He placed his own daughter on the altar where the caged bird ritual was performed, closed his eyes, and stepped back.

He worried that if he saw it, he wouldn't be able to resist taking action.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the old men. Although some of their descendants had completely separated from the main family, as long as they were still the main family, it didn't matter.

Moreover, as long as they abide by this rule, at least some of their descendants will be able to stay in the position of the head family forever!

Even if a ninja god were to emerge from the Hyuga branch family in the future, the first to be killed would only be the head of the clan. They believed that their successor would have the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and the same mentality as them.

An elder who had devoted his life to studying the Caged Bird Seal walked toward the altar, his Yin Release chakra and Yang Release chakra, combined with the purest Hyuga Byakugan chakra, all three merging and emerging from his fingertips.

Just as the technique known as Caged Bird was about to be inscribed on Hinata Hanabi's soul by his own hands, a deadly sense of crisis instantly surfaced in his heart.

He looked up at Hiashi Hyuga, who was most likely to attack him, but unfortunately, his defensive stance against Gentle Fist caused him to miss his last chance to survive.

The illusory lightning chakra arrow pierced through the forbidden room shrouded by layers of barriers, and without the slightest pause, it went straight through the elder's throat, almost severing his entire head.

The ridiculous fear and suspicion caused all the elders present to turn their gazes toward their own clan leaders the moment this elder looked at Hyuga Hiashi, each taking a stance to prepare for battle.

And it was this ridiculous suspicion that completely ruined their chances of survival.

The barrier, which had previously been sufficient to defend against A-rank attack ninjutsu, was now completely ineffective. The arrows, which were so fast that they could not even be detected by the Byakugan's dynamic vision, along with the throwing knives mixed in with them, became true death gods reaping lives.

Even if all the main clan ninjas present knew that it was Hyuga Neji who made the move, and that the fastest one had formed the Caged Bird Seal, it wouldn't change their inevitable fate of death. Instead, they would be directly killed by throwing knives that were more powerful and faster than arrows.

As he coldly watched the lives of all the clan members in the small courtyard being harvested one by one, Hyuga Hiashi's eyes held both pleasure and sorrow.

"The second Itachi Uchiha?"

Silently praying that his nephew wouldn't lead the Hyuga clan to destruction, Hyuga Hiashi, feeling ashamed to face his family, silently closed his eyes and awaited death.

But after waiting and waiting, he didn't feel the sharp pain of the weapon piercing his flesh. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a scene that made him want to kill.

A warm current flowed through her body, slowly waking Hyuga Hanabi from her slumber.

The look her father gave her at the end filled her, already intelligent, with the greatest fear. When she finally woke up, her eyes were filled not only with confusion but also with an indescribable terror.

However, looking into those light blue eyes, and at the older brother who always smiled at her, the fear swirling in Hinata Hanabi's heart seemed to gradually dissipate.

"Hi, little firework, are you awake? Time to go out and play."

"You beast!"

The bulging veins in his eyes revealed the old father's resentment, but the thought that he couldn't protect his daughters at all—his eldest daughter had escaped unscathed because of some blond-haired bastard, and now, his youngest daughter was being protected by that Senju brat—perhaps…

But I'm still so angry!

"You guys have chosen your targets so early, isn't that a bit too early?"

She turned stiffly, looking at the blond-haired guy who was comforting her crying eldest daughter, and then received a resentful glare from her eldest daughter as she turned away, and an awkward expression from the blond-haired guy.

Then she turned her gaze to her youngest daughter, well, she hadn't even noticed her...

The powerful chakra emanating from outside caused a slight tingling sensation on Hiashi Hyuga's body. Hearing the crackling sounds, he turned his gaze back to Hiashi Hyuga outside and saw Neji Hyuga, who was radiating murderous intent.

This is the second time...

His simple words broke down Hiashi Hyuga's defenses, plunging the clan leader and powerful figure in Konoha into a long silence.

He crouched down and removed the pure, intact white eyes, placing them into the nutrient solution he carried with him.

They created several shadow clones, silently pulling the group of completely dead old fogies and the true parasites of the Hyuga clan out of the courtyard, and then walked around the Hyuga clan from the inside out.

After killing several more members of the main family who wanted to use the Caged Bird Technique along the way, under the excited gazes of all the Hyuga branch family members, at this moment, he truly became the head of the Hyuga clan.

As dawn broke, after thoroughly reviewing the events surrounding the Hyuga clan, Lin Nian, Hyuga Neji, Uzumaki Naruto, and Uchiha Sasuke, in a sealed chamber, gazed at nearly thirty pairs of Byakugan and fell into a long silence.

This is almost the entire main branch of the Hyuga clan, excluding the young children.

After all, being in that social class, they couldn't possibly give up the fight. And at this point, Hyuga Neji showed no mercy to anyone who had just jumped out.

"I do have the ability to channel all the pure power of these Byakugan into your Byakugan. Combined with your Sage Mode, which you've developed over the years, it might be possible for you to awaken the Tenseigan. But the Caged Bird Seal? I haven't researched that."

To be honest, looking at the information about the caged bird and the method of its use, Lin Nian was very suspicious that the person who created this sealing technique must be a super shadow master who is proficient in the Yin-Yang Shield, or even a quasi-sixth path master.

As for why it's not the Six Realms?

How should I put it? A quasi-Six Paths being could be killed by Cixian through trickery, beating, or other means, but even if a Six Paths being died, it's impossible for them to die so cleanly!

His inability to fully recover his strength prevented Otsutsuki Isshiki from possessing such immense power and peak combat prowess.

And if he really comes out and fights with all his might, believe it or not, the two brothers of the Six Paths could put on a show of coming back from the dead on the spot!

Kaguya Otsutsuki may not be the strongest among those with bloodline limits, but the two brothers of the Six Paths are definitely unmatched in the Six Paths realm.

Unlike the Otsutsuki clan, who constantly cheated their way to advancement by consuming chakra fruits, these two brothers, after obtaining their mother's exceptionally high essence, explored their own path step by step.

The two brothers, Rokudo, who climbed their way up from the bottom, may not be the strongest in combat, but in every aspect they are definitely many times stronger than the Otsutsuki clan, who have no foundation whatsoever.

Let's get back to the topic.

Looking at those pure Byakugan eyes, he recalled the secrets of the Hyuga clan that his uncle had told him.

Knowing that the enemies he would face in the future were at least comparable to Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, Neji Hyuga decided to test the waters himself.

If I make a mistake, it will pave the way for my cousin who has better innate qualities than me.

After all, putting aside the fact that her Byakugan purity was even higher than his, just the fact that she didn't have the Caged Bird Seal meant that she was far superior to him in terms of innate ability, and...

Thinking about all this, Hyuga Neji glanced at the carefree and silly Uzumaki Naruto.