Chapter 96: I Do Not Accept This!

"I, if it is possible, please tell me my destiny!"

Just as expected,

while everyone else hesitated and worried about the impact of having their destinies revealed, Hyuga Neji was the first to speak up.

He wore the same loose ninja attire as the rest of his clansmen, standing among the group, yet he was particularly eye-catching.

"Neji!"

The Hyuga Clan Head frowned slightly, but it was not appropriate to reprimand him in front of the mysterious game merchant.

"It is possible."

Fang Yi smiled and gently pointed a finger toward Neji.

Ripples surged through space and time.

The scene suddenly accelerated, and everyone's vision fell upon the area belonging to the Hyuga Clan.

Although the images flashed by quickly, strangely enough, everyone could clearly capture the general content within them.

"As expected of Hyuga Tenin, defeating several hostile clans in succession and relying on his strength to lead the Hyuga Clan to grow and flourish!"

Hearing someone offer praise,

the Hyuga Clan Head wore a proud expression; there was no one who did not worship their own ancestor, especially when being lauded by others.

Hyuga Tenin, having become the Clan Head, soon grew old, and in his final moments, he developed the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird to protect the Byakugan from being stolen by enemies.

"From this day forth, the thirteen Hyuga Elders shall become the Main House as the true successors, shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting and strengthening the clan; all other clansmen shall be branded with the Caged Bird to become the Branch House, becoming the guardians of the Main House, and must use their lives to protect the Main House..."

The aged, twilight voice contained his expectations for the clan.

Hyuga Hiashi could not help but exclaim: "Ancestor Tenin was wise and martial; although the Caged Bird restricts the freedom of the Branch House, it has indeed allowed the Hyuga Clan to endure to this day, remaining the number one clan in the strongest ninja village."

"Neji, you are the most outstanding clansman of our Hyuga Clan in decades; you must shoulder the ancestor's will, protect the Hyuga Clan, pass it on, and make it grow!"

"Yes."

Hyuga Neji lowered his head, masking his expression of disgust, his fists tightly clenched inside his sleeves, his fingernails piercing his palms.

The scene shifted, and Konohagakure appeared.

Hyuga Neji's youthful figure appeared at the Ninja Academy, graduating as the top student with a talent that made all the heads of the ninja clans envious.

The thoughts in their minds were surprisingly unanimous.

If only their own clan had such a genius; at the very least, they could protect the clan for decades.

At this point,

light spots resembling fireflies suddenly appeared in front of Neji, large and small; the largest firefly was the size of a head, and the smallest was smaller than a sesame seed.

Facing the confused gazes of the crowd and Neji, Fang Yi explained: "From the moment of birth, whether it is easy or solemn, every choice you make causes destiny to flow into different tributaries; every light spot here is a different destiny belonging to Hyuga Neji."

"Now is the time to choose; you may choose once for free."

"Subsequent choices will require a fee; the price is not low, consider it the cost of knowing one's destiny, right?"

Fang Yi spoke lightly,

but the people who heard him all had their expressions change in shock; the game merchant had said something incredible while chatting and laughing.

The so-called choice of destiny was, in fact, already equivalent to foreseeing the future.

Although they had witnessed the other party's powerful strength, was this kind of thing truly something a human could accomplish?

"Destiny!"

Neji's eyes revealed a hint of anticipation; he opened his palm and touched the largest destiny light spot in front of him.

The larger the destiny light spot, the higher the possibility of flowing into that tributary of destiny.

Let me see the destiny that belongs to me!

After being touched,

the firefly-like destiny light spots danced around Neji.

For two full minutes, after Neji came back to his senses, he ignored the gazes of the crowd and laughed loudly as if no one else were there.

"Hahahaha, so it is like this, my destiny is truly..."

As lowly as grass!

The Hyuga Clan Head looked at Neji with concern and asked: "Neji, has something happened to the clan?"

Neji suddenly raised his head, and the hatred revealed in that instant was so thick it could not be dissolved;

as the Hyuga Clan Head, possessing the strength of an Elite Jonin, he was actually frightened the moment their eyes met.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

The hatred in Neji's eyes gradually faded, revealing his usual calm, polite, and well-mannered appearance; he bowed and said: "Clan Head, I can only see important fragments related to destiny; a great war breaks out in the ninja world, and people in the Hyuga Clan are killed..."

"So that is how it is."

The confusion in Hiashi's eyes faded, and he patted Neji's shoulder encouragingly, saying: "Is a ninja war breaking out again? War will certainly claim lives; as long as we can preserve the seeds of the Hyuga Clan, relying on the Byakugan, we will always be able to stand back up."

That goes without saying,

the only ones who die are those of us bound by the Caged Bird.

Neji sneered in his heart, and a trace of grief and indignation emerged.

In the end, will the son of a scapegoat also become a scapegoat?

His palm trembled slightly, and a light screen popped up before his eyes.

【Price: 10,000 Reward Points】

Neji took a deep breath and said to the man beside him, who looked similar to his father but was a complete stranger: "Clan Head, I want to continue peering into destiny to find the best strategy for the Hyuga Clan to face the ninja war."

"Good!"

Hearing him say this, Hiashi felt deeply gratified; the Hyuga Clan must be united like this to continue on and on.

Upon hearing the required Reward Points, he hesitated slightly, but still gritted his teeth and paid them out.

After all, it concerns the fate of the Hyuga Clan.

The other Ninja Clans nearby all stared at Hyuga Neji with envy, some regretting that they hadn't stepped forward themselves at the time.

Shinobi World War?

Peace in the ninja world has always been short-lived, so the Clan Heads were not surprised; if they could seize the initiative, they could even profit for their clans during the Shinobi World War.

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly said, "Hiashi, we haven't had tea in a long time. After this matter is over, come to the Sarutobi clan for a cup of tea."

Cunning.

The Clan Heads reacted immediately, cursing inwardly, and one after another, they also extended invitations to the Hyuga Clan Head.

Hiashi treated Hiruzen Sarutobi with a bit of solemnity, but brushed off all the other Ninja Clans.

Only when kept to oneself can it be called a secret; if you all knew it, where would the Hyuga Clan's advantage be?

Time passed rapidly.

Four consecutive glimpses of fate were more than even the wealthy and powerful Hyuga Clan could bear.

Hiashi wiped the sweat seeping from his temples and asked hesitantly, "Is that enough?"

Neji nodded.

Every fate seen by fleecing the Hyuga Clan pointed him toward destruction.

In countless ninja worlds, there was a version of him killed by Sound Ninja, a version of him sucked dry into a husk by the Wood Spikes Technique, and a version of him killed by the Akatsuki...

Could this be destiny?

No, I do not accept such a fate!

"I am a player, and the Samsara Game is a sharp blade to change fate!"

Neji raised his head, his gaze falling upon Fang Yi filled with hope.

So what if he was destined by fate to be a scapegoat for the Main House?

In his mind appeared the figure he saw when he first met the game merchant... the figure draped in Noble robes hanging high in the sky, and the first sentence he said to him.

Players,

Congratulations on successfully logging into the game,

This means you now possess the qualifications to change your fate.

Let me hold this sharp blade, tear apart all Pollution Monsters, and break free from the shackles of fate!

(End of this chapter)