Looking at Kimimaro before him, Hyuga Hiashi began to question his life.
The Byakugan the Hyuga Clan had guarded, going so far as to carve the Caged Bird Seal to bind their own people—was it really just a product of the Ōtsutsuki Bloodline?
Then what meaning was there in the Hyuga Clan's protection of the Byakugan?
The Hyuga Clan was strong, at least compared to ordinary ninja. But the Hyuga Clan had always lacked a truly powerful expert capable of playing a decisive role.
Like Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha. After obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan, they gained a voice throughout Konoha and within their clan.
As for the Hyuga Clan, they were basically all Jonin, with no Kage Level experts. When their strengths were similar, the words of him, the clan head, did not carry much weight; it was the words of those clan elders that played the decisive role.
It was precisely because of these elders that the Hyuga Clan's internal conflicts were especially severe.
"Hiashi, what do you think?"
Orochimaru asked, wanting to hear Hyuga Hiashi's opinion. As clan head, Hiashi could also represent the Hyuga Clan's stance.
Konoha had treated the Hyuga Clan quite well and had never targeted them. After all, the Hyuga Clan could not stir up much trouble. Their Byakugan was useful for reconnaissance and strategically significant during war, but they could not, like the Uchiha, play a decisive role.
However, it was now time for the Hyuga Clan to change as well.
"..."
Hyuga Hiashi fell silent. Upon learning that there was actually a Byakugan Clan on the moon, and seeing Kimimaro Kaguya awaken the Byakugan, his feelings were complicated.
On one hand, the Byakugan was not the Hyuga Clan's unique bloodline as they had imagined. On the other, deep down, Hyuga Hiashi