[Naruto] The big battle to transform the image of the patriarch

Demeanor.

Before Moku arrived, the boys seemed to be talking about something.Several teenagers from the separated family stood closer to each other, all facing Xiusi, a little agitated; while the latter's brows were slightly lowered, his lips moved slightly, showing a thoughtful expression.

Moku frowned.He recognized those young people: the most outstanding ninjas of the branch family generation, who were deliberately trained, and were close to the Xiusi siblings since childhood, gentle and forbearing, loyal and docile to the family.In just a few years in Konoha, they trained and completed tasks with other ninjas outside the clan, which played a very good role in connecting the Hyuga clan and Konoha Ninja Village.

So, why do these few people seem to be fighting against Xiuji now?

But these are just the pictures and feelings that Maojiu saw in a flash; he often came to check on Shuji's cultivation results, and he never hid his aura.The teenagers were all the best among their peers, and they put away their expressions almost in an instant, turned around and saluted the prestigious patriarch.

Even after several people gave each other a wink, Xiu Si took a step forward with different expressions, calmly erased the tense atmosphere just now, and said "good day" to his father in a steady voice.

This kind of tacit understanding between teenagers couldn't help making Maojiu smile - he thought of his past time.

Unless the boys initiate, friction between them is best left to them.Moku thought.

So he let go of the little doubts and vigilance that had arisen in his heart just now, said a few words to the children as usual, pointed out a few mistakes they made, and planned to leave.

He deliberately ignored the eagerness and restlessness of the teenagers after they pretended to be calm, and just performed his job as the head of the family in a leisurely manner.Finally, when he really turned around and even took a step, he heard the calls of the teenagers who could no longer hold back as expected.

"Father, please wait!"

"Patriarch, please stay still!"

They are really children, but they still can't do enough to raise their spirits.Mojiu was amused.

But on the surface, he was naturally the gentle and majestic patriarch Hinata, calmly asking these younger generations what's the matter.

"Patriarch, we..." The young boy who led the branch paused for a moment before making up his mind and said, "We have some doubts about the results of this Hokage election."

The wind blew the leaves, and light and shadow danced lightly on the metal plate on the boy's forehead.

"Do you have anything to explain about this Hokage election fiasco?" he asked.

(30)

"...Then what did Master Moku say?"

The other party asked.This is Hinata Deku, the Patriarch of the branch family, and Maojiu's brother; now he has just heard from Maojiu about the overstepping behavior of the branch family teenagers, and he is a little nervous.

Mojiu smiled lightly, and said in a very tolerant tone: "Don't worry, Deku, this is not a faux pas—it's just a young boy's enthusiasm."

Who hasn't been young?Young hearts are often too proud to tolerate a little failure. Only at their age will they learn to take a long-term view; temporary gains and losses, victory or defeat are nothing.But at the same time, Moku also understands the dissatisfaction of young people: they always feel that the Hyuga clan is the strongest ninja family, and they never thought of bowing their heads and admitting defeat even in the face of Uchiha and Senju.

Of course, Moku himself, Tokuku and other Hyuga clansmen also think so-the Hyuga clan is the strongest.It's just the so-called "the situation is stronger than people". Uchiha and Senju, as the founders of Konoha, have taken too many advantages. It is inevitable that Hinata will be temporarily suppressed by them; if you want to achieve the goal of "Hyuga is the strongest in Konoha" , but also slowly figure it out.

But that day, Moku did not explain in detail to the young people; the Hyuga clan, like other ancient ninja families, has long been used to all decisions being made by the patriarch and other high-level people, while ordinary people only need to obey.Even the elite of the younger generation, it is best not to have too many ideas of their own before entering the decision-making level.

Mojiu briefly repeated his answer that day to his brother, and promised again that he would not have any bad impression on the elites of the separated families. Finally, Deku looked relieved and smiled with a touch of gratitude.

But looking at De Jiu's expression, Mao Jiu felt a little uncomfortable.

They are siblings with a three-year age difference; Mojiu is the elder brother and Deku is the younger brother.They stood facing each other, looking at each other with similar warm and quiet eyes; the same azure blue feathers were pressed against the same turquoise kimono, showing a kind of low-key and elegant just right.

The only difference is that Dejiu wears a Konoha forehead protector on his forehead, while Maojiu's forehead is smooth.The style of the forehead guard doesn't match the clothing style of the Hyuga clan. Mohisa seldom wears it on informal occasions, but Tokuku is different - Tokuku always wears a forehead guard.

The family members wear forehead protectors at all times, and the curse seal of "bird in a cage" on their foreheads is strictly blocked under the forehead protectors.

Deku's character is more gentle and gentle than Mojiu.He never quarreled with Mojiu, nor did he say a word of resentment; probably the toughest thing he ever did was to keep urging Mojiu to declare his heir, so that another child could be marked as a "bird in a cage".

As the main family, Maojiu felt guilty for the younger brother who was the branch family; but he always thought that the younger brother had really accepted Hinata’s fate and recognized the superiority of the ancient system—otherwise why would he be so determined to let Aya Branded "Bird in a Cage" early?

But now, looking at the forehead protector on his younger brother's head, Mojiu suddenly realized a fact again: the ancient system of the Hyuga family, which used the "caged bird" spell to control the tribe, although it maintained the family as a whole, it was for the tribe itself after all. caused pain...

However, this is impossible.Maojiu said to himself, and once again strengthened his belief.

Until a few days later, someone unexpectedly visited the mansion of the head of the Hyuga clan.

When the waiter led the visitor into the living room, the patriarch Hinata was calm and indifferent on the surface, but he was actually very surprised; but in his surprise, there was a trace of inexplicable clarity, as if he knew that this meeting would come sooner or later.

"It's coming suddenly, I don't know what to do? Uchiha..." Moku maintained his tone on the bottom line of politeness, and asked lightly, "...Sir Senna?"

Quanna didn't care about the slight hostility in Shigeku's words.Today he is wearing the official dress of the Uchiha clan, which is very rare - a dark blue kimono with black feather weaving, and the faint silver dark lines pick out a little publicity from the plainness.This traditional attire lightens Quanna's previous flamboyant and sharp temperament, and makes him more mature and stable, but it is more similar to the upcoming Second Hokage.

"The extra greetings can be omitted; I'll just get straight to the point." Quan Nai glanced at the door of the room, raised her eyebrows and smiled, then fixed her eyes on Maojiu, and said, "The patriarch Maojiu should also realize something... "

His tone was very confident.

"...The Hinata family's 'caged bird' system is outdated."

Mojiu's pupils shrank suddenly.

(31)

In the last three months of Konoha's five years, Aya had a very fulfilling life: the Hinata family participated in Konoha's Hokage election for the first time, and of course there were many things to do.Although Aya doesn't know much about those promotional slogans and strategies, she still has her own methods, such as hand-sewing various trinkets and dolls for peripherals, designing brochures, and working harder to complete tasks to prove the strength of the Hyuga family ...

She is so devoted to the campaign because the candidate is her father, but she still wants to use this to hide her anxiety: December is her birthday month; according to what Maojiu said before, this time As soon as her birthday passed, she had to accept the brand of "bird in a cage".

And according to tradition, once a woman with a separated family is over 20 years old, she must get married and have children as soon as possible.Of course, the object of marriage can only be of the same race.

There are several Hyuga who are of the same generation as Aya are very good ninjas, and Aya has a good relationship with them, but...

Ling doesn't want to think about what is behind the word "ke" - some things make her feel sad if she thinks too much about it. It's better to earn enough happiness from the present bit by bit.

She was a little too immersed in her work and emotions, so that she didn't notice the subtle changes in the attitudes of her father and younger brother; it wasn't until her birthday passed and there was no movement in the clan that Aya felt something was wrong. .

But when Aya carefully asked her father why, she didn't get an answer; Maojiu hesitated to speak to her, with a complicated expression, and finally gave her a look, but it didn't seem like he was really angry, but rather...

Some relief?

Even Maojiu reversed his previous attitude, from asking Aya to stay at home as much as possible to let her go out as much as possible-he said it very implicitly, but it really meant that.The younger brother Xiusi seemed to know the inside story, and suddenly became very clingy to her, and even reduced his practice time, insisting on staying with Aya, even shopping, which he was never interested in.

Aya was in a daze and then a little happy: Xiusi stopped being her little tail after the age of six, and now she suddenly showed such an attachment, Aya, who is an older sister, only thinks that the little boy is stubborn and cute.

Don't get too deep into it, shall we?Anyway, her father and younger brother would not harm her.Aya quickly let go of her doubts, obediently followed their wishes, and stayed outside the clan as much as possible; even if it was the whole clan gathering on the first day of the first lunar month, Aya only showed her face.

Soon, with the turn of the new year and the old year, the inauguration ceremony of the Second Hokage will also begin.

(32)

Not long into February, the air is still cold, but according to the calendar, spring has arrived.If it was the past, just like the animals ended their hibernation and began to run in the forest again, the ninjas would also end their short rest and devote themselves to a new round of tasks; even ordinary people should regain their enthusiasm for work.

But this time, spring was hardly noticed; all attention was drawn to one event—the inauguration of the new Hokage.

The handover of the two Hokages, the first generation and the second generation, was officially completed not long ago under the witness of high-level officials. The so-called "inauguration ceremony" is more of an announcement to the public, as relaxed and happy as a festival.Therefore, there is no need for the big families to come together like a meeting, line up seats, and put on a straight face, as long as people who want to go go there by themselves.

Ayamoto thought he would go there with his father and Hideji, who knew that the former said he had an appointment with the patriarch of the Sarutobi family, and the latter said he had an appointment with several friends of the same clan.

In short, it's right that you can't accompany her at all.

Aya was a little unhappy; but when she thought about who she might meet outside, she suddenly became happy again—maybe a person has a surprise?With such careful thoughts in mind, she lingered in the room for a long time, carefully selected the beautiful clothes, used her favorite yellow rose hairpin to tie up part of her long hair, and licked her lips.

"Sister..." Xiusi stood at the door of her room, his handsome face was full of displeasure, and said, "Isn't it just to watch the ceremony, why does my sister deliberately dress up carefully?"

Aya shook her hands and almost licked her lips.

"It's not that elaborate, is it...?" She calmed down a bit, and argued with a guilty conscience, "After all, it's the inauguration ceremony of the second generation, and dressing well is part of the etiquette."

Seeing the way Xiusi pursed his lips, Aya knew that he didn't believe it at all; but although the boy still looked unhappy, he chose to stop asking, and said angrily, "It doesn't matter, as long as my sister is happy", and then Went out to find a companion.

... Was it really deliberate?Aya looked at the mirror for a long time, deceiving herself that she was fine.She blinked at herself in the mirror, touched the trembling yellow rose petals on her head, and smiled shyly when she remembered who said she looked good in this.

So let's go.

Leaving the shelter of the house and walking into the cool wind of early spring, the sounds from all directions quickly gathered: the endless flapping of wings of birds in the sky, the laughter and footsteps of pedestrians on the street, and the occasional shouts in the distance...

Ling met several friends along the way, and received friendly greetings and invitations to watch the ceremony together, but she politely declined them all.She was praised several times in a row, "Today's Ling is so beautiful and moving", and finally felt embarrassed, feeling that she seemed to have failed her friend's kindness, but she was unwilling to give up the little expectation in her heart.

...Although I didn't make an appointment in advance, and I knew that the other party was very busy because of today's ceremony, but I still felt that there might be a little surprise.

Just like the little surprises he brought her countless times in the past.

Just like...

Someone walked past her with light steps and windy clothes.Then he stopped in front of her, looked back at her, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then smiled casually.

"Isn't this Aya?" Quan Nai said lightly, "What a coincidence."

Once again, a small surprise.

The wind in early spring was still slightly cold, but it couldn't stop the warmth in Aya's heart—a tiny but always-present warmth, like a flame that would never go out.

"Well, it's really a coincidence..." She walked up to him, raised her head and smiled, "Quanna."

"Since we met, let's go together, Aya."

"Ok!"

The author has something to say: broken thoughts:

The author never expected that he would actually meet Kaquannai's QAQ

It's real card QAQ

Obviously I only planned to write a simple romance at the beginning, and I felt that I should write about the Hinata family seriously, so... ORZ

Continue in the code words, if you can’t do the second update today, you can update it tomorrow~ In short, Quan Nai’s episode is finally coming to an end! !

The episode of the Fourth War will be written as soon as possible!

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Of course, apart from Calvin, another reason is that I have been concerned about the South China Sea arbitration in the past two days...

Maintaining sovereign integrity is beyond doubt! !

Just sauce!

☆, Part [-]: Knife and Rose ([-])

(33)

"—From now on, Konoha will be entrusted to me to protect!"

After the ceremony, Quan Nai showed off to Aya how powerful and handsome her elder brother was while walking, and his proud face was only short of a cat's tail dangling behind him.

But while talking, Quan Nai suddenly felt something was wrong.This is not the first time he has shown off his big brother to Ling, but usually Ling always smiles gently, like a cup of tea at the right temperature, with a gentle attitude.

But now...

Looking at Aya's bright eyes, her cheeks flushed from excitement and cold, listening to her happily echoing her words, and mentioning other glorious deeds of Second Hokage from time to time...

Quanna suddenly stopped.

Ah, speaking of it, he remembered that there were many girls in Konoha who liked Big Brother very much, but no one dared to mention it in front of Big Brother and Mana... No way? ?

"...Quina? Why didn't you say anything?" Aya, who was enjoying hearing and talking, asked doubtfully, not knowing why.

"No, I just think, Aya..." Quan Nai smiled dryly, pretending not to care, and asked, "I'm particularly interested in topics related to big brother today?"

"Huh?" Aya was taken aback, nodded with a smile, and said with a little innocence, "Yes! Because Nidaime Hokage is really handsome!"

The eternal Uchiha boy in her heart stared at cat-like eyes, and for the first time felt that there was no way to be happy because someone praised her big brother!

"Because I have a friend who works at "Konoha Daily News", I also know the situation of Master Nidaime quite well. Sure enough, he is a powerful ninja that can't be stopped from worshiping! Oh, is it not good to say that? I hope father My lord forgive me."

"Aya..."

The Uchiha boy looked at the smiling face of his sweetheart, wanted to say something but couldn't say it, and finally lowered his proudly raised head with some grievances, and secretly bulged his cheeks.

"But actually, I'm not so happy because I admire the Second Generation." Unexpectedly, there was a turning point in Aya's next sentence.

The aggrieved boy raised his eyes and stared at her, his black and white eyes were extraordinarily clear, revealing the little childish emotions in his heart, as if he was gambling and said: I want to hear what Aya will say.

Aya smiled, her expression more sincere and gentle than before.With a little bit of shyness to reveal her heart, she said softly but firmly: "I just think, sure enough, Master Nidaime is worthy of being Quanna's elder brother!"

This time, Quanna was really stunned.The emotion in his eyes has not completely disappeared, but the new emotion has already bubbled up like spring water, making a sound in his eyes.

For a long time, Quan Nai has heard countless praises and praises, but whether it is explicit or implicit, these praises are always accompanied by conclusions like "You deserve to be that Uchiha Madara's younger brother".No matter how proud he is of his eldest brother, no matter how much he likes and admires his eldest brother, he will certainly not be reconciled if he is always taken for granted by others.

Even Mana, who has been playing games since she was a child, was the first to see her big brother Madara.Occasionally, Quanna would think sourly.

This is the first time that someone said that Madara deserves to be Uchiha Izuna's big brother in such a natural tone.

But in Ling, she didn't realize at all how her words would make the other person feel - she felt that she was just saying a very normal fact.She still only cares about her own embarrassment, her eyes are looking at the surging crowd, the colorful ornaments on the stalls, and the falling leaves, and she turns around but refuses to look directly at Quan Nai, so she ignores it even more. His expression changed.

So when Quan Nai told her solemnly that she wanted to tell her something, Aya was still wondering why he was so serious all of a sudden.But she doesn't like to ask questions by nature, and she always hopes that the people around her will be happy and try to act according to their ideas, so even though she was puzzled, Aya immediately agreed; her silver-purple eyes were focused and soft, and she looked at Quanna quietly. .

It's a pity that Quanna and Aya seem to be so focused on getting along with each other that they forget that they are still walking on the busy street, and it is easy to run into people they know.

For example, people from the Hyuga family.

"Isn't this Miss Aya?"

A sudden voice separated a person from the crowd.The two followed the prestige and saw a young ninja looking at them with an unkind expression.He looked about the same age as Aya's younger brother Xiuji, dressed in a plain kimono and wearing a forehead protector. The most striking thing was the silver-purple eyes under the forehead protector, which reminded others of his belonging at the first sight.

He looked up and down at Aya's outfit, and the dissatisfaction on his expression increased.

"Shouldn't it be Miss Aya, she's always so leisurely." He obviously disdainful, but sarcastically accentuated the pronunciation of honorifics, and glanced at Quanna whose eyes were cold, and said with a sneer, "Besides, it's still with me." The Uchiha people are together?"

(34)

Uchiha Quanna hates three things: being interrupted when speaking, someone looking down on Uchiha, and the person he is determined to protect being bullied by others.

And the boy from Hyuga's separated family made a mistake in every word.

People around Quan Nai always think that he is easy to explode with a poke, but that is only due to a habit of getting along with him when he was young, or it can be called "the illusion of intimacy"; when he is now in his 20s, when he is really angry Instead, he was too lazy to say much, and there was only a cold silence.

In normal times, Quan Nai might have had the patience to share a few words with this proud brat; but now, he was a little worried that Aya would be hurt by what this brat said.

Thinking of Aya's gentle and soft character, Quan Nai thought that he had to protect her tightly; therefore, he decided to use actions to shut him up before the other party said more hurtful words.

But the moment he started, he heard a scolding without hesitation.

"Shut up, Hinata Ritsu."

Strict and firm.It is precisely Aya who came from Quanna's subconsciously identified "gentle and soft personality".

Quan Nai looked over in surprise, and saw Aya's eyebrows slightly frowned and her lips tightly pursed. She didn't look sad, or even angry, and only conveyed firm disapproval.She glanced at Quanna, and stared back at Ritsu Hinata without saying a word.

With just this look, Quan Nai saw the request in Aya's eyes: she wanted to let her handle this matter alone.Quan Nai thought about it for two seconds, relaxed her tense muscles, and accepted.

It wasn't just Quanna who was surprised, but also Ritsu Hinata that Aya was talking about.This Hyuga genius (one?) from the branch family has a rebellious personality, and has never been very convinced by Aya. He will inevitably provoke a few words when encountering it; and in recent years, due to some reasons, his provocation has escalated.If it weren't for his strength being weaker than "Miss Aya" for the time being, he probably wouldn't be limited to talking about it.

And he can be so unscrupulous, although it has something to do with his own character and the connivance of his elders, but it is also inseparable from Aya's tolerance for him.It was the first time Hinata Ritsu had encountered such a strong response like today.

Because he was so surprised, he was silent for a few seconds, as if he was overwhelmed by Aya's scolding; immediately, he felt that his behavior was embarrassing, and he became very angry.

"you……"

Hinata Ritsu wanted to say something angrily.

"I said," Aya repeated, "shut up."

Her voice is not loud, but very clear.And while she was speaking, she clasped her hands together and made a gesture of a half seal, just facing Ritsu Hinata; Ritsu Hinata originally wanted to step up and rush over, but when she saw this seal, her body froze immediately, and the look of fear in her eyes turned flashed by.

"How dare you..." he said in disbelief.

"Let's talk about things in the Hui clan." Aya stepped forward a few steps, looked directly at Ritsu, and unexpectedly showed a kind of majesty on her beautiful and soft face, "Now, either shut up or... leave here."

Aya originally wanted to say "get lost"; but the strict family education since she was a child made her pause, and finally changed her words.Quan Nai was the only one present who understood the meaning of her slight pause, and almost laughed out of place.

Hinata Ritsu didn't find it funny at all.A few of them stood in a relatively remote corner of the street, but more and more people came to see them.He was angry, embarrassed, and unwilling, but he was instinctively afraid of Aya's action.After a while, he took a few deep breaths, stepped back, and finally gave Aya a hard look.

"Miss Ling," he finally said through gritted teeth, "don't forget what you are relying on to be able to show your power here today... There are some things, you'd better think about it clearly."

Leaving this sentence behind, Hinata Ritsu left quickly.

Aya looked at the back of her family members leaving, and silently lowered her hands.She raised her head and smiled at Quan Nai who walked beside her. She wanted to say that it was all right, but she just exhaled lightly.

"I," Aya said with a little embarrassment, "I was actually a little nervous just now..."

Even if she didn't explain, Quan Nai could still see her emotions from her relaxed eyes; but this did not affect the surprise that her previous actions had brought to him.

"Aya, that seal of yours just now..." Izumi wanted to say something, but just as she started, she found that Aya became uneasy.She blinked twice quickly, crossed her hands, twisted her fingers, as if she didn't know what to do.

This made Quanna swallow what she was about to say.He looked around and realized that the street was not really a good place to talk. After thinking about it, he suggested:

"Aya, do you want to go for a walk?" He asked, with a mysterious smile on his face, "Go to a place we are all familiar with."

(35)

Aya quietly walked beside Quanna.Quan Nai didn't speak either, just glanced at her from time to time, leading her to avoid the crowd.

And she really needs some time to think about the Hyuga Clan.

Ritsu Hinata is aware of her dissatisfaction with her; many people in the clan are dissatisfied with her because she has not been branded as a "caged bird" for a long time.Because the main family holds the "caged bird" spell, they can easily torture or even kill the branch family at any time, so they dare not express too much dissatisfaction with Moku and Hideji; then, sooner or later, Aya will become a member of the branch family. best object.

Ling could vaguely understand that the views of the "caged bird" system in the family could be divided into two completely different ones.Some people suffer for it, such as the separated teenagers she knows, herself, and even her father and brother; others are just the opposite-they regard the "caged bird" as Hinata's glory.It is these people who constitute the most staunch supporters of the "caged bird" system in the Hyuga clan.

Why?she does not know.She asked her father once, and got only a few vague answers; she tried to think for herself, but she was not very good at it naturally, and she couldn't figure out why.In the end, she could only understand that they probably thought that "a bird in a cage" was the best way to brighten the Hyuga clan.

Of course Aya couldn't agree with this idea, but she couldn't explain why.She seemed to just intuitively think it was wrong, and she couldn't even be sure whether this "disapproval" was the result of rational thinking, or just a by-product of her own unwillingness.

She is not the kind of person who is good at methodical analysis; when she recalls her experience in the past few years, she always feels that she seems to have a clue, but she still can't grasp it.

"arrive."

Quanna's voice pulled Aya out of her thinking world.She looked around as if waking up from a dream, and only belatedly realized where they were now.

There are layers of greenery, and dots of withered yellow in winter, which are reflected in the water together with the clear blue of the sky.Narrow, old piers stretched out from the shore; beneath them the water surged, and the reflections of the world writhed.

On the bank of Nanga River where few people come, the place where Aya met Quanna for the first time is also the place where they have been together many times.

The clean and beautiful natural scenery can always bring people a kind of refreshment of the soul; the familiar scenery is integrated with the good memories of the past, and the shadow of reality is quietly diluted.

Aya walked to the pier, and as usual, took a deep breath of moist air, and then let it out slowly.The air is fresh, the water and trees are clear, and the blue sky extends to the other side of the mountain, high and far away.Ling saw a white bird flying slowly towards the other side of the mountain, and felt that her mood was much brighter.

She turned her head and smiled at Quan Nai, the faint gloomy color between her brows disappeared, and the smile became light again.

Why did you choose to come here?Aya felt a strange feeling in her heart.Even she herself didn't realize that she was really eager to breathe in such a quiet and beautiful place with few people until she stood here and saw the familiar scenery with her own eyes.How did Quanna think of that?

But when you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that such behavior is on Quan Nai - isn't he always like this, showing incomparable delicacy and consideration inadvertently?

Her touch may have been revealed too clearly, and it was conveyed to the other party without hindrance.Quan Nai showed a happy and proud expression, and her chin smiled proudly.

This scene overlapped strangely with the one they first met four years ago; the black-haired young ninja wore a forehead protector and a long knife hanging from his waist. Light as pure as obsidian.Four years have passed, and he has calmed down a lot, but there is always that youthful spirit in his eyes.

"I knew Aya would want to come here." Quan Nai said proudly, "I can always guess what Aya is thinking, right?"

(36)

right.That's right.always like this.

Aya answered quietly in her heart.She was smiling at first, but she unconsciously suppressed her smile while staring at Quanna.

Staring is gravitational.When two people stare at each other, it's like the moon attracts the tide, and the inner feelings inevitably flow from the eyes, which in turn draw out the feelings in the other person's heart.

Nan Hechuan surged quietly behind her, and it seemed that some emotion in her heart began to surge slowly.Wonderful emotions converge into a river, the top layer is moved, then grateful, of course there is also joy, and the deepest... What kind of emotion is it, Aya is a little timid to think deeply.

Just as Quanna is always able to move forward bravely, Aya is also always prone to timidity when touching an invisible boundary.She did not dare to forget her own destiny: engraved "cage bird", married to the same family, and the children she gave birth continued to be engraved "cage bird", generation after generation.In addition, her father's warnings and the family's pressure all turned into moral shackles, binding her all the time.

Aya suddenly understood - she shouldn't go on like this anymore.Her father had already warned her that she must pay attention to the boundaries of getting along with Quanna.She should have cut off contact with Quan Nai long ago, but she has been deceiving herself and telling herself that this is just a normal exchange between friends; but in fact, she is just greedy and reluctant.

It's time to stop.It's still too late.she said to herself.

Aya struggled to look away, forcing herself to only stare at the water surface; the gloomy look that dissipated just a moment ago reappeared on her face.

"I……"

time to go.

She wants to say.

However, at the same moment, Uchiha, who always looked like a young boy, took a step forward and stared at her with an unprecedented seriousness.

"Aya, I like you. Come with me!"

Aya was stunned.

(37)

Aya always described Quanna as a boy, which is not bad.He always has a young, uncompromising, and never admit defeat vigor, like this at the age of ten, at the age of 20, and probably at the age of 30, 40...until death, he will still be like this.

But from another perspective, he has also been growing.Quan Na, who was awkward and young when he was young, and Quan Na, who was sharp like a sword and didn't like to restrain himself, matured little by little as time passed; he finally experienced enough darkness and light, violence and tenderness in this world, and was finally able to Get along with the world freely.He has been able to calmly face all his former enemies and current companions without feeling conflicted; he can speak his mind frankly at critical moments and strive for what he wants without mistaking it as a sign of weakness.

When a boy grows into a man, the light of the knife will eventually be sheathed.

And Aya is the best gentleness he has ever met.She made him understand the beauty of gentleness, and also made him willing to try to face the people and things around him with a more gentle attitude.

She is the rose flower in his heart and his scabbard.Quan Nai has already made up her mind that as long as she can be with Aya, he will not pay attention to any difficulties and obstacles.

Moreover, he already knew what she was worried about.

But Aya didn't know anything about it.She's out of her mind right now.Countless emotions boiled in her body and collided fiercely with each other; surprise and understanding, joy and anxiety, as well as bewilderment, fear, self-loathing and condemnation-she was afraid that she would not be able to respond to Quan Nai's feelings after all, she was afraid that it would be herself Quan Na's lack of greed finally made Quan Na sad; she blamed herself for not cutting off contact with Quan Na early, and hated herself for being too weak and never really tried her best to resist fate.

"I'm sorry, Quanna..." The only thing Aya can do at this moment is to spit out these words with difficulty and say, "But this is not allowed..."

She knew that the most straightforward rejection was nothing more than a blunt "I don't like you"; but this was the only sentence that Aya could not say no matter what.In the end, she hastily said "I should go", and hurried away.

Aya was standing at the end of the pier, and Quanna was standing here; if she wanted to leave, she would have to pass by him.When she held up the beautiful but inconvenient hem with long sleeves, and wanted to quickly end the past that she had to pass by, Quanna grabbed her arm.

"Don't be afraid, Aya." Quan Nai said softly, but the strength in his hands clearly showed his firm determination, "I already know about the Hyuga Clan, whether it's the 'caged bird' or your situation. gone."

……knew?

"What, what?" Aya felt that she didn't quite understand what Quan Na meant, she looked up at him stiffly, and asked, "Quen Na?"

"Bird in a cage"... Isn't it an important secret that the clan has repeatedly asked for and strictly prohibited from spreading?How many times did Aya want to tell Quanna what she thought, but in the end she didn't dare to disobey the admonition she received since she was a child.

So, why would Quanna know...?Aya's first reaction was to doubt herself——