"I say, Second Prince, why are you always following Uchiha Gen around? You don't have the bearing of a Second Prince at all," Hyuga Hinata teased.
"What do you know? This is called striking later to gain the upper hand. By following Uchiha Hikaru now, I can learn much more from him." That reasoning was at least somewhat reasonable.
"But haven't you considered how much authority you have? You're clearly above Uchiha Hikaru." That was what Hyuga Hinata thought, though she did not explain the specifics to the Second Prince, only making him feel that something was definitely off.
"How could that work? In terms of seniority, Uchiha Hikaru should be my teacher. If it weren't for him, my head would have fallen long ago." The Second Prince would never forget the kindness these people had shown him. Some things simply had to be this way.
No matter what his status was, he had decided that he would always bow and scrape before Uchiha Hikaru. Likewise, even if he became powerful, he could not forget all of this.
The First Prince's respect for Uchiha Hikaru had also rubbed off on the Second Prince. He possessed boundless power, yet he could not bring himself to be harsh toward Uchiha Hikaru.
"We considered everything so thoroughly because we have been through this many times before." The Village Chief explained what had happened previously, hoping Uchiha Hikaru would gradually come to understand them.
Every success was built upon all kinds of mistakes, and past failures had also taught them what they should do.
Just as Uchiha Hikaru had become the teacher of the Second Prince and the First Prince, perhaps because he had experienced so much, he was able to draw on that experience and keep them from taking such detours again.
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