"Clan Head Fugaku, Great Elder Yuxiong."
The two men standing outside the door were exactly as Hyuga Wuye had expected.
He had not come to Uchiha Mikoto's house for dinner to engage in some secret affair. Otherwise, he would not have brought Kushina along.
He needed to properly discuss the Third Hokage's change in approach with the Uchiha Clan.
That was why this meeting had happened.
"Please come in."
Watching Hyuga Wuye lead them toward the reception room as if he were in his own home, Uchiha Fugaku felt utterly sick inside.
It's for the clan... for the clan... for the clan...
That was all he could do to console himself.
"It's the Clan Head and the Great Elder!"
Uchiha Mikoto had just walked out of the dining room when she ran into them.
Uchiha Fugaku raised his brows, about to say something.
But Hyuga Wuye waved to her. "You and Kushina keep eating. I'll receive them."
"Yes..."
Without the slightest hesitation, Uchiha Mikoto turned and went back inside.
Uchiha Fugaku: "..."
The three of them entered the reception room and sat down.
Hyuga Wuye naturally took the seat of honor.
"Clan Head Fugaku, Great Elder Yuxiong, there's been a problem with the proposal to publicly distribute missions."
His first sentence immediately pulled Uchiha Fugaku back from his tangled thoughts.
"What problem?" Fugaku asked.
Hyuga Wuye looked at him, his voice low. "For some reason, the Third Hokage suddenly no longer intends to suppress the clan ninja. He plans to shift missions back toward them."
Uchiha Yuxiong raised a brow. "Isn't that a good thing? We can regain the missions we lost."
"It's probably not that simple," Uchiha Fugaku said, shaking his head.
Hyuga Wuye nodded. "That's right. It's good news for the other clan ninja, but bad news for