Inside the study, Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi knelt on either side of the desk.
Hyuga Hiashi brewed a pot of tea, elegantly poured the tea into a teacup, and gently pushed it towards Hinata.
Hinata! Is something the matter?
Hinata nodded seriously. She had originally intended to speak directly, but seeing that Hyuga Hiashi had already brewed the tea, she picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Hot hot hot hot..."
Hinata stuck out her tongue and fanned herself back and forth with both hands.
Hyuga Hiashi: "..."
Hyuga Hiashi covered his face, feeling utterly helpless.
Although he had a premonition that he would hear something very important from Hinata tonight, Hyuga Hiashi couldn't bring himself to be serious, seeing Hinata's expression.
After a long pause, Hinata finally put down her teacup and sat down again.
With a serious expression, Hinata's gaze turned heavy and her face darkened. She spoke in a tone as if telling a ghost story, "Father, our Hyuga Clan may be facing a major crisis."
Hyuga Hiashi sensed the heavy atmosphere and asked in a deep voice, "What major crisis?"
Hinata said with a serious expression, "Sunagakure knows my information. If Sunagakure and Iwagakure are secretly communicating, Iwagakure will shift their attention from Nine-Tails to our Hyuga Clan's Byakugan."
Hyuga Hiashi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said calmly, "I had already considered this before!"
What is that?
Hinata was completely stunned. "I thought about this all day before I came up with it, and now you're telling me that I thought of it a long time ago?"
Hyuga Hiashi continued, "The existence of the Caged Bird is itself a form of protection for the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan."
"Although some branch families believe that the 'Caged Bird' is Cursed Seal that enslaves them, from ancient times to the present, the existence of the 'Caged Bird' has always been to protect the Hyuga Clan."
Hinata also agreed with this.
There are too many people in the Shinobi World who want to seize the Byakugan. The existence of the Caged Bird can indeed protect the Hyuga Clan to some extent.
Furthermore, Hinata has another theory about the 'Caged Bird'.
One way to Tenseigan is by forcibly merging a large number of Byakugan.
Could it be that someone in the Hyuga Clan knew about the Tenseigan years ago, and in order to prevent the Hyuga Clan from killing each other, they developed the 'Caged Bird' Cursed Seal and established the system of the Main Family and branch families?
However, as time goes by, the meaning of many things changes.
The Caged Bird in the past were truly there to protect the Hyuga Clan.
However, the current Caged Bird are only for protecting the Hyuga Main Family and the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan.
Hinata asked blankly, "So our Main Family is actually quite safe?"
Hyuga Hiashi nodded and said, "Yes!"
"As long as you stay in the village, you won't encounter any danger."
"Although Konoha will face some pressure, your actions will not only attract the covetous eyes of other ninja villages, but also serve as a deterrent to them."
"If you can only transfer the Nine-Tails 'Chakra to a few people, it will be pointless for them to attack you. But if you can transfer the Nine-Tails 'Chakra to thousands of people, they will not dare to attack Konoha anymore."
Hinata scratched her head awkwardly. Was the thing she had been worried about all day really that simple?
As expected, I'm just a fool with all strength.
Hyuga Hiashi looked at Hinata, his gaze softening slightly. "Is it because you're worried about this that you can't sleep?"
Hinata sat up straight and nodded vigorously.
Hyuga Hiashi paused for a moment, then continued, "The deterrent power of the Tailed Beasts lies not in their ability to transfer Chakra to others, but in the power of the Tailed Beasts themselves."
"It's better to give the Nine-Tails' power to one person than to divide it equally among a thousand people."
"The reason those ninja villages care about this is because they have never seen it before, and they suddenly heard about it, so they think you are a huge threat."
"But once they figure out the key point, your threat will no longer exist."
Hinata breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; she had been under so much pressure today that she could hardly breathe.
Hyuga Hiashi's expression suddenly turned serious, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Hinata!"
"Huh?"
Hinata looked up at Hyuga Hiashi.
Hyuga Hiashi reprimanded you with a stern face, "The reason I didn't tell you about this is so that you can learn a lesson and think about the consequences before you act in the future!"
Hinata, unusually, did not refute Hyuga Hiashi's words, and listened attentively.
Hyuga Hiashi face, "Your talent is exceptional, almost unparalleled in the Hyuga Clan's centuries-long history..."
"The development of the Ninshu can be traced back a thousand years."
"Over the past thousand years, countless powerful Kekkei Genkai clan and secret technique clans have been swallowed up by history. Even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, who founded Konoha, have become a thing of the past..."
"You are the heir of the Hyuga Main Family. It is good to be strong, but if you act recklessly because of your strength, it will only bring irreparable disaster to the Hyuga Clan."
Hinata listened intently.
After reflecting on her actions, Hinata realized that she had recently become far too arrogant.
Especially after being able to borrow the power of the Nine-Tails, Hinata, though she didn't say it, was already practically running rampant.
During the day today, after Hinata learned that Ōnoki was targeting her, her first thought was to destroy Iwagakure, and she even went so far as to release the Nine-Tails and hire the Akatsuki to do her bidding.
This idea is indeed quite dangerous.
Seeing Hinata humbly accept his lesson, Hyuga Hiashi was also pleased.
Hinata only twelve years old this year. Hyuga Hiashi is not worried that Hinata will do something wrong, but he is afraid that Hinata will not listen to her lessons and will make the same mistake again and again.
Therefore, Hyuga Hiashi Iwagakure felt that Iwagakure had done a good thing. If it weren't for Ōnoki's targeting of Hinata, Hyuga Hiashi really worried that Hinata would one day use that power to do whatever she wanted.
Hyuga Hiashi continued, "Hinata! The Hyuga Clan has been able to survive to this day not because of our bravery and ruthlessness."
"The Caged Bird is the Hyuga Clan's greatest protection, while the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan is the power that allows us to build bonds with other ninjas."
"They need us, and we need them too..."
"It is this mutual need that has allowed the Hyuga Clan to exist to this day."
Hinata nodded earnestly, "I understand, Father! Thank you!"
Hyuga Hiashi reached out and patted Hinata's head, saying softly, "Hinata! I will always be proud of you."
Hinata's eyes were a little moist.
What's going on? Why did it suddenly become so emotional?
"Kindness!"
Hinata nodded emphatically and chuckled, "Me too, thank you for sheltering me from the wind and rain."
Hyuga Hiashi stood up and said calmly, "Alright, it's getting late. Go back and rest. You have to go to work for the Fifth Hokage first thing tomorrow morning."
Hinata grunted in agreement, got up, and followed Hyuga Hiashi out of the study.