Located in the center of the Leaf Village.
The Hyuga clan compound, an impressive mansion.
In a training room.
Hiashi Hyuga held a wooden staff, his expression stern as he faced his young daughter. "Get up..."
"Father..." Hinata's eyes welled up with tears.
Hiashi snapped, "What's with those tears?"
Hinata bit her lip, trying to hold back the tears that she couldn't control.
Hiashi's expression was calm, but his eyes showed deep disappointment. His daughter's lack of spirit was one thing. On top of that, he had even sacrificed his own brother for her, and this was how she was performing.
Although his daughter was only six years old, talent was something that could be seen very early on.
There was no need to talk about the former Uchiha clan head's two sons. The eldest son was a genius among geniuses. What did it mean to graduate from the Ninja Academy at seven years old in a time of peace? Even the second son was the top of his class from the moment he entered the academy, a genius among geniuses.
Putting that aside, his deceased brother's son, Neji Hyuga, was also a clearly talented genius.
In comparison, his daughter was not only not at the top of her class, but she was only average. How could he, as a father, accept this?
If they were an ordinary family, it would be fine, but she was born into the Hyuga clan, and more importantly, she was the head of the Hyuga clan's main family.
He had wanted to have a son to inherit the main family, but he had another daughter. She was still too young to show her talent, but even if she was talented, she was still a woman, which was an inherent disadvantage.
Then he looked at Fugaku's two sons, both of whom were geniuses. Their success rate was frighteningly high.
Hiashi felt a great sense of imbalance and got angry just by looking at Hinata.
"Hmm?"
Hiashi suddenly felt someone outside the door.
"What's wrong, Father?"
Hinata saw the veins popping out in the corners of her father's eyes, a sign that he was activating his Byakugan, and she couldn't help but be puzzled.
Hiashi said coldly, "Come out, you sneaky person."
After a moment, the person hiding behind him appeared leisurely. Hiashi was stunned when he saw the person's face. It was the current head of the Uchiha clan, Tōshirō Uchiha. The man was tall, with white hair, blue eyes, and a handsome face.
"It's you..."
Tōshirō smiled faintly. "As expected of the Hyuga clan head, your reaction is very sharp."
Hiashi didn't respond. He looked at Tōshirō's body, his eyes filled with seriousness. The chakra contained within this body was terrifying. It was at the same level as the tailed-beast level chakra he had only seen in the Fourth Raikage.
Tōshirō glanced at the adorable little loli and grinned. "Your daughter?"
Hiashi nodded, wondering what Tōshirō was up to.
With a straight face, Tōshirō teased, "I can't believe such a serious person like you could have such a cute daughter."
"You came uninvited. I doubt you're here to say meaningless things like that," Hiashi said irritably. "And you've changed so much."
He remembered Tōshirō as a little kid when he first saw him. Now, in such a short amount of time, he had turned into a young man. It couldn't help but surprise him.
Tōshirō waved his hand and said casually, "It's nothing big."
"..."
Hiashi told his daughter, "Continue training, Hinata."
Hinata nodded obediently.
Hiashi said to Tōshirō, "Come with me."
It was easy to talk to a smart person. Tōshirō and Hiashi went into a room, sat opposite each other, and faced the tense atmosphere.
Hiashi asked, "What do you want?"
Tōshirō got straight to the point. "Nothing special. I just hope you can support me in becoming Hokage."
Hiashi was stunned. He looked at Tōshirō with a "you must be kidding" expression. "That's not 'nothing special'."
Tōshirō seemed to have read his mind and replied with a smile, "I'm not kidding."
"The Hokage transition hasn't even started yet. Don't you think it's a little too early to be talking about this?"
Hiashi let out a breath. "And if you want to become Hokage, you should follow the normal channels, not privately..."
With that, he looked at Tōshirō specifically. The meaning was unspoken. After all, Tōshirō was a clan head, a person on his level. It was not good for either of them to be so explicit.
"Are you kidding me?" Tōshirō laughed, and his expression turned cold. His eyes showed a blood-red snowflake pattern. "How could the Uchiha clan ever become Hokage through normal channels?"
This is...
The Mangekyo Sharingan!?
It was the first time Hiashi had ever seen this kind of Sharingan. It was like not having eaten pork or even seen a pig run, but still having heard of it.
Combining what Tōshirō had said about not being able to become Hokage through normal channels, it was clear that he wouldn't be taking a gentle approach.
"Calm down." Hiashi tried to persuade him.
"I am calm. My heart has gone completely cold," Tōshirō said mockingly, his expression solemn. "You shouldn't be unaware of how the village has been discriminating against the Uchiha all these years."
Hiashi nodded silently. After a while, he said, "Why are you telling me this?"
Tōshirō said seriously, "I need support..."
Hiashi thought that the Byakugan had great strategic significance, so it was normal for Tōshirō to want to ally with his clan.
Tōshirō denied Hiashi's guess. "Don't get it wrong. I don't need the support of your Hyuga clan's strength."
Hiashi frowned.
"What I need is a 'first mover'. I just need your verbal support. As long as you support me, everyone else will slowly start to support the Uchiha clan as well."
Hiashi frowned even deeper. He sternly refused. "I'm sorry, you'll have to find someone else. I won't agree to this, not even with my verbal support. Also... I can pretend I didn't hear anything you said today."
He would have to be out of his mind to follow the Uchiha's coup. He could lose his head. Even if Tōshirō had the legendary eyes and tailed-beast-level chakra and his strength was unfathomable, he wouldn't risk the entire Hyuga clan.
Tōshirō wasn't surprised that Hiashi had immediately refused. In fact, he was surprised that Hiashi had listened to him for so long.
Tōshirō chuckled. "Don't be so quick to refuse."
Hiashi's expression was unfriendly. He looked as if he was about to ask Tōshirō to leave. "What else do you want to say?"
Tōshirō slowly began to speak. "Back then, don't you think it was too much of a coincidence that the Cloud Village ninja could so easily bypass the defenses and so accurately find your daughter?"
Hiashi's face darkened. "What are you trying to say?"
Tōshirō said meaningfully, "I just think someone might have sold information."
Hiashi asked, "Who?"
Tōshirō said in a deep voice, "The elders."
Hiashi's eyes widened in shock, but he quickly took a firm stance and denied it. "Impossible."
"Don't be so quick to deny it," Tōshirō sneered. "Just hear me out first."
Hiashi scoffed, giving him an "I'm all ears" expression. He wanted to see how Tōshirō would explain this.
Tōshirō slowly began. "To be honest, I always thought our Uchiha clan was arrogant enough in the eyes of outsiders. But I never expected your Hyuga clan to be even more so. Everyone in the village, including the Uchiha clan, went to the celebration, but your Hyuga clan was very unique. You all didn't go because of the main family's daughter's birthday. In your eyes, which is more important: the main family's daughter's birthday, or the peace of the village? Does the village even matter to you?"
"...The village, of course, is more important."
"Oh, really? But from what I see, it seems you put your clan above the village."
"Stop trying to sow discord. I believe the Hokage-sama will understand us."
"Yes, understand. Then he'll kill you and ask for the corpse of the Hyuga clan." Tōshirō mocked. "That's quite understanding."
(End of Chapter)
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