#83 - Hinata Natsu's Cry
“I didn’t……”
Hinata Natsu quickly denied.
Seiji continued:
“Wearing a forehead protector, can you pretend that you are no different from the main family?”
His tone was gentle, even with a hint of pity.
“But you clearly know that this ‘Caged Bird Curse Seal’ is your true identity.”
“How about this, to express your sincerity, let me see your curse seal.”
Seiji didn't like the existence of such a naturally evil curse seal.
But then again, if he were to implant it on others, it would be different.
That's right, Seiji knew he was being biased.
He didn't claim to be a good person either.
If someone was kind to him, Seiji would repay them.
Seiji couldn't do something like repaying kindness with hatred.
But for those who had no kindness towards him, or even actively discriminated against him, he had no burden at all.
They say the Uchiha are born evil, if they're not a little evil, how can they live up to that saying?
First of all, he had to see what the curse seal looked like, and the details of the curse seal, in order to break or imitate it.
Hinata Natsu's pupils suddenly shrank, she suddenly looked up, looking at him in disbelief.
“This… this won’t do.”
Her voice tightened, “Can’t show it to outsiders…”
“Can’t show it to outsiders?”
Seiji repeated in a low voice.
“Are you saying, I’m an outsider?”
Hinata Natsu choked, her lips slightly opened, as if something was stuck in her throat, and she couldn't even say a word of explanation.
Perhaps she didn't expect Seiji to say that.
Seiji didn't urge her, just patiently watched her, as if admiring her struggling appearance.
Her eye power, had ripples again.
At this moment, Hinata Natsu was like a helpless little lamb.
After a long time, Seiji slowly said:
“It's just looking at the ‘Caged Bird Curse Seal’, will you lose a piece of meat?”
Are the branch families really so generous, willing to sacrifice for the greater good?
Protect the secret of the Byakugan forever in the Hyuga.
If that's the case, it should be displayed generously.
This should be a symbol of guardians and heroes.
But in reality, all the branch families would cover up the ‘Caged Bird Curse Seal’.
When they become ninjas, those with forehead protectors use them to block it, and those without use ribbons to block it.
Hinata Natsu's fingertips trembled, she lowered her head deeply, her lips pursed until they were white.
Of course she knew.
“My patience is limited, you don’t want this matter to fall apart, right? After all, you said you would apologize to me.”
Seiji said in a faint tone.
One hand rested on Hinata Natsu's soft and fragrant shoulder, causing her to instinctively want to retreat, but her back was already against the cold stone wall, with no way to retreat.
And the other hand went to her forehead.
Hinata Natsu clenched her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white.
She knew that she had no choice at all.
Until the ninja forehead protector was taken off.
There was a dark curse seal pattern entrenched on her forehead.
Seiji's gaze slightly condensed, carefully observing this pattern.
The curse seal pattern in the manga version and the anime version are different, now it seems to be the latter.
He stretched out his hand, his fingertips slowly stroking her forehead, Hinata Natsu's body trembled violently, but she didn't dare to move, she could only close her eyes tightly, and hold her hands tightly.
“So that’s how it is.”
Seiji murmured in a low voice, a trace of contemplation flashed in his eyes.
He quietly activated the Sharingan, recording all the patterns of this curse seal.
“Alright.”
Hinata Natsu suddenly opened her eyes, staring blankly at him, her eyes full of humiliation and grievance.
“I have received your sincerity, so what about Hinata Ginka’s apology and sincerity?”
He said with a smile.
“I… isn’t this sincerity now?”
Hinata Natsu said in shock.
She had already taken off her ninja forehead protector for Seiji to see, the curse seal on her forehead was in full view,
But Seiji actually said that there was still Hinata Ginka's?
“Your apology now is for your prejudice against the Uchiha by following the crowd, keeping your distance, as for Hinata Ginka's matter, I didn't say it was over.”
Seiji shook his head.
“Or do you think the ‘Caged Bird Curse Seal’ is very rare, is it something invaluable that cannot be seen?”
Seiji lowered his head, lifted a strand of Hinata Natsu's dark green hair, and slowly opened his mouth in her ear.
【The Art of Speaking (White)】was quietly activated.
Neji at the Chunin Exams directly showed the curse seal to everyone in order to prove his point.
Hinata Natsu's heart clenched suddenly, the tears in her eyes could no longer be suppressed, and quietly slipped down her cheeks.
But she couldn't say anything anymore.
Seiji didn't look at her again, turned around and left the cave.
When the night wind blew into the cave, bringing a trace of coldness, his figure had disappeared into the darkness, leaving only a vague cry echoing in the cave.
Forbearance, repression, like a low whimper abandoned by the world.
“A-Natsu?”
Outside the cave, Hinata Tetsu vaguely heard something was wrong.
When he wanted to rush in, he saw Seiji and Hinata Natsu walking over one after the other.
“Why did it take so long?”
Yuhi Kurenai had eaten only half of the grilled fish, her cheeks were bulging.
“It was a bit long.”
Seiji opened his mouth, the skewer of grilled fish he had prepared in advance was almost cold.
“A-Natsu, what did you talk about inside?”
Hinata Tetsu pulled Hinata Natsu to the side and asked in a low voice.
Hinata Natsu's lips trembled, but she couldn't even say a complete sentence.
“No… nothing, a small matter.”
Her voice was hoarse.
Hinata Tetsu's brows furrowed even tighter, staring at her suspiciously, his eyes filled with worry.
But Hinata Natsu lowered her eyes, unwilling to say another word.
The night was dark, her shadow trembled slightly under the bonfire, as if swallowed by the shadows.
…………
The next day, the sky was just dawning.
The sound of walking came from afar.
“This area is the only place left that hasn’t been searched.”
Mei Terumi said.
Behind her was a team of people, with many ninjas, all of whom were drawn by Mei Terumi.
They have all temporarily allied, ninjas who intend to plunder kekkei genkai or get scrolls by fishing in troubled waters.
“Someone’s coming.”
Seiji opened his eyes and looked in a certain direction.
Beside him was Yuhi Kurenai, who was keeping watch for him.
“Who?”
“Enemies.”
Seiji didn't say much, and stood up.
The appeal of kekkei genkai to people outside the village is quite fatal, which can be seen from the fact that Kumogakure dared to abduct Kushina.
“I was wondering why we couldn’t encounter Sharingan or Byakugan, so you were all walking together.”
Kaguya Katsuya said slowly.
Seiji raised his eyebrows.
According to this statement, they did not encounter Tekka's team.
This movement also alarmed Hinata Natsu and others.
There were still dry tear stains on the corners of Hinata Natsu's eyes, she hurriedly wiped them away, looking at the crowd that had surrounded them at some point.
In the second round of the exam, there was never an explicit rule that teams could not be formed.
Because being able to unite everyone when all teams are enemies is also a manifestation of ability.
Yuhi Kurenai had never seen this kind of battle, and pulled on the corner of Seiji's clothes a little fearfully.
