"..."
Inside the council hall, there was a deathly silence.
Every doubt, grievance, and arrogance was shattered in that instant by those simple yet weighty words.
Mito Uzumaki at the height of her power five years ago?
What kind of existence had that been?
The First Hokage's wife, the perfect Nine-Tails jinchuriki—her strength had been one of the symbols of the Ninja World's pinnacle back then, a true powerhouse standing at its very peak!
The clan head was actually comparing Nangō Kumoi to her?
But the clan head had never been one to speak carelessly, much less make reckless claims over a matter concerning the clan's future.
Then they thought of Konoha's earthshaking changes over the past five years, as well as that novel "Taiji Eight Trigrams Fist" manual that struck directly at the core of the Hyuga Gentle Fist...
A frightening yet unavoidable possibility surfaced in every Hyuga clansman's mind.
Could it be... that this young Third Hokage's true strength and potential had already reached a terrifying level beyond their imagination, one they were even unwilling to acknowledge?
Seeing the shock, confusion, lingering fear, and gradually deepening contemplation on his clansmen's faces, Hyuga Nitten knew the time was right.
He returned to the head seat, his voice regaining its usual calmness, though it carried an unquestionable decisiveness:
"Does anyone still object to Hiashi and Hizashi becoming the Hokage's disciples?
This is not carelessly tying our clan's future to him. It is securing an unprecedented opportunity for our clan and paving a path for our children that leads directly to greater heights!
Will we cling to the glory of the past and slowly fade away, or seize the tide of a new era and rise with the wind?
The Hyuga clan's future rests on today's choice!"
No one spoke in