"Thank you," Hiashi said, feeling reassured after listening to Yan.
He pushed the teacup towards Yan.
"You are welcome."
Yan smiled, not standing on ceremony, and took a sip of the freshly brewed hot tea, then...
Isn't this the same as just pouring hot water?
Seeing Yan carefully taste it and then shake his head repeatedly, Hiashi's mouth twitched.
He felt that inviting Yan for tea to discuss matters was definitely a mistake.
"So, the possibility of cooperation between Hyuga and Uchiha is..."
"Very small."
Yan puts it bluntly:
"The premise of cooperation is that both parties have common interests. To be blunt, the current Uchiha is moving in a good direction and doesn't need a partner's assistance. On the other hand, the Hyuga clan has a lot of troubles. Such cooperation would only benefit the Hyuga clan, making it difficult to negotiate."
Without common interests or a common enemy, it's hard for large clans like Hyuga and Uchiha to cooperate.
"What if the two clans form a marriage alliance?"
"???"
Yan looked puzzled.
Is Hyuga Hiashi serious?
"That's something the Hyuga Patriarch needs to discuss with the Uchiha Patriarch. After all, it's an issue between the two clan leaders, and I won't get involved."
A marriage alliance between the two clans, whether it's the Hyuga clan offering a main family girl or the main family marrying an Uchiha, requires the two clan leaders to sit down and negotiate. This isn't something Yan needs to worry about.
"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't accompany Hiashi Patriarch any longer."
With a smile and a nod, Yan decisively chose to leave. He needed to find a place to eat and fill his stomach, rather than sitting here drinking tea.
As for Tsunade...
He'd deal with that later.
"Alright."
Hiashi didn't try to stop him.
After Yan left, Hiashi quickly returned to the clan.
Hiashi gathered all the clan elders in the main family's courtyard. The main family elders came, and even the branch family elders were present.
Although the clan had its own issues, at least the Hyuga clan could unite on external matters.
Unlike the previous state of the Uchiha, where various factions hindered progress, nothing could get done.
This time you oppose, next time I oppose.
Arguing back and forth, things never got resolved.
Once all the clan elders were present, Hiashi recounted his meeting with Yan in detail, without leaving anything out.
"Why does the Hokage office always keep an eye on our Hyuga clan?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone started complaining.
It was somewhat better when Senju Hashirama wasn't in charge, but Senju Tobirama kept an eye on them.
Senju Tobirama watched the Uchiha and also kept an eye on the Hyuga clan.
By the time of the Third Hokage, it got even worse. He directly targeted the Uchiha, and the Hyuga clan didn't fare much better.
Forcing the Hyuga clan to hand over the Patriarch to appease Kumogakure Village's anger was a humiliation for the Hyuga clan.
The Hyuga clan couldn't resist and ultimately pushed Hyuga Hizashi out.
Both the main and branch families remembered this incident well.
Not being able to resist didn't mean they wouldn't hold a grudge.
Both the main and branch families had many who hated the Third Hokage and wished for his early demise.
"Does the Patriarch want to form a marriage alliance with the Uchiha to achieve cooperation?"
Someone mentioned this key point: the current Uchiha is no longer the Uchiha that was on the brink of danger. With the misunderstandings cleared up, the blame and dirt have fallen on the Akatsuki.
Moreover, Tsunade is not the Third Hokage and won't deliberately target the Uchiha. With Yan in the middle, the internal conflicts within the family have all been resolved.
Even if Fugaku has been criticized for this, the Hyuga clan has to admit that the Uchiha are indeed thriving.
Their situation is much better than that of the Hyuga clan.
Even if the Uchiha have lost many key members, causing the overall strength of the family to decline somewhat.
Still, as the saying goes, necessary sacrifices are worth it.
As these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Hiashi.
The Patriarch was very disappointed with Hinata, which was well known within the family.
And the Patriarch already had a second daughter, Hanabi.
If the focus of training shifted to Hanabi, then pushing Hinata out for an arranged marriage wouldn't be impossible.
"I have an idea."
Hiashi didn't hide his thoughts and said frankly:
"But it's not with the Uchiha clan, it's with Uchiha Yan."
"Uchiha Yan?"
Isn't cooperation supposed to be between two families?
How did it become about one person?
Seeing the puzzled expressions of many elders, Hiashi organized his words and explained:
"Have you noticed that the changes in the Uchiha started after Uchiha Yan stepped forward?
Although he has the support of Fugaku, the Patriarch, I believe that the Uchiha's current changes are all because of Uchiha Yan."
"And there's one natural advantage that the Uchiha can't compare to: Hokage-sama trusts Uchiha Yan very much.
He has now become an advisor in the Hokage's office. If it weren't for the fear of not being able to convince the public, I think his position would even be Hokage's assistant, not just some nominal office advisor."
Cooperate with the Uchiha?
Forget it, the Uchiha can't give the Hyuga clan what they want, but Yan can.
As long as Yan continues to maintain a good relationship with Tsunade, stabilizes his position, and keeps moving up.
Hiashi believes that sooner or later, Yan will sit in the position of Hokage's assistant.
Becoming the most powerful person in Konohagakure besides Tsunade.
Outsiders don't know, but Hiashi sees it clearly. Tsunade is already preparing to deal with the elder council.
Once the elder council is dealt with, besides Tsunade, who in Konohagakure can compare to Yan?
"If we have someone we trust maneuvering around Hokage-sama, I believe the Hyuga clan's problems will be alleviated, and the family and village will achieve stable peace."
"But will Uchiha Yan agree? And what about Hinata..."
The Elder hesitated.
He admitted that Hiashi's words made sense and were reasonable. As long as there were no issues with Yan, he was indeed a suitable candidate worth the Hyuga clan's investment.
But the problem was, even if Hinata wasn't a suitable heir to the Patriarch, she possessed a pair of pure Byakugan.
Pushing her out like this, wasn't it too much of a waste?
Seal her with the Caged Bird?
As soon as this thought emerged, it was immediately dismissed.
The Great Elder knew that with Hiashi's personality, he would never allow such a thing to happen.
Moreover, whether Yan would agree was still a question.
"As a child of the main family, it is her duty to bear the family's responsibilities."
Hiashi replied calmly, "I have already asked, and Yan said we can discuss it with Patriarch Fugaku."
"....."
Patriarch, aren't you being a bit sneaky?
You overinterpreted Yan's words.
Yan thought the Hyuga clan wanted to cooperate with the family, not him personally.
But Hiashi bypassed him and went to Fugaku to discuss this matter. Once everything is settled...
It seems Yan can't back out even if he wants to.
Because it concerns the honor of both families.
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