"Hiashi, how can you say that?"
"Without us elders, could the Hyuga Clan have flourished so much?"
"I know you've hated us because of your younger brother, Hizashi, but we elders were also doing it for the clan!"
"Clan rules are clan rules, there's nothing we can do!"
"..."
The elders of the Hyuga Clan all started to question him.
Yes.
They had long since figured out Hiashi Hyuga's temperament.
Although his strength was good, and he was considered the clan's top master, and he looked very dignified, in reality, he was just so-so.
He was not a strong-willed person!
If he were truly strong-willed, his younger brother, Hyuga Hizashi, wouldn't have had the Caged Bird seal carved on his forehead.
Facing Hiashi Hyuga's outburst, they didn't take it seriously.
Instead, they started to directly refute him, trying to make Hiashi Hyuga apologize to them.
Clearly.
They had Hiashi Hyuga figured out.
But, unfortunately.
They were wrong, terribly wrong.
Hiashi Hyuga was not weak; the Hizashi incident was only for the sake of the clan.
Facing the questioning of these elders, Hiashi Hyuga interrupted them before they could finish.
"‖ All of you, shut up!"
"I'm giving you two choices now: either call a clan meeting to remove me as clan head, or you can stay put and behave yourselves."
"I warn you, don't push me!"
"I'm not like the Hyuga Branch Family; if you take my kindness for granted, then don't blame me for being ruthless."
"I, Hiashi Hyuga, am also capable of killing!"
Hiashi Hyuga's tone was chilling.
His eyes contained a cold killing intent.
Yes.
At this moment, he was truly angry.
He couldn't understand.
How could these guys say something like, 'kill all the patrol members'?
These Hyuga Branch Family members were the Hyuga elite!
If they were really killed, how could the Hyuga Clan still contend with the Uchiha?
They probably wouldn't even be comparable to the Hatake, right?
At least the Hatake, despite being a small clan and Hatake Sakumo having died, their son, Hatake Kakashi, was a disciple of Namikaze Minato, a bona fide member of the Hokage lineage.
He felt a sudden realization.
He felt that the rule between the Main Family and the Branch Family had become rotten.
Otherwise, how could these elders chosen be so utterly useless?
It would be one thing if their strength wasn't great, but they could even do something as self-destructive as this.
Simply, useless!
Suddenly, the courtyard fell silent.
All these elders of the Hyuga Main Family saw the killing intent in Hiashi Hyuga.
They were scared.
Hiashi Hyuga was from the Main Family; the Caged Bird couldn't control him.
Moreover, his strength was great enough that if he really decided to kill them, no one could stop him.
"Hmph, useless!"
Seeing these elders cower in silence, Hiashi Hyuga said coldly, "Since you've made your choice, then shut up and don't disturb me while I'm thinking!"
Many elders: "..."
They were very displeased.
But facing the domineering Hiashi Hyuga, it seemed they could do nothing but shut up.
Sigh!
With a helpless sigh, they could only grudgingly shut their mouths.
About five minutes later.
Hyuga Hizashi, with the Caged Bird on his forehead, walked in.
"Clan Head, Lord Hokage has arrived!"
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Hiashi Hyuga's brows furrowed slightly.
He truly hadn't expected Sarutobi Hiruzen to react so quickly.
"Good, I understand." Hiashi Hyuga showed a slight smile: "Hizashi, there's no need to be so formal with me!"
Clearly.
He genuinely loved his younger brother.
But, unfortunately.
Because of the Caged Bird, the two brothers could never return to how they were before.
Hyuga Hizashi merely bowed in response.
"Lord Clan Head, etiquette must be observed!"
Hiashi Hyuga had a headache.
Facing his own younger brother, he truly didn't know what to say.
And just as he was about to speak again, Sarutobi Hiruzen and his party walked in.
Seeing this, Hiashi Hyuga could only hold his words back.
Then he went to greet Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Lord Hokage!"
"Mhm, I've heard about the situation." Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was calm: "Tell me the specifics, what are the losses of the Hyuga Clan?"
He looked displeased.
His mood had already been bad these past few days because of the Uchiha.
So many new Sharingan users, and even an additional Mangekyo.
Truly, evil Uchiha!
The previously formulated plan of action against the Uchiha, after such a change occurred within the Uchiha, he naturally could only revise the plan again.
It had been delayed for several days, and the plan hadn't even been fully revised yet.
Now the Hyuga Clan had another incident!
Damn it.
Sarutobi Hiruzen hated these major clans the most.
After so many years in power, he had only barely managed to destroy the Senju Clan, and now the plan against the Uchiha was only halfway through when problems kept arising.
Before the Uchiha were destroyed, he truly had no interest in dealing with the Hyuga Clan.
But, there was no choice.
Such a major incident had occurred in the Hyuga Clan, and the Byakugan was a strategic resource.
Even if he was displeased, he could only rush over.
"This... the situation is very bad!"
"A total of nine Hyuga Main Family members and seven Hyuga Branch Family members died, and nine Byakugan were lost."
"In the entire history of the Hyuga Clan, losses of this magnitude are unprecedented."