Yakumo's problem had been resolved. Now it was Neji's turn.
After learning the truth, his young disciple felt utterly wronged.
Especially when Kazan told him he had climbed in himself. The Hyuga Clan's youngest elder nearly had his entire worldview shattered.
He wasn't truly angry. After all, his teacher had done it to save someone and eliminate the threat for good.
But before taking action, he could at least have told him before he died.
"Enough. Stop whining like a little girl."
"I'll be leaving the village in a couple of days."
Kazan was preparing to leave the village again, intending to make it up to his second disciple.
He suddenly remembered that Kakuzu possessed an Earth Release Secret Technique with effects similar to Armament Haki.
It could harden the skin enough to withstand Explosive Tag blasts while granting tremendous destructive power, easily smashing through walls.
As it happened, Neji possessed three chakra natures: fire, earth, and water!
"Teacher Kazan, can I come with you?" Neji didn't know how to face Yakumo just yet.
After everything that had happened, Yakumo had even become his junior fellow disciple.
Honestly, his situation felt rather awkward right now.
"There's nothing wrong with getting angry for someone important to you."
"Go sort things out with Yakumo yourself. The Hyuga Clan's affairs will only become more troublesome from here."
Kazan's words carried a deeper meaning.
Neji paused. As expected, nothing Father and I do escapes Teacher Kazan's notice.
Over the years, father and son had been doing everything they could to win over the Hyuga Clan's Branch Family members.
They had to gain the support of most of the Branch Family before they would have a chance to change the Hyuga Clan's fate.
To free the entire clan from the curse of the Caged Bird