The Battle for First Among Peers (Please Vote!)

"I never expected the Great Toad Sage to choose the Uchiha Clan." After a pause, Tsunade continued, "You'll probably have to give Hyuga Kagami a proper explanation. He isn't someone easily brushed off. I heard that not long ago, he got into a fight with the Main Branch at a Hyuga Clan meeting and left them in quite an embarrassing state!"

Jiraiya froze. "That happened?"

For the Hyuga Branch Family to dare confront the Main Branch was something rare that had not occurred in many years. Though Jiraiya did not care much about the internal conflicts of these great clans, he was still rather surprised to hear the news.

Tsunade nodded lightly. "Not only that, I heard the Hyuga Main Branch seemed unable to do much about him for a while. It shows just how much prestige he holds within the Hyuga Branch Family, making the Main Branch wary of acting rashly."

Jiraiya pondered for a moment. "I agreed to take Hinata and Neji to Mount Myoboku this time to reward him for his service. Since it didn't work out, I'll find another opportunity to compensate him."

Tsunade smiled. "You don't need to make things too difficult for yourself. If Kakashi successfully becomes the Fifth, Sensei may arrange a position as a village elder advisor for Hyuga Kagami. Heh, a branch family member becoming an elder advisor—don't you think that's interesting?"

Jiraiya frowned at that.

Even though the Third Hokage knew full well that Hyuga Kagami, as a branch family member, was deeply at odds with the Main Branch, he still intended to promote Hyuga Kagami to become one of the village's elder advisors in the future. Clearly, he wanted to use Hyuga Kagami's status in the Hyuga Branch Family to balance the Hyuga Clan's Main Branch, making the Main