The Hyuga Clan's Future Can Only Depend on Me
Ah—what a pleasant afternoon!
After finishing their barbecue, Hinata and Ino strolled around the streets of Konoha.
Ino asked curiously, "Hinata, who exactly is this new Fifth Hokage?"
Hinata was stunned and said, "You haven't even heard of Princess Tsunade Legendary Sannin?"
"No, that's not it!" Ino said, "Of course I've heard of the Legendary Sannin, but what kind of person is Lady Tsunade?"
Hinata smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lady Tsunade is a very good person, much better than the Third Hokage."
"That's right!"
Hinata asked, "What have you all been doing while I was away from the village?"
Ino explained, "Our Team Ten and Team Eight have been doing missions all the time, but they're all D-rank mission. When we're not busy, we also train together. After what happened last time, everyone has matured a lot, and we're training much harder than before."
"Even someone as lazy as Shikamaru has been secretly working hard lately."
At the end, Ino covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
Although she initially disliked being teammates with a lazybones and a fat guy, after spending so much time together, Ino has become their most reliable partner.
Although Shikamaru is lazy and Choji is somewhat cowardly, they are very reliable in crucial moments.
Hinata asked, "What about Sasuke?"
When Sasuke was mentioned, Ino suddenly fell silent, and after a long while, she said, "Sasuke has probably been training with Teacher Kakashi lately!"
Hinata nodded and stopped Sasuke, continuing her shopping trip with Ino.
Sasuke's feelings must be very complicated right now!
On one hand, they were reluctant to part with the newly established bond and Team 7; on the other hand, they wanted to pursue strength and wanted to join Orochimaru.
At this time, Orochimaru was not the "crawler "Sasuke referred to, but the big boss of the Shinobi World who had just killed the Fourth Kazekage and the Third Hokage.
In terms of popularity, no one was more popular than Orochimaru during this period.
As a result, Jiraiya and Tsunade, two of the legendary Legendary Sannin who had already faded into obscurity, are now being mentioned again.
In fact, Kakashi really wanted to train Sasuke as his successor. Sasuke possessed the purest Uchiha bloodline and also had Lightning chakra transformation, making him perfect for inheriting Kakashi's Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
Sasuke was well aware that Kakashi was far inferior to Orochimaru.
Even if Sasuke learned all of Kakashi's Ninjutsu, he would still be no match for Itachi Uchiha.
Although there is another super strong member in Team 7 who can defeat Itachi Uchiha — Hinata Hyuga!
But Sasuke also knew Hinata's situation; she was someone who could become stronger without even lying down.
Despite engaging in the same training routine every day, his strength continued to improve.
Asking Hinata for training methods is not as practical as training on your own.
Hinata guessed that Sasuke would probably make up his mind to join Orochimaru soon!
After all, Jiraiya had already decided to take Naruto apprentice.
Jiraiya was one of the legendary Legendary Sannin, alongside Orochimaru.
Sasuke's goal is to avenge Itachi, but he also doesn't want to lose to Naruto.
Once the news of Jiraiya taking Naruto student reached Sasuke's ears, Sasuke's only hope would probably be to join Orochimaru!
Around 4 PM, Hinata bid farewell to Ino and returned to the Hyuga Clan.
"Lady Hinata, you're back! Lord Hiashi is waiting for you."
As soon as I entered, that annoying guy Tokuma Hyuga, appeared.
"I understand!"
It was the same study, but this time, in addition to Hyuga Hiashi, even the Great Elder of the Hyuga Clan was there.
Hinata bowed respectfully and said, "Father, Great Elder!"
"Okay! Have a seat!"
After Hinata was seated, the Great Elder asked first, "Hinata, what did you gain from welcoming the Fifth Hokage this time?"
Hinata said with a serious expression, "My relationship with Lady Tsunade is pretty good. I also helped in welcoming Lady Tsunade back to the village this time."
Hyuga Hiashi nodded slightly to the Great Elder. Despite Hinata's seemingly unreliable nature, Hinata diplomatic skills are already at their peak.
Hinata's statement indicates that their relationship is already very good.
Hinata continued, "Tonight, I invited Lady Tsunade and Lord Jiraiya to dinner, and they have already agreed."
Hyuga Hiashi said with satisfaction, "Hinata, you did a great job. You are truly my daughter."
The Great Elder looked at Hyuga Hiashi and said calmly, "Hiashi, it's time for us to make a choice."
Hyuga Hiashi closed his eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment, then opened them and said calmly, "It's better to keep things the same as before."
Seeing Hinata's curiosity, the Great Elder explained, "Our Hyuga Clan is the strongest ninja clan in Konoha, so we are naturally on par with all other ninja clans..."
"No!" Hinata interrupted, "It's the strongest ninja clan in the entire Shinobi World!"
Upon hearing this, the Great Elder chuckled and said, "Not bad, very ambitious. This is the kind of demeanor a successor of our Main Family should have! Hiashi, you are far inferior to Hinata."
Hyuga Hiashi looked embarrassed, his family status dropping another 1.
The Great Elder continued, "Although all ninja clans share common interests, they have now all integrated into Konoha. Individual ninja clans can no longer survive in the Shinobi World."
"Externally, we are each other's most reliable partners. But even without external enemies, internal competition will never cease."
Hinata nodded; Hinata agreed with this point.
For example, the Nara Clan has always been in the business of medicinal herbs, and they supply all the medicinal herbs in the Nara Clan Konoha.
Even in the medicinal herb market of the Land of Fire, the Nara Clan holds a dominant share.
This was the benefit that Hashirama Senju promised to each ninja clan when he founded Konoha.
Hashirama Senju was an idiot, and a stubborn one at that.
In order to quell the internal strife in the Land of Fire, he rallied various ninja clans to establish villages, but in doing so, he relinquished a considerable amount of benefits.
Even with Tobirama Senju's desperate attempts to persuade him, he couldn't change Hashirama Senju.
The Hyuga Clan naturally has its own interests in Konoha.
However, based on this, how to allocate manpower among the various power departments in Konoha has now become the focus of contention among various forces.
However, that's not what the Great Elder wants to talk about today.
"In Konoha, there are actually three major factions: one belongs to the Hokage's faction, another to the ninja clans, and the last one belongs to Root, led by Shimura Danzō..."
"Of course, on the surface, everyone belongs to the Hokage faction."
"Unlike the Uchiha, our Hyuga Clan has always been a staunch supporter of the Hokage..."
Hinata had anticipated this, and Hyuga Hiashi had also previously revealed some information about it.
The Great Elder continued to explain, "Even if we don't align ourselves with the Hokage's faction, Konoha cannot abandon the power of our Hyuga Clan."
"But when you are very strong, yet not strong enough, then you only have two choices left."
"Either band together for warmth, or align yourself with the strongest..."
At this point, the Great Elder sighed, "Although I'm very reluctant, this is the only way for the Hyuga Clan to survive! Because... the other clans think the same way!"