Did you hear it wrong?

Hearing her father's cold words, Hinata Hanabi's body was shocked.

But she just stood there and didn't look back.

Behind him, Hyuga Hiashi sat on the throne.

With deep eyes, he gazed leisurely at Hua Huo's back.

This is the temperament required to become a patriarch.

Fireworks, can you understand?

It was the same look he had used when he was watching his sister Hinata Hyuga fight with him in that fateful duel several years ago.

The next second, Hinata Hanabi continued to move forward.

For a moment, my heart could no longer remain calm.

She continued to walk forward.

The teachings of her father and grandfather once again came to Hinata Hanabi's mind.

//

“There will never be any small matters between the Hokage and us, as well as the heads of the various clans.

"One move affects the whole body. The higher up the hierarchy, the more far-reaching the impact will be.

“In a meeting, if you ask someone to smoke a cigarette, secretly, you may have to kill someone.

“Even the simplest actions can have profound meaning.

“Behind the game between us elites are the lives of countless weaklings.

"They went to die. We shouldered this heavy responsibility.

“It’s hard to say which one is heavier.

"But there is nothing we can do about it. This is the fate that has been destined for everyone since birth."

//

Honestly speaking, at that time, Hanabi couldn't really understand what these words meant.

At this moment, hearing the discussion between her father and the elder, Huo Huo felt the reality for the first time.

It turns out that this is called "price".

At this point, those words once again took on a heavy weight in Huahuo's heart.

It was just because of a bow and crossbow incident, and because of Neji’s brother’s little willfulness.

Do we really want to take away a person's life?

Hinata Hanabi could not accept this kind of thing in any way.

After walking out of the door, Hua Huo hesitated for a long time, and finally hid.

She opened her Byakugan and stared at the entrance of the Hyuga clan leader's mansion.

It was not until about half an hour later that Hinata Hikari was seen walking towards them again.

".I will be the one to explain everything to my father and the elders. I will also bear all the consequences alone."

Hinata Hanabi said earnestly.

But the next second, her eyes turned cold and she said in a cold voice:

"Or are you determined to go against the next clan leader?"

Late at night, on the streets of Konoha.

Hinata Hanabi and Hinata Hikari, who had just received the mission, were in a fierce confrontation.

After making up her mind, Hanabi exuded a strong aura.

Although, in terms of age, Hanabi is still just an unmarried girl.

But in a trance, Hinata Hikari clearly felt the strong pressure that he had only felt in front of the clan leader.

"Okay, okay. Miss Hanabi, you must pay attention to your own safety. Otherwise, I will be held responsible for the death of a hundred people."

After thinking carefully about the plan given by Miss Hanabi again, Hinata Hikaru finally spoke.

I begged desperately in my heart that no more accidents would happen.

"Then tell me everything about your interactions with the nurse named Eri when you were disguised as Neji."

Hinata Hanabi breathed a sigh of relief, but soon frowned again and gave new orders to Hinata Hikari.

"If you don't want to die, tell me everything about your contact with Hyuga Neji."

Konoha Hospital, in the grocery room.

Hinata Hanabi, holding a kunai, successfully kidnapped nurse Eri.

"Who are you?"

Eri's voice was trembling, and her pupils were like water.

Hinata Hanabi watched every expression of hers carefully and copied them silently in her heart.

"Also, what have you been doing these days? What is your daily routine?"

“Your family situation.”

"Your boss."

According to the Byakugan's perception, Uchiha Sasuke had already appeared outside the gate of Konoha Hospital.

Hanabi continued to question Eri, trying her best to be fully prepared for the upcoming test.

“I’m sorry, I really don’t want to hurt anyone.

"Give us some more time, no one will be hurt.

"sorry"

"sorry"

After finishing everything, Hinata Hanabi returned to the utility room again.

Her transformation technique had not yet been lifted, and while she was untying Eri, she whispered in her ear.

Just now, the enormous pressure he felt when facing Uchiha Sasuke almost completely overwhelmed this child who was in his early teens.

-

"It's all, a misunderstanding?"

After listening to Hinata Hanabi's story, Uchiha Sasuke raised his eyebrows and repeated Hinata Hanabi's words with a complicated expression.

Konohagakure Village, Kimimaro's residence, late at night.

Facing Sasuke's interrogation, Hinata Hanabi truthfully told everything she knew.

It just concealed all the twists and turns about Eri, and simply called it "to resolve the time gap."

Opposite, Hinata Hanabi was still sitting on the head of the bed, blinking her bright big eyes.

Facing Uchiha Sasuke's question, he nodded seriously.

"Family, internal, turmoil?"

Sasuke couldn't help but sneer as he continued to repeat Hanabi's words.

He just felt that these three words were more ridiculous than each other.

"Yes."

Hanabi nodded once again in confusion.

"So, I am the one who has been pressuring you and meddling in your business?"

Uchiha Sasuke sneered, trying to further confirm his thoughts with the other party.

Hanabi lowered her head and did not answer.

But her expression said it all - that's exactly what she thought.

"Father said that if we give us a little more time, we will definitely let Brother Neji feel the warmth of family again.

"As long as he is willing to hand over his crossbow and eliminate the hidden danger, we can still do it."

Hanabi looked up and said urgently.

"you are too naive!"

Uchiha Sasuke couldn't listen any longer, he interrupted the other party harshly and said in the same urgent voice:

“Ms. Hanabi, I only have two questions for you.

"First, have you ever seen the activation of the 'Caged Bird Curse' with your own eyes?

"Second, why don't you try to kill a 'caged bird' yourself?"

"I"

Hinata Hanabi instinctively wanted to explain something, but Sasuke's words made her uncontrollably recall the scene when the caged bird curse took effect.

Not long ago, at the door of the study, the miserable state of Hyuga Neji kept flashing in her mind again and again.

A hint of fear flashed across Hua Huo's young face.

Immediately afterwards, Hanabi, like a conditioned reflex, once again recalled the teachings of her father and the elders.

As if grasping at a life-saving straw, he repeated dully:

"The branch family, as the guardian of the main family, this family system design is the most efficient protection design.

"The implementation of the 'Bird in a Cage' curse is also an effective measure that must be taken for the glory of the Hyuga clan.

"All of this is the fate that is destined for everyone at birth. I have no choice."

"Damn fate!

“Ugly vested interests!!”

On the opposite side, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly stood up.

In his rage, Sasuke accidentally kicked over the stool beneath him, causing a loud noise.

"Clang!"

With this loud noise, Hinata Hanabi couldn't help but tremble violently all over, and her heart almost jumped out.

Her eyes widened instantly, Uchiha Sasuke's angry face reflected in her pupils, and her heart beat rapidly against her chest like a war drum.

"The so-called 'destiny' is nothing but an excuse and pretext made up by you vested interests to protect your own status!"

Uchiha Sasuke clenched his hands into fists, veins bulging.

His chest was heaving violently with anger, and he continued:

"The fate of people in this world has never been divided by some bullshit 'main family' or 'branch family'. There have always been only these two types of people!

“The former, like you, left their fate to the outside world, closed their eyes, and blindly followed the arrangements of others!

"Or, be like Hyuga Neji, open your eyes and walk your own path!"

Hinata Hanabi's lips trembled slightly.

Thanks to his noble status, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that since he was a child.

Although, his father Hinata Hiashi would occasionally scold him.

But Hiashi's methods are always cold and he is more accustomed to using disappointment and coercion as weapons to subtly influence Hanabi.

Such a violent, direct, and angry scolding was something that Hanabi had never experienced in her life before.

And the content of Sasuke's words were completely new ideas that she had never encountered before.

In contrast, over the years, the Hyuga clan has carefully built a complete theoretical system for themselves.

In front of these words full of life and power, it is like a worm-eaten dead tree emitting the smell of decay.

Sasuke's words were like a fierce bull's charge, smashing into pieces the old ideas that still existed on the outside but were already hollow on the inside.

Hinata Hanabi's body seemed to be frozen, she sat there stiffly, not moving at all.

Her hair fluttered gently, just like the knowledge in her heart was being deeply stirred.

"A warm family? A willful rebel?

“Haha, that’s ridiculous.

"How can you, who is so high and mighty, understand Neji's desire for freedom?"

After saying this coldly, Uchiha Sasuke turned and left.

“No, I understand.”

Hinata Hanabi stared blankly at Uchiha Sasuke's back.

He lowered his head and murmured softly.

She has been carrying the fate of her clan since she was a child, so she is also in shackles.

The next morning, Uchiha Sasuke, who was still asleep, heard the chirping of birds again.

Last night, he and Kimimaro slept together in the hall outside the bedroom.

The two talked before going to bed, and Kimimaro finally understood what had happened to Sasuke and Hyuga Neji recently.

The two of them immediately agreed that Sasuke would go to the Hyuga residence early the next morning to negotiate.

Hanabi was left here, with Kimimaro in charge of guarding her.

This place is remote and is a good place to hide hostages.

And as a guard, Kimimaro is powerful enough.

However, in doing so, Kimimaro was forced to become one of the accomplices in this "kidnapping case" without realizing it.

"Jiji, wake up, wake up quickly!"

Before I knew it, I saw seven or eight grey-necked starlings already on the windowsill.

In addition, there are a large number of birds circling in the air outside the house.

After being awakened, Uchiha Sasuke quickly got up, opened the door, and walked quickly towards the birds.

Outside the house, the unique smell of the early morning hits you in the face.

A breeze blew by, bringing with it a hint of the scent of moist earth.

The freshness that seeped through the green leaves mixed with the fragrance of the quietly blooming flowers immediately made Sasuke's originally cloudy and sleepy mind clear again.

"Is it you?"

Facing the rising sun of a new day, Uchiha Sasuke recognized this group of birds - they were the same group he had sent to chase Hyuga Neji at the door of Tenten's house.

"Jiji, here he comes! The guy with the white eyes finally shows up!"

The birds reported all at once, seeking credit and hoping to be rewarded with food.

After hearing the bird's information, Uchiha Sasuke's heart couldn't help but move.

The guy with the white eyes that the birds are talking about is naturally Hyuga Neji.

After thinking for a moment, Sasuke immediately asked:

"Where is he? Who is he with now? Which direction is he going?!"

"I'm alone, Jiji, on the main street of Konoha."

"No, it's by the Konoha River!"

"It's Konoha Hospital!"

The birds gave out information in a noisy manner, with each version being varied and chaotic.

Yes, after Hanabi was kidnapped, did the other party take the initiative to release Neji?

Or, some new trick?

"What's for dinner today? Rice balls?"

“I like bread.”

"Do you have bug bread? I like to eat meat~ Mom said that bugs can make me fly higher!"

The noise of birds beside his ears interrupted Sasuke's thoughts.

He came to his senses, smiled and nodded at the birds, signaling them to wait a moment.

Then he hurried back into the house.

"what's the situation?"

Kimimaro looked at Uchiha Sasuke who was rummaging through the boxes with confusion, wondering what new ideas the other party had.

"Ningji shows up again."

Sasuke answered briefly as he searched for food.

"The other party, are you ready to give in?"

Kimimaro thought for a moment and gave his own guess.

"Anyway, help me feed those little guys first."

Sasuke found a few pieces of bread and stuffed them into Kimimaro's hands.

He walked into the bedroom again and leaned over to gently wake up Hinata Hanabi who was sleeping.

“.From what you said, all their actions were to hide from my sight.

"So, is Neji's appearance part of the Hyuga clan's subsequent plan?

"Or, is there anything else you haven't told me?"

Uchiha Sasuke briefly explained the news that Neji was found wandering alone, and asked Hinata Hanabi for her opinion.

However, Hanabi just shook her head in bewilderment and said seriously:

"I have told you everything I know.

"As for why Brother Neji was released again, I, I don't really know."

Hanabi thought about it again and again, but still couldn't tell the reason behind it.

"Okay. It'd better be your brother Neji."

Uchiha Sasuke sighed.

"Anyway, if everything goes well, I hope I can let you go home today."

After saying this, Sasuke turned and left again.

These days, the real and fake Neci have been running around everywhere. When faced with this guy who suddenly appeared, Uchiha Sasuke's first reaction was to question the authenticity of his identity.

But no matter what, the opponent has already made a move.

If I don't go and see it myself, I would be somewhat of a letdown for the good intention.

Uchiha Sasuke's eyes flashed, and he already had a rough idea in his mind.

He walked out of the house, greeted Kimimaro who was in the center of the flock of birds, and prepared to leave in a hurry.

"Jiji! Are you going to look for that white-eyed guy now?

"We can help you lead the way!"

Seeing Sasuke preparing to leave, the birds flapped their wings enthusiastically, surrounded him, and volunteered to ask.

"Yes. I am going to look for him."

Uchiha Sasuke smiled and nodded, and said softly:

"But before that, I have to ask another person first."

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