MTL - Escape From Konoha-Chapter 8 caged bird

After that day, Shiraishi felt that his relationship with Ruri had always been strange.

Although on the surface it was no different from usual, handing a note when it was time for class, and training as usual at night, but Liuli seemed to be the same as when she first saw it, she was silent and cold, and seldom spoke.

A few days passed like this.

Shiraishi went to school as usual that day, but when the first class was about to start, Shiraishi found that Ayane on his left had never arrived.

Shiraishi found this very strange.

As a branch member of the wealthy Hyuga clan, Ayane's status is definitely not as good as that of the clan, but she also maintains the code of conduct that a wealthy family should have, and it is impossible to skip classes and be late.

Until the first class was about to end, there was a footstep outside the door.

It was a girl with straight black hair that reached her waist.

Ayane stood alone at the door, without saying a word, biting her lip, as if she was about to bite her lip, an atmosphere of sadness and despair enveloped her.

What's even more strange is that Ayane's forehead is tied with a white ribbon, so that it doesn't look ugly, but I always feel that the sudden change is a little too abrupt.

Before that, Ayane wouldn't wear such a grandstanding ribbon ornament on her forehead.

The head teacher, Mr. Fujimura, glanced at Ayane and wanted to reprimand Ayin, but when he noticed the deep despair and sadness in Ayin, he sighed softly, as if he knew something, and said plainly: "Come in, don't be late next time."

Ayane nodded, and under the strange and puzzled eyes of everyone, she walked to her seat and sat down.

"Bai, Shiraishi-kun, good morning."

Ayane tried her best to say hello to Shiraishi as usual, but the smile was reluctant, and the tears in her eyes seemed to be unstoppable.

Then, without waiting for Shiraishi to respond, he buried his head on the table, as if it was a shame to be seen like this, and he would be laughed at and despised by others.

And all of this did happen, and the rest of the students looked at her with a strange look, whispered, pointed, and seemed to know something.

But the students who don't know the truth are just curious and worried about Ayane.

Shiraishi's face was full of question marks, but he didn't ask any questions.

Liuli looked past Shiroishi and glanced at Ayane, but didn't speak.

-Ruri, do you know what happened to Ayane?

Because the relationship went further, the suffix "classmate" was removed.

Handed the note with the question written on it to Ruri.

As a wealthy family, Liuli must know something.

——What else could it be? Of course, it is the 'fine' tradition of the Hinata clan.

The words "excellent" were put in quotation marks. Obviously, Liuli's words were full of sarcasm.

The 'fine' tradition of the Hinata clan?

Shiraishi didn't know what it was, but Ayane became like this, and it must have something to do with the 'fine' tradition of the Hinata clan.

What is it?

He really couldn't think of a reason why he came, so Shiraishi gave up.

At noon, Shiraishi and Liuli were eating a bento together.

"Hey, Liuli, what is the tradition of the Hyuga clan you're talking about?"

Still, Shiraishi, who couldn't help but be curious, asked such a question.

Liuli was silent for a moment, then replied: "This matter is not a secret among the ninja clan, and the Chunin and Shangnin in the village have basically heard of it. The Hyuga clan has a kind of very strange feeling since ancient times. An unacceptable tradition. That's the distinction between clans and divisions."

"Is there a problem with the distinction between the clan and the branch?"

"Separated families must undertake the duties and obligations of protecting the clan."

"That's normal too."

Shiraishi couldn't understand.

A low-status protected high-status, although not very fair, is a solid 'social' structure.

Society is a class and a hierarchy.

Therefore, in Shiraishi's eyes, it is a normal development trend for people from the Hyuga branch to protect the people from the Hyuga clan.

"If it's just like this, it's not a rare thing. But in order to let the branch family protect the clan wholeheartedly, and to prevent the blood of the Hyuga clan from spreading, there is a predestined relationship to control the branch family."

"control?"

Shiraishi was taken aback.

"Yes, control, control in the true sense." Liuli glanced at Bai Shi and said solemnly: "For the safety of the sect family, the branch family must take the initiative to bear a spell called 'bird in a cage', which means that the sect family has control over the The power of life and death in the division of the family. Once the person who divided the family has misconduct, or fails to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the division, the clan can use the curse to instantly execute the person who has the curse."

"…"

"In other words, Ayane is now... her life and death have been controlled by an outsider. If Ayane is dissatisfied with and kills the people of the clan, the people of the clan have the right to beat and scold Ayane, or even execute her."

Shiraishi thought of something and said, "Then, is the location of the curse mark at..."

"That's right, the curse that was planted is on Ayane's forehead. That's why Ayane blocked it with a cloth belt. Whether it's a righteousness, or the nominal protection of the sect, it is said that the family is separated. The meaning of existence, that curse mark, is a genuine 'slave' mark."

Shiraishi was silent.

A voice kept telling him that Konoha was a terrorist organization, and it was normal for this kind of thing to happen in a terrorist organization.

Although very repulsive, Shiraishi found that he couldn't do anything.

This is the helplessness and compromise called reality.

For Ayane, having the mark of 'slave' engraved on her forehead is more cruel than killing her directly.

Really, what a terrible era this is!

If this kind of thing appeared in a dark corner, Shiraishi could reluctantly accept it, but the rules of the Hinata clan were actually public.

What does it mean to openly raise the other half of your clan as 'slaves' without covering it up at all?

From here, Shiraishi looked at Konoha's Shadow Rock. There were three Naruto sculptures carved with Konoha on UU reading www.uukanshu.com, symbolizing their great achievements.

Especially the first-generation Hokage and the second-generation Hokage brothers, they are known by the world as the ones who ended the turbulent times of the Warring States Period.

And after that?

The war continued.

There is no difference from the Warring States period, children will still be sent to the battlefield.

Nothing seems to have changed.

The only thing that has changed is that the ninjas formed a larger village from the ninja tribe and established a system of one country and one village.

Shiraishi suddenly felt that Yingyan's existence was full of irony.

The so-called family, if it is only at this level, then the tradition of the Hinata clan has been incompatible with Konoha from the very beginning.

Logically, such a ninja should not be allowed to join the Konoha Ninja Village dominated by the "Will of Fire".

The tradition of this family is the best interpretation of denying the "will of fire".

You can't even cherish your own clan, can you believe that such a family will have the belief of loving and caring for the entire village?

Shiraishi put a big question mark on this issue.

In the end, he sighed and said nothing.

Growing up with Liuli these days, he almost forgot that he was a 'heretic' to this village, and that he would become a 'traitor' sooner or later.

But the peaceful life made him almost forget his identity as a 'traitor', and he couldn't help but want to integrate into the village.

Thinking of this, Shiraishi was sweating coldly.

Ease makes one fall.

From the very beginning, he didn't have the slightest surrender to Konoha.

He is very grateful to Konoha for teaching him the knowledge of ninjas, but it is only this kind of gratitude for teaching.