Caged Bird, Control

How could a dead man possibly be qualified to be the head of a branch family?

Hyuga Kagami raised an eyebrow indifferently.

The members of the branch family exploded!

"Holy crap! That's intense! Could it be that we of the branch family finally have a day to rise up?"

"I've long found Hyuga Shu an eyesore; traitors deserve to die!"

"Well killed, Kagami! We of the branch family are not just chess pieces!"

The branch family members were filled with righteous indignation.

Hyuga Kagami seemed to have become the outlet for all the emotions the branch family had suppressed over the years!

They waved their hands, their eyes bloodshot, venting the anger deep within their hearts to their heart's content!

"Quiet!"

Hyuga Deping let out a cold snort!

His gaze was sinister!

Suddenly, all sound vanished; the branch family members trembled, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

There was no helping it; this was the instinctive fear and dread born from long-term subjugation!

"Great Elder... save me, save me!"

Hyuga Tenichi trembled all over, his mouth twisted and eyes askew, raising his hand as if he had seen a final glimmer of hope.

He roared, "Kill Hyuga Kagami! Kill him and avenge me, Great Elder!"

Only by killing Hyuga Kagami.

Could he alleviate the hatred in his heart!

He had been enduring it all this time, but now that the Great Elder had arrived, he had regained his arrogance and domineering nature!

"Hyuga Kagami, you're dead! Hahaha, you're dead! The Great Elder's control over the Caged Bird Seal is second only to the Clan Head himself; you will die without a burial place!"

He gritted his teeth, "And I... will make you wish you were dead, unable to..."

Unfortunately.

Hyuga Tenichi didn't finish his sentence.

Hyuga Kagami glanced at him indifferently and turned his fist into a hammer!

The fist slammed down violently!

It pierced through Hyuga Tenichi's chest, extinguishing his life force completely!

"So much nonsense. You're still in my hands, yet you dare to spout threats?"

Hyuga Kagami looked at Hyuga Tenichi one last time as if looking at an idiot.

Tsk.

He died a miserable death.

He died with his eyes wide open.

"Get lost!"

Hyuga Kagami kicked Hyuga Tenichi's corpse away, not wanting it to be an eyesore!

The dozen or so branch family members were stunned!

Their faces were filled with shock, unable to believe it!

Killing a branch family member was one thing—after all, branch family members were considered worthless; that was the consensus of the entire Hyuga Clan.

But a main family member... those were all existences that needed to be protected!

Usually, they wouldn't even dare to talk back.

Yet now, a main family member had actually been killed!

"A main family member... Kagami killed a main family member! That was a main family member!"

"The main family, which needs protection, has now been killed by the branch family?!"

"Well killed! Where were we protecting the main family? We were being enslaved by them! What necessity is there for such a main family to exist!"

"That's right, well killed!"

The branch family members were incensed, waving their hands!

The grayness and despair in their eyes vanished, replaced by bloodshot gazes!

Anger and chaos flooded their minds!

"Good, you are truly good!"

Hyuga Deping watched the incensed branch family members.

He trembled with rage; the authority of the main family had been challenged, and all of this was because of Hyuga Kagami!

Furthermore, Hyuga Shu, who had just died a miserable death, was less than half a meter away from him!

If the lightning had been even slightly off-target, he would have been the one to die!

"Hyuga Kagami! Do you know what you are doing?"

Hyuga Deping's gaze was filled with fury as he looked at the disheveled Hyuga Tenichi, his anger burning even hotter in his heart: "Assaulting a member of the Main Branch, committing insubordination, and wantonly slaughtering your own kin—kneel down and confess your crimes immediately to await the clan's judgment. Perhaps the clan will show you leniency."

"I am allowing you to keep your final shred of dignity!"

"I am allowing you to die with your body intact!"

He still viewed Hyuga Kagami as a member of the Branch House who could be easily manipulated.

The only reason Hyuga Tenichi had been beaten was that he hadn't reacted in time to perform the hand seals for the Caged Bird Seal to control Hyuga Kagami.

He wore an arrogant expression, as if this choice were an act of charity toward Hyuga Kagami.

"Heh, you old thing, what do you think you are?"

Hyuga Kagami's expression was one of disdain.

He looked as if he were staring at an idiot!

Ever since he had acquired the 'Absolute Control' talent, he had already erased the Caged Bird Seal from his body; he feared no Caged Bird curse mark whatsoever!

"Or has living a life of luxury for too long cost you even your basic intelligence?"

Hyuga Kagami curled his lips upward, not bothering to say more to this old man.

He had an impression of Hyuga Deping.

As a member of the Main Branch, he treated the Branch House members with cruelty and humiliation; over the years, the number of Branch House members who had died at his hands was no less than ten!

His crimes were too numerous to record!

Whoosh!

A sound of breaking air rang out!

A gale surged!

Hyuga Kagami's figure vanished in an instant!

"Caged Bird—Curse Mark!"

Hyuga Deping's face changed drastically as he formed hand seals and shouted sharply: "Get on your knees for me this instant!"

The speed was too fast!

Presumably, this was the same reason Hyuga Tenichi had been ambushed earlier!

He hadn't been able to use the Caged Bird curse seal in the end!

Hum!

In an instant.

All the Branch House members fell to their knees, prostrate and unable to offer the slightest resistance, like fish waiting to be slaughtered. Their faces were grim.

The spark of rebellion that had just ignited was doused like cold water poured over their heads!

They were still Branch House members.

They could be easily controlled by the Main Branch!

Hyuga Kagami... has he been controlled?

This thought rose in all their hearts simultaneously.

As of now, Hyuga Kagami was the final hope in their hearts!

Slap!

The sound of a palm striking a face rang out, and everyone saw Hyuga Kagami send the Great Elder flying with a single slap!

Two more of his already sparse teeth went flying!

The Great Elder, Hyuga Deping, was completely stunned, and even the Caged Bird curse mark lost its control, allowing the Branch House members to regain control of their bodies.

He widened his eyes, unable to believe any of this!

"How can this be? Why were you not controlled by the Caged Bird?!"

Hyuga Deping looked at the other Branch House members: "The Caged Bird seals of the others are fine; the problem is you. Why are you able to break free from the shackles of the Caged Bird!"

"This is impossible. Could it be... that you have found a way to undo the Caged Bird?!"

He realized one thing with keen insight.

He absolutely could not let this situation continue!

If there was one Hyuga Kagami who had broken free from the Caged Bird, there would be a second!

He must... he must kill Hyuga Kagami!

Hyuga Deping roared: "Kill him! All Branch House members, kill him!"

He cast the Caged Bird Seal!

All the members of the Hyuga Branch Family wore expressions of agony; if they did not obey Hyuga Deping's orders, they would die!

In an instant, over a dozen Hyuga Branch Family members, their faces filled with despair, surrounded Hyuga Kagami and were forced to launch an assault!

"Hmph!"

Hyuga Deping wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He sneered, "So what if you broke free from the Caged Bird Seal? I don't believe you would kill the Branch Family members just the same!"

"As long as you have weaknesses, you are nothing but a puppet in the hands of the Hyuga Main Family!"

Hyuga Hiashi returned from the Hokage's Office in high spirits!

"I never expected Kagami to have formed a brotherhood with the Mizukage of the Mist Village!"

His face was wreathed in smiles, and even his usually calm White Eyes could not suppress his excitement!

"The reason the Hokage summoned me today was to win over the Hyuga Clan, which means the Hyuga Clan... will receive the support of the Hokage's lineage! It is even... possible for us to become the number one ninja clan in Konoha!"

"And use this to suppress the Uchiha Clan!"

But just then, a clansman rushed over, his face full of anxiety, "It's terrible, Clan Leader, Hyuga Kagami and the Great Elder have started fighting!"

Hum!

Hyuga Hiashi's expression shifted, his mind going completely blank!