Seeing the Truth-Seeking Orb above their heads disappear, the Hyuga Main Family members all breathed a sigh of relief.
Asana glanced at these Main Family members. She had truly wanted to kill them, but Ōtsutsuki Hamura had shown her kindness by lending her the Giant Tenseigan. For that alone, Asana was willing to give them a chance.
"Asana, the Hyuga Clan is yours now," Hyuga Hiashi said.
"Mine? Forget it! I'm not interested in becoming the clan head, and I already have someone I like. I'll be marrying into his family in the future, and I might not even keep the Hyuga surname."
Hyuga Hiashi was stunned. Asana didn't want to be the Hyuga Clan head? Then why did she go through so much trouble to abolish the Main and Branch Family system?
"Don't make that face. What you care about is worthless to me. Hyuga Hizashi, you are the head of the Branch Family. From today onwards, the Hyuga Clan is yours.
Tomorrow, I will return to the clan to remove the Caged Bird Seal from all Branch Family members. You should quickly clear out all the Main Family's assets." With that, Asana shot a Chakra ball at Hyuga Hizashi.
The Caged Bird Seal on Hyuga Hizashi's forehead was instantly broken.
Then, Asana retrieved the black rods that formed the Four Red Yang Formation, and the formation disappeared. She then flew away directly.
Hyuga Hizashi felt a change on his forehead.
He could hardly believe it. Was it really that simple to remove the Caged Bird Seal?
The cage that had bound him for decades, was it broken so easily?
For a moment, Hyuga Hizashi's heart was filled with mixed emotions, and his eyes unknowingly turned red.
Hyuga Hizashi would never forget the day the Caged Bird Seal was etched onto him.
In his memory, the sky that day seemed black, and his mother's cold expression appeared in his mind: "Hizashi, from today onwards, you are no longer a member of the Main Family. Hiashi is not only your elder brother but also your master. From now on, you must wholeheartedly assist Hiashi and protect him with your life!"
Suddenly, Hyuga Hizashi felt a sharp pain in his mind, the same pain as when the Caged Bird Seal was activated.
The memory in Hyuga Hizashi's mind shifted from his mother to his father, and the first pain from the Caged Bird Seal's activation was brought to him by his father.
The agonizing pain that made his soul tremble when the Caged Bird Seal activated transformed the image of his father in Hyuga Hizashi's memory into that of a demon.
"Hizashi, you must recognize your status. You are no longer a member of the Main Family. If you act out of line again, I will activate the Caged Bird Seal to make you understand your Branch Family status, understood?" His father's cold words were etched into Hyuga Hizashi's heart.
The next second, the scene in Hyuga Hizashi's mind continued to flash, this time it was Hyuga Hiashi.
That was on the battlefield of the Second Ninja World War.
"Hiashi, you shouldn't do this, you..." Before Hyuga Hizashi could finish speaking, intense pain engulfed him.
This was the first time Hyuga Hiashi personally activated the Caged Bird Seal. Hyuga Hizashi forgot the specific reason, he only remembered that after that day, he never directly called Hiashi by his name again.
He no longer had a brother; only Hiashi-sama.
After that, Hyuga Hizashi's mind flashed through every person who had activated the Caged Bird Seal on him.
Finally, Hyuga Hizashi's memory settled on his son's third birthday. Hyuga Hiashi sent gifts, and then an elder from the Main Family ordered Hyuga Hizashi to quickly take Hyuga Neji to have the Caged Bird Seal cursed mark etched on him.
So, he shouldn't have to take his son to get the mark, right? All of this should be over.
As soon as Asana left the Hyuga Clan, Uchiha En appeared before her.
"Everything's done?" Uchiha En asked.
"Mhm."
"Then let's go back! Leave the remaining trivial matters to others!"
Asana nodded and took Uchiha En's hand.
That night, Hyuga Hizashi arrived at Hyuga Hiashi's house, which had already been emptied.
They were brothers, blood brothers, but in the past few decades, they had never acted like brothers.
Hyuga Hizashi's feelings for his older brother were actually very complex.
But undoubtedly, Hyuga Hizashi harbored hatred for Hyuga Hiashi.
"Hiashi, do you know? I hate you, I hate Mother-sama, I hate Father-sama, and I hate myself even more. Why was I born a few minutes later? If I had been born a few minutes earlier, it wouldn't have been me who became part of the Branch Family. I'm truly so resentful!" Hyuga Hizashi suddenly said to Hyuga Hiashi.
Hyuga Hiashi was stunned. So Hizashi also felt unwilling?
"But Hizashi, Father clearly said you volunteered back then," Hyuga Hiashi said.
"Volunteered? Heh! So that's what Father told you. No wonder you haven't felt a shred of guilt all these years."
"You didn't volunteer?"
"It doesn't matter anymore, Hiashi. I don't want to recall the past. From today onwards, I want to live for myself and create a better future for my son, instead of kneeling on the ground and wagging my tail at the brother who was only born a few minutes before me."
After hearing Hyuga Hizashi's words, Hyuga Hiashi's expression changed drastically. Hyuga Hizashi's words were too sharp. He had never thought that way, nor had he ever treated his younger brother as a dog.
"Hizashi, I didn't, I..."
"No need to say anything, Hiashi. I know what you're going to say. Although you never thought that way, you certainly acted that way.
We brothers have never acted like brothers in the past few decades, and we probably won't in the next few decades either. Goodbye, Hiashi!" With that, Hyuga Hizashi lowered his head, fighting back tears, not letting them fall, and turned to leave Hyuga Hiashi's house.
Hyuga Hiashi stood alone, frozen in place for a long time.
The next day, Asana arrived at the Hyuga Clan as promised.
Hyuga Hizashi handed all the sorted Main Family assets to Asana.
Asana didn't take it and said directly, "Hizashi, you should go to Hokage-sama later and ask him to approve a piece of land in the Village. It doesn't need to be too big, just enough to accommodate the Main Family members, and the cost will come from this money.
The remaining money should be distributed directly to the Branch Family members who had the Caged Bird Seal activated on them by the Main Family. This is their deserved compensation.
Those Main Family members who can be forgiven by the clan members should be allowed to remain in the Hyuga Clan. Those who cannot be forgiven should all be driven out. If they refuse to leave, kill them directly!
Also, help me gather all the Branch Family members. I will remove the Caged Bird Seal for them."
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