"Brother, even the Daimyo himself went in person. The Uchiha Clan is probably..."
Hizashi Hyuga's face was filled with concern.
With the Daimyo's support, the Uchiha Clan would soon leave the Hyuga Clan behind!
How could the two of them, who had dreamed since childhood of bringing glory to the Hyuga Clan, accept that?
Hyuga Hiashi gritted his teeth and said quietly,
"It's not only the Uchiha Clan that can earn the Daimyo's support! If they can do it, then our Hyuga Clan can too!"
"But... how are we supposed to do that?"
"I heard that Prince Ye Ning hasn't married yet..."
At that, Hizashi's heart leaped.
"Brother, you're not planning to..."
Before he could finish, Hiashi glared at him, cutting off what he was about to say.
"What are you thinking? Even a fool can see that Prince Ye Ning and Lady Tsunade have a special relationship. If I tried that, wouldn't I be asking for death?"
Hizashi was confused.
If his brother wasn't planning to arrange a marriage with Prince Ye Ning, what had he meant by bringing up the fact that he wasn't married?
"You just don't think things through enough."
Hiashi had made up his mind, and he seemed much more composed. Instead, he patiently began to explain things to his younger brother.
"Prince Ye Ning and Lady Tsunade have a special relationship, and he hasn't married. What does that mean?"
"It means... Prince Ye Ning will marry Lady Tsunade?"
Hizashi hesitated for a moment, then looked at his brother uncertainly.
"Exactly! So we don't need to curry favor with Prince Ye Ning directly. We just need to curry favor with Lady Tsunade."
Hizashi still didn't quite understand.
How were they supposed to curry favor with Tsunade?
He'd heard that Lady Tsunade loved gambling and drinking.