Impure World Reincarnation

Yichen understood Orochimaru's meaning. In any case, he had already mastered the method to break the Caged Bird Cursed Seal. Next time, he could just find someone from the Hyuga Branch Family to perform the ritual again.

It's impossible for the Hyuga Branch Family members to stay in Konoha forever; Orochimaru will eventually see them.

After Orochimaru left, Yichen walked up to Iroha Hyuga, carefully examined his Byakugan, and finally concluded that it was indeed a pair of perfect Byakugan.

If Yichen only wanted a pair of Byakugan like the Mist ninja or Cloud ninja back then, then Yichen has already succeeded.

However, Yichen wanted to remove the Caged Bird without causing any damage.

When Yichen used the Spirit Transformation Jutsu to enter Iroha Hyuga's mind, he discovered that Iroha Hyuga's soul was already shattered.

In other words, Iroha Hyuga is already in a vegetative state.

That makes sense when you think about it. For Orochimaru, who is capable of performing the Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu, a person in a vegetative state might be better, more suitable as a vessel.

Yichen's soul returned to his body, and he began to think about Neji while looking at Iroha Hyuga.

First of all, the method Orochimaru used on Iroha Hyuga definitely cannot be used on Neji.

So, is this method actually applicable to solving the Caged Bird without causing harm?

Just then, Chiga, who had been standing by as if she were invisible, spoke up.

She said, "Teacher Yichen, I think I've discovered something through my Blood Sense."

Yichen turned to look at her curiously.

Chiga said, "When Orochimaru was performing the ritual, I could vaguely see some images in my Blood Sense space, but the process wasn't very clear."

"If I were to do the experiment again, and swallow that person's blood beforehand, I should be able to see much more clearly."

Yichen's eyes flickered, as if he had grasped something.

He frowned and thought for a long time before slowly relaxing his brow.

Yi Yichen had been inside Chiga's Blood Sense space before, and Yichen was very clear about the connection between the inside and the outside.

Since directly breaking the Caged Bird is risky, could we perform the ritual within the Blood Sense space?

This matter is not so easy; it requires careful study and long-term planning.

So Yichen told Chiga to take the still unconscious boy from the Uzumaki Clan to the Porcelain Platform.

Yichen, carrying Iroha Hyuga, glanced in a certain direction and then took flight as well.

Yichen quickly led the three back to Iwagakure.

Yichen had already checked on the little boy from the Uzumaki Clan on the way back, and Orochimaru hadn't done anything wrong.

Yichen handed him over directly to the Uzumaki Clan.

Then Yichen placed Sealing Jutsu on Iroha Hyuga and abandoned him at the hospital.

Iroha Hyuga will be of any use in the future is still uncertain; let's just let him live like a vegetable for now.

Meanwhile, Danzo Konoha received more bad news: all the dozen or so Hyuga Branch Family members were on missions outside had lost contact.

Now it was clear: the people who came weren't after Danzo, but after the Hyuga Clan.

Danzo sent someone to inform Hyuga Hiashi, asking him to send people to assist the Anbu in their investigation.

Hyuga Hiashi shocked and furious upon receiving the message. He immediately guessed that the other party was targeting the Caged Bird again.

Hyuga Hiashi dispatched twenty elite soldiers, along with dozens of Anbu, to search for the missing clansmen.

Hyuga Hiashi's order was, "I want to see him alive or dead."

After a quick search, the group soon arrived at the scene of the incident. Hyuga Akira, an Elite Jonin Akira Hyuga Clan, looked at the dozen or so corpses of his clansmen on the ground and felt a chill run down his spine.

Among them were many Elite Jonin like him, but they all died silently.

This means that if he was among the ninjas who led missions outside the area before, he would have certainly met the same fate.

The only difference between him and the people on the ground is who has better luck and who has worse luck.

Akira Hyuga activated his Byakugan, constantly observing his surroundings, feeling as if something was watching them from some corner. However, no matter how closely he observed with his Byakugan, he couldn't detect anything unusual.

Just then, a voice rang in Akira Hyuga's ear. "Akira Hyuga- senpai, have you noticed anything unusual?"

Akira Hyuga turned his head and glanced at the man. Although he was Elite Jonin of the Hyuga Clan, he dared not act arrogantly in front of this Anbu -dressed person.

Others might not know who this was, but Akira Hyuga, who possessed the Byakugan, knew very well that this was Shisui Uchiha, the genius of the Uchiha Clan.

There were many people around, Shisui Uchiha didn't activate his Sharingan to avoid being exposed. However, Akira Hyuga's Byakugan could see through his mask and into his face.

Akira Hyuga had no time to ponder why Shisui Uchiha was still alive and still in the Anbu.

He shook his head at Shisui Uchiha and said, "Nothing was found."

Shisui Uchiha thought for a moment and said, "Let's verify their identities first."

Akira Hyuga nodded and personally stepped forward to inspect them one by one.

A moment later, Akira Hyuga realized something was wrong and said, "One person is missing. Where's Iroha? Have you seen Iroha?"

The other members of the Hyuga Branch Family were taken aback upon hearing this, then immediately replied, "We didn't see Iroha."

Akira Hyuga was startled. How could one person be missing? He then began to investigate how his companions had died.

The more Akira Hyuga, the more shaken he became. This feeling... it was like being tortured to death.

Because the Caged Bird the foreheads of these Hyuga Branch Family activated before their deaths, Akira Hyuga did not discover that someone was conducting Caged Bird experiments on these people.

As Akira Hyuga crouched down to examine Tokuma Hyuga's body, a giant snake suddenly sprang from the ground at his feet.

The giant snake opened its mouth wide and tried to swallow him whole.

Akira Hyuga quickly got up and tried to jump away, but at that moment he felt a pain in his ankle and his body went numb.

Out of the corner of his eye, Akira Hyuga saw a small snake take advantage of his attention being drawn to the giant snake and bite his ankle.

Because of that small snake, he was swallowed by the giant snake.

Most of the Hyuga Branch Family members nearby, who were also examining the bodies of their clansmen, didn't react in time. The few who reacted quickly simply jumped away.

No one Akira Hyuga's rescue.

It wasn't that they were selfish; firstly, it was a subconscious reaction, and secondly, no one expected that Akira Hyuga, an Elite Jonin, couldn't even withstand a single move.

Shisui Uchiha reacted quickly from a distance, but he was too far away. By the time he arrived using the Body Flicker Technique, Akira Hyuga had already been swallowed by the giant snake.

Shisui Uchiha was about to attack the giant snake, suddenly, a hand reached out from the ground and grabbed at him.

"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu"

But his hand grasped at empty air.

"Huh?" The person who used Earth Release appeared on the ground and let out a soft exclamation, "Such a fast Body Flicker Technique, are you Shisui Uchiha?"

The nearby Hyuga Branch Family members recognized the newcomer and exclaimed in surprise, "Orochimaru?"

Having just dodged an attack using the Body Flicker Technique, Shisui Uchiha immediately Hand Seals: "Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique."

Then, using the cover of his Fire Release, he quickly rushed towards Orochimaru.

Orochimaru grinned, Hand Seals, and then slammed his hand on the ground.

The next moment, two coffins appeared and blocked the Fire Release.

However, the Fire Release completely burned the coffin away.

However, two seconds later, a massive Water Release appeared out of thin air from where the coffin had been, and it grew larger and larger.

This Water Release instantly overwhelmed Shisui Uchiha's Great Dragon Fire Technique and even reversed the impact, forcing Shisui Uchiha to retreat.

Orochimaru grinned at Shisui Uchiha and said, "Too bad, I'm in a hurry today, otherwise, your eyes would be mine."

"Keep these eyes safe for me, I'll come back for them."

No one paid attention to Orochimaru's words at this point, because everyone's attention was focused on the two figures he had created.

"The First Hokage, the Second Lord? How is that possible? They've been dead for ages."

"Why are the two Lord Hokage with Orochimaru, that missing-nin?"

"This must be Orochimaru's Ninjutsu; he's controlling two Lord Hokage."

Orochimaru grinned and said, "Wood Release: Birth of Tree Sea."

While Orochimaru was speaking, the First Hokage, who hadn't made a move until now, immediately Hand Seals and unleashed a Wood Release technique.

Then a large number of trees appeared in the valley. These trees seemed to have a spirit and kept attacking the Hyuga Clan and the Anbu.

Upon seeing this, Shisui Uchiha immediately activated his Susanoo, a form that combines offense and defense.

Susanoo swung his sword several times, cutting down large swathes of trees and saving everyone.

But after everything calmed down, Orochimaru, the First Hokage, and the Second Hokage had all disappeared.

Also missing was Akira Hyuga, an Elite Jonin of the Hyuga Clan.

Seeing this, Shisui Uchiha deactivated his Susanoo, which had been greatly depleted, and said, "Quickly take all the corpses back to report to the Lord Hokage."

By the time Shisui Uchiha returned to Konoha with everyone and informed Hyuga Hiashi of the news, quite some time had passed since the incident.

Hyuga Hiashi immediately activated the Caged Bird, preparing to deliver a long-range kill to Akira Hyuga.

But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed drastically, because he couldn't sense Akira Hyuga's Caged Bird at all.

Could it be that Akira Hyuga is dead? But that doesn't make sense. According to the descriptions given by the branch family members, Akira Hyuga was only captured.

Orochimaru maintained the upper hand from then on, and logically, since he chose to capture Akira Hyuga alive, he shouldn't have killed him immediately.

Could it be? A terrifying thought arose in Hyuga Hiashi's mind.

Hyuga Hiashi immediately looked at the branch family members who had participated in the operation and said, "Tell me the details immediately."

"Yes." Yiming's family member quickly recounted the entire process.

As he spoke, he was also trying to guess Hyuga Hiashi's expression had just been like.

A chilling thought also arose in his mind.

When this branch family member mentioned that Iroha Hyuga was missing, Hyuga Hiashi, somewhat trembling, used Caged Bird again.

Without a doubt, there was still no reaction this time. Hyuga Hiashi's heart sank to the bottom.

When the branch family mentioned that Orochimaru had told Shisui Uchiha that there wasn't enough time, he himself was stunned and didn't continue.

Hyuga Hiashi, however, felt dizzy and lightheaded, as if the world was spinning around him.

Forcing himself not to lose his composure, Hyuga Hiashi waved to the crowd, signaling them to leave.

When only Hyuga Hiashi remained in the room, he could no longer hold back and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

After those members of the Hyuga Branch Family left, a rumor immediately spread throughout the entire Hyuga Clan: Orochimaru had broken the Caged Bird.

Nobody's a fool. If you connect all the events of the past few days, it's not hard to reach this conclusion.

For a time, the entire Hyuga Clan was in turmoil.

The Hyuga Clan, which had been like a stagnant pool, suddenly became turbulent.

Because of Hyuga Hiashi's presence, the group dared not discuss the matter openly, but their clandestine interactions and exchanges suddenly increased.

A voice began to resonate in everyone's minds: Join Orochimaru.

Only by joining Orochimaru can the Caged Bird be freed.

Some of the more level-headed ones are still pondering whether it's worth betraying Konoha to break the Caged Bird. Others, more impulsive ones, are already thinking about how to safely leave the Hyuga Clan and Konoha.

At this moment, another thought arose in everyone's minds: how envious Iroha Hyuga and Akira Hyuga.

Little did they know, these two Hyuga Branch Family members, whom they envied, were now already unconscious and in a vegetative state.

Iroha Hyuga was still able to receive treatment at the Iwagakure Medical Department, but Akira Hyuga was stripped naked and thrown into a large petri dish after being taken to Orochimaru Snake Pit Village in the Land of Land of Whirlpools.

He was just waiting to become Orochimaru's new body once he was fully prepared.

Looking at the pair of pure white eyes in the giant petri dish, Orochimaru let out another chilling but exhilarating laugh.

When the news reached Danzo's ears, he flew into a rage, saying that the Hyuga Clan were Danzo useless trash who could even break the Caged Bird Cursed Seal.

Isn't it said that there's no solution to the Caged Bird?

Danzo directly sent people into the Hyuga Clan compound to summon Hyuga Hiashi.

Danzo would not normally have treated Hyuga Hiashi, but after the Caged Bird Sequel leaked the secret, Hyuga Hiashi's position became quite awkward.

For example, under normal circumstances, Danzo's people would have to go through a notification process before they could meet Hyuga Hiashi.

However, this time the Hyuga Branch Family members guarding the gate simply let the person in.

Unbeknownst to him, Hyuga Hiashi's control over the entire Hyuga Clan had weakened considerably.

Hyuga Hiashi was different from the leaders of other ninja clans.

Other ninja clan leaders must learn how to manage their subordinates from a young age. After taking office, they must also know how to combine kindness and severity, and how to brainwash the younger generation of their clan.

However, Hyuga Hiashi knew nothing about these things. His father, the former clan head, had not taught him any of them, and of course, his father probably hadn't either.

With the Caged Bird in the house, the Main Family of the Hyuga Clan doesn't need to learn any methods of managing subordinates.

So when the news spread that the Caged Bird could be broken, all the Hyuga Branch Family became restless, without exception.

It was only then that Hyuga Hiashi realized he didn't have a single true confidant.

None of those who divided the family property, including his guards and servants, were trustworthy.

Currently, Hiashi Hyuga Hiashi Hyuga Clan.

Previously, everyone obeyed Hyuga Hiashi's orders and acted in the best interests of the Main Family.

Everyone still follows his orders, but deep down they're all thinking, "Could I take this opportunity to defect to Orochimaru?"

Hyuga Hiashi met Danzo's men in his living room. He listened with a grim expression to Danzo's order to come see him immediately.

Hyuga Hiashi clenched his fists, but ultimately yielded.

Upon arriving at the Hokage's Office, Danzo berated Hyuga Hiashi, then declared, "From now on, all Hyuga Branch Family will be branded with the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal."

Hyuga Hiashi blazed with fury as he exclaimed, "This is impossible!"

Danzo said coldly, "Hyuga Hiashi, get your bearings. I'm not discussing this with you; I'm giving an order."

Hyuga Hiashi still wanted to argue his point, but Danzo's next words almost rendered him speechless.

"The fact that the village did not interfere in the Hyuga Clan's internal affairs does not mean that the village has no right to ask questions."

"The reason why your Hyuga Clan's Main Family is allowed to enslave the branch families is not an inherent right of your Main Family."

"This is the village's hope that the Main Family can use the Caged Bird to prevent the Byakugan bloodline from flowing out."

"Since the Caged Bird can no longer control the Byakugan's outflow, then the Hyuga Main Family has no special privileges."

Hyuga Hiashi said, "The Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal' cannot prevent the Byakugan from flowing out, and it's still uncertain whether Orochimaru can break the Caged Bird."

"Even if he can break the Caged Bird, it's only him; other ninja villages might not be able to do it."

"The role of the Caged Bird remains irreplaceable, and the position of our Main Family remains unshakable."

Seeing this, Danzo made a concession, saying, "In that case, from today onwards, all Hyuga Branch Family members who need to leave the village to carry out missions must have the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal's applied."

"I believe that many members of your Hyuga Clan's branch families are currently thinking about how to use the mission outside the village to seek Orochimaru's protection."

"The Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal can at least prevent families from splitting up and voluntarily defecting."

Hyuga Hiashi lost. Despite his insistence, he didn't manage to place the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal on all branch families, but all branch families who needed to leave the village for missions would have this Cursed Seal placed on them.

With these people being branded with the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, Hyuga Hiashi's status plummeted once again.

These family members, some like Caged Bird and others with the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, had their lives and deaths in the hands of two people.

One is merely Main Family, while the other is the Hokage. When their orders conflict, it is self-evident how they will choose.

Moreover, obeying the Hokage's orders is something all the ninjas in the village are required to do. And that Main Family is the person they hate the most.

From that moment on, Hyuga Hiashi essentially lost control over the branch family members.

Danzo, having seized control of most of the Hyuga Branch Family members from Hyuga Hiashi through forceful means, was in high spirits.

Sitting on the Hokage throne, I experienced the wonderful feeling of wielding great power.

Then, with a bang, the office door was kicked open. A toy Kunai flew towards Danzo and then smashed into the wall two meters away from him.

Then, with a ding, it bounced back to the ground.

At the same time, a voice rang out in the Hokage's Office: "Grandpa Hokage, let's duel! Once I defeat you, the position of Seventh Hokage will be mine, Naruto Uzumaki's."

The next moment, Naruto Kunai he had thrown himself.

Danzo stared expressionlessly at the only man in the entire Konoha who wasn't afraid of him.

"Tenten shouting 'Seventh Hokage,' 'Seventh Hokage.' I'm only in my seventies; I can be Hokage for at least another thirty years!" Danzo thought to himself with a cold sneer.

But he really couldn't do anything about Naruto unless he replaced the Jinchuriki. Otherwise, he had to consider his image in Naruto's mind.

Suppressing the urge to slap Naruto to death, Danzo said coldly, "Naruto, shouldn't you be at the Ninja Academy at this time?"

Naruto had just stood up from the ground, and was about to say something like, "I'll be back."

But upon hearing Danzo's words, he immediately changed the subject, saying, "Haha, Grandpa Hokage, you truly live up to your Hokage. I admit defeat this time."

After saying that, Naruto jumped out of the window, and then Danzo heard a dragon roar.

"Naruto, what are you doing?!"

Then came Naruto's voice. "Teacher Iruka, I was wrong, please forgive me just this once? I'll never do it again."

The two bickered and fought their way away from the Hokage Building, taking Danzo's good mood with them.

Danzo, no longer in the mood to sit in the Hokage's Office, returned to the Root Base once again.

Feeling down, Danzo thought of his best friend, so he summoned his subordinates and said, "Spread the word that Orochimaru is manipulating the souls of the dead and using the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to control the First Hokage and Second Lord."

"Tell the villagers that Orochimaru knows so many Forbidden Technique because his teacher taught them to him privately."

"Yes." A Root member immediately went to carry out the task.

In Iwagakure, Chiga's ten-day deadline has finally arrived.

As per Yichen's request, Chiga swallowed more than a dozen portions of the Hyuga Clan blood again to maintain constant monitoring of the Hyuga Clan.

Then he took some blood from the Uchiha Clan children in Iwagakure and, after mixing them, identified the members of the Uchiha Clan.

"Teacher Yichen, the Uchiha Clan doesn't have many members left. Besides the few dozen in our village, there are only four in other places."

"Two of them should be in Konoha, and the other two are in the southwest and south, respectively."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Sokai and go check out the one in the southwest first."

Sokai been in Iwagakure recently, or rather, he hasn't left since Izumi Uchiha to Iwagakure.

During this period of Sokai, he often took his Sister Izumi, to visit Iwagakure. Sometimes they would go to one house to see their younger brother, and sometimes they would go to another house to see their younger sister. Life couldn't be more pleasant.

When Yichen met Sokai, he was strolling through the streets with Izumi Uchiha, each holding an infant in their arms.

Seeing this, Yichen was quite surprised.

"This kid has matured a lot," Yichen remarked.

"It seems I still don't understand the Uchiha. The annihilation of his entire clan didn't make him mature, but in order to integrate Izumi Uchiha Iwagakure, this child matured all at once."

Yichen led Chiga up to the two and said, "Sokai, Izumi Uchiha, are you shopping?"

Sokai seeing Yichen, Zaojie quickly said, "Teacher Yichen, yes, I'm showing Sister Izumi around the village."

Yichen nodded to Izumi Uchiha, then played with the two children for a while.

Getting Izumi Uchiha integrate into the village was a big deal, so Yichen didn't interrupt them. Instead, he stayed with the two of them, acting as a third wheel for half a day.

After the two finished shopping and took the two children home, Yichen said to them, "Sokai, Izumi Uchiha, and Chiga can now locate the positions of all Uchiha Clan."

"I'm planning to go take a look, are you guys coming?"

Upon hearing this, the two said in unison, "I want to go."

Yichen glanced at the two who seemed to understand each other perfectly and said, "Okay, that was the plan anyway."

Then, Yichen led the three of them out of Iwagakure.