Now, he had a lead on how to solve Yukina's problem.
Thanks to Kushina being here, there was much less trouble now! His mind suddenly cleared, scenes from the rebellion flashing through it one after another. Chiba could even begin to grasp some of the considerations of the previous Hyuga Clan head.
That was also thanks to Hyuga Yukyō's clear and suitably detailed account.
In truth, Hyuga Shinsuke had likely been plotting the entire rebellion for a long time. At the very least, he had begun making arrangements during the Chunin Exams.
First, he had arranged for Hyuga Yukyō to serve as the previous clan head's guard, planting an informant at the old man's side. Then, he had distanced Yukina and found an excuse to have her move into Chiba's home.
Then, during the period leading up to the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War, although Hyuga Yukyō did not know how much Hyuga Shinsuke had done, Chiba could roughly infer it. At that time, Hyuga Shinsuke's main effort had likely been using his prestige to secretly win over the branch family members. After all, the previous clan head had been seriously ill then. Though Hyuga Hiashi had already begun handling the daily affairs, he was not incompetent, but compared to his younger uncle, there was still a gap. The branch family's loyalties likely leaned heavily toward Hyuga Shinsuke.
And that was precisely what the previous clan head had worried about.
As for why Hyuga Shinsuke had known that the previous clan head was going to make a move against Yukina, and why he had begun plotting from the Chunin Exams onward, Hyuga Yukyō had not mentioned it, so Chiba could not easily speculate. Still, as brothers, they must have understood each other to some extent.
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