"Jonin Chihane, this is the Hyuga Clan's own affair. Surely there's no need for you to interfere!"
Hyuga Hiashi addressed Chihane with a mixture of awe and anxiety.
He still vividly remembered the power Chihane had displayed before him last time.
Especially now that he had heard what happened at the Five Kage Summit, he was even more reluctant to make an enemy of Chihane.
"I just came to take a look. I heard about the Hyuga Clan's cruel Caged Bird Seal Secret Technique, and I wanted to see how it's placed on someone."
Hyuga Hiashi's attitude came as no surprise to Chihane.
But if he was going to be this timid, perhaps what came next would be easier.
"Jonin Chihane, this is an internal matter of the Hyuga Clan. Even Lord Hokage wouldn't interfere. I hope you won't make a mistake you'll regret."
But something unexpected happened. On this matter, Hyuga Hiashi suddenly grew firm-and even threatened Chihane.
To Hyuga Hiashi, the Branch Family's current trouble was no trouble at all. With the Caged Bird Seal Secret Technique in place, they could hardly cause any real upheaval.
Chihane's presence was the real problem, especially since the Caged Bird Seal concerned the entire clan's legacy. He hadn't become clan head simply because he was the eldest son.
Well, perhaps it really was because he was the eldest son...
But even an idiot would become far more calculating after spending a few years as the head of such a great clan, and he was no idiot.
He had already realized that Chihane must have reached some agreement with Hizashi Hyuga.
His purpose in coming here was to obtain the Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird Seal Secret Technique.
The problem was, what good would obtaining it do him?
Once the Caged Bird Seal