Being a Mastermind Behind the Scenes Was Too Hard

In mid-July, a week had passed since Hinata returned from Sunagakure.

In the Hyuga residence, in Hyuga Hiashi's study, Hinata sat quietly to one side, nodding repeatedly as she fiddled with the tea set and brewed tea, seemingly dozing off.

Hinata is truly unique in that her body and soul exist in two completely different forms.

Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, along with several elders of their clan, were discussing the current situation in the Shinobi World, mainly focusing on the intelligence sent back from Kirigakure.

Hinata, as the future heir of the Hyuga Main Family, was summoned by Hyuga Hiashi to listen in and, incidentally, to make tea for the elders.

However, Hinata always felt that Hyuga Hiashi to show off his daughter...

Hinata actually dislikes getting involved in these kinds of things because Hinata feels like she's still a baby who needs to be taken care of. At least, Hinata is very dependent on Hyuga Hiashi.

Hinata only fourteen years old this year. In her previous life, she wouldn't have even graduated from junior high school.

However, in this Ninja World where even children have to go to the battlefield, twelve years old is considered an adult, and fourteen years old is basically enough to get married and start having babies.

Uh-huh!

If the Kumogakure's previous act of stealing the Impure World Reincarnation from the Sunagakure was at least somewhat concealed due to concerns about international repercussions, then the Kumogakure's actions against the Kirigakure this time are a complete and utter abandonment of pretense, leaving no room for any attempt at disguise.

The Cloud Ninja Team and the Stone Ninja Team openly infiltrate the Land of Water, and sometimes they even cause destruction in the Land of Water to cover their operations.

This is no different from the Shinobi World War.

Currently, Sunagakure is holed up in its domestic defenses and has no power to interfere in the affairs of other countries.

Konoha, through negotiations between Tsunade and the Mizukage Mei Terumi, first sent the older generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho to Kirigakure for support, and then secretly dispatched several Anbu squads into the Land of Water a couple of days ago.

The Land of Water, where people from all directions converge, has descended into complete chaos.

According to intelligence obtained by the Hyuga Clan, Orochimaru secretly met with ninjas from Kumogakure several days ago, but was caught by Iwa Stone Ninja who had been keeping an eye on Kumogakure. A fierce battle ensued, the outcome of which is currently unknown. Cloud Ninja, Stone Ninja, and Orochimaru had already withdrawn before the main force of Kirigakure arrived.

Of course, the current chaos in the Shinobi World has not yet affected the Land of Fire. Although Konoha has already participated, it has only dispatched a small number of elite teams.

This chaos has not yet involved the Hyuga Clan.

However, as the mastermind behind this chaos in the Shinobi World, the Hyuga Clan has always been paying close attention to the changes in the Shinobi World.

For the Hyuga Clan today, they need a relatively peaceful period to develop their clan, but at the same time, the Five Great Shinobi Villages are still embroiled in conflict and unable to join forces in the matter of reviving Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Therefore, this chaos must be kept within a certain range and absolutely must not affect Konoha.

Speaking of which...

The Hyuga Clan Great Elder turned his gaze to Hinata and said with a tone of pride and self-satisfaction, "In the past two years, when our Hyuga clan members have been on missions abroad, even if they have clashed with enemy ninjas and failed in their missions, no one has ever dared to make things difficult for our Hyuga Clan members."

Hinata perked up immediately upon hearing this, saying, "It's all thanks to Hinata Hyuga."

The Great Elder continued, "However, that only applies to the branch family. If the Main Family is on a mission outside..."

The main Main Family is still in danger. With Hinata's rise in the Shinobi World, the Hyuga Clan is currently enjoying great power.

The Byakugan is a highly strategic Dōjutsu, and whether Hinata's strength is due to her personal talent or her family's bloodline has been a subject of ongoing debate in the Shinobi World.

Hinata obediently brewed a cup of tea for the Great Elder and handed it to him, saying, "Elder, please enjoy!"

There are no other people available for the time being.

If you're not going to praise me, you can just pour it yourselves.

Hyuga Hiashi glared at Hinata with great displeasure; Hinata's smug expression was simply too much to bear.

"Hizashi, has Orochimaru made any moves?" Hyuga Hiashi promptly changed the subject.

Hyuga Hiashi did not use Hinata's abilities to contact Orochimaru. He even specifically instructed Hinata not to contact Orochimaru before the situation in the Shinobi World stabilized.

Because this concerns the confidentiality of intelligence.

For example, you might have learned information that you shouldn't have, and even made preparations in advance. Or, information that only you should have known might have been exposed.

Since the chaos in the Shinobi World has not yet involved the Hyuga Clan, the Hyuga Clan's need for intelligence is naturally not so urgent.

However, in order to keep the chaos within a certain limit, the Hyuga Clan had to keep a close eye on the turmoil in the Shinobi World and then use Orochimaru's power to end everything at a crucial moment.

Therefore, all information obtained by the Hyuga Clan must go through 'official channels' so that the village can trace it.

However, the surveillance of Orochimaru cannot be stopped, especially since Orochimaru is now helping Hinata research Urashiki, Hinata is worried that Orochimaru might sabotage things.

Hizashi Hyuga frowned and said, "Orochimaru seems to be considering joining forces with Iwagakure."

"That doesn't matter!"

The Great Elder said calmly, "Whether it's the Raikage or the Tsuchikage, they are both extremely ambitious individuals. The customs of those two villages are completely different from those of Konoha."

This was also the most important point in Orochimaru's plan.

Only ambitious and aggressive villages will invade other countries.

Mei Terumi's idea of reforming the village was good, but that was in a time of peace.

In the current chaotic Shinobi World, villages that are weak and lack aggression will only be invaded by other villages.

The history of Konoha as a ninja village has already proven this point.

Hyuga Hiashi compiling all the intelligence, Kirigakure will likely begin in the next few days."

"As the only ninja in the current Shinobi World who can use the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Orochimaru will definitely be sought after by Hidden Cloud Village and Iwagakure in this chaotic situation. Whoever can cooperate with Orochimaru will have a greater chance of obtaining the Impure World Reincarnation from Kirigakure."

After a pause, Hyuga Hiashi guessed, "There will definitely be a battle between Hidden Cloud Village and Iwagakure."

"If Orochimaru first cooperates with Iwagakure to obtain the Impure World Impure World Reincarnation from Kirigakure, and then Hidden Cloud Village intercepts him halfway..."

"Therefore, there will never be peace between Iwagakure, which has already gathered three sets of Kumogakure Impure World Reincarnation, and Iwagakure, which suffered heavy losses from the attack by Hidden Cloud Village!"

Hizashi Hyuga said in a deep voice, "Brother, the struggle for the Impure World Reincarnation is currently limited to a small scale, but if it comes to the final moment, it will inevitably affect the entire Shinobi World."

"According to intelligence, some minor Shinobi Village are now starting to stir..."

"Or... the Fifth Hokage might step in to mediate and shift the conflict from the battlefield to the negotiating table... This would be very detrimental to our Hyuga Clan's plans."

The Great Elder nodded in agreement, saying, "It's not impossible that Hizashi is right. Orochimaru is a madman; we can't expect him to do everything."

"Those guys, the Raikage, will do anything to protect the village."

His gaze shifted to Hyuga Hiashi.

"Hiashi, how do you think this mess should be resolved?"