Inside the Hyuga Clan's prison.
Sitting in a wheelchair, Hyuga Aoki looked up at the bright full moon hanging high in the night sky and sighed faintly: "Sigh, I really can't become a guard dog like Hyōjin said."
This sigh was filled with a kind of compromise towards fate.
He has been angry, resentful, and hesitant, but at this time, all these emotions can't be found on his face, his expression is as calm as water, as if he has accepted his fate.
At this time, he couldn't help but recall the battle that changed his life.
It was during the third shinobi war, he and his younger brother Hyuga Aoki rushed to the frontline of the fierce battle against the Mist Village as the personal guards of a member of the Hyuga Clan.
According to common sense, the members of the Hyuga Clan don't have to go to the frontline in person. This time, going to the frontline is just a formality, and after a while, they will be transferred back to the village, so whether it is him or his younger brother Aoki, they felt that there would be no major problems in this trip.
But they didn't think that the information would be leaked, the Mist Village somehow learned their route and intercepted them on their way to the frontline.
After a fierce battle, his legs were injured, the bones of his knees were completely broken, and his Achilles tendon and other soft tissues were also damaged to varying degrees, completely losing the ability to walk.
And this is not the key to his tragic fate, the most important thing is that the member of the Hyuga Clan they were protecting had a Byakuga taken away by the Mist Village on the battlefield!
The Byakuga being taken away is a scandal that hasn't happened for many years, and for the Hyuga Clan, this is undoubtedly a great shame, so the Hyuga Clan was furious.
As the personal guards of the Hyuga Clan at that time, Aoki and Aoki naturally bore the brunt of this anger.
Aoki was fine, after all, his legs were broken in the battle, so he was only put in prison, but Aoki who was stronger, because he didn't suffer any injuries, instead, he suffered more anger from the Hyuga Clan and became the first person responsible for the loss of the Byakuga, and also became one of the few members of the branch family to be executed by the Hyuga Clan in recent decades.
His younger brother Qingye had been executed by the ancestral clan, causing Qingmu's mental state to crumble.
He sank into boundless rage. From his perspective, the two of them had already done their best. The reason why the white eye had been snatched away was because the descendant of the ancestral clan lacked experience in life and death battles. Not only that, their movements had been leaked. The responsibility shouldn't be shouldered entirely by the two of them.
Because of this, Greenwood's heart sank into a quagmire of vengeance.
The person who colluded with Kumo Village, kidnapped Hinata, and tried to use the hands of Kumo and Konoha to get rid of the Head of Zong Family was none other than Hyuga Aoki, who was bent on revenge.
After his plan was foiled by the River Lord of God, Greenwood didn't give up. After meticulous planning, he found another heaven-sent opportunity and raided the secret storehouse of the Zong Clan. Not only did he personally kill an elder of the Zong Clan and obtain a pair of Byakugan, he even learned of a heavenly secret from the secret storehouse.
It was this secret that caused Greenwood to fall into a state of confusion.
Through the fragments hidden in the ancient books of the clan's secret vault, he not only discovered a mysterious map, but he also learned of a piece of history that was intentionally concealed by the clan.
He learned that the original intention of the clan to develop the 'Caged Bird' was not to enslave the branch family, but to protect the entire clan.
Just like Hyōjin, after learning this, his resentment towards the 'Caged Bird' lessened a lot, and at the same time, his hatred towards the Zong Clan also subsided a lot. In addition, when he raided the secret storehouse of the Zong Clan, he had already killed an elder of the Zong Clan, which could be considered as revenge for his younger brother Qingye. So in the past two years, he has put aside his hatred and worked hard to integrate into the family.
This change, even Patriarch Hiashi noticed, many of the clansmen found that Greenwood had become a lot more cheerful in the past two years, and had also begun to interact with people.
And this is also the reason why Hyōjin has been secretly paying attention to the Zong Clan, looking for the traitor, but has been unable to find anything, because during this period of time, Hyuga Aoki has done nothing but secretly collecting ancient books.
But mistakes often occur when one is lax.
Kuroto Aoki hadn't expected that his casual conversation would be caught red-handed by the Elder of the Zong Clan. Originally, this wasn't a big deal, but after being reprimanded by the Elder, he discovered that unknowingly, he had already been deeply influenced by Kuroto. He was no longer able to calmly endure the scolding and humiliation of others like before.
Just as he had lamented, he really couldn't be a guard dog.
At this time, a sound of footsteps came from the corridor of the prison, and not long after, Richa came to Aoki's cell and said through the iron bars: "You are too reckless today!"
Hyuga Aoki in the wheelchair was silent.
Hizashi-sama sighed and said, "You don't have to worry too much, in a few days, when things calm down, I will plead with the Patriarch to exempt you from three years of imprisonment. The Patriarch is also aware of your situation, he won't make things too difficult for you."
Hyuga Aoki sneered: "Just because I am a cripple?"
Richa opened his mouth but didn't know how to explain, because he was indeed going to plead with Hiashi on behalf of Aoki with the excuse of being crippled.
Hyuga Aoki looked at Richa at this time: "Richa, do you hate the Zong Clan? Obviously you are brothers, one became the Patriarch and the other became a prisoner of the 'Caged Bird', you should hate the Zong Clan, right? "
Richa frowned and said: "What's the use of saying this now, don't let your imagination run wild!"
Hyuga Aoki said in a tone full of pity: "Your efforts, Ningci's efforts, and even Hyōjin's efforts are in vain, in the 'Caged Bird', everything is an illusion, you can't change anything, even Hyōjin is the same, we are all prisoners!"
Richa's brows furrowed more and more tightly: "What are you trying to say?"
Hyuga Aoki said calmly: "I have tried my best, but I can't become a person like you, so I accept my fate."
Fearing that Aoki would make any more trouble, Richa breathed a sigh of relief and persuaded: "Don't say anything about accepting your fate, the most important thing is to live."
Hyuga Aoki moved his gaze to the window, looked at the moon in the night sky and said: "It's a pity, they should have killed me, I obviously gave them a chance."
During the day, Hyuga Aoki didn't beg for mercy under the ravages of the 'Caged Bird Curse Seal', it was the last hesitation in his heart.
From the perspective of others, his stubbornness was a manifestation of his unhappiness towards the Zong Clan. But in reality, only he himself knew that his stubbornness back then was the final thought he had for the Zong Clan. It was also a final chance for the Zong Clan to kill him.
Looking at Hyuga Aoki in the wheelchair in front of him, Richa suddenly had a bad premonition, and quickly asked: "Aoki, what are you going to do?"
Hyuga Aoki smiled and said: "What can a disabled person like me do?"
Hyuga Aoki smiled and said: "First Update!
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