Naruto: Escape From Konoha

Chapter 19: Ayane Hyuga

Weekends are the days when the academy collectively has a holiday, and Ayane stayed in the Hyuga clan and didn't go anywhere.

In the Hyuga clan, the residence of the branch family and the main family is separated.

The people of the main family rarely associate with the branch family. For the main family, the branch family only needs to honestly complete the tasks assigned to them.

Ayane is the type with outstanding talent among the Hyuga branch family member of this generation.

"Ayane, the main family has come before. They want you to be the maid who takes care of the daily life of the clan heir. This is a great honor for you as a member of branch family."

Seeing her mother's proud smile of having such an excellent daughter, Ayane was just stunned for a moment, then nodded obediently.

She felt that it was more a threat and an order. After all, as a member of the branch family, she wasn't qualified to bargain with the clan.

When she had witnessed several people who had revolted against the main family, but had been devastated by the Caged bird seal, she had already thought about how to face the main family.

"Hiashi-sama is an excellent ninja. He is fourteen years old this year, and he is already a famous Chunin in the village. Everyone says that he can become a jounin before he is 20 years old."

Ayane knelt on the cushion, her long black straight hair draped over her shoulders, her silent white pupils showed no emotion or joy, she just quietly listened to her mother's non-stop nagging words.

Her mother was a more traditional woman, and she was submissive.

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The branch family is not qualified to rebel against the clan. The branch family is born to give everything for the clan, love, life, and dignity. Everything that separates the family is bestowed by the clan.

After so many years of immersion in such traditional thinking, she has turned her mother into a tool for obeying the clan's orders.

So Ayane never had meaningless arguments with her mother.

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"Ayane, don't resent the clan, they are all about the future of the Hyuga clan. The Byakugan of our clan have always been coveted by outsiders. The Caged Bird is not a curse. This is entirely to protect the Byakugan from being obtained by outsiders. One day, the rest of the branch family will understand this."

"I know, mother."

Ayane doesn't hate her mother, even though she has become a tool of the clan. However, saying the caged bird is not a curse, which she doesn't agree with.

Maybe the caged bird has a reason to protect the Byakugan, but those Shinobi from the branch who were cursed by the caged bird should be killed by their own people without a sound and no dignity?

Why doesn't the village care?

Ayane doesn't believe that Hokage and other high-level executives don't know about this. This sort of cruelty to family deserves to be put in prison.

Shiraishi-kun is right, this village is twisted and boring. And we're all just part of this twisted and boring village, the most humble part. Ayane remembered what Shiraishi had said to herself, and felt this helpless cruelty and distortion more deeply than at the time.

Therefore, every time Hokage presided over the opening ceremony to promote the will of fire, Ayane would feel that she was out of tune with this village, strange and afraid.

She wants to be a bird flying freely in the sky.

Instead of being locked in a bird cage by the main family, a bird with broken wings. One day, she will break free from the cage bound to her body and fly to the sky.

....

His name is still renowned among the Hyuga clan.

He is the clan heir of the Hyuga clan, a young and famous genius Chunin from Konoha Village.

In this village, he is destined to become someone famous who is looked up to by countless people.

Ayane never thought that she would become this person's maid, but she is the most hated member of the clan.

But the guardian of the main family has always been selected from the branch family, it seem to be reasonable.

"Hiashi-sama I am Hyuga Ayane, who will be your maid from today."

Sitting in the corridor of the courtyard, a young man with long black straight hair looked at the pond in the courtyard with pure white pupils.

After hearing the voice next to him, he slowly turned his head and glanced at the girl with pure white pupils like himself.

There were no emotional fluctuations in her eyes, but it would not be right to say that there was stagnant water. There was only a soft smile on her face, with a hint of sadness in her smile.

"Do you hate the main family?"

Hiashi asked.

Ayane was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to ask her such a question.

"Yes."

Lying will lead to suspicion, and sometimes being honest will make others relax their vigilance.

Hiashi nodded and muttered to himself:

"I also hate that because of this rule, Hizashi has not laughed with me for years, and only indifference and hostility. Hizashi is my younger brother, we used to play together, laughing at each other"

"Really? Hiashi-sama is a gentle person."

Ayane said with a smile.

"I'm not gentle at all, and I can't be gentle. Three years ago, I had a competition with Hizashi and I deliberately lost. I wanted to impress members of the main family with Hizashi. Unexpectedly, after returning home, my father used the curse seal. Hizashi screamed and beg for mercy on the ground... My father told me that as the heir of the clan, we must always let the branch remember their identity, not to go beyond their class, and be rude to the main family."

Looking at the clear blue and sunny sky, Hiashi let out a regretful sigh.

Ayane fell silent after hearing this.

"Since then, I finally understood what rules are. In the strict Hyuga clan, Hizashi... No, everything is arranged by the clan. You can't resist, you can't be free."

Hiashi stood up from the corridor, then glanced at Ayane again:

"So, it's right for you to hate me and the clan. But you must remember not to show your hostility or killing intent to me, because I am the next clan head and the master of your branch family."

If a caged bird glares at its owner and makes the owner unhappy, it will lead to merciless death.

This was exactly what it meant.

"I understand, I will pay attention, Hiashi-sama"

Seeing that Ayane understood, Hiashi nodded with satisfaction.

Hiashi walked back into the house and took out a bird cage with a white bird in it.

Seeing this scene, Ayane's face was slightly unnatural.

Hiashi didn't care about Ayane's unnatural face, and murmured in a low voice:

"You know? I've never changed the bird cage, but seven birds have been replaced. This is the eighth bird. I bought it for you today. Before that... the moment they flew out, l killed them."

"Why does Hiashi-sama do this?"

"Before you, there were seven maids by my side. All of them were executed by my father for various reasons."

Hiashi hung the bird cage outside.

"I hope you don't end up like this..."

This sentence seems to be addressed to a bird, but also to Ayane.