Naruto, the strongest Uchiha from signing in.

Huayue was speechless about this disgusting teacher who had no idea what a sense of boundaries was, especially when the teacher chose to dress up as a woman and get close to her.

"Did you fail? You clearly relied on this face to trick the previous generation of Eight-Tails Jinchuriki into losing control. Or do you prefer slightly younger women, Kazuki-kun?"

The skin peeled off, revealing Orochimaru's cold and hard face, his bright red lips turned into the same thin lavender lips as always, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was full of curiosity.

"How did you please the White Snake Immortal so that you could leave safely from the Longdi Cave, where only lunatics would go and where countless people seek the power of the Immortal Cave?"

"Could it be that you have obtained the power I have always wanted to master, the power of the immortal?"

Under Orochimaru's curious gaze, Huayue smiled without saying anything. After a long silence, she asked a meaningful question in return.

"Ah, isn't Orochimaru's dream to learn all the techniques in the world? By the way, the Sage Modes mastered by the three major holy places are all different."

"Human life is limited. Even if you spend your entire life, it is only a hundred years. Even if you learn a forbidden technique every month, you can only master 1,200 forbidden techniques in your lifetime."

"Not to mention the ninjutsu, secret techniques, forbidden techniques, etc. that have disappeared over the long course of time. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell your goal."

The wind was whistling, and the immobilization illusion was slowly lifted. Orochimaru looked deeply at the young man who held his face with his hands, who was never tired and would never reveal any flaws.

The vertical pupils, like those of a snake, showed a rare hint of excitement, which was an all-seeing eye that did not exist among the crowd of fools.

That was a disciple who truly understood him and was walking on a similar path as him. He had always treated him seriously, but he could never see through his temperament.

"So......"

"Don't get me wrong. Just like you can't die for the village, I have no interest in becoming a stepping stone for others to achieve immortality."

"Okay, enough of the small talk between master and disciple. What on earth do you want to talk to me about?"

"He is a cold-blooded disciple who leaves no room for leniency and is even more of a cold-blooded animal than himself," Orochimaru said slowly after organizing his thoughts.

"The defense capabilities of Konoha Village are very weak right now. In the village, Sarutobi-sensei... the Third Hokage-sama has given you the task of containing Ōnoki."

This time, it was Huayue's turn to have his mouth twitching. He really opened his Mangekyo and asked him to deal with the prototype of the Imperial Escape: Nine Clans Separation Technique. You are really something, Third Hokage.

"Bloody Elimination, the user of Dust Release, the Two Heavenly Scales Ohnoki? Should I be grateful for the trust that the Third Hokage has in me? Or should I pray to the gods at this time to prevent me from meeting him?"

"Hehe, my most proud disciple, with your extremely hidden strength, even if the opponent is the Third Tsuchikage, you can still be considered without any chance of winning. I have confidence in your strength beyond imagination."

Orochimaru rarely left using the python, as if he just came to see how Kagetsu escaped from the hands of the White Snake Sage, and to convey the mission in the village.

"Have the Tsuchikage joined the war? In other words, with the war between Konoha and the Land of Earth coming to an end, the Third Shinobi World War is also coming to an end..."

"The malice that was staring at Obito before has disappeared without a trace. It turns out that he is ready to choose the successor of his will."

The night rain was silent, and the dim starlight shone through the clouds.

At the same time, in another important location in the central area of ​​Konoha Village, the main residence of the Hyuga family.

The people from the Hyuga main family and the branch family gathered together, everyone had an ugly expression on their face, and facing those blaming gazes, everyone from the branch family remained silent.

"Why do we need to distinguish between the main family and the branch family? The purpose of distinguishing between the main family and the branch family is to prevent the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit from being lost to the outside world. But what is happening now?"

"You, the branch family, have fully fulfilled your responsibilities, causing the main family's bloodline limit, the Byakugan, to fall into the hands of the Hidden Mist Village!"

Sitting in the middle, the Hyuga clan elder, Hyuga Deen, spoke in a deep voice, and many members of the main families looked at him with questioning eyes.

"Wait, it was Hyuga Menfeng who acted recklessly and on his own, causing many of his clansmen to die on the battlefield..."

The elder banged the floor even harder and turned around to scold.

"Shut up! No matter what, you are responsible for this. Why didn't you keep an eye on him, causing Byakugan to fall into Kirigakure's hands?"

The members of the Hyuga branch family were angry but dared not say anything, and could only look to the current head of the branch family, Hyuga Hizashi, for help.

"Hyuga Kamenfu's death was his own fault. The seven branch family members who were responsible for protecting the main family all died in the battle, and the Byakugan was lost outside. It was because he did not fulfill his responsibility as the main family."

"Anything could happen on the battlefield. Do we have to protect him with the entire clan and ignore the tasks assigned by the Third Hokage?"

Hinata Hizashi argued with reason, but was met with cold and ruthless words from the clan elder.

"If you can recover the lost Byakugan, it will be worth it even if you all die. This is the responsibility of the branch family, to protect the precious bloodline limit!"

The suppressed dissatisfaction and hatred can only be accumulated in the heart, engraved on the forehead, and the curse that seals freedom and light is even more painful, and dare not show it at all.

"Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to ask the Hokage and the masters of each clan to kill that hateful Kirigakure Jonin Ao and take back the precious Byakugan."

"Remember this, my fellow clan members. In the next war, you must not lose the second Byakugan, even if it costs the lives of the entire Hyuga clan..."

The discussion ended unpleasantly. The current head of the Hyuga family, Hyuga Hiashi, looked at his brother who was born only a moment later than him and had almost the same talents as him, and fell into silence.

After the battle dispersed, in the gathering place of the Hyuga branch family, many members of the branch family had their eyes bared and their faces distorted. Seven people from their branch family died in that battle, including a minor boy. Isn't this worth mourning?

Just because of a member of the main family who acted recklessly and sought his own death, does it matter if their entire branch family died?

In this silent atmosphere, everyone was silent for a long time. Hinata Hizashi kept silent until everyone dispersed, and then he walked aimlessly on the street alone.

At some point, on the edge of Konoha Village, on a training ground used for exercises, Hizashi slowly raised his head and looked at the figure in black clothes and robes with no sense of existence, his brows furrowed.

"What are you going to be?"

The figure turned its head, and the three-eyed demon fox with red and white colors intertwined looked like a ghost wandering in Konoha, aimlessly.

"Become what?"

"A lonely bird with broken wings, imprisoned in a cage, or a star that tears the night open with fangs and blood, burning with blood and fire?"

"What are you going to be?"