Chapter 240: The Main Family and the Branch Family

Naruto is different from other Ashura reincarnations, Black Zetsu had this thought in his mind.

In his impression, Ashura's reincarnation has lived in a group since he was a child and believes in the power of the group and companions, but Naruto is as lonely as Indra's reincarnation.

Could it be that Naruto is actually the reincarnation of Indra? But this cheerfulness does belong to Ashura.

At this moment, Black Zetsu suddenly looked towards the location of the girl with the white eyes. After seeing those pure and flawless white eyes, he narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.

Naruto here.

After rescuing the girl with white eyes who was besieged by naughty kids, Naruto was about to leave when he was met with the girl's watery eyes.

Facing that pitiful and helpless look, Naruto had no choice but to stop, stretched out his hand and said: "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, what's your name and where do you live?"

"Hinata, Hyuga Hinata..." The little girl named Hinata said timidly: "Thank you very much for helping me just now. If it weren't for you, I don't know what to do."

After hearing this, Naruto scratched his head, and then said a little embarrassedly: "It's nothing, I was just bluffing, I don't actually know their parents."

"So that's how it is." Hinata poked her finger and whispered, "Well, I need your help with something else. I seem to be lost. Can you take me home?"

"Lost?" Naruto showed a puzzled look, then nodded: "I have seen the Hyuga clan's house number before, it won't be difficult to take you back."

Hinata said a little stiffly: "Then I'll leave it to Naruto-kun..."

In a few words, Naruto took Hinata's hand and walked towards the Hyuga clan's territory.

Not long after, the two arrived at the outskirts of the Hyuga clan's territory. After meeting several Hyuga ninjas wearing forehead protectors, Naruto handed Hinata to the Hyuga ninjas and left without looking back.

After leaving the Hyuga clan's territory, Black Zetsu suddenly remembered what was wrong.

Compared to other Hyuga ninjas, Hinata's eyes are a little too pure, even close to that of a normal Otsutsuki.

If he didn't know that his mother was still sealed on the moon, he would have suspected that his mother had been reincarnated.

After all, he hadn't seen such a pure white eye for many years.

After collecting his gradually scattered thoughts, Black Zetsu turned his attention back to Naruto and jokingly asked, "You just did another good thing. How do you feel now?"

Naruto put his hands on the back of his head, thinking of his previous conversation with Hinata, and said with a smile:

"I feel pretty good. I didn't expect that there would be people in the village who admire me. Hinata may be just a child, but I believe that one day, the others will accept me."

"I still don't believe this, but I support your decision."

Black Zetsu didn't say anything to discourage Naruto and continued to encourage him verbally.

The more Naruto's fantasies about Konoha and its villagers are, the greater the shock he will feel when his fantasies are shattered, and at that time they will become his new subordinates without hesitation.

For now, it was enough for him to continue supporting Naruto.

After hearing what Black Zetsu said, Naruto nodded slightly and then walked towards home. He had experienced too many things today and it was time to go back and have a good rest.

If I don’t sleep well, I won’t be able to attend the opening ceremony in a few days.

In his plan, the first step was to change the villagers' views of him by doing good deeds, and the second step was to enter the Ninja School to learn how to become a ninja, and eventually become a Jonin or even Hokage.

He actually didn't understand what Hokage meant, but he knew that the most beloved ninja in the village was Grandpa Hokage, so he also wanted to become a Hokage.

……

After escorting Hinata to the main family compound, the two branch family ninjas immediately knelt in the hall and said to Hyuga Hiashi:

"Master Hiashi, Miss Hinata has returned."

After hearing this, Hinata Hiashi's expression eased a lot. He looked at his shivering daughter and sighed softly in his heart.

Today was originally the day for the Hyuga clan to worship their ancestors. In addition to worshiping their ancestors, the clan was also holding a caged bird ceremony.

The Caged Bird Ceremony is a ritual unique to the Hyuga clan.

In order to prevent the loss of Byakugan in the Hyuga clan, after the heir of the main family began to practice, the rest of the children of the same age from the branch families must be engraved with the mark of a caged bird.

And at today's caged bird ceremony, Hinata, the heiress to the main family, suddenly disappeared.

Hinata's disappearance immediately aroused the vigilance of the entire Hyuga clan. The heirs of the main family and the branch family are different. Without the protection of a bird in a cage, the Byakugan of the main family can be taken away or even transplanted.

Once other ninja villages obtain the Byakugan, it will be possible for them to develop secret techniques to target the Byakugan.

The Byakugan's strategic position in war is also quite obvious. Its 360-degree field of vision plus a perception range of several kilometers are enough to provide the direction coordinates for a small-scale war.

Similar abilities are not uncommon in the major ninja villages, but they are secret techniques mastered by very few senior ninjas and have extremely harsh conditions for use.

Therefore, after learning that Hinata was missing, Hiashi and the elders of the main family immediately scolded all the branch family ninjas present.

He even began to suspect that a branch family was targeting the main family's heir.

After all, when the main family heir disappears, a new main family heir must be elected, so that the branch family has some opportunity to seize power.

Fortunately, Hinata returned safely in the end.

After pondering for a moment, Hyuga Hiashi asked his daughter what happened today. When he learned that Hinata just ran out because she was bored, he scolded her with a stern face.

When he heard that Hinata was surrounded and bullied by several kids, Hyuga Hiashi frowned.

Although Hinata has not yet attended the ninja school, she has already been taught chakra refining techniques and some gentle boxing. Although she may not be able to beat an adult, she is more than enough to deal with people of the same age.

Hinata was bullied not only by those kids, but mostly because of her own reasons.

Hinata's character is too soft, and she doesn't even have the courage to fight against the bully. This kind of character is naturally nothing wrong in ordinary girls.

But as a future ninja, the future head of the Hyuga clan, he cannot hold his position firmly without a strong character.

Finally, when Hinata mentioned a little yellow-haired boy, Hyuga Hiashi fell into deep thought.

He was familiar with the rumors about the demon fox in the village, he knew that the boy who was annoyed by dogs was the village's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Uzumaki's last name also indicated that Naruto was the child of the Fourth Hokage and his wife.

If Hinata can get along with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, will they not have to worry about the issue of succession in the future?

After all, in addition to Hinata, his eldest daughter, his wife is recently pregnant again.

(End of this chapter)