He decided not to beat around the bush and show his cards directly.
"Hiashi Patriarch, let me tell you straight!"
"Future Hinata is my wife."
"According to your clan rules, do you think I will let you plant Caged Bird for her?"
Hyuga Hiashi's face turned dark when he heard this.
Any father would not feel good if he heard another man discussing his daughter's belongings in front of him.
But he also knew that what Naruto said was true. Hinata was his eldest daughter. Although she had a gentle personality and was not good at fighting, she was also his most beloved child.
He never really thought about breeding Caged Bird for Hinata, but he is also the patriarch of the Hyuga Clan, and he has to maintain the rules and order of the Hyuga Clan for hundreds of years.
Back then, his younger brother Hizashi was forced to die for Main House because of Caged Bird, so he knew the cruelty of this system better than anyone else.
But as the patriarch, he cannot act based on personal feelings.
In addition, Hinata's character is not suitable for being the head of the family, and the talent and fighting spirit of the second daughter Hanabi are more in line with the standards of a Main House heir than Hinata, so Hiashi is in a dilemma over Hinata's future.
He wanted to protect his daughter, but couldn't find a way to get the best of both worlds.
This is why in the courtyard just now, when he heard Caged Bird of Neji being lifted by Naruto, his first reaction was not anger but joy.
Because Naruto did what he always wanted to do but didn't dare to do.
"Where are the people from Branch House?"
Hyuga Hiashi suppressed his discomfort with the subject of his daughter and got the issue back on track:
"If all Branch House's Caged Bird are removed, the power structure between Main House and Branch House will collapse instantly."
"Conflicts accumulated over hundreds of years cannot be resolved overnight."
"Branch House wants to stand up, but Main House doesn't want to delegate power. Once the two sides collide, Hyuga Clan will split."
"What are you going to do?"
"Branch House, of course, cancel all Caged Bird like Neji."
"But we can't rush this matter. We have to let the Branch House people mentally unshackle themselves first."
"Caged Bird is not only engraved on the forehead Cursed Seal, but also engraved on the heart."
"If I simply untie the Cursed Seal of all Branch House people at once, they are not mentally prepared, and it may cause a bigger problem than Caged Bird."
"Main House's management style also needs time to adjust, otherwise the huge Hyuga Clan may split into hostile factions due to the sudden lifting of Cursed Seal."
"So you must be prepared during this period to guide Branch House and Main House to gradually adapt to the new rules without Caged Bird, so that Branch House realizes that they are Hyuga members who are equal to Main House, rather than victims who are retaliating after being liberated."
"After I officially become Hokage, I will officially announce the abolition of the Caged Bird system in the name of Hokage."
"At that time, you will be the enlightened Hyuga patriarch who cooperates with the Hokage reforms, not the representative of the old forces who were overthrown by the reforms."
"This shouldn't be difficult for you to understand."
Hiashi was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.
The method Naruto said not only gave him time to prepare, but also gave him a way to exit with dignity.
This is helping him and at the same time beating him.
If he doesn't cooperate, Naruto Uzumaki can directly bypass him and announce the abolition of Caged Bird. What will happen to the Hyuga Clan by then will be beyond his control.
"I understand."
"Starting from today, I will gradually adjust the management methods of Main House and Branch House to prepare for the complete lifting of Caged Bird."
Naruto saw that Hiashi had completely caught his words, so he stopped staying any longer.
He stood up and nodded slightly towards Hiashi.
"If you have a problem that you can't solve, just come to me directly. I'll be happy to help solve it!"
"Then I won't bother you any more."
"By the way, does Hinata know that I'm here Hyuga Clan?"
"The noise was a bit loud just now. Did it scare her?"
Hiashi also stood up, his face darkened again.
This guy wanted to mention his daughter before leaving.
He suppressed the complicated sadness in his heart and personally delivered Naruto to the door of the living room.
Two servants were already waiting on both sides of the corridor, respectfully guiding Naruto.
After Naruto's figure disappeared, Hyuga Hiashi raised his head and looked toward the sky in the direction of Hokage Rock.
Extremely complex emotions surged in his heart.
He knew that things were about to change for Konoha.
In the past, Tian was a gentle and tolerant Harusame tian like Third Hokage, but now Tian is a person who has First Hokage strength and is tougher than First.
This is terrible.
This man not only has the power to turn tables, but also the will to make new rules.
The only thing he can do now is to prepare his family for the new order before the wave of change arrives.
When Naruto returned to the villa, he found that the light in the living room was on, and Jiraiya and Tsunade were sitting on the sofa drinking tea.
"Tsunade Mother-in-law, Pervy Sage Why are you here?" Naruto walked into the living room.
Tsunade put down the tea cup and glanced around Naruto. After confirming that he was unharmed, he spoke, "You went to the Hyuga Clan?"
"I just sensed a strong Chakra wave in the direction of Hyuga Compound. The movement was quite big. All Konoha's perceptive ninjas probably noticed it."
"Well, I took a trip."
Naruto nodded and sat down across from the two of them.
Jiraiya straightened up from the back of the sofa and raised his eyebrows. "Isn't your kid going to Hyuga Hiashi to negotiate a betrothal gift?"
Tsunade glared at Jiraiya, then turned to Naruto again:
"Did any conflict occur?"
"It's nothing serious."
"I just went to chat with the Hiashi patriarch about Branch House Caged Bird."
Tsunade raised his eyebrows slightly.
Jiraiya frowned slightly when he heard this. "Caged Bird?"
"Naruto, this is a system that Hyuga Clan has continued for hundreds of years, an old rule passed down from Warring States Era."
"If you touch this thing, it will be a thankless effort. Not to mention, you may push Hyuga Clan to be your opposite."
"Even Third Hokage didn't dare to touch this kind of thing back then."
"Jiraiya makes sense."
"Caged Bird is not an ordinary Sealing Technique. It is specially designed for Byakugan and is directly bound to the bloodline of the Hyuga Clan."
"From the perspective of Sealing Technique, it involves the contract between the optic nerve, the brain, and may even extend to the soul level."
"There are only a handful of people in Shinobi World who can break this level of seal."
Tsunade crossed his arms, his tone a little more warning.
"Well, it's indeed quite troublesome."
"But it's still within the manageable range."
"Neji's Caged Bird has been unlocked by me."
The living room instantly became quiet.
Jiraiya's hands were hanging in the air, and Tsunade's crossed hands also paused.
"You untied it?"
Jiraiya looked in disbelief.
"Well, it was because Neji was discovered by the elders of Main House that Caged Bird had failed after he returned. Three elders surrounded him in the yard to interrogate him on how to remove it. That's why there was the Chakra fluctuation just now."
"I went there and had a friendly exchange."
"Friendly exchange?"
Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at each other.
Nine-Tails's roar made all Konoha's perceptive ninjas aware that Hyuga Takuma was still lying on the hospital bed in the medical class. He called this a friendly exchange.
However, the two of them knew what happened when Naruto actually took action, Hyuga Clan was doing fine now, and Hyuga Takuma only had a few broken ribs, so they were indeed quite friendly.