Hyuga clan.

In the courtyard with a classical charm, Rizu stood on the corridor and watched two children, a boy and a girl, who were training in soft boxing in the open space of the courtyard.

The two are similar in age, but the boy is slightly older, and the opponent's soft fist posture is very impressive. Every time he strikes, the landing point and strength are not redundant, but just right.

Compared to his peers, this is a very good result.

Compared to the boy's calm and powerful soft fist stance, the girl was lacking in all aspects. Whether it was physical strength or the momentum of her palms, the boy severely suppressed her.

If the boy hadn't deliberately shown mercy, he would have been defeated long ago.

"Okay, you two stop."

Hearing Rizu's shouts in the corridor, the boys and girls stopped their soft fist postures and walked towards Rizu.

"Lord Patriarch."

"Father."

The boy and girl said respectfully to Rizu one after another.

Hizu just nodded lightly, looked at the boy, with a rare look of satisfaction on his face, and said: "Ningji, your soft fist is very good, whether it is the power or speed of the secret punch, in

It is difficult to find anyone who can match you among peers. No wonder your reputation as a genius is spread everywhere in the ninja school. Even Hizashi was a step behind you when he was the same age as you."

"Yes, Mr. Patriarch."

After receiving Nizu's affirmation, Neji's face was slightly excited and his eyes were firm.

Hizu then looked at the girl. It was his eldest daughter Hinata, the first heir to the clan family.

The satisfied look on Rizu's face suddenly disappeared, and instead showed a more complicated expression. He didn't say anything after that, but just sighed slightly.

However, Hinata's sigh made Hinata feel the great disappointment in her father's heart, so she lowered her head even more with inferiority, and her fingers were tangled together, like a child who had made a mistake, and did not dare to raise his head and look at Rizu.

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Neci looked a little hesitant at the side, but when he took a peek at Hizu's heavy expression, he knew it and didn't say anything.

Within the Hyuga clan, there have been a lot of unfavorable rumors about Hinata recently.

Neji also heard about this matter.

According to rumors, as the patriarch of the clan, Hizu prefers his second daughter Hanabi to his eldest daughter Hinata, hoping to deprive Hinata of her status as the heir of the clan and let her second daughter Hanabi take over.

Neji originally thought this was nonsense, but seeing Hizu's disappointment in Hinata, Neji believed the truth of this rumor.

However, as a branch of the clan, he has no right to interfere with any decisions of the clan.

Even he secretly believed that with Hinata's timid and kind character, it would be difficult for her to lead the Hyuga clan in the future.

On the contrary, Hanabi, the second daughter of the clan leader who is younger but has more ninja talent, is also strong enough in character and will not bow her head and feel inferior whenever she sees others. In any case, she is more suitable to be the leader of the Hyuga clan than Hinata.

Just when Hizu was about to say something, a Hyuga clan member walked over from the other end of the corridor.

"Hizu-sama."

"What's up?"

"Mr. Shikaku, the jounin class leader, would like to see you."

After hearing this, Rizu pondered for a while and said, "I understand. Let's take Mr. Shikaku to the living room to entertain him. I'll be there soon."

"yes."

After finishing the report, the Hyuga clan ninja turned and left.

Hizu turned his head and glanced at Neji and Hinata, then said: "I am going to meet the distinguished guests now, and you two will continue to practice here. In addition, Neji, you are not allowed to be merciful to Hinata anymore, you are going too far.

Protecting her will only harm her. The Hyuga clan does not need a clan leader who always bows to others."

"yes."

Neji's heart tightened.

After receiving Neji's reply, Hizu glanced at Hinata, the eldest daughter who still had her head lowered, turned around and left from the corridor without saying a word.

After Hizu left, Neji quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The aura that Hizu exuded was so serious that just by standing aside, he put a strong psychological pressure on Neji.

Now that Rizu left, his heartstrings were not as tense as before.

"Ms. Hinata, let's continue sparring. It's school time in one hour. If the clan leader finds us being lazy, we will probably be called over for training after school."

When Neji saw Hinata who was still bowing her head at the side, he didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to follow Hizu's orders and continue to guide Hinata's training and help Hinata improve her strength.

"Okay, Brother Ningci, I will work hard..."

Hinata's soft voice sounded, and if it weren't for Neji's amazing hearing, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear the entire sentence.

Seeing Hinata like this, Neji felt a little helpless on his face.

How could he bear to be cruel like this?

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"Then, I leave this matter to Mr. Hizu. Mr. Hokage attaches great importance to this matter. I hope Mr. Nizu can send enough trustworthy members of the branch to carry out this task."

In the living room, Shikaku bowed slightly to Hizu, expressing his gratitude to Hizu for agreeing to monitor the debt collectors and wandering shrine maidens of the Demon Country. At the same time, he also explained the importance of this task. After all, it was related to the Demon Country.

Even if it is a surveillance mission, there may be a possibility of fighting.

"Don't worry, I know the seriousness of this matter, and I will let the capable members of the branch carry out this task."

In response to Shikaku's repeated reminders, Hizu nodded slightly, indicating that he would respond seriously.

"Then I'll take my leave first."

"I'll send someone off to Mr. Shikaku."

Hizu asked the waiter on the side to follow Shikaku and escort him out of the Hyuga clan's territory.

After Shikaku's back disappeared from his eyes, Hizu stood there and thought for a moment, then turned and left the room, heading towards the branch's territory.

Since it is a long-term surveillance mission sent abroad, it is definitely not possible to select personnel from the sect family, but can only select suitable monitors from branch families to prevent people from the Kingdom of Ghosts from causing trouble in the Kingdom of Fire.

And this must be what Naruto himself meant.

Because some members of the Hyuga clan are beginning to move closer to their roots, the neutral attitude of the Hyuga clan in the past is likely to be broken.

Especially after the Uchiha clan was destroyed, many Hyuga clan members seemed unconcerned on the surface, but they were already panicking inside.

It is estimated that with this move, the Hokage also wanted to test the Hyuga clan's thoughts.

As long as the Hyuga clan does not break through the final bottom line, the Hyuga clan can still protect themselves in Konoha.

After figuring out the key, Rizu walked towards the branch's territory faster.

He found his younger brother Hizashi, who was now the head of the branch family, and explained to him the mission assigned by the Hokage.

"I understand, brother, but how many people from the branch family should be sent there?"

Hizashi thought for a moment and asked Hizashi.

According to the Hokage's wishes, those participating in this long-term surveillance mission include the Aburozuka and the Yamazaka clan.

Aburame is good at insect manipulation, which can be used to find enemies, contain them, heal them, poison them, etc.

Inuzuka is good at animal mimicry and odor tracking.

The mountain clan is good at the secret art of mind-turning and has the ability to perceive.

The ninjas of these three clans all master different secret techniques, but they all have similar skills in detecting enemies and will not lose sight of the surveillance target.

This is the same for the Hyuga clan.

Because of the existence of Byakugan, it is difficult for the surveillance target to escape the pursuit of Byakugan within the surveillance range of Byakugan.

What's more, this is a deal between the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Ghosts, so those debt collectors and wandering witches will not do anything unnecessary.

However, just in case, it is still necessary to monitor the spies of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and they cannot be allowed to have complete freedom.

In terms of intelligence warfare, Konoha has suffered too much from the Kingdom of Demons.

Hizu said without hesitation: "There will be a total of ten debt collectors and wandering shrine maidens stationed in the Land of Fire. Among them, the Aburame clan will send two clansmen, the Inuzuka clan will also send two clansmen, and the Yamanaka clan will send

Three clan members. Therefore, the remaining three vacancies will be filled by our Hyuga clan members to make up the number of ten people."

If there are only three people, the split family can definitely afford it.

It would also be a good thing if the Hokage's concerns could be dispelled.

Since the demise of the Uchiha clan in Konoha, few ninja clans have begun to experience turmoil, especially the Hyuga clan. If there are any major changes in Konoha in the future, the Hyuga clan can be said to be the first target.

It is no longer possible to maintain a completely neutral attitude.

A new way out must be found.

The two most powerful factions in Konoha today are the Senju faction headed by the Third Hokage, and the other is the root maintained by Danzo Shimura, which is an extremely powerful martial arts faction in Konoha.

As for the neutral faction that was just a sidekick, the two advisors moved to Koharu and Mito Kadeni, and were directly ignored by the Hyuga clan.

The reason why the two advisors can remain invincible is because of the special nature of their identities. Whether it is Hokage's victory or Danzo's victory, their own strength will be guaranteed.
To be continued...