20demayo Chapter 169
Chapter 169
What Hyuga Yu could not foresee was that the small rebellion of the branch family was strangled by the main family before it even started.
The same code of law, the branch family saw hope, but the main family saw the possibility of rebellion. The guilty thief, when feeling threatened, will only oppress the victim more severely.
The nerves of the branch family are already tense enough, but the main family will be more vigilant and fearful than them. Surveillance is everywhere, like a dragnet, wishing to cover the head of every branch family 24 hours a day, leaving no gaps.
The white eyes are both telescopes that can see far away and eyes with strong observation, which makes any attempt to hide secrets futile.
For the main family members who cherish their lives and never show up easily, their most commonly used and most skilled skill is to use this pair of white eyes to monitor the every move of the branch family.
Under such close surveillance, all the members of the branch family who participated in the rebellion were caught one by one, and Hyuga Yu was naturally no exception.
"There are really a lot of people."
When their eyes fell on the branch family members who were kneeling on the ground and looking humiliated, the leading Hyuga Tentoki and the elders of the main family showed contempt on their faces.
They were obviously caged birds raised by the main family, but they wanted to fly out of the cage. They were really overestimating their own abilities.
"Let the people from the branch family come and see what the fate of traitors is!"
The elder had a fierce look on his face, wanting to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and use the death of these people to give a good warning to the increasingly disobedient slaves of the branch family, but Hyuga Tentoki shook his head.
Although he did not take the Konoha Law seriously and thought it was just a tool to restrain civilians, out of fear and caution, he changed the public execution to a secret execution.
"Pfft..."
A branch family member wearing a police uniform raised his head with difficulty, spitting bloody saliva at Hyuga Tentoki and the group of clan leaders, and then sneered:
"Is this how you, the main family, protect the Hyuga clan? What else can you do besides killing your own people? A bunch of damn parasites!"
His accusation was not groundless. The branch families gathered in the cell were all ninjas who had fought on the battlefield. They were strong and arrogant. Killing these masters at once would inevitably cause great damage to the overall strength of the Hyuga clan.
If this happened to other ninja clans, even if they were angry, the head of the family would definitely deal with it leniently because so many clan members were involved.
But this is the Hyuga clan. To put it bluntly, the branch families are slaves of the main family. The slave owners naturally will not tolerate any slaves who have a rebellious heart. Such rebellion is unforgivable in their eyes.
"What do the people of the branch family mean? The main family is the true successor of the Hyuga bloodline."
Perhaps realizing that his words were too pale, before the angry branch family questioned again, the elder of the main family could not wait to activate the caged bird. Before the curse completely destroyed his brain, he struggled to shout out the last sentence:
"The village will not let you go ah ah ah——"
"Heh, what does the ninja clan's affairs have to do with the village."
Witnessing the branch family bleeding from all seven orifices and dying miserably, the elder of the main family sneered, while Hyuga Tentoki had a blank expression. Realizing that the members of the branch family were about to face doom, they burned with deeper hatred for the main family in fear.
Then, the next branch ninja raised his face full of determination, and before being killed by the curse seal, he coldly cursed all the main families present:
"I'm in hell, waiting for you!"
The bird in the cage started again and again, and the unwilling branches were killed by the humiliating marks on their foreheads after extreme pain, until the end of their lives, and the shackles that bound them for a lifetime dissipated from them.
Soon, it was the turn of Hinata Yu, who was trembling all over and full of fear. Just when he closed his eyes and waited for death to come, Hinata Tentoki raised his hand and ordered the elders to stop.
"Save his life first."
Now that the Uchiha and Senju clans are still strong, the Hyuga clan does not have the courage to call itself the strongest clan.
As long as Kotoma is still in Uchiha Madara's class, they dare not really be cruel to her, but beating and taming are indispensable means.
.....
That night, Qin Zhen, who had just returned home from school, was summoned by the main family. She followed the main family elders in fear and walked into the bloody dungeon.
On the way home, Qin Zhen saw many branch family members who were suppressing their sadness and hatred. Therefore, she had a vague premonition of the misfortune that was about to happen.
But when she really saw her father imprisoned in the dark dungeon, tears suddenly burst out like a dam breaking. She knelt on the ground and begged in tears:
"Please, spare my father!"
The main family elder glanced at Qin Zhen coldly, and the next moment, heWithout hesitation, he activated the caged bird on Hinata Yu.
The severe pain that melted the brain made the dying Hinata Yu like a trapped beast. Suddenly, he raised his head and let out a heart-wrenching long howl, unable to suppress the pain.
"No, stop it, I, I will be obedient! I will do anything!"
Qin Zhen, who was crawling on the ground, kowtowed and begged again and again. She cried until her eyes hurt, and the white cloth wrapped on her forehead broke after hitting the sharp part of the stone slab.
After kowtowed, the bandage on Qin Zhen's head broke, the skin was broken, and the skin inside was also ground, but the curse-like caged bird mark, even in the blood and flesh, was still stubbornly imprinted on her forehead and could not be erased.
The elders of the clan, who always stood high above, showed endless contempt in their eyes when they saw the extremely humble and miserable appearance of the father and daughter.
"Kotoma, you are a genius of Hyuga. For your sake, I will spare Hyuga Yu's life."
"Yes, yes, thank you very much..."
Looking at Kotoma's bloody forehead and the indelible mark of the caged bird, the elder of the clan felt better. He stopped the caged bird and hypocritically reached out to help her up, saying comforting words:
"The family doctor will treat you later. Don't embarrass the Hyuga clan outside."
"Yes, I will definitely not embarrass Hyuga..."
"I hope you will listen to the teachings of Madara-sama and don't make enemies with your classmates, but don't get too close to them."
"Yes, yes..."
The absent-minded Kotoma kept nodding and saying yes, with no spirit in his eyes, like a walking corpse.
The elder of the clan was extremely satisfied with her obedience. This attitude was exactly the tool that the clan needed most, and taming a proud genius into a slave greatly satisfied his self-esteem as the clan leader.
"Okay, go back and rest."
Seeing that the goal had been achieved, the elder immediately ordered Qin Zhen to withdraw, without any intention of releasing Hinata Yu.
Qin Zhen couldn't help but want to see and ask, but she didn't dare to speak out. Seeing that she was so sensible, the elder of the clan, in a good mood, patted Qin Zhen's shoulder and explained:
"Your father made a big mistake. There are family rules. Don't even think about seeing him during this period."
.....
The next morning, Qin Zhen, who had been cured by the Hyuga medical ninja, looked the same as usual, but his eyes were empty and there was a gloomy and dead atmosphere all over his body.
Facing the mirror, she forced herself to cheer up and forced herself to laugh, but when she thought of her father who was still in the hands of the clan, she just pulled up the corners of her lips and tears fell.
The ninja school is a completely different place from the Hyuga clan.
Before Mr. Madara came, there was a lot of chatter and noise here, showing the vitality of young people.
Young people don't know the taste of worry. Under the protection of the village, the clan, Madara and Hashirama, for most ninja school students, the biggest worry in life is that they will be beaten by Madara if they can't complete their homework.
Kaguya Sora-chan, who was tricked by Hyuga Tenji, is still very angry. He cursed the Hyuga clan, and his two teammates followed him to curse. Even when he saw Kotoma, he cursed in a low voice in anger.
Kotoma didn't take Sora-chan's curse to heart. She huddled in her seat, put on a hypocritical smile, and smiled and greeted every classmate.
"Kotoshin, are you okay? Why do you look so bad? Are you sick?"
Inari, who had a very good relationship with her, frowned. This thoughtful Uchiha immediately noticed something wrong with her. She came over and asked in a low voice:
"Did the main family bully you again?"
Large families usually have main families and branch families, but they are not like the Hyuga clan, which has such strict and perverted rules and controls.
Speaking of which, the Uchiha clan also has less obvious main and branch families, but the people in the clan generally don't take such things to heart. After all, the blood inheritance of the Sharingan is not produced according to whether you are from the main family or not.
"Inari, I'm fine, I'm just too tired from training."
Sensing the reluctance in Kotoshin's words, Uchiha Inari tactfully chose to shut up, but this did not mean that she would give up.
During the lunch break, she took Shenyue and walked to Kotoma:
"Kotoma, come and eat cake with us later!"
Looking at Inari who kept winking at her and Shenyue's innocent and lovely smile, Kotoma remembered Shenyue's previous speeches and the Konoha Law that he had worked hard to promote.
It was those things that brought a long-lost hope and courage to fight to the Hyuga branch, but they paid a very painful price for it in a blink of an eye.
She also remembered that Shenyue had half-jokinglyHe offered to help her remove the mark on her forehead with a smile, but at that time, the fear of the main family and the long-cultivated servility made Qin Zhen choose to avoid it.
Yes, it turns out that the village wants to help them!
After being rejected by her, what did Shen Yue say at that time——
"Then wait until you think the time is right, and come to me again."
Qin Zhen suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. She was eager to grasp all these possibilities, just like those dead branches.
She raised her head and looked deeply at Shen Yue, believing that she must be here to lend a hand at this moment.
"Qin Zhen, let's go together. We haven't played together for a long time."
"Sir Shen Yue, I..."
Just when Qin Zhen wanted to agree and wanted to tell Shen Yue all the dirt of Hyuga, a nightmare-like voice came from the door of the classroom.
Hinata Hiko from the ordinary class of the Ninja School was standing there, holding a package in his hand, waving at her:
"Kotosama, the elder asked me to send something to you."
At this moment, Kotosama felt a chill down her spine. She realized that the omnipresent surveillance of the Hyuga clan was the huge cage from which she could not escape.