Chapter 241 The Sorrow of a Caged Bird
After Hyuga Hiashi finished questioning Hinata, the incident of the "young lady"'s disappearance was considered over.

After seeing Hinata being taken back to the room to rest, Neji, with gauze wrapped around his forehead, smiled and said to Hyuga Hizashi: "Father, I'm so glad that Hinata is okay. I thought she was in trouble."

After hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi looked at Neji, his eyes lingering on his son's forehead for a long time.

Just today, his only son was marked with the caged bird mark. From then on, like himself, he became a branch family protecting the main family and would never have a chance to turn things around.

Although his son is much better than the weak Hinata.

And all this was because of himself. If he had won the competition with his brother back then, he would have been the head of the main family now, and Neji would have naturally become the head of the main family.

However, is the caged bird system really necessary?
In the distant Warring States Period, a caged bird could protect the Byakugan bloodline from leaking out, but with the changes of the times, the Hyuga clan has been protected by Konoha, and many methods of bypassing the caged bird to steal the Byakugan have emerged.

Although the bird in the cage can control the life and death of the branch families, if the branch family ninjas show mercy outside, their Byakugan will be exposed sooner or later.

But the caged bird system has been passed down for thousands of years, and changing it will not happen overnight.

At least in his and Neji's generation, there is no hope of reform unless they can get the support of the village's top leaders or even the Hokage.

However, the attitude of Konoha's top leaders towards the Hyuga clan has always been very delicate, and they will never easily interfere with the caged bird system.

I can't offer enough benefits to impress Lord Hokage.

Thinking of this, Hyuga Hizashi sighed softly, patted Neji on the shoulder, and then said: "Ningji, you must protect Hinata-sama well in the future, even at the cost of your life."

"In order to protect my loved ones, I am willing to sacrifice my life..."

Neji nodded in confusion, at the moment he didn't understand why his father looked so bad, nor did he know what the caged bird mark on his forehead meant.

He just nodded ignorantly, and then walked towards the dojo.

It was still early before bedtime, so he wanted to use this time to practice his soft boxing, strive to become the top student in the class, and bring honor to the Hyuga clan.

While Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Neji were talking, White Zetsu underground was also eavesdropping on their conversation.

Because they were not allowed to open their Byakugan at will within the clan's territory, the two of them had no idea that White Zetsu was lurking in the dark, nor did they know where their information would be sent.

……

In the Akatsuki base, Bai Ye received information about the Konoha Village.

Bai Ye has three information channels in Konoha, namely Black Zetsu, White Zetsu Afu and Yakushi Kabuto. The information they send are all about the areas that Bai Ye is most concerned about.

Naruto, Danzo, Uchiha, and Hyuga.

Naruto is the absolute protagonist of the original time and space. He has a series of identities such as the son of the Fourth Hokage, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the biological son of the Six Paths.

Danzo is his senior, and Konoha must have such talents in order to prosper.

As for Uchiha and Hyuga, they also have many flaws, and they are two time bombs that may explode at any time. Among the many pieces of information, the amount of information about Naruto is the largest, but it is of little use to Bai Ye.

Although Naruto has a special identity, he is still young and has not even leaked the Nine-Tails Chakra. At the moment, he is just an ordinary Jinchūriki and cannot play much of a role.

There has been some big moves on Danzo's side. Recently, he even transferred Kabuto Yakushi back from the Iwagakure Village.

It could be that Danzo wanted to plot against the Third Hokage, or it could be that Danzo was planning to take action against Yakushi Nono. Nono knew too much, so he had to send someone to eliminate him.

The Uchiha clan is still arrogant and domineering in their daily lives, and the security forces under their command often have conflicts with other departments. Shisui seems to be active in the Hokage Building often, and should have become a bridge between Konoha and Uchiha.

As long as Itachi can gather together to take the Chunin Exam and join the Root organization, the Uchiha will be close to collapse.

However, the information about Hyuga that Afu sent made Bai Ye very interested. He was so busy recruiting Uchiha that he almost forgot that Konoha also had a Hyuga treasury.

Although the Hyuga clan only inherited the Byakugan from the Otsutsuki clan, they are always able to obtain some different rewards due to their advantage in numbers.

And strictly speaking, the Otsutsuki clan on the moon also belongs to the Hyuga branch of the Ninja World. Maybe after recruiting the entire clan, he will be able to gain the Rinnegan.

However, the Lunar Ōtsutsuki are different from the Hyuga who are kept in a cage like birds. They are a group of branch families that have slaughtered the main family and have focused all their eyes on the Great Rinnegan for thousands of years.

In comparison, it is more reliable to recruit Uchiha to obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Recovering his gradually scattered thoughts, Bai Ye still wrote the Hyuga clan into his schedule. He always had endless energy to create civil unrest in the five major ninja villages.

After briefly writing a plan, Bai Ye touched the ring and received a message from Orochimaru.

After half a month of research, Orochimaru finally found a way to open the Box of Paradise and invited him to come over and take a look. At the same time, he made new achievements in Wood Release.

The Box of Paradise is a treasure from the Six Paths period that can fulfill the "wishes" of those who open it, but such a treasure is extremely difficult to open, requiring specific ninjutsu and chakra at the level of the tailed beasts.

Chakra at the level of the tailed beasts is a small problem for Bai Ye. It is more than enough whether he uses the Two-tailed Jinchuriki to provide it or he provides it himself.

But when it comes to studying ninjutsu, even though he has the talent of a ninja scientist, he can only learn and transform. Orochimaru is the elite in developing ninjutsu.

Without much hesitation, Bai Ye used the technique of instant teleportation and arrived at a laboratory near the base.

There is a huge sealing magic circle in the hall of the laboratory, and the Box of Bliss is placed in the center of the huge magic circle, exuding an ancient and strange atmosphere.

Bai Ye's eyes were fixed on Orochimaru not far away, and he asked him:
"Senior Orochimaru, you found a way to open the Box of Bliss so quickly? Or are you finally eager to study the inside of the Box of Bliss?"

Even though Byakuya saw through his thoughts, Orochimaru was not angry.

The reason he asked Bai Ye to come here this time was to have Bai Ye come and take charge. In case there really were some monsters in the Box of Paradise that he couldn't deal with, Bai Ye could also deal with it.

After a slight smile, Orochimaru slowly said: "I have developed the technique to open the Box of Bliss, but I still need you to provide chakra to truly open the Box of Bliss."

(End of this chapter)