The Senju Remnants Of The Uchiha Clan

The next day, the Hyuga clan.

In this closed-door clan meeting, the elders of the main clan and the branch clan were all furious, and their eyes were almost turning red with anger.

The third Hokage did not make a clear statement on this incident but only mentioned two points repeatedly:

First of all, the peace today is hard-won, and the armistice agreement between Konoha and Village Hidden in the Cloud must be signed, and no one is allowed to break it.

Secondly, it is an indisputable fact that the delegation leader of the Village Hidden in the Cloud delegation was killed by Konoha ninjas, and the village must give the Village Hidden in the Cloud an explanation.

Although it was not stated explicitly, the Hyuga clan understood the implicit meaning of the third Hokage's words, life for life, to calm the situation.

The Hyuga clan knew the third Hokage too well, and they even sensed another hidden meaning:

Although the third Hokage attached great importance to the peace talks with Village Hidden in the Cloud, he did not give any instructions to the Hyuga clan. Therefore, if the Hyuga clan really chose to hand over the murderer, it would be a decision made entirely by their own will and had nothing to do with him…

Shame!

This is a shame that the Hyuga clan, a century-old powerful clan, has never experienced before.

It would have been fine if they had taken the initiative to attack the Village Hidden in the Cloud delegation, but it was clearly the Village Hidden in the Cloud scum who kidnapped the Princess of the main house, and they were just forced to fight back!

However, now, self-defense has inexplicably turned into mutual fighting…

The clan head, Hiashi Hyuga, sat in the main seat. He looked at the chaotic scene below and finally spoke: "I was impulsive in this matter. I will give an explanation to the Village Hidden in the Cloud with my life."

The Hyuga clan is not the Uchiha and against the third Hokage… They cannot resist.

Unless… Some force that has the ability and the desire to confront the village leaders are willing to help them with all their might.

"Oh…"

As soon as Hizashi finished speaking, the clan elder, Gen Hyūga, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly laughed.

"Elder Gen… What do you think?"

Feeling everyone's gaze, Gen Hyūga said coldly: "Hiashi, do you think this is your own business? Don't forget, you are the clan head! If you are handed over, how will outsiders look at our Hyuga clan in the future? Can we… Still, hold our heads up high?"

Hiashi Hyuga said nothing, and the others also fell silent, not knowing how to respond.

Suddenly, an elder of the clan's eyes lit up: "Hizashi! We can hand over Hizashi to die in the clan head's place!"

"No!" Hiashi refused without even thinking.

Hizashi… Is his twin brother!

"Clan head, don't forget the mission of the branch clan…" The elder of the main house advised: "To die for the main house is the honor of the branch clan!"

"That's also—"

With a bang, something outside the door seemed to be kicked over. Everyone in the house looked in the direction of the sound and saw a little boy about four or five years old pulling the door open with force.

"Why did you want to kill my father?!" The boy cried out loudly: "My father didn't do anything! You—wuwuwu!"

Hizashi Hyuga rushed over in time and covered his child's mouth. The moment he closed the door, he nodded gently to his brother.

Sensing the determination and relief in his brother's eyes, Hiashi's heart ached.

After the episode, Gen Hyūga shook his head, stood up, and prepared to leave, not wanting to waste any more time talking to these cowards.

"Elder Gen, you—"

"I have an important guest to attend to, so I'll have to excuse myself."

When he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and said: "In fact, I was just thinking that if the fourth Hokage had not sacrificed himself, then the ninjas of Konoha would have probably gone to the front line by now."

Everyone was silent.

"If the Fourth Hokage were still alive, he would have countless ways to deal with Village Hidden in the Cloud, but among these methods, the only thing that does not include… Compromise."

"If the Hashirama were still alive, the Village Hidden in the Cloud would have come to apologize last night!"

"If…" He scanned the room with an emotionless gaze.

"If it was Madara Uchiha, then the Raikage would come to Konoha in person. He would kneel down in front of the Hokage building to repent and beg Madara Uchiha not to start a massacre and wipe out the Village Hidden in the Cloud from the map!"

"Elder Gen, please don't say that. The third Hokage also made great contributions to the village…"

Upon hearing Gen Hyūga's treasonous words, the elder of the main house who had just proposed that Hiashi die in Hizashi's place was stunned.

"Of course, I know! The praises for him in every issue of the Uchiwa Weekly Chronicles have made me sick!"

With a bang, the door was slammed shut.

… … …

Boom!

Shiratori opened the door and saw a pretty girl with Byakugan eyes.

"Excuse me, who are you?" He felt that the face looked familiar.

"Shiratori, long time no see. I'm Chinatsu Hyuga." 

The girl's voice was gentle and beautiful.

"Oh! Sorry, sorry, you've changed a lot, I didn't recognize you…"

Shiratori looked at the quiet girl in front of him. The girl's image was exactly the same as the girl who always liked to pick a fight with him during his time in Ninja Academy. "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"My grandfather, Gen Hyūga, the elder of the Hyuga clan, invites you to his home."

Chinatsu was also filled with emotion.

Back then, she had tried to catch up with Shiratori, but she had never expected that after so many years, the gap between the two sides in terms of strength and status had become wider, and the other party had become a big shot that even her grandfather had to treat with courtesy…

"Gen Hyūga… Is your grandfather?" Shiratori really didn't know: "Then Jonin Takeshi Hyuga…"

"It's my father."

"Ah… I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter."

After simple preparations, Shiratori followed Chinatsu to the Hyuga clan.

Along the way, the atmosphere was a little awkward…

Although Shiratori and Chinatsu are classmates and have a certain kind of familiarity with each other (Chinatsu Hyuga gets beaten up every now and then), because Shiratori chose to graduate early, the two sides actually only spent a little over a year together.

After so many years, they no longer had any interactions, and one of them didn't even recognize the other at first sight…

"Um…" 

Shiratori made small talk and asked knowingly: "Excuse me, what does Elder Gen want to talk to me about?"

Chinatsu shook her head: "I don't know, I think it's about Nii-san Hiashi…"

"This is your Hyuga clan's business. It's not good for an outsider like me to get involved… Right? Besides, your grandfather and I have some conflicts…"

"Grandfather said something before I left…" 

Chinatsu turned to look at Shiratori: "Grandfather said that clan dignity is above gains and losses, above personal likes and dislikes, above… Everything."

Shiratori understood what Gen Hyūga meant, as long as you can preserve the dignity of the Hyuga clan, what does it matter if I bow my head and apologize to you?

What's more, what happened back then was just a quarrel at best, not a big deal.

In front of the gate of Gen Hyūga's residence, Shiratori, who was about to step in, was suddenly stopped by Chinatsu.

"Shiratori…"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Please… Help the Hyuga clan, please."

"Don't worry, I will."