Chapter 197: Marriage Mayhem and Byakugan Breakthrough

The shinobi of the main family were all silent. But it must be admitted that Neji's declaration that Hinata will inherit the leadership of the clan has greatly reduced their will to resist.

After all, Hinata is the legitimate heir of the main family.

Although Hiashi was quite dissatisfied with it, and even expressed consideration for making Hanabi the heir of the clan in the public examination.

But as the first daughter, Hinata has the natural right to make the shinobi of the main family accept her, since not doing so would mean undermining the hierarchy that the main family upholds.

Furthermore, many of the shinobi of the main family had assumed from the beginning that Hinata would inherit Hiashi's position as leader.

The future leadership belongs to Hinata, now let her inherit the throne a little sooner... It seems there is nothing wrong with it.

The gazes of many clan shinobi turned to Hiashi, waiting for him to make a decision.

Neji also spoke appropriately: "Hiashi-sama, please don't delay him any longer... The commotion caused by the Four Violet Flames Formation is not insignificant, it is possible that the Hokage will arrive soon."

"I can't give you much time to think about it. As a result of your hesitation, in the end, the branch family and the main family can only form a deep blood feud."

Hearing this, Hiashi slowly stood up. As the clan leader, he also did not want the branch family and the main family to kill each other. An infighting would tarnish his reputation as the clan leader, even if the main family suppressed the branch family's rebellion.

"Neji, do you really think you're going to defeat me?" Hiashi's temples were bulging with veins, and his white eyes brought a strong sense of oppression.

"Don't forget that the main family has always controlled the secret techniques of the Hyuga clan, and I have been practicing them hard for decades..."

"While you, you're only fifteen."

Neji slowly took the Gentle Fist pose. "Hiashi-sama please teach me!"

"Okay!" Hiashi snorted coldly, and also assumed the pose of Gentle Fist.

Both the main family and the branch family moved aside, leaving room for the two.

Hiashi moved forward suddenly, and the loose kimono was whistling by the violent air waves. He launched his palm forcefully, a terrifying wind pressure spread in all directions, the sound of tearing air echoed, and visible chakra flowed violently.

Neji did not hesitate and responded using the Gentle Fist.

[Bang! Bang! Bang!]

The figures of the two intertwined, their footsteps shifted, and their fists and palms were mighty, causing gusts of wind. With movements that were neither hurried nor slow, combined with the long sleeves of their kimonos, they exuded an elegance reminiscent of nobility...

But only masters can see that the incomparably dangerous confrontation has entered an intense stage from the very beginning.

Hiashi kept attacking, but he became more and more frightened. 'Neji's Gentle Fist is so strong?'

Neji was managing to suppress Hiashi! And how old is he? Hiashi is the same age as his father, a whole generation older!

"Is this the power of a genius?"

The shinobi of the main family looked on in amazement, filled with disbelief.

No wonder the shinobi in the family branch silently supported Neji's decision. Even in the bet between the two sides they were willing to allow a fifteen year old boy to be their representative to fight against an Elite Jonin who was in his prime...

Because he really has this strength!

Hiashi took a deep breath: "Neji, you really are worthy of being Hizashi's son. You are even more talented than him..."

Their fists intertwine. Neji approached, breaking through Hiashi's defense and launching an attack with his palm.

Once hit, thanks to the nature of the Gentle Fist's attack affecting the chakra meridians, it would decide the outcome of the confrontation entirely!

"Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"

Hiashi turned sharply, his body spinning rapidly, his chakra surging madly, blocking Neji's blow.

This is the secret technique exclusive to the main family!

"Just in terms of Gentle Fist's level, I admit that I am not your opponent... but Gentle Fist is just the basis of the secret techniques of the Hyuga clan!"

"Neji, you keep underestimating the main family!" Hiashi said in a cold voice.

Honestly, as an older brother to Neji's father, it takes a lot of willpower to admit that he lost to Neji at the Gentle Fist level. For someone like Hiashi, who valued his reputation highly, it was even more difficult.

But he said it anyway. This showed how much he recognized Neji's talent.

'It's a pity, Neji, you can't win...' Hiashi thought to himself. 'But this could be an opportunity. Maybe I can start certain reforms within the Hyuga clan.'

Just as Neji was not willing to poison the main family to death, which would considerably weaken the power of the Hyuga clan. Hiashi, and the elders of the main family, also did not intend to kill all the members of the branch family who rebelled. Mostly, they would only kill the leaders. In reality, they would rather find a scapegoat to receive punishment instead of Neji.

After all, Neji, the biggest leader of this operation, is Natsuo's disciple. Although he showed an attitude of not directly interfering in the internal affairs of the Hyuga clan, they still must show some tolerance towards Neji for fear of retaliation.

At the same time, solving the problem of the Caged Bird, even if the main family did not want it, they knew that this would awaken the branch family's longing for freedom, which had been suppressed for a long time.

Hiashi, as the 'force to calm troubled waters', it made sense to use this as an excuse to make certain reforms. In reality, he didn't like the system between the main family and the branch family, and he still remembered the death of his younger brother.

Although it was not possible to grant freedom to the family branch, there could be improvements in terms of benefits and treatment...

However, after Neji saw Hiashi using Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, not only did he not feel sad about the difference between the branch family and the main family, but he showed a bit of disappointment in his eyes.

"Hiashi-sama, are you on this level?"

"Huh?" Hiashi was taken aback and raised his head.

"You know, I always thought you were purposely letting me win to lower my vigilance..." Neji sighed softly. "After all, we have barely started fighting, and I have already forced you to use your secret techniques."

"If you only have this level, maybe I wouldn't need to have prepared for so long!"

The next second, both of Neji's hands began to release golden-red chakra, forming two large shrouds in the shape of a Dragon's head.

In an instant, Hiashi and the shinobi of the Hyuga clan felt a wave of threat emanating from Neji.

"Gentle Step Twin Dragon Fists..." Neji said calmly before punching.

The Chakra in his hand exploded instantly, tearing through the air. And the Dragon's head shot out of his hand leaving a trail, shaping into a Japanese dragon made of red-gold chakra before hitting Hiashi's chest at lightning speed.

"...Dragon Head Palm."

Hiashi was immediately thrown, spitting out blood, finally landing on the table on the main family's side, knocking over all the food on it.

A single blow. The battle was decided.

The shinobi of the main family were stunned. What kind of powerful ninjutsu was that? And also, because it is so similar to the secret techniques of the Hyuga clan.

"The outcome has been decided." Neji withdrew his hand calmly and said, "Everyone in the clan, are there any objections?"

"If so, I wouldn't mind fighting again."

"If not..." He paused, then turned to Hinata and bowed. "Miss Hinata... No, Hinata-sama, please..."

"Hmm." Hinata nodded and walked forward. "Starting today, I will be the new leader of the Hyuga clan..."

"As the leader, I am going to modify the rules of the Hyuga clan. From now on, members of the Hyuga clan will have the full right to decide their marriage partner without internal restrictions."

"No one except those involved are allowed to intervene!"

Hiashi, lying on the ground with blood at the corner of his mouth: "...?"

The shinobi of the main family at his side: "...?"

The family branch behind Hinata: "...?"

Neji, who had just won with an absolute advantage, couldn't help but slap himself in the face.

They clearly agreed to reform the main family and branch family system first, but in the end Hinata resolved the problem about her marriage first...

Everyone was a little puzzled.

Normally, the first reform should point towards what is most desired. Given the current circumstances of the family branch, one would expect a reform that would completely abolish the Caged Bird policy, grant more rights to the family branch, and completely open the latter's access to learning the secret techniques...

In the end, what the hell are you reforming the marriage issue first!

Sensing the gazes around her, Hinata instantly blushed. Yesterday, Neji had actually given her instructions on how she should speak. He would first abolish the Caged Bird policy, then grant more rights to the family branch, and discreetly address the issue of betrothal somewhere in between so that no one would notice.

But Hinata completely forgot.

In other words, although she seems to be firmly on the side of the family branch, it is the first time she is on such a big scene, and it would be a lie to say that she is not shy at all!

The reason why Hinata has been able to persevere and deal with all problems with a calm and calm attitude, instead of directly hiding behind because of too much stimulation. It was because she kept saying in her mind: 'Come on, I can marry Natsuo after completing this task.'

Meanwhile, he had been frantically going over the clauses of the clan rule reform in his mind at least a hundred times. The result is that as soon as she stood up, she subconsciously said the things she thought about the most!

"The second item is to completely cancel the use of the Caged Bird in addition to the restriction on learning the secret techniques for the family branch." Hinata quickly tried to make up for it and recited in one breath the terms she had memorized earlier.

But the strange looks from the clan members made her blush even more.

Fortunately, Neji intervened to save her.

"Have you all seen my jutsu just now?"" Neji coughed, stood up and started to change the subject. "Can you see the power of my blow?"

"Neji, what do you want to say?" Hiashi gritted his teeth and propped himself up from the ground. "I know you are strong, I am not your opponent, and there should be no one in the Hyuga clan... "

"Your talent is indeed very high. You may not be regarded as unprecedented, but being able to create this kind of secret technique has already proved your talent."

"But if you want to hear the flattery, forget it!"

"In the main family, there are no sycophants." He said scornfully, gritting his teeth, feeling a mix of humiliation and shame.

It was embarrassing enough to be defeated by his nephew, and now he was showing off his own technique? Was that reasonable?

"No, what I want to say is that this technique was not created by me alone." Neji shook his head without hesitation, then seeing the thoughtful looks of the main family, he added. "While it is true that it was thanks to the secret technique taught by Natsuo-sama that I was able to create it, but I managed to perfect the technique due to other factors..."

"It was during a joint expedition to the Moon, where Natsuo-sama, Hinata-sama and I, came across the existence of the Otsutsuki clan, which is the root of our Hyuga clan..."

He spoke frankly, describing the existence of the Otsutsuki clan on the Moon, and then publicly demonstrated several secret techniques.

"So the basis of our Hyuga clan's techniques comes from the Otsutsuki clan of the Moon."

"The reason you think my punch now resembles the Hyuga clan's techniques is because I used what I learned from the Otsutsuki clan to complete that technique..."

"Both clans possess the Byakugan, so the fighting style is naturally the same."

"Do you understand what this means?" Neji raised his head and looked at everyone present seriously.

"It means that our Byakugan have not reached their limit... We could also possess power comparable to that of Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama."

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Neji continued: "Of course, I understand that the chances of evolving the Byakugan are very low, but perhaps the Kage level is not an insurmountable barrier."

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