Konoha.
Hokage Office.
Hizashi quickly returned to report.
The news he brought was that the Uchiha would not sell, only lease.
The Third Hokage took a puff of smoke. "Did Fugaku say anything else?"
Following the principle that the more he said, the more likely he was to make a mistake, Hizashi shook his head.
"Then who did the Uchiha send to handle these matters?"
Those shops were not just one or two establishments. It was a rather complicated matter.
Hizashi replied, "Fugaku didn't send anyone. He asked me to take responsibility?"
The Third Hokage froze for a moment, then nodded. "Mm, understood."
Seeing that the Third Hokage had nothing else for him, Hizashi took his leave.
Leaving the Third Hokage sitting alone in the office.
The Third Hokage took a frustrated drag from his pipe. The Hyuga Clan had not been questioned by the Uchiha at all?
In this matter, he had been the mastermind, Danzo the instigator, and the Hyuga Clan the executors.
Could it be that the Uchiha simply did not care about this matter? Or was the relationship between Fugaku and Hizashi simply too good?
The Third Hokage had sent the Hyuga to deal with this matter precisely to test them.
If the relationship between the Uchiha and Hyuga broke down, he could win the Hyuga over to his side.
Unexpectedly, the Uchiha had not pursued the previous matter at all and had even handed these shops over to Hizashi.
The Third Hokage anxiously tapped his pipe against the table.
The Uchiha had now become a huge hidden danger, yet the Third Hokage had no solution for them.
The Land of Fire Daimyo had already begun a new dining promotion campaign. He did not know how things would develop afterward.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
Just as the