan]."

- "If you go out and I'm not nearby, you have to rely on yourself."

- "Of course, if any country dares to take away your [Byakugan], then I will go to that country and take back the [Byakugan]."

　　Hizashi's eyes were dull and he murmured:

- "That's enough! That's enough!"

A person with this kind of chakra is definitely a super strong person.

　　At first, Hizashi's supercilious eyes were almost sent away by Sandaime.

　　At the end of the Third Ninja War, Kumogakure sent a team of peace envoys to Konohagakure to sign an armistice agreement with Konohagakure.

　　But the goal of the Kumogakure is not the armistice agreement, but the [Byakugan].

　　At night, a Kumogakure ninja sneaked into the Hyuga tribe and kidnapped Hinata, but was killed by his brother.

　　After the death of the peace envoy, Kumogakure immediately refused to sign the armistice agreement and threatened Konohagakure to demand the handover of the murderer, namely Hyuga Hiashi.

　　The purpose is to get Hiashi's eye.

　　What's ridiculous is that Sandaime actually agreed to the request of Kumogakure and persuaded Hiashi to take the initiative to die in order to calm the anger of Kumogakure.

　　In order to end the war as soon as possible, and for the sake of peace and stability, please put the overall situation first.

　　At the critical moment, Hizashi stood up and died in Hiashi's place, and his body was taken to Kumogakure.

　　Halfway through, the Kumogakure discovered that [Byakugan] had been destroyed by the [Caged Bird's Curse Seal], and threw the body away angrily.

　　Sandaime's cowardice have created this tragedy.

　　So Hizashi knew clearly that Konoha could not protect the [Byakugan].

　　This is why he asked if Mizuki could protect the [Byakugan].

　　Hizashi:

- "In that case, I am willing to go with you."

　　For Konoha and Hyuga, he had already died once.

　　Now that he is resurrected, he no longer owes Konohagakure or Hyuga anything.

　　Leaving Konohagakure and Hyuga, he didn't have any psychological burden.

　　Mizuki:

- "Let's go!"

　　At night, the three of them left the cemetery and walked towards the entrance of Konohagakure.

　　Mizuki took out a hat and asked Hizashi to put it on his head to hide his appearance.

　　As for himself and Neji, they didn't do any covering.

　　As they walked, Neji told Hizashi what had happened in Konohagakure in recent years.

　　Hearing that Orochimaru was the Godaime, Hizashi was even more grateful that he had made the right choice.

　　Arriving at the gate of Konohagakure in a swagger, Mizuki glanced sideways. The ninjas guarding the gate immediately fell into the genjutsu and stood there with fear on their faces, unable to move.

　　Hizashi has a better understanding of Mizuki's strength.

　　The three of them left in a grand manner. Only after they were far away did the ninja guarding the door get rid of the control of the genjutsu:

- "Quickly, go and report to the Godaime that the missing-ninja Mizuki broke into Konohagakure and took away Hyuga Neji. There is also an unidentified ninja wearing a hat."

　　Ninja defection is no small matter.

　　The news was quickly reported to the Hokage Tower, but Orochimaru was not there.

　　Soon the Hyuga family learned about Neji's defection, and Might Guy was also notified. Soon, the news spread throughout Konohagakure.

　　Everyone was in an uproar.

　　The members of the Hyuga family defected? This is definitely the funniest joke today.

　　Who doesn't know that the Hyuga clan has the [Caged Bird Curse Seal]. Even if they defect to an alien planet, the clan can kill the defector as long as they activate the [Caged Bird].

　　Therefore, no one in the Hyuga family ever defected, because defecting meant death.

　　Now that it is said that Hyuga Neji has defected, everyone's first reaction is of course disbelief.

　　Even Danzo's first reaction when he heard the news was that his ninjas were playing tricks on him.

　　But soon, the news was confirmed, and Danzo had to believe it even if he didn't believe it. He immediately came to Hyuga's house and found Hyuga Hinashi:

- "Hiashi, Hyuga Neji followed the missing-ninja Mizuki and left the village. The news has been confirmed. It can be confirmed that Neji has defected and chose to go to Phoenix Village."

- "Such a traitor cannot be allowed to continue living in the ninja world."

- "I order you to immediately activate the [Caged Bird Curse Seal] and kill Neji."