"What..."
The Great Elder hesitated, quite clearly.
He was an old man with one foot in the grave. What good advice could he possibly have?
The Great Elder cleared his throat twice, then stubbornly said,
"Tomorrow, I'll go to the Hokage Building. The Hyuga Clan has earned countless merits. I refuse to believe the Fourth Hokage won't show us even a little consideration!"
Hearing this, the other elders could only shake their heads helplessly.
If the Third, Sarutobi Hiruzen, were still in office, his mild manner might have made appealing to the Great Elder effective. But it was the Fourth Hokage's term now. The Third was already a thing of the past.
As for the Fourth Hokage... the elders present had all heard things about her.
She was a master at playing dumb!
No matter how much you appealed to her sense of decency or talked about your contributions, she could simply pretend she knew nothing!
And the Fourth Hokage had another special talent.
When she started acting shamelessly... no one could beat her at it.
Besides, if Her Highness Ye Ning didn't agree, how could Lady Tsunade possibly give in?
Hyuga Hiashi's fingers began unconsciously tapping lightly against his thigh.
If he wanted to change the Hyuga Clan's situation, he would have to start with Her Highness Ye Ning!
But if he wanted Her Highness Ye Ning to feel reassured and satisfied, the system dividing the Main House and Branch House would have to be abolished.
What a headache!
Hyuga Hiashi sighed in frustration. Even as clan head, he couldn't abolish the system by force.
He didn't have that much authority.
Abolishing it required the consent of more than half the elders.
Hyuga Hiashi glanced around at the elders gathered for the clan meeting, and his brow furrowed even