There was an autumn rain last night, and the courtyard was covered with fallen leaves. An old tree was whirling in the wind, looking a little desolate and sad.
The teacup on the low table was in vain, the room was silent, and everyone seemed to be waiting for something.
A servant hurried to the door and bowed, whispering to the young man seated at the head.
"Sonazu-sama, here you really come."
Everyone sitting on both sides of the room looked towards the door, where a figure was already standing.
The young man's face and eyes were sparse, and his temperament was cold and indifferent. He was originally from the Hyuga family, but his eyes were abnormally black. His smooth forehead was not tied with a cover or silk belt like most people present, so it was exposed at will.
All kinds of eyes looked at him, all with different expressions.
This meeting was specially held for this young man. Previously, everyone was arguing and clinging to their own opinions. Now, after seeing the young man, everyone fell silent.
A broken cage bird...
A wish that all members of the branch cannot hope for.
"Sonazu-sama."
Hyuga Shin walked to the center of the chamber, bowed, and greeted the chief Hyuga Hiashi, then saluted the elders of the clan sitting on the left and right rows.
As a wealthy Konoha family, the Hyuga clan has many redundant rules and superfluous customs. The clan is highly divided and cannot be left at will.
On the left side of Hiashi's seat, a gentle and dignified beautiful woman knelt down. Seeing Hyuga Shin walking in without a forehead protector, she glanced at the eager eyes of the elders of the clan and couldn't help but frown secretly.
The bird spell in the cage of the branch family is imprinted on the forehead and is never easily shown to others. It is usually covered with a protective forehead and silk tape. Only the main family will expose it.
"How is your body recovering?" Hiashi Hyuga asked calmly.
"The doctor said it was fine."
Hiashi Hyuga nodded slightly and said, "There are many crises on the battlefield. If you change your eyes temporarily, you will be helpless and in urgency. I understand."
He spoke, his white eyes looking at the young man in front of him.
"We don't blame that girl either. Your survival is the most important thing to the family."
Hyuga Shin lowered his eyebrows and said calmly, "Thank you, Lord Hiashi."
"Your current situation is no longer suitable for the front line. Stay in the village for now. When the clan finds suitable Byakugan for you, they can replace your eyes."
As the first person to survive after the bird spell seal in the cage is fully activated, he will face the current battle.
Unexpectedly, he came to this Naruto world, and his soul replaced a Hyuga branch ninja who had died on the battlefield.
When Konoha ninja discovered him among the dead, his eyes were blind, and the battlefield medical ninja temporarily replaced his eyes.
The reason for his blindness was that the body activated the Caged Bird Seal on its own when it was about to die, destroying his eyes.
After being brought back to Konoha as a wounded man, this incident alarmed the whole Hyuga, and Hiashi Hyuga had to rush back to the village from the battlefield. This was related to whether the Hyuga clan's status could still be as stable as a rock, and he could not neglect it.
Hyuga Shin was fully examined several times, but the conclusions were the same.
His body was fatally injured, but he was treated in time on the front line. The spell seal of the caged bird was indeed activated and disappeared. The destroyed eyes remained, and the replaced eyes were just the eyes of ordinary people.
There was nothing wrong with everything, or the only thing wrong was that Hyuga Shin was still alive, and the bird spell seal in the cage would obviously destroy his cranial nerves.
Has the mantra seal of the caged bird failed? Or did something go wrong, allowing the variable Hyuga Shin to appear?
Watching the tribesmen in the room change their expressions and have different thoughts, Hiashi Hyuga knows what he is thinking.
Differences and estrangements are deeply rooted and cannot be changed by him alone.
Of course, he doesn't need to change anything.
He is the beneficiary.
What Hiashi Hyuga has to do is to continue to maintain it and bless his own lineage's future generations.
It's just a pair of eyes that separate the family. If it is destroyed without falling into the hands of others, it will be destroyed. However, a foreigner who is not controlled by the clan will not be allowed to exist!
The meeting dispersed.
When everyone left, they frequently glanced at Hyuga Shin and stayed on his forehead for a long time.
Although they all knew it was impossible, they all wanted to feel what it would be like to get rid of those shackles.
"Makoto."
When Hyuga Shin was about to leave, a voice suddenly called him.
Looking around, he saw the beautiful woman on the left side of Hiashi Hyuga's seat walking towards him.
Though she was just a girl in her 20s, her mature and exquisite makeup and gentle, dignified demeanor in a white kimono gave her the air of a woman.
Ayano Hyuga, the wife of Hiashi Hyuga, is the mother of future Hinata.
"Ayano-sama."
Ayano Hyuga smiled and said, "Don't be so unfamiliar. Just call me Sister Ayari and call me Sister. Ayari has been worried about you."
Ayari is her sister, and Hyuga Shin used to play with Ayari when he was a child.
It's just that the fate of the two sisters is completely different. She is the future patriarch's wife and has already been decided.
Hyuga Shin's eyes inadvertently swept across her smooth forehead.
Everywhere in the entire Hyuga clan is filled with the word "fate."
Hyuga Shin simply said, "I'm sorry to have worried Sister Ayari."
Ayano Hyuga quietly looked at Hyuga Shin's face. After a person goes through life-and-death disasters, his temperament can change so much, as if he has become a different person.
"In short, it's good that you're fine now. Hasn't Ayari visited you?"
"Yes."
"The clan actually cares about you very much, so it's uncomfortable without the Byakugan," Ayano Hyuga's tone was gentle, like a close sister.
Hyuga Shin could really see Hinata's shadow as an adult in her.
"Daily life isn't impacted," he said.
"That's fine. There are many Byakugan left in the clan, and they will change your eyes soon. You don't have to worry," Ayano Hyuga said and took out a white silk ribbon, handing it to Hyuga Shin.
"You still have to be careful when moving around the clan in the future, and don't let any misunderstandings arise among the clan members."
Hyuga Shin looked at the silk ribbon she handed over, his eyes moving slightly.
Ayano Hyuga was also observing his reaction.
"I'm sorry, Lady Ayano. I didn't think carefully. I will be more mindful in the future," Hyuga Shin said, taking the silk ribbon with both hands and lowering his head.
Ayano Hyuga's expression softened, and she said gently, "It's not your fault. After all, no one wants to see such a thing happen. Lord Hokage also knows about you. He's inquired about you with Hiashi and cares about you a lot."
Her eyes showed tenderness and concern as she spoke. Afterward, she gently stroked Hyuga Shin's shoulder to comfort him. When she was close, he could smell a faint fragrance on her.
"Just stay in the village for the time being."
Ayano Hyuga left, and gradually the people in front of the council dispersed.
The courtyard was deserted, and Hyuga Shin stood there alone.
Wow—
The wind suddenly became strong, and the cold hit his face.
Let him be the bird in the cage again...
These ordinary people's eyes may not see far enough.