The atmosphere in Konoha had become unbearably tense.
After the report "Ghost in Konoha" was published, the tension in Konoha became truly difficult to ease.
And as time passed, more and more Jonin and Shinobi from clans large and small spontaneously gathered outside the Hokage Building.
However, neither the Uchiha nor the Hyuga Clan was among those gathering this time.
Hyuga Hiashi had naturally seen the report as well, and when he read it all, cold sweat broke out all over him.
He had wanted to go too, but before he could leave, the clan elders stopped him at the door.
There were actually Hyuga members in Root as well. Naturally, Root would never pass up a power as outstanding as the Byakugan, but those sent into Root were all from the branch family!
Hyuga Hiashi cared about those people because his younger brother belonged to the branch family. He had long been dissatisfied with this system of division within the clan.
Perhaps it was because of what his brother had suffered that he treated branch family members as people too, but these elders had no such thoughts!
In the elders' eyes, Root had taken people from them, and its methods had been thoroughly dishonorable, but they were merely branch family members.
The Hyuga's core Main Family members had suffered no trouble, so there was no need for them to upset the balance.
"This operation is essentially about choosing sides. Waiting until they have settled the outcome before making a choice is the safest course for the clan!"
Not taking the initiative to choose sides was why the Hyuga had endured, but Hiashi did not like that answer.
Once upon a time, the Hyuga Clan had taken the initiative too. When the Uchiha and Senju competed for the position of