Caged Bird

Inside the Hyuga Clan Estate, the atmosphere at dinner tonight was different from usual, with less solemnity and more liveliness.

"Neji, have some more of this, it's good for your health."

"And this, this is good for your eyesight."

"This too, this is good for recovering from injuries."

"Madam, that's enough..."

"You child, you should call me Aunt!"

"..."

At the table, Keiko was very happy, constantly putting food on Neji's plate, without even paying attention to her own two daughters.

Keiko and Neji's mother were sisters, but because Keiko had the status of Hiashi's fiancée, she was not branded with the Caged Bird seal. Because of this, there was a sad, thick barrier between them.

The rules of the Hyuga Clan turned close siblings into enemies who hated each other.

When Hizashi was alive, he would often bring Neji over for visits and meals. Since Hizashi's death, Neji had never come again, so Keiko was very happy that Neji could come today.

Hinata and Hanabi had no objections to this. Hinata was even relieved, as at least the others wouldn't pay too much attention to her food intake.

Hanabi secretly moved closer to Hinata. At only two years old, Hanabi was still very small. She sat directly on Hinata's lap and leaned against the soft cushion behind her.

"Ah!" Hinata exclaimed, looking at Hanabi who had suddenly snuggled over, her expression becoming somewhat stern, "Hanabi, I'm still eating, why did you suddenly come over?"

Hanabi looked up at her sister, her little mouth pouting high, her chubby face full of grievance, and tears were already welling up in her eyes. This made Hinata a little at a loss.

"Sister goes to play with that blondie every day during her vacation and doesn't have time to play with Hanabi."

Hinata then realized, put down her chopsticks, turned Hanabi around on her lap, and explained face to face, "Sister isn't going to play, Sister and Naruto-kun are training together, and Neji is going too."

"Then Hanabi wants to go train together too!" Hanabi said stubbornly.

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Hanabi is too young, you have to wait another year."

"Then can I go train with Sister after a year?"

"Yes, you can after a year, if you don't believe me, ask Neji." Hinata, who was coaxing Hanabi, suddenly pointed at Neji.

Hanabi also looked towards Neji, her snowflake-like big eyes fluttering, full of expectation.

Neji didn't expect to be suddenly pointed at, and subconsciously looked at those pure and white eyes, feeling a sudden sting in his heart.

He thought of what Naruto had said before leaving today. He naturally knew what Naruto meant and understood what Naruto was going to do. Having lost the shackles of the Caged Bird, it was impossible for him to continue staying in Konoha. They would soon leave Konoha.

It wasn't that he hadn't doubted Naruto's words, thinking that the other party was just playing with him, but after so many years, only Naruto had shown him the opportunity to fly again. Even though the other party's promise was so pale, he still chose to believe.

People who only wait to be saved are not worth saving, so he took the initiative to rush towards the sky.

He just didn't know why, even though he was rushing towards freedom, even though he was about to get rid of the shackles of the Caged Bird, his heart was still a little reluctant.

Maybe this is what Naruto said, if you stay in a cage for too long, you will forget how to fly.

Neji suddenly made up his mind in his heart, looked at those expectant eyes, a smile appeared on his always indifferent face, and nodded gently.

"Well, in another year, Hanabi can practice with us."

"Yay! I'm going to beat that blondie up when the time comes!"

"Hanabi! You have to call him Naruto-kun!"

"No, no, just blondie!"

...

Outside the door, Hyuga Hiashi heard the playful voices of his daughters from afar. He stood outside in the wind for a long time before adjusting his emotions.

Now, not only has a major event occurred in Konoha, but the Hyuga Clan is also in great trouble.

Hyuga Natsu, who had been missing for several months, suddenly appeared in the Hyuga Clan Estate. Most importantly, the Caged Bird of the main family had become ineffective!

If this matter were to leak out, the Hyuga Clan would be in danger.

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When Naruto returned home, he saw Minato Namikaze and Hyuga Natsu waiting at home.

Minato Namikaze could leave Naruto's Sealing Space, but only in the form of a Shadow Clone, and he had to borrow the power of the Nine Tails' Chakra. Otherwise, with his wisp of Chakra, he would probably disappear after tripping.

At first, Naruto didn't know how to deal with the Caged Bird problem. After all, this was a secret technique that the Hyuga Clan relied on to continue, and it was also a secret technique that the Hyuga Clan had used for hundreds of years. It wouldn't be so simple to solve.

After racking his brains and failing to come up with a solution, Naruto decided to take a different approach.

Since he couldn't solve the Caged Bird, he wouldn't solve it. Instead, he would find a way to isolate the Caged Bird from the outside world, preventing outsiders from affecting the person through the Caged Bird's technique. To achieve this effect, sealing techniques were the best choice.

Naruto happened to have someone proficient in sealing techniques by his side. For almost half a year, Minato Namikaze had been researching the sealing of the Caged Bird in the Sealing Space, and the research subject was naturally Hyuga Natsu of the Hyuga family.

Although it wasn't very good to directly kidnap someone for research, it was a necessary sacrifice. Naruto's moral bottom line was quite flexible.

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After Minato Namikaze's months of sleepless research, he would take a bite of the Nine Tails' Chakra when he was tired, and another bite when he was sleepy. Finally, he came up with a sealing technique that could seal the Caged Bird.

However, this method could not completely solve the Caged Bird problem. The Caged Bird still existed, and the various negative effects it brought also existed. For example, if the person died, the Byakugan would be immediately destroyed, and forced seizure would also destroy it. The magical one-degree angle still existed.

As for how to solve these drawbacks, he would probably have to fly to the moon and get his hands on that Great Tenseigan, or ask Orochimaru to help him research it in the future.

"How is the situation?" Naruto asked the two curiously.

"The effect is better than expected. The main family's active use of the Caged Bird technique is no longer effective."

Minato Namikaze answered truthfully, his face always carrying a small sun-like smile, but Hyuga Natsu's face was full of complexity.

"Since the effect is so good, why do you look like that?" Naruto looked at Hyuga Natsu again.

Hyuga Natsu folded her hands on her lower abdomen, bowed to Naruto, and said, "I'm sorry, Naruto-sama, I'm just not used to suddenly being free from the Caged Bird's restraints."

Hyuga Natsu was a traditional Hyuga branch family Ninja. Even though she possessed the strength of a general Jonin, she was still willing to become a maid for the main family. Nearly ten years of maid life also destined her to live in a cage.

"You guys go back to the Sealing Space first."

Naruto didn't want to interfere too much. After all, she was just a maid. He put his hands on the shoulders of the two, and the ink-coloredpatterns flowed, and the two disappeared directly.

He then took out the Three-Eyed Cat Face Mask from the Sealing Space, put it on, and similarly disappeared from the spot.

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