Naruto: The hardworking model who realizes his dream is actually the white moonlight of the ninja wo

Children from a separated family are not expected to exist.

No matter how strong or weak you are, once you are like a bird in a cage, you will only become a pawn of the clan.

This principle also applies to the patriarch's son.

If there is just a slight mistake, the twin boy, Hiashi, could lose his life at any time because of his brother, Hiashi.

"Go protect the Zong family."

"It is your honor to sacrifice your life for the clan."

"It's okay even if you don't listen."

The main family carved a curse seal called "Bird in a Cage" on the branch family for generations.

This is not as simple as having a monster in your body.

Instead, they were members of the Hyuga clan from the branch family who were raised as beasts by the main family.

Although it may not sound nice to say this, it is indeed the truth.

Grab it when needed and do something with it, throw it aside when not needed - but this is not the essence of being an animal.

Can't disobey.

Light green collar.

In the end, the branch family can only be a dog of the main family.

Hizashi cleaned up Neji and left. It seemed like he always had endless work to do and was always busy issuing missions.

No one knew where Itachi went, and he did not appear again until Neji fell into a deep sleep.

Neji started dreaming again.

The more confused you are when you are awake, the more distracted you become when you are asleep.

Insomnia, nightmares - sleep has become a luxury.

This is Neji's pain alone.

Pain that is invisible to outside observers for the time being.

It's retribution.

In the dream, the boy returned to the venue of the third round of the Chunin Exam.

The person standing facing him was not someone else, but Uzumaki Naruto.

"You're not the only one with a monster in your body!"

The blond boy roared, but no matter how hard Neji tried, he couldn't see his face clearly.

It was a red vortex mixed with black lines, as if it was going to suck the entire world into it.

"Even if this is the case! I won't give up!"

"I will become Hokage! And prove it to everyone!"

Neji is not Uchiha Itachi.

He does not have a photographic memory.

Even the changing scenes in the dream cannot determine whether they are the same as they actually happened.

But he still found it funny.

Maybe Uzumaki Naruto can really become Hokage.

The memory may be chaotic, but the emotion is particularly real at this moment.

He is desperate.

Faced with Uzumaki Naruto's silly words, his despair was like a vine.

He was already considered strong to begin with, and now he was even stronger than ever.

Idiots also have their own blessings.

This was also the part he had not taken into consideration in his planning so far.

There really are idiots in this world who can't understand what people say.

And it just happened that I encountered it at the critical moment.

His body moved.

The pure white eyes glanced towards the stands accurately.

Lord Hokage, as well as guests from other villages, the old fellow from the main family and --Hinata Hiashi.

His daughter was seriously injured, but he was still in a good mood and watched the game of the culprit here. I don’t know if he is too careless or what.

However, this is not important anymore.

The moment the caged bird is treated as a monster, the whole nature of the situation changes.

Don't define something you don't understand.

To listen, to observe - this is what Neji was taught since childhood, and this is the growth direction of most ninjas.

But Uzumaki Naruto seems to be different.

He is a child who has not yet been harmed by education.

That is the innocent heart of a child - a sense of purity without any trace.

It's the kind of look that adults will like.

After that, after that, he became mature.

The loss was inexplicable.

But he definitely didn't lose to Uzumaki Naruto, but he himself was completely disheartened.

Next time... Wait until next time...

But, how many next times will there be in his life?

"don't want..."

In the dream, Neji was kneeling on the duel field covered with yellow sand. He didn't know who to face, so he could only lower his head and cry alone.

This is something he didn't do that year.

The people in the stands turned into wisps of smoke, surrounding Neji.

"Look at him..."

"Is this the genius of Hyuga?"

"He's not the only one with a monster in his body!"

"I can't even beat the last one!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Look! He can't even beat the last one!"

"Is this genius?"

No one cares about the Hyuga branch.

The bird in the cage has already lost its position as the protagonist to the "monster".

What does it matter if he wins or loses?

It's all over now.

"don't want..."

The boy's crying was suppressed, he seemed to be holding back tears, wanting to go back to the time before the day began.

"don't want..."

"Neji!"

...

When I opened my eyes again, it was Uchiha Itachi.

The Sharingan has returned to its normal black color and is continuously emitting energy.

It seemed as if he had turned back into the same Uchiha Itachi as before.

"Is it a nightmare?"

The familiar scent came from the handkerchief Itachi was holding.

The handkerchief was wiping away the sweat beads on the boy's forehead smoothly.

His body loved the smell of the handkerchief.

After his father died, no matter how many incense sticks he burned or how the house looked like, Neji could no longer find the scent that he missed so much.

Itachi paused in his wiping motion.

There was mist in Neji's pure white eyes, and he seemed not yet fully awake.

Following his body's instinct, the boy slowly raised his head and neck and rubbed it gently against the handkerchief.

"Father..."

Neji murmured in a low voice, as if it was just an ordinary mumbling.

But Uchiha Itachi, who was standing beside him and looked shocked, was going to have a good drink with him.

Itachi has lived for so many years, and he must have met at least ten thousand people.

Such an action would never appear on Hyuga Neji.

But if it really happens, there is only one possibility.

This is clearly a young child's attachment to their elders.

If it is not between lovers, it can only happen between father and son.

But at the moment, it seems that Hyuga Neji has not shown such a level of intimacy with Hizashi.

But what about the remembrance of the dead?

That's a completely different situation.

It looked strange that Hyuga Hizashi was still alive.

He was still full of energy yesterday and was able to face his own demonstration. Judging from the current situation, it is hard to imagine that Hyuga Hizashi will die soon.

"It's okay, it's all a nightmare..."

Itachi tried to comfort him, but to no avail.

For Neji now, crying is as easy as breathing.

"Well..."

The boy didn't make any sound except whimpering.

It seemed like a kitten that was forced to be separated from its parents and was trying to call for its mother.

What if Hizashi didn't die afterwards?

Even the thirteen-year-old Neji was mostly precocious.

Itachi Uchiha, who was born into a prominent family, knew this better than anyone.

Children here must learn to intrigue from the moment they are born.

They generally mature early - only in this way can they survive with all four limbs intact.

Of course, there are exceptions.

Sasuke, Hinata, and maybe he too.

None of this matters now. What matters is that Hyuga Neji will never be the kind of person who would call his dad in a daze when he is thirteen years old.

None of the Uchiha children can do it, let alone Neji who was born in the Hyuga branch family.

There is only one possibility.

Ningji, who was still a young boy, lost his father unexpectedly.

No words of comfort could come out of my throat anymore.

Up to this point, Itachi had barely met Neji's mother.

She is always busy and evasive.

For Neji, whether his mother exists seems to have become a mystery - perhaps in Neji's heart, his mother has already died.

"Are you always alone?"

Itachi took a deep breath and mobilized all the muscles in his body, trying to observe every change in Neji's body.

It could be obscure, it could be evasive, it could be any of a number of possibilities.

But no matter what it is, Itachi is determined not to let it go.

"They're all dead."

It is an unabashed statement.

It was as if he was talking about how the weather was today.

But the tears in the boy's eyes were getting more and more intense.

"I'm not alone."

Neji added quietly, "Never."

He is lucky.

He was never alone.

Even if Hinata treated him harshly, if he left this empty home, there were still Teacher Kai, Tenten, and Xiao Li outside.

There is also Team 3, and the people I met later in the Chunin Exam.

But it's better to be alone.

The more these bonds there are, the more companions and Itachi friends there are...

The more guilty he felt.

Hyuga Neji is a mortal.

The more ties you have, the more intense the inner torment becomes.

Years of suppressed emotions churned in his stomach. Neji gathered some strength from nowhere and threw Itachi to the side, but no matter how hard he tried, he could only retch.

Emotions can't be expressed.

Everyone knows this, but Hyuga Neji cannot know it.