The Hyuga Clan Meeting Begins

Shinichi Hyuga could not care less about the request from the black phantom Conan; he had not spent the entire day with his daughter, and everything else had to be pushed aside.

After washing his daughter clean, the father and daughter began to pack their things for tomorrow's camping trip.

He wanted to leave his daughter with a happy childhood; the darkness in this world should never affect her.

One month after the wedding ceremony of the Fourth Hokage.

The news that the Great Elder of the Hyuga Clan had been suppressed by Shinichi Hyuga at the wedding spread like wildfire.

Such a humiliating affair left the Great Elder filled with intense rage.

Yet, deep within his heart, he was consumed by fear.

He was a member of the Hidden Branch Main House of the Hyuga Clan, a possessor of the pure Byakugan.

Clearly, at that moment, he had activated the Caged Bird, but nothing had any effect on Shinichi Hyuga.

At first, he had only intended to punish Shinichi Hyuga, and at that time, he was certain that the Caged Bird curse seal was still acting upon him.

Shinichi Hyuga had been enduring all sorts of pain while moving, but for a split second, a strange fluctuation emerged that was actually able to influence the Caged Bird.

When his own body became uncontrollable, he had triggered the self-destruct sequence of the Caged Bird.

The final result should have been Shinichi Hyuga being destroyed by the Caged Bird curse seal.

However, at that time, the Caged Bird was completely useless against Shinichi Hyuga.

For this reason, he had specifically sought out Hyuga Hiashi afterward to inquire.

Under what circumstances could the Caged Bird be affected?

The Caged Bird was the root of the Hyuga Clan; was it now being destroyed by someone?

After hearing this news, Hyuga Hiashi confirmed it multiple times.

He was the one who least wanted any problems to arise with the Caged Bird curse seal.

In the end, after searching through various records, there was still no answer; a branch family member rebelling against the main house was a problem that had never occurred before, a problem sufficient to destroy the foundations of the Hyuga Clan.

The sudden rise of the mysterious Shinichi Hyuga filled both men with wariness.

In the end, the two decided to confront Shinichi Hyuga at the upcoming clan meeting to elect the Hidden Branch Main House.

A person who threatened the clan's heritage should be sacrificed for the stability of the clan.

Shinichi Hyuga must not be allowed to become the Hidden Branch Main House of the Hyuga Clan.

If it were not for Shinichi Hyuga's extensive connections, they would have already decided to execute him.

They had to maintain the rule of the orthodox Hyuga Main House.

This news also began to ferment among the various major clans.

Shinichi Hyuga, a genius who had supposedly fallen, was being talked about once again.

Those with ulterior motives checked his service record and discovered that his talent was not at all inferior to Minato Namikaze; it had simply been covered up by the Konoha high command and the Hyuga Main House.

Some people even went so far as to compare Shinichi Hyuga to Minato Namikaze.

Having participated in the Second Shinobi World War, he had more experience than Minato Namikaze and had pioneered a new line of taijutsu.

During the Third Shinobi World War, it was said that he assisted Minato Namikaze in confronting the AB Duo of Kumogakure, but the reality was that the AB Duo had spent more of their energy on Shinichi Hyuga.

Unfortunately, after being injured later on, he spent a long time executing missions in Amegakure.

He had vanished from everyone's field of vision.

Judging by that momentary display, this genius had not fallen; rather, he had become even more dazzling.

The only thing he seemed to lack compared to Minato Namikaze were achievements and background.

Minato Namikaze was touted as the man who ended the Third Shinobi World War and was placed upon a pedestal.

Only those who truly understood the inside story knew that the reason the war ended was that the war potential of every nation had been exhausted.

At the very beginning, other nations formed alliances to oppose the Land of Fire.

In the long-drawn-out war, the lack of mutual trust and the backstabbing between them was the biggest problem.

All of this was done by the Third Hokage to place a halo around the young ninja Minato Namikaze, making it easier for him to inherit the position of Hokage.

That's right, inherit!

The clans within Konoha cast their eyes toward this Hyuga Clan meeting!

Those familiar with Shinichi Hyuga knew that he treasured his daughter dearly; this clan meeting was a confrontation of power as various parties sought to interfere with the Hyuga Clan.

Some ninjas took the initiative to help those they were close to.

The Third Hokage even began contacting his old subordinates, using various excuses like being bored after retirement to imply things in the shadows!

Orochimaru, who had already withdrawn from the political game, also began to move among his former subordinates.

The Hyuga Clan jonin who received invitations from both men felt a secret sense of misery upon receiving two different sets of hints.

The Konoha that once refrained from interfering in clan internal affairs has long since vanished.

All manner of relationships have become inextricably intertwined.

Conversely, Minato Namikaze, who recently inherited the position of Hokage, has remained completely motionless.

Time arrives at the clan meeting one month after the wedding.

Today, the Hyuga Clan compound refuses all visitors, receiving only those who have been invited.

Only the clan head possesses the authority to invite guests.

Throughout the entire compound, the members of the Hyuga Clan are reveling.

Genin and Chunin unaware of the truth are celebrating the absolute end of the war, the smiles on their faces never fading.

During the war, they, the members of the branch family, became mere consumables; almost every squad was assigned a sensory ninja, and they were the most common type among them.

Now that those wartime squads have been disbanded, their attrition rate has dropped to a minimum.

Only the Hyuga Clan ninjas who understand the inside story truly grasp the importance of this meeting.

The Hidden Branch Main House will be selected during this meeting.

In the original memories of Shinichi Hyuga, perhaps due to the interference of the Third Hokage and the machinations of Hyuga Hiashi, the Hidden Branch Main House would have vanished into the long river of history.

They called it protecting the heritage of the Hyuga Clan.

They claimed it would prevent another incident where a pure Byakugan was stolen by Kirigakure.

The Third Hokage's initial display of support for the Hyuga Clan Great Elder was merely to paralyze him.

His true intention was to join forces with Hyuga Hiashi to further centralize the power of the Hyuga Clan in the hands of Hyuga Hiashi.

Now, with the participation of Shinichi Hyuga, the outcome will undergo unpredictable changes.

Evening.

The ordinary clansmen, Genin, and Chunin have all dispersed, leaving only the Jonin who possess decision-making power.

They gather in the ancestral hall of the Hyuga Clan to begin the final confrontation.

As a clan with a fifty-year legacy in Konoha and a thousand-year history in the ninja world, the ancestral hall of the Hyuga Clan is filled with an ancient charm, its interior nearly the size of half a training ground.

There are over one hundred and twenty Jonin in the Hyuga Clan; while more than twenty are elders who have lost their combat effectiveness, their right to participate in the selection has not been stripped away.

These hundred-plus people appear surprisingly sparse within the vast ancestral hall.

After paying their respects to the ancestors, they each find their respective camps and begin to wait.

Surrounding the clan head, Hyuga Hiashi, are about fifty people, mostly elderly and stubborn individuals.

Beside the Hyuga Clan Great Elder are also over fifty people, mostly middle-aged men at their peak.

Around Shinichi Hyuga are only twenty-some people, mostly young, rising stars.

In an instant, the camps have become clear.

The originally solemn ancestral hall grows somewhat noisy as time passes.