Many years later, when Mei Terumi had borne Uchiha Mai a son and a daughter and become the mother of two children, she would surely remember that afternoon when her children pestered her to hear stories about their father.
The doors and windows of the Mizukage's Office were tightly shut, and pure black curtains blocked all sunlight outside. In the vast office, only a desk lamp sat on the desk.
Mei Terumi lounged lazily on an expensive custom-made sofa some distance away, holding a glass of red wine as she looked toward the desk.
Uchiha Mai sat in the chair behind the desk, holding an orange cat that weighed over twenty pounds, his entire body hidden in the darkness.
Before the desk stood two men, both dressed in plain-colored kimono and nearly identical in appearance. The only difference was that one stood while the other sat.
Hyuga Hiashi sat upright and recalled, "I believed in Konoha. Konoha is the strongest village in the Ninja World.
And I taught my clansmen that they must remain loyal to Konoha, loyal to the Hokage, and never do anything that would disgrace the prestige of a great clan or violate Konoha's principles.
Ten days ago, a Kumogakure delegation visited Konoha to sign a peace treaty with us. I was delighted, because it meant we would welcome another ten years of peace.
I stood beside the Hokage and warmly received the Raikage candidate. Following the Hokage's instructions, I took meticulous care of the Kumogakure delegation without violating our principles or harming the clan's interests.
But all of it was a conspiracy—a conspiracy by Kumogakure.
When they left, they infiltrated the Hyuuga Clan and abducted Hizashi's son, Neji, my own nephew.
Hizashi and I led our clansmen in pursuit. After crossing one trap after another laid