Konoha: Archers of the Hyuga family

The Caged Bird Curse Seal can indeed be solved...

But Zaotian Ye couldn't do it, and couldn't even detect the entire seal. This thing was like an octopus, clinging to the brainstem and eyeballs. The slightest touch would be life-threatening.

Based on the detection results, it is guessed that the curse seal is actually divided into three parts.

The first part is the seal on the brainstem, but it has the lowest priority. If this part of the seal is to be activated, the other two parts will be activated at the same time, blending the eyeballs, brain stem, and brain into tofu, and the curse seal on the surface of the forehead will also disappear.

The second part is the eyeball. This part will only activate when the first part of the curse seal is activated or disconnected from the first part of the curse seal. That is to say, it will be directly destroyed at the moment when brain death is confirmed, or when the eyeball is dug out. .

As for the third paragraph...that is, the clan's strict curse on the split family.

A slight trigger will definitely not lead to death. It will only cause large areas of brain cells to die and become Alzheimer's disease or a vegetative state.

The only part of the clan that can use magic to interfere with the curse seal is the third stage. By violently activating the curse seal, it causes brain death and forms a chain reaction, destroying the eyeballs to protect the white eyes.

Of course, the above is purely for detecting an outline.

There must be some other protection mechanisms to prevent cracking and the like...

There's no point worrying now.

At least, having a master you can trust is not a waste of time.

……

"Brother Yunchuan, where are you going?"

"Huh... Ilia, how about we discuss something?"

Hinata Kumokawa took a deep breath and tried to suppress the impatience in his tired brain to prevent it from turning into anger.

"You said, Illya must be obedient~"

"How about you just call me Yun Chuan, and get rid of my brother."

With the word "brother" added, the title always feels a bit different.

"Okay, Yunchuan, what are we going to do? Let's eat. Illya is a little hungry~"

"By the way...why are you still in Konoha?"

Although her parents passed away, it could be seen from the clothes she was wearing at the time that she was at least from a wealthy businessman's family. Since it was not a ninja family... there should be other relatives in the family, and her grandparents should still be alive.

Even if there are no relatives left, the family property should still be inherited.

And judging from how she looks now, she shouldn't be short of money either...

This has been more than four months.

"Grandpa asked Illya to choose between staying in Konoha Village or going back to live with her uncle... Illya's uncle is so scary! So Illya has been in Konoha. Illya also wants to be a ninja!"

"Oh...good luck."

"Illya will definitely become super strong. When brother Yunchuan... is in danger, Illya will protect Yunchuan. Illya will do what he says!"

"Um……"

……

Passing by the dessert shop, Hinata Kumikawa bought four more skewers, two of which were given to the little girl, mainly to block her mouth. The little mouth kept buzzing all the way, and Hinata Kumikawa's tongue was almost dry when he said "um" .

The remaining two bunches are packed.

To be honest, since White Fang's death, Hinata Kumokawa has not visited Kakashi once. He only went to attend the shabby funeral. Based on the friendship between the two of them as classmates, it was still time to go and express condolences.

Especially in the mission where Sarutobi Ryuichi died, Hyuga Kumikawa was considered half a monster on the scene. It was time to pay homage to the former captain and Hara Taira Yuki...

Sigh~ This girl is really such a pity.

I still have a very good impression of this big sister, Hinata Kumokawa...

……

"Yunchuan...there shouldn't be anyone living in this house, right?"

Hinata Kumokawa was about to raise his hand to knock on the door. Illya grabbed a small thorn on the wooden wall next to him and pulled off a long strip, holding it like a long sword in his hand.

"Huh...Kakashi, are you home?"

After a moment, a response came from the room.

"...The door is unlocked."

Thanks to Hinata Kumikawa's sharp ears, otherwise he might have turned around and left. With a gentle push, the door opened a crack.

Kakashi was sitting at the dining table, carving a wooden sculpture out of a kunai.

Judging by his appearance, it should be Yuan Pingyun...

"Kakashi, I'm sorry, I couldn't be of much help."

"fine."

Kakashi glanced at him with a dull expression and continued with his work.

On the window sill aside, there are several wooden sculptures. Some are rough and difficult to identify, but there are also wooden figures that can be recognized at a glance. Hatake Sakumo, Sarutobi Ryuichi, Harahira Yuki... Hinata Kumikawa Among them, it looks like it has just been completed.

"You thought I was dead..."

"Ah."

"Kakashi, don't be bored in the house. Go out and get some air. It's just right... I don't know where Ryuichi-sensei and Yuanping Yuki are buried, so... take me to see them~"

"...Well, let's go."

Kakashi put away his kunai, put the nearly completed wood carving on the table, blew the wood chips gently, and turned around to see a girl who had been pretending to be mute since she came in, lying in front of the window looking at the wood carvings. , and just about to get started...

"Illya!"

Hinata Kumokawa quickly stopped him.

Illya's body trembled slightly as she touched the wooden sculpture that looked like Hinata Kumikawa.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry... Illya didn't mean it!"

"It's okay, I gave this wood carving to you."

Kakashi didn't react at all. Carving wood carvings was a way for him to pass the time in his free time and let himself clear his mind... Rather than placing his emotions on the living, it would be better to place them on the dead...

At least they won't die again.

Since Hinata Kumikawa is still alive, the wooden sculpture should not exist in the first place.

"really?"

"Ah."

"Thank you, little brother!"

"..."

Hinata Kumokawa didn't know what to say.

This girl is an atmosphere destroyer!

……

Ryuichi Sarutobi, Ikkaku Mizuhara and Yuki Harahira are all in the Hidden Leaf Village Cemetery, because none of the three bodies were brought back, and under the tombstones are the clothes and items that the deceased often wore during his lifetime.

I bought three bouquets of flowers on the way and placed one bouquet in front of each of the three people's tombstones.

As for talking to the dead…

Hinata Kumokawa doesn't like to be so pretentious, just reminisce about the past a little and get what he wants.

People can't always look back on the past. If they want to live safely in this fucked up world, they have to keep doing it. At least they can run faster and fight stronger than their colleagues around them...

After laying the flowers, it’s time to leave.

Hinata Kumokawa turned around and was about to leave the cemetery, but he saw a middle-aged woman walking towards him with bared teeth and claws, throwing persimmons one after another while gritting her teeth as she walked!

Although it was a soft persimmon, Hinata Kumikawa still caught it perfectly and did not let it explode. However, after all, he only had two hands. It would definitely be impolite to temporarily put them on the tombstone, so Hinata Kumikawa could only get out of the way.

Illya moved with Hinata Kumokawa at almost the fastest speed, continuing to use him as a cover.

The result was that the persimmon drew an arc and hit Kakashi on the head, who was not dodging, and exploded instantly. The orange and sticky juice instantly covered Kakashi's white hair and dripped down his temples... …