Birds Breaking Free of the Cage, Bold Gazes, Hinata's Turmoil

If we're talking about being sassy, Naruto is the most sassy. When the Hyuga Clan was in trouble Hyuga Hiashi was busy as a dog, he took advantage of the chaos to lure out the Hinata eldest princess.

There's also a catgirl older sister in the house. Although their relationship is purely platonic, involving only the occasional stir-fry of a couple of dishes, Naruto decides to avoid any appearance of impropriety. However, these things are hard to explain, so Naruto decides to keep his distance.

"It's been so long since I've seen you." Naruto hugged Hinata and gave her a big kiss. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, and this saying also applies to love.

Hinata smiled gently, equally happy.

"I want to see you too, but..."

"Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore." Naruto changed the subject at the right time. He could tell with his own eyes that Hiashi was interfering and trying to break up the couple.

He said he wouldn't say anything more, but his hands weren't idle; they were roaming around Hinata's waist. He wasn't going to pretend to be a gentleman in front of Hinata, with whom he was practically confirming their relationship.

Legitimate and astringent, not astringent and not astringent at all.

"Naruto ~" Hinata's voice forced out through her nose, her expression hesitant, and she said through gritted teeth, "I'm a little worried about the clan."

"What happened?" Naruto released Hinata, looking completely unaware, his acting skills were impeccable.

"One of the younger sisters from the Branch Family has lost the Caged Bird Mark on her head," Hinata said, her face pale and her voice filled with worry. "The Main Family and elders are having a meeting."

"Huh, isn't this a good thing?" Naruto pulled his hand away.

"I... I don't know, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing." She stood under the Bamboo Forest, the very place where he had opened the Caged Bird for the family members who had separated from the main branch of the Branch Family.

"Was she the only one Caged Bird on her forehead disappeared?" Naruto asked.

"I... I don't know! I was just trying to find out more details when you called me out." Hinata looked bewildered and blinked innocently.

"Maybe the Caged Bird has reached its expiration date and is completely ineffective." Naruto lied through his teeth. "I think this is a good thing. Everything is difficult at the beginning."

"Perhaps this is an opportunity to solve the Hinata Caged Bird problem, don't you think so, Hinata?"

"Hmm." She clearly lacked confidence.

The Caged Bird has a long history, and only the Hinata has such a hierarchical master-servant structure. Although it is said to be an ancient family, it is actually too powerful to be controlled.

Hinata Hyuga clan's only remaining asset is its historical foundation; it struggles to produce truly influential figures externally. Internal conflicts and discord within the clan persist.

The geniuses of this generation mostly come from the Branch Family, while the two eldest daughters of the patriarch's family have average combat abilities, though their bloodlines are quite good. To put it bluntly, they're suitable to be wives.

As an ancient family, they naturally understood the importance of improving the purity of their bloodline. Even if they didn't understand the principles, they knew the benefits of doing so.

The purer the bloodline, the stronger the innate power.

In Naruto's view, this is how hybrids purify their bloodline by mating with women of pure blood so that the next generation can wield greater power.

The way pure-blooded Otsutsuki increase their power is by devouring each other; the one with a higher bloodline devours the one with a lower bloodline, thus evolving itself.

The next generation of the Main Family may produce a few notable figures, but Naruto believes it's better for him to do the hard work himself.

The father-in-law clearly saw that he had improper intentions towards Hinata, and was unwilling to become a breeding tool for the Hinata clan, which is why he was causing trouble for himself.

He probably said something about propriety and morality to Hinata, and forbade her from seeing him. Typical traditional family, always watching others live happily ever after.

A triangle is the most harmonious shape, so what's wrong with the capable taking on more work? Putting aside the facts, wasn't the father-in-law right? Wasn't Hinata right?

Shivering and cold, the man below.

Hyuga Hiashi was clearly unaware that he had become Naruto's subordinate, and he was too busy dealing with the problem of the Caged Bird the Branch Family malfunctioning to pay attention to Naruto.

The atmosphere in the courtyard was oppressive. More than a dozen members of the Main Family sat at a low table. They were of varying ages, all with smooth foreheads. Outside the low table, some important members of the Branch Family knelt.

There weren't even any seats available, which shows how rushed this meeting was. But the content of the meeting only added to the oppressive atmosphere.

The Caged Bird from its Branch Family has mysteriously disappeared? It's like seeing a ghost, even more outrageous than seeing a ghost.

Branch Family young girl, slender and frail, knelt on the tatami mat, her head pressed deeply to the ground. She trembled violently, sobbing incessantly, too afraid to straighten up and raise her head.

The crowd's gaze swept over the girl, though they couldn't see her face or forehead. However, the fact that her forehead wasn't bandaged immediately startled them.

The Main Family was filled with mixed emotions, his face showing anger and a hint of fear. Had the method by which they held such privileges slipped up? Was it an accident? If so, they'd better fix it immediately.

The Branch Family knelt behind, looking at the girl kneeling in the middle with a complex expression. Like a bird broken from its cage, who wouldn't want to be the exception?

But while they envied them, they were also afraid, after all, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. The Hinata's Caged Bird rule had been in place for many years, how could it be changed so easily?

Nobody wants to be a slave, and nobody's a masochist.

"Everyone's here, let's get down to business," said Hyuga Hiashi, who was sitting at the head of the table.

"Have you found out the reason for this?" a senior elder of the Main Family asked, his demeanor distinguished, though he appeared to be quite old.

"We couldn't get any answers, they just said it disappeared on its own," a member of the Branch Family stepped forward, knelt down, and bowed his head.

"What a joke, disappearing on its own?" Another hot-tempered Main Family couldn't stand it anymore and scolded the trembling girl in the middle.

"Speak quickly! What methods were used to erase it? Did you collude with foreign tribes in an attempt to seize the Hinata Foundation?"

The Hyuga clan has a weak foundation! Hinata Neji knelt with his head down, the words Naruto had spoken that day suddenly came to mind, seemingly confirming the true colors of the main branch of the Main Family.

"They only need obedient slaves, not equal members of their own race. If the slaves disappear, how will the masters and ladies live? They can't possibly wash their own clothes, can they?"

"If the Byakugan is really that important, why is the Hyuga Clan still in such a dead state? They say they are the largest clan in Konohagakure, but apart from having the largest number of slaves, I don't see them being number one in anything else."

"This is PUA! What do you mean by 'putting the big picture first'? What big picture can a family possibly have? There are plenty of families in the village. Which family treats its members like slaves?"

Neji remembered that he hadn't really listened to what Naruto said that day, so why was he remembering it all now? This was really strange.

"I... I didn't!" the girl cried, lifting her face to reveal her smooth forehead.

Sure enough, the Caged Bird's mark had disappeared.

Neji could only see the girl's back, but her voice sounded familiar. After thinking for a moment, he finally remembered: the innocent girl who was the first to untie the Caged Bird.

Sachiko Hyuga.

The number of people in the Branch Family was larger than that in the Main Family, since it was the name used by the current generation. The names were also very casual, probably chosen hastily at the time of birth.

He remembered the look of surprise and fear in Sachiko's eyes when she untied the Caged Bird; it was heartbreaking to see. Branch Family seemed to make one inherently inferior, and even becoming a normal person was a luxury.

In the Bamboo Forest, Hinata blushed deeply after being teased by Naruto's few words. She had been worried about her clan, but Naruto's forceful physical interruption left her unable to think about anything else.

"I want to go back and see," Hinata suddenly said. "I don't want to wait here anymore, even if I only get one result."

It would be a miracle if Naruto let Hinata go back at this point; he'd already tricked and coaxed her away. There's no way he'd let Hinata go back now.

Just kidding, this is the moment I've been waiting for.

How can he get Hinata if he doesn't destroy the Hyuga Main Family Hinata family? If his father-in-law doesn't pull some strings, the Hinata will still be a traditional, powerful clan.

But now his father-in-law is preventing Hinata from meeting him, and even wants Hinata to settle down with her Hinata, pinning his hopes on the next generation. This is intolerable!

It's way too spicy.

Fortunately, Hinata is a hopeless romantic and easily swayed by a few words. Naruto, on the other hand, immediately spouted the classic three-part manipulative tactics, giving Hinata a huge shock.

"Your father and the others are fine, don't be afraid, I'm here."

"But."

"Although I am not a member of the Hyuga Clan, I love you, and we will become one sooner or later. In the future, our children will be of the Hyuga Clan bloodline, and I will be the father of the Hinata."

"Oops, I misspoke," Naruto said awkwardly. "What I meant was that Lord Hyuga Hiashi must have a way to solve the problem, and besides, this Caged Bird incident might be an opportunity."

"Opportunity?"

"That's right, the Hyuga Clan can't go on like this forever. Sooner or later, family members will turn against each other." Naruto asked, "You have to believe in Lord Hiashi, and you have to believe in Neji."

"Okay, alright." Hinata was a little confused.

While she hesitated, Naruto had already kissed her deeply and tenderly. His wet kisses made Hinata's rationality crumble. The thoughts that had just gathered in her mind dissipated again, taking on various shapes.

After all, they were in the middle of nowhere, so Naruto wasn't being too aggressive. He was just trying to distract Hinata; he was actually quite looking forward to seeing how this farce would end.

What consequences will occur if Caged Bird?

In the courtyard, the Main Family members were agitated, each launching a fierce attack on the kneeling girl. Only Hyuga Hiashi unusually calm, frowning and silent.

At the same time, he also noticed a detail that others had not noticed.

The branch Branch Family waiting in the courtyard kept looking inside, and even when they occasionally raised their heads while respectfully bowing, their gazes were very bold.

It wasn't spying, but rather watching with concern.

It's understandable for members of the Main Family to do this; their status gives them immense confidence. But those Branch Family are always extremely respectful, strictly taught by their elders from a young age not to look at things belonging to the Main Family that they shouldn't.

The series of actions that Branch Family, including the crying girl, gave Hyuga Hiashi a feeling that things were gradually getting out of control.

It seems that everything changed at some point.