Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Yamanaka Chuku said with a smile, "It's not that I guessed correctly, but that you all imagined Hiruzen Sarutobi to be too good."

"The Hidden Cloud Village is the most untrustworthy village in the ninja world. They are shameless and bully the weak at will."

"If a ninja clan has a secret technique, or a ninja village has a good ninjutsu, even the Raikage will lower himself to steal it, and will even kill for it."

"The only thing that can truly convince them is undeniable strength."

"Orochimaru and I defeated the Cloud Village army, but we couldn't suppress the AB combination by ourselves like the Fourth Hokage did. The Cloud Village ninjas, from top to bottom, are all unwilling to admit defeat."

"Back then, the AB duo was completely overwhelmed by the Fourth Hokage, but they promised to end the war on the spot and immediately led the Cloud Village army to retreat."

"I knew they were up to something from the moment they lingered in Sakurahara and sent out ninjas to sue for peace."

"It's easy to guess what they're up to."

"Back then, when Lord Mito Uzumaki was old and frail, Konoha Village selected Kushina Uzumaki from the ninja world. Just as they brought her back to the village to settle her in, she was kidnapped by a lurking ninja spy from Kumogakure."

"This shows that the Hidden Cloud Village pays close attention to the Hidden Leaf Village's bloodline limit and has extremely accurate intelligence."

"Then the only target that can cause chaos and maximum division in Konoha is the Hyuga clan."

Hiashi Hyuga listened and found it increasingly reasonable: "So that's how it is, that's definitely how it is, it really is!"

Yamanaka Chukyu continued, "According to the Third Hokage's consistent thinking and his abnormal desire for peace, he would inevitably ask the Hyuga clan to consider the bigger picture after something happens."

"Although I can't guess exactly what the Third Hokage will say, the general meaning should be similar."

Yamanaka Chukyu laughed loudly: "Senior Hiashi, let me tell you a principle: anyone who asks you to consider the big picture means that you are not part of their big picture."

"Moreover, you are the price he cares about the least and is willing to sacrifice when he's trying to maintain the bigger picture."

Hiashi Hyuga's expression gradually changed, his eyes sharpening: "So that's how it is. The Hyuga clan isn't part of Konoha's overall strategy; they're the price the Third Hokage chose!"

"Then why should I care about the bigger picture? This isn't the bigger picture for the Hyuga clan!"

"But what should I do?"

"The Third Hokage demands an explanation, but no one in the Hyuga clan supports me. How am I supposed to withstand the pressure from the Third Hokage?"

Yamanaka Chuku sneered, "Hiashi-senpai, you're also a ninja who has experienced battlefield carnage. You haven't even tried to withstand the onslaught yet, so why are you already chickening out?"

"Do you really want Hyuga Hizashi-senpai to die?"

Hiashi Hyuga was utterly terrified: "You...how did you guess that?"

Shan Zhongchu laughed: "Is that so hard to guess?"

"All cowards share the same thought: if I give up even a little, the oppressors will stop bullying me."

"All hypocrites think: as long as I abandon my own family, no one can blame me for being shameless."

"No, you're a coward, you're a hypocrite!"

Hiashi Hyuga's face turned deathly pale instantly, his eyes gradually became bloodshot, and his whole body was trembling violently, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

Hanzhong Chujiu's psychological analysis destroyed all his pretense, pulled away the hand that was covering his eyes, and almost tore his values ​​to shreds.

But the greatest pain for Hiashi Hyuga was not the shattering of his worldview, but the fact that he saw the truth in that instant.

The Hyuga clan will inevitably follow in the footsteps of the Senju and Uchiha clans, heading towards its true fate of extinction.

Hiashi Hyuga, enduring excruciating pain, asked again, "Hatsukyuu Yamanaka, what should I do?"

Yamazaku was extremely satisfied: "It's very simple, you just need to do this and that..."

As dawn broke, Hiashi Hyuga, who hadn't slept all night, had bloodshot eyes, looking like the ninja from next door.

But his expression was more resolute than ever before, and there was no hesitation in his eyes.

When the clan elders and Hyuga Hizashi came to inquire about the clan head's decision, Hiashi smiled and said, "I will not commit suicide because I killed the intruder who kidnapped my child."

The elder, his face darkening, exclaimed excitedly, "That's the Dirty Descent..."

Hiashi Hyuga abruptly interrupted, "Hizashi Hyuga wouldn't commit suicide either!"

"This is the fault of the Hidden Cloud Ninja. Why should our Hyuga clan die for the crimes of others?"

Hyuga Hizashi was dumbfounded, while the elders of the main family were terrified.

The oldest elder jumped up: "This is the Third Hokage's request! Hiashi, are you insane?"

Another elder jumped up and questioned, "Foolish! Foolish! Are you going to make the Hyuga clan pay a heavy price for your foolishness?"

Hiashi Hyuga sneered, "Oh, I'm really curious. Is it true that in Konoha, telling the truth is foolish, and refusing to yield to evil comes at a price?"

"If Konoha is such a place where evil runs rampant, the Hyuga clan really needs to reconsider whether they should continue to live in Konoha."

"After all, the Senju are gone, the Uchiha are being targeted, and the Hyuga are not having an easy time either."

"Don't you all feel that we powerful clans are being targeted?"

"I'm going to see if Konoha is really going to wipe out all the powerful clans!"

Hyuga Hizashi stood up thoughtfully, looking firmly at his older brother: "I'll listen to you, brother!"

Some elders were moved, but others jumped up and roared, "Shut up, you piece of trash from a branch family! You have no right to speak!"

"Aww—"

Hiashi Hyuga suddenly lunged forward, striking the elder in the chest with a palm strike, cutting off the flow of chakra within him and causing him to collapse limply to the ground.

Rizu solemnly questioned, "I, the clan leader, have already made the decision. How dare you question it? Do you have no sense of hierarchy whatsoever?"

Violence is the first cause of power.

When Hiashi Hyuga stopped trying to reason with the Hyuga elders and instead used violence to force them to obey, the internal strife within the Hyuga clan immediately ended.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi received the worst news: "Hiashi Hyuga refuses to admit his mistake, nor does he intend to give an explanation. He even plans to recall all the Hyuga ninja?"

The ANBU member relaying the message swallowed hard. "Yes, Hyuga Hiashi, the clan head, said that if Konoha cannot protect the Hyuga who are fighting for the village, then the Hyuga will have no choice but to protect themselves, rather than trust Konoha."

Koharu Utatane was furious: "What does Hiashi mean by that?"

"Is he planning a rebellion?"

Mitokado Homura frowned deeply: "Hiruzen, the Hyuga clan's ninjas are very important, extremely important. They are Konoha's most important reconnaissance force on the battlefield."

"The power of the Hyuga ninja is needed in almost every direction; the Hyuga clan cannot afford any problems!"