"Then kill them all!"
Hiashi looked at Utatane Koharu over there. Even though she had awakened him—had bluntly told him that, at their core, the Hyūga branch family were nothing more than slaves to the main family—
Now that she already knew their plan, she could no longer be allowed to live.
"And destroy her brain while you're at it. Everyone, time is tight and the mission is urgent—if we delay any longer, Uchiha Keizumi will arrive!"
At this moment, Hiashi displayed a decisiveness utterly unlike his usual self. Or rather, the moment that thought took root in him, he no longer had any path of retreat.
What Uchiha Itachi had failed to accomplish—he, the head of the Hyūga clan, would complete!
After all, the Hyūga clan had long since rotted to the core. If the new main family had truly changed, perhaps Hiashi would never have conceived such a plan.
But the reality was that, in Hiashi's eyes, the new main family was even worse than them.
Since the Hyūga clan was already rotten, then cut down this decayed tree completely—leave only new shoots!
"No! Hiashi, how dare you?!"
On the other side, Koharu had no idea what was actually going on. She only knew that the Hyūga main family seemed to have been secretly plotting something, but as for the specifics—she knew absolutely nothing!
And now, just to prevent the leak of his plan, Hiashi was actually going to kill her, a Hokage advisor?
"I'm already prepared to die myself, and you're asking whether I dare…?"
Hiashi looked at her, the corner of his mouth curling into a mocking smile. He had already entrusted everything that needed to be entrusted. He, this rotten clan head, had no intention of living on—so who the hell cared who she was?
Forget a Hokage advisor—for the sake of the plan's success, Hiashi felt that right now he would even dare to kill the Hokage!
Amid Koharu's horrified screams, the main family elders all revealed smiles. Truth be told, they had wanted to kill her for a long time. After all, while she wasn't as disgusting as Shimura Danzō, she and Danzō were cut from the same cloth!
At this moment, Koharu truly regretted it. If she had known the people in Konoha's prison were this insane, she would never have come back here no matter what!
Under her regretful gaze, her life was extinguished completely.
Although these old main family members didn't fight often, several of them ganging up on one Koharu—who also didn't fight much—left no room for any accidents.
As Koharu's brain was completely destroyed, a faint killing aura appeared on Hiashi and the elders.
"Remember—this time, our blades will not be turned against the students still in the Academy."
Hiashi looked at the elders beside him and gave a cautious reminder. These old men had been persuaded to sacrifice themselves, but no one could guarantee they wouldn't lose control once the killing began.
After all, the branch family had absolutely no ability to resist in front of the main family!
"Understood!"
One of the elders laughed. They were indeed a bit mad—but not to the extent of Uchiha Itachi.
As figures began rushing toward the Hyūga ancestral compound, the area around Konoha Prison saw an increasing number of ANBU and Uchiha Police Force shinobi gathering.
"The Hyūga clan—including Hyūga Hiashi—has completely disappeared…"
"Hokage advisor Utatane Koharu has been killed, and her brain was completely destroyed!"
An ANBU operative looked at the now-empty prison, his expression turning grave. Though their loyalty to Hiruzen was no longer what it once was, those who remained in the ANBU undoubtedly still loved Konoha.
Now that something this serious had happened, they immediately understood the severity of the situation.
"We've also found a Hyūga corpse here—his eyes were gouged out!"
"This Hyūga was a member of the new main family!"
Another ANBU wearing a fox mask reported his findings. If it were only Koharu's death and Hiashi's disappearance, it would be easy to conclude that Hiashi and the others had done something.
But now, not only was a Hokage advisor dead—members of the Hyūga main family had also been killed, and even had their eyes removed.
This inevitably misled the ANBU into suspecting that another village had intervened!
"Report to the Third first. Also, send one ANBU to inform the Uchiha Police Force of everything we've found."
The ANBU squad leader pondered briefly before making his decision. Besides notifying the Third Hokage, he also wanted to inform Uchiha Keizumi.
No special reason—he was just worried that the Third was already old and might not be able to fight anymore.
The situation in Konoha was unknown. They needed someone strong.
And as it happened, Uchiha Keizumi was very strong—extremely strong!
Moreover, the alliance between Keizumi and Tsunade wasn't exactly a secret. These ANBU had served for most of their lives—if Tsunade took office, they would likely continue serving.
For the sake of their own future, the squad leader felt it necessary to have the Uchiha side pass the message along to Tsunade as well.
As the ANBU dispersed and the Uchiha Police began mobilizing, a brutal massacre was already unfolding at the Hyūga ancestral compound!
No one could have imagined that Hiashi and the imprisoned main family elders would appear here.
And once they appeared, they gave no chance for pleading—directly activating the Caged Bird Seal, stripping the branch family of all resistance.
After they lost the ability to resist, the seal on their foreheads was swiftly released.
The moment the seal was removed, all they felt was darkness—and then the searing pain in their eyes—followed by the rapid fading of their lives.
Whether it was Hiashi or the other elders, their movements were swift and efficient, as if they had rehearsed this countless times over the years.
And in truth, they had.
Every member of the branch family knew that the main family had a tradition of killing them without reason—but none knew that, before death, the seal would be removed!
"For hundreds of years, our ancestors have accumulated Byakugan—harvested continuously through the Caged Bird Seal—to form a massive Tenseigan."
"That enormous Tenseigan has only ever emitted a faint blue glow—because each time, we only added one or two pairs of eyes."
"This time… perhaps the Hyūga clan's Tenseigan will truly succeed…"
Hiashi's gaze turned toward the clan shrine.