"Hehe, with Big Sister gone, you've all become lawless..."
Hyuga Wuye's smile held no warmth.
Hyuga Naoya opened his old Byakugan and, to everyone's surprise, openly admitted it. "That's right. I did it."
He slowly rose to his feet, looking down at everyone as he said in a deep voice, "But what's wrong with the branch family supporting the main branch?"
"What's wrong with sacrificing most people to preserve the purity of a select few's bloodline?"
"And what's wrong with following a tradition that has lasted a thousand years?"
With each question, the atmosphere in the entire hall grew completely stagnant.
Hundreds of branch family shinobi glared at him with hatred. If looks could kill, he would have died countless times already!
"You people always forget your place. I'll make sure you wake up properly!"
Hyuga Naoya suddenly made the hand sign to control the branch family.
The branch family members who still bore the Caged Bird mark tensed up, almost instinctively lowering their heads and suppressing the venom in their eyes.
Swish!
But at that moment, a powerful hand suddenly seized Hyuga Naoya's wrist.
Hyuga Naoya was stunned.
He was at least jonin level now, yet someone had gotten close to him without him noticing!
His body reacted instinctively, and he struck his palm toward the figure at his side...
Boom!
In the next instant, Hyuga Naoya felt an immense force slam into him, and then a punch drove him straight into the floor.
The shattered wooden floorboards flew in all directions, only to be casually knocked aside by nearby Hyuga Clan members.
Everyone stared ahead in shock.
There, Hyuga Wuye was slowly retracting his fist and straightening up.
Before him, blood spilled from Hyuga Naoya's mouth. It looked as though five or six of his ribs had been