Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 54 Praise from the Elder and Youngest Clan Chiefs

In a quiet room at the Hyuga main family residence.

After dispersing the branch family members who were acting as guards, Hiashi Hyuga served his father a cup of tea and then asked, "That child, should we deal with him?"

"Dispose of him?! How are you going to dispose of him?!" Hyuga Takamasa glared at his foolish son. "You want to deal with the Hokage's wife's disciple? You've had enough of living, but I haven't!"

Hiashi Hyuga chuckled. He had no intention of getting rid of Hyuga Neiyuan; he was just afraid his father might, so he brought it up first!

"The reason our Hyuga clan has been able to continue for over a thousand years is because of the unity and solidarity within the clan!" Hyuga Takamasa said steadily. "Hyuga Ningen's ability to learn genjutsu and medical ninjutsu is his good fortune; we should be happy!"

"Furthermore, relying solely on the Byakugan Gentle Fist to conquer the world is like walking on one leg—it's not a very stable approach!"

Hiashi Hyuga nodded.

Tapping the table, Hyuga Takamasa continued, "From the Warring States period to Konoha, do you know what the biggest change has been?"

"Um," Hiashi Hyuga thought for a moment, then asked, "Is the scale of the war getting larger and larger?"

Hinata Takamasa glanced at his simple-minded son and said, "What does the scale of the war have to do with us? When have we ever needed to go to the front lines?"

That makes sense. Who would want close-combat scouts to go to the front lines and fight? By then, they'd probably be at their wits' end.

"That is..." Hiashi Hyuga asked, puzzled.

"Peaceful days are lasting longer and longer, and the survival rate of our Hyuga clan is getting higher and higher!" Hyuga Takamasa said.

Hiashi Hyuga thought about it and realized that it really was true.

During the Warring States period, wars were fought between clans. The Hyuga clan didn't have many subordinates, so they had to fight on the front lines themselves, and casualties were inevitable.

However, during the village's time, not to mention that there were almost no wars during Hashirama's rule, even though there have been two Shinobi World Wars in the 42 years since the village's founding, it was still more peaceful than the Warring States period.

More importantly, the war is now fought on a village-by-village basis, so the Hyuga clan no longer needs to go to the front lines!

They can scout from a distance, and then leave the fighting to their teammates!

The village also knows the importance of the Hyuga clan's reconnaissance capabilities, and therefore often attaches great importance to the survival of the Hyuga clan.

As a result, with the establishment of Konoha Village, the survival rate of the Hyuga clan greatly increased, battle casualties greatly decreased, and the population even began to grow rapidly!

"In peacetime, the Byakugan and Gentle Fist are useless, and you don't need to fight. On the contrary, profitable industries are quite important. Look, the Akimichi family opened a barbecue restaurant, the Yamanaka family opened a flower shop, and even the Nara family has started herbal medicine and deer farming." Hinata Takamasa said, "The smartest family in the village is the Nara family. They've all done this, which proves that this is the trend of the future."

"Then should we open a shop too?" Hiashi Hyuga blinked and asked.

"Idiot!" Hyuga Takamasa punched Hyuga Hiashi on the head. "What did I just say?"

"Uh, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio are opening a shop?" Hiashi Hyuga scratched his head.

Hinata Takamasa breathed a long sigh of relief. His own child, his own child!

"What I'm saying is, learn from smart people!"

Hiashi Hyuga suddenly realized, "I get it! Let's raise deer and open a herbal medicine shop!"

"Boom!" Hyuga Takamasa punched Hyuga Hiashi in the face.

"Why can't you understand!" He slammed his fist on the table. "The smart person I'm talking about is Hyuga Neiyuan!"

Hiashi Hyuga scratched his head, "I strongly suspect that you're the one who made me so stupid."

But I dare not say it.

"Is he smart?" Hiashi Hyuga asked. "I didn't realize it!"

"Ha!" Hyuga Takamasa glanced sideways at Hyuga Hiashi. "As the main branch family member, you've been pampered since childhood, having everything you could want. Of course you can't see it. Think about it, a five-year-old child from the Hyuga branch family wants to become an apprentice of the Third Hokage's wife? Is that even possible?"

"This," Hiashi Hyuga paused, as if realizing the difficulty of the matter.

The difficulty of becoming an apprentice of the Third Hokage's wife is no less than that of becoming an apprentice of the Sannin!

Sarutobi Biwako took on disciples and taught medical ninjutsu more than ten years ago. He hasn't taken on any disciples in the last ten years.

Hinata Neon is the first!

So how did Hyuga Neon do it?

He first falls in love with Yuhi Makoto's daughter, a trusted confidante of the Sarutobi clan.

Then, through Yuhi Shinku, he gets close to Sarutobi Biwako and eventually becomes her apprentice.

It seems very simple, right?

However, in practice, it is extremely difficult.

First, how do you gain Yuhi Shinku's approval instead of being whipped dozens of times and driven to another residence by Yuhi Shinku?

Don't think that just because you have the surname Hyuga, people won't hit you. The Hyuga clan isn't that arrogant.

Secondly, even if you gain the approval of Yuhi Shinku, how will you gain the approval of Sarutobi Biwako?

Relying solely on Yuhi Shinku's introduction is insufficient. His aptitude and learning ability are inadequate. Even if Lord Biwako were willing to accept him as a medical ninja, becoming his apprentice would be out of the question.

"So you mean..." Hyuga Hiashi seemed to understand something.

"Hyuga Neiyuan is one of the smartest people in our clan, while your talent is only above average!" Hyuga Takamasa looked at Hyuga Hiashi: "So if you ever feel lost about leading the clan, you might as well observe how the smartest members of the clan act!"

Hiashi Hyuga fell into deep thought.

"You can look, but you can't ask!" Hyuga Takamasa added, "He's ultimately a branch family member, and his thoughts, desires, and wants are different from ours. With your intelligence, if you directly ask him, you'll probably suffer a great loss at his hands. So, whether you want to learn from what you see is up to you to decide!"

Hiashi Hyuga remained silent; this was too difficult.

"So, what should we do now?" Hinata Takamasa asked.

"Uh..." Hiashi Hyuga blinked. "Send someone to learn medical ninjutsu?"

Hinata Takamasa's lips curled into a smile, then he quickly retracted it: "Not bad, you've grown a bit!"

"Since Lady Biwako is the Hokage's wife, and she has taken one of our clan members as her disciple, we cannot remain silent. The village is currently lacking in medical ninjas, and our clan can certainly offer some support!"

What Hyuga Takamasa didn't mention was that there were a large number of idle members in the Hyuga clan, mainly women, who spent their days gossiping after eating their fill.

He dared not pass by the places where they gathered, for his status as clan leader meant nothing to them.

It would be better to assign them all to work at Konoha Hospital. This would not only reduce their workload but also allow them to earn some money and save on family expenses—a win-win situation.

To be honest, Hinata Neon is really smart. How come I didn't think of such a simple method!

What he didn't notice was that a piece of paper had somehow gotten stuck to his foot, and he had carelessly kicked it under the table while chatting, where it ended up stuck in a corner.

The piece of paper vibrated intermittently as the two talked.

The essence of sound is vibration!

(End of this chapter)