Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 148: A Mere Caged Bird Seal Can't Compare to the Bonds Between Us!

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"Disarm! Disarm! I said disarm!" Gojo Kaigetsu roared. "Take it all off!"

The main family ninja exchanged uneasy glances before reluctantly removing their gear.

They placed their kunai, shuriken, ninja pouches, and even their Konoha headbands on the ground. Only then did Gojo Kaigetsu's expression soften.

On one side stood the branch family ninja, slowly recovering from the Caged Bird Seal's effects. On the other, the main family, kneeling, their heads bowed, stripped of their weapons and their symbols of authority.

A truly bizarre spectacle.

"Advisor Gojo has arrived! Justice prevails!" A voice cried out, and the chant spread, echoing through the compound.

"Justice! Justice! Justice!"

A main family ninja, his face contorted with indignation, looked up at Gojo Kaigetsu. "Advisor Gojo, I've never harmed the village, or the branch family!"

"Me neither!"

"Same here!"

"It's the elders, not us!"

One after another, they voiced their grievances.

Gojo Kaigetsu, however, understood that not all main family ninja were guilty. He raised a hand.

"Escort the branch family to the Military Police Force headquarters for questioning. The main family, to Anbu headquarters."

"Those who haven't used the Caged Bird Seal are free to go. Those who have, but with justifiable cause, will pay a fine. Those who abused the seal for personal gain—after Root's investigation—will be executed. Their assets seized, their Byakugan confiscated."

Some of the main family ninja relaxed, relieved. Though they might face scrutiny, their lives were spared.

Time would heal their—tarnished reputations.

Others, however, trembled with fear. This—unprecedented level of scrutiny offered no escape.

They were guilty, and they knew it. And judging by Advisor Gojo's tone—there would be no mercy.

"Advisor Gojo, please spare us!"

"I've shed blood for Konoha! I've shed tears for Konoha! We've surrendered! You can't do this!"

"Lord Hokage! Intervene!"

"Clan Head! Hiashi! Say something!"

The elders who'd stood with Jun thrashed against their restraints, their pleas falling on deaf ears.

Minato Namikaze, his face grim, oversaw the operation. With the combined forces of the Anbu, Root, and Military Police, the Hyuga compound was quickly emptied.

"As expected of you, Advisor Gojo," Hiashi Hyuga said, his voice filled with awe.

The branch family's liberation, a problem that had plagued him for years, had been solved, without a single casualty among his clan.

"They resisted because they believed the village couldn't function without the **Byakugan**. They thought that if they eliminated the branch family, the village would have no choice but to protect them, to ensure the bloodline's survival."

"Against such arrogance—we had to be ruthless, to shatter their delusions. Eliminating the branch family wouldn't force the village's hand. It would lead to the clan's annihilation."