Chapter 21: Code Byakugan: Hotaru of the Revolution.
Epilogue: A great payoff. Probably.
Ya know, when I got captured by the Hyuuga clan and forced into their service, I thought I'm going to have a high stakes political battle. An allegory for the civil rights movement, battling the fascist slaver Main House with the help of my Branch House comrades.
In case if you didn't get the arc title reference, I'm supposed to be Lelouch, leading my small band of terro…. I mean freedom fighters to fight for well, freedom.
However, The Plot proves to be an SSR meta unit of a baseball pitcher. Again and again, my attempts to make this fanfic a proper action flick was stonewalled….
By ethical corporate mandates.
I blame my Writer from jumping the gun by going into a major arc with zero plan.
Which is the best plan.
The funeral was closed casket. The only thing left recognizable from Jeff was his half charred head. Rest in peace Jeff. You tried, but you were an okay villain of the arc. You're fucked the day you touched my forehead to brand me with the Caged Bird Seal.
((((((((((Back in April, the day Hotaru is marked((((((((
Do you know why the Raijin Fist is so strong?
And no, its not about the Nerve Interference function of the Taijutsu I made.
You see, back in chapter 8, the first time I fought neji, I parried his blows 50 times in 10 seconds of our clash.
As Good as how it may be my Raiju Reflex was, Neji is superior than me in speed and experience. If I fight him fair and square, I would have lose. No cap.
So how did I win?
The truth is Raijin Fist strength lies in 2 Functions. Nerve Interference, to jam nerve signals across the body.
The other Fuction is Idea Virus.
Basically, what I did is I plant a Virus, uploading it from contact, riding across nerve fibers and reach the target brain and supplant their subconscious.
From first contact Neji, I planted the idea of which arms he will use the strike. Which angle, how fast. Etc etc. Since I know exactly where Neji will strike, My Raiju Reflex and Autonomous Response can take care the rest. I just need to infect another set of Idea Virus from time to time.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am a fraud.
In the world of genius super ninjas, the only thing I can do is force my enemies to play at my game, my rules.
While Ninjas are playing Chess, I didn't play Checkers.
I play Backgammon.
Who the fuck plays Backgammon??! No one. I don't even know how to play it but I just pretend I do. That's the point.
Raijin Fist is created so that I can keep up with the insane geniuses of this world. They will think I am the most genius Taijutsu master in Konoha. Muahaha
Throughout Earth and Heaven, I alone am the Fraudulent One.
I never tell anyone this, not even Naruto and Sasuke. This will be our little secret. Wink wink.
Now while its called a Fist, I wasn't restricted to only my hands. I can infect Idea Virus through any skin contact.
So when Jeff, touched my forehead to seal me, I upload an Idea Virus into his subconscious.
A marriage alliance between Hyuuga and Suna will be beneficial for the clan.
((((((( Current time))))))
Now, do I know it will lead to this?
No, fuck no. I was just throwing curve balls as usual. I planted the idea in order to create a form of breach into Hyuuga Estate balance. A bit of chaos factor via the presence of an outsider. And frankly, despite my attempts to take advantage of it, I found myself stonewalled over and over again.
The moment Shisui came out and claim the Red Wedding as his plan, I just say, fuck it. I'm just going to bomb Jeff.
This is why I don't usually do long term plan. I'm not really good at it. My best moments had always been me just do something on the spot.
"Noooo! Why father, why?!!"
"there there."
I pat Hanabi in the back as she cry on my shoulder as Jeff's casket is lowered to his grave. I wish I can say I felt guilty for Hanabi but honestly, I really don't give a ratass. He was a dick and got in my way. He had it coming.
As for how I didn't get caught? Oh, I just say to my bro, Sabaku no Robert, hey dude, can I frame you for bombing Jeff and the Elders
And Robert goes, sure no problem , fam. Lets say, 2 o'clock ? We gotta time it right bro.
Cool. Have a great run.
Sabaku no Robert, man. He is the best character in this fanfic and nobody can convince me otherwise.
Man, the 3 weeks we're working together must have made Hanabi grown close to me, coz I didn't expect she will cry on me instead of Hinata. I guess I did become the only support figure she had after she got disowned. Man do my Writer is lazy because he just skipped all that relationship development content.
Damn it. I don't want to get attached to Hanabi any further than this. This fanfic romance subplot is part of The Plot design to screw me over and make me stay.
"there there"
I keep patting Hanabi on the back.
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After that, Hinata is quickly inaugurated as the next Clan Chief of Hyuuga. Being the only mentor and superior figure she had left, she elect me as her interim advisor.
Being the pushover that she is, this means I was basically the actual Clan Chief of Hyuuga for awhile.
The S Rank mission I got was that I have to abolish the Hyuuga Curse Mark system. Not the slavery business by itself. So I did everyone a favor and just sell the company.
Gato Enterprise had bought the Hyuuga Servitude Agency at the price of 300 million USD. I used USD coz I am too lazy to convert this numbers to RYO currency.
Gato's name sounds familiar, but whatever. Not my problem. That totally wont bite me in the ass in the future.
I then free everyone from the Curse Mark, myself included. I helped out in restructuring of the clan's other business, elect new Elders from the Branch House, and shoo away the useless Main House cousins by chucking millions of money at them to get them to fuck off outta Konoha.
Cersei and Jaime, I sent to them to the Hyuuga branch that's based in Tea Country. Let Joffrey terrorize people there. I don't like tea.
Anyway, I looked back to the estate.
Hyuuga Clan. New and improved.
Now that my job is done, I resigned my interim advisor position. I used up all my salaries bribing so many people and buying out the freedom of me and Hanabi.
Most of Branch House are still slaves however. Out of their own free will. Well, isn't that beautiful? They used their free will to not have free will.
Stay happy, Stockholm.
Today, I will be leaving the Hyuuga clan as a free man.
"Can't you stay?", Hanabi, the last person greeting me farewell as I just about to cross out the gate, asked me.
"Nah. I think I'm done with the Hyuuga plot.", I refused.
"Hinata can really use your help."
My veins twitching. Urghhh.
"Yea no. Do you know how much paperworks I had to do? I can't even use clones to share the workload. Nuh uh. Never again!"
Hanabi fidgetted. Trying to find the words to say.
I decide to cut her off.
"You should stay with Hinata. You know how she is. You're the one with the backbone, so you gotta be the spine that your sister just don't have."
"But…"
"Remember Bambi and Lambi?"
Hanabi nods.
"Bambi is too timid, and Lambi is too reckless. Together, they temper each other flaws."
I smile for her.
"you girls need to look out for each other. Just like Bambi and Lambi."
I face toward the gate and left.
"Hotaru!!"
I glanced back as I walk forward.
"Would you like to drink iced milk green tea sometimes?!", sheesh, why is she so spirited for that mundane question?
I don't even like tea.
"Sure." I replied and walk out the gate.
Hmmmm.
The air outside sure is fresh.
((((((((((Hiruzen)))))))))))
"hmmm".
The Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen finished reading Makoto Hotaru's mission report.
He completed an S rank mission in just several months. Not unheard off for his experienced High ranked ANBUs.
Makoto Hotaru managed to do it as a Genin in just a few months. While the fact he needed to assassinate the old leadership of Hyuuga to take control is not ideal, that is still within the scope of the allowable action of the mission. The clan remain intact and restructured to integrate better with the village system now. Having Ninjas from the Branch House to be bound the the Main House hierarchy over the Hokage is a flaw in the chain of command and he's glad that Makoto had cut that cancer off once and for all.
Hiruzen look over Makoto's file. The boy ability to navigate crisis and genius tactical sabotage is a gem that needs to be polished.
Perhaps, he will be a better Director for the ROOT Division. Unlike Danzo, he is not obsessed for Konoha supremacy. Perhaps a bit too uninterested. But he can be counted on to do the job.
Hiruzen smiled. Naruto's generations is full of brand new talents. The future of Konoha looks bright.
But it still need time to grow.
The Will of Fire will continue to burn. With new leaves as fuels.
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"MAKOTO!!!"
The wall of the cave cracked as Shisui had punched into it.
"To think, you ruined my story once again!"
He had been hasty in tampering with the Hyuuga Branch House members mind, but to think he was thwarted yet again just like that.
"Even if it's a rush job, It was one of my finest! The tragedy of a new union, between old allies, dyed in tainted red! The story of common man rising against their oppressors! The fitting ending for a fool who dared to fight against his betters!"
Shisui punched the walls several more times.
"once again, you ruined my story, with a random, stupid decision?!!"
"AAAAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!"
Shisui screams his rage.
Reality is supposed to be his to play with. That is the power Kotoamatsukami granted him. He sacrificed his own friend to the gods, and gained this divine power in return.
He is Uchiha Shisui, descendant of Indra, God of the Future, son of God of Rebirth. He is of divine blood, and the world is for him to toy with!
To think a mere stupid brat with nothing special to his blood had thwarted him twice! He, a demigod, is defeated by a buffoon!
"I will make you pay, Makoto Hotaru!", Shisui swore.
"But first, I have stories to weave. Characters to be set. The stage had yet to be ready."
Shisui resolved.
"Next time, I will destroy you like the mere background character that you are!"
(((((( Hotaru ))))))
My S rank mission reward is 100k usd.
However, Konoha take 90% of it as its share, so what I really get is just 10k.
Motherfucker, No wonder even S rank ninjas cant leave the village. They all get ripped off. The Hokage is a fucking robber with this bullshit income tax.
Anyway, I took the money to the music store and bought this beauty.
A grand piano! Huhu!
Tu tutu tu tutu
I test out the piano in my cabin in the Uchiha Compound. I don't know how to play piano, but eh, I'm a quick learner.
"HOTARU!!!"
Naruto barged in, with Sasuke coming along.
"Hotaru! You're finally back!"
"Yea yea. I was on a mission."
"you get sent to a mission?" , Sasuke asked, curious.
"Yea. No big deal. I just gone to teach some ojou-sama some moves. That's all."
"You gotta tell us! Do you fight a great villain?! Save some princess?!!"
I chuckled.
"Nah. Mostly I was just working there as a cleaner."
Code Byakugan: Hotaru of the Revolution, end.
((Author's Note))
-Heya, Corvid's Éclair here, the random hobo that suddenly barge in into this Naruto category and weird everyone out with his bizarre, grammar insensitive, structure incohesive, ridiculous crack cocaine fanfic.
-As I said a few chapters ago, Once I'm done with this Hyuuga plot, I'm going hiatus. This take effects the moment I post this chapter. There will no longer be daily updates like this for an undertermined amount of time. I came up with this hyuuga plot just to fill in the gap year until naruto and sasuke graduate and the canon plot starts. But lol, after a lot of twist and turn, I decide to just, fuck it, lets just bomb Hiashi. I ran out of ideas to bullshit. The setting with the Hyuuga Plot I boxed myself into was a mistake.
-In regard of Shisui being the main villain? Personally, I had always had this idea that the reason Itachi went from a loving brother to this massacre maniac with unhealthy yandere love for Sasuke was because he got gaslit by Shisui. I always think Shisui with his MK Ultra no Jutsu to be an interesting gimmick as a villain. Hotaru being immune tho was all coincidence.
-there was parts of this fic I had wanted to make a bit more serious. In fact, I had canceled like 3 different variation in the Hyuuga Plot. Cersei is supposed to be more involved as a Villain OC, and would abuse Hotaru in various means. Some of it was too controversial and would require me to change the fic rating to M.
-however, Hotaru, true to his character, simply refused to play by anyone games, not even my own. Even I just go, wtf did I just wrote. No one can predict this story plot, because even I don't know The Plot. I would come back home from work, having some semblance of idea of what to write for my next chapters, and Hotaru proceed to go, nope, nuh uh, nehi, nein.
I had some semblance of ideas of what to do with canon plots, and even do my own takes with the naruto movies. I don't know why but there's just so much crack I can pull out with this series. Naruto series is like a brother I grew up with. There's thing I like about it, I hate about it, I disagree and agree about it. Despite a lot of my ranting in the fic, I loved this series like a family. It will always be in my heart.
-I had a lot of fun writing this nonsense of a story, even though I actually wasn't that interested in writing this fic. I actually was more interested in writing a Danmachi fic or doing somekind of xover with RWBY. I pretty much make a Naruto fic as a test run, as I am quite familiar with the series. Badabing Badaboom, about a week later, we ended up with this monstrosity.
For now, I will be leaving for a while. Thanks for supports and reviews once again. Until next time.