The childish voice was filled with anger, and the members of the Hyuga Main House immediately turned their heads, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"How is that possible? Who could possibly break into the heart of a tribe's territory under full martial law?"
"That voice, could it be...?"
In an instant, a small figure rushed in. The Hyuga Main House members, whose veins were already bulging and who were ready to kill, were stunned when they saw the newcomer.
Similarly, Hiashi, as the clan leader, looked at the murderous gaze directed at him and sighed softly, not using the Caged Bird Seal as he usually did.
"What are you guys trying to do? Why should Father die? Just because it's a division of the family, you want Father to die in his place? What a joke!"
Neji's face was flushed with anger. He had been secretly watching the whole thing, and his hatred for the Main Family had turned into a lifelong enemy.
" Neji? What are you doing here? Who brought you here?"
Hizashi became suspicious. Who was this person who could bring Neji into the heart of Hyuga clan without a sound and deceive the Third Hokage and many other skilled Hyuga Clan who were good at reconnaissance?
"No matter what you say, I will never forgive the guy who tried to kill my father. I will protect my family."
Seeing Neji adopt the Gentle Fist stance, the Hyuga Elder's eyes darkened, and he spoke up to dissuade him.
"Stop, Neji! Do you know what your actions mean? This time, the conflict Hyuga Clan and Kumogakure has been mishandled, and it could very well escalate into war!"
"Sacrificing your father could prevent countless Konoha Ninja Village from dying tragically. This was also Hizashi's own decision."
After speaking, the clan elder secretly signaled with his eyes, and the Hyuga Main House ninja beside him, though reluctant, still secretly made preparations.
"Enough with the nonsense! Who knows what tricks you used to coax Father into agreeing? You've already taken away the freedom to divide the family, and now you want to take away the lives of those who have divided the family? Isn't that going too far?"
Upon hearing this, the Hyuga Elder urged him again with his eyes. Helpless, the Hyuga disappeared into the darkness and quietly made his move.
' Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams Two Palms.'
The palm strike was fierce, but its target was Young Neji's sleeping pressure point. In front of the Third Hokage, it was already a mistake to rashly attack a child.
Moreover, if they were to actually kill him, it might cause Hizashi, who had already made Hizashi to sacrifice himself, to lose the last bit of trust he had in the Main Family.
"Here it is! Eight Trigrams Two Palms..."
The clash of chakra against chakra, the collision of two palms, one large and one small, caused Hyuga Shinobu, who hadn't taken it seriously, to be struck in the abdomen in a Hyuga of carelessness.
"This is!"
" Eight Trigrams Four Palms, Eight Palms, Sixteen Palms, Thirty-Two Palms, Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
With a thud, the Hinata ninja, who had been sent flying Hyuga the air, crashed to the ground, his chakra points completely sealed.
In complete silence, pairs of Byakugan stared intently at the small figure surrounded by them, their faces filled with disbelief.
On Neji's body, pale blue chakra spread from the surface, its regular, intricate lines constantly flowing through the blood vessels beneath his skin.
Such a change naturally did not escape the notice of the Hyuga Main House, who possessed the Byakugan, and also caused Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was helpless at the sight, to frown slightly.
'The route of this technique is...'
Hizashi, protected behind Neji, beamed with joy and, ignoring the ashen faces of the Main Family, excitedly pressed for an answer.
" Neji, how did you manage to use the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms?"
"It was that strange man who gave me this Secret Jutsu, these techniques that travel through the blood vessels. He said that this technique can absorb some of the chakra that travels through the dragon Dragon Vein."
Neji made no attempt to hide his communication with his father, and the Hyuga Elder was breathing heavily. It's easy to imagine how valuable such Secret Jutsu is to ninjas like the Hyuga Clan who are responsible for reconnaissance and close combat.
At this moment, even Sarutobi Hiruzen had been observing coldly, was stirred and couldn't help but let his mind wander.
This Secret Jutsu, capable of changing the course of a battle, is right before our eyes. It requires no Hand Seals, appears to have no side effects, and can even be used by children. It is sure to effectively change the battlefield situation and reduce casualties.
Before Sarutobi ninja, who had been caught off guard and lost face due to the attack from the branch family, revealed his killing Hyuga and his face turned cold.
"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm!"
The densely packed chakra blocks whistled through the air, and the Hyuga Elder scrutinized the area, wanting to see the limits of that mysterious Secret Jutsu.
Suddenly, like a flag facing a raging wind, the black cloak fluttered in the wind, and then, through the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm unleashed by the Jonin, it quietly dissipated like a gentle breeze.
"This is how the Hyuga Clan treats its fellow citizens. Taking a four-year-old seriously is going too far. Tsk tsk tsk."
Black Cloak, with a mocking expression hidden beneath the Three-Eyed Demon Fox Mask, the Hyuga Elder lowered his eyes and reprimanded them.
"What are you doing? Toan, you've attacked your own people without authorization. You're being penalized with a year's worth of mission pay."
"Yes."
The Jonin nodded in agreement and rejoined the group, inwardly grumbling to himself.
'What four-year-old can use Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms strikes? They're all just bossing people around, they're all bastards!'
Without even thinking about it, he knew that he would be ridiculed by his fellow clansmen for not being able to secretly take down a child, and his reputation would vanish with the dissipation of the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
"I see. This Secret Jutsu is your doing. You have indeed inherited Orochimaru's talent. I hope you will not go down the same wrong path as him, Uchiha Huayue."
A thin mist billowed from his mouth as Sarutobi Hiruzen his pipe tightly. His original plan to invest heavily in the village had been completely crushed.
"I'm not as ruthless as Orochimaru- sensei, so you don't need to worry about me. I heard that Kumogakure wants to start a war with Konoha, is that true or not?"
Everyone fell silent, their silence signifying acquiescence. Huayue turned to look at Hizashi Hyuga, and what she said next shocked the Hyuga Clan.
"Since you feel that we are in danger and need me to go to Kumogakure Konoha explain things to the Fourth Raikage, what do you say?"
" Uchiha Huayue, we are discussing how to handle this properly, not asking you to declare war on Kumogakure!"
His face darkened, Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious. If Uchiha Huayue were to leave Konoha, it was hard to guarantee what would happen.
"So, peace must be built on the sacrifice of others. To want a child to lose their father is a cruel decision, Third Hokage..."
The moment he finished speaking, the anger in Neji's eyes made his gaze towards Sarutobi Hiruzen flash with darkness and hatred.
A sense of foreboding washed over him. If the next generation were to be tainted with hatred for the village, it would inevitably affect the village's future development.
Moreover, judging from the talent this child has just displayed, he will surely become one of the pillars of Konoha in the future.
"Alright! Go ahead, but don't start a war, and don't be afraid of war either. That's Konoha's bottom line!"