Anya's Choice

"Fubuki?"

As soon Hyuga Anya finished speaking, Uchiha Yue finally understood why Hyuga Anya's gaze had been so strange earlier, and why Hyuga Anya's previous demeanor had been so indifferent. It turned out that as soon as Uchiha Yue appeared wearing the Asura Mask, Hyuga Anya had already noticed Uchiha Yue's sword, which was none other than his personal Fubuki Tachi.

It wasn't that Uchiha Yue was careless; it was simply that he hadn't expected Uchiha Yue Hyuga Anya be able to recognize even his own Fubuki Tachi.

Furthermore, Hyuga Anya recognized Uchiha Yue's identity, Uchiha Yue, who had originally intended to intimidate Hyuga Anya, became awkward. After all, Uchiha Yue had previously killed many Hyuga Clan ninjas, all of whom Hyuga Anya's relatives! Therefore, facing Hyuga Anya, Uchiha Yue was truly at a loss for words.

However, to Uchiha Yue's surprise once again, Hyuga Anya's reaction was far calmer than he had imagined!

"Moon Lord, I know what you're worried about."

Seeing Uchiha Yue remaining silent before her, Hyuga Anya's lips curled into a slight smile. She then slowly said to Uchiha Yue, "Tsuki-kun, you can rest assured, I would never expose your identity. However, I never imagined that you, Tsuki-kun, were actually the legendary Asura! So, everything that happened in the Land of Water back then was your doing?"

"Yes, that's right, it's me."

Seeing Hyuga Anya's calm expression and hearing Hyuga Anya words, Uchiha Yue nodded slightly to Hyuga Anya. Then, hidden behind his Asura mask, Uchiha Yue suddenly frowned and asked, "Anya, since you could guess my identity, why didn't you stop me just now? Weren't all the people I killed members of your Hyuga Clan? Don't you feel anything when I kill your own people?"

"Same race?"

Hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Hyuga Anya's smile deepened. Hyuga Anya Uchiha Yue, "Tsuki-kun, I don't blame you at all for killing these scum of the Hyuga Clan. What's the point of keeping a bunch of ungrateful bastards alive? Besides, I saw their ugly behavior when you killed them. Some of them even abandoned their comrades in times of crisis. Such actions no longer qualify them as members of the Hyuga Clan."

"And so what if I am a member of the Hyuga Clan?"

"Do those people still really consider me a member of the Hyuga Clan?"

At this point, Uchiha Yue suddenly noticed a hint of bitterness appearing on Hyuga Anya's smile. Without giving Uchiha Yue a chance to ask any questions, Hyuga Anya removed the Konoha Forehead Protector she wore on her forehead and said with a pitiful smile, "Yue-kun, actually, a long time ago, my teacher, who is also the current head of our Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi, no longer trusted me. As for the reason, Yue-kun, I think you can understand it. So, at that time, Hyuga Hiashi no longer considered me Hyuga Anya, as one of the Hyuga Clan. Otherwise, how could he treat me like that?"

"How could he control me like Caged Bird!"

When Hyuga Anya arrived, Uchiha Yue indeed saw that ugly jutsu mark on Hyuga Anya's forehead!

That's right, that technique is the Hyuga Clan's secret technique, Caged Bird!

It is also a secret technique developed by the Main Family of the Hyuga Clan in order to control the branch families of the Hyuga Clan!

Uchiha Yue never imagined that his relationship with Hyuga Anya would Hyuga Anya becoming a victim of the Caged Bird Technique. Moreover, once Uchiha Yue figured out the key to the matter, he quickly realized that it was probably because he had insulted Uchiha Yue when he first returned to Konoha, causing Hyuga Hiashi's personality to change drastically, which in turn led to Hyuga Anya Hyuga Hiashi, with whom he had some connection, being harmed and subjected to the Caged Bird Technique.

Then, seeing the pitiful smile on Hyuga Anya's face through his Purple Eye, Uchiha Yue suddenly found himself feeling uneasy.

For a moment, Uchiha Yue felt somewhat sorry for Hyuga Anya, after all, if it weren't for him, Hyuga Anya might still be the princess of the Hyuga Clan.

Instead of becoming the controller of the Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird Technique, as he is now.

Immediately afterwards...

After Uchiha Yue calmed down a bit, he gently stroked Uchiha Yue Hyuga Anya's forehead with his right hand and said seriously, "Anya, don't worry. Since you were implicated because of me, I promise you, I will help you get rid of the Caged Bird Technique sooner or later! And, that Hyuga Hiashi guy, I definitely won't let him get away with it! Wait for me, Anya, I will avenge you!"

"Moon Lord, I don't need you to avenge me, I only wish..."

"I just wish I could be by your side!"

After hearing Uchiha Yue's words, without giving Uchiha Yue any chance to react, Hyuga Anya threw herself into his arms and whispered, "Yuki-kun, I've actually liked you for a long time. But I know you're from the Uchiha Yue clan, and I'm from the Hyuga Clan Uchiha Clan, so we can't be together. However, ever since my teacher used the Caged Bird Technique on me, I've been disillusioned with the entire Hyuga Clan. Now, I only hope to be by your side, Yuki-kun. Please give me that chance, okay?"

Hyuga Anya paused slightly, then recalled the mission the Hyuga Clan was to undertake in the Land of Wind, and continued, "Moon-kun, actually, my teacher, Hyuga Hiashi, has been secretly contacting the higher-ups in the Land of Wind, wanting to elevate the Hyuga Clan's status in Konoha through the battles on the front lines. This time, we went to the Land of Wind to deliver a message to my teacher, Hyuga Hiashi. However, our team has now been wiped out by enemy ninjas, and I certainly cannot complete this mission by myself."

"I'll only be dead if I go back without completing the mission, so please, Moon Lord, take me with you!"

"Moon Lord, now only you can protect me!"

"Anya, is this your choice?"

Hyuga Anya finished speaking, Uchiha Yue wrapped his arm around Hyuga Anya's slender waist and asked quite seriously.

When Uchiha Yue asked the question, Hyuga Anya nodded without hesitation in Uchiha Yue's arms and said, "Tsuki-kun, this is my choice, and I will never regret it!"

"Alright, Anya, then you'll come with me to the Land of Wind!"

Upon receiving Hyuga Anya's reply, a cold smile crept onto Uchiha Yue's lips. Then, as if talking to Uchiha Yue, he murmured:

"Something big is about to happen in the Land of Wind!"