Chp-131: "From Today On, There Will Be No Main Family in Hyuga..."

The air in the hall almost seemed to congeal into water, pressing down on everyone until their breathing nearly stopped. The oppressive and shocking atmosphere struck everyone in their hearts without reservation.

Hyuga Satoru's forehead lacked the mark of the Caged Bird Seal...

What did this mean?

Could the Caged Bird Seal have been broken?

Impossible!

This was a seal passed down for a thousand years in the Hyuga clan. How could it be broken?

Hyuga Suigetsu felt as though his body was about to split apart.

He opened his mouth in a daze.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could you have removed the Caged Bird Seal?"

The Caged Bird Seal was designed without the possibility of being removed, involving complex yin-yang seals beyond the comprehension of ordinary ninjas.

Even as the clan leader, he merely followed the methods of his predecessors, using them in a rudimentary manner.

While the elders of the main family were shocked, the branch family members kneeling behind them couldn't help but let their eyes redden slightly.

The Caged Bird Seal could be removed...

What did this mean?

Freedom...

Just thinking of these words made their breathing heavier.

Staring at Hyuga Satoru's smooth forehead, their eyes were filled with desire and yearning.

Hyuga Hizashi was also shocked as he looked at Hyuga Satoru's forehead.

He suddenly remembered that before the Third Ninja War broke out, Hyuga Satoru had approached him, asking for blood samples from some clan members.

At that time, he had some vague guesses.

But a guess was just a guess.

Now, seeing Hyuga Satoru's forehead, the feeling was beyond words.

Noticing the agitation of the branch family members behind them, the faces of the elders in the hall became extremely grim.

If news spread that the Caged Bird Seal could be removed, the branch family members would definitely not remain calm, and it could lead to a rebellion!

"Suigetsu, he must not be allowed to live!"

An elder shouted angrily.

In an instant, the elders had made up their minds to suppress the rebellion.

Some began forming the seal to control the Caged Bird Seal, aiming to suppress the increasingly restless branch family, while others charged at Hyuga Satoru.

Removing the caged bird seal—this extremely unstable factor—means he must not be allowed to live!

Even the previous deals with the Hokage paled in comparison to this!

Seeing the elders charge at him with anger, Hyuga Satoru shook his head and sneered.

A large amount of silver fluid sprayed from his body, condensing into flying daggers in the air, piercing through the palms of the charging elders, causing a rain of blood.

"Ahhh..."

In the midst of the screams, hands stained with blood and flesh fell to the ground.

"My hands! Ahhh..."

"You devil! You'll die a horrible death..."

"Bastard... bastard..."

Amidst the screams were endless curses. The once elegant hall was now filled with a strong scent of blood.

A scene of utter carnage!

Hyuga Suigetsu knelt on the ground in pain, his hands severed at the fingers, leaving only half his palms bleeding profusely.

"Why... why... you weren't..."

He looked at Hyuga Satoru in horror.

One move!

Just one move!

All the elders were defeated in an instant!

How was this possible???

Wasn't he already...

"Crippled?"

Hyuga Satoru chuckled, looking at him with a hint of mockery.

"Did you really believe those boring rumours?"

In a sense, he had indeed deliberately played along with those rumours, pretending to be over-exerted to lower the elders' guard.

After all, the final coup was set for the clan leader's inauguration ceremony.

Acting prematurely would not have achieved the current effect.

Not only did it crush almost all the elders, but it also liberated the minds of the higher-ups in the branch family to some extent.

Hyuga Hiashi gulped, the bloody scene around him heavily impacting his nerves.

He couldn't believe it—just a moment ago, it had been his joyous inauguration ceremony, and now it had turned into a hellish nightmare.

Hyuga Satoru glanced coldly at him.

At that moment, Hyuga Hiashi hadn't attacked him, so he didn't sever his hands.

After all, he was the father of the adorable Hinata and Hanabi. As long as he didn't act out, Hyuga Satoru had no intention of attacking him.

Of course, the position of clan leader was out of the question.

Hyuga Satoru's gaze swept over the wailing elders. Over the past month, he had gathered detailed information about these elders.

For those stubborn elders, they would be executed on the spot.

To avoid future trouble.

As for the rest, their hands had been severed. Forget the Caged Bird Seal...

If they could wipe their own asses, I'd consider it a loss!

In the bloody hall, Hyuga Satoru's gaze swept over the surrounding clan members, none of whom dared to meet his eyes. His gaze finally rested on the sky outside the hall.

Under the blue sky, a bird was flying freely.

Hyuga Satoru smiled.

His voice, though not loud, echoed in the hall.

"From today on, there will be no main family in Hyuga."

The branch family members exchanged glances, seeing the intense joy in each other's eyes. Then, a deafening cheer erupted, echoing in the hall.

...

After dealing with the elders.

In the same hall, though the severed hands and blood had been cleaned up, the faint scent of blood in the air would make it hard for anyone to believe the shocking events that had just occurred.

"Satoru, what are your plans for the clan next?"

Hyuga Hizashi couldn't help but ask.

Now, only he and Hyuga Satoru remained in the hall.

"The path is already halfway complete."

Hyuga Satoru sighed.

"Halfway?"

Hizashi was puzzled.

"Yes, this half is about abolishing the clan's old, decayed system—the main family, the Caged Bird Seal, all of it."

"And the other half?"

Hizashi asked.

"The other half is naturally to rebuild the Hyuga clan!"

"Like I said before, the Hyuga clan has been too rigid and inflexible for too long. I will inject new vitality into it, creating a new Hyuga that is no longer corrupt—a reborn Hyuga."

Hyuga Satoru smiled, looking directly at Hizashi.

"Hizashi-san, you will be the clan leader of this new Hyuga!"

"Me?"

"How could I?"

Hizashi instinctively refused.

"If anyone should be the clan leader, it should be you, Satoru!"

Hyuga Satoru shook his head. "No, my path is not here. I will transform the Hyuga clan, making it so powerful that it shakes the entire ninja world, but I won't be the clan leader. It would take too much of my time and energy."

Hizashi nodded, feeling a bit emotional.

Indeed, with Hyuga Satoru's talent, not even Konoha could contain his growth.

Let alone a small Hyuga clan?

He was destined to soar in the blue sky, and his path lay in that broader expanse.

"So... Hizashi-san, become the clan leader of Hyuga! Lead it to glory!"

Hyuga Satoru smiled at Hizashi.

Hizashi suddenly felt that Hyuga Satoru was glowing, his eyes filling with something hot and wet.

He choked up.

"Alright, I will become the new Hyuga clan leader."

"No matter what, Satoru, the Hyuga clan will always have your back..."