Isn't the Hyuga Clan the Most Polite?

Uchiha Kō looked at Qing, his eyes devoid of joy or sorrow. He understood that he had achieved his goal: the Byakugan lost by the Hyuga Clan had been retrieved.

Therefore, his mission in Kirigakure came to an end.

"If I take this eye, will you accept it?" Uchiha Kō said coldly.

Ao clutched his eyes in pain, staring at Uchiha Kō with a pained expression. What a strange ability, what powerful eyes! Is this the Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan?

"Hokage, now that you've achieved your goal, please leave." Karatachi Yagura said grimly. No one would be happy to see their subordinate's eyes gouged out.

At this point, Karatachi Yagura no longer addressed Uchiha Kō as Lord Hokage, which shows how dissatisfied he was with the matter.

The five Ninja Blade also glared at Uchiha Kō with hostile expressions. Anyone would be uneasy seeing the leader of an enemy village gouge out the eyes of one of their own in front of them.

"Heh, is this eye yours? Don't tell me the Byakugan belongs to Kirigakure." Uchiha Kō sneered.

"You don't need to look at me like that. If Konoha's strength were insufficient, let alone reclaiming this Byakugan, even if we sent an envoy here, we'd probably be humiliated by you. As for returning it, don't even think about it." Uchiha Kō.

This made a group of people lower their heads again. Uchiha Kō wanted to tell them was that this world is cruel, a world where the strong prey on the weak.

After saying that, Uchiha Kō left the scene and returned to Konoha with a Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving the Mizukage and Yagura standing there motionless.

After a while, Karatachi Yagura let out a deep breath. "Send someone to treat Ao first. We must make sure he's healthy and there are no problems."

"Furthermore, the appointment of Ao as the head of the intelligence group is suspended until Ao recovers." With that, the Mizukage and Tachibana Yagura left Ao's house.

He turned and left, as if he had made up his mind.

Suikazan Fuguki chuckled and put his arm around Ao's shoulder. "Let's go, Ao. I'll take you to get treatment first."

His voice didn't change much, but he felt relieved. His potential threat was gone. Without the Byakugan, Ao was just an ordinary Chunin from Kirigakure.

Whether you'll be able to take office in the future is still uncertain. Sometimes reality is just that cruel. If you lose your unique advantages, the leader will not hesitate to replace you.

"Thank you, Lord Sugiyama." Ao was very smart. He recognized the current situation. He was powerless to resist Uchiha Kō, and although he was dissatisfied with the attitude of the higher-ups, he could only endure it silently.

Seeing his condition, Suikazan Fuguki patted him on the shoulder and then helped him to find medical-nin inside the village.

Back in his office, Karatachi Yagura had a ferocious expression. He sat down in front of the Mizukage's Office, replaying the scene in his mind, still seething with anger.

With a sweep of his hands, he knocked the books off the table, and they crashed to the ground with a thud.

"Uchiha Kō, so you're Uchiha Kō! I'll remember this grudge. I refuse to believe you'll never slip up. Once I get my chance, I'll make you wish you were dead!" Karatachi Yagura's face was grim, and his voice was cold.

Everyone has their moments of glory. No one can be lucky forever. Even you, Uchiha Kō, will have your downfall and take the wrong path one day.

However, Uchiha Kō didn't know what happened to Kirigakure afterwards, nor did he want to know. To him, whether it was the Mizukage, Yagura, or Ao, they were all just unknown minor characters.

What he cares about now is whether the Hyuga Clan Main Family branch family system can be abolished, and whether the Hyuga Clan members can unite.

Which is stronger, a united Byakugan family or a Byakugan family that appears united but is actually two-faced? I'm sure everyone knows the answer.

Some people are just pretending to be asleep. On the one hand, they believe that this is an ancestral precept to protect the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan from being leaked out, while on the other hand, they look down on the branch families who are creating a good living environment for them on the front lines.

Even in the event of a conflict, the Caged Bird Curse Mark is used to punish the branch families. Perhaps the use of the Caged Bird Curse Mark was unintentional at first, but once someone sets this precedent, other members of the Main Family will follow suit.

The other members of the branch family would feel resentful, which would intensify the conflict. However, no matter how they resisted the restriction of the Caged Bird Curse Mark, they could only face defeat in the end.

Just like now, on the surface the Main Family and the branch family are getting along well, but in reality their relationship has become extremely cold. If there is any chance to break the Caged Bird, the branch family will probably destroy the Main Family!

Without the slightest hesitation, why should I, who have risked my life for my family, be controlled and coerced by a bunch of incompetent bastards?

Uchiha Kō understood this perfectly, and he couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps the idea of the Caged Bird was correct during the Warring States Period, an era when everyone was in danger.

However, in today's peaceful times, this Caged Bird has become an important piece of evidence for distinguishing class contradictions.

Uchiha Kō placed the Byakugan into the petri dish Orochimaru had given him, and then walked towards the Hyuga Clan Compound.

The Hyuga Clan Compound erupted in chaos. "Clan leader, what gives you the right to make decisions for the entire Hyūga Clan? To lift the restrictions on the entire clan just for a Byakugan that has been lost to the outside world!" Great Elder Hyuga Kyo exclaimed.

"Yes, clan leader, have you ever thought about why the Caged Bird has been passed down for hundreds of years? It's because it can ensure that the Byakugan of our Hyuga Clan will not be leaked!" Second Elder Hyuga Yun also said.

"Heh, then why did the Byakugan still flow out during this Third Shinobi World War?" Hyuga Hiashi said coldly, looking at the elders in front of him with infinite disappointment.

When I was a child, I felt that they were very kind and friendly to me, but now they try to control and restrain me in every way. These old geezers.

Because Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga a fairly good relationship— Hiashi being the head of the Main Family and Hizashi the leader of the branch family—there hadn't been any major conflicts Main Family recently.

However, Hiashi could clearly sense that his younger brother was becoming increasingly distant from him. After much thought, he could only set his sights on the Caged Bird.

Now that he has agreed to Uchiha Kō, his teacher, he can use Uchiha Kō as a tool to carry out sweeping reforms of the Hyuga Clan!

The more you guys jump around, the worse your fate will be. I hope you'll still be yelling like this when the teacher comes!

"That's right, such a big matter, why didn't you discuss it with us elders? It's clearly not worth abandoning this ancestral law for a mere Byakugan!" Third Elder Hyuga Kaze sneered.

The three elders represent three different factions within the Hyuga Main Family. Originally, the Hyuga Tenin established these Great Elder factions to prevent future Hyuga clan leaders from acting arbitrarily and bringing disaster upon the clan.

The Great Elder factions assess the patriarch's actions, supporting or opposing them. If more than two people oppose the proposal, it is invalidated; otherwise, it is implemented.

Now that the Caged Bird and the clan leader are acting arbitrarily, even agreeing to the Hokage's request to lift the Caged Bird has displeased their elders' faction. What do you mean by this, Hyuga Hiashi? Are you looking down on us? Or do you want to become a saint and liberate the branch family?

The three elders of the Hyuga Clan looked at Hyuga Hiashi with an air of coercion, as if they would not give up until Hiashi Hyuga Hiashi changed his mind and withdrew his order to release the Caged Bird.

Just then, Hizashi Hyuga entered from outside, causing the three elders' expressions to change. They were about to angrily rebuke the branch family's scoundrels when they saw someone accompanying him.

The ninjas of Konoha were very familiar with this person. He had long, black hair that was disheveled and draped over his shoulders, and a warm smile on his face, but he could not hide the arrogance in his bones.

Uchiha Kō, Hokage Konoha, the de facto leader of Konoha!

The three elders' expressions changed drastically, from anger and astonishment to respect.

The three men bowed and greeted, "Lord Hokage." Upon seeing Uchiha Kō, their voices softened, no longer displaying the same fierce and loyal demeanor they had shown before when addressing Hyuga Hiashi.

If they dared to remonstrate with Uchiha Kō to the death, Uchiha Kō might just laugh and say, "Go then. Your wife will be cared for by Konoha." Then he would contact the Konoha crematorium to prepare for their cremation, leaving no trace of their bodies.

Therefore, the three elders are opportunistic! When they saw Uchiha Kō arrive, they spoke softer and became much more respectful.

"Teacher." Hyuga Hiashi Uchiha Kō with a respectful but not arrogant bow.

Uchiha Kō nodded. "Is the Hyuga clan leader still willing to fulfill his promise?" Uchiha Kō took out a petri dish from the scroll. The liquid was emerald green, and inside it was a completely white eye.

"This is the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan!" The Great Elder exclaimed in surprise, then prepared to accept it and thank Uchiha Kō.

Uchiha Kō dodged, "Hiashi, isn't your Hyuga Clan supposed to be the most particular about etiquette and manners? I'm speaking to you, the clan head, how come others can interrupt and even lay hands on me?"

Uchiha Kō looked at the Great Elder with utter disdain, as if he were looking at a clown. "Did I even speak to you? And you just respond? You come over and give me that Byakugan? Have you no manners whatsoever?"

Hyuga Hiashi was suppressing a laugh, but the corners of his mouth kept turning up and down. Even Hizashi, who brought Uchiha Kō in, was frantically trying to control himself, his shoulders trembling.

He had long disliked this Great Elder, who bossed around his brother and even colluded with the other three elders to isolate and monopolize power. He knew that his brother had mentioned lifting the Caged Bird more than once.

But because of the constant obstruction and brainwashing by these three elders, he eventually became paranoid, and recently the way they look at him has changed.

That look in his eyes was complex; he wanted to be close, yet it carried a sense of distance; he wanted to care, yet he dared not speak. Hizashi Hyuga understood that one day, his brother would become like the elders of the Hyuga Clan.

But he didn't complain; after all, an older brother is an older brother.