Old Master had already begun racking his brains to get Uchiha Hiko in. Otherwise, if they did not enter the Royal Family soon, they would be unable to proceed with what came next.
The two of them had kept this from the old woman, afraid that she would not be able to bear it if she found out because of her weak heart. More than that, he did not want her worrying over it.
But the old woman would surely notice sooner or later, so they first had to come up with a good excuse to stall her. The two of them needed to carefully consider this matter.
If they said the two of them were going to handle official business, they would need to live in the Royal Palace long-term. Only then could they clearly see what the situation in the palace was like, but they would have no way to explain that to the old woman.
"Am I really that narrow-minded? You do not need to hide anything from me anymore. Just go ahead and do it. The rise and fall of the nation is everyone's responsibility, so we all have a duty to see such matters through."
"At first, I did not want you to do it only because I was worried you had no other plans. I was afraid you would fail and end up bearing a bad reputation as well. That would truly be more loss than gain, which was why I did not want you to do this."
"But if you are determined to do it, I will not stop you. After all, it is a good thing for you too. You can temper yourselves through it, and it will also be very good for the nation."
The old woman considered these matters from