Red sand dust

In Konoha Village, Daimaru looked at the filthy body of Hinata Hizashi in front of him.

Unlike the current patriarch of the Hyuga family, the twin brothers when they were young were not old-fashioned, but more like gentle nobles, with a sense of grace and splendor, worthy of the heritage of the millennium family.

In addition, there is a curse seal on the forehead of the dirty earth body, the caged bird. This is completely contrary to what Daimaru expected.

As we all know, the Cage Bird, the cursed seal of the Hyuga family that controls the branch family, is closely connected to the Byakugan and the brain, and is irresistible until death.

When a member of the branch family dies, the curse seal and caged bird on the forehead will disappear because the seal object is no longer available.

Therefore, in essence, the nature of the Cursed Seal and Caged Bird should be equivalent to the pattern drawn on the surface of the skin, and it will not have a fundamental impact on the body and soul.

However, the evidence in front of him completely overturned Daimaru's earliest understanding. Later, the idea that the curse seal and the caged bird was not a simple control method, but had a deeper purpose, seemed more like that.

The curse seal that was obviously only controlled on the body was actually deeply embedded in the soul, and it showed on Hinata Hizashi's dirty body.

"I almost missed it. If I hadn't chatted with Otsutsuki Toneri for a few more words, I really wouldn't have noticed the problem..."

It would be terrible if he rashly tried it on Hyuga Neji before understanding the real secret, and it would lead to an irreversible accident.

Fortunately, the early manipulations done to the curse mark and the caged bird on his body have not caused any major problems so far.

Such a result made Daimaru, who had been going smoothly for the past two years, break into a cold sweat.

"Anything related to the Otsutsuki clan is not simple..."

After carefully examining the curse mark on Hyuga Hizashi's forehead, Daimaru was very sure that the caged bird was exactly the same as the one on Hyuga Neji.

If there is any difference, it is that the spiritual frequency triggered internally is slightly different. This is just like the various account passwords of Daimaru's previous lives that have continuously changed over time and the development of security encryption technology. It is just in-depth control. The techniques have been updated, but they are essentially the same thing.

After confirming that there were no safety risks, Daimaru released his mental suppression and prevented him from using ninjutsu, but he was able to move his body a little and maintain basic thinking and language abilities.

"Suna Ninja?"

Hinata Hizashi, who had been dead for too long and whose perception of time was a little confused, opened his eyes and was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but ask,

"Am I being captured? But that's not right. I remember that I should be dead..."

Daimaru smiled politely and responded:

"I take the liberty of disturbing the peace of my senior. I need your help because of something, so I have no choice but to do it. It has been nearly ten years since my senior's death. Now Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village are allies and are fighting for a common enemy. cooperate……"

"Am I also part of the conditions of cooperation? Even the dead are not spared. It seems that your situation is not good..."

Daimaru didn't pay attention to the slightly sarcastic words and said calmly:

"The conclusion is correct. The enemy we are facing now is indeed very difficult, but senior is not a bargaining chip, and the person who cooperates with me is not the Leaf Village, but your son - Hyuga Neji..."

"What did you say?"

Although he was unable to use any power, his calm words still contained an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Ningji...he betrayed the Leaf Village?"

Daimaru smiled and waved his hand:

"You are serious. I have a very happy cooperation with him. What I want to do has little to do with the Leaf Village. If I have to label it as 'betrayal', it may be more appropriate to point at the Hyuga family..."

"family?"

Hinata Hizashi seemed to have a great reaction to this word. After pondering for a long time, he finally confirmed the meaning of Daimaru and said,

"Sure enough, even the split families cannot escape the same fate. Has Neji also begun to rebel against the clan?"

"That's basically what happened..."

Some trivial "little things" are too troublesome to explain, such as the relatives of the Hyuga family - the Otsutsuki clan on the moon, the reincarnation eye and the earth-moon passage, the Ten-Tails and Otsutsuki Kaguya, etc. If I really want to explain it clearly, I still have to explain it clearly. I have to say it slowly from the beginning,

"It's just that your son, Hyuga Neji, is in a much better situation than his predecessors. The faltering Hyuga family cannot adapt to this era. In a few years, the so-called clan and branch families will be just historical terms. However, now In this turbulent era, it’s hard to say whether we should follow the trend or go against the will of heaven..."

"Has it reached this point? The clan leader is still my brother... Rizu-sama, right?"

It was impossible for Hinata Hizashi not to have any thoughts about the twin brother who grew up together. Now that he was dead, there was no need to suppress it. The complex meaning of respect and ridicule in his tone made even Daimaru feel it. arrive.

"The Hyuga clan leader is a person with ideas, but there are many things that he can't do about in the situation. His position and authority as clan leader are established by the system of the Hyuga clan. It is not easy to resist... "

"So, what are Neji going to do? Break the caged bird and then defect?"

"How can it be?"

Daimaru laughed and said,

"Perhaps seniors don't know me yet, but I am the former acting Kazekage. Now, I am the leader of the cross-ninja village organization's 'Rescue Team' who was appointed by the Five Kage Conference to be in charge of the 'deputy holding' of tailed beasts and jinchūriki's combat power. I hold in my hand Some forces can destroy a ninja village, how can they go to war for a branch of the Hyuga family, and even go into battle naked and do it themselves?"

In the surprised eyes of the other party, Daimaru paused and continued slowly:

"Furthermore, senior must also have confidence in your son. He is a genius and will not have such shallow ideas! In fact, if it were not for the two daughters of the Hyuga clan leader's family to avoid an unfortunate future, his life would undoubtedly be much better. Already..."

"Neji, is this what he planned?"

Daimaru nodded and answered in the affirmative:

"Hyuga Neji, who has inherited your excellent character, is worthy of the boast of being a genius. What's even more rare is that he values ​​family ties more and trusts them more. He is much more rational than you were back then..."

Although the pressure on Kumogakure Village was relieved after Hinata Hizashi committed suicide, the damage done to his living relatives can never be made up for.

"Is this the reincarnation of another generation? It's time for my brother to make a painful decision! As a father, there is nothing he can do. Instead, the nephew of the separated family stepped forward..."

Once you see that the other party understands the basic situation and explains it in more depth, you can save time.

"I am a partner who provides technical cracks, but when I decrypted the cursed seal and the caged bird, I encountered extremely dangerous problems, so I wanted to conduct experiments with the filthy earth body of my senior behind Hyuga Neji's back..."