Konoha Needs the Hyuga Clan, Not the Hyuga Clan Needs Konoha

"Brother, do you know the distribution ratio for missions executed in Konoha?

Half is taken by the village.

The remaining half is split equally among squad members based on their ninja rank.

Even for a ninja of the Hyuga clan possessing the Byakugan, they only receive a little over ten percent.

There is also an unspoken rule: if one does not participate in combat, their share is reduced further.

The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan often allows us to avoid combat, providing intelligence to teammates before a fight even breaks out.

Oh, and originally, a portion had to be extracted for the Main Branch as well."

Hizashi Hyuga spoke, detailing the hardships faced by the Branch House ninjas of the Hyuga clan.

He keenly found the connection within these proportions.

A stark contrast appeared in his mind.

One path involved executing missions in Konoha, risking one's life to earn that measly ten-plus percent commission.

The other involved cooperating with the nobles of the Land of Fire, earning that twenty percent with ease.

The choice was already obvious.

Moreover, a place like a casino will never lack customers, especially in times of peace.

Why should one endure the cold faces of others to execute dangerous missions?

"Hizashi, go with him. Also, you may choose some clan ninjas to marry into the nobility of the Land of Fire."

Shinichi Hyuga appreciated Hizashi Hyuga even more.

He was able to grasp his meaning so quickly.

Compared to him, Hyuga Hiashi was somewhat lacking, missing a certain awareness of the darkness in the Ninja World.

The latter half of the sentence made Hyuga Hiashi even more confused.

He had been fighting with his life to maintain the purity of their bloodline, preventing the Kekkei Genkai of the Byakugan from leaking out.

Yet now, Shinichi Hyuga wanted them to marry into the nobility of the Land of Fire?

The questions in his heart continued to accumulate.

Hizashi Hyuga did not give him the chance to continue questioning.

As the words fell, Hizashi Hyuga pulled Hyuga Hiashi away from the Ancestral Hall.

Shinichi Hyuga watched their retreating figures.

Because of his own intervention, their tragic fates had been altered; he hoped they would not walk a path detrimental to the Hyuga clan.

Now that both sides had placed their pieces, the outcome was already self-evident.

Time passed day by day, and a month later arrived.

The storm within Konoha grew increasingly intense.

The first to reach their breaking point were not the ninjas of the Hyuga clan, but the civilian ninjas.

The clan ninjas of Konoha were becoming increasingly resentful.

Recently, the casualty rate for ninjas executing missions had reached an all-time high.

This was especially true for low-level Konoha squads.

At the very beginning, the Konoha leadership had not realized what was happening.

It was Shikaku Nara who took the initiative to come to the Hokage office to report the situation.

For this reason, Minato Namikaze specifically convened the Council of Elders to hold a meeting.

The content of the meeting remained unknown, but the previous unspoken rule prohibiting the Hyuga clan from accepting missions was rescinded.

However, the ninjas of the Hyuga clan fell into silence.

Only a small number of Hyuga ninjas came out to accept missions.

The other Hyuga ninjas had become mysterious.

This caused the deeply paranoid Danzo to begin requesting the allocation of massive funds to build bunkers capable of shielding against the Byakugan.

It was even approved by the Council of Elders.

The situation in Konoha became treacherous.

Inside the conference hall of the Hyuga clan.

A massive long table sat in the center.

Shinichi Hyuga sat at the head of the table, growing ever more accustomed to the role of clan head.

In his hand, he held a piece of intelligence—a report compiled by the Third Elder after observing the clan's ninjas.

The ninjas of the Hyuga Clan had lost their opportunities to carry out missions, and only grumbled during the first few days.

Now, they understood the painstaking efforts of Shinichi Hyuga.

Being sought after by various mission squads was the treatment they truly deserved.

On both sides of him were over twenty jonin responsible for clan affairs.

They were all elites of the Hyuga Clan.

Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga were among them, their faces showing fatigue that could not be concealed.

Over the past month, they had been active among the nobles of the Land of Fire, reopening the casinos of the Hyuga Clan.

The results harvested were very gratifying.

In prosperous large towns and cities, the casinos had already reopened.

The profit-sharing ratio proposed by Shinichi Hyuga was the most important factor in this.

"Clan Head, over thirty luxury casinos have already been stationed with squads of ninjas led by jonin. Should we continue to expand the scale?"

Although Hizashi Hyuga was exhausted, he was even more excited at this moment.

This comeback battle had been fought beautifully.

In the past few days, ninjas had constantly been seeking out ninjas from the Hyuga Clan to be their partners.

This gave the Hyuga Clan the appearance of a true noble clan, rather than being meaningless cannon fodder as they were before.

The income from the casinos was even several times that of executing missions.

This allowed him to see the prosperous future of the Hyuga Clan.

"There is no need to continue expanding; it is already enough for the development of our Hyuga Clan. Next, we must stabilize this fundamental source of funding.

Additionally, beware of backlash from all sides.

The enemies hidden in the shadows are only just beginning to act."

Shinichi Hyuga tapped the table, reviewing this operation.

Because the Ninja World War had ended and the Land of Fire was the victor, these people increasingly hoped for a place to vent the hostility in their hearts.

Furthermore, Shinichi Hyuga had introduced many gameplay methods from his past life, allowing the casinos, a collaboration between the Hyuga Clan and the nobles of the Land of Fire, to quickly capture the market.

The only thing that required special caution was that the Hyuga Clan still had one major problem: the ninjas in the shadows who were coveting the Byakugan.

He had to reverse this perception.

He prepared to change this perception from two aspects.

The first aspect.

Make the transplantation of the Byakugan a taboo.

Everyone believed that the Sharingan had major side effects and was unwilling to transplant it.

The Byakugan had become the best choice; it was powerful and had no major side effects.

This perception stemmed from a stolen Byakugan, currently in Kirigakure, on Ao.

He wanted to turn Ao into an example, an example of Byakugan backlash.

Now, his own Byakugan, which was close to the Tenseigan, could absorb the ocular power of others.

Ao's Byakugan was a very good prey.

He needed to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, but this chicken was not enough; he also wanted to create a few more.

The second aspect.

Intermarriage with the nobles of the Land of Fire and the families of Konoha was necessary to form a massive interest group.

The Hyuga Clan was clearly a noble clan, yet they always lacked a voice in Konoha and the Land of Fire.

One of the reasons was that they were too closed off and had not formed reliable alliances of any kind.

Intermarriage was a very good method.

This kind of method usually occurred between various ninja clans and the nobles of the Land of Fire.

The Hyuga Clan had originally not allowed this to happen.

They only allowed men to marry into the family.

Changing the marriage restrictions would not only allow clan members to seek their own better lives.

It could also bring considerable benefits to the clan.

The Hyuga Clan had many genin, and their lives were too bitter.

If they could intermarry with the nobles of the Land of Fire, it would be a good thing for both sides.

Do not doubt the nobles' yearning for power.

The Sarutobi Clan was precisely the one that had won over the Genji Clan of the Land of Fire, which was how the Third Hokage was able to decide the candidate for the Fourth Hokage.

When it came down to it, Konoha was merely a mercenary-style armed organization.

After Shinichi Hyuga implemented this policy.

The nobles of Konoha had the opportunity to obtain the Byakugan, a top-tier Kekkei Genkai, but the methods of use and various techniques remained firmly in the hands of the Hyuga clan.

They were able to maintain a dominant position for a very long time.

The Hyuga clan also gained truly trustworthy allies, bound by both mutual interests and friendship.

Those who had designs on the Byakugan were no longer obsessed with seizing it by force.

Instead, they turned to a more gentle approach: marriage.

This was how they sought to obtain this top-tier Kekkei Genkai of the Ninja World.

With these two aspects accomplished, the Hyuga clan would reap benefits beyond imagination.

Coupled with the personal strength of Shinichi Hyuga, they would be able to go toe-to-toe with the Senju clan in their prime.