Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Good! Very Good!

"For this infiltration, the Hidden Cloud Village will pay compensation to our Hyuga clan and the village. The Third Hokage hopes that this matter can be resolved."

When Ryosuke returned home, Hyuga Hiashi, who had rushed to the Hokage building for a meeting early in the morning, had already returned. The father and son went straight to the study and started a conversation between men. 

In fact, Hinata, the future clan leader, should also be present at this kind of conversation, but because she was still relatively young and getting accustom to the change, Ryosuke did not ask her to join. As for Hyuga Hiashi, he never thought much of his heir. He had now put all his attention on Ryosuke, believing that this son-in-law was the future of the Hyuga clan.

"It seems that you are not very surprised by this result. Did you seen this future? Are you aware of the result of the meeting?"

Sitting close to the desk,Hiashi with half-closed eyes looked at Ryosuke sitting opposite him. Due to his age, even when he was sitting on a chair, his height was only enough to show his head above the table. As the head of the clan, he was destined to not be able to maintain 100% trust in anyone. But Ryosuke had proved that his Byakugan could see the future, and he believed it about 70%. This belief was based on his age, his identity, and the records about the old times in the Hyuga Shrine.

"Regarding this ability to see the future, it seems to be limited. It sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I can't master this ability for the time being, but I will do it as soon as possible." After hearing the news, Ryosuke's expression was very calm, and he explained: "As for the outcome of this matter, I just roughly guessed it. I believe that you, father, also roughly guessed it before going to the meeting. After all, the Third Hokage is already old."

"Father, you have given me the highest authority in the clan's intelligence chain, so I know more or less about the personalities of some people in this village, and even in other villages. From the intelligence data collected by the clan, after the Third World War, most of the orders issued by the Third Hokage tended to be cautious, or even tolerant. He no longer had the courage to fight to the death as he did when he was young."

"And the village is currently not as strong as it used to be . The Sannin left, and the Fourth Hokage died young. There aren't many people who are capable of carrying the banner and going to the front lines to fight." At this point, he paused and concluded, "Excessive friction with the Hidden Cloud Village at this time is definitely not a good thing."

"But we already have witnesses, and those who did it have been captured. It is impossible to pretend that nothing happened. I think at the meeting, the Third Hokage wanted to push this problem to Kumogakure and ask them to compensate for this matter."

Snap, snap, snap—

While clapping, Hiashi's eyes were full of praise, "Very interesting analysis, you are right, in fact, I roughly guessed the result before the meeting. If we Hyuga suffered casualties or even if Hinata was abducted because of this incident, the Third Hokage may start a war to appease our anger."

"But since there was no loss in our clan, so he will definitely not let Konoha fall into war again because of this incident." Ryosuke nodded silently without saying anything.

"But I'm a little curious, what will be the trend of this matter in your future?"Hiashi asked again, "If there was no advance arrangement, they would have taken Hinata away last night, right? In the end, did the Hidden Cloud Village succeed in uncovering the secret of our Hyuga clan regarding the Byakugan?"

He used an affirmative sentence. Judging from the level of the invaders last night, they would undoubtedly have succeeded without any prior preparation. "They did succeed in taking Hinata away, but they were not able to leave the village."

Ryosuke shook his head, "But these things are no longer important. What's important is that we have now prevented this from happening."

"Can't you tell me? Is it... that the eyes have limitations in this aspect?" Hinata Hiashi was a little confused.

"I just think that letting know too much irrelevant information will affect your actual judgment." Ryosuke explained with a smile, "The future I see is not necessarily what will happen. If in the future I see, the Third Hokage is a kind and amiable hero who is willing to sacrifice himself to maintain Konoha's face and protect Konoha."

"But in reality, he is a pedantic old man who is hesitant about many things. So, father, do you think I should believe in the future I see or what I am exposed to now?"

Hiashi thought for a while and replied: "...You need to make the decision yourself."

"That's right. If I really encounter something like this, I need to make my own judgment based on the actual situation." Ryosuke nodded, "But if my brain is burdened with too much information about this, then I might be hesitant..."

"does his personality align with the future I see, or the present I am facing? What will be his next move? Will it be bad for me? But if it is according to the future I see, he will undoubtedly help me. But if it ithe present him, then I think the chances of him helping me are very low."

"To collect intelligence and analyze the development of things, what I need to collect is useful information. A lot of useless and complicated information will only affect my judgment process."

The secret of the Byakugan has actually been cracked by the people of the Hidden Mist Village, and someone in the Hidden Mist Village has even successfully transplanted the Byakugan. The reason why the Hyuga clan protects their clan is to ensure the purity of the Byakugan. But he didn't want to reveal too much about these things, about what Hinata Hiashi was worried about.

Just like what he once said to Hiashi, human destiny is unpredictable. Even if Ryosuke knew the direction of the plot, he had no way of guaranteeing at what time period, at what location, who would appear there, and whether they would die there. He couldn't be sure of these things. After all, there is now an anomaly like him in this world, and many things will change because of his arrival.

Before he truly gained the ability to see into the future, he would only use the plots in his memory as a reference, and would not believe in any of the content, including the personalities and living habits of the people in his memory.

With half-closed eyes,Hiashi stared at Ryosuke for a while before speaking in a cold voice, "...Are you giving me a heads up?"

"I'm talking about myself." Ryosuke quickly replied, "I found that in the past, I liked to obtain information based on the intelligence chain of the clan, and then analyze the development of things. I think that only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle."

"But now I feel that even if you know both yourself and your enemy, you may not be able to win every battle. I was a little too naive and one-sided." The smile on his face remained unchanged, and after he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the study suddenly fell silent. Time passed by little by little.

Hiashi stared at Ryosuke, and Ryosuke was also looking back at him with a calm and relaxed face.

Finally, it was Hiashi's laughter that broke the silence, "Very good, very good, it is indeed a bit too naive and one-sided, your behavior is really not like that of a child.

Although it was a little stiff, it was obvious that his smile came from the heart. As for the reason for stiffness, it's because he doesn't laugh often.

"But father, I have found some information about this matter and I can tell you." Unlike his fake smile, Ryosuke's smile was so realistic that it was hard to tell whether it was a real smile or a fake one. "The Third Hokage wariness against our Hyuga clan may be deeper than you think."

(End of this chapter)