me and my two queens

Early spring is approaching, but the weather is still cold, and the heavy snow falls all over the ground, covering the traditional layout of the courtyard tightly.

"Qianxia, ​​Qianxia, ​​don't do this..." Chihori tugged at her sister's sleeve, "Don't disobey Father, it's just a blind date, it's far from getting married, and you have many candidates, we can delay, Father Will understand..."

Qian Xia wiped away her tears: "Sister, I won't back down——I won't back down even one step!"

"But, but...you didn't approach Haruki Senju, and you didn't report about Hinata Hiroshi. Father is already very dissatisfied. Next time he will definitely launch—"

Chiho Li paused, she swallowed the words that terrified her, and hugged her younger sister, sobbing softly: "You are still young, we still have time, it's okay, don't resist too forcefully, my sister will To find ways to……"

Qian Xia took a deep breath, and after calming down a bit, she gently pushed her sister away: "Don't you resist? Then my life will be like my sister's. From now on, I will stay in the small family designated by my father and cut off my past. life, or worse."

Chiho Ri shook her lips and lowered her head.

"Sister, my ambition is to become a ninja like Master and Sensei Xing." Qianxia said softly, "I belong to the village, I will not marry someone I don't know, and I will not go...to finish something, clan what you want me to do."

Chihori: "But, even if Maki-sama is your master...how can she prevent father from giving you a blind date?"

"How do you know if you don't try?" Qian Xia gritted her teeth, "There is always a way, but it's just a curse. The Uchiha clan's Sharingan is so powerful, but they don't need such a seal."

Chiho Ri murmured: "That's different... Hinata and Uchiha... are different."

Qian Xia raised her head, her bangs had been lost a long time ago, and under the forehead was a pair of bright and firm eyes: "Sister, I... I want to be a free bird."

Chiholi turned pale with shock: "You, are you going to say it... You will be regarded as an enemy by all the clansmen."

"No, I won't... That would involve too much..." Qianxia said in a distraught manner, "But I always have other ways to make them unable to order me anymore. Since Mr. Hong can get the respect of Hokage-sama , can make military exploits on the battlefield and break away from the control of the clan, then I can do it too!"

Chiho Ri watched her sister leave resolutely and leaned against the wall weakly.

But Qianxia, ​​Hyuga Hiroshi did not break away from the control of the clan, on the contrary, he was the one who stood on the cusp of the storm, he chose the most dangerous path, and he might be crushed to pieces at any time...

But these words, when facing her sister's eyes, Chihori couldn't say it.

Since the New Year's holiday has not yet passed, my Maki still lives in the main house to celebrate the New Year with my brothers, and Hinata Chinatsu came to visit at this time.

This day has come.

I looked at the big girl who was sitting at the table holding the dumpling, and instinctively recalled the past four years ago, when I just got the list of students and received the task at the same time

"The caged bird of the Hyuga clan must be broken from within the Hyuga clan. This Hyuga girl may become one of the breakthroughs in the future, and she will be handed over to you."

Hyuga Chinatsu will become a disciple of Uchiha Maki, not only because of the efforts of the Hyuga patriarch, but also because of the unity of opinion within Konoha.

We will not allow the existence of such techniques as "bird in a cage", but as foreigners, we cannot rashly mention this Hyuga secret technique, and the village can only intervene when there is a division of opinion within Hyuga.

In fact, Konoha's breakthrough to Hinata is definitely not only Qianxia alone. Of course, Hinata Hiroshi in the Hokage Building is the most representative on the bright side. within the intelligence, missions, medical and educational sectors.

The layout for Hinata has already started.

Konoha is a coalition of multi-party ninja forces, and any internal changes need to be cautious, even if this alliance has been developed for ten years and has just won a huge victory.

I understand the reasoning, but when Qianxia really found me and cautiously tried, "Master, I don't want to go to my father to set up a blind date for me, I want to change to a long-term mission out of the village"...

I subconsciously thought of Senju Kazuya.

Senju Kazuya, the first clansman I killed, even though I have long forgotten his appearance and voice, but this name runs through my life, it has changed from a reference to a person to a symbol.

After this symbol are dozens of clansmen who died at my hands, as well as my unbearable past in the ten years before the establishment of the village.

Hinata Chinatsu and Senjuwa don't have any resemblance either, but from my point of view, they're both people I've been blinded by.

The dead clansmen trusted their doctor and tolerance, but they didn't know the real murderer who killed them; Hinata Chinatsu trusted her master, but this teacher-student friendship started from mutual use.

Facing Qianxia's request, I gave her a gentle smile—I thought that after the village was built, I would never use this "gentle" expression again in my life.

I said to her, "It's too early? Qianxia is only 16 years old...Although Haruki is married, he and Yumi are in special circumstances."

Qian Xia blushed and whispered: "I want free love more than a blind date. If I stay in the village, I will definitely be forced to marry. Master, I want to find a permanent mission outside the village..."

"Yes." Of course I agreed to her, "In the next year, your teacher Xing will go to the surrounding cities to stay in charge of the construction of agricultural and industrial areas. Go and help her."

Qian Xia showed a sincere and happy smile: "Really! This is a trip with Teacher Xing!"

I lightly patted her on the shoulder: "Traveling doesn't count, you won't leave the Land of Fire, and you will always settle in big cities, and it will only take a year at most."

"If you have any difficulties, just go to Xing directly, and leave the affairs of the village to me."

Qian Xia nodded heavily: "Thank you, Master!"

I looked at this eldest disciple who trusted me wholeheartedly, she was only 16 years old...she was only a child and a half.

Qianxia didn't realize too many things on a macro level. She was too young, and her experience was only school, Konoha, and a small battlefield that didn't involve command. She only saw Hinata Hiroshi's "freedom", but she didn't Knowing that Hiro was forced to walk between Konoha and Hyuga.

I sent away my lovely disciple, but not long after Qianxia left, her older sister Hinata Chiho also came to visit her—also without telling their father.

This graceful and gentle woman bowed solemnly and bowed, with a lot of sadness in her eyes: "I take the liberty to visit...please...please forgive me."

I helped her up and let her sit where Qianxia sat.

Looking at Chiho Ri's face full of fear and pleading, I could guess the purpose of her visit without asking, and I didn't want to go around with her, so I said to her directly: "Chiho Ri, Qian Xia is my disciple, I will do my best to protect her."

Chihori looked at me blankly, as if she didn't understand what I was saying, so I had to repeat softly: "I know what you're worried about, and I also know what problems Hinata encountered in the village...but Qianxia is me disciple, so leave it to me."

"...I didn't expect Maki-sama to have already guessed it. I, I am really... grateful." It took a while for Chihori to realize, and she lowered her head, "I should have been working in the hospital a long time ago. I shouldn't leave everything to Qianxia alone, I..."

"But Qianxia knows exactly what she wants, she has more opinions than you."

I handed her the tea and interrupted her statement: "The village has been established for 12 years. Regardless of the clan, we are all ninjas belonging to Konoha. In the future, the power of the clan will become weaker and weaker... The clan is It’s good, but it’s enough to serve as a home for emotions and blood.”

"But Hinata is different." Chiho Ri raised her head suddenly, she looked at me with red eyes, gritted her teeth, and said, "Master Maki, our clan members... are all 'caged birds'!"

I was a little surprised, I didn't expect Chiho Ri to come and confess to me—although Hinata's "cage bird" curse mark is no longer a secret, Chiho Ri doesn't know this, and in her concept "cage bird" is still It's a family secret, her behavior is no different from betraying the family.

This is something that requires a lot of courage. Is it because I am worried that my sister will be resented by the tribe if she speaks out in the future, so I confess it first?

"It's enough, I understand." I stopped her, and lightly tapped her forehead under the headband, "Thank you, but Chiho Ri, we already knew."

Chiholi's face was pale, and she murmured: "It's been a long time ago..."

"It's not what Qianxia said, that child is still kept in the dark." I smiled at her comfortingly, "In the next year, I will let Qianxia leave Konoha with Xing, with Xing's protection , Qianxia will be safe."

"Qianxia is our disciple, and I guarantee that she will not suffer any harm from inside the village, including your Hyuga clan—I will do what I say."

After seeing off Chiho Ri, I returned to the hall, and the room with underfloor heating was as warm as spring.

Brother Ban was working overtime at Hokage Building today, and Izumi was the only one at home. He was sitting by the window trimming the bouquet, and when I closed the door, he raised his head and asked, "Sister Hinata are gone?"

"Yes, Chiho Ri and I confessed."

I sat next to Quan Nai and looked at the vase in his hand—it was still the same style as before, with jagged branches, lonely and bright flowers, and mostly branches and stones as decorations, with few soft flowers and leaves.

Brother Quan Nai asked: "Then how do you plan to arrange your disciples?"

I picked up the leaves that had been pruned by him: "Let Xing take Qianxia with her first, as long as she leaves Konoha for a while, the influence of Hinata patriarch will be much smaller, and Xing can also take care of her, second brother, when will we...? "

"When the post-war reconstruction was basically completed, many Hyuga clansmen protested together." Quan Nai cut off another flower bud and inserted it into my bun, "This time it's not just for Hyuga's 'caged bird', but also for the wood Ye's current clan—the village doesn't need clan power."

Of course, this "clan" also includes Uchiha and Senju. Senju has done a good job in this regard. Whether it is with ninjas or commoners, various marriages are blooming everywhere, and some clansmen even change their surnames with their wives and husbands.

But Uchiha is still very restrained. After all, Sharingan is a special kind of blood successor. Although we are not as nervous as Hinata, the concept of blood succession is hard to change in these two generations.

Of course, Quan Nai is also aware of this problem, he said a little depressed: "Our Uchiha... It stands to reason that we should establish a typical marriage at this time."

This topic is very sad, especially when the generation of Hokage of the same generation already has grandchildren, I looked at my brother silently: "Second brother, you should raise this suggestion with your eldest brother."

Brother Quan Nai fell into silence, we both looked at each other for a long time, then my second brother hesitated and said: "I will mention it to my eldest brother, but it is you Maki, these past few years..."

"No, it's impossible. I think being single is very happy." I denied it, and then said sincerely, "Don't just talk about me and big brother, what about you, Izumi? so much."

Quan Nai: "..."

Quan Nai was so rare that he was distracted for a while, and then he cut off the last bud with a "click", and said a little irritablely: "Let's talk... Let's settle the matter of the Hyuga clan first."

This delaying tactic is too procrastinating. The matter of the Hyuga clan has only appeared a vague beginning so far. It will take a year to wait until the truth comes out...

The above-mentioned slander and objection, after I took a look at the bare little vase, I decided to keep it all in my mouth.

Brother Quan Nai's mood regained stability: "Since this matter involves a larger area, you should be more careful. You have set aside a buffer period of one year, which should be enough."

I nodded to express my understanding, and after thinking about it, I asked again, "Did you find anything in the information recently?"

Going to poke a black mud monster every day is also very mentally polluted, especially when the black mud monster has a good literary quality.

But to a certain extent, this dark lacquer is quite simple. As long as he plays on the point of "Kaguya Hime", he will naturally contribute various emotional catharsis, which is very interesting.

"Are you referring to the document comparison? It's not fruitless. There are indeed similar records in Qianshou's ancient books, but they are all mythological."

Quan Nai pinched the bridge of his nose, with a headache on his face: "Although the words are vague, the myths and stories related to 'Kaguya Hime' all mention the 'Goddess of Uo'."

I was taken aback: "Is it really there? Why does it sound familiar to me?"

"You even forgot this..." Brother Quannai said helplessly, "It's a stone tablet in a shrine, and you can see the mythical content with a single hook."

The author has something to say: Hei Jue: Despicable woman!What are you going to do again? !

Maki: I must be prettier than Kaguya Hime, and I am also kind-hearted, gentle and kind, oh tired, Kooki--no, oh tired, "Kaguya Hime"!

Heijue (distorted): Shut up, you ￥&*#￥%@￥%...

Maki: Where is Kaguya Hime? Does she want you?

Heijue (jump): Damn it!hateful! ! &*&&#￥...

Maki: Although I haven't seen Kaguya Hime, but even if I can't compare, then Xing must be prettier than her. Have you seen Xing?A big beauty with silver hair and red eyes.

Hei Jue (too angry to speak): ah ah ah ah ah ah

Quanna: ...

Between the doors: One-key mute