the other side.

The little girl was also brought to her own courtyard by Qianju Tobijian - before the eldest brother got married, the two brothers had always lived in the same courtyard, and even after the eldest brother got married, they had always lived next to each other. Of course, although

The courtyard is next door, but the scenery of the courtyard is quite different. My eldest brother likes a neat and spacious environment that makes people feel comfortable at first glance, while he likes a relatively refined one.

Therefore, the various trees, rocks, and shrubs in the courtyard are well-proportioned, the small bridges and exquisite stone paths are jagged, and the koi fish in the pond are swaying. The bamboo tube named "Zhulu" on the side flipped over after being filled with water and fell to the bottom.

The stone water bowl made a crisp "dong" sound, which brought peace and tranquility.

He likes to sit at a fixed place on the promenade and watch the courtyard. In his opinion, this is the best viewing spot. Usually he only shares it with his eldest brother. But today, he thought he could add a new one.

guest.

"Please sit down. I'll go and get ready." Qianju Tobirama made a "please" gesture, and then returned to the room to quickly prepare. During the process, he also took off his black clothes very naturally and smoothly, and changed into

She put on a blue kimono and tied an apricot-colored belt around her waist.

When he came out with the tray, the man's silver hair was scattered, his red eyes were calm, and he looked relaxed and elegant.

"Sorry for the long wait."

"No, no, not at all." The little girl waved her hands and replied, "Tobirama-kun, the scenery in your yard is very beautiful. Time passed unconsciously when I looked at it. It didn't feel like it was long at all. Ah, of course, you are also very fast.

Yes, uh-huh."

Senju Tobirama couldn't help but smile, and then sat down opposite the girl. While pushing the specially plated red bean cake in front of her, he began to prepare matcha, and casually asked: "What do you like best?

?Where in the yard?”

He thought: The general answer would be rocks, trees, etc., or deer, or koi carp in the pond, but the most satisfying part of this yard to him is actually...

"Well," the little girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, then raised her finger and pointed to a small piece of gravel road not far ahead, "That's it, I always think the arrangement of those pebbles is quite interesting."

"..." Senshou Tobirama looked up in surprise.

"Um...what's wrong?" She suddenly felt a little uneasy - was it because she was not careful? Did she say something wrong?

"...No." Qianju Tojian shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly

Xu said, "When I have nothing to do, I like to walk barefoot on that gravel road." However, it is not for the so-called "massage of the soles of the feet," but because, "Every stone there is...

It’s all what I have honed over the years.”

"Huh?" The little girl looked at the person in front of her with wide eyes, "Does Tobirama-kun have such a habit?"

"Yes, and no." After thinking for a while, Qianju Tobirama chose to tell the truth about this matter that no one else had known about for many years. He said while fiddling with the tea set in his hand in a standard and elegant manner.

, "Actually, my personality was not very good when I was a child."

If other people hear these words, they will definitely complain - do you think your current personality is very good?

But there is no doubt that the "good or bad" of Qianju Feijiankou is different from ordinary people's standards.

"At that time, I was sometimes a little impatient, and if I wasn't careful, I would easily have conflicts with others." Qianju Tobirama recalled the past and said softly, "After reprimanding me several times for this, my father gave me

When a piece has sharp edges and corners, let me use a ninja tool to grind it into a smooth surface."

"After that, every time I showed signs of impatience, my father would give me a stone. But, he never said why."

"Until one day?, I suddenly realized what my father was thinking." Senju Tobirama said with a chuckle, "Guess what he thought?"

"If you look at it with ordinary people's eyes," the little girl replied while thinking, "I definitely want you to smoothen your edges and corners, but the Thousand Hands Clan is a big family in the world. I think, you

My father would definitely not want his son to completely become such a person. So..." she asked tentatively, "Maybe, he just wants you to think about it first when something happens.

A stone's time?"

Senju Tobirama raised his eyebrows slightly, then nodded with a chuckle: "Yes, that's what I thought at the time. After all, my father's meaning should not be that simple, and for ninjas like us,

For example, sometimes it only takes a few seconds to smooth a stone with a tool." Now, even if he can smooth the stone with his bare hands, he can do it in the blink of an eye. So, he was

I seriously think——

What his father meant was for him to not make an immediate decision when encountering a problem, but to spend more time thinking about "a stone".

Because of this, he gradually developed the habit of finding a stone and rubbing it back and forth while thinking.

, and unknowingly accumulated a whole box of stones.

After Konoha was established, he used these stones to pave a gravel path in his small courtyard. If nothing happened, he liked to walk back and forth barefoot on it for a short while, which was considered as a warning to continue.

"However, there is a follow-up to this matter." Qianju Tobirama said, "Do you want to hear it?"

"Yeah!" The little girl grabbed the red bean cake with both hands and nodded repeatedly while chewing it like a little hamster.

This overly cute gesture made Senju Tobirama want to laugh very much, so he really laughed, and then continued:

"Many years later, when I was already a young man, I accidentally talked about this matter with my father one time, and I was impressed by his good intentions. Then my father said to me helplessly -

"

"Tobirama, even so, you are not tactful at all now."

"???" The little girl was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

So, the truth of the matter is, are they thinking too much???

The father who is too straightforward and the son who thinks too much are really an interesting combination~

Senju Tobirama pushed the tea set containing matcha in front of the little girl: "Okay, let's get down to business, do you want to know something about the 'Cage Bird'?"

"Yeah." She nodded seriously, "I heard... the Hyuga clan, like the Uchiha clan, is a big family famous for its eyes. Is there anything related between the 'cage bird' and Hinata's eyes?"

Although this was not the first time he noticed it, Senju Tobirama was still surprised by the keenness of the little girl in front of him, and then gave her an affirmative answer: "Yes." Then, he explained in detail——

The caged bird is a curse seal placed by the Hyuga sect family on branch families.

There are three specific functions:

First, it can limit the ability of separated families to look down upon;

Second, it can be a weapon for the clan family to control the branch family members. If the latter disobeys, the former can use this curse seal called "Cage Bird" to destroy the brain tissue of the latter;

Third, if a member of the family is arrested or dies, the curse mark will destroy their eyeballs and brains at the moment their eyeballs are removed or die, so that outsiders cannot obtain the "precious white eyes".

The blood within the protective clan cannot be shed?

After listening, the little girl felt...

"...This? What the hell is this?!"

She said with shock on her face: "How did such an unreliable rule get passed down? Or did I understand it wrong?" She ate another piece of red bean cake and pressed it down.

Shocked, "Tobirama-kun, let me give you a try and beat you? For example, you don't mind, right?"

"Of course." Qian Shu Feijian made a "please" gesture.

"In other words, if the rules of the Hyuga family are transferred to the Senju family - when the eldest brother Hashirama is three years old, you who are destined to become a branch of the family will be marked with the 'Caged Bird' curse. From then on, the sky

?The gift has been banned to ensure that you will not be stronger than Brother Hashirama in the future. In addition?, your life has also fallen into the hands of the Zong family."

"Yes." Qianju Tojian nodded.

"Then, when Kazu-kun is three years old, Shigeki-kun and Miss Sachiko must also be stamped with this curse seal, and they become separate families."

"Yes." Senju Tobirama nodded again.

"Then, there are so many people in Hinata, but there is only one clan, and the rest are all branch families that protect them."

"That's it." Qianju Tojian confirmed her statement.

"Hit the head? Put a curse seal on the head to prevent the blood from spreading? I can understand this point." The little girl showed a confused expression, "But what is the other purpose? To make the clan stronger?

Isn’t it right? What kind of talent can be seen in a three-year-old child? This is just forcing other children to be less talented than the children who are destined to become the clan’s children. This is like..." She twisted

After thinking for a long time, I gave a description that I thought was quite appropriate, "Because I can only get good grades, I force everyone else to pass."

Senju Tobirama couldn't help but laugh, then he raised his eyebrows and said very rude words: "For this reason, the Hyuga clan has never been better or worse? Compared to the inferiors? Naturally, it is better than the superiors..." He

He snorted lightly, "We are all members of the eye-wielding clan, so it's natural for Uchiha to look down on them."

He doesn't like Uchiha, and he doesn't like Hinata.

There is a world of difference between the two.

The little girl pursed her lips and asked again: "Haven't the numerous branch families ever thought of resisting such a thing?"

After Qianju Feijian paused, he replied softly: "It is precisely because of this that the importance of the 'cage bird' has been highlighted; and it is precisely because of this that the Zong family cannot give up the 'cage bird' no matter what."

'.Furthermore," he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a slightly disdainful smile, "the Hinata family has also figured out a good way to divide the family over a long period of time - the same separation of families.

, also has its own high and low

.How can anything be accomplished if people’s hearts are not aligned?”

"This kind of thing..."

"Actually," Senju Tobirama said softly, "the eldest brother doesn't think too much of the rules of the Hyuga family, but he is not interested in things like this within the ninja clan.

It’s not easy to interfere.”

The eldest brother's generosity prevents him from being cruel to these ninjas who actively choose to follow him. Especially, Hinata is very aware of current affairs and is basically the first group to follow. From then on, in everything.

They all also chose to cooperate fully when it comes to things. They pointed left and never turned right, told them not to drink tea when eating, and were obedient and well-behaved to the point of being ridiculous.
To be continued...