Uchiha Kai's face was calm.
Bored, even.
If the Hyuga had shown a shred of backbone, perhaps he would have toyed with them a little longer.
But now?
These cowards weren't worth his time.
Better to go home and bask in the sun.
As for whether Hyuga Hiashi would try to stop him—heh.
Kai hoped they'd at least try. Otherwise, why bring so many clans here today? Did they think this was some Hong Kong gangster movie where you bring a crew just to pose?
Everyone was busy, alright?
But, as expected, no resistance came.
When Kai turned to leave, the others followed. Not one Hyuga dared to fart in protest.
They all just stood there, watching as Hyuga Aya walked away with Kai at her side.
Not a word. Not even from Hiashi himself.
Once they had left the Hyuga compound, Aya leaned closer and whispered:
"Kai-kun, wait. I've already spoken with Hizashi. He agreed to rally some of the branch family for us. His condition… is that we take his son with us."
Kai blinked.
So Hyuga Neji had already been born?
It made sense. According to the timeline of the original story, it should be around this time.
Which meant…the other main characters were also about to enter the world.
He exhaled a quiet sigh.
"I see."
Turning, he gave a small nod.
"Alright. Hōshi, you heard her. I won't move myself—let's at least leave the Hyuga a shred of face. This is better suited for the Nara clan's shadow binding. I'll leave it to you."
His tone was casual, as if assigning some routine chore.
Nara Hōshi nodded without hesitation. For him, this was nothing.
The Hyuga had already been cowed. The scene in the great hall had proven it perfectly.
And with nearly all their elites and elders gathered in Hyuga Yotai's home, Hizashi's residence would be nearly undefended.
Especially since Hizashi himself had agreed.
Yes, the Hyuga as a clan were pathetic. But their Byakugan was still one of the greatest kekkei genkai in the world. In war, it was practically a cheat code.
To draw some of them into Uchiha's camp was no small gain.
Hōshi slipped away from the group.
Less than three minutes later, he returned, a bundled infant in his arms.
Kai's eyes softened slightly.
There he was.
Neji.
The boy who, in the original story, had spent his life chasing freedom—only to die taking a spear meant for Naruto, leaving countless fans with bitter regret.
Kai chuckled quietly.
Not this time.
Growing up within Uchiha's fold, this child's destiny would change completely.
He shook his head, said nothing more, and waved the group onward.
Together, they left the Hyuga lands and returned to Uchiha territory.
Meanwhile, in Yotai's great hall, the moment Uchiha's entourage departed, the silence shattered.
Noise erupted like a marketplace.
Especially from the main family.
Even wounded and pale, they shouted at Hiashi with venom.
"Hiashi, you're too weak!"
"You're unfit to be a clan head! I demand you be removed!"
"I second that—full support!"
"The Hyuga are a great clan, no weaker than the Uchiha! Yet you let them shame us!"
"Why should Uchiha take our people? Why do they get to meddle in our affairs?"
"Clan Head, you should resign in disgrace!"
"Shameful!"
"Ancestors, forgive us! To think we let such weakness sit on the clan's throne—we elders are guilty!"
"Remove him! He must be stripped of his title!"
"I propose we hold a new vote!"
"I agree!"
Voices piled atop voices, drowning Hiashi in their outrage.
The same Hyuga who had cowered like quail mere moments ago now puffed up like peacocks, as though they were the pillars of the clan.
And Hiashi? To them, he was now the shame of the Hyuga.
It was expected.
The clan had lost face today. Someone had to bear the blame.
The elders certainly wouldn't shoulder it. The branch family had no right.
So Hiashi became the scapegoat.
And all their talk of stripping his title? Nothing but bluster.
They weren't fools. They knew Hiashi was the only one remotely fit to lead.
Without him, the clan would collapse in weeks.
Yes, under Hiashi, the Hyuga had grown spineless. But at least he kept them alive.
In truth, with the cursed seal reducing them to half-men, the Hyuga were already crippled.
Hiashi had no power to change that.
To simply preserve the clan was already his limit.
If these so-called elders ever took charge, the Hyuga would have been exterminated long ago.
Hiashi knew this too. Normally, he would have endured their abuse in silence.
But today was different.
Today, everything had shattered.
Aya's rebellion, the breaking of the Caged Bird Curse Seal. The revelation of the main house's weakness. The contempt from Hokage's side, and the sheer disdain from Uchiha Kai—who hadn't even bothered with pleasantries.
It cut Hiashi to the core.
So this time, he erupted.
His voice rang cold through the hall:
"Fine. As you wish."
"You think being a clan head is easy? Take it then!"
"From this moment, I step down. Choose your new head as you please."
"Hizashi—come with me!"
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