Pure Land, another place.
The scene here is completely different from Ruins where Third is located, it looks empty and solemn.
Underfoot is the hard, shimmering white ground that stretches into the distance.
Hiashi After checking, the ground here seems to be bone.
The air was filled with the aftermath of the battle that had not yet dissipated, as well as a faint desolation.
Hyuga Hiashi stood alone in this open area. The white Kimono symbolizing the majesty of the Main Family was gently swaying in the wind blowing from nowhere, and Long Hair was also fluttering with it.
He had just repelled a wave of unknown samurai and Ninja mixed troops from the Pure Land camp, and he had not yet completely recovered.
But just as he was adjusting his breathing and preparing to find the next target or rendezvous with himself, a cool air flow with a strange sense of tranquility brushed his cheek and also his Long Hair.
This wind...
There seems to be something different.
Hiashi's heart moved slightly, and he turned around almost instinctively, looking behind him.
The next moment, his body seemed to be frozen by an invisible force, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his breathing stopped for an instant.
Not far behind him, a huge and thick forest-white Bone Pillar, which looked like the remains of some ancient behemoth, appeared quietly at an unknown time.
Bone Pillar has a smooth and pale surface, exuding a cold and dead atmosphere.
And right on the top of the white Bone Pillar, a figure was standing quietly.
The man was wearing a Kimono that was almost exactly the same as Hiashi.
He has a tall and straight figure, and his face...
Hyuga Hiashi's breathing was completely disordered.
That face...
He is almost carved from the same mold as himself!
The same outline of the facial features, the same Hyuga Clan's iconic white pupils, and even the usual seriousness between the brows are exactly the same.
The only difference may be in temperament.
The temperament of that figure has more of a settled indifference than Hiashi, and a hint of...
There is a vague feeling of relief and loneliness after being suppressed for a long time.
Hizashi Hyuga.
This name, which had long been engraved into the depths of Hiashi's soul and carried endless guilt, regret and longing, exploded in his mind like thunder at this moment.
Hiashi stood there blankly, like a stone statue that had been weathered in an instant.
Numerous extremely complex emotions, like a flood that burst a dam, violently broke down the defenses he had built over the years with the Main Family responsibility and the majesty of the patriarch.
There was so much he wanted to say, so much that it almost overwhelmed him:
He wanted to tell his brother that he had successfully lifted the curse of Caged Bird Seal on Neji with the help of Naruto Uzumaki.
Now Neji is not only free, but also Hyuga Clan Young Clan Leader who was personally designated by him.
They have even discussed that when Neji reaches adulthood and has sufficient strength and prestige, he will officially take over as the clan leader and use this as a starting point to completely abolish the damn Caged Bird Seal.
The tragedy of the Branch Family will never happen again to Neji and future Hyuga people!
He wants to tell his brother that your son Neji has grown into an amazing Ninja, and has even started the legendary Byakugan's higher evolution form Tenseigan.
You must have seen his earth-shattering "Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion" just now, right?
He is the pride of our Hyuga Clan!
He wants to tell his younger brother that your two Niece, Hinata and Hanabi have all grown up and are now slim and strong.
And they all have someone they like. Although they are the same person, that young man is recognized as the Strongest leader of today's Shinobi World, the first Sixth Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki who unified the entire Shinobi World.
Although the relationship is a bit complicated, Kid has been sincerely fond of Hinata and Hanabi since childhood, and has already agreed to get engaged and get married when they reach adulthood.
Hyuga Clan, the future is promising.
He even wanted to tell his brother that he and Neji had killed those Elder. Over the years, he regretted it all the time.
Regret for being weak back then, regret for not being able to resist the stale elders earlier, regret for not being able to protect his biological brother and let him bear the humiliating fate of "substitute death" on his behalf.
This regret and self-blame gnawed at his heart day and night like poisonous insects.
He also wanted to... ask his brother how he has been during these years at Pure Land?
Have you ever been wronged?
Is there any...
Thousands of words are stuck in my chest, almost bursting out.
Hyuga Hiashi opened his mouth and tried to make a sound.
However, my throat seemed to be tightly strangled by an invisible hand. It was dry and tight, and I couldn't squeeze out a single syllable. Only my eye sockets were uncontrollably hot and sore.
For ten years, life and death are uncertain.
He is no longer the indecisive Hiashi he once was, but he has paid the price of being so soft.
A drop of liquid slipped down, flowed along the outline of his cheek, and finally fell into the corner of his mouth.
Salty...
There are obviously thousands of words that I want to talk about, there are obviously countless guilts that I want to confess, and there are obviously many thoughts that I want to express...
But when I really see this face that I have been missing for many years and that I have been dreaming about, all the words seem so pale and powerless.
Brothers reunited after a long separation, it is difficult to express their concern for each other.
Only the tears that fell silently told the overwhelming emotions in Hiashi's heart.
Hizashi stood on top of the bones, condescendingly looking down at his brother who looked exactly like him, but at the moment his face was filled with tears and his body was trembling slightly.
His eyes are complicated and difficult to understand. There is a trance of meeting again after a long separation, a calmness that sees through the world, and perhaps a trace of deeply buried emotion?
Time seemed to have frozen at this moment.
The wind was still blowing gently, blowing the two brothers' similar Long Hair and clothes.
I don't know how long it took, it seemed like a century.
Hyuga Hiashi finally tried to speak again. His voice was extremely hoarse and dry due to extreme emotional fluctuations, as if every word was exhausted:
"Japan...Hizashi..."
He paused, took a deep breath, as if he was trying to gather all his courage, and then asked the question that had been buried deep in his heart for many years, but now seemed almost cowardly:
"... is... you?"
The voice was very soft, filled with uncertainty, expectation, and deep fear.
Afraid that this is just an illusion and will be shattered at the touch of a finger.
Hizashi Hyuga, who was above the bones, was obviously stunned when he heard his brother's trembling call.
He stared at Hiashi in silence, and there seemed to be subtle ripples in those pure Byakugan.
After a moment, he raised his hands to Hiashi below in a standard manner and performed a standard courtesy from a subordinate to a superior.
His voice was calm, without much emotion, but it reached Hiashi's ears clearly:
"Hmm."
"Long time no see..."
"...Lord Head of the Family."