"Me?"
When Hinata heard Naruto ask for her opinion, she looked up at the three Branch Family ninja across from her.
The three Branch Family ninja grew tense. A fierce glint crept into their eyes as they looked at Hinata, the eldest daughter of the Main Family.
"I don't know." Hinata shook her head.
She sympathized with these Branch Family ninja, of course, but the rules governing the Main Family and Branch Family had stood for nearly a thousand years. They were deeply entrenched.
She wanted to change them, too, but she felt she lacked the strength to do anything.
Even if the Caged Bird Seals on these Branch Family ninja were removed, would her father be in danger? Would he fly into a rage again?
Her defection had already angered her father once. She did not want to do it again.
"Oh?" Naruto rested his chin on his hand and glanced at Hinata, turning it over in his mind.
He could more or less guess what she was thinking.
Naruto had considered removing the Caged Bird Seals from every member of the Hyuga Branch Family.
After all, personally destroying a thousand-year-old rule of the Hyuga Clan sounded like great fun to him.
More importantly, he wanted to get back at Hyuga Hiashi for trying to keep him and Hinata apart.
But Hinata clearly did not want Hyuga Hiashi hurt, so...
"I'm not removing your seals. Go on, get out of here."
Naruto waved them off and prepared to take Hinata and the others away with the Flying Thunder God Technique. He still had the Three-Tails' Chakra to devour.
"Wait!" one of the three Branch Family ninja shouted. Their faces twisted as they glared at Naruto. "You're removing our seals today, whether you like it or not!"
"Hah." Naruto turned