In truth, the Hyuga clan's gratitude did little for Uchiha Shunichi. But since he was already there, building a good relationship with them could hardly hurt.
The Hyuga clan was an exception among all of Konoha's ninja clans. As ninja, they were frighteningly quiet and almost never voiced opinions of their own.
As one of the oldest ninja clans, they also retained many of the formalities associated with the nobility.
Uchiha Shunichi found that somewhat uncomfortable. Fortunately, they did not expect others to behave the same way.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Hyuga Hiashi invited Uchiha Shunichi to a banquet.
The feast the Hyuga clan had prepared to celebrate the return of the lost Byakugan exceeded Uchiha Shunichi's expectations.
At the banquet, Uchiha Shunichi met several Hyuga clan elders, who also expressed their gratitude to him.
All in all, Uchiha Shunichi received a very warm welcome, but he was not quite used to gatherings with so many people.
So once the banquet ended, Uchiha Shunichi said his goodbyes. Hyuga Hiashi seemed to have something else to ask him, but ultimately said nothing.
With the matter of the Byakugan settled, Uchiha Shunichi was in a fairly good mood. Thinking about Orochimaru, however, left him rather conflicted.
Honestly, Uchiha Shunichi had not expected Orochimaru to produce results so quickly. A discussion he had intended to put off now had to be brought forward.
After some thought, Uchiha Shunichi turned and headed toward the Hokage Building.
Sure enough, despite the late hour, the Hokage's Office was still brightly lit, and Tsunade was still working.
Even with how busy Tsunade was, she ordinarily would not have needed to work this late.
The reason she was still working was the intelligence Uchiha Shunichi had brought back about Kirigakure.
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