A month passed by while everyone was immersed in training.
During the whole month, no Hyuga disturbed me. Hiashi never accepted the challenge.
Coward.
I imagined so many times Hiashi getting beaten up and getting stomped in front of the Hyuga clan.
Sadly, I couldn't watch the scene that I imagined.
"Naomi! Good luck!"
Guy-sensei gave me his signature nice guy thumbs up and smile.
Lee did the same.
The other useless teammate did the same.
So, I did the same, and shouted, "I will show you guys a YOUTHFUL SHOWDOWN!"
My other teammate, Inuzuka Shiba was just freaked out.
"Even she is copying him now..."
He muttered.
Perhaps imagining me in a bowl haircut and thick eyebrows, he shuddered.
I looked around, and saw Naruto staring at me intently.
My match is against him. As long as he doesn't summon Gama whatever giant toad, I can beat him.
After a while, the final exam finally began.
"First match, Uzumaki Naruto vs Hyuga Naomi!"
I jumped down, and adjusted my gloves.
"Has Hyuga clan really been torturing you? Aren't you supposed to be Hinata's cousin?"
I removed my headband, and threw it on the ground. Exposing the Caged Bird Seal.
Though it uses the Swastik symbol which is used to bring goodluck, it is anything but that.
If it just had the function of protecting the Byakugan, it would justify using the seal.
But handing over the control to the useless main family of Hyuga clan? To be used as a torture device?
I looked at Hiashi in the stands, and gave him a middle finger.
"Fuck Hyuga clan!"
"..."
The arena went awkwardly silent, and the proctor started the match.
"Begin!"
Before Naruto could make the handsign of Shadow Clones, I shouted.
"Before starting the match, do you want to know the truth of the so-called strongest clan of Konoha?"
This stage, when all sorts of nobles and the whole village is watching this match, I can't waste this opportunity to drag the reputation of Hyuga clan through the mud.
I have been waiting for this for years.
"Alright."
Naruto didn't create Shadow Clone.
"You know, from an outsider's perspective, both you and I are somewhat similar.
Both having these cursed seals on them."
I was talking about his jinchuriki seal.
"But, we aren't the same.
You have the strongest bijuu in existence sealed inside of you. An infinite amount of chakra.
Kyuubi isn't a curse for you, but a blessing for you left by Fourth Hokage.
He has given you the means to become the strongest Hokage in history."
Then I pointed at my forehead.
"But this is purely a curse. It doesn't grant any sort of special chakra. In fact, it is used for torture and damaging our brains.
No matter how powerful I become. Even if I surpass a Hokage, I will always be under the 'mercy' of these stupid, arrogant and weakling main family of the Hyuga clan.
The so-called strongest clan of Konoha stands at the position only after the Senju and Uchiha clan are no more.
And even then, the only remaining Senju and Uchiha in the world can easily defeat the entirety of the 'strongest clan' without much difficulty."
"So what!? Instead of whining, why don't you-"
"Do you think I can do anything besides whining?
Even if I aim to be the Hokage who has an actual backbone, I will not be accepted. Because, these stupid peepers will be able to bend me to their will."
"Then I will change the Hyuga clan when I become the Hokage!"
I snickered as he said that.
"When I was just 4 years old, during Hinata's 3rd birthday, a Kumo envoy kidnapped her.
You know, from a clan full of people who can see in all directions, through anything, to even kilometers.
And Hiashi then killed the envoy. Then those bandits demanded that the 'killer', the clan head of the Hyuga clan, should be handed over to them.
If you were the Hokage, what would you have done?"
"That's bullshit! As if I will accept that!"
I looked at Hiruzen mockingly.
"Do you want to know what actually happened?
The Hyuga clan and the village killed my father, the twin of the Hyuga clan head, and handed him to Kumo.
Because my father came out some minutes later than Hiashi from their mother.
It was designated at birth that my father will be a slave to his twin. That he will have to sacrifice himself for saving this ungrateful bastard.
And that's what my fate has been decided to be by these weaklings.
That, I will need to sacrifice myself for that bitch who is weaker than a dog.
If I resist, they will use this slave seal to kill me. It doesn't matter even if I am stronger than them. One handsign, and I am done for."
Naruto couldn't say anything. He felt betrayed looking at Hiruzen in the stands.
"Alright. Enough talking.
If you really think that you are capable of becoming a good Hokage, then I challenge you to force this clan full of shit to remove these seals.
Without relying on the Nine-tails that you are blessed with.
And I will prove that this clan is full of shitheads by defeating the most powerful chunin exam participant, Uzumaki Naruto, without relying on Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist.
You are free to use Kyuubi."
Saying that, I kicked the ground, shattering it into numerous boulders.
"Let's begin."
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