Hearing the cold voice from behind, the clansmen of the branch family turned around and realized that the one who spoke just now was not someone else, but Elder Aoyamaâone of the elders of the main familyâwho was humiliated by Kuroto in the clan meeting a week ago.
âNot goodâŠ!â thought one of the branch family members as he noted Elder Aoyamaâs mood.
Angered Elder Aoyama coldly looked at the four clansmen and scolded them, âYou people were speaking ill about the main family⊠your masters! Have you forgotten that it is a crime?! Where did the courage to speak about us in this way come from?â
If it was in the past, they wouldnât have dared to talk anything about the members of the main family, whether good or bad, but since Kuroto humiliated several elders of the main family in the previous clan meeting, all the members of the branch family felt a little proud, and not so afraid anymore which is why they dared to not only talk about the main family but even criticized them.
All the members of the branch family immediately bowed their heads and apologized, âPlease forgive us Aoyama-sama⊠it was just a slip of the tongue.â
But Elder Aoyama didnât calm down because of the apology, rather, he became angrier and slapped all four members of the branch family.
Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!
The shrill sound of slaps resounded on the streets as the attention of various people turned towards the scene.
Elder Aoyama felt that he needs to make an example to keep everyone in control. Since that clan meeting, everyone is trying to step out of their limits, and now a few servants dare to talk ill of them.
âItâs all because of him!â thought Elder Aoyama in anger, âEven that Summon!âfr eewebn ovel.com
The reason behind Elder Aoyamaâs Anger is not just the humiliation he went through; itâs also related to the matter of the giant Summon that Kuroto recently gave to Neji and the chaotic fight that took place outside the village after that.
Reasonably speaking, the fight between the three children a few days ago was not a bad thing for the Hyuga Clan, after all, one of the children was Nejiâa member of the Hyuga Clanâthe absurd chaos created by Naruto, Sasuke, Neji and their summons can be regarded as the demonstration of the strength of the Hyuga Clan, however, Elder Aoyama was not happy about it at all.
This is because the more he thought about it, the more he realized that something is wrong with all of this.
Kuroto had such a powerful Summon for so many years, but he never informed the main family. Moreover, he didnât pass the summon to the heir of the main family as he should have, rather he chose another member of the branch family, that too without the permission of the Patriarch! This is very disrespectful to the main family!
Elder Aoyama was already dissatisfied with Kuroto because of the humiliation he was put through by him, on top of that, if something of this sort happens, it is natural for him to be angry.
Among the four members of the branch family that were slapped by Elder Aoyama, three begged for forgiveness, however, one didnât. It was Hyuga Aokiâsitting in a wheelchair with a cloudy expression.
Noting that Aoki hadnât yet apologized, Elder Aoyama once again became angry, and shouted at him, âHave you not realized your sin?!â
Although Aoki was fuming with anger, he restrained himself with a deep breath and apologized, âPlease forgive me.â
âDespite the sin you and your brother committed, the only reason you are still alive is because of our kindness! But you⊠you are so shameless that instead of being grateful, you are talking ill about us behind our backs! If I knew that you would be just like your useless brother, I would have put you through the same fate as him!â â scolded Elder Aoyama.
At the mention of his brother, Aoki raised his head abruptly, and said while gritting his teeth, and shouted in anger, âDonât you dare mention Aoba in front of me!â
Aokiâs sudden burst startled Elder Aoyama, and he roared, âYou ungrateful filth! How dare you speak to me in this manner?!â
âThe one who should be grateful is you for I didnât kill you! Donât you dare speak anything about him, you are not worthy enough!â said Aoki, taking heavy breaths, trying to restrain him.
Sensing murderous intent in Aokiâs eyes, Elder Aoyama immediately weaved the hand signs and activated the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, âIâll show you!â
Ahhhhhhhh!
As soon as the Cursed Seal was activated, Aoki fell off the wheelchair and started to cry out in pain, rolling over and wailing. Aokiâs cry resounded through the grounds of the Hyuga Clan. The cries were noticed by the people of the Hyuga Clan as they rushed to this place.
One of the people who arrived at the scene is Hizashi. Coming over, he saw the scene of Aoki wailing and crying in pain at the feet of Elder Aoyama. Guessing what went down, Hizashi begged Elder Aoyama, âAoyama-sama, please spare him, Aoki is already disabled and cannot bear this pain, at this rate⊠he will die!â
In response, Hizashi only got a cold snort, âHumph!â as Elder Aoyama said indifferently, âUngrateful filth like him is better off dead. The Hyuga Clan doesnât need disobedient people like him!â
Seeing that Elder Aoyama doesnât seem to have any intention of forgiving Aoki, Hizashi had no choice but to persuade Aoki, âAoki, whatever you have done, admit your mistake and apologize to Aoyama-sama⊠donât try to resist the main family⊠youâll be dead at this rate!â
âThen⊠so be it⊠I would rather choose death!â said Aoki in a determined tone. Although he was wailing and crying in pain, he refused to beg for mercy. To him, death would be better than begging for mercy from a member of the main family.
Hearing Aokiâs words, Elder Aoyamaâs expression changed. The indifference once again changed into anger as he said in a vicious tone of voice, âA trash like you is trying to go against the main familyâŠ? Do you think you are Hyuga Kuroto?!â
Elder Aoyama was fuming in anger. One Hyuga Kuroto is already more than he can swallow, and now even a cripple like Aoki is trying to challenge the authority of the main family? This made Elder Aoyama more furious.
But Aoki also seemed to be determined and steadfast, and he refused to beg for mercy. No matter how much pain Aoyama tried to inflict on him with the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, Aoki did not give in.
Seeing that Aoki had no intention to beg for mercy, killing intent started to brew in Elder Aoyamaâs eyes, and he decided that it would be best to kill a traitor like Aoki.
Hizashi saw through Aoyamaâs thoughts and hurriedly interfered, âAoyama-sama⊠Aoki is a cripple and he has lost his mind, please donât be like him and make any rash move.â
Hearing Hizashiâs words, Aoyama noted the gloomy expression on the faces of all the branch family members surrounding him and realized that it wonât be a wise move to kill Aoki at this time. With this in mind, he restrained his killing intent, deactivated the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, and decided to punish Aoki in some other way, as he announced, âHyuga Aoki is guilty of disobedience and disregard. As punishment, he will be imprisoned in the underground dungeon for the next three years!â
Hizashi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately instructed the branch family members around him to send Aoki to the underground dungeon.
Although the matter with Aoki was dealt with, Elder Aoyama was still angry and stormed the Patriarchâs mansion.
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âHiashi⊠this can no longer go on⊠we can not allow Hyuga Kuroto to do whatever he wants!â said Elder Aoyama.
Hiashi frowned as he listened to Elder Aoyamaâs words.
This top has been discussed more than the ones within the main family, and he is already tired of listening to the complaints of Elders in regard to Kuroto. His response has been the same, and he didnât plan to change it as he said with a sigh, âHavenât we discussed this more than once?â
âHiashi, donât you see that Hyuga Kuroto is challenging the authority of the main family?!â said Elder Aoyama, dissatisfied with Hiashiâs response.
Hiashi shook his head, âI know Kuroto-kun, he wouldnât do something like challenging the authority of the main family. Thatâs so out of his character.â
âOut of character or not⊠he is doing it right as we speak!â shouted Elder Aoyama, and added, âHe may not be doing it directly, but he is indirectly influencing others to challenge the authority of the main family! Just a while ago⊠that cripple dared to direct his killing intent on meâŠâ
Hiashi was taken aback, and questioned, âYou mean Aoki?â
âWho else could it be?!â replied Elder Aoyama. Thinking of what happened a while ago, he was once again furious, and said, âWho do you think gave that cripple the courage to rebel? Itâs all because of him!â
Hiashi was really surprised. In his opinion, Aoki is like a transparent person who neither interferes with the affairs of the clan nor does he interact that much with anyone. Why would someone like himâwho has nothing to do with anythingâdo something of this sort, and too so suddenly?
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