Chapter 57: The Unwillingness of Hyuga Tenzou!

"I think what Tenzou said is true. Whether you come or not, it doesn't make any difference to me," said Seishi, raising an eyebrow and smiling.

If it were someone he wasn't familiar with, he would have been modest.

But after these years, he and Uchiha Qi and Hyuga Tenzou were considered to be close friends who had experienced life and death together.

Except for some of their deepest secrets, they were extremely familiar with each other.

"You...! Your words are so poisonous! If I could beat you, I would definitely clean you up now," Uchiha Qi scolded, laughing.

Others thought he was the most talkative and poisonous.

But he knew that Seishi was much more poisonous than he was.

The most annoying thing was that Seishi's words were hard to listen to, but they made perfect sense.

Their words often left Uchiha Qi and Hyuga Tenzou unable to retort.

They couldn't talk back, and they couldn't beat him.

"Seishi... We can still barely keep up with your strength for a few rounds now. In a few years, we probably won't be able to catch up to you anymore..." Hyuga Tenzou's gaze moved away from the nearby campfire.

The bright and warm flames shone on his face, making his whole demeanor appear softer.

But Seishi knew that Hyuga Tenzou's heart was far from as calm as he appeared.

Among the three, Uchiha Qi was the most arrogant, and Seishi was the bloodiest.

But if it came to who had the darkest heart, it was probably Hyuga Tenzou.

Seishi and Uchiha Qi both knew how unwilling he was in his heart.

Hyuga Tenzou touched the forehead protector on his forehead and seemed to remember something, a mocking smile appearing on his face.

"Speaking of which, these years with you guys have been the happiest days of my life. I seem to have forgotten the fate I carry."

"Unfortunately... a bird in a cage is always a bird in a cage. He is destined to spend his whole life in the cage."

At this moment, both Seishi and Uchiha Qi fell silent. They both knew what Hyuga Tenzou's words meant.

"I think the happiest days of my life were spent with you guys in these past few years. I seem to have forgotten the fate I carry," said Hyuga Tenzou.

"Unfortunately... a bird in a cage is always a bird in a cage. He is destined to spend his whole life in the cage."

At this moment, both Seishi and Uchiha Qi fell silent. They both knew what Hyuga Tenzou's words meant.

Without the guidance of a master or resources, Hyuga Tenzou's talent was no less inferior than the most outstanding geniuses of the Hyuga clan.

He was currently in a period of rapid strength growth.

Except for a few older experts in the Hyuga clan, few people were more proficient in Byakugan than he was.

But he discovered something in the past year or two.

Every time his strength improved faster, his forehead seemed to hurt more.

He had been experiencing headaches more and more frequently.

After being summoned by the current head of the Hyuga clan, he finally knew the reason.

His blade was too sharp, which had made the clan unhappy.

A fierce dog would naturally be liked by its owner, but a fierce dog that could not be completely controlled would be feared by its owner.

The clan had reminded him more than once to remember his identity and status, and who had given him his current strength.

As a branch family member, he didn't need to continue to improve his strength.

"When I was a child, I was the most outstanding among the children of the Hyuga clan. I was the first to refine chakra, and I was the first to learn how to use Byakugan... "

"Without the guidance of the clan, I have never complained and just kept exploring myself."

"Since the day I became a branch member, I have known my fate. I was born to protect the main family."

Hyuga Tenzou's voice was calm and steady, as if he was talking about someone else's story and not his own.

"People in the main family who are the same age as me have received more guidance and resources. Those who were once slower than me have gradually surpassed me... Even so, I have never felt any resentment."

"But... but... I can't understand why I have to be controlled by them with what I have obtained myself?! I just want to quietly cultivate, improve my strength, and defend my own land. Is that wrong?!..."

When he said this, the veins around Hyuga Tenzou's eyes bulged one by one.

Although he was trying to control his emotions and make himself look indifferent to these things, Seishi and Uchiha Qi had been with him for so many years and understood his unwillingness.

Uchiha Qi, also a member of the wealthy Konoha clan, often sighed that if it weren't for his branch status, Hyuga Tenzou's current strength should be able to climb to a higher level.

Despite his efforts to control his emotions and appear indifferent, both Seishi and Uchiha Qi have been with Tenzou for so many years that they understand his inner resentment. Uchiha Qi, who comes from the same type of aristocratic family as Tenzou, often laments that if it weren't for Tenzou's status as a branch family member, he would have been able to reach an even higher level of strength.

When the Hyuga family imprinted the Caged Bird Seal, they not only controlled the lives of the branch family members, but also left them with a fatal weakness. The visual blind spot caused by the white eyes of each branch family member extends backwards from the spine. This weakness is not obvious, but it is deadly. Uchiha Qi believes that in a life-and-death battle, he can take Tenzou's life within ten moves by using this weakness to target Tenzou's spine. However, because he cares about Tenzou's self-esteem, Uchiha Qi has never exploited this weakness in their regular sparring sessions.

During their fight, Tenzou also requested that Uchiha Qi use this weakness. Tenzou wants to know how deadly this weakness is when facing an opponent of equal strength. Eventually, in the fifteenth move, Uchiha Qi almost severed Tenzou's throat with a kunai, even though he had been holding back. "Weakness is a crime," Seishi said calmly.

After hearing Seishi's comment, Tenzou smiled wryly and said, "Yes... if I were stronger, maybe I would have been able to attack the Hyuga clan and force them to release the Caged Bird Seal."

Uchiha Qi fell silent, knowing that this was not a realistic goal. It was a paradox: no matter how hard Tenzou tried, he would never be able to reach that height in his lifetime due to the Caged Bird Seal. If Tenzou had the strength to confront the entire Hyuga clan, he might not have had to ask them to release the seal in the first place.

"In fact... maybe I can help you... I have been studying how to break the Caged Bird Seal for years... maybe I can try to help you remove it..." After thinking for a while, Seishi slowly spoke these shocking words to Tenzou.