Escape From Konoha

The moment he saw the mark on his forehead disappear, Hinata Shingo understood that the 'caged bird' that had troubled him for many years was completely a thing of the past.

But there are still many doubts that have not been resolved.

"Are you confused? In fact, there is no need to be grateful to me. It just happened that you became one of my experimental subjects."

Seemingly seeing that Hinata Shingo was in a confused and complicated state of mind, Shiraishi opened his mouth to explain.

"Why do you want to..."

"Unlock the caged bird?"

Hinata Shingo understood a little bit when he heard Shiraishi's rhetorical question.

He didn't know anything about Shiraishi. As the top jonin in Konoha, Sakumo Hatake, his reputation was even higher than that of the three ninjas. Many people in Konoha paid attention to his every move.

Even a wealthy family like Hinata spoke highly of Hatake Sakumo and did not dare to neglect him in the slightest.

As a former member of Sakumo's team, Shiraishi is a completely inconspicuous and transparent figure, but a lot of information about him will be collected.

After all, medical ninjas do not need to have high combat abilities, they only need to be proficient in medical ninjutsu.

Compared with regular ninjutsu, medical ninjutsu is more difficult to master.

Because it involves a lot of professional knowledge and requires constant practice and accumulation of experience, the formation speed of a medical ninja is much slower than that of a regular ninja.

"Is it for Ayane?"

As the leader of the younger generation of the Hyuga clan, he was already a Jonin in the village at the age of sixteen, and a former member of Sakumo's team, it was impossible for Shingo not to understand him at all.

After all, that is also the genius of the branch family, not the genius of the clan.

"If you don't talk about this anymore, what are you going to do next?"

Shiraishi was not very interested in discussing this aspect, so he asked Zhenwu about his future plans.

Intend?

Zhenwu was so happy and excited to be liberated from the 'caged bird', but now he has slowly regained his composure and fell into deep thought.

What to do next?

"If you have nowhere to go, would you like to come and do something for me?"

"Do I have a choice?"

Shingo smiled bitterly.

This boy, who is about the same age as Ayane, is not an ordinary guy.

He didn't know how Shiraishi cracked the caged bird, but he also knew how hard it was.

"It seems not. Because if you return to the Hyuga clan now, you will definitely be tortured to extract a confession, and then executed. The release of the caged bird is already an extremely unstable bomb for the Hyuga clan. It may even implicate your parents. Your wife has children."

There is no need for Shiraishi to remind him of this kind of thing, Zhenwu also knows it very well.

After the Cage Bird is cracked, the Hyuga family will definitely be divided.

The long-standing rule of the clan will be shaken, because in the branch of the Hyuga clan, there are many people who do not want to have ugly marks on their foreheads.

Resentment, hostility, fratricide.

At that point, Konoha's top brass will intervene.

Shingo doesn't know how they will choose to deal with the Hyuga family.

Whether to help the main family or the branch family, or to balance the two parties, Konoha will have another Hyuga clan ruled by the original Hyuga branch family.

These things are possible.

As for finding refuge in other ninja villages, or wandering in the ninja world, let alone whether he can survive safely, what will happen to his wife, parents, and children? Stay in the Hyuga clan?

If he takes them with him in the past, whether he can get out of the Hyuga clan is also a question.

Even if you are lucky enough to escape from the Hyuga clan, you will be blocked by Konoha ninjas and hunted by ANBU no matter how you leave Konoha or the Country of Fire.

There is only a dead end.

"If I agree to become your subordinate, can I save my family?"

Shingo looked at Shiraishi with hopeful eyes.

Bai Shi gave him an affirmative answer and said with a smile: "Of course. Because your family is in my hands, I can make you loyally work for me without putting a curse on you."

Hearing Shiraishi say this, Shingo didn't know whether to feel lucky or smile bitterly.

Forget it, at least this is much freer than before.

And living in this world, where is true freedom?

"I will arrange for you to go to the Kingdom of Ghosts, where there is an organization I established. You will be a security guard at the organization's headquarters. You will not be allowed to appear in the public eye for the time being."

Shiraishi decided in a few words where Shingo would go.

He has the strength of a Jonin, and now he also has the Byakugan, which has no blind spots, so he is perfect as a security guard at the organization headquarters.

At least the organization's high-end combat capabilities have been supplemented by personnel.

"Yes. Then my family..."

"Don't worry, I have no plans to leave Konoha for the time being. But it's coming soon and I won't keep you waiting too long."

"Understood."

Shingo had no choice but to give up.

"By the way, there must be many branch ninjas in the Hyuga clan who are hostile to the clan. It will be of great use to me if you make a list of these people."

After hearing this, Zhenwu took a deep look at Shiraishi.

He didn't need to ask, he knew what Shiraishi planned to do next.

Catch all the branches of the Hyuga clan that are hostile to the clan.

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Among the Hyuga clan, Ayane was intercepted by her colleague Touma Hinata as soon as she came back from outside.

He frowned and asked in a calm tone:

"Ayane, what were you doing out?"

"Why, is Senior Dongjian interested in my whereabouts?"

Ayane didn't answer, she just looked up at him and showed a gentle smile, not dissatisfied with Dongma's stiff attitude.

Rather, she always demands perfection from herself when it comes to reception etiquette.

"After all, you, like me, are Lord Rizu's bodyguards. This kind of absence from duty should be avoided as much as possible."

"But, I have already asked Rizu-sama for leave, and Rizu-sama agreed."

"That's not the problem."

"This is a permission order from the future clan leader. Isn't it the highest priority in the clan?"

Ayane asked with a smile.

Dong Jian was speechless.

"Senior Touma, you have to know that from now on it is Mr. Hizu who will be in charge of the Hyuga clan, not the elders. To be honest, they should retire and live in seclusion. After all, they have worked hard for the family all their lives, and it is time to enjoy peace and happiness."

Ayane walked to Touma, then stopped, and after finishing this sentence, she added:

"I seem to have caught a cold recently. It shouldn't be a problem if I go out and buy some cold medicine, right? This is also to better protect Mr. Rizu."

Ayane deliberately took out the cold medicine she bought.

Dongjian lowered his head slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I was the one who offended."

"No, the Touma-senpai who is loyal to his duties has always been the goal I want to surpass. Please don't take my words to heart. The senior is a qualified Hyūjōnin."

Despite being so praised by Ayane, Dongjian felt that there was something in Ayane's words, but he couldn't figure out what Ayane meant specifically.

Because he knew that this woman's character was incompatible with the entire Hyuga clan.

Why does Nizu-sama have to be so special to her?

He knew that Ayane had followed Nizu earlier than him, but the relationship between the two was not ambiguous at all, and the relationship only existed at the level of superior and subordinate.

Can't figure it out.

The sun was setting, and it was evening.

Ayane gets off work on time.

It is said that he is the bodyguard of Rizu, and his job is very boring. In the Hyuga clan, it is almost impossible to encounter any assassination incidents. It is better to say that it is to strengthen the reputation of Hizu, the future clan leader.

It would be more appropriate to call them tools and weapons.

Dongjian still stayed because he was on night shift today.

Not long after Ayane left, he came to Rizu and suggested to the future Hyuga clan leader: "Master Rizu, with all due respect, you are too indulgent towards Ayane."

"Is it what the elders mean?"

Hizuru asked with an unchanged expression.

"That's not the case, it's just that I personally feel that Ayane is... very dangerous."

Winter is indeed thinking about the day.

Because this is the future leader of the Hyuga clan, as a branch of the clan, he should consider the safety of his master.

"You worry too much. Even if something unexpected happens, won't you still be there?"

Nizu said.

Winter could only sigh.

No amount of persuasion can change this.

No matter what, it's a good thing that the clan leader has his own considerations.

As for what Rizu said, Dongma also agreed with this.

He was indeed too cautious. In terms of strength, Fuyuma was absolutely confident that he could suppress Ayane, who had just become a jounin.

Since he has absolute power, he can just restrict her when she shows any signs of weakness.

In this case, Mr. Rizu would have nothing to say. Dongjian thought to himself.

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"You're back, Ayane, how was your work today?"

Her mother had already cooked. She calculated the time for Ayane to come back and prepared dinner for her.

"Fortunately, it's the same as usual."

Ayane smiled back.

Go to the kitchen and wash your hands and sit down to eat with your mother.

"Master Rizu is an excellent person. You must protect Master Hizu's safety. He is the hope of our Hyuga clan."

In response to her mother's sincere words, Ayane just smiled and nodded, indicating that she understood.

Anyway, the hope of the family... It must be like this for every generation of patriarch.

That hope is too much.

However, Ayane did not expect her mother to give any decent advice.

It is estimated that she has already forgotten what the so-called freedom felt like before she was carved into a caged bird, right?

But Ayane will not forget.

And as time goes by, this desire becomes deeper and deeper, making it impossible to extricate myself.

After dinner, Ayane took the initiative to do housework and helped wash the dishes. Whether she was a guard or a mother's daughter, in the eyes of outsiders, she was an impeccable person.

After finishing her housework, Ayane returned to her room alone.

In this room there is only a floor, a lamp, an alarm clock, and no other furniture.

Enough emptiness can allow her to find a sense of freedom.

She sat cross-legged on the floor and took out the cold medicine she had bought back in the afternoon.

It was the medicine Shiraishi gave her.

It is no different from ordinary cold medicine, but the efficacy is completely different.

This is a drug developed to inhibit the activation of the Caged Bird Curse Seal.

There are twelve blue capsules in total.

Each capsule inhibits the Caged Bird Seal for four hours.

It can last for forty-eight hours without being restricted by the caged bird.

In the medicine box, there is also an instruction sheet, which is the normal instructions for using cold medicine.

Ayane formed a seal with her hands, using chakra to unlock the real content on it, and finally touched the paper with one finger to input natural energy.

The text on the instructions began to change, and was shuffled and rearranged.

"A technique to temporarily prevent caged birds?"

What is recorded here is a technique to temporarily restrain a caged bird.

You can set this technique on the nerves of your own brain. When the caged bird is activated, this technique will be triggered. During the existence of the technique, a protective layer will be automatically formed in the nerves of the brain, greatly reducing the pain caused by the activation of the caged bird. Pain is also destructive.

"Still as careful as ever, Shiraishi-kun."

Ayane smiled slightly.

Considering the accident, it is possible that before she had time to take the blue capsule, her brain nerves were restricted by the Caged Bird Curse Seal, and she died in pain.

This spell is generated in the nerves of the brain and cannot fundamentally solve the Cage Bird's curse seal, but it can greatly reduce the power of the Cage Bird.

At that time, taking the blue capsule would last for forty-eight hours and would not be controlled by the Caged Bird Seal.

Within that time, just find Shiraishi for surgery to remove the caged bird.

The method of safely evacuating Konoha is not difficult for them, and they have already practiced it secretly many times.

But Ayane felt that this kind of accident was unlikely to happen.

Because the people of the clan had no reason to attack her, a loyal ninja of the branch clan.

I only use this kind of thing just in case.

"Do you still need to wait? I really hope it will come soon. The Third Ninja War..."

Ayane, who originally had no interest in war, also looked forward to the war coming soon.

I hope that the Third Kazekage will not disappoint them.

Let's drag Konoha into the quagmire of war.