"Branch family..." Hyuga Hiashi watched his younger brother leave, his expression complicated.
Brother, shouldn't you hate the main family?
Or had you already accepted the fate of being part of the branch family?
Hizashi Hyuga had not completely accepted his fate as a branch family member. He had always harbored resentment toward the main family.
But he did not hate his own older brother because of the main family.
The branch family was destined to have no choice, yet Hizashi Hyuga refused to accept that fate. If possible, he wanted to try taking control of his own destiny just once.
He was not dying for the main family, but to protect his older brother.
From beginning to end, Hizashi Hyuga had never blamed his older brother. He was merely resisting the injustice of his fate as a branch family member.
This matter concerned the survival of the entire Hyuga Clan. Hizashi Hyuga did not dare be careless in the slightest, activating his Byakugan and cautiously leaving the compound.
Where Hizashi Hyuga went, no one knew except Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga himself.
Time was running short, and both sides tacitly worked against the clock.
Since it concerned Uchiha Kyu's plan, everyone closely connected to him did not dare slack off in the slightest.
Uchiha Shisui, Orochimaru, and Fugaku Uchiha personally came to the Hyuga Clan.
According to Hyuga Hiashi's plan, before the sun set, the old relics of the Hyuga Clan would all be sent to the Death God.
Orochimaru had been personally called over by Fugaku Uchiha. Otherwise, someone of Hyuga Hiashi's standing could not have summoned Orochimaru.
Orochimaru was currently only being cold-shouldered by Hiruzen Sarutobi in Konoha. He had not been branded a rogue ninja by Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not want to reveal too much about the causes and details of this matter. After all, it was not something honorable.
Hyuga Hiashi either did not act at all, or he uprooted everything completely.
He not only eliminated those old relics, but also slaughtered every clansman deeply influenced by them.
Their descendants were forcibly designated as branch family members by Hyuga Hiashi. Once branded with the Caged Bird, even if they harbored rebellious intentions in the future, they would be unable to cause any trouble.
After seeing Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, Hyuga Hiashi became even more confident in the Uchiha Clan.
The Uchiha Clan possessed three pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan. Not even the Uchiha Clan of the Warring States Era could compare, could they?
Without those stubborn old relics holding him back, Hyuga Hiashi directly ordered the entire clan into lockdown. Leveraging his own prestige, he pinned the matter on Konoha.
Having decided to act that night, Minato Namikaze kept Hyuga Hiashi at the Konoha office before nightfall on the grounds that Konoha's war situation was tense.
"Before my older brother left, he instructed me to find Lord Orochimaru immediately."
Hizashi Hyuga appeared at the Konoha Military Police Force. At this point, even approaching the Uchiha Compound was impossible.
The moment he got close, he would alert the enemy.
Orochimaru calmly handed the experimental data to Kabuto Yakushi, took off his white lab coat, and said, "Then Konoha will make its move against the Uchiha tonight."
Hizashi Hyuga said urgently, "Before my older brother left, he also said that the entire Hyuga Clan would stand or fall alongside the Uchiha Clan."
"In this battle, the Hyuga Clan will absolutely not abandon its allies."
"Lord Orochimaru, please notify Lord Fugaku as soon as possible."
"Don't panic yet."
Orochimaru recalled the item Uchiha Kyu had handed him before leaving. He formed hand seals with both hands and cast the Summoning Jutsu.
A python larger than a person was summoned. The moment it saw Orochimaru, it immediately bowed respectfully. "Lord Orochimaru."
Unless he encountered a battle he could not resolve, Orochimaru would not summon the untamable Manda.
"Give it to me." Orochimaru extended his hand toward him. The python obediently opened its mouth wide and spat out a slimy kunai.
Orochimaru took the kunai without changing expression and said flatly, "Let's go."
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."
Hizashi Hyuga did not dare ask more questions and respectfully followed behind him.
Night fell.
Besides Hiruzen Sarutobi's five hundred death warriors, there were also elite ninjas from every clan who had remained behind in their respective compounds.
For the sake of revenge, every clan gave it everything they had.
Due to the war, Konoha's streets were already under curfew. One silent ninja figure after another appeared atop the rooftops.
These ninjas had only one destination: the Uchiha Compound.
The Konoha Military Police Force had long since been emptied out. Upon receiving the news, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that the operation might have been exposed.
The arrow was on the string; there was no choice but to fire.
A great number of people were participating in this operation.
The Sarutobi, Nara Clan, Yamanaka Clan, Akimichi Clan, Inuzuka Clan, Aburame Clan, Shimura Clan, and others had all joined.
United in purpose and heart, they made the Uchiha Clan look like some great villain.
With his keen instincts, Uchiha Shisui sensed that something was wrong in advance. Before Hizashi Hyuga and Orochimaru arrived, he had already notified Fugaku Uchiha to prepare.
Every Uchiha clansman capable of fighting had assembled. The elderly and children had already been transferred into the underground safety passageways.
Fugaku Uchiha donned the battle armor from the Warring States Era, which had gathered dust for many years.
Beside him, Uchiha Mikoto's Three-Tomoe Sharingan emerged in her eyes. Dressed in combat attire, she looked valiant and heroic.
As the mother of two genius ninjas, Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha, how could Uchiha Mikoto have been an ordinary woman?
As the former female genius of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Mikoto had displayed remarkable talent from a young age.
She had once fought two against one in battle and killed two Jonin.
"I wonder how Itachi is doing now."
Uchiha Mikoto was not worried about herself, but about Itachi, who was training in the Root Organization.
Fugaku Uchiha reassured her, "Don't worry. Hyuga Hiashi will not betray us."
Uchiha Shisui flashed in front of the two, his expression extremely anxious. "Lord Fugaku, we're surrounded."
"Is that so? They came at just the right time."
Fugaku Uchiha's Three-Tomoe Sharingan swiftly transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan, and intense killing intent erupted from his eyes.
Outside Fugaku Uchiha's house, a group of ninjas with red eyes waited silently, every one of them filled with killing intent.
Uchiha Kage, Huo Uchiha, Uchiha Okamoto, and Uchiha Haruto stood at the very front, already prepared.
Hizashi Hyuga and Orochimaru stood silently in a corner, watching the scene unfold.
After Fugaku Uchiha came out, he first nodded to Orochimaru, then looked toward Hizashi Hyuga.
"When will the Hyuga Clan's reinforcements arrive?"
Hizashi Hyuga hurriedly took out a signal flare. "Rest assured, Lord Fugaku. Our Hyuga Clan is already prepared."
"Once this signal flare is released, the Hyuga ninjas will strike from both within and without."
Fugaku Uchiha was somewhat skeptical. "Are you sure Hiruzen Sarutobi did not leave any contingencies within the Hyuga Clan?"
Hizashi Hyuga confidently guaranteed, "Rest assured, our Hyuga Clan has its own methods."
Fugaku Uchiha nodded doubtfully. Even without the Hyuga Clan, the Uchiha would not lose tonight.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The gates of the Uchiha Compound were blasted open by force.
"Kill!!!"
The hate-filled ninjas of every clan surged into the Uchiha Compound like a swarm of locusts.
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