Becomes a Rebel Ninja After Annihilating the Hyuga Clan

Chapter 11

Hiashi needed more courage to sacrifice himself, especially when Neji still needed him alive to lure more members of the Hyuga clan. With this crucial captive, even with the Caged Bird Seal, Neji's efficiency in hunting would significantly increase, and the risk of exposure would increase, making his plan to eradicate the clan seem distant and achievable.

Thus, even if Hiashi wanted to die, Neji wouldn't let him go. The hinge mechanism from the Torture Department was designed from the start to leave no room for prisoners to commit suicide. After sealing the chakra points, even a Kage-level strongman could only die with regret.

However, while Hiashi didn't care about his own life, he did care about others.

From the moment he handed over information about some elders not in Konoha in exchange for his daughter Hinata, he lost any capital to continue resisting in front of Neji.

Retreat a step, then retreat every step; in the days leading up to Neji's defection from Konoha, he squeezed Hiashi dry, blood and bone together, which was the fate the Hyuga clan leader had to face.

For instance, right now, everyone knows the eye exchange between him and his daughter Hinata was just a pretext Neji used to extort him. If it weren't this, it would be something else. But Hiashi couldn't argue; his backbone was broken. He could only let Neji take whatever he wanted, hoping he might show some mercy to his daughter, Hinata.

Hinata walked in with small steps, buried her face in Neji's arms, and then peeked through the gap at the disheveled man at the desk.

"Don't you recognize him?" Neji didn't react for a moment.

"My father was sitting there before, he told me many things, told me to endure the pain, I did… and then… my father disappeared!" Hinata didn't continue, but her meaning was clear.

After Hinata exchanged one of her eyes and saw through the illusion, she immediately ran away from him.

She couldn't connect the elegant father in the illusion with reality. By this time, Neji had tortured Hiashi beyond recognition, so not recognizing him was understandable.

Moreover, not recognizing him was fine, as long as she remembered what he told her before the eye exchange—to dig out her mother's corpse and place it in a prominent position in the courtyard, even if she couldn't escape the illusion.

However, looking at his daughter snuggling in the enemy's arms, he shook his head.

Hiashi knew his daughter had been living poorly within the clan recently. No one cooked for or bathed her, and she was suffering—an unprecedented disaster for a lady who had been pampered since childhood and was as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

Maybe because of this, her spiritual sense remained longer in the illusion than others, so Hiashi chose her over other members like Hanabi.

But his last effort to save the clan failed in an unexpected place.

Hinata, the eldest daughter of the leading family, ultimately had no talent or ability…

After a long silence, Hiashi sighed.

Alas.

After all, she was of the leading family bloodline, talentless or not. There was no need to talk about revenge. She could live a peaceful life. The Hyuga clan would have a chance to prosper again in the future.

Hiashi looked directly at Neji. This time, he didn't resist anymore, didn't utter a harsh word, and simply admitted defeat.

Since you want ransom money, I'll give it all to you.

"On the left wall of my study, there is a secret room. To prevent Byakugan from detecting it, the secret room needs a summoning seal, the sequence is Tiger, Ox, Boar… Inside, there are three compartments, and a lot of gold and silver, you can take them all."

Unlike the shops and forests, which were public property of the Hyuga clan, the treasure in the secret room was the private wealth of the clan leader's line. As a rogue ninja, Neji needed such a windfall; he couldn't afford to be penniless, or he'd have to resort to constant robbery, which was too low-level and unsustainable.

"Alright." Neji nodded indifferently, signaling him to continue.

"In the second compartment are some summoning scrolls containing many ninja tools and emergency supplies."

These should be the resources left for survivors in a clan extinction crisis.

Unfortunately, the Hyuga ancestors who prepared beforehand couldn't have foreseen that the most significant crisis would come from within the clan…

Neji lazily said:

"These things aren't enough to spare her life."

Hinata, for the first time, showed hesitation.

She could hear the conversation between the two, sensing something was off.

What is Brother Neji talking about?

What things?

Whose life is being exchanged?

"I know, don't worry."

Hiashi paused, looked at Neji meaningfully, then calmly said:

"In the third compartment… there are over a dozen Byakugan passed down by Hyuga ancestors."

Hmm?

Neji's eyes widened.

The branch family's Byakugan would be destroyed the moment the owner died, meaning those Byakugan were all passed down by deceased prominent family members…

Over a dozen of them!!

Your clan leader's line had such reserves?!

How could I have progressed so slowly if I had known earlier?

"You knew I was collecting Byakugan, why didn't you give them up sooner?" Neji gritted his teeth. If he hadn't come back by chance, wouldn't all those Byakugan essences have remained buried underground?！

At this thought, Neji felt incredibly fortunate.

Hiashi, this man still had potential, but you only know his limits once you push him.

"I don't know what you plan to do with so many Byakugan, but now that I told you, can you spare a few lives?" Hiashi said, a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Neji thought that a dozen high-purity central family Byakugan, even with the loss of life force from being stored too long, should provide him with at least a large portion of Byakugan essence. Next week's clan annihilation plan doesn't need to wipe out the remaining Hyuga members completely.

——No.

Just as the thought of mercy arose, Neji completely suppressed it.

Since the decision was made, it had to be thorough!

Becoming a rogue ninja meant he might never return to Konoha!

Now, with so many Byakugan essences within reach, he had to consider this might be his only chance in life.

Neji had a faint hunch, and even if his eyes advanced to the final stage, the Byakugan essences would still be beneficial.

"I can spare her." Neji patted Hinata's head.

The latter still needed clarification.

Hiashi nodded. This answer didn't surprise him.

Greedy was the Neji he knew these days.