Hyuga Hinazuki Seeks Out Shimizu Overnight

Hyuga Hiashi interrupted the confused Hyuga Hinazuki, briefly stating the matter at hand.

"What! The leader of the Cloud Village ninjas?"

Hyuga Hinazuki's heart, much like her husband's, sank to the bottom of a well.

An incident of this magnitude was enough to be classified as a major diplomatic disaster.

It was highly likely to trigger a war!

"But, Qingshui, he..."

Hyuga Hinazuki looked at her husband as he wiped away sweat, the words of refusal in her heart unable to find their way out.

If a war were truly ignited because of the Hyuga Clan.

The other ninja clans wouldn't care about the cause; they would only vent their fury upon the Hyuga.

When that time came, the Hyuga Clan would be the target of everyone's resentment.

Hyuga Hiashi would very likely take it upon himself to bear the brunt of that collective dissatisfaction for the sake of the clan.

"I... will go now."

Hyuga Hinazuki's frail body let out two coughs as she gripped the hem of her robe tightly.

The walls of the Uchiha Clan's settlement slowly appeared before Hyuga Hinazuki.

The imposing main gate was covered in tiles and emblazoned with the Uchiha family crest, marking the boundary between the village and their settlement.

The gate was usually left open, serving merely to indicate the Uchiha Clan's territory.

The night breeze blew, sending a chill through Hyuga Hinazuki.

Yet, she paid no mind to the cold, jogging all the way toward the Shimizu Household.

The Shimizu Household.

It was brightly lit, standing out starkly against the neighboring courtyards that had already extinguished their lights and fallen into darkness.

"The door isn't locked?"

Hyuga Hinazuki knocked gently, and the courtyard gate swung open.

She exerted a slight force through her Byakugan, the veins at her