"It really had been a long time."
Uchiha Yū looked at Nawaki before him, his expression carrying a hint of complexity. Since leaving Sunagakure, Orochimaru had kept Nawaki by his side for his protection, while also having him travel between the village and the front lines to deliver confidential letters.
"Call Reiko tonight. Let's celebrate."
"Her?"
Nawaki pulled a bitter face and explained why.
"I went to find Reiko just now, but she's been confined. She said she wanted to change the clan's rules, and her father overheard her. She's been locked up ever since and still hasn't come out."
Hearing Nawaki's words, Uchiha Yū's eye twitched. Just as he had expected, although Hyuga Reiko would not betray Dawn, her careless personality would surely expose clues without meaning to.
He had not expected it to happen even sooner than anticipated. After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yū looked toward the Hyuga Clan. They would find out about this sooner or later, so it was better to go to them openly.
"Tonight is just a simple gathering. I think the Hyuga Clan will be reasonable."
They might respect Nawaki's status, but Nawaki was not the First Hokage. He could not make them compromise.
But if Uchiha Yū went, given the talent he had displayed, the situation should take a turn. No one wanted to offend the future clan head of the Uchiha Clan.
That was what everyone in the village thought, but it was not what Uchiha Yū thought.
When they arrived at the Hyuga Clan compound, it still retained the style of the Warring States era. Messy electrical wires ran between the houses, making it seem completely out of place beside the village that was being rebuilt and expanded.
The moment they stepped inside, they sensed people watching them. Uchiha