Chapter 304: Those Affairs of the Hyuga Clan
"It is very simple. It is enough to bring the soul of Lord Madara back from the Pure Land!"
"In the shinobi world, only the Impure World Reincarnation technique has the ability to bring the soul of the deceased back from the Pure Land, and now, in the entire shinobi world, you are the only one who possesses this forbidden technique!"
What Black Zetsu needed Kabuto Yakushi to do was truly very simple, yet also very difficult.
Just as it said itself, in the current shinobi world, only Kabuto Yakushi still knew the Impure World Reincarnation. This meant that without Kabuto Yakushi's cooperation, Black Zetsu could truly only hope that Nagato would have a sudden lapse in judgment and revive Madara Uchiha!
"Can you be sure that the leader of the Akatsuki organization will be that obedient?"
Although Kabuto Yakushi was already tempted, and even inclined toward cooperation, before cooperating he also needed to know the strength of his partner!
In other words, the current Kabuto was not someone just any random nobody was qualified to cooperate with.
"He has no choice!"
Black Zetsu spoke words that even it itself did not have much confidence in. It did not matter if it did not believe them itself, as long as it made Kabuto Yakushi believe them.
As the hands of Kabuto Yakushi and Black Zetsu clasped together, these two fellows could be considered to have officially reached a cooperation.
Meanwhile, on the other side in Konoha, following the return of Ikeizumi Uchiha, the atmosphere of the entire village was almost completely swept clean. Those fellows who previously still dared to secretly commit crimes now wished they could directly leave the village.
The ones who felt the most terror, in reality, were still those new main house elders of the Hyuga clan.
In order to be successfully elected as the new main house elders of the Hyuga clan, every single one of these fellows had done quite a few shameful deeds. Before doing them, they had only the identity of the main house in their eyes.
But as they had now successfully become the new main house elders, they finally began to fear liquidation!
"We—"
In the ancestral shrine of the Hyuga clan, three main house elders huddled together, each of their expressions looking as ugly as if their fathers had died.
"We have no choice!"
"While Ikeizumi Uchiha has not noticed us yet, tonight we will go raid the Konoha Prison!"
"The Caged Bird curse mark above our heads has already been removed. Whether those old fellows of the former main house are willing or not, we are already the main house!"
"As long as we can rescue those main house elders, regardless of whether they are willing or not, they can only follow us down this path to the very end!"
A look of ruthlessness flashed through the eyes of a middle-aged new main house elder of the Hyuga clan.
He was Tsukasa Hyuga. He did not regret becoming part of the main house. Only after becoming part of the main house did Tsukasa Hyuga realize what kind of miserable life he had lived before.
The entire Hyuga clan was at his disposal to take from as he pleased. After experiencing this feeling, he was not the least bit willing to cast it aside!
"Can we not make peace with Ikeizumi Uchiha?"
"Or go beg Lord Tsunade. As long as our Hyuga clan is willing to submit to Lord Tsunade, Ikeizumi Uchiha wouldn't go so far as to make a move against us, right?"
Another Hyuga elder made a naive statement. In fact, it was not just him; even the other Hyuga elder held the exact same idea.
What absolute justice? In their view, absolute justice was merely a title, a slogan that Ikeizumi Uchiha used under the banner of righteousness to openly seek benefits for himself.
As long as they completely submitted to Tsunade, as Tsunade's allies, Ikeizumi Uchiha should not make a move against them.
After all, they were already acting as dogs, so how could there be a logic where one still had to die even after becoming a dog?
"Is that how you see Ikeizumi Uchiha?"
Tsukasa Hyuga frowned as he looked at the two elderly Hyuga elders before him. He did not understand. He did not understand why these two old things fought so fiercely when contesting for the identity of the Hyuga main house, yet now they actually began to shrink back?
"Give it a try, we should at least try first."
"If it truly does not succeed, we can also bring Neji Hyuga into the main house. After all, Neji Hyuga is a follower of Ikeizumi Uchiha. He wouldn't go so far as to kill his own follower as well, right?"
The second Hyuga elder spoke his plan, but how could he know that the person in the current Hyuga clan who wanted to kill them the most was probably Neji Hyuga? How could he possibly enter the so-called main house?
"Insects are not worth plotting with!"
Tsukasa Hyuga glared fiercely at these two old things. He had already made up his mind that no matter what, he would make a trip to the Konoha Prison tonight. Since these two old things lacked sense, then they ought to enter the soil too!
"Those three new main house elders of the Hyuga family are going to die!"
Inside the Konoha Prison, Neji Hyuga looked at Hiashi Hyuga in front of him and told him the news of Ikeizumi Uchiha's return.
During this period, Hinata had requested Neji multiple times to come visit Hiashi Hyuga, and Neji had also finally learned the so-called truth of back then from Hiashi Hyuga's mouth.
However, even though he knew that his father had died for Hiashi Hyuga, he still could not forgive the so-called Caged Bird.
"They indeed deserve to die."
Hiashi Hyuga looked at Neji Hyuga in front of him with a complex gaze. He hesitated slightly, hesitating over whether he should tell Neji the greatest secret of the Hyuga clan.
After all, Hiashi Hyuga also did not know how long he would have to stay in prison, and within the entire Hyuga clan, Neji was originally the one with the best talent. Furthermore, without the restraint of the Caged Bird, Neji would probably truly become the strongest of the Hyuga clan in the future!
"Let me remove your Caged Bird curse mark!"
After a moment of silence, Hiashi Hyuga ultimately made up his mind.
The secret relation of the Hyuga clan was simply too massive, so massive that someone in the Hyuga clan had to know it and bear it. And in the current Hyuga clan, in Hiashi Hyuga's view, no one was more suitable than Neji!
"No need!"
"As long as you all imprint the Caged Bird, everyone will equally have the Caged Bird. Whether I have it or not is not important."
What made Hiashi Hyuga somewhat astonished was that Neji Hyuga actually directly rejected his help.
"That is impossible!"
"A main house of the Hyuga clan must be left behind no matter what. Even if there is only one, we cannot be without one!"
"If everyone in the Hyuga clan is truly stamped with the Caged Bird, then it means that our entire Hyuga clan will be controlled by others!"
Hiashi Hyuga spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear. And upon hearing Hiashi Hyuga's words, Neji's brow furrowed fiercely.
"What do you mean that the entire Hyuga clan being stamped with the Caged Bird will cause us to be controlled by others?"
Neji Hyuga could feel that Hiashi Hyuga was telling him the secret of the Hyuga clan.
"Literally. The Caged Bird of the Hyuga clan is not only to prevent other people in the shinobi world from coveting the Byakugan, it is also guarding against people outside the shinobi world coveting the Byakugan!"
Just as Hiashi Hyuga's words left his mouth, Neji's pupils vibrated frantically, and even his voice trembled slightly.
"Outside the shinobi world, what does that mean?"