The vast courtyard grew several degrees more oppressively silent as his reflective words faded away.
Seeing the drastic change in Hyuga Hiashi's expression, many of those present were left stunned.
He was the current head of the Hyuga Clan—what grand spectacle had he not witnessed before?
Yet now, merely because of a name, he had been frightened enough to say that simply being alive was good enough.
It would have been understandable if he had been referring to an ordinary person, but the people he meant were Konoha's two legends.
"Dad, what did you mean by someone who crushed an entire era until it could barely breathe? Isn't that guy a member of the Uchiha Clan?" Hyuga Hanabi could no longer hold herself back.
At the very least, the deeper she investigated, the more she realized that this matter was far more complicated than she had imagined.
"What? You don't believe me?" Hyuga Hiashi finally recovered. Upon learning that Naruto had not died from his defeat, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "I know you think I'm exaggerating and belittling Naruto and Sasuke, but don't forget—Naruto is my son-in-law. Why would I lie through my teeth?"
"These matters were originally forbidden from being passed down by word of mouth and should have been erased from history. But since he has returned, there's no harm in speaking of them."
After saying that, Hyuga Hiashi paused to gather his thoughts before continuing, "Uchiha Qin Yu was indeed a member of the Uchiha Clan, but to be precise, he was a rogue ninja."
"A madman who single-handedly started the Fifth Great Ninja War and declared war on the Five Great Nations."
One man challenging the Five Great Nations?
Hyuga Hanabi and the others' eyes widened. Their minds buzzed, and disbelief filled their