Seeing that Mifune had no intention of letting the matter rest.
Yizhe knew that if he could not give him a satisfactory answer, he would have no peace in the future.
Moreover, he could not tell Mifune the truth as he had told Tsunade.
Because no matter what, Mifune and the others would never believe that the turmoil in the Land of Iron had been caused by nothing more than one careless remark from him.
That was simply too unbelievable!
So, he had to follow Mifune and the others' assumptions and flesh out their speculation into a complete story.
Only then could he give them the answer they would find most satisfying.
"Cough, cough, cough!" He cleared his throat and solemnly began, "When I was young, I loved reading!"
"You're not that old now, are you?" Tsunade cut in.
"Don't interrupt!" Yizhe shot her a fierce glare.
"I..." She had just wanted to say more when she suddenly felt two resentful gazes fall on her. Without even thinking, she knew they belonged to Mifune and Chukai.
She could only shut up, sulkily pulling the already sleeping Shizune into her arms as she continued listening.
"Cough! One day, I found a tattered bamboo scroll in some corner of my family's library!" Yizhe continued.
"When I opened it, it was covered in rather ancient writing!"
"Mm, mm!" Mifune nodded and added, "Only a clan like the Hyuga Clan, one that has endured for centuries, would preserve records from such a distant age!"
"So I found a few elderly uncles and had them translate it for me."
"What did it say?" Mifune asked impatiently.
No matter how anxious the two of them were, Yizhe continued at an unhurried pace. "The old men said it was the notes of an ancient swordsman!"
"That must