Hyuga Clan's Mission

Hyuga Clan's Mission

Hyuga Clan's Mission

"Madara, what did you say? The Hyuga Clan issued a mission to the Uchiha Clan and specifically requested that I take it?"

Uchiha Jobu found it rather unbelievable. No matter how one looked at it, the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan had never been on good terms. It could even be said that the Hyuga and Uchiha were enemies. There was absolutely no way they should be issuing missions to each other's clans.

This was not yet the Shinobi Village Era, where team compositions were emphasized. Each clan completed missions independently. The Uchiha Clan was renowned throughout the Warring States period, boasting the highest mission success rate and standing as one of the strongest elite clans among all shinobi clans.

There were certainly no shortage of nobles and wealthy merchants seeking to commission the Uchiha. When some weaker shinobi clans encountered difficult missions, they would also turn to the Uchiha for help and issue them commissions.

But...

What was with the Hyuga Clan?

Uchiha Madara nodded. "That's right. When Setsuna came to find me earlier, he told me about it. I found it unbelievable too."

Uchiha Jobu fell silent. "What's the mission?"

Since he could not figure out why the Hyuga would issue a mission to the Uchiha, he might as well stop thinking about it.

It was a mission. He only had to do it.

Uchiha Madara said, "The Hyuga Clan wants you to serve as the taijutsu instructor for the head of one of their Branch Families for a period of time."

"Me? Taijutsu? The Hyuga want to learn taijutsu from the Uchiha? Do you think that's possible? Who in the entire Warring States period doesn't know that the Hyuga Clan is famous for taijutsu? The prestige of the Gentle Fist has spread from the Land of Fire throughout every nation of the Warring States."

"That's why I can't figure out why the Hyuga Clan would issue such a mission to the Uchiha, much less specifically request you."

"What did the clan say?"

"Several elders think this mission might be a trap and hope you won't accept it. Even Setsuna, Yagami, and the others think we should openly declare war on the Hyuga Clan, so they know the Uchiha aren't to be bullied."

A few years ago, they had been attacked by the Hyuga Clan. The supplies the clan had commissioned from the Hagoromo Clan had nearly been seized by the combined forces of the Hyuga Clan and Kaguya Clan.

The Uchiha and Hyuga had never gotten along to begin with, so it was even more impossible for them to sit down and negotiate now. Therefore, upon hearing that the Hyuga Clan had issued a mission to the Uchiha, everyone in the Uchiha Clan believed it was a trap and shouted about teaching the Hyuga Clan a lesson.

"Accept the mission."

Uchiha Jobu still chose to accept it.

Not only did he want to find out what the Hyuga Clan was planning, he also wanted to probe them.

Besides.

Uchiha Jobu was very confident in his own strength. Even without awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, and though he could not compare to Uchiha Madara, the talented son of the Six Paths Family, he was still someone who could fight a Jonin without losing. He had more than enough confidence that no trap could kill him.

Moreover, as far as Uchiha Jobu knew, the only powerful figure in the Hyuga Clan during the Warring States period was an Elite Jonin named Hyuga Tennin. He was the Hyuga Clan's strongest member and possessed Kage Level strength.

However, Hyuga Tennin was around the same age as Uchiha Madara. It was impossible for him to possess strength comparable to the Kage Level already. At fifteen or sixteen, he was at most at the level of a Jonin.

What did the Hyuga Clan rely on?

Taijutsu. The Gentle Fist.

Their Byakugan could see through the meridians throughout an enemy's body, while the Gentle Fist struck to seal those meridians.

Uchiha Jobu was not afraid in the slightest. Once he activated the Dead Bone Pulse, he could rampage through the Hyuga Clan. By himself, he could slaughter them until they had no ability to resist.

Hyuga Clan.

The meeting hall was deathly silent. Every senior member of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family frowned deeply as they considered the words of their new clan head, Hyuga Tennin.

Hyuga Kuji asked, "Clan Head, you said it is time for the Hyuga Clan to make a choice? May I know why? Even according to your analysis, though the Warring States period will become increasingly chaotic, with the Hyuga Clan's strength, we need not worry about suffering too great an impact. As long as we remain as steady as a mountain and do not take the initiative to join any war, we can remain safe."

"It seems you still do not understand. Looking at the recent war between the Uchiha and Senju Clan, have you not noticed that many clans have already begun making their choices? Whether it is the Hagoromo Clan that has pledged itself to the Uchiha Clan, or the Uzumaki Clan that chose to advance and retreat alongside the Senju Clan, they have all made their choices."

"On the Uchiha side, aside from the Hagoromo Clan, there is also the Fuma Clan and the wavering Kisha Clan. Add to that the pair of eyes called the Mangekyō Sharingan awakened by Uchiha Madara, the current Uchiha Clan head. Do you think that after these clans have joined the Uchiha and strengthened them, the Uchiha Clan will remain content with their little patch of land rather than conquer in every direction?"

"The situation on the Senju Clan's side is much the same. Several clans are already willing to stand beside them, such as the Sarutobi Clan. According to the intelligence we have received, the one truly calling the shots in the Senju Clan is not Clan Head Senju Hashirama, but the highly ambitious Tobirama Senju."

"Faced with two powerful clans, which one do you think the Hyuga Clan can withstand with our current strength?"

Faced with Hyuga Tennin's question, the elders pondered for a moment before asking again, "Clan Head, even if things are as you say, and the Uchiha and Senju become stronger because other shinobi clans join them, that still does not prove they will attack the Hyuga Clan. We can simply make no choice. That way, neither the Uchiha nor the Senju Clan will target us, right?"

Hyuga Tennin snorted coldly. "Foolish. Think about it yourself. If the Hyuga Clan possessed strength greater than the Uchiha Clan's, would you restrain yourself from dealing with the Uchiha? Remember, this is the Warring States period. The strong survive, and the weak are eliminated. Things will not remain as peaceful as you imagine."

"If we do not make a choice, what awaits the Hyuga is the calamity of clan extinction."

"This old man understands. Back then, the great clans fought one another, and only the powerful Uchiha and Senju Clan survived. They even swallowed the foundations of those great clans and truly became the two strongest clans in the Land of Fire.

The current situation is a choice between survival and destruction."

"Then why choose the Uchiha? The Senju Clan clearly has the better reputation, doesn't it?"

"Heh, reputation is only for outsiders. Can you know what the true reality is? Tobirama Senju is highly ambitious, and his methods are vicious and ruthless. On the battlefield, he promised to return the Sharingan to the Uchiha Clan, yet tampered with them at the very moment he returned them. Do you think he is a kind person?"

The moment those words were spoken, everyone was startled. Yes, Tobirama Senju's conduct on the battlefield had displayed vicious ruthlessness and cunning schemes to the fullest.