"Honestly... Father always spoke and acted with hidden meanings. Sometimes, I didn't know what he was thinking or why he did things. He often complained that he had no kindred spirit. If Father could have met you, perhaps he would have laughed with delight. In the village, aside from the Hokage and that Nara strategist, I fear only you, Assistant, could guess what Father was thinking. Sometimes, as his son, I truly wanted to know what Father was thinking too. Unfortunately, I have always been rather dull-witted and could never see through him."
After suddenly recalling something, Hyuga Hiashi thought for a moment before speaking again.
His father's final words had always baffled him, and they concerned Yukina. Since this person had come for Yukina, it might not be a good thing. If he remained in the dark and did not understand his father's intentions, he might be unable to make use of the clever plan his father had left behind and be taken advantage of by the man before him.
Moreover, his father had repeatedly mentioned Yukina on his deathbed, which showed that she was an extremely important figure. His father had always placed the clan and the village first. The fact that he had continued thinking of her at the end surely concerned a major matter for the clan.
There was no harm in asking what sort of strategy it was.
He believed that this man before him, who had planned the entire Third Great Ninja War through strategy, tactics, and schemes, could definitely unravel the riddle-like final words his father had left behind.
Although the other man had come for Yukina and might mean him harm, judging by his courteous manner and the way he had backed down earlier, he too was treading on thin ice, afraid