Chapter 194: Caged Birds and Secret Pacts

When they returned from the moon, at Neji's strong request, they returned through one of the passages that the Otsutsuki clan had created to the Shinobi World.

This made Hinata feel very dissatisfied. "I still want Natsuo-san to hug me when we go down!"

Neji: "Even if you were passed out the whole time?"

Hinata: "This time I have experience, I promise not to faint... or at least not too many times!" She pouted. "It's your fault Neji-nii-san, I wanted..."

However, after Natsuo took her into his arms with great fanfare, Hinata immediately forgot the 'hatred' towards Neji and fell back into the cycle of fainting-awakening-fainting.

Natsuo: "Who told you that I can only hug you only when you are flying in the sky? Can't I hug you anytime I want?"

"Neji." Natsuo glanced at Neji: "How long until you can perform?"

"Three months!" Neji said after thinking for a moment. "I need some time to learn the secret techniques I have acquired and integrate them into my fighting style."

"Even if I ask that Toneri to accompany me to train, it will take at least this long time."

Neji pondered for a moment longer and added: "During this time, we could call out those dissatisfied with the main family and help them break the Caged Bird... I will need their help to resist the power of the main family."

"Alright." Natsuo nodded. "Just don't forget our agreement."

"I won't forget." Neji shook his head.

Although there was nothing that could validate the agreement between them, but even a fool would not dare to violate those terms.

After all, it was a matter of life and death...

In the following period of time, Neji occasionally invited several experts from the Hyuga clan to visit the Uchiha clan in order to teach him how to instruct his disciples.

Neji was very meticulous in his approach. Of course, not only did he bring experts from the family branch to the Uchiha clan, but he also brought many people from the main family, without distinction.

However, he treated the main family members and family branch members loyal to the main family as if he were an 'apprentice seeking advice', consulting them seriously.

To those who had suffered humiliation from the main family in the past or who had strongly objected when they were ordered to brand their children with the Caged Bird, and those who had been excluded from the clan's center of power, Neji directly explained his purpose.

Then, when they saw Neji's forehead without the Curse Mark, their expressions changed drastically, filled with excitement, with madness in their eyes.

The Curse Mark: Caged Bird really disappeared!

Our offspring will no longer need to endure the humiliation of the main family!

Immediately, they knelt in front of Natsuo with great fighting spirit and declared their loyalty until death.

But Natsuo didn't need the loyalty of those people, after all, it was just a deal. Natsuo wanted the women of the Hyuga clan, and they wanted freedom.

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone got what they needed?

Furthermore, Neji, with his identity as Natsuo's disciple and the favor of helping to free them from the Caged Bird, naturally became the leader of the family branch.

Neji carefully reminded the family branch experts to hide the fact that they did not have the Curse Mark, without letting anyone find out, even their wives couldn't know.

The family branch experts nodded, they were also experienced shinobi who understood the importance of confidentiality and had no complaints about it.

Even when Neji stated that, for the time being, he would not ask Natsuo to free their children from the Caged Bird to hide everyone's actions, they were still understanding.

It can be said that Neji has been preparing for a long time for action, and all plans have been brewing in his heart for many years.

"Finally the moment I've been dreaming of..."

"The Hyuga clan will change drastically!"

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When Neji set a deadline of three months, of course, it was not a decision made at random.

That day was the Hyuga clan's ancestral commemoration day, a day when family branch shinobi and the main family would gather to perform tribute rituals. It was undoubtedly the perfect time to try to reform the Hyuga clan and trigger a coup d'état.

Since the shinobi of the family branch outnumbered those of the main family, and only on that day would everyone gather in the clan's territory...

Natsuo didn't give much importance to this, for him, it was just an investment. If the investment was successful, great, and if not, it didn't matter.

After all, not personally intervening in the affairs of the Hyuga clan is only a matter of his own morality, because he does not want to take the initiative to infringe on the rights and interests of others.

But that didn't mean Natsuo couldn't do it. For critical situations, he could adjust his moral limits flexibly.

So while Neji worked diligently to contact the clan members and gather strength to seek change, Natsuo spent these three months honestly reviving the Uchiha clan, as well as doing some tests with Neji to acquire the physique of the Otsutsuki clan of the Moon.

And although in the end discovering the secrets of the Tenseigan is more complicated than Natsuo expected and Neji was unable to obtain it, he still managed to strengthen himself comprehensively by acquiring part of the special physique of the Otsutsuki clan of the Moon.

"It seems that if I want to discover the secrets of the Tenseigan I can only wait for the system's rewards." Natsuo pondered as he reviewed the data obtained from Neji's body. "Well, if Neji manages to gain control of the Hyuga clan, I can use Neji's results to strengthen my future Hyuga clan wives."

Seeing that no progress could be made regarding the Tenseigan, Natsuo dedicated all his remaining time to reviving the Uchiha clan while he waited for news from Neji. Also during this time, Tsunade, Kurenai and Ameyuri gave birth...

All of them gave birth to children with a potential of more than 200!

The children of Ameyuri and Kurenai are as follows:

[Offspring +1, the comprehensive potential evaluation is 213, you get Chakra+19, Bakudō # 1. Sai.]

[Offspring +1, the comprehensive potential evaluation is 203, you get mental power +18, Human-Human Fruit.]

Although the reward obtained by Ameyuri's child does not increase Natsuo's strength. But after the adaptation to the Shinobi World in addition to the proficiency granted by the system, the ability has become much more interesting than Natsuo expected.

Previously the ability caused the target's arms to lock behind his back, but now with Natsuo's strength, it allows him to immobilize any part of the target's body in any position he desires. Natsuo could only curse (congratulate) the system and its temptations to introduce him to BDSM...

As for the other reward itself, it is of no use to Natsuo. In the end he decided to give it to his children to see if they can recreate the Tony-Tony Chopper version of the Shinobi World with a pet that they like. Anyway, these types of otherworldly rewards for Natsuo, apart from using them for fun, are the same as ordinary jutsu and have no meaning for Natsuo and can be considered simply as collectibles.

However, Tsunade's child gave Natsuo a surprise.

[Offspring +1, the comprehensive potential evaluation is 273, you get Chakra+25, Rokushiki]

This is a special and superhuman martial arts style very essential in the World of One Piece!

Natsuo clearly understands one thing: unlike the extraordinary physique in the One Piece World, the people in the Shinobi World have a very weak physique compared to some extraordinary worlds. Where even Kage level shinobi can be killed by a kunai or a shuriken, of course there are special examples like Hashirama, Naruto, Tsunade and others who possess special techniques or physiques that allow them to survive mortal wounds.

But they are still far from the physicality of the One Piece World where high-level fights can last days, while the fights of high-level shinobi last a short time due to lack of stamina.

But now with the Rokushiki, Natsuo can greatly increase his physique, as each of the Rokushiki's techniques seem to focus on certain aspects of physical perfection. Soru for speed, Rankyaku for kicking strength, Shigan for arm strength, Geppo for jumping agility, Kami-e for flexibility, and Tekkai for stamina and durability.

Furthermore, with the experience of 'Sun Breathing', Natsuo knows that the techniques from other Worlds obtained through the system can be used by the people of the Shinobi World. And due to the different advantages that this technique grants, it has now become one of the mandatory use techniques in the Uchiha clan.

With this experience, Natsuo decided to immediately call his strongest wives such as Tsunade, Ameyuri, Yugao and others, and teach them to practice these techniques.

Let them play a leadership role, they will practice first to demonstrate their effects before Natsuo's other wives begin to practice as well, until everyone within the Uchiha clan practices these techniques.

Tsunade, Ameyuri and the others were very confused by the strange techniques that Natsuo had brought them to practice. But because Natsuo had already taught them Sun Breathing before, they quickly accepted it and began practicing diligently.

At first, they couldn't stand the grueling training, but with the help of the Uchiha clan's medical team, as well as Tsunade and Natsuo, little by little, they began to get used to it.

Although I don't know when his physique will reach the threshold to perform the Rokushiki techniques, it is obviously a good start.

Meanwhile Natsuo did not put aside his hard 'work' to revive the Uchiha clan. And thanks to his efforts, Uzumaki Yoko, Uzuki Yugao and many wives who have been strengthened by Renshu no Kankei and Revival No. 2 have become pregnant again.

During this period, a major event occurred in the shinobi world: Fu the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Takigakure was forcibly taken away by the Akatsuki organization and her whereabouts are unknown.

When all the Kage of the Great Shinobi Villages found out about this they secretly cursed.

Damn! Everyone knows that Akatsuki has no scruples. Why does small Takigakure, with a force much smaller than the Five Great Shinobi Villages, intend to maintain its independence without sending its Jinchuriki to Konoha and not even making preparations? Aren't they basically asking Akatsuki to come kidnap her Jinchuriki?

Of course, it's not like Takigakure didn't take any action before his Jinchuriki was kidnapped. They had sent requests for help to Iwagakure, Sunagakure and Kirigakure, who lost their Jinchuriki, hoping to gain their support and protect their own Jinchuriki. In exchange, the shinobi of the three great villages could simply wait for Akatsuki to attack Takigakure and then track them to their hideout...

The 'payment' for this help actually meant that Takigakure wanted the Great Shinobi Villages to give them free protection. Honestly, it wasn't an impossible idea.

According to Takigakure's idea, how could any of the Five Great Shinobi Villages bear losing their Jinchuriki? Now that the shinobi world has no news of Akatsuki, this is their chance. They should hurry up and take advantage of it!

Isn't it time for the strongest Kazekage to get his daughter back? Or does the strongest Mizukage not want Kirigakure to show his power? All of you failed to protect the Jinchuriki from her. Don't you want to recover your lost honor? We, Takigakure, give you a chance!

However, where would Takigakure know the true details about the 'Strongest Kazekage' and 'Strongest Mizukage'?

Get the Jinchuriki back? If they really had that power, they probably would have acted by now! But the problem is that, despite having defeated the Akatsuki members before, both Rasa and Terumi Mei currently have no chance against them! If Natsuo doesn't support them, what should they use to fight Akatsuki?

So, with Sunagakure and Kirigakure's refusal, and Iwagakure's weak situation, Takigakure was left in a difficult situation. As a result of this, Akatsuki could easily succeed...

And then, Akatsuki disappeared again, as if it had decided to hide completely.

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