It was the son of Diurnal Difference, Hinata Yasuji. The little boy stood upright with a straight face, his snow-white eyes fixed on Jiraiya's back. It wasn't clear whether he was disdainful of Jiraiya's shameless behavior of hitting on girls, or whether he was subconsciously relying on the person who brought him here.
"What a headache …" Yumi Hinata muttered.
But no matter how troublesome it was, she couldn't just throw him back to Konoha. Besides, she was still looking forward to Jiraiya's good news. Yumi Hinata could only go out and invite Jiraiya and his little burden in for a chat.
"Please come in, Jiraiya -sama. Let's talk inside." Yumi Hinata knocked on the counter again. "Please make us a pot of tea."
Hinata Yasuji's gaze immediately shifted to Yumi Hinata. After she finished speaking, he stepped forward and bowed politely. "Long time no see, Yumi -sama."
"Ah, Hinata." Yumi Hinata responded vaguely and glared fiercely at Jiraiya. 'Why did you bring him here? Is Konoha going to kidnap children for human experiments? '
Jiraiya didn't explain. He just laughed and led Hinata Yasuji all the way to her room. After they all sat down at the table, he said, "This is the unanimous opinion of the Hokage and the advisors. Hinata volunteered to be the bridge for cooperation."
"Are you kidding?" Yumi Hinata said coldly. "He's only seven years old. What use can he be? You want me to babysit a Hyuga family? " She flung a piece of paper at him. "I've already chosen. Send me people in this order. Start with Yasuji Hikaru, and change them every month."
Jiraiya looked at the names on the list. There were more than a dozen names, most of which he didn't know. The ones he knew before he left the village was at least a Tokubetsu Jonin. He flicked the note and sighed. "You know that's impossible. Konoha can't possibly send so many people over."
With Yumi Hinata's attitude of not taking Konoha seriously, if she really sent a Jonin over every month as she thought, who knows how brainwashed he would be after a month? Would Konoha still dare to use him when he returns? If Konoha didn't dare to use it, then wouldn't he be forced to side with Yumi Hinata?
If she couldn't find a solution in two or three years, which was much more likely than immediately producing results, then the Hyuga family would be emptied out.
Jiraiya, as one of the people who knew the most about the Hyuga family, had also participated in several meetings with the Hokage and the advisors. According to the hardline Mito clan elders, they shouldn't compromise with such traitorous ninjas and should directly send people to eliminate them.
But when Sandaime-sama asked who to send, how many people to send, and who would be responsible for their deaths, no one said a word.
Even the representative of the Hawks, Danzō, was the same.
It wasn't until this meeting that Jiraiya learned that all the people who went after Yumi Hinata had been killed.
"But the autopsy results show that nine of them died from secondary injuries after losing their ability to fight," Danzō said. Danzo said, "In other words, Hyuga Yumi is likely to have colluded with other forces outside the village. Someone is responsible for finishing her off, and her so-called person who can control the 'Caged Bird' is nothing more than a farce directed by herself."
"Of course, there's also the possibility that she's been controlled from the start, and all this is just to help the mastermind control the Yasuji branch family and disintegrate Konoha from the inside."
Since the "Caged Bird" had so much control over the Yasuji branch family, of course, the second possibility was more likely.
Everyone acknowledged this point, but if they ignored Yumi Hinata because of this, and let her secretly contact the Yasuji branch family like before, they would be pushing her to the brink of betrayal.
It's also unrealistic to restrict the Hyuga family from contacting her. Now, the Hyuga family's Jonin and Chunin are widely distributed in various departments of Konoha, especially in the Anbu and the Intelligence Department. How could they not leave the village?
And if Yumi Hinata can solve the hidden danger of the "Caged Bird", then whether it's her or the person she said can control the "Caged Bird", they won't be able to pose a threat.
Sandaime smoked his pipe and listened to everyone's debate and quarrel. After pondering for a long time, he asked Jiraiya, "If you take action …"
Jiraiya shook his head, "I can't do it, unless she wants to fight to the death, otherwise, she won't have a problem leaving any place." Just like his disciple Bo Fung Gate, if it wasn't for protecting the village and his wife, and if it wasn't for the fact that he had to seal the Nine Tails with his life, who could stop him? Who could kill him?
"If that's the case …" Sandaime nodded, "Then, everyone, please consider cooperating with Yumi Hinata and consider how to solve this problem safely."
The final result of the discussion was to let Hinata do it.
Didn't they say that children are more effective than adults? Then, giving you a child shouldn't be necessary for the other Jonins. If the child is brainwashed and taken away, it doesn't matter. The higher-ups have already prepared for the worst, so the loss is relatively small.
But the other Jonins won't be sent, and they won't give you the opportunity to brainwash them and make them rebel.
"… So," Jiraiya said simply, "after asking for the child's consent, Konoha decided to send him as a bridge to cooperate with you."
"No, this is sending him to his death." Yumi Hinata said coldly, "Suigetsu can't bear the experiment, why do you think he can?"
"The younger the child, the less the damage, isn't it?" Jiraiya said, "And this child has a very good foundation in Taijutsu, strong willpower, strong endurance, and most importantly, he's not a perceptive type."
Yes, he was right.
But Yumi Hinata turned to Hinata and said, "Get out."
The child just looked at her and sat there without moving.
"Get out!" Yumi Hinata growled. She took a deep breath and calmed down. "Wait outside, I have something to say to Jiraiya -sama."
Hinata Yasuji bowed to her and said in a low voice, "Yumi -sama, I fought for this myself, please …" He was at a loss. He didn't know whether to say "please help me for my father's sake," or to say something else. In the end, he could only open the paper door and stand in the yard, waiting for his fate.
"Yumi -sama … Let me call you that." Jiraiya said, "Although the advisors all suspect that you're using this to control Yasuji's family, if I'm not wrong, you don't have such intentions, do you?"
"Hmph." Yumi Hinata sneered. "Hundreds of people can't even defeat me. What use do I have for them?"
"And … even if you find a way to break the curse, you don't intend to break it for everyone, right?"
Yumi Hinata began to feel interested. "Of course, I don't have that much free time. But if it's very easy and convenient, then I might pass by one day and be in a good mood or something … "But it seems that this is impossible at present, whether it is to use chakra to infiltrate the curse seal to remove it or to find the reverse technique, it will be a big project.
"Unless it's someone who cooperates with your experiment?"
"Unless it's someone who cooperates with my experiment." Yumi Hinata nodded in confirmation. "This is the reward they deserve."
"The Hyuga family knows you very well." Jiraiya sighed.
The selection of volunteers under the age of ten is only known to a few trusted Hyuga who work in the Anbu and Intelligence departments directly under the Hokage, and they are desperately recommending their children and close relatives. Of course, it's not because they are cruel and want their children to be sacrificed for the family and the village, but because they know that this may be the only chance for their children to get rid of the destiny that has been destined since birth.
Yumi -sama wasn't a selfless person who would help anyone break the 'Caged Bird' curse, but at the same time, she was a relatively fair person. Hyuga Suigetsu said so.
Yumi Hinata smiled but didn't say anything. What's wrong? She just didn't want to help them.
She knelt from the age of five until she was twenty. Later, she didn't want to kneel anymore, so she struggled to get up.
She really had to struggle in order to have a chance to stand up.
Before she really did it, who could be sure that the 'Caged Bird' curse required Chakra? Who could be sure that she could make the first move before Hinata Hinata discovered her identity? Or perhaps there were other restrictions on the 'Caged Bird' curse? For example, if she attacked the Main Family, she would die without the curse.
Until she really killed Shunsuke Hinata and Hinata Hinata, these were all unknown factors.
Now she was risking her life once again in an attempt to resist Uchiha Zetsu and Zetsu who were controlling her.
The others were already in a much better situation than her. At least now there was no one holding their heads down. If they also wanted to stand up completely, then they would have to fight with their lives on the line. Yumi Hinata gave them this opportunity to be experimental subjects. If they died, then they lost the gamble. If they survived, then they could stand up again.
If they didn't want to fight with their lives on the line, then they could peacefully kneel for the rest of their lives.
"This child was recommended by Suigetsu." Jiraiya said. His voice was low, and there was even a rare hint of hesitation. He felt that bringing this child here was the right choice, but he couldn't help but feel that the fate that a seven-year-old child was about to face was a little too cruel.
"He himself also agreed. No, as he said just now, he fought for this. This child has a strong desire."
"And …" Jiraiya looked at Yumi Hinata. "He is Diurnal Difference's only child. I only learned this time that your teacher is Diurnal Difference. "
Yumi Hinata, who had been aggressive, finally lowered her eyes. Yasuji Diurnal Difference, Hinata Hinata's twin brother, was the leader of her team with Guy and Genma. Because of the kidnapping of Hinata in the Cloud Village, Hinata Hinata killed himself.
The room was silent for a while. After a while, Jiraiya continued, "Do you hate Hinata Zongjia and Konoha because of Diurnal Difference's tragedy?"
"No." Yumi Hinata sneered, "My hatred has nothing to do with anyone, it's only for myself."
In particular, it has nothing to do with Yasuji Diurnal Difference.
This man, her teacher, obviously hated the fate of having to submit to the Main Family more than anyone else. On the night he decided to die, Yumi Hinata petitioned in front of the Sandaime and Hinata Hinata. "Let me go to the Cloud Village. I won't be found or caught. I will only attack all the people who go to the Cloud Village to commission tasks. I won't come back until Raikage gives up pursuing this matter."
But even so, Yasuji Diurnal Difference still decided to die for his brother, and claimed that it was "the only time in my life that I decide my own destiny."
But all your decisions are based on the fact that you are a branch family, and you have the "Caged Bird" engraved on your head! How do you know that if you don't have all this, if you are the Main Family, you will still die?! How do you know if you don't try?!
No one heard Yumi Hinata's inner cry.
Before Yasuji Diurnal Difference died, he specifically told her, "Yumi -sama, no, this time I will call you Yumi as before. Don't hate anyone because of this. This is my own choice, not the result of being forced by others. I will die to protect my brother and my child."
Yumi Hinata's hands were covered by the wide sleeves, and the blood from her nails had soaked the bandages on her hands. At that time, she just wanted to punch Diurnal Difference to see if he would wake up, but under the gaze of the Sandaime, the Hyuga family elders, and the two main families, she didn't even dare to sneer. She could only hide her killing intent and deeply bowed her head. "I know, it is our duty to protect the Main Family."
"No, it has nothing to do with the Main Family or the branch family … Forget it." Yasuji Diurnal Difference gave up with a bitter smile. He said softly, "Hinata, I will leave her in your hands."
Taking the initiative to die when you can choose not to die, this is freedom.
Taking the initiative to die when you don't choose to die and others help you choose, this is not freedom, this is persecution.
What did I say at that time? Yumi Hinata recalled. Oh, yes, she said, "Whether it is Hinata -sama or Hinata, please rest assured and leave it to me, sensei."
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