Naruto: Unlimited Kekkai Genkai

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Looking at the place where Hyūga Iroha disappeared, Hyūga Hiashi fell to his knees helplessly, his body trembling uncontrollably, not knowing whether it was anger or fear. The complex emotions were unknown to others and could not be understood.

"Brother!"

Hyūga Hizashi stood aside with a complex expression.

"It has been found that none of the sixty-seven members of the main family survived, but..."

Hyūga Hizashi thought of something, shook his head slightly, sighed, and spoke again: "There are seven children who were knocked unconscious by Hyūga Iroha and placed in the main family's shrine, but they were all marked with Caged Bird on their foreheads."

Hyūga Hiashi shook his body, his face was pale, but he laughed when he heard the voice.

"Is that so? I see."

"Are these the things he left for Hyūga? The child of the main family who was given a Caged Bird, hehe..."

"Ridiculous."

"Really ridiculous."

Hyūga Hiashi looked up, tears already flowing down his cheeks.

Looking at the branch house members who were staring at him with complicated expressions, Hyūga Hiashi raised his head and closed his eyes. "Hizashi."

"I'm here, brother."

Hyūga Hiashi wiped his tears, propped himself up, and his face became extremely firm. "Now, I am the only main family left in the whole clan, right?" he asked.

Hyūga Hizashi was silent, not knowing how to answer. "It seems that this is the case."

Hyūga Hiashi sighed.

"Hyūga Iroha gave me a difficult question before leaving."

"Did he want to see how I would choose? Main family, branch house, hehe, it's really ridiculous, too ridiculous."

Hyūga Hiashi shook his head and laughed, and then the laughter became louder, as if he couldn't control himself, holding his stomach and laughing.

"Brother!"

Hyūga Hizashi wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth.

"Hizashi!"

Hyūga Hiashi stopped laughing suddenly, staring at Hyūga Hizashi with his eyes, his smile fading and becoming heavy.

"I will give you Curse Mark: Caged Bird, put Caged Bird on me."

"No!"

Hyūga Hizashi said subconsciously: "Brother, you are a member of the clan, responsible for protecting the Hyūga clan, you can't be Caged Bird, if that happens, according to the rules of the ten clans..."

He paused here, unable to say the rest of the words.

"Have you also discovered that the family rules are no longer useful at this time? The main family is gone, and I am the only one left."

"Do you want the Hyūga clan to be my one-man show? Don't you want to change all this? Then do as I say! From now on, the Hyūga clan will no longer have a main family or branch house, and there will only be clan members engraved with Caged Bird."

Hyūga Hiashi took a deep breath, his resolve firm.

"Since the main family cannot protect the clan, then abandon the identity of the main family. From now on, all clan members need to be marked with Caged Bird, and I am no exception!"

Hyūga Hizashi's voice was trembling as he asked: "But in this way, all clan members will have an extra blind spot for their Byakugan, which is not a good thing for our Hyūga clan..."

Hyūga Hiashi shook his head and said: "It has come to this point, do we still need to care about these things? It's meaningless. Hizashi, go and inform the Hokage. This matter needs to be solved by him."

"But, but... those dead elders of the main family..." 

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Hyūga Hiashi.

"Do as I say, Hizashi. I am still the clan leader."

Hyūga Hizashi opened his mouth, but in the end, he could not say anything. He could only nod.

"I understand. I will have someone notify the Hokage-sama."

As soon as the words fell, a voice came from the distance.

"No need, I am already here."

Everyone made way and found that Ishigami Hara had appeared outside at some point, and the Anbu ninjas around him emerged from the darkness to protect him.

"You go and help the Hyūga clan deal with the dead and wounded," Ishigami Hara said.

"Yes!"

The Anbu ninjas immediately dispersed and began to get busy.

Ishigami Hara came closer, his eyes activated in both Byakugan and Sharingan states. He looked around and instantly took in the current situation of the Hyūga clan.

"It was terrible. It was Hyūga Iroha, that kid who did it, right?" he asked.

Hyūga Hiashi remained silent.

"Alas..."

Ishigami Hara shook his head slightly and sighed. "That child's behavior is a bit extreme. I had high hopes for him and even taught him the Flying Thunder God Technique in the hope that he could become a bridge between the Hyūga clan and the village. I didn't expect that..."

Hyūga Hiashi said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, this is all the fault of the Hyūga clan. That child... is just seeking revenge."

Ishigami Hara nodded, unsurprised. "I know, it's about his parents, right? I knew it from the beginning, but the elders of your main family had their own ideas, so I couldn't explain too much to the child."

He shook his head again. "I know the child had doubts about the situation. I assigned Uchiha Shikazan as his team leader, hoping that he could put aside the perspective of the family and look at things from a higher position. But now it seems I took it for granted."

Hyūga Hiashi hurriedly said, "No, Hokage, your arrangement wasn't wrong! It's just that the actions of our elders were too vicious. "

"They killed Iroha's parents in the name of a mission and took away the Byakugan, just to... give birth to a pair of more powerful eyes, seeking greater strength. They were too selfish." At this moment, both sides already knew each other's thoughts.

Hyūga Hiashi dared not consider whether Hyūga Iroha's actions today were instructed by Ishigami Hara.

If so, it would be a disaster for the Hyūga clan.

As if sensing his thoughts, Ishigami Hara patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice, "I have never had any ill will towards the Hyūga clan."

"You are members of the village."

"Since I took office, I have never forced you to do anything, but..."

He sighed again. "You uphold tradition, and I couldn't interfere too much, so I chose to ignore it. Please don't blame me, everything I do is for the stability of the village."

"Yes, Hokage!"

Hyūga Hiashi also sighed, then said, "I will give myself a Curse Mark: Caged Bird. From now on, the Hyūga clan will no longer have a distinction between the main family and the branch house."

Ishigami Hara was surprised and said, "Don't do this, Hiashi-kun, your idea is a bit extreme."

After a moment of silence, he added, "Why not cancel the Caged Bird of all branch houses?"

Hyūga Hiashi took a deep breath and shook his head. "It can't be done. Curse Mark: Caged Bird is irreversible. Once it is marked, it can never be cancelled."

Ishigami Hara said, "That's not necessarily true."