Uncle Orochimaru Was Still Impressive

In Hinata's view, Hyuga Hiashi and the Third Hokage were cut from the same cloth, whitewashing themselves while leaving all the dirty work to others.

Especially since Hinata had already cooperated with Orochimaru once, she naturally believed that she had seen through Hyuga Hiashi's thoughts.

Hyuga Hiashi pushed Hinata hand, his face full of disgust.

"You're all grown up now, don't get so close!"

"Cough cough—"

Clearing his throat, Hyuga Hiashi said, "What Orochimaru wants is nothing more than a perfect body..."

Hinata quickly interrupted, "Father, you wouldn't be thinking of giving Orochimaru a child from the Hyuga Clan, would you?"

Hyuga Hiashi glared fiercely at Hinata.

"How could I have done such a thing!"

With a cold snort, Hyuga Hiashi said in an unfriendly tone, "Even you know how to protect the Hyuga clan members, so how could I, as the head of the Hyuga Clan, hand them over?"

Hinata looked puzzled. In the Original Story, Hizashi Hyuga was supposed to be your scapegoat...

Although it was Hizashi Hyuga knocked out Hyuga Hiashi at the time, Hinata believed that the truth was only Hyuga Hiashi's side of the story.

Even the letter that Hizashi Hyuga left for Neji could be a forgery, or it could be that Hizashi Hyuga was forced to write it.

Imagine if Hizashi Hyuga hadn't left that letter, and Neji had been given the Caged Bird... If Neji had harbored resentment towards the Main Family because of this, his life would certainly not have been easy.

Before Hinata traveled through time, she had Hyuga Hiashi.

But for now... Hmph! For the sake of Hiashi Hyuga being my father, I'll just let it go for Hyuga Hiashi!

Hyuga Hiashi ignored Hinata and continued, "Orochimaru is quite talented, and you even gave him one of Urashiki's eyes!"

"If Orochimaru saw this..."

At this point, Hyuga Hiashi activated his Rinnegan.

"If Orochimaru saw my Rinnegan, he would know what to do!"

When it comes to understanding Orochimaru, Hyuga Hiashi is definitely no less knowledgeable than Hinata.

Hyuga Hiashi was only six years younger than Orochimaru, and the two could be considered ninjas of the same era. Hyuga Hiashi witnessed Orochimaru's most glorious period and also saw how talented Orochimaru was.

Orochimaru could research a great deal with just one Byakugan that could transform into the Rinnegan.

A perfect body may be very tempting, but in the Hyuga Clan, only Hinata has achieved what Hinata has done in thousands of years.

"My Rinnegan was awakened by external forces. Compared to the Hyuga Clan bloodline, Urashiki's eye is more valuable."

Hyuga Hiashi said calmly, "If Orochimaru wants to collect both Byakugan, then..."

"Kirigakure!"

Hinata exclaimed in surprise, "Father, do you intend to use Orochimaru to weaken the Kirigakure?"

Hyuga Hiashi said frankly, "That's right! In our plan, Five Great Shinobi Villages will be our enemies. Rather than waiting for the war to begin, it's better to strike first and weaken the power of the Five Great Shinobi Villages in advance."

"And that eye has remained in Kirigakure ever since... Hmph!"

Hinata asked, somewhat puzzled, "But Orochimaru is more of a threat than Kirigakure. If Orochimaru gets both Byakugan and learns the secret to evolving Byakugan, Orochimaru 'll probably become even stronger!"

Hyuga Hiashi said nonchalantly, "Orochimaru might become one of us."

"Besides... isn't your collaborator trying to get rid of Orochimaru?"

"A powerful Orochimaru is more worthwhile to be 'eliminated'!"

Hinata: You may not know this, but Black Zetsu has entrusted the task of eliminating Orochimaru to your precious daughter!

Hyuga Hiashi wanted to help Orochimaru increase his power, but his purpose was simply to maintain balance.

After all, from any perspective, Hinata is no match for Kaguya Otsutsuki right now.

In contrast, while Orochimaru was extremely dangerous, he was someone whom Hiashi Hyuga knew well. Hyuga Hiashi well aware of Orochimaru's ideals, but he knew nothing about Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Hinata understood somewhat.

"Does Father mean that Orochimaru, now possessing two Byakugan, might give up on reincarnating into another body?"

"And we can use Orochimaru's power to fight against Kaguya Otsutsuki?"

Hyuga Hiashi said, "Not only that, the power gained through fusion is ultimately inferior to the power of the original body."

"According to what you said, Obito's and Kakashi's eyes... are worlds apart."

"Even if Orochimaru transplanted the Byakugan, fused with Hashirama Cells, and mastered Sage Mode, he still couldn't surpass you, who truly possesses the Hyuga Clan bloodline!"

Hinata nodded repeatedly. "Then let's do as Father says!"

"I'll take care of Orochimaru's side..."

"By the way, Father, when can you leave Konoha?"

Hyuga Hiashi said calmly, "Next month then!"

"Next month I'm going to visit an old friend in the Land of Fire, and I'll also take the opportunity to meet Orochimaru."

Actually, judging from Hinata's previous descriptions of Orochimaru, Hyuga Hiashi astutely realized that Orochimaru already had the idea of cooperating with the Hyuga Clan, but...

However, Hinata, who was so stubborn Orochimaru clueless.

Orochimaru wanted to express himself subtly, but Hinata couldn't understand him at all. However, Hinata was too old, and Orochimaru couldn't bring himself to tell Hinata directly.

Moreover, Hyuga Hiashi was not comfortable entrusting Hinata with the task of cooperating with a cunning old fox like Orochimaru.

"Father, how is your Sage Mode training going?" Hinata asked.

Hyuga Hiashi said slowly, "Almost there, but it'll be soon!"

Although it lacks the environment of the Three Great Sage Regions, with Hinata's help to gather Natural Energy, Hyuga Hiashi can naturally train in Sage Mode.

Hinata coldly looked at Hyuga Hiashi: Maybe his talent is just too poor (￣￣)

After reporting on recent events, Hinata left Hyuga Hiashi's study.

After cooperating with Orochimaru, the Hyuga Clan's affairs returned to normal. For a long time to come, it was unlikely that there would be any more opportunities to improve the overall strength of the Hyuga clan.

As per the agreement between Hinata and Orochimaru would provide the Hyuga Clan with one hundred "Body Tempering Pill" every month, while Hinata would only provide Urashiki's eye and a promise of future information sharing.

One hundred 'Body Tempering Pill' per month are enough to raise the strength of fifty Jonin the Hyuga Clan.

In reality, the Hyuga Clan doesn't actually have fifty Jonin; most of them are Special Jonin filling the ranks.

However, after some time, these selected clansmen will truly possess the strength of Jonin, or even Elite Jonin.

If Hyuga Hiashi were more open-minded and willing to let these clansmen learn some Gentle Fist Secret Technique, then these fifty people would be able to reach the current strength of Hizashi Hyuga.

If one were to also master Sage Mode...

Fifty Kage Level masters were thus trained.