Ninja Academy Under Construction

Hyuga Tianren was truly worthy of being the head of the clan.

Having reached this point in the conversation, he already understood Hyuga Hoshishaku's objective.

"So, you believe that an institution like the Ninja Academy will be established sooner or later, and that ninja clans will eventually be forced to integrate into the village, so you want to seize control of this matter, push for its development in the name of the clan, and thereby occupy the moral high ground?"

Hoshishaku nodded in agreement:

"Yes. Our appearance and bloodline have already destined us to be unable to dissolve the clan and merge into the village. Therefore, the Konoha of the future will inevitably consist only of our Hyuga Clan, perhaps with the addition of the Uchiha Clan, who share a similarly unique appearance."

"Rather than waiting to be treated like fish on a chopping block, it is better to play the role of a benefactor, hold the initiative in our own hands, submit this Ninja Academy construction proposal in the name of the clan, and then exert influence from within. By leaving a profound mark of the Hyuga Clan on the academy and actively securing rights or obligations within it, we ensure that whether it be prestige, power, or moral authority—as long as we occupy one of these, the future rulers of the village will be unable to do anything against the Hyuga Clan."

"At the same time, by maintaining a connection with the Land of Fire's Daimyo Court and continuing to uphold our status as nobility, both sides will watch over one another. Whether it is the Daimyo or Konoha, a solid state of equilibrium will be reached regarding the survival of the Hyuga. The Hyuga Clan will still be able to stand above all other clans and commoners in the village with a transcendent status, and in the Daimyo Court, the Hyuga will also be able to stand above all other nobles."

Hyuga Tianren pondered these words from his youngest son.

After a full moment of silence, he looked into his son's eyes and spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice:

"Hoshishaku, I do not know what your ultimate goal is, but you have successfully convinced me, because the survival of the Hyuga is above all else!"

"I will discuss with the elders how to advance this matter. If it cannot be pushed forward alone, joining forces with the Uchiha is not out of the question. However, you must not forget that as the next heir to the Hyuga Clan, this place is your root."

"Of course, without the Hyuga, there would be no me." Hoshishaku nodded and continued:

"Betraying the interests of my own class is not something that will happen to me."

"If I am dissatisfied with something, I will personally modify it. If I lack the ability to modify it, I will simply flee. Betrayal will never be found in me."

Hyuga Tianren took a deep look at his youngest son, then waved his hand to signal him to leave quickly.

Hoshishaku let out a sigh of relief in his heart as he turned to leave.

To tell the truth, at first, he only wanted to complete his commission and obtain the A+ Rank Ninja full card.

But during the seven days he spent writing the proposal, combined with the image of the fallen Hyuga Clan from the original story, he increasingly felt that things might develop in the direction he had imagined.

Especially in the original story, where the Hyuga Clan was bullied by Kumogakure, and the Hokage actually ordered the body of the clan head's brother, the branch family elder Hizashi Hyuga, to be handed over to Kumogakure as an apology.

That was simply outrageous.

Even if the branch family was considered "worthless," they were still members of the village and precious Jonin. Instead of seeking justice when bullied, the village chose to clean up its own people for the sake of outsiders?

Furthermore, why was the Hyuga Clan so weak at that time?

One must know that even now, with the Senju brothers in power, the Hyuga Clan is very formidable.

Take the incident where the Sarutobi Clan secretly smeared the Hyuga Clan; if the Hyuga were weak, they would never have obtained such heavy compensation.

If the Hokage hadn't mediated at that time, the Hyuga might have gone directly to their doorstep to exterminate the clan.

Even with the Hokage's mediation, the money the Sarutobi paid was not far off from the cost of an extermination.

It is clear how powerful the current Hyuga are.

If necessary, the current Hyuga could even launch a war against a country on their own.

The words his father said earlier—"there are fewer than a hundred clan ninjas, I cannot allocate more to you"—were all nonsense. The information Elder Takashi inadvertently revealed was that "the clan currently has fewer than a hundred Jonin." Look closely: it was Jonin.

Elder Takashi is in charge of the clan's ninja deployments; wouldn't he know the clan's ninja structure better than a clan head who occupies a high position but does nothing?

What led to the decline of the Hyuga?

Could it be the Third Shinobi World War?

Don't make me laugh. Once the Hyuga Byakugan is activated, they avoid danger wherever it exists. As eyes born for war, the Hyuga's sacrifices were definitely the fewest.

After Hyuga Hoshishaku left, the clan head's guards immediately set out to notify all the elders.

These elders responded quickly and immediately gathered in the council hall of the clan head's estate.

They were Elder Hyuga Takashi, who was in charge of ninja deployment; Elder Hyuga Qiyan, who managed the clan's supplies and finances; Elder Hyuga Kazuya, who managed the clan's ninjutsu and archives; Elder Hyuga Yumiko, who managed internal affairs; and Elder Hyuga Kawaryuzo, who was in charge of the branch family and the clan's security.

In total, four main family elders, one branch family elder, as well as the clan head and his branch family Jonin guard, participated in this meeting.

The results of this meeting remained unknown to outsiders.

However, the next day, the Hyuga clan head sent a formal visit request to the Uchiha Clan and visited them that very afternoon.

On the third day, the Uchiha also held a clan meeting, during which a fierce argument erupted.

On the fifth day, the two great ocular-jutsu clans jointly submitted a major proposal to the Hokage.

<Regarding the joint proposal by the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan to establish a Ninja Academy, in order to avoid the premature death of the village's "young sprouts" and increase the overall strength of the village...>

Once this proposal was released, many ninja clans in the village immediately cursed the Hyuga and Uchiha.

But lacking the strength to back it up, they dared not provoke them.

The Hokage, on the other hand, seemed to be extremely eager for this proposal.

Like someone in a long drought finally receiving rain, he swiftly adopted the proposal and began convening a grand assembly to implement it.

It started with refining and filling in the details for each item in the proposal submitted by the Hyuga Clan.

Following that came the deletion and addition of various items.

The overly transparent projects proposed by Hyuga Hoshishaku, such as the "Elite Class," were struck down, yet a subtle hierarchy of classes was proposed in their stead.

During the allocation phase of the project's implementation, the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan, under the watchful eyes of other ninja clans who viewed them as fools, took the initiative to provide funding, personnel, and labor. They demanded to jointly construct the Ninja Academy, fund scholarships for outstanding ninja students, and provide personnel to serve as instructors.

This move was immediately approved by Senju Hashirama, who praised them highly and even agreed to several minor requests from the two clans.

This left Senju Tobirama, who had been preparing to voice his objections, completely dumbfounded.

After the meeting concluded, the construction of the Ninja Academy began in full swing.

It was expected to be completed by August or September.

As for Hyuga Hoshishaku, the commission he had entrusted was already being settled just as the academy's construction commenced.

[Notification: A+ Rank Commission "Resolve Senju Tobirama's Troubles" has been completed.]

[Commissioners: Hyuga Hoshishaku, Hyuga Clan, Uchiha Clan.]

[System is beginning settlement evaluation...]

[Per system evaluation, the host served as the initiator, the driving force, and the core ideological contributor in this commission, and participated deeply; however, as the host did not participate in the entire process, the commission settlement rating is A.]

[You have received the A+ Rank Commission reward: A-Rank Ninja Full Card x1.]

At this moment, Hyuga Hoshishaku was sitting in his room, watching the system panel nervously.

An A-Rank full card at the Jonin level—who could it be?

He muttered to himself, waiting for the reward to arrive.

[Notification: You have obtained the A-Rank Ninja Full Card "Great Ninja War Sai."]

Hyuga Hoshishaku: "Sai?!"

"Sai is actually a Jonin?!"