Chapter 46

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Chapter 46: Returning to the Village

Conflict is an unavoidable theme in any world.

Unless all living and dead beings in the world are emotionless and abandon their emotions, it will be impossible to create a peaceful and beautiful eternal kingdom.

But this is impossible. Without emotions, one cannot be called a complete person.

Therefore, whether it is the ninja world, or each country or village, there are always internal disputes.

This is a common problem that will occur as long as the number of people in a group reaches a certain level but there is no perfect management system.

The same is true for the major clans in Konoha in this regard.

Whether it is the Hyuga, Uchiha, Akimichi, and other large clans, when the population grows to a certain base number and each individual has relatively independent thinking, many different voices will appear within.

And these voices will become more and more harsh and radical as time goes by.

This situation is a bit similar to the Hundred Schools of Thought, but in fact, it is not that grand.

In the Hyuga clan, where Ryosuke is, not only are the main family and branch families in dire straits, but even the branch families themselves are divided into various factions.

There are few people in the main family, and the lineage is passed down from one person to another, so there is not much room for trouble.

However, the branch family has a large number of members and is responsible for all matters large and small assigned to Hyuga in the village. Due to the influence of the number of people and power issues, the internal relations are extremely complicated.

Among them were radical elements who held hatred towards the main family.

Because they were like birds in a cage, they could not directly attack the main family openly, so they could only use some tricks in secret to embezzle some of the main family's interests.

This type of person hides very deeply, and the main family has never had a specific list of candidates.

In addition to those with radical ideas, there are also conservative people like Souji and Hoshicai who can accept the mission they have been determined since birth and live for the main family.

Of course, there are also some neutral people who are between the radical and conservative factions. They do not live entirely to protect the main family, but more for the future of Hyuga.

These many people with different thoughts and ideas expressed their own opinions within the clan, causing the Hyuga clan to be divided into pieces.

In fact, because Hinata, the future head of the family, was not outstanding in all aspects, it was difficult for the people of the branch family to submit, so the dispute became more and more intense and became difficult to deal with...

It was almost noon when Ryosuke and the other two returned to the village.

The family whose turn it is to be in charge of gatekeeping this month is a small family in the village, the Mitokado family.

The family is small.

At the beginning, it was just an ordinary ninja family, but since Mitokado Homura became the Hokage's advisor, this ninja family began to transform into a clan, began to branch out, and had its own clan land.

After simply confirming their identity information, the Chunin from the Mitokado clan kindly allowed Ryosuke and the other three to enter the village without any conflict.

The Hyuga clan's territory is in the center of Konoha Village, a long distance away from the village entrance.

Walking on the streets of Konoha, Ryosuke looked at the familiar scene and listened to the familiar hawking sounds. He felt inexplicably relaxed and quite emotional.

After being out of the village for a month, he realized that he had unknowingly regarded himself as a member of this village.

The prosperity and tranquility of Konoha Village remained the same as before, with no changes in the month since they were away.

When passing by the food street, Ryosuke suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to bring some gifts for Hinata.

Maybe... he could only make amends with some delicious food.

But if you think about it carefully, it's still academy time and she should still have lessons.

If he buys it now, the taste may change by the time she gets home. It would be better to wait and pick her up and take her out for a big meal.

With this thought in mind, Ryosuke's slowed pace returned to its previous speed.

It took about half an hour before Ryosuke and the others slowly arrived at the gate of the Hyuga clan's territory.

From a distance, they saw Hyuga Hiashi standing at the gate of the clan territory, holding a broom and seemingly sweeping the floor, but judging from his expression, it was obvious that he was waiting for them.

"Welcome back."

When Ryosuke and the other two approached, Hyuga Hiashi raised his head as if he had just noticed them.

In front of outsiders, his stern face remained the same as always, but his eyes looked Ryosuke up and down to make sure he was okay.

"I'm home, father."

Ryosuke smiled stiffly, his smile lacking his usual familiarity.

To be honest, facing such a scene, he felt a little overwhelmed.

He could clearly feel the warmth and concern in Hyuga Hiashi's eyes.

But it was this kind of...family-like warmth that made him not know how to respond.

If he was just pretending, he could certainly make it look real, but facing such a scene, he couldn't pretend and he wasn't good at it.

After carefully examining Ryosuke and sensing a distinctly different "aura" about him, Hyuga Hiashi's serious expression relaxed and he nodded with satisfaction, "This is your first time traveling far away from home, and you've grown a lot."

"Let's go inside and talk, Father."

Ryosuke smiled gracefully.

This was the first time he felt pressure from Hyuga Hiashi since he came to this world.

The look he gave him made Ryosuke feel that it had not been a month since he left the village, but several years.

To be honest, he is really not good at these warm scenes of wanderers returning home.

Hyuga Hiashi didn't think much about his reaction. He thought about it for a moment and nodded.

It was at this time that he finally had time to shift his gaze from Ryosuke to Souji and Hoshicai behind him, "Thank you two for your hard work on this mission."

Facing Hyuga Hiashi's polite words, Souji and Hoshicai quickly waved their hands and replied respectfully: "This is what we should do. Master Ryosuke is the main force in the successful completion of this mission."

Hyuga Hiashi noticed the respect in their words and looked at the two of them for a second longer.

He didn't continue chatting here, but turned around and walked towards the clan territory.

In this way, the group headed towards the center of the Hyuga clan, where the main family lived.

Along the way, many tribesmen bowed and greeted Hyuga Hiashi after seeing them. Among them, their eyes were full of curiosity and scrutiny towards Ryosuke.

Because he was well protected, Ryosuke had no special information either in Konoha or in the Hyuga clan.

He himself is very low-key. Although his grades in school are always among the top, he has never gotten first place and is always in the upper-middle level.

Such an unremarkable life experience seems extremely ordinary when compared with that of Hyuga Neji, who is known as a genius.

Many people in the clan believed that Ryosuke was an extremely mediocre person, just like Hinata, and that the clan leader had misjudged him and chose him as a son-in-law to become Hinata's future right-hand man.

However, neither Hyuga Hiashi nor Ryosuke paid any attention to these comments and looks.

Among them, Hyuga Hiashi believed that with the existence of a bird in a cage, although there were some minor disputes within their family, they would not have a major impact.

But Ryosuke didn't care at all.

He had seen too many plots like this in his previous life. When he had enough strength to support himself and could reveal his abilities, these voices would quiet down.

Since the result has been determined, there is no need to pay too much attention to the minor incidents that occur during the process.

(End of this chapter)

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