[Hyuga Clan Grounds]
Sota looked around and found that, except for a few younger members, all of the main family disciples were present.
He didn't make too much eye contact with the branch family members below, doing so too much would easily make the main family suspicious.
As the initiator of this full clan assembly, once he saw that everyone had arrived, Sota began to speak.
"Fellow clansmen, let me explain the reason this full clan assembly was called."
"At the Chunin Exam venue, the people we sent to monitor the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki were ambushed by the Third Hokage's Anbu…"
The moment he said this, aside from a few elders' aides, everyone else gasped in shock.
This information had not yet spread, aside from a few elders and those directly involved, no one knew about it.
So every reaction was genuine.
The Third Elder, Hiashi, who had been resting at home and hadn't been informed, asked in surprise, "What is the Third Hokage trying to do?"
Sota continued, "Everyone knows that the Akatsuki previously attacked the One-Tails' Jinchuriki and extracted the Tailed Beast, right?"
"This time, the Third Hokage has colluded with Senku, the monk from Akatsuki, and tried to extract the Nine-Tails to replace the Jinchuriki."
At this, murmurs began spreading among the audience, but Hiashi and the other elders didn't scold them.
After all, such shock was natural.
Sota continued to draw everyone's attention toward the matter.
"At the same time, the Third Hokage sent Jiraiya and several Anbu elites to intercept Uchiha Rengoku, who was on his way to rescue."
"When our people escaped, they discovered that the Anbu elites who had surrounded Rengoku were all slain by him, he killed several of them single-handedly."
The Hyuga clansmen all exchanged looks of disbelief.
One of the Legendary Sannin, the Toad Sage Jiraiya, along with several elite Anbu, had surrounded one man… and yet that man had killed several of them instead.
It wasn't that they didn't know Uchiha Rengoku's strength, but for him to be this powerful, it was still absurd.
The faces of the main family elders all turned grim. They placed great importance on the clan's honor, but clearly, the Hyuga clan's strength no longer matched that pride.
Once the Uchiha's three-tomoe Sharingan evolved into the Mangekyo level, their combat power rose exponentially.
Among the Hyuga, no one could rival that.
"This incident is grave. The Uchiha and the Third Hokage have now completely torn apart their alliance."
"So, relying on the friendly ties we've built with the Uchiha clan over these past few years, I personally went to the Uchiha compound to ask about the situation."
All of the Hyuga's attention turned sharply toward him.
Sota spoke in a low, steady voice, "The Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki has been taken by the Third Hokage. Tomorrow, Uchiha Rengoku will hold a high council meeting, to dismiss the Third Hokage from office."
A shocked uproar spread through the courtyard.
The Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki was taken by the Third Hokage? That was an earth-shattering event.
To dismiss the Hokage?
These two pieces of news landed like twin bombs, making everyone's heads spin.
Even Hiashi and the three main family elders knew how serious this was.
But, at that very moment, Sota exchanged a glance with Shuji and the others.
Whoosh!
Sota, Yuto, Motou, and Shuji moved at once, suddenly attacking Hiashi, the Grand Elder, the Second Elder, and the Third Elder beside them.
Hiashi was struck in the lower back by Sota's attack, spitting out blood on the spot. But it was enough for him to activate Rotation, barely deflecting the next strike.
The Grand Elder, the one who had always been harshest toward the branch family and never trusted them, reacted first, dodging Yuto's blow and leaping back.
Midair, the Grand Elder couldn't use Rotation, but he could still cast a curse seal.
As his chakra surged, his hands formed seals, locking onto Yuto as he roared, "Yuto! You dare betray the clan?"
Yuto's face twisted with a feral snarl as he lunged forward. He didn't bother replying, only roared back, "New Bud! Break through the earth today!"
The Grand Elder didn't hesitate, he activated the Caged Bird Seal.
As the mark on Yuto's forehead lit up, Yuto did two things.
He used all his remaining strength to wrap his legs tightly around the Grand Elder's body, then reached to his waist with his left hand.
With his right hand, he struck his own forehead.
Before the curse could activate, Yuto ended his own life by force.
The moment before he died, his muscles locked tight, locking the Grand Elder in an unbreakable hold.
The Grand Elder, caught by Yuto's powerful legs, froze for an instant as he saw Yuto kill himself.
Then—
Sssss!
He finally heard the sound of burning explosive tags.
The Grand Elder struggled with all his might, but he couldn't break free from Yuto's grip in time.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion erupted, the Grand Elder, Sarumito, and Yuto were both blown to pieces.
The Second Elder, meanwhile, was a veteran from the battlefield, a hawkish elder of the Hyuga, known for his skill.
When Motou struck at his neck, he twisted his body, letting the blow land on his collarbone instead.
Furious and startled, the Second Elder Kenshi countered with a powerful punch aimed at Motou's head.
But Motou's eyes gleamed with savage determination, he didn't dodge. He gathered all his remaining chakra and struck Kenshi in the chest.
Both attacks landed at the same moment. Both men channeled chakra into each other's tenketsu, detonating it inside.
Bang! Bang!
Two muffled blasts. Both were struck down instantly.
Motou's skull bulged grotesquely at the back as chakra exploded from within, bursting open a hole that sprayed red and white.
But his final blow had also landed squarely on the Second Elder's chest.
Though Motou's hand was completely destroyed, the elder's ribs, lungs, and heart were all shattered.
The Second Elder dropped to his knees with a dull thud.
Motou's face was covered in blood, the back of his head blown open.
Even in death, though his Byakugan was fading, his eyes still glared unwaveringly toward the elder's position.
The Second Elder's eyes bulged, throat overflowing with blood and fragments of his own organs.
A faint smile hung at Motou's lips. He knew, his mission was complete.
And the most effective sneak attack of all… belonged to Shuji.
BANG!
The Third Elder had never fought on the battlefield, his guard was completely down.
Shuji struck him in the heart in an instant, sending him flying backward.
He didn't even have time to utter a word before he died on the spot.
All of this happened in the span of a single moment.
As Hiashi's Rotation was still spinning, the Grand Elder Sarumito was blown to pieces nearby.
The Second Elder Kenshi and Motou perished together.
The Third Elder Hisashi was assassinated successfully by Shuji.
Before Hiashi's Rotation had even finished turning, Shuji had already pulled out a flare gun and fired into the sky.
A large green flare exploded above the Hyuga compound.
All those participating in the New Bud Plan surged toward the center of the clan grounds.
And those already present, seizing the moment while the main family disciples were still frozen in shock, launched their attacks.
Since it was a meeting, no one had brought weapons. But even so, when it came to close combat, the branch family clearly outmatched the main family.
When Hiashi's Rotation finally came to a stop, he realized he was the only one left among the Hyuga leadership.
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