Konoha: Starting from Refining Dragon Bloodline

Chapter 9 Interest in Caged Birds

Hyuga clan land

Rin was practicing Rouquan as usual.

The wooden stakes were full of traces of her practice. Her body was covered with sweat, flowing down her red face into her collarbone. Her clothes were soaked, but she seemed tireless.

She stood up and continued to hit the wooden stake, as if the wooden stake was not wood, but the irritability and unwillingness in her heart.

Finally, exhausted, I dragged my tired body back.

The residences of the branch family and the clan family are separated. If you want to enter the other residence, you need to go through the middle courtyard.

Rin's training ground is in the branch family, and now she is going to the Zong family.

Her breathing was a little short, and she was walking in the courtyard leading to the Zong family, with the Hinata family members passing by in a hurry.

When they saw Rin's appearance, they ignored him, as if they couldn't see him.

But after she left, the chatter continued.

"It's obviously a separate family, but it hasn't carved the caged bird yet. It really doesn't follow the rules."

"Well, I have a good uncle who is our elder."

"No, we have a good family, but we are not separated yet. We will always be labeled as a caged bird. We will not be like us in the future."

"Haha, that's right. A maid is always a maid, and a family is always a family."

Rin's five senses are very keen, but that's why no one in the branch families hides it.

If the branch family has to serve the clan family, the branch family will be carved as a caged bird.

And these family members who were carved into the caged bird were jealous of Rin, jealous that she could not be carved into the caged bird, even though it was only temporary.

Rin's eyes were red and she almost ran.

She walked through the small courtyard and walked towards the Zong family's residence.

The residence of the Zong family is better than that of the other families, but not much. After all, the Zong family wants to maintain the appearance of being a separate family and is a family, and they dare not go too far.

But in terms of status, they are indeed very different.

This kind of mental shackles and constraints can almost drive people who live in separate families crazy. Even if they live well, what's the use?

The difference is that it is still under the control of the Zong family.

Rin's eyes were red, and her heart was filled with unwillingness and confusion.

She didn't dare to raise her head to look at the Zong family on the roadside, presumably these people must treat her branch family as if they were inferior people.

There seemed to be faint laughter, and Lin did not dare to stop at all, and went straight to the clan's courtyard.

Opening the door, Lin looked at the middle-aged man inside with eyes that were red and about to cry.

"uncle"

"cold"

Elder Hyuga originally wanted to scold someone for being so ungrateful, but when he saw it was Rin, his expression immediately softened, and he stretched out his trembling hands to hug Rin, who had red eyes, and comforted him.

"Rin, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Uncle will vent your anger on your behalf."

The elder had no heirs and only one descendant, Rin. Naturally, all his love was focused on Rin.

He even hesitated to delay Lin's carving of the caged bird just because he violated the clan rules.

He wanted Xiao Rin to live a happy childhood and at least have a good memory.

But it seems that even this childhood is not perfect now.

"Uncle, I don't want to carve a caged bird"

She couldn't control her tears anymore. Thinking of Lai Guang's appearance and the gossip about her by those separated families, Rin felt so wronged.

Why should we carve the caged bird, why should we serve the clan, and why should there be a difference between the branch family and the clan.

Why?

She was filled with confusion, feeling like she was walking alone in the dark with no one to accompany her. She was lonely and confused as never before.

"My soft fist is better than the others in my clan. I can defeat the genin in my clan, and the chuunin will definitely be able to do it too.

Why do we have to carve a caged bird if we are from the same clan!"

Rin was really puzzled, she was full of doubts and unwillingness.

She doesn't want everything to be controlled by the Zong family, she wants to be a free bird. If she is really controlled, will she really still be who she is?

This undoubtedly directly killed her heart and wiped out all her future.

"I'm sorry, Rin, I can't do it. I can only delay the clan's decision."

Elder Hinata sighed.

I originally wanted to deceive Rin with a white lie, but this was irresponsible behavior.

Rin's character is too strong and there is a ruthlessness in his bones.

Because she wanted to get the first place in the school, she could practice until her hands were bruised and still kept practicing, and she could practice day and night for this.

If he deceives her, when the caged bird is branded on his head, he will be so heartbroken that the elder is afraid that she will commit suicide directly in order to prove her ambition through death.

Therefore, you can't lie, you can only tell her the truth and let her adapt.

Hearing this, Lin seemed to have lost her soul. She stood up and walked out of the Zong family's residence.

Walking out of Hinata's clan and walking onto the street, aimlessly.

It wasn't until her stomach growled that she remembered that she hadn't eaten all day.

High-end barbecue restaurant

Yayoi and Homura walked in, and the waiter kindly asked about ordering.

Yayoi refused the waiter's glaring service, took the menu and wanted to order.

"cold?"

In the corner of the barbecue restaurant, there seems to be a little loli with white eyes.

Homura looked there and pulled Yayoi.

"cold"

Yayoi couldn't help but feel a little strange when she saw Rin taking small bites of barbecue.

Can you imagine a loli coming to Akimichi's barbecue restaurant alone to eat barbecue?

Yayoi didn't expect it, but he saw it.

“Would you like to eat together?”

There was cunning in Homura's eyes, and she had been looking at Yayoi-kun's deskmate, who seemed very interesting.

"OK"

Yayoi did not refuse Homura's proposal, and after all, she had been sitting at the same table for a year, so why should she talk to her roommate when she went out to play.

After the two ordered their meals, they walked in the direction of Rin together.

"Rin, long time no see"

Yayoi greeted.

“Would you mind sharing a table together?”

Perhaps it was the sympathy of a lonely person, or perhaps it was because the other person was his deskmate for a year, so Rin didn't say anything and just nodded.

"Rin-chan, are you in a bad mood?"

Flame suddenly appeared, and Rin looked up at the flame.

This was the opponent she had trained hard for three months before.

She was deeply impressed. She should have expected that where Yayoi appeared, Homura must be here.

"Practice is too boring and we go out to eat barbecue, is that the same for Rin?"

"Um"

Rin nodded, responded, then lowered his head and continued eating barbecue.

Seeing that Rin was not talking to them, Yayoi did not ask for trouble. When the waiter brought his barbecue, he and Homura began to eat without ceremony.

The price of this barbecue is not cheap, and only those with a high-profit profession like ninja can afford it.

However, in order to repay Homura for solving the mystery, Yayoi cannot be stingy for some small money.

But not to mention barbecue, now, he is really worried about the money left in his pocket.

Yayoi's parents had a lot of savings left, and because they were orphaned, they also received a lot of pensions, but most of it was spent on equipment.

What's left is not enough for him to support his next plan. This is a serious problem.

As a researcher, the easiest way to solve the problem of funding is to attract investment.

But this is Konoha Village, and Yayoi is afraid that one second he dares to talk about a project, and the next second he will be suddenly captured by a mask-faced ninja.

Then he would dedicate his all to the Will of Fire, and finally hang his body in the laboratory to give his final value.

(End of chapter)