It was an era that could be called the darkest and gloomiest period for the Hyuga clan. It was during this period that the Hyuga clan went through a groundbreaking transformation.
Hinata is now reincarnated as the niece of the Hyuga clan leader, who looked at her uncle with a nervous expression. It wasn't that she was scared of this old man, no; as the genius who was born with the Tenseigan, she didn't fear anyone other than her two masters.
No, the reason why she is afraid of this uncle of hers is because of the naked desire of possession and lust in his eyes. As a woman, she is instinctively afraid of such people who seem to be on the verge of wanting to rape her.
Even though she knew she could blast him away with the palm of her hand, facing such a creep, she was still very scared. After all, she is still a little girl who is only 12 years old.
Seeing the fear in Hinata's eyes, the Hyuga clan head's sadistic fetish began to act up. His grin widened even more, and the desire in his eyes began to practically overflow.
"Heheh, little Hinata, come closer to Uncle; Uncle wants to tell you a secret, " the Hyuga clan chief said with a lewd expression.
Hearing the Hyuga clan chief's words, Hinata shivered and reflexively took a step back. Ok, it's official; she now just wants to run away from this place.
Thinking of this, Hinata didn't hesitate anymore. Gathering chakra on her fists, she struck the dumbstruck Hyuga clan head in the chest, injuring him. Because of her disgust and instinctive fear, she didn't hold back on her attack.
Coupled with the fact that the Hyuga clan head never expected his timid niece to dare attack him, her attack caught him completely off guard. But as a clan head of a major clan that dominated the Sengoku era, the Hyuga clan head quickly steadied himself to move to the side. This is why Hinata's attack, instead of killing him, only left him heavily injured.
Feeling the fear of death and the humiliation of being injured by someone he had never laid his eyes on, the Hyuga clan head was completely enraged.
He completely ignored the fact that it was he who tried to rape his own niece, and Hinata only struck him as self-defence.
"Guards, come and arrest this bitch." The Hyuga clan head roared, and soon many people barged in from the doors and completely surrounded Hinata.
Hinata was about to start her counterattack when she suddenly stopped and looked at the people surrounding her. The people who came to surround her were all people other than one middle-aged person; everyone was between the ages of 15 and 21. But what made Hinata pause in her tracks wasn't because of their age groups but because of the look of utter numbness in the eyes of these people.
It was this look that made Hinata fall into a sudden daze, and some deep-seated memories awakened inside her. These were the memories of the original owner whose body Hinata is currently using.
According to this body's memories, her name was also Hinata, and she was the only daughter of Hyuga Shino, the most genius of this generation of Hyuga heirs. And it is this genius who is now standing in front of her.
In other words, the middle-aged person who looked like he was a zombie is Hinata's father, the most dazzling genius of the Hyuga clan.
And the reason why such a person was reduced to this state is because of the wickedness of his own father and brother.
Shino was the second son of the previous clan head and the stepbrother of the current clan head. Shino's mother was the previous clan head's first wife, who was married into the Hyuga clan as a political alliance. There were no romantic feelings amongst them; it was purely a transaction. And this is why the previous Hyuga clan head married his second wife, who is also his childhood sweetheart.
Although the previous clan head married his lover, he didn't give the main wife status to his second wife. This is because even though the first wife was only a political tool, she still had her maternal clan as support. So the previous Hyuga clan head didn't relinquish the status of his main wife to her.
And this is where everything started. The second wife was extremely annoyed about this and hated the first wife to the core. And correspondingly, her ideas were inherited by her child, the current Hyuga clan head.
But neither mother nor son showed their malice to the outside world. Heck, to the outside world, the clan head seemed to be a brother slave. In Izanami's words, the current Hyuga clan head is a fox in sheep's clothing.
This guy hated Shino ever since he was born. At first, it was because of his mother's instigation; then it was because of the jealousy of his brother's talent. But the last straw that broke everything was because of the fact that the girl he liked married his brother.
Yes, you heard right. It was the classic brother-in-law coveting his sister-in-law's body. And this was also the reason why Hinata was targeted. Hinata looked 90% similar to her mother's current body.
As for why the Hyuga clan head couldn't get her, this was because Hinata's mother died during childbirth. And it was from that day that the current Hyuga clan head went berserk.
This guy searched for many years and finally found a sealing method that would completely make the other party slaves. And this sealing method is the sealing method that the Hyuga clan used for ages, until recently. It was the caged bird sealing method that would later torment the Hyuga clan for ages.
When the caged bird was first introduced, the clan head hid the fact that it could control the person who is branded; instead, he fabricated the lie about how it could protect the Hyuga clan bloodline inheritance when the holder dies.
Adding the fact that in the Sengoku era, many Hyuga clan members were ruthlessly killed for their Byakugan, the cage bird seal was unanimously approved by everyone. The first ones to get branded with the caged bird seal were the geniuses of the Hyuga clan, as they were the ones who were at risk. And so, starting with them, the Hyuga clan began to gradually brand everyone with the cage bird seal.
It was not until at least 80% of the Hyuga clan members were branded that the clan head showed his true purpose. Under his command, he decisively killed off anyone who was against his way and took control over the Hyuga clan. With all the Hyuga clan geniuses in his hand, everything was very easy.
And the one he used frequently was this good brother of his. After all, isn't it fitting for the eldest to make way for his youngest brother to ascend the throne?
And so, under the clan head's orders, Shino killed off everyone who had been good to him and all those who had supported him. These actions slowly tortured Shino's mind, eroding away sanity.
And now the person in front of Hinata is Shino, who had lost the will to live.
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