Mixed in the Hokage cultivation road

Chapter 222 Konoha's chess pieces start to move

In Konoha, Nara Shikasato and his son Shikaku are playing shogi on the corridor of their home.

There was no one else in the house except the father and son. Nara Shikasato's wife was sent out by him to go shopping with the sisters from the other two families.

"Father, what should we do next?"

"The two uncles and Grandpa Qufeng should be trustworthy. We can pull them into our camp first."

Nara Shikaku moved the chess piece Keima one step forward, asked for opinions, and expressed his own thoughts.

"Lu Jiu, the bigger the event, the more you need to keep your composure. Pig, Deer, and Butterfly are a trinity, so there's nothing wrong with giving priority to helping your own people."

"But we also need to consider many factors. Although the Dark Ninja Village is indeed our choice, their path is not so easy to follow."

"The Sage of Six Paths is still alive. This is a time bomb. The Dark Ninja Village will have to confront the Sage of Six Paths sooner or later."

"Although they may have a backup plan, the outcome is unpredictable. My father and I made this decision out of consideration for the ninja world."

"Even if we lose in the future, it will only be a choice for the two of us, father and son. But if all three tribes are involved, our risk will increase infinitely."

“We can sacrifice for our ideals, but we cannot ignore the continuation of our family.”

"If this matter is 80% certain, I would have discussed it with them without your reminder."

"The web woven by the Six Paths binds all ninjas, but at least they are alive now."

"Once they are all involved with us, if we fail, the Pig, Deer and Butterfly tribes will be completely a thing of the past."

Nara Shikasato pushed the car a step further and gave his own answer to his son Shikaku's question. He was still deeply bound by the family's concepts.

"But father, the two uncles and Grandpa Qufeng should know the truth about the ninja world. We should also respect their opinions on how to choose in major matters. This is the tradition of the three clans, isn't it?"

"Now that we have made our choice, we must work hard for it! If we just bet on both sides and sit on the fence, no one will respect us."

"Giving timely assistance is always better than adding icing on the cake. We are all smart people, and we all know that the Dark Ninja Village cannot lose!"

"Do you want to watch your descendants being exploited and controlled by the Sage of Six Paths, becoming a clown without a self, performing on stage?"

"I can't do it anyway. If it keeps going on like this, what's the point of the Pig, Deer and Butterfly existing? They are just a group of puppets without their own thoughts, and can be influenced by the will of the Six Paths at any time!"

"I still stick to my idea. My two uncles and Grandpa Qufeng have the right to know the truth and make a choice!"

"If you don't do it, then I will do it, father! You are old, too cautious and too bound by the family!"

"Of course I'm not saying that caring about your family is wrong. What I mean is that in such a big choice, the people of the Pig, Deer and Butterfly clans should have the opportunity to choose for themselves."

Nara Shikahisa pushed Gin forward with a very bold style and radical moves, which was exactly in line with his current state of mind.

After the will of the Six Paths Sage was cleared, a lot of information revealed by Hinata Shinjitsu became clear.

Nara Shikaku realized that the will of the Six Paths Sage had begun to tamper with the memories of the ninjas and affect their consciousness.

This is what makes Nara Shikaku feel scared. If it weren't for the firewall of the Ninja Village, he might be invaded and controlled by the Six Paths Sage again at any time.

Even Orochimaru couldn't withstand the second invasion of the Six Paths Sage, let alone them father and son.

After hearing his son's words, Nara Shikasato also fell silent. The two fingers of his right hand stopped above the jade general and did not fall for a long time.

Shikaku was right, he was indeed a little hesitant. The ties to the three clans made it impossible for him, the military strategist of Konoha, to make radical choices under such circumstances.

He had not made any move during this period, and wanted to wait until the recent turmoil subsided and Akimichi Tofu secured the position of interim Hokage before considering it. Now everything was calm and there was no problem with the transfer of power, but he had not made a decision, which led to his son forcing him to abdicate.

Maybe Lu Jiu’s choice is the right one, to live in disgrace or to fight to the death!
Pig, Deer and Butterfly are not lacking in courage, nor in wisdom, their greatest characteristic is unity!

Maybe I really shouldn't make choices for them. Everyone has the opportunity to make their own choices. My fellow tribesmen trust me, so I shouldn't hide anything from them.

"Then do as you wish. Shikaku, go and inform the two uncles in person and ask them to come home tonight. I will talk to them in person."

"Although your wisdom is indeed not inferior to your father's, your reputation is still not enough. After two years, when you have grown up and made great progress in strength, I will give you the position of clan leader."

"During this period of time, you must work hard to cultivate. Take advantage of the surge in chakra and control your own strength as soon as possible. Don't give up halfway!"

“Our future path will not be smooth sailing.”

After some brainstorming, Nara Shikatoshi withdrew his two fingers from the chessboard and finally made a decision.

"Okay father, I'll do it right away!" Nara Shikaku immediately stood up and went to inform his two uncles.

Now he is indeed less lazy and more hardworking, because he wants to overthrow the Mahakala above his head and let the entire ninja world live under the sunshine.

On the other side, the Hyuga clan.

Hyuga Hizashi also began to take his own actions.

As the next head of the branch family and the second son of the clan leader, he has reached the combat power of an elite jonin at the age of only seventeen.

In addition, he is a humble person in his daily life and often gives advice on training methods to branch family ninjas. He also went to the battlefield during the Third World War and gave advice and help to many branch family members.

Even when a member of the branch family was punished, he was not afraid of the punishment of being like a bird in a cage, and tried hard to get a lighter punishment for the member of the branch family.

This led to a very strained relationship between him and Hinata Hiko, the head of the clan and his father.

But it also made Hyuga Hiashi's reputation in the branch family grow day by day.

Hinata Hizashi's attitude of never giving in and fighting for his rights has inspired every member of the branch family and has gradually become the light of their vitality.

Most of the branch jonin of the Hyuga clan expressed their obedience to Hyuga Hizashi.

They also look forward to a patriarch who can stand up for the division of the family to lead them.

When Hizashi got the solution to the caged bird, he was so excited that he wished he could learn it immediately, break free from his own seal, and become a free bird flying in the sky.

But as time passed, his urgency to free the bird from the cage gradually eased.

He still has a lot of things to do. The task left to him by Senior Shin is to cut off the connection with Hyuga, the rotten tree at the roots, and to develop in the Ninja Village with new sprouts.

That is the best habitat for the Hyuga clan and also the beginning of the rebirth of the branch family.

So while Hinata Hizashi was practicing the solution to the bird in the cage, he was also trying to win over the branch family members, consolidate his own centripetal force, and slowly undermine the current branch family head.

This was something that Senior Shin taught him during the Third World War, and he had already started to implement it then. After a year and a half, his efforts had finally paid off.

The trust and support that the branch family members have for him has far exceeded their obedience to the branch family head.

As a young man under the age of eighteen, Hinata Hizashi has done very well to achieve this.

(End of this chapter)