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Chapter 95: The Ignored Fact
It did not take much time since it was something that had already been decided during the synchronization.
The first half of the night had not yet ended when Hiashi felt a little exhausted and went back to his room to rest.
Although he did not experience a dangerous battlefield, from yesterday to today, he had been negotiating with the village's top leaders and forcing himself to write down all kinds of information.
This kind of high-intensity brain operation consumes energy and faces pressure that is definitely no easier than staring down an enemy on the battlefield.
After Hiashi left, Ryosuke and Hinata did not leave the study immediately but discussed what they had just synchronized.
Every time the three of them gathered in the study to discuss important matters, Ryosuke always needed to spend some time explaining things to Hinata afterward.
Although children in this world are very precocious, and Hinata is even more precocious than others, she still lacked experience and knowledge.
There were many things she didn't understand, so she could only write them down silently and wait to ask Ryosuke later. Over time, this habit was formed.
"The village's upper echelons can only accommodate people who are centered on the village. You should be able to tell from the village's past appointment records."
"So, it would not be a good thing if we took over the real power of the Guard. Although we might feel comfortable while the alliance is not yet formed, we are likely to be targeted as time goes by."
"This possibility is unpredictable, so instead of betting that the villagers will be sensitive about it, it is better to start from other aspects to reduce the conflict of interests..."
While explaining to Hinata, Ryosuke sorted out his thoughts. This process can be regarded as a review, or it can be said that it makes one's thoughts clearer through more intuitive language description.
Hinata listened silently, memorized it in her mind, and did not take notes to prevent these things from leaking out.
After Ryosuke's thoughts became clear and he had completely absorbed all the information he had learned today, Hinata also understood Hyuga's current position in Konoha, as well as Ryosuke and his father's grasp of the situation in the ninja world.
Although she knew that Ryosuke was very talented, she also knew that her father and the others had been hiding this matter to give Ryosuke time to grow.
Perhaps when Ryosuke grows up, the situation in Konoha Village will change drastically.
But she had no idea the process was so complicated. In Hinata's previous thinking, wasn't this something that could be accomplished by hiding and not interacting with other people?
It was not until now that she realized clearly that if they wanted to grow steadily, they had to take certain things into their own hands.
"I always feel that Ryosuke and father think more than other ninjas."
After hesitating for a while, Hinata couldn't help but speak: "Other people are thinking about how to gain benefits and how to become stronger, but your direction doesn't seem to be here..."
Compared to becoming stronger and encroaching on interests, the more intuitive goal is to control power. She felt that the direction of Ryosuke and his father seemed more complicated, and became somewhat unlike that of ninjas.
"Being able to see these things shows that you have really grown up."
Ryosuke chuckled at her and asked, "What do you think of your father's strength in the clan?"
He was very pleased that Hinata could see this aspect of things.
"...second?"
After a moment's hesitation, Hinata replied uncertainly: "If it's the first one, it should be Ryosuke."
As the clan leader, her father is of course the strongest in the clan. But she noticed that her father suddenly had wounds on his body some time ago.
It is no a simple matter for the clan leader or her father to sustain such injures, and the person who caused all this can only be Ryosuke, and only he has this opportunity.
However, Ryosuke was very normal during those days. From these details, she speculated that Ryosuke's strength might be better than his father's. But unfortunately, she guessed wrong.
Ryosuke shook his head, "If we calculate based on actual combat power,father's strength can only rank sixth in the clan."
"Of course, I haven't seen many people take action, and I'm only relying on some intelligence judgment. The actual ranking may be lower."
Not to mention others, the actual combat power of Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Iroha, who went to the Land of Waves with him before, is definitely better than that of Hiashi.
Although he didn't think any of the jonin in the clan had the ability to defeat his father, he felt that most of them should be able to do it. The premise is that you don't use the words of a caged bird.
"How...how is it possible?"
Hinata frowned in confusion, a little unconvinced, "Father is the clan leader..."
"Being the clan leader doesn't necessarily mean being the strongest."
Shaking his head regretfully, Ryosuke stood up from his seat and strolled to the bookshelf. "I remember I once told you that as the head of a clan, the talents required are not just in terms of combat power."
"To become a qualified clan leader, the abilities required include, but are not limited to, strategy and leadership. A willingness to devote everything to the clan and a mindset that puts the clan's interests first are also essential."
As he spoke, he took out a scroll from the bookshelf and threw it to her, "This is information about a jonin in the clan named Hyuga Karamon. It contains his father's evaluation of him. You can take a look."
Hinata was stunned, and just as she was about to speak, another scroll came towards her. She hurriedly placed the scroll in her hand on the table, then quickly reached out to catch the scroll flying towards her.
"This is a jonin named Hyuga Karamon..."
"You have seen this Hyuga Ronna before. He used to be your bodyguard..."
Volume after volume, a total of five scrolls, each recorded the information of a senior ninja. Among them, there is also the father's evaluation.
It was not difficult for Hinata to tell from the evaluations and actual mission records of each jonin that they were all stronger than her father.
"Is this… ?"
Although he does not have strong power, he is able to command tribesmen who are stronger than himself. This is something Hinata has never thought of. She always felt that the reason her father was the Head was because he was the most powerful.
But now, this idea has been broken. Hinata discovered a problem that she had inadvertently ignored all along.
"Does this mean that... just because I was born into the main family, I will be the future heir to the Hyuga family. Even if I am not the most powerful ninja, even if I do not have enough talent, everyone has to listen to me."
Hinata tilted her head and looked at Ryosuke strangely, "Ryosuke, I think we are very strange. Why do we Hyuga not rely on excellent talents to elect the clan leader, but rely on... bloodline?"
"If a bad clan leader appears in any generation, wouldn't our Hyuga clan be in chaos?"
Facing her puzzled look, Ryosuke had a complicated feeling. When he heard her first sentence, he thought Hinata would accept this as a matter of course.
But unexpectedly, as a person who benefits from this system, she would speak out to refute the loopholes in this system.
(End of this chapter)