"The Byakugan research materials cannot be handed over."
The meeting had barely begun when Hyuga Hiashi pushed the bill back to the center of the table.
Several clan heads who had voiced their support for Sasuke at the banquet last night now fell silent.
Shikaku spread out the official draft.
"The bill requires the registration of resources usable in war. It does not require every clan to hand over all its secret techniques."
Hiashi pointed to Article Three.
"Advanced bloodline limit research falls under High Command coordination. What counts as advanced, and who decides?"
"The High Command Resource Review Bureau will make that determination."
"Who will run the Review Bureau?"
Sasuke answered, "The Hyuga can send their own people."
Hiashi raised his head.
"How many?"
"One deputy director and three review officers. The Hyuga will submit basic Byakugan observation materials and open training to the Joint Sensory Unit."
The sound of shuffling documents rose around the meeting table.
An Inuzuka Clan representative could not help speaking up.
"The Hyuga get a deputy director position just for submitting basic materials. What do we get for handing over our ninja dog breeding grounds?"
Shikaku turned to the appendix listing positions.
"Two squadron commander positions in the Border Tracking Department. The breeding grounds will remain under Inuzuka Clan management, and High Command will cover thirty percent of feed and medication costs."
The Inuzuka Clan representative sat back down.
"Then we can discuss it."
The Aburame Clan representative pulled the bill over.
"Kikaichū are unsuitable for outsiders to raise. Forced coordination will only kill the swarms."
"The swarms will stay within the clan."
Sasuke tapped the supplementary provisions on the table.
"High Command will only register their numbers and the range of missions they can perform. It will not touch the nests, and wartime