The Hyuga Clan, Fashionably Late

Fashionably Late, the Hyuga Clan

Tobirama Senju fled frantically across the battlefield, alternating endlessly between the Shadow Clone Technique and the Substitution Technique. What he feared was the enormous python behind him taking a bite out of him.

A giant snake over fifty meters long could crush even rocks and steel to pieces in a single bite.

Not to mention that Tobirama Senju was merely flesh and blood. Even if he was not bitten to death outright, a mere brush from Sin Ya's massive body would instantly crush him into pulp.

With a body of Sin Ya's size, he could already be called an invincible presence on the battlefield.

Without strength beyond the Kage level like Senju Hashirama's or Uchiha Madara's, dealing with a giant snake like Sin Ya was no easier than a Chunin challenging the Hokage of Konoha.

Uchiha Shangwu said darkly, "You cannot even catch a human ninja. You really are useless."

He was talking about Sin Ya. Aside from his enormous size, Shangwu felt the snake had no real advantage at all. Though he was an unbeatable existence to ordinary ninjas, against truly powerful ninjas, he was nothing special.

The joy Uchiha Shangwu had felt upon obtaining the Dragon Lair's summoning scroll had completely vanished after watching Sin Ya get toyed with by Tobirama Senju again and again. A huge body clearly did not mean strength proportionate to its size.

Sin Ya roared, "Brat, are you looking to die? That little loach down there running around has already pissed me off enough. If you want to die, I will grant your wish right now."

Uchiha Shangwu's eyes trembled as he looked into the distance. When he saw a group of ninjas suddenly charging onto the battlefield, his expression changed several times before he said, "I am releasing the Summoning Technique. You can go back to your Dragon Lair."

"Damn brat! I will not let you off!"

The moment Sin Ya finished speaking, the Summoning Technique sent him back to the Dragon Lair.

The ninjas who had suddenly entered the battlefield all wore matching uniforms. Gray-white cloth bands were wrapped around their foreheads, concealing the ugly mark that sealed away freedom.

Their leader was the head of the Hyuga Clan's Branch Family. She was so beautiful that even Uchiha Shangwu, who had seen countless beauties in the age of information, felt his heart pound violently the instant he looked at her.

She was too beautiful.

Every movement she made was like a graceful dance, displaying the beauty of the Gentle Fist to perfection.

But do not mistake the Gentle Fist for something merely pleasing to watch. This martial art, passed down for a thousand years, possessed a power that inspired awe in countless ninjas during the Warring States Era. The instant it struck an enemy's body, it could seal the chakra flowing within them.

"The Hyuga Clan has arrived!"

After saying that, Hyuga Tensei launched a fierce attack against the Senju Clan without mercy. The more than one hundred Hyuga Clan Branch Family ninjas at her side moved with her at the center. As they attacked the Senju ninjas, many of them used the Gentle Fist to stop enemies trying to approach the Uchiha Clan's ninjas skilled in ninjutsu.

With the Hyuga Clan joining the battle, the Uchiha Clan's strength surged, completely surpassing the Senju Clan.

"The Hyuga Clan! Why are they here? Have those people decided to side with the Uchiha?"

"Did we make the wrong choice? The Senju Clan is clearly the clan of love, so why did the Hyuga Clan choose to help the Uchiha? Or is there some secret we do not understand?"

"The Senju Clan head is currently tied down by the Uchiha Clan head, Uchiha Madara. He cannot help us deal with the Hyuga Clan!"

"Should we retreat? If we keep fighting, defeat is certain. With the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan together, the two strongest dojutsu Kekkei Genkai clans in the Ninja World are no longer something the Senju Clan and us can stand against."

The Uchiha Clan had not expected the Hyuga Clan, with whom they had only intended to cooperate, to appear on the battlefield so early and launch a merciless offensive against the Senju Clan.

It seemed the Hyuga Clan had made up its mind completely. In order for the clan to produce a ninja possessing both the Dead Bone Pulse and the Byakugan, they had decided to align themselves with the Uchiha.

The Senju Clan was profoundly shocked. The Senju Clan clearly had the better reputation, and other ninja clans were all more willing to trust them, yet they could not understand why the Hyuga Clan had chosen to stand with the Uchiha Clan.

Could it be that dojutsu clans shared a common language? Was that why the Hyuga Clan would rather align with the Uchiha than trust the Senju Clan?

Uchiha Madara laughed wildly. "Hashirama! It seems the dream you spoke of is destined to remain unrealized. Take your naivety and die beneath my attacks. Go to the Pure Land and contemplate peace there!"

The Hyuga Clan helping the Uchiha caused Senju Hashirama's resolve to falter. His state of mind shifted in an instant, and his fighting spirit dropped. Susanoo immediately suppressed him, slicing off one of the Wood Golem's arms.

The Wood Dragon clamped down tightly on Susanoo's right arm, preventing Susanoo from raising it to continue swinging its blade.

With only one arm left, the Wood Golem slammed a heavy punch into Susanoo's face, making Susanoo creak and crack apart.

"Failure is only temporary. As long as I continue forward without wavering, I will surely realize my dream and create a village where everyone can truly live together in peace!"

"A village? I have to admit, your dream amazed me. I once wanted to fight at your side as well. But, Hashirama, you must understand that my name is Uchiha. You must protect your clan and your brother, and I must fight without end for my people and my brother!"

"Then come, Madara! I will not surrender!"

"If you surrendered, I would look down on you instead. Just like this, bring out all your strength and fight me to the death. Kill me! Otherwise, I will kill you!"

Deliberately avoiding the area where Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were fighting, Uchiha Shangwu came before Hyuga Tensei, the head of the Hyuga Clan's Branch Family, and asked, "Your brother has made up his mind?"

Hyuga Tensei nodded. "Yes. Although it does not fully satisfy what my brother originally wanted, a Hyuga ninja with the Dead Bone Pulse is still something the clan can look forward to."

Uchiha Shangwu smiled confidently. "That is more like it. The Hyuga Clan lacks truly powerful experts. If you can produce a Hyuga ninja with the Dead Bone Pulse, your clan's reputation and strength in the Ninja World will rise to a new level."

Hyuga Tensei naturally knew that Uchiha Shangwu was right. The Hyuga Clan was neither exceptional nor weak, which was why they had a reputation in the Ninja World but lacked strength to match it. To protect the clan's Byakugan Kekkei Genkai, they had no choice but to use the Caged Bird seal to seal away the freedom of the Hyuga Branch Family.

It seemed to be for the sake of the clan, and in truth it was for the sake of the clan. But how many members of the Hyuga Branch Family had truly accepted it willingly? Did they not secretly hate it, wishing they could kill every member of the Hyuga Main Family?

But if one day the Hyuga Clan became powerful, like the Uchiha Clan, and no longer had to fear other ninja clans coveting their Kekkei Genkai, would the Hyuga Clan still use the Caged Bird seal on the Branch Family?