At Hyuga Shinichi's table sat Uzumaki Mito, Tsunade, Nawaki, Hyuga Shinichi, Namikaze Minato, and Uzumaki Kushina.
Along with them were two elders each from the old Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan. They were about the same age as Uzumaki Mito and highly respected within their clans, making ten people gathered around the table.
Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina sat on either side of Hyuga Shinichi, while Uzumaki Mito sat on Uzumaki Kushina's other side.
Since it was only a New Year's Eve banquet, no one bothered with the tedious seating formalities. Laughter and conversation filled the table, and the atmosphere was warm and convivial.
The old Senju and Uzumaki Clans each had a kind, grandmotherly elder. Both couldn't help praising Uzumaki Mito for taking such an outstanding student, and they eagerly began introducing the young girls of their clans to Hyuga Shinichi.
Although Hyuga Shinichi was only eight, in their era of frequent warfare, it was common to marry and start a family at sixteen or even younger. They did it to replenish their clans' populations.
After all, a boy like Hyuga Shinichi was extraordinarily rare: at just seven, he had become a Special Jonin, and he was also a skilled cook and very handsome. In all their long lives, they had never met anyone like him.
Seeing how enthusiastic the other was, the two grandmothers each pulled over the young girls from their own clan and gave Hyuga Shinichi a detailed introduction to them.
In the two grandmothers' eyes, Hyuga Shinichi was the ideal partner, flawless in every way. If one of these girls could marry him someday, she wouldn't need to worry about life's daily troubles. Hyuga Shinichi would surely be able to handle everything properly.
Although they had now entered an era of peace and stability,