Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 53 Hyuga Main Family

With his improved strength, Hyuga Kanan now estimates that he has reached the Jonin level, and dealing with some Jonin would be no problem at all. If he uses his spiritual power, he can definitely threaten elite Jonin.

Hyuga Kanan is basically satisfied with his current strength. It is acceptable that he can reach the upper limit of an ordinary ninja in less than a few years. At least he can protect himself without causing trouble for Kage-level powerhouses. He no longer has to worry about his safety as he did before.

But thinking about the future, Hyuga Kanan withdrew his satisfied attitude. With his current strength, he would be as powerless as an infant against his future opponents.

"Besides, time is running out, so I should focus on my cultivation! I've finally come to a world full of natural energy, I can't just give up on my pursuit like this."

Hyuga Kanan silently withdrew his thoughts and immersed himself in training again. He dared not relax in the slightest, and thinking about the situation ahead, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Hyuga Kanan continued his training in his small courtyard, unwilling to concern himself with what was happening in Konoha. After all, those events had little to do with him; even if Konoha was defeated, it would only have to pay compensation to the victors, not be destroyed. He could still peacefully train in Konoha until he had the opportunity to become a Go player, at which point he would be qualified to intervene.

Suddenly, a loud knocking at the door interrupted Hyuga Kanan's training.

The knocking was extremely loud; it was more like banging on the door than knocking. When the door wasn't opened immediately, a loud shout came from outside, filled with schadenfreude.

"Hyuga Kanan, open the door immediately! The Grand Elder summons you for questioning!"

Hyuga Kanan, who had just returned to his cultivation, frowned slightly, appearing somewhat impatient. These elders of the Hyuga clan's main family were simply wasting his time. Having no real connection to the clan, Kanan was further annoyed by the interruption of his cultivation.

Hinata Kanan got up, walked to the door, opened the courtyard gate, and silently looked at the figure at the door. His eyes were cold, as if he were looking at someone who had nothing to do with him. His aura was also somewhat sinister.

A member of the Hyuga clan in his early twenties stood at the door, startled by the somewhat sinister look in Hyuga Kanan's eyes. While Kanan had always been aloof, he had simply ignored his clansmen. But now, the cold gaze in Kanan's eyes made Kanan flinch. However, Kanan quickly realized that Kanan was merely a lowly, incompetent member of the Hyuga clan, and Kanan was here on the orders of the Grand Elder. Kanan, however, immediately questioned Kanan with unwavering confidence:

"Why did it take so long to open the door! Don't you know we can't keep the elders waiting? Hurry up and go to await orders, don't waste the elders' time."

He looked at Hyuga Kanan with a dissatisfied expression, wanting to see the panicked look on the other side. After all, Hyuga Kanan usually had an indifferent expression when he met him, as if he didn't care about anything. But this time, the main family was going to hold him accountable. Surely he could make him panic!

However, Hyuga Kanan withdrew her cold gaze, returning to an indifferent expression. She simply closed the courtyard gate and silently walked towards the Hyuga clan's meeting area, without glancing at the other party again.

The Hyuga clan members, in their early twenties, were immediately filled with resentment upon seeing this attitude. Just because the other party was the son of the Hyuga clan head, he could act as if he didn't care about anything, spending his days hiding in his courtyard. Meanwhile, they, the clan members, had to stay by the side of the main family elders, ready to serve them at any time. This was a major source of discontent for these branch family members. Although they were all of equal status, the difference in treatment was enormous. They were not only Konoha ninjas but also servants of the main family, while Hyuga Kanan was simply a ninja.

So when it was rumored that Hyuga Kanan was at the bottom of the class, the members of the Hyuga clan's branch family all had a mocking expression on their faces. They wanted to see how the main family would punish the son of the Hyuga clan head. But to their surprise, there was no punishment at all. They didn't even get a reprimand. The only thing that was said was that they were very dissatisfied with Hyuga Kanan.

Everyone here is a member of the branch family. If it were any other branch family member, they would have been punished by the main family long ago, but Hyuga Kanan was not.

But they didn't understand the thoughts of the clan elders. These people from the clan were not good people. For those who had tarnished the honor of the noble family and refused to correct their ways, they were even more ruthless. They sent them directly to the battlefield as cannon fodder, sending Hyuga Kanan to his death to wash away the shame. Even the clan leader couldn't stop them.

Hyuga Kanan didn't care about the thoughts of the Hyuga clan's main family members. He was currently preoccupied with the urgent need to train and improve his strength, and had no time to concern himself with such trivial matters. After all, even if the Hyuga main family was dissatisfied, they wouldn't kill him outright. He was now a registered ninja of Konoha, and his father, the clan head, would never agree to the main family executing his own son.

Passing through the beautiful clan territory, Hyuga Kanan had no interest in admiring the scenery. What he wanted to do now was quickly listen to the nonsense spouted by the Hyuga main family elders and then hurry back to his training.

Arriving at the somewhat solemn meeting building, the Hyuga branch family members quickly passed Hyuga Kanan and went to knock on the door to deliver a report. Their expressions, previously showing displeasure, became extremely respectful. Clearly, they dared not reveal any other expression in front of the main family, fearing punishment.

"Clan leader and elders, Hyuga Kanan has been brought here and is waiting outside the door."

Hyuga Kanan watched all of this quietly. Since learning about the series of arrangements made by the world's will, Hyuga Kanan had become less and less emotional about these things than before.

Previously, he believed he could slowly cultivate and grow stronger, as long as he didn't attract attention too much. He could spend time gradually improving his realm and eventually grow stronger. Now, time is of the essence, and with the world's will covering up and concealing his true power, Hyuga Kanan no longer has the time to deal with the internal conflicts of the Hyuga clan. In addition, with his current improvement in strength, he no longer has the mind to concern himself with these matters.

He pushed open the conference room door and strode in without waiting for a reply.

Upon entering the meeting room, he saw the main family members, who were sitting with serious expressions discussing whether to curb Hyuga Kanan's temper and make him wait outside a little longer, all looking up at Hyuga Kanan as he walked in, their expressions filled with surprise and dissatisfaction.

Clearly, they were even more dissatisfied with Hyuga Kanan, who had entered without orders, as this was a challenge to the authority and power of the Hyuga clan's main family.

The Third Elder, sitting on the right, immediately spoke with fury, demanding an explanation:

"Do you have no respect for others, Hyuga Kanan! We haven't even allowed you to enter yet, who gave you the right to just walk in! I see you're becoming increasingly disrespectful to the main family, you ill-mannered brat, are you dissatisfied with our main family elders?"

As he spoke, he kept glancing at Hyuga Kagaku, who sat in the main seat. He was even more dissatisfied with the clan leader's constant protection of his youngest son. He was already unhappy with the clan leader's excessive power, and now that he had found a point of attack, he naturally wanted to criticize him. At the same time, he could also directly involve all the elders of the main clan in undermining the clan leader's prestige and forcing him to relinquish even more power.

Upon hearing the Third Elder's words, the elders sitting around looked at the clan leader, Hyuga Kaku, and nodded in agreement. They also wanted to gauge the clan leader's attitude so they could make their next move based on it.

Hyuga Kagaku remained expressionless, calmly observing the elders. He understood what they wanted, and knew his youngest son was their pretext. Last time, they relentlessly spread rumors that his youngest son was the Hyuga clan's weakling, hoping he would continue to protect him, thus dividing the clan leader's power among the elders and allowing them to gain more. But who knew that Hyuga Kagaku, the clan leader, would directly abandon his protection, assigning Hyuga Kanan power directly, leaving them no opportunity to challenge the clan leader's authority.

He knew that if he protected his youngest son, he would have to give up some power in exchange. But how could Hyuga Kakeru, the clan leader who held most of the power in the Hyuga clan, possibly give up some power for the sake of a youngest son? That was something he had prepared for Hyuga Hiashi. Without absolute power, after Hyuga Hiashi took over, he might be completely sidelined by these old foxes and become a puppet clan leader.

That would jeopardize the stability of the entire Hyuga clan, plunging it into internal strife and power struggles, causing it to split into three factions like the Uchiha clan, gradually weakening the once-powerful Uchiha clan and leading to its decline.

This also gives the Hyuga clan the opportunity to become the most powerful clan in Konoha.

It's important to understand that once the Hyuga clan becomes the most powerful clan, they will have greater power and status in Konoha, and thus gain more benefits.

Look at the united Uchiha clan; they gained control of the entire Konoha Police Department, a powerful department, precisely because they could rival the Senju clan. If the Hyuga clan could replace the Uchiha clan's position, wouldn't they also gain corresponding power?

Therefore, it is impossible for Hyuga Kagetoshi to grant these elders more power, even if it means sacrificing his youngest son.

Hyuga Kakugo thought for a moment, then looked at Hyuga Hiashi beside him, preparing to see if his successor could handle the elders' schemes, and also to better train himself to deal with these old foxes.

However, Hyuga Kakei was a little disappointed. Hyuga Hiashi was clearly affected by the elders' words and looked at Hyuga Kanan, who was standing in the living room, with a dissatisfied expression. It seemed that he also agreed with the elders' words.