More than twenty people, all from the branch family, and only a few of them were jōnin. Compared to the entire Hyuga Clan, that lineup was indeed rather thin.
But Huomen felt that these people were enough.
"We are not trying to wipe out the Hyuga Clan. We will not make enemies of everyone at once. We are only launching a surprise attack on the main family's eldest daughter."
Huomen looked coldly at the people before him, revealing his true target to everyone for the first time.
He only needed one look at the unease on their faces to understand what they were thinking.
Forget them—even Huomen himself felt anxious and irritated at this moment.
As a branch family member, leading a small team to ambush the main family—nothing like this had ever happened in the entire history of the Hyuga Clan.
Not even the most deranged person would have done something like this.
Huomen was absolutely the first madman to do so.
"Huomen, after this is over, how will we get rid of the Caged Bird Seal? Why target Hinata? And if we merely change from being prisoners of the main family's Caged Bird Seal to being prisoners of yours, then our actions are meaningless."
A Hyuga jōnin raised his head in confusion.
Huomen glanced at him. "Senior Kuanren, I understand your concerns. In truth, I cannot give you an answer that will make you completely trust me... The Caged Bird Seal is a technique that absolutely controls the life and death of branch family members. No promise can surpass a unilateral threat of death."
"Right now, all of you are pitiful people whom I have secretly controlled using the Caged Bird Seal. But this is also an opportunity to bring new life to the entire Hyuga Clan... And