Something Strange

He needed to leave with many other shinobi, and gathering the main force would take some time. Yuu had no intention of sitting idle.

The battlefield was full of uncertainty, and the Hokage's order was for him to head to the front lines and use deadly poison to force the enemy shinobi to attack, making Ōnoki abandon his offensive plans.

"Yuu!"

While Uchiha Yuu was working, a voice interrupted him. He looked up to see Hyuga Reiko hurrying over, with a boy in white behind her. His ninja forehead protector concealed the Caged Bird mark on his forehead.

"Mr. Yuu."

Hizashi Hyuga guarded Reiko like a bodyguard. When facing Uchiha Yuu, he could not be as uninhibited as Reiko. There was always a vast difference in their statuses.

"Looks like you already know. Since you came to see me with Reiko, you also want to break the Hyuga Clan's rules."

Setting down his fountain pen, Uchiha Yuu gave off an easygoing, refreshing air.

"Yes. The Branch Family's duty is to protect the Main Family, not to become Caged Birds like slaves."

The indignation in his words was clear. He had been deeply trapped by the Caged Bird, and he had once seen members of the Branch Family suffer the Caged Bird's punishment for refusing to obey the Main Family's arrangements.

Fortunately, Hizashi Hyuga's father was from the Main Family, making him somewhat different from ordinary Branch Family members.

"That's right. So we have to resist an unfair fate."

"If you believe me, then wait a while. Once the war ends, the village will undergo a major reshuffling. We must do everything we can to grow stronger. Only the strong can seize control of their fate."

Yuu did not conceal his ambition. Their weakness was only temporary. After the war, the