"The main reason is that uncle, your state is a bit wrong. Your attitude is as if you want to do something big."
Naruto slowly sat up.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and fell down, otherwise Hiashi would have sprayed tea on his face.
"Cough cough cough..."
Hiashi coughed violently, and while wiping the tea stains on his clothes with a handkerchief, he stared at Naruto with strong dissatisfaction and disbelief.
"How could I possibly assassinate Lord Hokage?"
He felt his blood pressure soaring.
Assassinate Hokage?
Not to mention that he Hyuga Hiashi is loyal to Konoha and Third Hokage. Even if he really had 10,000 courages, he would never do such a thing to renounce himself from Konoha and his family.
The shocking ending of the Uchiha Clan flashed through his mind.
The once glorious wealthy family now only has a stigmatized Rogue Ninja Weasel, and a Young Naruto Sasuke who has not yet grown up.
That's assuming Uchiha doesn't rebel!
If he Hyuga Hiashi dares to assassinate Hokage... Hiashi can almost imagine the terrible consequences: Hyuga is terrified I'm afraid that ANBU and Root will flatten it in an instant, and Uchiha Homeland is afraid that even the foundation will be dug out and plowed three times by Ninjutsu!
This is simply pulling the entire Hyuga Clan into an abyss of eternal destruction!
Seeing Hiashi almost losing his temper with excitement, Naruto scratched his head and asked with some embarrassment, "Then... then what happened to your scary look just now?"
Hiashi coughed twice again, finally breathing smoothly.
He straightened his robes and sat up straight again. His face returned to its usual seriousness, but there was a hint of lingering heaviness and worry deep in his eyes.
"I received an invitation and need to leave the village for a while."
Hiashi's voice deepened.
"I want to go to the Kaguya Clan's hometown, or to confirm whether their bloodline still exists."
"Kaguya Clan?"
Naruto tilted his head, feeling a little familiar yet unfamiliar with this name.
"That's the one... I heard that they were all killed when they started a rebellion in Kirigakure?"
Naruto remembers that Kimimaro is the only one left in that family, how can anyone else be there?
"Exactly."
Hiashi nodded, a complex emotion flashing through his eyes, including regret and an almost vague expectation.
"The relationship between us Hyuga Clan and Kaguya Clan is just like that between the Senju Clan and Uzumaki Clan. We are deep allies passed down from generation to generation. Back then After learning that Kaguya Clan was almost wiped out under Kirigakure's 'Bloody Mist Village' policy, I thought this clan had been completely cut off..."
Hiashi paused and carefully pulled out a Scroll from the wide sleeve robe.
The shaft material of Scroll is neither bamboo nor wood, with a peculiar bone texture.
"However, just a few days ago, Third Elder from the clan personally handed this into my hands."
Hiashi's fingers gently brushed the cold surface of Scroll, and his tone was solemn.
"This is a letter from the Kaguya Clan, written in the handwriting of their only remaining and authentically identified patriarch.
The words in the letter were sincere, stating that there are still some tribesmen surviving in secret places outside Kirigakure. They are in a difficult situation and are eager to receive help and protection from their old friends.
They were desperate and took huge risks to contact us."
Hiashi raised his head and looked past Naruto, as if penetrating the wall of the room, looking in the distant and dangerous direction of Kirigakure: "As the patriarch of the Hyuga Clan, I shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the ancient alliance. Faced with the request of the ally patriarch in such a critical moment, I... have to go."
This is not only about the integrity of the Hyuga Clan, but also about the friendship between our two races that has lasted for thousands of years.
Even if the road ahead is difficult and unpredictable, Kirigakure is even more like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. I must go this time."
He looked at Naruto with firm eyes. "I have officially submitted the application and detailed report to Mr. Third Hokage, explaining the situation. Although Lord Third also expressed concerns, he understands the moral weight and has approved my trip. By the way, he gave me a task. In a few days, I will set off for Kirigakure."
Naruto was a little stunned after hearing this.
He did not expect that the place Hiashi was going to be so dangerous, nor did he expect that Hiashi would put himself in danger just because of a letter from "a family that may no longer exist".
"Since it's so dangerous, and aren't all Kaguya Clan... gone?"
Naruto couldn't help but ask, his face full of confusion.
"Just a letter? Why do you have to go in person? Can't you send a powerful Ninja to confirm? You are the clan leader. If something happens, what will Hinata and the others do? What will Hyuga Clan do?"
He instinctively felt that the risk was too great and completely inconsistent with the logic of a big family patriarch.
And this thing is very strange!
This morning Hiashi said that he had a bit of a quarrel with the three Elder, and in the afternoon he said that Third Elder had given him a letter asking for help from the Kaguya Clan.
Hiashi looked at Naruto's purely worried eyes, and a rare smile appeared on his serious face.
He understands Naruto's concern, but this child has not fully understood how heavy some bonds rooted in blood and history are.
"Naruto."
Hiashi's voice is not high, but it carries a rock-like weight.
"It is precisely because I am the clan leader of the Hyuga Clan that I must go there in person. That covenant was signed in the name of the clan leaders of all generations; that friendship was forged with the blood and oaths of the two clans Ancestors.
Kaguya Patriarch personally invited me. If I appoint someone else to go, it would be a slight on my allies, a blasphemy on this ancient friendship, and an evasion of my own responsibility as the Patriarch.
This trip is very dangerous, I know it better than anyone else.
But some things are related to the dignity and trust of the clan. Even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, the clan leader must attend in person.
This is not only for the possible survivors of Kaguya, but also for the foundation of the Hyuga Clan's standing in the world - 'faith' and 'righteousness'."
"Could it be a scam? How about I go with you?"
Naruto remembers that in the comic, it is said that Kimimaro is the only remaining Kaguya Clan, and in the anime, after Pain invaded, it was said that Hiashi took Hanabi to the Kaguya Clan.
And he remembers that there is no such part of the plot!
Hiashi nodded slightly.
Then he pointed at the knife in Naruto's hand.
"Just stay in the village. Third Elder is my elder, how could he harm me.
Take a closer look at this knife when you get back. This knife and the one I have have not been used for a long time.
If there is any problem, you can come to me and I will find someone to help you repair it, especially the scabbard. Take a good look at it. Remember, take a good look. Don't wait until I leave to find out what's wrong."
Naruto understands what Hiashi means.
It seems that the letter Kaguya Clan is really a forgery.
Hiashi should be hiding something in the scabbard, but Hyuga Clan has ears on the wall and it's hard to tell.
"Okay, then I'll go home first."
Naruto hung Yasohinokami on his waist, then stood up and prepared to leave.