Fang Yuan Reborn as Neji Hyuga
Chapter 1: The Shackles Are Just Illusions
When Fang Yuan opened his eyes, he saw the world through the Byakugan's clarity. The veins bulged at his temple instinctively, and in an instant, he could see it all — the twisting, glowing channels of chakra that made up human life. Yet, what caught his attention most was not the chakra network.
It was the brand.
The cursed mark, carved upon this body's forehead like a mocking reminder: Slave.
But did they think this could restrain Fang Yuan?
> "What is a seal, if not merely the will of the weak to bind the strong?"
"In this life, too… I will break Heaven's chains."
Neji's memories were like ashes in his mind — sorrow, resentment, pride at his own skills, hatred for the main family. But those emotions were swept away like autumn leaves. Fang Yuan left no room for useless fire in his heart. Only coldness, calculation, and endless ambition.
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In the dead of night, under the dim light of the crescent moon, Fang Yuan sat cross-legged in his room. His small body breathed evenly, but within, his mind raced. The Byakugan activated silently, veins bulging as he scanned his own body. Chakra flowed like rivers through him, but at the center of it all pulsed the cursed seal.
> "A seal is a pathway. If there's a path, there's a way to reverse it."
He spent hours memorizing its structure. He could see the way chakra from the main family would trigger it. A single thought, a single command, and pain would wrack his body — or worse. But he also saw gaps, minute spaces in the network. And in those gaps lay opportunity.
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At the Academy, Fang Yuan wore a perfect mask.
His gaze seemed cold, but not threatening. His talent was undeniable — his strikes precise, his movements graceful. The instructors praised him. His peers envied him. And all the while, Fang Yuan gathered information:
The weaknesses of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan.
The clan hierarchy politics of the Hyuga.
The blind spots in the village guard rotations.
The secret meeting places of the elders.
He listened to every careless word, every boast, every complaint. He learned which children were ambitious, which ones were cowards, which ones could be manipulated. And behind his polite nods and respectful bows, he planted seeds.
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One night, Fang Yuan deliberately let his chakra flare, enough to catch a main family elder's attention. The elder tried to punish him, fingers forming the seal activation hand sign. But when the command came — nothing happened.
Fang Yuan knelt, trembling as if in pain, face pale. The elder smirked and left. But in truth? Fang Yuan had altered his own chakra signature's surface layer. The seal's activation missed its target.
> "Even the chains of blood can be rusted and broken."
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Alone in his room, Fang Yuan gazed at the stars.
> "This world is no different from my last. Fate? Heaven? Bloodlines? All tools. All prey."
"Hyuga, Uchiha, Senju, Tailed Beasts, the Sage's legacy… In the end, I shall devour them all."
His Byakugan flared once more, seeing through walls, through bodies, through the world itself. And his plan for immortality began.