How Could I Keep My Daughter from Receiving the Caged Bird Seal While Still Obeying Clan Rules?

How could he obey the clan rules without letting his daughter be branded with the Caged Bird Seal?

Ever since Hanabi Hyuga was born, this question had been troubling Hiashi Hyuga.

As it turned out...

After thinking it over for a long time, Hiashi Hyuga had actually come up with a solution—or rather, something that might pass for one.

He would find either Hinata Hyuga or Hanabi Hyuga a powerful protector, someone the Hyuga clan couldn't afford to offend.

So, after learning Naruto Uzumaki's identity, Hiashi had naturally set his sights on him.

After all, what could be a more reliable protector in Konoha than the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki?

If either Hinata or Hanabi became the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki's wife, then given the power he would possess once he grew up and his strategic importance to Konoha, the people in the Hyuga Branch Family probably wouldn't dare brand her with the Caged Bird Seal.

After taking age and personality into account, Hiashi had chosen Hinata for the role. From there, all those coincidences had followed naturally.

And Hiashi hadn't just arranged those coincidences; he had also used genjutsu to deepen Hinata's feelings...

It could be said that Hiashi had gone to great lengths and made far-reaching plans for his daughter.

Of course, this was only Hao Shuai's personal guess. It was probably close to the truth, but he would still need to ask Hiashi to confirm it.

"Teacher Hao Shuai! Teacher Hao Shuai!" Iruka's voice pulled Hao Shuai back from yet another bout of daydreaming.

"Ah, sorry. I got a little lost in thought." Hao Shuai apologized. "What was Teacher Iruka saying?"

"I was asking if you're sure this is okay." Iruka pointed at the wailing students, especially Sasuke, Naruto, and Shikamaru Nara.

Iruka singled out those three because they'd been