บท 187: Chapter 187
When Hyuuga Hiashi began to harbor such audacious thoughts, Kaito remembered, it likely started when he realized his own brother was marching towards his doom.
The relationship between Hyuuga Hiashi and Hyuuga Hizashi is complicated. Hiashi embodies the sentiments between brothers in the world of shinobi, but as a member of the main family, he must restrain his emotions.
Especially as he is the heir to the clan leadership, he has to strike a balance between the main and branch families. Therefore, even if such emotions exist, he has to show a particular stance.
Hyuuga Hizashi's internal life is also incredibly complex; he despises the main family because of the Caged Bird Seal, hates his own brother.
Yet behind the scenes, he was also defending his brother. During his lifetime, the branch family he led was fully aligned with Hyuuga Hiashi, keeping him from being overshadowed by the elders.
Although his death was verbally justified as a quest for "freedom," he couldn't have seemed so composed without genuine fraternal affection.
Of course, from a more cynical angle, he had to worry that, should he resist, he would still die and his family and children would suffer.
Regardless, it was around that time that Hyuuga Hiashi planted a seed of thought.
And the realization of this thought can be understood by looking at Hyuuga Hinata and Hyuuga Hanabi, who both do not have the Caged Bird Seal.
Kaito remembered there was a notion that Hyuuga Hiashi was very dissatisfied with Hyuuga Hinata's talents, hence his diligent cultivation of Hyuuga Hanabi.
But the thing is, while cultivating Hanabi, he didn't brand Hinata with the Caged Bird Seal either. Hinata still enjoyed the treatment of the Hyuuga family's young lady.
And as for Hanabi, who often appears in fanfiction and should have been branded with the Caged Bird Seal at age five, she never was.
Although the circumstances are somewhat special—Hinata married Naruto, the savior of the shinobi world and the Seventh Hokage, allowing her to avoid the Caged Bird Seal.
And Hanabi, after Hinata left, became the sole heir of the family, justifiably avoiding the Seal.
But this is also a result of Hyuuga Hiashi's strong suppression of various opinions when they were young; otherwise, at least one of them would have been unable to escape fate.
"This guy, does he really intend to break the millennia-old rules and destiny of the Hyuuga clan?"
Kaito couldn't help but feel a bit emotional at this thought, for it indeed was a daring and crazy move.
If they stop using the Caged Bird Seal, it means the Hyuuga clan would end their thousand-year tradition of familial division.
Of course, the main family, as "Celestial Dragons," would lose this halo too. Hyuuga Hiashi is digging at his own foundations.
But upon closer thought, if he truly proceeds, this could actually consolidate his control over the clan even more.
For those branch family members who desperately wanted to escape the control of the main family, it's not like they ever wanted to be slaves.
"And this guy's ambitions are no small thing either, using the fact that the Uchiha clan doesn't have the Caged Bird Seal to rebut me, how audacious."
Besides being a curse of fate, the Caged Bird Seal also serves as a protective entity—its presence prevents the Byakugan from being stolen by others.
It's just unfortunate that this originally protective measure has evolved into a tool to enslave an individual or even a group.
Members of the main family can use the absence of the Caged Bird Seal as an excuse to avoid missions and thus prevent the risk of their eyes being stolen in case of accidental death.
In contrast, the branch family members must take on all the dangerous tasks of wars and missions. Because they have the Caged Bird Seal, even if their eyes are stolen, the Seal can destroy them.
This setup is genuinely cruel. Yet, such an environment also significantly diminishes the competitiveness of the Hyuuga clan.
Perhaps Hyuuga Hiashi looked at the Uchiha clan for inspiration, considering the growth of people like Kaito and Shisui, further solidifying his resolve.
The Uchiha clan never had anything like the Caged Bird Seal. Clan members with Sharingan also go on missions and face imaginable risks.
After all, aside from watching their own lives, they also must keep in mind that their failure could result in the loss of their family's eyes.
In Hyuuga Hiashi's view, it's under such dual pressures that Uchiha members grow faster and produce so many formidable ninja.
Even to the extent of producing incredibly strong ninja like Kaito and Shisui, who can be game-changers.
"But have you considered how hard it is to awaken the Sharingan? The Hyuuga develop these eyes at a certain age so easily.
And the Sharingan has a clear developmental path, something your Byakugan doesn't seem to have? Granted, the Tenseigan and Rinnegan are on the same level, with the Tenseigan perhaps being more offensive.
But what else do you gain from your Byakugan improving, besides seeing further?"
Kaito can't help but mentally scoff at Hyuuga Hiashi's thoughts, although he would never voice them out loud.
The Byakugan is an eye from the Ōtsutsuki clan, and its strength is undeniable. But the Hyuuga aren't Ōtsutsuki—their bloodline has likely been diluted over a millennium.
Not to mention the Hyuuga in the shinobi world, even those on the moon claiming to be Ōtsutsuki have probably seen their bloodlines grow thin.
It's just that they still have various scriptures left by Ōtsutsuki Hamura, and their lineage is somewhat more complete, giving them knowledge of the Tenseigan's existence, perhaps.
Even if you know, it doesn't help much. The development of the Tenseigan and Rinnegan is on a relatively low-level stage, making it harder for the Byakugan to evolve into the Tenseigan.
The Sharingan can be gradually upgraded into the Rinnegan, step by step—from one tomoe to three, then to Mangekyou and Eternal Mangekyou, and finally, finding a way to break through.
It can be said that the Sharingan is effective at every stage, but the Byakugan seems to build slowly, making a giant leap from its initial phase to a later stage all at once.
"Chief Hyuuga Hiashi, you should think this over slowly. I, as an outsider, can't easily judge many of these matters."
Kaito and Hyuuga Hiashi have now arrived in front of the Hokage Building. Tonight's matters have basically reached the final wrap-up stage.
Asuma's side has been struggling. Although Asuma might not stand out in Konoha's future Jounin system, he is of the same generation as freaks like Kakashi and Might Guy.
Asuma's overall strength isn't particularly weak either, especially with Konoha's assistance, as well as Inuzuka and Aburame's help, plus the Anbu circling the periphery.
Although he has suffered some loss of manpower, they generally hold an upper hand.
And their losses align with Kaito's interests—after all, it's best for the reborn Sarutobi clan to be somewhat crippled.
The next morning, all Konoha residents noticed that something seemed amiss today.
They clearly found that Konoha seemed to be reducing control over those three clans!
Ever since the impeachment incident erupted, these three clans have been forcefully sealed off by Konoha or, more precisely, by the seven great clans.
Whether it's their business or personnel, everything has been under a lock and freeze, forbidding people from leaving clan territory and businesses from operating.
This has caused great inconvenience to many Konoha residents since these three great clans are fundamentally tied to the livelihood of the people.
Yet nobody dares to speak up, especially as more areas are gradually being reopened.
Of course, how those three clans are handled remains everyone's focus.
After all, this could potentially develop into Konoha's most horrifying action since its establishment—whether these three clans will even continue to exist is a question!
But no one dares to think about or ask such questions. Everyone is silently awaiting an answer.
Today, it seems, an answer has arrived. However, after Konoha's guard forces completely withdrew, the answer the villagers received shook them to their core!
Rivers of blood flowed within the territories of the three clans, countless corpses were slowly being taken out, these scenes truly agitated the nerves of all Konoha residents.
It wasn't until the specific details began to slowly emerge that they realized what exactly had transpired.
People within the three clans plotted a rebellion, aiming for a coup against Konoha.
Asuma discovered this and led those willing to follow him, and directly wiped out these conspirators!
This news really left them at a loss for words, because there were too many loopholes.
Let's not talk about how Asuma discovered it—when did he even find so many people willing to follow him, and where did he get so many weapons?
These are questions worth pondering. Besides, there's the matter of Asuma meeting with Jiraiya earlier; many people had seen it.
Asuma going to the Hokage Building without concealing his identity, and not just once or twice either.
And then such a thing happens right after—can this really be considered logical?
These matters continued to ripple through everyone's minds, and nobody knew what was really going on.
But they all knew that the best thing now is not to ask, not to overthink—just watch and wait for Konoha's official response.
While blood and gore were reigning in Konoha, Shisui and the others had already quickly arrived in the capital of the Land of Fire.
For them, covering such a distance at full speed would take just a little over a day to arrive.
Standing within the Daimyo's palace, Shisui and his team were particularly silent, but they had already discussed many things before they arrived.
Although the seven of them weren't familiar with each other, at the end of the day they were from the same alliance, and all of them were young with not too shabby abilities.
So they had plenty of common ground, especially since they all acknowledged Shisui's capabilities, making their interactions even smoother.
Strictly speaking, they were all actually classmates, as they were all around the same age.
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