Uchiha Takashi looked at the two nervous seniors in front of him and pressed his hands down, saying, "There's no need to be so tense. I have the ability to get out of here unscathed."
Kyō Uchiha: "No way! You have to make all the important decisions for the clan! Even leaving for a short while could lead to trouble, let alone going to the Hyuga Clan Compound?"
Although I really hate to say this, I still have to: Chieftain, you're playing a bit too aggressively! Wouldn't it be better to be more conservative and play it safe?
Uchiha Takashi: "..." You're too radical. How could such a sentence come out of Uchiha's mouth? If it were Tatsu Uchiha who said it, I could understand, after all, he's a conservative. Kyō Uchiha, if I remember correctly, you're the radical one!
Is it possible that radicals are called radicals because they think conservatives are too radical?
Tatsu Uchiha nodded. "That's right. Even if you, clan leader, are very strong, we can't do things we're not sure of. Why put ourselves under risk when there's no risk involved?"
"At worst, we can just not send anyone to infiltrate; we can just send a delegation to sound them out. Anyway, we will absolutely not agree to stop you from leaving your family to carry out an infiltration mission on your own."
Uchiha Takashi: "..." Okay, it seems not.
What followed was a long period of back and forth, but no matter how much Uchiha Takashi pleaded, these two senior figures were unwilling to accept it.
The clan leader is too important to the clan. Although reforms have been implemented, the clan leader cannot and absolutely must not leave the clan's headquarters at will. There are too many things to do, and in case of any major incident, the clan leader and the council of elders will be needed to make decisions.
Therefore, unless it is a critical and necessary moment, the clan head will absolutely not leave their clan's territory.
So no matter how much Uchiha Takashi pleaded, the two of them stuck to one sentence. "No, we won't agree!"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade these two elders, who were even considering using threats of suicide, tantrums, and other methods to force Uchiha Takashi to submit...
Uchiha Takashi finally had no choice but to back down. "Alright, alright, how about this, when Senior Kyou represents the Uchiha on the visit, he will bring along the elite troops from our clan's headquarters."
If we find anything suspicious about their statements, we can immediately take control of the Main Family elders and clan head, effectively controlling the Hyuga Clan. This way, we don't need to worry about the Hyuga Clan noticing something amiss and preparing accordingly upon our return.
Even if something were to happen to me, with the elites of our clan here, nothing serious would happen. Senior Kuang only needs to observe and keep an eye on the situation!
Tatsu Uchiha's eyes widened, seemingly surprised that such a bug could be exploited. If there was a problem, it didn't seem to be.
Kyō Uchiha led a large group there as an envoy. If negotiations failed, they would simply take action; this plan seemed sound.
Moreover, it's an excellent plan. It might pose problems for other clans, but it won't be a problem for the Uchiha, because the Uchiha's strength lies in having a small but elite force.
If the Hyuga Clan's words are not in line and the Uchiha detect this, they can take action on the spot. There's absolutely no need to return to the clan and give the Hyuga Clan time to prepare.
However, only the head of the Uchiha has the authority to directly order Hyuga Clan. In other words, for this plan to proceed, the delegation must include the head of the Uchiha Clan.
So Uchiha Takashi was simply exploiting a bug; he couldn't be left out, the plan wouldn't work without him, and having him would definitely give him an opportunity to further his earlier idea.
Kyō Uchiha and Tatsu Uchiha exchanged a glance, confirming that Uchiha Takashi was determined to go. Tatsu Uchiha gave a rather helpless smirk.
"Chieftain, I don't understand why you insist on going there in person. Since you already have this plan, why didn't you just bring it up from the beginning?"
Uchiha Takashi's expression immediately turned awkward. Actually, he hadn't initially expected this plan to drag on for so long; he'd come up with this plan while trying to find other ways to get the other party to agree.
However, Uchiha Takashi would never admit it. He forced a smile and said, "Of course, it's because I'm used to it. It's like a negotiation; how can you reveal your true intentions at the very beginning?"
"Of course, we need to pull things out a bit before we can talk about what happens next. If you reveal the bottom line right away, what if the other party tries to lower the price?"
Tatsu Uchiha sighed. Why are all the Uchiha Clan leaders like this?
Almost every clan leader, after taking office, is unwilling to sit in their office. They either pull out their swords and shout that they want to fight the Senju to the death, or, even the more composed ones like Ryō Uchiha, they are often out and about, avoiding the office whenever possible.
Therefore, in Tatsu Uchiha's eyes, Uchiha Takashi was just like any other clan leader, simply itching to get out and about, unwilling to stay cooped up in the office all the time.
Actually, that's not the case. Uchiha Takashi's thoughts are quite different. Don't forget, he's a total homebody; he can stay home for weeks on end, only going out to take out the trash.
The main reasons for his insistence on joining the Hyuga Clan are twofold. First, there's the issue of intelligence transmission. If he personally gathers intelligence, he can obtain it more accurately and save the time wasted on relaying information back and forth.
Furthermore, he was somewhat worried about Kyō Uchiha's diplomacy. Although Kyō Uchiha had always been in charge of personnel within the Uchiha Clan and later even served as the clan's chief administrator, his true nature remained unchanged.
Kyō Uchiha is a pure-blooded Uchiha with Mitsudomoe, and more importantly, he has no diplomatic experience. If he were to be sent to the Hyuga Clan alone, what would the negotiations result be? Uchiha Takashi couldn't even imagine.
However, they couldn't send Tatsu Uchiha, as the internal affairs officer, who was even more unavailable than Tatsu Uchiha Takashi, the clan head.
Because the Uchiha Clan head is responsible for combat power, and also handles some administrative tasks. In the past, the Grand Elder would have held most of the mid-level clan positions.
Those were the most basic and fundamental matters, and even now, they would be handled by Tatsu Uchiha, the internal affairs officer.
This is why the clan leader can sometimes leave the clan to personally command battles on the front lines, but the Grand Elder is absolutely forbidden from leaving the clan.
Since Uchiha Takashi, the clan head, was determined, the two had no choice but to agree to the plan. However, Tatsu Uchiha still made some demands.
"I can agree, but Chieftain, you must wait a week. We need a week to make thorough preparations!"
"Selecting elites for training and preparing equipment will take time. You can only depart and implement this plan a week from now!" Tatsu Uchiha said firmly, without the slightest possibility of wavering.
Uchiha Takashi knew that this plan had to be absolutely foolproof and could not be taken lightly, so he agreed to Tatsu Uchiha's suggestion.
Uchiha Takashi even added a little something extra to Tatsu Uchiha's list, "Isn't a week too short? How about a little more?"
Tatsu Uchiha: "???" Is that right? No, it's not right, oh, right, right, right.