"You must have misunderstood me. I never doubted you, and you should not hold this against him. I admire you greatly as well. I simply mean that the timing is wrong right now, so I cannot make you my general."
"If there is a better opportunity someday, I will certainly give it to you. But now is definitely not the time. You must understand and respect my choice."
From the monarch's words and manner from the very beginning, Uchiha Hiko felt that he was an exceptionally eloquent man. Otherwise, Hiko did not think the monarch could have remained in this position for so long.
Although the monarch handled such matters very well, what he did to the common people was truly inhumane. Hiko had also noticed that he often suppressed and slandered several of the close ministers around him.
He was also irritable and unpleasant in his dealings with those around him. Uchiha Hiko felt that a person like this had bad character. No matter how well he treated those he wished to curry favor with, it would be of no use.
Someone with such qualities truly deserved a proper lesson. However, Uchiha Hiko understood very clearly that now was not the time. He needed to wait a little longer.
"I understand, I understand. How could I not understand? I only mean that my character and integrity are entirely trustworthy. What you have done truly makes me somewhat saddened."
"And you know that this is not the first time I have made such a request of you. I have brought it up again and again, which proves that I possess the ability. Yet you still refuse to give me this opportunity. Do you think my patience is limitless?"
"Although I cared deeply for my adoptive father, I did not go