NARUTO: Starting with Hinata

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"Thank you."

Hinata wiped the sweat off her face and said, "Money doesn't feel sincere enough."

Is that her way of saying she's not interested in money?

Shiki didn't know whether to laugh or sigh.

Hinata tilted her head and looked at him with some confusion.

Did she say something wrong?

"I'll go wash the dishes."

Shiki paused, reached out, gently pinched her cheek, and then left.

Hinata stayed where she was.

After a few seconds, she covered her face, blushing deeply.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Hinata, go open the door."

Shiki said casually.

Hinata patted her cheeks, took a deep breath, walked to the door, and opened it.

She was taken aback for a moment – it was Neji.

Neji also looked puzzled.

Why was Hinata here?

For a moment, both of them were silent.

After all, yesterday's practical class had not been pleasant.

"Neji-nii."

Hinata asked subconsciously, "Are you okay?"

"Thank you for your concern, Hinata."

Neji's tone was still distant, "I'm here to see Shiki."

"Shiki-kun?"

Hinata's eyes suddenly narrowed as she asked warily, "What do you need with him?"

"Nothing."

Looking at her expression, Neji couldn't help but think, 'Just as I expected.'

Whether it is strength or personality, Hinata's changes are all because of Shiki.

"Hinata."

Shiki came over and touched her head.

Hinata was like a cat with fate pinched by the scruff of the neck, suddenly becoming shy.

"Let's go out and talk."

Shiki led her to the courtyard.

"Do you know what this is?"

Neji removed the bandage from his forehead, revealing the bird in the cage.

Not an unexpected topic.

The pattern needs to be opened up.

"You think it controls your destiny?"

Shiki looked at it and asked.

"Isn't it?"

Neji gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred, "From the moment I was planted as a bird in a cage, I lost my freedom and became a slave. No matter how strong I become, I will never be able to break free from the cage of fate."

"Is this why you hate the clan and despise the weak?" Shiki asked calmly.

Neji's breathing hitched.

He was stung by Shiki's bland attitude.

"I shouldn't have come to you."

Neji suddenly felt bored, "You just don't understand."

"Whose fault do you think it is?"

Shiki was not affected at all and continued to ask.

"Of course it's the clan!"

The emotions Neji had just calmed down surged up again, "It was because of the bird in the cage that my father had to die!"

"No."

Shiki shook his head and said, "It's this world that's wrong."

"...?"

Neji felt confused.

"The root cause lies in the system."

Shiki said calmly, "From the Will of Fire to the caged bird system, they are all wrong."

"You... what did you say?"

Neji took a step back in fear, his face full of horror and astonishment.

"You who claim to be a genius, are you afraid?"

Shiki smiled faintly at his reaction.

"This... this is not a question of fear."

Neji took a deep breath and said.

"I was talking to you about the clan, and you were wrong to directly say that the Will of Fire was wrong."

"Aren't you being a bit extreme?"

"And how could the Will of Fire be wrong?"

That was the theory passed down by the God of the Ninja World, Hashirama, and it was developed and promoted by the Third Hokage and has become deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Countless ninjas from Konoha paid with their blood for this.

"Do the clan obey the Will of Fire?" Shiki continued to ask.

"Certainly."

Neji said without hesitation.

"Does the caged bird conform to the Will of Fire?" Shiki asked again.

"..."

Neji suddenly froze.

Does it really comply?

The most classic meaning of the Will of Fire is that young people are the future of Konoha, and the older generation should trust and protect them.

Hitting a bird in a cage means trust and protection?

Neji wanted to blurt out the word "of course," but he couldn't say it at this moment.

He looked at Shiki, and doubts arose in his mind.

'Why haven't I considered this before?'

"Don't look at what they say, look at what they do."

Shiki said calmly, "The Will of Fire has good aspects, but it was distorted and compromised during its execution."

"You... you mean..."

Neji's heart was shaken.

After talking about the Will of Fire, we started talking about the issues of execution by the Hokage and Konoha's high-level officials.

You are not a little extreme; you are too extreme.

You say that, do you want to live?

Neji suddenly felt like he was on a pirate ship.

"It was the Hokage who betrayed the Will of Fire."

Shiki paused and said, "The Will of Fire has now become a tool. It is separated from the villagers."

"You... stop talking!"

Neji only felt a flash of thunder and subconsciously wanted to cover his ears.

If you keep listening, something bad will happen, and it will be a disaster from which there is no recovery.

He just wanted to escape his own fate, not drag the clan to be buried with him.

"Then let's talk about the problem of the caged bird."

Shiki looked at his panic, smiled, and asked, "What do you think is the nature of a caged bird?"

"It's... fate."

Neji hesitated for a second.

After the bombardment of rebellious words from Shiki just now, he began to waver.

Shiki twitched the corner of his mouth.

'I am a materialist like you, but you are still an idealist.'

"It's a ninjutsu."

Shiki thought for a moment and said, "It's more accurate to say it's a sealing technique, adding at most one more soul."

Neji was slightly startled.

He was born into the clan, so he naturally knew the sealing technique.

In particular, the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan from Konoha is considered to be the strongest and can even seal the most powerful tailed beast.

"Since it's a ninjutsu, there can't be no solution."

Shiki asked calmly, "Is it possible to unlock the bird in the cage by combining medical ninjutsu, sealing ninjutsu, and soul-related ninjutsu?"

Neji opened his mouth.

He wanted to refute, but he had already accepted it in his heart.

The fear of the bird in the cage dissipated a lot at this time.

"A bird in a cage is a product of the old times."

Shiki said seriously, "Times have changed. If we gather a group of geniuses among geniuses together, it will only be a matter of time before we can crack it."

"This... is your plan?"

Neji was not stupid; he had already reacted.

But a group of geniuses among geniuses came together just to free the bird from the cage? How is that possible?

Combined with what Shiki said before, it's self-evident what he wants to do.

Crazy! Really crazy!

But the craziest thing is that he actually had an intention.