This child is young, but quite adept at acting cute and charming.
If he doesn't agree, Hanabi will probably keep crying.
But if he agreed, he would have one more disciple.
Zhang Yu thought for a moment before finally speaking.
"If you wish to become my disciple, you may."
Hanabi's eyes lit up instantly.
"Really?"
"But you must come to my tavern to train."
"I do!"
Hanabi nodded repeatedly.
I go every day!
"You can't just practice at home."
"I know."
"We can't work only for three days and then relax for two."
I won't slack off.
"That's fine."
Hanabi happily hugged Zhang Yu's arm.
"Master!"
She shouted very loudly.
"I have a master now!"
Hinata to the side, looked at Hanabi with envy in her eyes.
Zhang Yu noticed her gaze.
Hinata.
"Ah?"
Hinata quickly looked up.
"You also want to cultivate yourself?"
Hinata's cheeks flushed slightly.
"I just..."
"You can come to the tavern anytime you want."
"Really?"
"Certainly."
Zhang Yu said, "You and Hanabi are both capable of cultivating under my guidance."
Hinata's eyes lit up.
"Thank you, Boss Zhang Yu."
Hanabi immediately grabbed Hinata's hand.
"My sister should come next time too."
"Um."
Hinata nodded.
I will come.
The room was filled with the laughter of the two sisters.
As soon as Hyuga Hiashi stepped outside the gate, he heard cheerful laughter coming from inside the house.
He stopped in his tracks and listened intently for a while.
It's been a long time.
So long that he could barely remember the last time Hinata was this happy.
The daughter, who always kept her head down and spoke in a soft voice, was now laughing with Hanabi.
And all of this was brought about by Zhang Yu.
Hyuga Hiashi through the window at the young man inside the house.
Zhang Yu is young, mysterious, and incredibly powerful.
He can free the Caged Bird Seal, rid the Hyuga Clan of a long-standing threat.
He can also make Hinata and Hanabi smile from the bottom of their hearts.
Hyuga Hiashi remained silent for a long time, his mind racing with calculations.
After resting for a while, Zhang Yu led Hinata and Hanabi out of the room.
Hanabi had just become Zhang Yu's apprentice, and she clung to his arm the whole way.
"Master, when are we going to the tavern?"
"Wait for your father's approval."
"Father will definitely agree."
After Hanabi finished speaking, she looked at Hinata.
"My sister is coming too."
Hinata nodded.
"Um."
As soon as the three stepped out of the small building, they saw Hyuga Hiashi waiting outside.
Hyuga Hiashi first looked at Zhang Yu, and only after confirming that his complexion had returned to normal did he breathe a sigh of relief.
" Boss Zhang Yu, are you feeling better?"
"It's alright now."
Zhang Yu stretched his arms.
"Releasing Caged Bird Seal once won't make me lie in bed all day."
After hearing Hyuga Hiashi felt even more guilty.
In his view, Zhang Yu was just trying to put the Hyuga Clan under too much pressure, so he deliberately spoke in a lighthearted manner.
"The banquet is ready."
"Please, Boss Zhang Yu, take a moment to come in."
Let's go.
Hyuga Hiashi personally led the way.
Zhang Yu's first purpose in the Hyuga Clan was to send out invitations to the Summer Festival a week later.
The invitation has been delivered to Hyuga Hiashi.
Another objective was to completely resolve the potential for internal strife within the Hyuga Clan.
Although the Caged Bird Seal on Neji's forehead has been removed, this is only the beginning.
Neji is not the only member of the Hyuga Branch Family family.
As long as the Cursed Seal of the others remain, the divide between the Main Family and the Branch Family can never truly disappear.
The group arrived at the main hall.
The table was already laden with food.
To entertain Zhang Yu, Hyuga Hiashi brought out almost every good thing his clan could offer.
Zhang Yu didn't stand on ceremony and took a seat directly.
Hinata and Hanabi sat on either side of him.
Hanabi had just picked up her chopsticks when she couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you have this much food in the tavern?"
"More than here."
"Would you like some snacks?"
"Have."
"Every day?"
"As long as you cultivate yourself diligently."
Hanabi immediately sat up straight.
I will definitely cultivate myself diligently.
Hyuga Hiashi looked at his youngest daughter's expression, his lips twitched, but he didn't scold her.
Hanabi has a great talent.
If one can truly follow Zhang Yu in cultivation, there will only be benefits, no drawbacks.
The meal took more than an hour.
After the banquet, Hyuga Hiashi instructed Hinata to take Zhang Yu back to the small house to rest.
Hanabi wanted to follow, but he kept her behind.
" Hanabi, I have something to ask you."
"What's up?"
"The matter of becoming an apprentice."
Upon hearing this, Hanabi immediately became serious.
Zhang Yu didn't interfere in the conversation between the Hyuga father and daughter, and followed Hinata out of the main hall.
After the others had walked away, Hyuga Hiashi turned to look at his clansmen beside him.
Go and fetch Neji.
"Yes."
Not long after, Neji arrived at the side hall.
He still had a headband on his Forehead Protector.
However, the green Cursed Seal was no longer visible beneath the Forehead Protector.
Neji walked up to Hyuga Hiashi, his tone still somewhat stiff.
"Chief."
Hyuga Hiashi didn't take his attitude to heart.
He took a scroll from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
"This was left by your father."
Neji suddenly looked up.
My father?
"That's right."
Hyuga Hiashi pushed the scroll in front of him.
"Before Hizashi for Kumogakure, Hizashi gave me this will."
"I originally planned to give it to you when you were a little older."
"So many things happened afterward."
I've never known how to face you either.
Neji stared at the scroll, hesitating to reach for it.
Why are you only giving it to me now?
Hyuga Hiashi no explanation.
"It was my fault."
"Over the years, I've been looking for the right opportunity."
"The longer it drags on, the harder it is to speak."
Neji moment before finally picking up the scroll.
The mark at the seal has been preserved for many years.
He unrolled the scroll and read it line by line.
Inside are words left by Hizashi Hyuga himself.
Back then, when Kumogakure forced Konoha to hand over Hyuga Hiashi's body, Hizashi died in place of his brother; it was not because the Main Family forced him to do so.
That was his own choice.
He did not die for the sake of the Main Family.
It wasn't like being forced to die by being Caged Bird Seal.
He wanted to protect his older brother.
They also wanted to protect the Hyuga Clan and Konoha.
At the end of the scroll, a few words of advice were left for Neji.
Neji read very slowly.
By the end, his hands were trembling.
"Was it voluntary on your father's part?"
"Yes."
Hyuga Hiashi sat opposite him.
"I disagreed at the time."
"But Hizashi knocked me unconscious and volunteered to see the Kumogakure envoy in my place."
Before he left, he said that this was the first time he had chosen his own destiny.
Neji lowered his head.
A tear fell onto the edge of the scroll.
He always believed that his father was forced to his death by the Main Family.
He therefore hated the Main Family, hated the Caged Bird Seal, and hated the fate that had already been arranged.
Now he understood that his father's final choice was not under anyone's control.