2 Ch 02: Hira Family

"Onee Chan, can you pick me up?"

"No, you are too heavy and you have grown up now"

He made a pitiful face as he looked at her.

Shoko once again sighed and bent to pick him up.

'She sighs too much', he thought.

He backed away.

"Are you angry about it now?"

Shoko made an angry face.

"No, you are right I might be heavy, let's just have a bath later"

He said he couldn't even feel anything through her tight uniform.

"Hmm? Why do you want to have a bath with me?"

She looked at her cousin, she didn't think much of it since he was just six years old.

"My father and I used to have baths together…"

He said as he filled his eyes with tears, ready to stream down any moment.

"Did Parus-sama used to have baths with you? I didn't know he had such a side"

She said,

Hira Parus, that is his father's name and of course, he lied about his father taking baths with him.

His father didn't even meet him other than at the dining table and most of the time he would eat alone.

"Hmm"

He just nodded slowly.

"Okay then but let's first meet with elders otherwise they will nag me"

"Yes onee san"

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He entered the room behind Shoko.

What came into his view was numerous elders sitting.

The elders did not hold much power; they were just there to relieve the burden of official work from the Patriarch and Branch Heads.

He looked around and sat beside Shoko unceremoniously without greeting anyone

"Hmph, impudent brat"

A man with a moustache snorted.

He was Reto Hira, his uncle, he also has the Cursed Technique Toxic Vines.

There was competition between his father and his uncle for the position of the Patriarch but he lost.

From what he had heard, the competition was very fierce and both were evenly matched but his father had developed the technique better so he won.

His father became a grade-one sorcerer after he got the patriarch's curse tool, so this guy should at least be a semi-grade one.

"Calm down Reto"

The old man sitting on the patriarch's seat is my Grandfather and the previous patriarch.

The old man was scary to look at, especially those uncovered empty eye holes.

It is said he took it out himself to counter the domain of a special grade curse.

His father did not tell him much about the incident but he was sure that the old man did not have the combat power to deal with a special grade himself.

"Why didn't the old man come?"

He turned to Shoko and asked.

"He was busy with the work in Jujutsu High, so I will attend the meeting instead"

"I understand"

The old man surprisingly didn't make a fuss but he understood since they needed to work to maintain their position in the Council of Jujutsu.

"Now, those who are interested in the position of Patriarch will raise their hand and we will then have the Battle of Honour between them"

"I abstain myself as a candidate for the head of the family"

Seiko Utlap, the head of the Utlap branch, was a middle-aged woman.

She might be in her thirties and had a decent figure but it cannot be said to be the best.

Both the Branches of the family were very important, so the branch head's opinion still had weight.

Since she was Reto's wife, he expected her to support him.

After she said that, his uncle Reto raised his hand and then looked towards Shoko.

He had a smug look on his face as he knew that Ieiri specialised in Reverse Curse Technique and did not have much combat power.

He also looked at Shoko, only to find her unbothered.

After all, this was her personality that he knew, carefree and nonchalant.

Shoko looked at the old man and started speaking,

"There is no need for any battle of honour"

"Why?"

The old man asked, his brows furrowed.

"Tenshi has opened his third eye?"

"What!"

SLAM

The old man was so surprised that he stood up but since his position was higher he lost his balance and fell.

But the old man quickly got up.

"Don't joke Shoko, this is a family meeting, not a play!"

His uncle also stood up and pointed fingers at Shoko.

"Yes Shoko, are you sure it awakened?"

Shoko did not speak but looked at him, he also did not say much and directly opened his eyes.

"It's…It's true"

The old man sat back in his seat, trembling.

Everyone in the room looked at the Blood-red eyes and felt oppressed.

They couldn't find a reason why they felt this oppression from a six-year-old.

Seeing the reactions from the people in the room he felt satisfied, after all this was an eye that Kaguya-sama had.

You must know that she was the ceiling combat power in Naruto's verse until that Bastard Boruto was born.

He closed his eyes and shifted a bit closer to Shoko.

She also put her hand on his shoulder, maybe she was comforting him.

"No, No, he is still too weak to be the Patriarch, The Hira family has always had strong people as their Patriarch.

What if he awakened his eyes he is still too weak to sit on that position"

"Sit down Reto!!"

"No, how can I sit down? If we go with that, why not just make the old man from the Ieiri branch the head since he is very important to the family?"

"Shut up! It was our ancestor who prophesied his birth and since he has proven it true by awakening it, there is no need for a meeting for the patriarch!"

"I don't accept it!"

"Does not matter, you can leave"

"Hmph"

His Uncle left in anger while glaring at him.

"What was the prophecy, Grandfather?"

He asked since he didn't remember his father telling him.

His Grandfather nodded to him and gestured to the other elders in the room to leave.

Leaving only him, Shoko, Seiko and his Grandfather in the room.

"The prophecy that the first Patriarch made was

'When the moon shines the brightest, a child will be born in the family with the pure moon in his eyes, he will lead the family to his peak and calm down the turbulent era, but be careful not to lose yourself to the power of the third eye or you shall die'

These were his words, he also said that the Third eye would be cursed and would carry immense power"

"Is that so?"

His eyes were white so it could be said that they looked like the moon but why would I die to the power of Rinne-Sharingan?

"Don't worry, it is not sure that you will have problems"

Shoko said, rubbing his head.

"But we should still be careful, how about we make Reto the Patriarch until he grows up?"

The old man was about to say something but he said it first.

"No need, I think I can be the Patriarch and take its responsibilities"

"You shouldn't be so arrogant, I am speaking for your good"

Seiko said, with a gentle expression on her face.

"And I am speaking for the family's good, I heard that Shoko Onee san's classmate also became at a young age"

"Who do you think you are comparing yourself to the patriarch of the Gojo clan"

"That's the spirit"

The old man also nodded and ignored his daughter-in-law, though he couldn't see anything he could feel the huge power in his Grandson, so he would definitely not agree with anyone else taking the position.

"We will hold the Ceremony tomorrow until then Shoko please take care of him"

"Yes, great Elder" X2

"Yes Grandfather"