Fugaku and Hiashi had already been waiting for some time. They were becoming impatient.
However, for the sake of the [Consultant] position, they had no choice but to endure the wait.
When the figure of Baiye finally appeared before them, the two men immediately stood up with smiles on their faces to greet him.
"Young Master Baiye~"
"Young Master Baiye~"
"Enough. There is no need for pleasantries. Please, sit."
Baiye acted as if he did not see their attempts to curry favor. He waved his hand casually to signal them to sit down.
Baiye then went straight to the point. "I know why you are both here."
"Tell me. What are your conditions?"
"Conditions?"
The two men were momentarily stunned.
Their confused expressions almost made Baiye laugh.
'Do they really think I am just a ten-year-old child? Who are they trying to fool with this acting?'
"What? Do you think you can just move your lips and I will give you the [Consultant] position?"
"It does not seem like you have that much face."
After Baiye finished speaking, he began to play with the teapot in front of him with a bored expression.
Seeing this, Fugaku and Hiashi understood. If they wanted to secure the [Consultant] position today, they would have to pay a heavy price.
With this thought, Uchiha Fugaku stood up first. "Young Master Baiye, please rest assured!"
"The conditions offered by my Uchiha Clan are absolutely generous!"
Chapter 16: Hyuga Hiashi: I Have a Daughter! You Do Not!
"The conditions offered by my Uchiha Clan are absolutely generous!"
"Oh?"
Baiye raised an eyebrow as he looked at the confident Uchiha Fugaku.
He suddenly felt a spark of interest. He looked Fugaku up and down with curiosity.
"Tell me. I am listening."
Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku hardened his heart.
In his opinion, the conditions originally prepared by the clan would likely not be enough to move Baiye. He had to add more.
"Young Master Baiye, our Uchiha Clan is willing to hand over the commercial street located near our core area!"
"We will give it all to Young Master Baiye!"
"At the same time, we will provide five Uchiha Clan Jonin to serve under you. What do you think?"
For Baiye, these conditions were neither good nor bad.
The commercial street of the Uchiha Clan was very prosperous. The various businesses there were quite well-developed.
However, Baiye was not very satisfied with the five Uchiha Jonin.
Were these Jonin being sent as bodyguards, or were they meant to be spies placed by his side?
Seeing that Baiye seemed uninterested, Fugaku became anxious.
He hurriedly spoke again. "Our Uchiha Clan is also willing to form a marriage alliance with your Sarutobi Clan!"
Clearly, Fugaku had planned this for a long time.
The Uchiha Clan did have instances where their bloodline flowed outward. Uchiha Hazuki was one such example.
Usually, once a child awakened the [Sharingan], the bloodline had to be returned to the Uchiha Clan.
However, Fugaku was proposing that any clan members who awakened the [Sharingan] after this marriage alliance would belong to the Sarutobi clan.
Baiye nodded with satisfaction at this condition.
This made Hyuga Hiashi, who was standing to the side, extremely angry.
Compared to the Uchiha Clan, the system of the Hyuga Clan ensured that their bloodline never leaked out. It was impossible for them to marry their members off to other families.
Unlike the Uchiha Clan, almost every member of the Hyuga Clan could awaken their eyes.
Marrying a member off would essentially create another Hyuga Clan elsewhere.
Hyuga Hiashi felt a massive headache coming on.
Before Uchiha Fugaku stated his terms, Hiashi still had some confidence.
But now, not only were his prepared conditions less generous than Fugaku's initial offer, but that marriage alliance proposal had completely cornered him.
While Hiashi was deep in thought, Fugaku spoke with a smug expression. "What? Is it possible the Hyuga Clan prepared nothing at all?"
"Are you looking down on Young Master Baiye?"
Provoked by Fugaku, Hiashi also became desperate. It was uncertain if he could get the [Consultant] position, but if he allowed Baiye to resent the Hyuga Clan, everything would be ruined.
"Hmph! Fugaku, what are you so proud of?"
"You have the nerve to be proud of such meager conditions?!"
"Young Master Baiye! You still remember my daughter, Hinata, do you not?"
"You were the one who saved her from those thugs back then!"
As soon as Hyuga Hiashi finished speaking, Uchiha Fugaku felt a sense of dread.
Fugaku saw that Baiye was clearly interested.
Then, Hiashi spoke again. "My daughter Hinata has never forgotten Young Master Baiye all these years."
"Therefore, as her father, I will make the decision today to betroth Hinata to Young Master Baiye!"
"I will send Hinata over tonight, along with the dowry from our Hyuga Clan!"
Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku completely lost his composure.
'Good heavens.'
'I thought you, Hyuga Hiashi, were an honest man.'
'I never expected a person who looks so virtuous to pull a move like this.'
For the sake of a [Consultant] position, he was actually willing to throw in his own daughter.
"Good! Very good!!"
"Hyuga Hiashi! You are shameless!"
"You are actually playing this card against me?!"
Hiashi felt incredibly refreshed as he watched Fugaku fume with rage.
"What? You can have a marriage alliance, but I cannot marry off my daughter?!"
"If you are so capable, why do you not go and give birth to a daughter as well?"
This verbal strike silenced Uchiha Fugaku instantly.
If he did not have two sons instead of daughters, there would be no way for Hyuga Hiashi to be this arrogant.
Baiye naturally accepted Hyuga Hiashi's condition with pleasure.
He could take his time training Hinata.
By living together, he could help her fix her habit of fainting whenever she became shy.
Otherwise, in the future, the activity would be quite boring if the person involved fainted before anything even started.
Seeing that both men had given their conditions, Baiye did not waste any more time.