The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 93 The Changes of the Hyuga Clan

Chapter 94 The Changes in the Hyuga Clan

Konoha Village, the territory of the Hyuga clan.

On the site of the original ruins, a tall building rises from the ground, standing alone amidst the rubble.

Although it wasn't as ornate as before, it at least preserved the dignity of the Hyuga main family, preventing the elders of the main family from living together with the branch family ninjas.

Inside the council hall, the remaining elders of the Hyuga clan gathered together to discuss the future of the clan.

Looking at the empty hall, where seats that could have filled the hall were now reduced to just a dozen or so, all the elders of the clan were in low spirits.

They looked at each other in silence for a long time before one of the older elders finally spoke first:

"The clan leader's whereabouts are currently unknown. The fate of the clan now rests on our discussion and decision."

"The first issue is the succession of the clan leader."

"Lord Hiashi is currently only missing, and it cannot be confirmed that he is dead. It would be inappropriate for us to hastily appoint a new clan leader."

"According to the rules, Hinata should take over the family affairs."

"It's just that Hinata's personality is rather—well, a bit timid. I'm afraid we elders will have to help her with clan affairs."

What are your opinions on this?

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone expressed their support.

"This is reasonable and should be the case."

"This is our duty, and we must do our utmost."

The elder who spoke first nodded and continued:

"Then it's settled."

'7

"Now I'll talk about the second thing."

"With various countries launching attacks, many branch family ninjas are tragically dying in battle every day. Does anyone have any good solutions to this situation?"

Now everyone fell silent, exchanging bewildered glances with strange glints in their eyes—a mixture of hesitation and anticipation—but no one dared to speak first.

After a long pause, an elder sighed and shook his head.

"Sigh, what can we do?"

"Our family's consistent approach has always been to firmly support the Hokage's decisions. This will certainly not change now; we will continue to obey the Hokage's orders."

"As for the losses of the branch family ninjas, those were necessary sacrifices, unavoidable."

"Now that the Uchiha clan has been wiped out, our Hyuga clan is the only powerful clan left in the village, so of course we have to set a good example for everyone!"

"Everything is for the village!"

Hearing such high-sounding words, no one could refute them, so they could only lower their heads and shut up, and the scene immediately became quiet again.

After a long silence, the elder who had spoken first sighed and decided to make his point clear.

"Fine, I'll play the villain!"

"When Orochimaru attacked before, he mentioned the so-called Tenseigan," saying that this eye was created by fusing a large number of Byakugan, and that it was comparable to the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan.

"What are everyone's thoughts on this?"

Everyone's breathing suddenly became rapid.

Now that someone had brought it up, others couldn't wait to ask:

"Is this information absolutely accurate?"

"Could Orochimaru be deliberately deceiving us?"

"It shouldn't be that," an elder shook his head and analyzed, "If Orochimaru only wanted to kill and steal eyes, he wouldn't need to waste so much time on interrogation."

"Moreover, he made a very good point."

"The Uchiha clan possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, an eye of immense power. If the Hyuga clan doesn't have a corresponding ability, how can they be considered one of the two great clans of Konoha?"

"But I've searched through all the clan's records these past few days, and I haven't found any record of it!"

"Neither the Tenseigan nor the Caged Bird Seal's correct usage is written in the scriptures!"

"Perhaps it's because this matter is too important that it wasn't written down, but rather passed down orally by successive clan leaders?"

"And didn't you guys notice that Byakugan ninja who suddenly appeared later?"

"Just look at his strange ability to control puppets, and you'll know he's definitely not one of our people, but his disdainful eyes are absolutely genuine."

"His sudden appearance at the critical moment of the clan's annihilation, rescuing Clan Chief Hiashi and Miss Hanabi, suggests that the clan chief likely possesses some secret that we ordinary members of the main clan are unaware of!"

"But now that Lord Ashita has disappeared, even if he knows the inside story, we have absolutely no way of confirming it with him!"

"I don't think that's a big problem. Since that person is also a member of the Hyuga clan, he'll most likely send Lord Hiashi and Miss Hanabi back afterward."

"We'll consult with Lord Hiashi again later."

"That makes sense. Let's not worry about it anymore. We'll just wait for Lord Hiashi to return and take charge, won't we?"

"Hmph!" An elder suddenly snorted coldly, saying, "I'm afraid that once Lord Hiashi returns, the Tenseigan will have nothing to do with us ordinary clan elders anymore!"

His words immediately chilled the atmosphere again. Everyone's expressions were complicated, their eyes darting around, as if they were plotting something.

After a long pause, someone suddenly spoke up and suggested:

"The village is now in great danger, with ninjas from various countries attacking. It is uncertain whether Konoha Village can survive this calamity."

''

"To protect the village, we may have to make some sacrifices."

"Or, why don't we try synthesizing a pair of Tenseigan first? Maybe that can turn the tide for the village!"

These words were immediately met with everyone's approval.

"That makes sense. For the safety of the village, our Hyuga clan should make more sacrifices!"

"It's all for the village!"

"But—we have absolutely no relevant information, we have no idea how to synthesize the 'Ten-Seigan'!"

"That's not a big problem. Since we know it's synthesized from the eyes of a large number of branch family ninjas, why don't we just do more trials?"

"Orochimaru's information was ultimately somewhat flawed."

"He didn't know that there was no way to cancel the 'Caged Bird' curse, so the synthesis of the 'Reincarnation Eye' shouldn't require removing the eye."

"Orochimaru is mistaken on this point!"

"We didn't know the Byakugan could evolve before, so we never thought about it in that direction."

"But now that we know there's a Tenseigan above the Byakugan, we can make a bold assumption and carefully verify it."

"In my opinion, since the Tenseigan is an evolved form of the Byakugan, it's most likely an accumulation of Byakugan power, ultimately leading to a qualitative change."

The correct use of "Caged Bird" shouldn't be to force the branch family ninjas to remove their eyes, but rather to force them to voluntarily offer their ocular power and inject it into the eyes of the main family ninjas.