That was the least he could do.
Hizashi Hyuga had no way to repay them, so he gave the Uchiha Clan a large sum of money as payment for their services.
At the same time, he ordered his clansmen to maintain absolute respect for the Uchiha Clan. He even taught the Uchiha Clan their ancestral Gentle Fist Style, while many businesses merged with the Uchiha Clan, becoming jointly owned and operated.
No matter how much money and other things they gave, they could never compare to what the Uchiha Clan had done for them.
Hizashi Hyuga smiled.
The wonderful alliance they had formed moved him deeply.
Moreover, in the future, they would have the same follower—Namikaze Minato.
Hyuga Shin was the founder of the "New Hyuga Family." After the Hyuga Family abandoned the Doctrine of the Mean over the course of a month, its strength had increased tremendously, proving that Hyuga Shin had been right.
Most importantly, they had Namikaze Minato in politics and the Uchiha Clan as a powerful ally in military and economic affairs.
At the Hyuga Clan's most difficult hour, they had completed a perfect transition.
The Hyuga clansmen had been confused at first.
But as the Hyuga Clan recovered its strength and formed a bond of alliance with the Uchiha Clan,
and continued to follow Namikaze Minato afterward,
a bright future now lay before them.
The clansmen on the Hyuga Family's side had given Hyuga Shin uniformly positive evaluations.
His greatness needed no further explanation.
Without Hyuga Shin, there would be no New Hyuga Clan today.
Without Hyuga Shin, Uchiha Miya would never have done everything in her power to promote the alliance.
Without Hyuga Shin, they would never have been able to follow an outstanding leader like Namikaze Minato.
Hizashi Hyuga deeply felt that he was inferior to Hyuga Shin. Although Hyuga Shin's life had been short, he had arranged everything perfectly.
However...
Hizashi Hyuga also had things he could do, and he carried a mission of his own.
Politically, the Uchiha Clan was a complete mess, while Namikaze Minato was still somewhat inexperienced.
Hizashi Hyuga was not boasting.
When it came to politics, the Hyuga Family knew what it was doing.
"Uchiha Miya..."
"Hmm?"
"Please convey a message to Uchiha Fugaku for me. Regarding the Uchiha Clan's Konoha Military Police Force, I hope the Konoha Military Police Force will open its ranks to Hyuga ninjas, Civilian Ninja, and even... ninjas from the other clans."
Uchiha Miya was bewildered for a moment, then said unhappily, "The Uchiha Clan has already helped you so much. Why are you setting your sights on the Police Force too?"
"No, no..." Hizashi Hyuga scratched his head and hurriedly explained, "Please let me explain. The Police Force is an excellent pretext we can make use of."
"A pretext?"
"Yes. Now that the war has begun, with so many Uchiha clansmen leaving the village, this is the perfect time to expand our manpower."
"Namikaze Minato is also the representative of Civilian Ninja. With him as our banner, many Civilian Ninja will certainly join. Then we can hand over some trivial matters that anger the civilians to the Civilian Ninja to handle..."
"And personnel is everything."
"Besides, a month has passed. The great clans, such as Ino-Shika-Cho, have long since noticed the triangular alliance between Namikaze Minato, the Uchiha, and the Hyuga."
"This is also a good opportunity."
Hizashi Hyuga went on at length.
Uchiha Miya, meanwhile, stared at him in confusion.
Uchiha Miya: O.o?
Hizashi Hyuga clenched his fists. Looking at the "I don't understand a word" expression on Uchiha Miya's face, he seemed to have lost all his strength and every possible strategy.
"Please convey the message to Clan Head Fugaku..."
Only love
could make the Uchiha Clan bow its head.
And only love
could make the Uchiha Clan willingly give its all.
"Slurp."
Ichiraku Ramen.
Uchiha Aoi drank the broth with a blissful look on her face.
"Looks like it's delicious." The young man—Ogawa Gō—watched Uchiha Aoi with a smile.
Su Nuo, meanwhile, watched this Uchiha Girl through Ogawa Gō's eyes from inside his body.
"Mm, it tastes pretty good." Uchiha Aoi blushed slightly as she put down her bowl of Ichiraku Ramen and switched to eating more ladylike with a spoon.
"Haha." Ogawa Gō laughed cheerfully.
Nearby,
the other two disciples, Kujo Mutsuki and Koizumi Subaru, chatted and laughed as they ate Ichiraku Ramen.
Uchiha Aoi glanced disdainfully at the two Civilian Ninja over there.
But she also sighed.
She was thirteen years old, yet she still had not awakened her eyes.
Those who had not awakened their eyes naturally held little status within the clan.
And her teacher, Ogawa Gō,
had suddenly appeared a month ago.
At the time, because war was approaching, Uchiha Aoi had graduated early.
Konoha was already very practiced at this.
When Kumogakure invaded Konoha, people like Kakashi had graduated early.
Uchiha Aoi, meanwhile, had been assigned to this man named Ogawa Gō as a disciple together with the two Civilian Ninja.
Ogawa Gō became their teacher, and the first thing he did...
was take them to a banquet!
The Hyuga Clan's grand banquet!
She had no idea in what capacity they had been invited, but the Hyuga ninja guarding the entrance simply let them in.
Uchiha Aoi had even seen her teacher raise a cup to Namikaze Minato from afar.
Later, Uchiha Aoi's parents had used the Uchiha Clan's channels to investigate Ogawa Gō.
He was said to be a minor genius, but also a Civilian Ninja. He was twenty years old, and both his parents had already died on the battlefield.
Being assigned such a teacher did match Uchiha Aoi's status as a "female," "unawakened," and "clan outsider."
According to the information her parents had uncovered, Ogawa Gō had possessed more Chakra than other ninja since childhood.
He possessed earth, water, and yang-natured Chakra.
He had also completed quite a few missions, but had suffered serious injuries during his most recent one and only recovered enough to return a month ago.
Uchiha Aoi and her classmates had trained under him for several days, and their strength had improved tremendously.
But the war was also becoming increasingly urgent. As a Jonin, Ogawa Gō had been recalled to the front lines, so they had begun carrying out basic missions.
Ogawa Gō had only recently returned.
He was said to have earned considerable military merit!
Ogawa Gō had now been promoted to Elite Jonin!
Konoha had also sent word that new ninja students would be joining them later, forming an "Advanced Class."
It seemed Konoha did not intend for Teacher Ogawa Gō to teach only the three of them.
"You're full, right? Then let's go! Time to train!!"
"Control your Chakra precisely. That's the only way to control the heat properly."
Out in the wilderness,
Ogawa Gō instructed Uchiha Aoi with a beaming smile.
Uchiha Aoi gritted her teeth. "Is this training? This is obviously barbecuing!"
"This is also part of the training." Ogawa Gō smiled.
"Damn it!" Uchiha Aoi gnashed her teeth, but there was nothing she could do.
The other two Civilian Ninja were diligently practicing Fireball Jutsu, as well as how to throw Kunai and use Water Walking—all things Uchiha Aoi had completed long ago.
Yet she had to do this instead.
"Haha! If you make it taste good, I'll give you a reward." Ogawa Gō patted Uchiha Aoi on the head.
"You'd better!" Uchiha Aoi said through gritted teeth.
Ogawa Gō, meanwhile, lay on the grass nearby, looking extremely comfortable. This made Uchiha Aoi even more furious.
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