The words had barely left his mouth.
The second elder, sitting in the middle, slammed his hand on the table in a fit of rage.
"Arrogant!"
The second elder pointed at Xin's nose and angrily rebuked him.
"Our Hyuga Clan and your Uchiha Clan have been at odds since the founding of Konoha!"
" The Byakugan and Sharingan are sworn enemies!"
"You, a mere Uchiha orphan, dare to dream of marrying the next head of our Main Family? That's utterly delusional! Absolutely impossible!"
The second elder, relying on his seniority and status, was particularly arrogant and domineering.
Tsunade frowned, about to slam her fist on the table and get angry.
Xin raised his hand and stopped Tsunade.
He looked at the Second Elder, whose face was full of anger, but did not say anything in his defense, nor did he get angry.
Xin leaned back in his chair, then suddenly changed the subject.
"Second Elder, please don't get angry yet."
Xin smiled mysteriously.
"During a classified mission assigned by the Third Hokage Lord, I made an unexpected discovery in an ancient ruin."
Xin's gaze swept over everyone present, and he dropped a bombshell that was enough to shatter the Shinobi World's worldview.
" The Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan actually share the same ancestor!"
As soon as those words were spoken...
The Second Elder and Third Elder, who were still furious, were instantly stunned.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them bristled like cats whose tails had been stepped on.
"Nonsense!"
The second elder suddenly stood up, his beard trembling with anger, and retorted sharply.
"Our Hyuga Clan has a noble bloodline; how could we possibly share the same ancestor as your Uchiha!"
The Third Elder also slammed his fist on the table and stood up, pointing at Xin and cursing loudly.
"This is utterly absurd! You brat, trying to marry Hinata, are spouting nonsense here!"
The atmosphere in the council chamber was tense.
The second and third elders were so angry that they glared and pointed at Uchiha Xin's nose, cursing him loudly.
In their view, linking the Hyuga Clan's noble Byakugan with the Uchiha's Sharingan is a tremendous insult to the Hyuga ancestors.
Just as the two elders were about to order someone to throw Xin out.
The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been sitting silently to the side, took a couple of puffs on his pipe and spoke up at the opportune moment.
"Please calm down, elders."
Although the Third Hokage's voice was aged, it carried an undeniable air of authority.
"What Xin said is not just idle talk. I can testify that the Hyuga and Uchiha share the same origin; it is true."
These words struck like a thunderclap from a clear sky, booming throughout the hall.
The Second Elder and the Third Elder froze on the spot, their raised arms hanging in mid-air, staring at the Third Hokage with astonishment on their faces.
The Grand Elder, who had been sitting calmly with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
" Lord Hokage."
The elder leaned forward slightly, his voice filled with disbelief.
"This is no laughing matter. You say you can testify, but what proof do you have?"
"Our Hyuga Clan has a history spanning a thousand years, with countless secret scrolls, yet we have never encountered such an absurd record."
The Third Hokage turned to look at the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, who was sitting in the main seat, and nodded.
Tsunade understood and took out a specially made sealing scroll from the wide sleeve of her divine robe.
She laid the scroll flat on the floor in the center of the hall and her hands moved swiftly, forming hand Hand Seals.
"Untie!"
Bang!
A huge plume of white smoke rose into the air.
As the smoke cleared, a Taiseki, two meters tall and exuding an ancient and weathered aura, appeared before everyone.
This stone tablet is the very one that Shin used to fool the Third Hokage and Jiraiya.
However, before arriving, Xin secretly used Sealing Jutsu to cover up all the dangerous information on the stone tablet about the Ten-Tails, Black Zetsu, and Infinite Tsukuyomi.
At this moment, the only information displayed on the stone tablet concerns the origin of Chakra and the two brothers, Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki.
"This stone tablet was unearthed by Xin from an ancient site."
Tsunade stood up and pointed to the strange runes on the stone tablet.
"The material on this is indestructible; even the old man's enchanted Kunai leave a trace. If your Hyuga Clan can decipher ancient texts, you are welcome to come and see for yourselves."
Hyuga Hiashi and the three elders looked at each other in bewilderment.
The elder took a deep breath, stood up first, and walked to the stone tablet.
He concentrated his Chakra in his eyes, and the veins around his eyes bulged instantly.
" Byakugan! Open them!"
The elder carefully examined the ancient characters on the stone tablet, his expression initially showing some doubt and disdain.
But as he read on, the elder's eyes widened and his breathing became increasingly rapid.
The inscription on the stone tablet clearly states: Otsutsuki Kaguya, the Progenitor of Chakra, gave birth to twins.
The Hagoromo Otsutsuki, known as the Sage of Six Paths, was the ancestor of the Uchiha and Senju; the second Hamura Otsutsuki, was born with the Byakugan and was the ancestor of the Hyuga.
"Fake! This is definitely a forgery!"
The second elder stepped forward and took a look, then immediately shouted angrily.
"You think you can just take a random piece of rock, carve a few words on it, and expect the Hyuga Clan to acknowledge you as their ancestor? Uchiha Xin, you've really gone to great lengths to try and climb the social Hyuga associating with the Hyuga clan!"
The Third Elder echoed this sentiment, his face full of disdain.
"That's right! What Otsutsuki Kaguya, what brother of the Sage of Six Paths? It's utterly absurd!"
"Shut up, all of you!"
The Grand Elder suddenly let out a suppressed roar, directly interrupting the two men's shouting.
The Second Elder and Third Elder were startled and looked at the First Elder with puzzled expressions.
The elder stared intently at the words "Hamura Otsutsuki" on the stone tablet, his hands even trembling.
He remained silent for a full half minute before slowly turning around and looking at the crowd.
"What's recorded on this stone tablet... is probably true."
The elder's voice was somewhat hoarse, filled with shock and emotion.
"Elder! What nonsense are you spouting!" the Second Elder exclaimed anxiously.
The First Elder waved his hand, stopping the Second Elder.
"It's normal that you don't know; this is a top secret passed down orally only by the Grand Elders throughout the ages."
The Grand Elder let out a long sigh.
"In the oldest fragments of records from our Hyuga Clan, our ancestor was indeed named Hamura Otsutsuki."
The elder looked at Uchiha Xin, his expression becoming complicated.
"However, I never knew that my ancestor Hamura had an elder brother who was revered as the Sage of Six Paths. The Uchiha and Hyuga... are actually from the same clan."
This confirmation came as a huge surprise to all the Hyuga clan members present.
Hyuga Hiashi stared at Xin in utter shock, his mind reeling for a long time.
Although the Second Elder and the others were completely stunned by the First Elder's words and confirmed the authenticity of the stone tablet, their arrogance still prevailed.
So what if they share the same origin?
The second elder snorted coldly, still refusing to budge.
That happened a thousand years ago.
"Now you're the only Uchiha Clan left, while our Hyuga Clan is the largest clan in Konoha. You want to Hinata? No way!"