Teammate

"Everything will be alright..." Yuji hugged his daughter tightly, hoping she would never have to suffer again. Seeing his wife lying unconscious on the ground, he felt rage... but gnashed his teeth and endured.

"You're..." Ryuu instantly recognized Jun from the Chunin exams. Feeling the power behind his jutsu, he couldn't believe this boy was still a Chunin. "These are private clan matters... You shouldn't barge in uninvited-"

"Hm?" Pressing his hand closer to the man's neck, Jun's expression darkened even further. "Private? As soon as you touch my teammate, it becomes my business."

"Out of respect for the Hokage, I won't kill you..." Turning off Yari, Jun's killer intent only increased, paralyzing the man. "With that said, I can't have you doing things behind my back once I'm gone."

"What are you-" Staring into the man's eyes, Jun's Sharingan spun as he cast a strong genjutsu on him, making him fall unconscious.

"I don't think you have the mental fortitude for this one."

Refusing to spare him another glance, Jun walked up to the broken family. He had a look of pity on his face.

"J-Jun..." looking up from within her father's embrace, Nozomi saw her teammate, with the clan head lying unconscious behind him. This was a scene that she would remember for the rest of her life.

"Thanks..." Falling into her father's embrace once more, Nozomi's consciousness faded. The pain had been too severe, draining her of all her energy.

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"I can't thank you enough... Thank you for saving my daughter!" Bowing as low as he could, Yuji thanked Jun from the bottom of his heart. Next to him, his wife also bowed.

Nozomi was currently resting in her bed. The pain and trauma caused by the seal were much too intense for someone her age.

"It's nothing... Anyways, can you tell me what he did to you all?" Jun's interest was piqued. Hiashi had taken his father away, so now that they were alone, he wanted to know more about the situation.

"It's a seal..." Removing his forehead protector, Yuji showed Jun the Hyuga's brand. It was green like jade, with a prominent 'x' in the center.

"We of the branch house all have this seal, which is directly connected to our brains." Caressing it with a sad expression, Yuji could still feel the pain from earlier. "The members of the main house can take our lives at any time, thanks to it."

"Despicable..." His face darkening, Jun couldn't believe what he was hearing. A clan that suppressed those with the same blood flowing through their veins? Where was the camaraderie?

He had to admit that his own clan wasn't perfect... But what was this? Did they not care about each other?

'No wonder they never accomplished anything worth noting...' Jun hadn't been this irritated in ages. He couldn't understand how a clan could operate in this manner. These people weren't a family!

And was that earlier behavior befitting of a clan head? This was days after the Chunin exams, meaning all of it was a premeditated showing of power, to put them in their place so that they wouldn't get cocky after upping them in the exams.

His expression darkening, Jun placed his left hand on Yuji's forehead. 'If I'm going to create a peaceful village, traditions like this must cease to exist...'

"Wh-what are you-" Scared, Yuji stepped back, but wasn't fast enough. Jun activated the chakra-absorbing seal and watched as the green seal markings slowly faded.

"Aaaargh!" Feeling horrendous pain, Yuji fell to his knees as Jun concentrated on getting rid of the seal. Next to them, Nozomi's mother stared at Jun with disbelief. "What are you doing to my husband!?"

'It's working... After all, seals are made out of chakra...' Ignoring her, Jun continued. After a few seconds, he removed his hand, and the seal was no longer there. Feeling the chakra enter the seal, he felt his reserves increase little by little.

'Oh? So the chakra that the seal stores slowly leaks into my system... Interesting.' Since seals were made out of chakra, as long as it wasn't some shinigami seal, he could always absorb it. And apparently, the seal would store the chakra and slowly temper his own body, just like his soul.

He could feel the growth-rate of his reserves doubling.

Smiling, Jun moved on to the mother, scaring her stiff. He used his Sharingan to paralyze her, getting rid of her seal too. After which he undid the genjutsu and let her regain free movement.

"What just happened..." Behind him, Yuji rubbed his forehead in disbelief. "Did you just..."

"Yeah, I removed your seals."

"What...? Who are you...?" Yuji had no words. Looking at Jun, he didn't know what to say.

"Me? I'm Ma- *Ahem*. Jun Uchiha, your daughter's teammate. Nice to meet you."

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A/N: It is possible to undo a seal through reverse engineering and chakra absorption.

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