40 Chapter 40: Konoha Reaction

"What, Setsuna sama kidnap hyuga?" asked a civilian from Konoha.

"No, they both eloped and ran from Konoha. They chose Uzushiogakure because the Uzumaki clan is a longtime ally of Senju," replied another person.

"Why didn't they choose to marry in Konoha?"

"Because Hyuga and Uchiha are not ready to intermarry each other, they also believe their clan has the strongest dojutsu."

Conversations about Haruko Hyuga and Uchiha Setsuna spread inside Konoha as someone who managed to defeat both Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama. Setsuna is also an unofficial leader in Konoha, so of course news about his marriage will be known by the villagers.

If this is a normal marriage, it might not impact citizens in Konoha, but Haruko chose to elope with the most beautiful girl in Konoha, and that person is from Hyuga. On the other side, the Senju clan had a meeting about Setsuna.

"I think Setsuna is plotting something against us," said Tobirama. "He can marry inside Konoha, why did he choose another place? And he also chose our longtime ally, the Uzumaki clan. I believe he wanted to break the relationship between Senju and Uzumaki."

After many years of being with Setsuna, he knows well that Setsuna has a hidden motive to choose Uzumaki. That guy is not simple, even though he managed to fool Setsuna once, he believes Setsuna was fooled because he gave trust to the Senju Clan.

"Enough Tobirama," said Hashirama. "I had asked Setsuna, he didn't want a bloodshed with Hyuga, which is why he chose to reside in Uzushiogakure because he didn't intend to become an enemy of Konoha.".

"Shut up, brother, Uchiha is an evil clan. Madara, Izuna, and also that brat Setsuna," replied Tobirama. "If he really wanted to marry Hyuga, we can pressure the Hyuga clan so they will accept intermarrying with villagers, and it was also Uchiha who wanted to marry outside their clan. So the one who will oppose is the main family of Hyuga."

"ENOUGH!" shouted Uzumaki Mito. They had been to Uzushiogakure so she had seen the love on Setsuna eyes looking at Haruko and also Akari. She, as someone who was married to Hashirama, knows well about love. With love, she was willing to stay in Konoha for 7 years without going back to visit the Uzumaki Clan.

The meeting ended. Tobirama still wanted to say something about Setsuna, but he chose to forget about him. That guy has chosen to leave Konoha, and from now on, he is no longer Konoha Ninja but Uzushiogakure Shinobi.

At the same time, this is a good thing, if Setsuna is still in Konoha, it will become more difficult for him. Now Madara, Izuna, and Setsuna have left Konoha. He can shape Konoha the way he wants without Setsuna's interruption.

UCHIHA POV

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

"I heard that Haruko girl has been chosen by the Hyuga main family as the next wife. But Setsuna chose to elope with her."

"Is Hyuga still silent? Did they choose to confront the Hyuga clan?" asked another Uchiha elder.

"Nope, I believe they didn't dare to do so. Wanted to war because a woman chose Uchiha rather than Hyuga? Hashirama is not stupid to side with the Hyuga clan," replied another Uchiha.

"That boy must be fuming with anger. Haruko is the most beautiful girl in Konoha, but instead of marrying him, He chose to be disrespectful and chose Setsuna."

"But clan leader, do you think Setsuna chose the right strategy?"

"With Setsuna living with the Uzumaki clan, if anything happens to Uchiha in Konoha, We can migrate to Uzushiogakure too. So I think this is a good escape plan for an Uchiha member."

Hyuga POV

(This is not a repetitive paragraph or dialogue but an in-depth detail of Hiro's reaction to Haruko marriage.)

"Damn, Haruko, why did you choose to marry Setsuna?" said Hiro Hyuga with frustation. If Haruko still lives inside Konoha, he can activate birdcage and force Haruko to marry him, but now that she has left Konoha and has Setsuna protection, how can he force Setsuna?

Suddenly, Ren Hyuga came with an angry face. "Brother, I need your help. Please use the birdcage on Miho. She dared to reject my marriage proposal."

Hearing this, Hiro is really angry. Why does he need to help his brother get married? He just lost his lover to Setsuna, so instead of helping Ren, he suddenly used his right hand to engrave a birdcage on Ren Hyuga.

"Arrghhhhhhh" roared Ren out of pain; after a few minutes, the pain stopped.

"Don't do anything stupid, you are not the main family of Hyuga, you are just a branch family," said Hiro with a cold look, and then he left Ren alone.

"What.. What just my brother did? He engraves me with slavery birdcage?"

On the other side, the most intense reaction is from the Hyuga Patriarch. There is a reason why their clan focused on Taijutsu instead of others it was because they didn't want any member of Hyuga to develop a seal of birdcage. If a member of Hyuga learns about fuinjutsu, they might find a way to escape from the birdcage.

For many years, it worked, but now he feels scared if a Uzumaki clan member helps Hyuga Haruko with birdcage.

A/N: He should feel scared. Because Haruko has managed to escape from birdcage and also because Setsuna has a golden finger, he is a master of fuinjutsu.