He was afraid too. If he really told them about this, perhaps the person who heard the truth would be unable to help him, while the other officials and soldiers who heard it might even have him executed.
So it was better to avoid trouble, and he kept the matter hidden. No one would dare speak of it. Uchiha Hikaru had long anticipated such a situation, so he had to make many guesses himself.
Even so, Uchiha Hikaru still needed to carefully learn what the real situation was. If he did not continue investigating, he would never know the truth.
That meant everyone would remain in the dark, and among these great continents, there had to be one great state leading the smaller states.
So how could such a tiny country, chaotic as it was now, ever be unified into a great nation? And what about peace? Uchiha Hikaru's mission now was to make this small country safe, prosperous, and healthy.
Uchiha Hikaru knew things could not go on like this. No one would dare speak out in public, because doing so would put them in great danger.
Moreover, Uchiha Hikaru knew that in everyone else's eyes, he was merely a newcomer who had just arrived and understood nothing. No one would be willing to tell such a hidden secret to a newcomer.
Most of what they said to him was probably advice to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible and not stay here long, or he would face some very difficult days.
But Uchiha Hikaru did not care about that. He only wanted to find out what the truth really was. Only then could he complete his mission sooner.
So he planned to stay with a household, slowly build a relationship with them, and ask what