"You can help me?"
Neji Hyuga looked up at the boy before him, who was about his age, a flicker of confusion crossing his face.
But he immediately shook his head.
How could someone about his age possibly help him? Even his father had been unable to resist.
"I can work with you to find a way to free you from the prison of the Caged Bird Curse Mark!"
"I can give you protection. As long as I'm there, no one can activate the Caged Bird Mark right in front of me!"
"I can..."
Xuan Yu laid out his terms one by one, but Neji Hyuga did not seem to care about any of them. His expression did not change in the slightest.
He knew that those conditions had failed to move Neji Hyuga.
He could only take a deep breath, look at Neji Hyuga, and continue, "I know Owuya Bai, Konoha's finest Medical Ninja. If you follow me, he'll come treat your mother tomorrow!"
"Really?" A ripple finally crossed Neji Hyuga's expressionless face. He had already resigned himself to his fate. If his mother could be cured, he would do anything.
Xuan Yu nodded. "Of course!"
Thud!
"As long as you can cure my mother, Neji Hyuga will follow you forever. You will be my young master!" After hearing Xuan Yu's firm answer, Neji Hyuga dropped to his knees with a thud, his eyes filled with earnestness.
As for why he called Xuan Yu young master, it was like how his father had told him to call Hinata "young miss"—a sign of respect.
Since the Main Family would not help him, what was wrong with asking someone else?
He owed the Hyuga Clan nothing. On the contrary, the Hyuga Clan owed him a life.
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