Amusement Park, War?

"Who is this little girl? Ryosuke, do you know her? You don't have some kind of weird fetish, do you?"

Sanhe noticed the situation and immediately spoke in a tone of disdain.

"Oh my, so Ryosuke-kun likes little girls after all."

Miyuki touched her cheek, putting on a look of profound disappointment.

Little Hinata saw their expressions and, frightened, immediately hid behind Ryosuke.

"What a coward. At her age, I was already climbing trees."

Sanhe rested his face on one hand while gesturing at Hinata's height with the other, speaking with great smugness.

At this moment, Shisui turned his head back.

"Isn't this the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Main Family, Hinata? Why are you here?"

"What? Someone from the Hyuga Clan? The family that possesses the Byakugan?" Upon hearing this, Sanhe stood up immediately, even assuming a combat stance.

The Hyuga Clan had always boasted of being the number one clan in Konoha, which sounded as if they didn't hold the Uchiha in any regard at all.

Although the Uchiha Clan disdained competing for such empty titles, the clansmen still harbored some grievances.

Sanhe was representative of that group.

"The eldest daughter of the Main Family? I didn't expect Ryosuke-kun to be so lucky. If you could marry into the Main Family, you'd be set for life."

Miyuki said with a squinting smile, though the coffee cup in her hand had already been crushed out of shape.

Ryosuke was speechless; were these two out of their minds?

He had no choice but to recount the story of how he had accidentally saved little Hinata in the past.

"You awakened your eyes at that time? How is that possible? Isn't the condition for awakening the Sharingan witnessing the death of a loved one?"

Sanhe said in surprise.

Miyuki glared at Sanhe, and he immediately shut his mouth.

As it turned out, this was a 'secret' within the Uchiha Clan.

Sanhe and Miyuki had naturally learned of it through their parents.

But because Ryosuke was a war orphan, this 'secret' was truly a secret to him.

For the Uchiha Clan, this method of awakening was something that could not see the light of day.

Once the people of Konoha Village found out, they would likely only fear them even more.

Ryosuke didn't say anything about it; he didn't want to correct them.

He lowered his head and said to little Hinata, "Should big brother take you home?"

To his surprise, little Hinata shook her head and said, "I don't want to go home. Everyone is busy. Can I stay with big brother Ryosuke today?"

Her eyes welled up with tears, looking as if she would burst into tears the moment Ryosuke refused.

Ryosuke wasn't alone, so he had to look toward Shisui.

"Teacher Shisui, is that alright?"

Shisui smiled and said, "Then you'd better protect her well, or the Hyuga Clan will fight you to the death."

Ryosuke nodded, then lifted little Hinata onto his lap.

"Whatever you want to play today, big brother will accompany you."

In any case, he had the Shadow Clone Technique; as long as it wasn't anything too dangerous, he could use a shadow clone to replace his real body.

He could even leave a shadow clone here.

After all, he was only waiting for information here, and if he could build a good relationship with Hinata, it would be equivalent to building a good relationship with the Hyuga Clan.

Regardless of the future fate of the Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan was indeed a pillar of strength for Konoha.

"Then I want to go to the playground," little Hinata said immediately after thinking for a moment.

"Is there still a playground in the village?" Ryosuke asked, looking puzzled.

"Don't look at me, I don't know either," Sanhe said, quickly shaking his head.

"There is. There's a small playground on the south side of the village. I'll go with you," Miyuki said.

"No need, you should stay here. Little Hinata, let's go."

Ryosuke left a shadow clone behind, and his real body left the coffee shop with little Hinata.

With a 'bang,' Miyuki's coffee cup shattered directly.

"Whoa, what are you doing?" Sanhe was splashed with coffee and jumped up instantly.

However, when he saw Miyuki's Sharingan, he immediately sat back down.

"Heh, a playground, it's no big deal. I can go play by myself when I have time," Miyuki muttered to herself.

"You look terrifying when you're angry."

"Sanhe-kun, can you shut up?"

"They're here."

Shisui, who had been sitting by the window, suddenly spoke, and the gazes of the other three immediately turned toward the outside.

They saw a short, big-nosed old man wearing a conical hat, barely a meter tall, walking out of the Hokage Office Building.

The Third Hokage had even come out in person to see him off.

"Who is that dwarf? Why would the Hokage personally see him off?" Sanhe asked, puzzled.

"Didn't you see the sash around his waist? That is the Tsuchikage, Onoki of Iwagakure," Miyuki said, sounding annoyed.

"What? The Tsuchikage? Why is he in Konoha? No wonder the Hokage wouldn't see us," Sanhe said, lost in thought.

Shisui, however, wore a grave expression.

He had some vague guesses, but due to a lack of clues, he could not be certain yet.

Soon, Onoki and the Iwagakure ninja disappeared down the street.

Shisui then led the three of them back to the entrance of the Hokage Office Building.

"The Hokage needs to rest," the ninja at the door tried to refuse Shisui.

But then, he changed his tune: "Please, come in."

After Shisui's group entered the building, the ninja suddenly shook his head and said with some confusion, "What just happened?"

"Miyuki, don't use genjutsu on people in the village again."

Shisui said to Miyuki seriously.

"Teacher Shisui, I just wanted to save us some trouble; otherwise, we might not have been able to see the Hokage today at all."

Miyuki said coldly.

Ever since Ryosuke left the cafe, her attitude had become very hostile.

Shisui didn't say anything this time.

The four of them arrived on the second floor and knocked on the door of the Hokage's office.

"Come in."

The Third Hokage's voice drifted out from inside.

The four of them pushed the door open and entered.

"Shisui, is there something you need?"

"Lord Hokage, I would like to ask about Team One joining the Anbu. Was this your decision?"

Shisui asked, looking at the Third Hokage, who was sitting in his chair with his back to them.

"That's right, it was my decision. Shisui, war is coming. The Uchiha are an important force for Konoha, so you must also become a protective force for the village."

The Third Hokage's chair turned around, and he said with a grave expression.

"What? War? A war with whom?"

Shisui asked, looking astonished.

"With the Cloud Ninja, of course. Since the last incident wasn't resolved perfectly, they are now using border disputes as a pretext. War has become unavoidable."

"However, I have already contacted Iwagakure. With the combined strength of our two villages, the Cloud Ninja will surely have some reservations. Perhaps war is inevitable, but we must try our best to minimize its scale."