Hyuga Main Branch compound.
The excited Branch Family members quickly formed a long line. One after another, they came before Hyuga Kagami, filled with anticipation.
Hyuga Kagami activated his Tenseigan, his expression turning solemn.
Removing the "Caged Bird Seal" was actually more troublesome than one might imagine.
Because it involved the Giant Tenseigan, the "Caged Bird Seal" stood at a far higher level than most people realized. This was why, even after obtaining the Tenseigan, Hyuga Kagami had been unable to completely remove his own Caged Bird Seal. He had only succeeded after completing the ritual and ascending to Kekkei Mōra.
Moreover, the Caged Bird Seal affected both the brain's nerves and the spirit body. Removing only the physical seal, or only the seal on the spirit body, could not eradicate it completely.
And both the brain's nerves and the spirit body were exceptionally fragile.
Thus, even Hyuga Kagami could only remove the seal for one clan member at a time. He had to focus completely; the slightest lapse could cause unforeseeable, severe harm to the clan member.
Before long, more and more Branch Family members had their Caged Bird Seals removed and regained their long-lost freedom.
Seeing the heartfelt smiles on his clansmen's faces, Hyuga Kagami smiled as well. He had accomplished what he had once wanted to do, changing the Hyuga Clan at its very roots without anyone shedding blood.
He had not previously used force to wipe out the Main Branch and push through reform. Instead, he had waited until the overall situation was settled before carrying out reform, because the Caged Bird Seal had both benefits and drawbacks. While it constrained the Hyuga Clan's development, it also protected the clan's inheritance, preventing its elderly, weak, women, and children from becoming targets for those who coveted the