After learning about Nagase's identity, Ningji suddenly felt a sense of anxiety and loss, similar to the feeling of being able to get a good thing but missing it because of a moment of hesitation.
Although Naruto said that Nagaze actually agreed, knocking three times was to ask him to get up in the middle of the night to find Nagaze.
But is what Naruto said right
This is not necessarily the case, because Nagaze did not make any statement and did not acknowledge Naruto's words.
Fortunately, Nagaze did not explicitly refuse, so there was not completely no hope.
In the afternoon, Neji practiced as usual.
Although it was a great loss that Yongze's proposal was not agreed immediately, daily practice could not be stopped.
If he could learn Nagase's physical skills, that would be great. If not, there is nothing that can be done about it, because the decision-making power is no longer in his hands.
But the experience he has gained from cultivation now is his own strength and cannot be taken away by others.
Recalling the scene of his father lying on the ground wailing, Ningji punched with much greater force. He didn't want to see this happen to his father again, nor did he want it to happen to himself.
If you want to achieve this goal, you have to become stronger. In the ninja world, strong people with strength naturally have the right to speak.
Hinata didn't know what happened to Neji. She just felt that her cousin was a little strange today. He seemed a little absent-minded when he first started practicing, but then he suddenly became stronger than before.
After finishing the training, Neji suddenly asked Hinata: "Do you know where Lord Nagasawa lives?"
Even if there was only some hope, Neji could not give up. He decided to go find Nagase at twelve o'clock tonight.
But he didn't know where Nagaze's home was. Naruto seemed to be very familiar with Nagaze, so he should know. Then Hinata was Naruto's friend, so maybe she also knew
If Hinata doesn't know either, Neji will have to ask someone else. There will always be someone who knows.
"What's Lord Nagasawa's residence?" Neji took the initiative to talk to Hinata, leaving Hinata a little unresponsive for a moment.
"It's in..."
After realizing what was happening, Hinata quickly told Neji what she knew.
"Thank you." Neji took careful note of what Hinata said, and then thanked Hinata.
"It's okay, Brother Neji, you helped me deliver the message and the letter. I just told him an address." Hinata waved her hand and said.
After finishing his training, Neji returned home and waited silently for the night to fall.
When he saw the hour hand move slightly and point to twelve o'clock, Ningji stood up, took a deep breath and walked out of the house.
It’s just that this is the first time that Neji has stayed up until midnight. He usually goes to bed at nine o’clock, so Neji is a little sleepy now.
But remembering the last words his father said to him today, Neji perked up again.
"If you can learn from Nagase Sukeza what he does, maybe you can really change the Hyuga clan."
When Neji asked if he could escape from being a caged bird if he became the strongest in the Hyuga clan, his father remained silent. However, after hearing about what happened today, his father said this.
This made Neji more aware of Nagase's importance.
The streets of Konoha were already a little deserted at twelve o'clock, but because Konoha had been developing better and better in the past few years, there were now many shops that opened specifically at night, so the streets were not completely deserted, but there were fewer people than during peak hours.
Ningji didn't expect that even at twelve o'clock in the evening, he could still see so many glowing shops and so many pedestrians on the street.
'Don't these people sleep? ' Neji wondered in his heart.
The journey to find Nagasawa's house was very smooth and Neji did not encounter any obstacles.
When Ningji saw Nagase standing at the door, he knew that his staying up late was not in vain.
"Lord Nagasawa," Neji said respectfully.
"Come in and talk." Nagase said as he led Neji into his room.
"What is your reason for wanting to become stronger, or why do you want to become stronger?"
After entering, Nagase did not mention the matter of teaching physical skills, but asked Neji a question.
Neji thought for a moment, then answered firmly, "Escape the caged bird! Escape the cage that the main family has imposed on the branch family!"
"We are all members of the Hyuga clan, so why do we have to separate the main family and the branch family? My father is even a twin of the current head of the family. We were born from the same mother, so why do we have to separate the main family and the branch family?"
Unlike other children, Neji obviously has his own beliefs, and he does not want to become stronger just for the sake of becoming stronger.
Nagase smiled and nodded. Neji was a teachable person, although his goal was not as great as Itachi's. Itachi wanted to eliminate war and make the whole village a better place, while Neji only wanted to change himself and his family.
But this is not because Neji is selfish and only thinks about himself, but because his experiences so far have long made him have such a dream.
When Itachi was four years old, he was taken to the battlefield by Uchiha Fugaku. He experienced the cruelty and brutality of war firsthand, which led to his extreme disgust for war.
As for Neji, when he was a little over two years old, he saw his father being tortured by a caged bird and wailing on the ground. When he was three years old, he was also engraved with a caged bird.
After experiencing all this, Neji has been imprisoned in Hyuga, like a bird in a cage. He has lost his freedom and it is difficult for him to care about other things.
A bird in a cage has no access to the wider world.
"I feel your will, but I need to let you know something else." Yongze was still not in a hurry to teach you anything.
“Perhaps in your opinion, caged birds are extremely unreasonable and should be abolished.
However, the caged bird was indeed developed to protect the entire Hyuga clan." Nagase said as he took out a scroll.
The scrolls are all about attacks on the Hyuga clan.
Even though they were a bird in a cage, the other major ninja villages coveted Hinata's Byakugan.
There’s no other reason for this, it’s just that it’s really cool to turn on the perspective when fighting.
Xiao Tou is not considered a cheat.
Not to mention the ninja wars, even in the wars in Nagase's previous life, reconnaissance capabilities were very important.
Unless you have the ability to sweep away everything like Hashirama or Madara, the Byakugan can play a huge role in war.
Konoha has always been victorious in the war not only because there are more strong people in Konoha, but also because of the Byakugan that allows them to always see through the actions of the opponent.
If the caged bird hadn't been used, Nagase estimated that Hinata's priority in the war would have been greatly raised, and everyone would have rushed to kill Hinata and grab the Byakugan.
The bounty on the black market for Hyuga ninjas will also skyrocket, and many ninja organizations and some bounty ninjas will target Hyuga ninjas.
Some people value money more than their lives, and always want to take a chance, hoping to make a fortune if they succeed.
Neji looked at the information that Nagase brought out, then fell silent, his eyes becoming confused.
The bird in the cage is really protecting the Hyuga clan, not imprisoning the branch family. So what has his dream become? Is it to destroy the Hyuga clan
He didn't want this to happen. He hated Hyuga Hiashi, but he didn't hate his cousin who was shy even when speaking, and he didn't hate the entire Hyuga clan.
Neji's body swayed and he was a little unsteady. In just over ten minutes, his worldview suffered a huge shock.
At this time, a pair of strong hands were placed on Neji's shoulders, stabilizing his body.
Neji looked up and looked at Nagasawa with a confused expression.
"It is true that the bird in the cage protects the Hyuga clan to a certain extent. However, it is also true that the bird in the cage imprisons the branch family! Your idea is not wrong!" Nagase said to Neji affirmatively.
After hearing what Nagasawa said, Neji became even more confused.
Since the caged bird protected Hinata, why do we say that there was nothing wrong with his idea of getting rid of the caged bird
Neji looked at Nagazawa with eager eyes, hoping to get an answer.
"If the Hyuga clan doesn't change, it will sooner or later decline in the great changes in the future." Nagase said bluntly.
"In each generation, only the first child of the clan leader is the main family, and all the others are branch families. The most essential part of the Hyuga clan's physical skills is only passed down to the main family, not to the branch families. If they continue to stick to their old ways, decline is inevitable."
Unless one is a genius with special abilities, it is not possible to create something behind closed doors. A secret technique like the Hyuga technique, which is passed down from one generation to another, has a great risk of being lost, and it is difficult for something stronger to come up.
"The main family has the ability to arbitrarily decide the life and death of the branch family, which must be eliminated."
"Perhaps this spell was originally intended to protect the Hyuga clan, and the caster's ability to control life and death was just a consequential effect. However, in such a long period of time afterwards, the curse seal did not change at all. There is undoubtedly a problem," Nagase continued.
The bird in the cage actually has two effects. One is that people from the main family can actively use the curse to destroy the brain nerves of the branch family and kill the branch family members.
Second, after the caster's eyes are removed or he dies, the curse will automatically destroy the byakugan.
Assuming that the original purpose of the bird in the cage was really to protect the Hyuga clan, and controlling life and death was just a natural occurrence during development, then why wasn't this curse optimized later on, only destroying the Byakugan after death, and losing the ability to control life and death
Obviously, someone had some ulterior motive and wanted to use this to allow the derived main family to continue to rule Hyuga.
Otherwise, with such a long time, the improvement should have been successful long ago. The history of Hyuga is very long, just like the Senju Uchiha.
"If you and your friend make a sushi together, and then go hiking together, because your friend is more physically fit, after discussion, the sushi is given to your friend. You have been walking in the mountains for a long time, and your friend takes out the sushi to eat. You see it and ask your friend to give you one to eat, but he says: The sushi is mine, why should I give it to you."
"Why?"
"I worked so hard to get it, so of course it's mine. No matter how hungry you are, I can bear it."
Neji stayed where he was. Although it was a what-if story, the people in this story were a little too unreasonable. They made the sushi together, so why did it become his after holding it for so long
"What the main family is doing now is just like the man holding the sushi in this story. They have become accustomed to controlling the life and death of all the branch families and think it is natural." Nagase said.
It is undoubtedly unreasonable and inhumane for a single-generation main family to control the life and death of the entire Hyuga.
"So, your idea is not wrong. It is right to break free from the constraints of the caged bird." Nagase acknowledged Neji again.
"You can't lock your child in the room forever just because you're afraid that he or she will be bullied. This is unreasonable. If you're afraid that your child will be bullied, then change everything and do your best to change it so that your child won't be bullied."
"Ningji, you have great talent, but are you determined to lead Hinata to make this change in the future?" Nagase stared into Neci's eyes.
After going through such a long period of therapy with Nagase, Neji no longer dared to explain all the interests involved, but he was no longer as ignorant as before.
"I will do my best!" Ningci said firmly. After understanding everything and getting Nagase's approval, Ningci's belief became even stronger.
Because in his heart, this matter became more meaningful.
This is not only a resistance to unfair treatment, it is also a salvation for oneself and the Hyuga clan!
Nagaze smiled with relief.
"It's very late now, you should go back first. Come to my place tomorrow when you have time." Yongze said.
But Neji shook his head, changing his previous calmness and said with a passionate look: "I'm not sleepy. Now I just want to become stronger, and then, as you said, change Hyuga and make Hyuga better."
Seeing that Neci said that, Nagase took the excited Neci to the open space nearby.
"There are two things I want to teach you. In addition to the six styles mentioned earlier, the other is breathing method." Nagaze said.
"In addition to the Storm Kick that I showed you before, the other six moves include Shaving, Iron Block, Paper Painting, Moon Step, and Finger Gun," Nagase said as he gave a brief demonstration.
After all, it's late at night, so you shouldn't make too much noise, as it might disturb others.
Neji watched Nagase's demonstration carefully and immediately activated his Byakugan.
"The breathing method is not a physical technique. You can think of it as an explosive secret technique that helps to strengthen your body." Nagase directly pointed out the core of the breathing method.
"The breathing method is more important than the six forms. It is the key to your growth."
Neji carefully took note of Nagase's words and prepared to practice breathing techniques as the core in the future.
Nagase then used Flying Thunder God to bring Neci outside of Konoha to teach him, and explained the Six Styles to Neci step by step.
For the final breathing method, Nagase gave the same basic booklet on Sun Breathing as Naruto did.
Before practicing, Nagaze didn't know whether Neci could practice successfully. Since he wanted to practice, he would definitely try to practice the Original Breathing first. If not, Nagaze would help develop a new one.
As for other basic breathing methods, they are not suitable for Neji.
However, Nagase estimated that Neci might not be suitable for the Sun Breathing Technique, and in the end he would have to learn some Tai Chi breathing method, Bagua breathing method, soft fist breathing method and so on.
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