- Oh, am I listening?
- It's time to uncover at least some of the information on you," Shenesu smiled wickedly, "like the first degree of iryonin.
- That... that could work," I admitted somewhat surprised, after thinking the situation through from all angles. - But do you think it's time to put a card like that on the table?
- It could work, especially if you spice it all up with rumors that the situation would be unpleasant - the Hokage is clamping down on the young talent of the Nara clan, and his female students are being targeted, to the detriment of the village's reputation. If Hiruzen will lose nothing in the current situation, and the public will hear a new rumor for a few days, then with the addition of a new iryonin of the first degree, things will be very different. Considering the third rank student who had fled the village, the situation would be ambiguous.
Yeah, I wouldn't have thought of such an elegant move myself, that's what experience means.
- But there's another reason to hurry up and make this information public," my uncle interrupted me, "I've been told that Hishi Hyuga is bad and may not last more than a couple of months, so you know what I mean.
I frowned and nodded - the certificate of a living iryonin of the first class was not the same as a dead one, and considering that with his death there would be only one official iryonin of that level in the village, in the person of the unknown Tsunade, it would take a long time to get the qualifications certified again, especially if the Hokage got involved in the process. But Hishi's a pity, he's a tough guy, but he's a great guy.
- He's been robbed of his life's work by his own clansmen, so he's got nothing to live for," I sighed sadly, stretching out on the comfy chair, "and with his death, the Hyuga will lose a lot of influence. I don't know what their leader is thinking.
- Although Hishi-san is a member of the main branch of the clan, he has a very radical stance on the official policy of dividing the Hyuga into two branches and the use of the slave seal," Shenesu said, not mincing words about the situation in the Hyuga clan. The main branch are slave owners who can kill their property with a single gesture and torture it, and the side branch are disenfranchised slaves.
- When do you plan to make the information public? - I asked my uncle.
- There will be a council meeting at the end of the week, so I won't wait too long," he answered, "I need to prepare the ground with rumors for a better result.
In six days, then.
- Good, then I'll go and make my family happy," he got up from his chair, "and I could use some rest, because I've been busy lately.
- Come on, because you're going to have a lot more to do soon," Nara grinned.
- No, no, no, no, all work on the profile only through you, - I shook my head, - and not much lower than the official price list even to allies, especially for Yamanaka.
- I told Inoda not to trifle with that technique," the shinobi suddenly laughed, his face literally radiating a cheerful gloating expression.
- Did he think I'd forget that? - I grinned back, crunching my neck with a crunch. - He'll have to pay the price now if he wants the skilled services of an iryonin of my level.
Leaving the last word to myself, I left the office and hurried home. It felt like it hadn't been three days, but a whole month that I hadn't seen my family.
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