Senju Hashirama: Hahaha~
Uchiha Izuna: This kid... but then again, it's true that most was eaten up by a certain person's disciples. As for his family's... it was probably eaten by that Black-Framed Naruto kid.
Uchiha Sasuke: "..."
Don't be like this!
I am a proud Uchiha!
Can't you give me some spotlight?!
Naruto turned back to look at Sasuke.
Seeing his face turn bright red, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Hearing the words of Sasuke in the black frame world, everyone shook their heads helplessly.
Poor kid.
["Hahaha~"]
[Inside the Sealing Space, the Great Fox laughed until his sides ached.]
["Little Uchiha... hahaha~"]
["He would never imagine it was us~"]
["We only took the scrolls from Clan Leader Fugaku's house. No matter how rich Clan Leader Fugaku's house is, it can't compare to an entire clan."]
["The Uchiha Clan is a super clan with massive assets. After all, they are one of the two clans that founded the village."]
[Naruto explained.]
[But how could the Great Fox listen? He only wanted to hear what he wanted to hear.]
[Seeing the Great Fox laughing so happily, Naruto let him be and stopped correcting him.]
[Meanwhile, as everyone chimed in, they all held great prejudice against both Konoha and the Konoha High Council.]
[Especially since they had all grown up together, their dissatisfaction was even greater.]
["Dammit!"]
[Kiba couldn't sit still either.]
["Woof!" Akamaru sensed his master's emotions and bared his teeth irritably.]
["Naruto, what do you plan to do?"]
[Naruto gave a light chuckle, signaled Kiba to calm down, and then looked at Shikamaru.]
["What does Uncle Shikaku think should be done?"]
[Hearing this, Shikamaru pondered for a moment and said:]
["Dad hinted at it to me a long time ago."]
["We Ninja Clans... have been suppressed all these years."]
["First it was the Hyuga incident. Back then, everyone chose to play it safe to protect themselves."]
["The main issue was the difference in opinions."]
["But I didn't expect... the final result would be like that."]
["I thought that was the limit for the high council."]
["I thought it wouldn't get any worse... mainly because it wasn't happening to us, so we played it safe... and everyone was competing with each other."]
["I didn't expect... the Uchiha incident to happen so suddenly."]
[Saying this, Shikamaru took a deep breath.]
[He looked at Sasuke and said, "It was too fast!"]
["It was completely beyond everyone's expectations. In one night... everything was gone!"]
["Anyone could guess the Uchiha's intentions... That night, everyone was waiting in tacit understanding."]
["No one was helping, but if things had escalated to a certain point, everyone would have come out to stop it..."]
["In addition, there was the conflict between the Anbu and the Root Organization last night, as well as the Konoha Military Police Force, which is the Sarutobi Clan..."]
["Only then did everyone see clearly that the Sarutobi Clan had unknowingly grown into a 'behemoth'!"]
[Shikamaru spoke very tactfully, invisibly speaking well of the major Ninja Clans.]
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph, this kid... as expected of the Nara family."
Uchiha Izuna: Actually, what he said is true.
Uchiha Izuna: Mainly, no one expected that a certain person's disciples could be so rotten.
Senju Tobirama: "..."
[Whew—]
[Shikamaru took a deep breath and then continued:]
["Actually, since the Sandaime took office... through countless wars, among the Ninjas who died on the front lines, besides the Civilian Ninjas who made up the majority, it was us Ninja Clans."]
["The Sarutobi Clan had casualties too, but definitely the fewest. Moreover, they received the most resources!"]
["The commotion last night really shocked us. We never expected the Sarutobi Clan to have become so massive."]
["That shameless Old Thing!" Ino couldn't help but curse.]
[Shikamaru shook his head and added, "So, most of the time, the Ino–Shika–Chō would choose to remain silent, stay neutral, and align with the Hokage's faction just to minimize losses."]
[Sasuke's face looked grim. After a long while, he said with a murderous look, "So, the Uchiha massacre... wasn't just done by that beast Itachi alone, but also had the shadow of the high council?!"]
["It's hard for one person to wipe out the Uchiha, who were in no way inferior to the Hyuga, in a single night. Besides, the commotion that night wasn't as big as you'd imagine."]
[Neji glanced at the impatient Sasuke and then said coldly:]
["I remember that day, Lady Hinata came home late, but it was a decision made by the Ninja Academy to keep your grade after school."]
["Heh!" Neji sneered.]
[No one present was a fool. The principal of the Ninja Academy is usually the current Hokage.]
[Therefore, the Hokage's word is law in the Ninja Academy as well.]
[With things said to this point, how could Sasuke not understand what Neji meant?]
[However, Neji did not stop.]
[Murderous intent flared in his eyes.]
["Those high council members..."]
["Konoha is the number one Ninja village in the Ninja World, yet... if it weren't for that weak Hokage and the high council who only know how to fight internally, how could my father have died so humiliatingly?!"]
["It's clearly those guys... Dammit!" Neji closed his eyes in pain.]
[The atmosphere instantly became heavy.]
[Hinata opened her mouth but ultimately lowered her head.]
[Today's Hinata, after years of being nurtured by Naruto, had long since developed confidence, though it was still lacking when facing Naruto.]
[But most of the time, she carried the air of the Hyuga Main House and the Young Clan Leader.]
[Only when facing Neji did Hinata lack confidence.]
[It wasn't about strength or status, but a sense of indebtedness.]
[Therefore, Hinata had long since made up her mind to grow up quickly, to the point where she had absolute authority at home, to change the Hyuga and ease the invisible conflict between the Main House and the Branch House.]
[Later, she also received advice from Naruto.]
[The Caged Bird Seal isn't entirely bad; it has many benefits too.]
[The maid of Hinata and Hanabi, Natsu Hyuga, is a perfect example.]
[Therefore, it's best for the Caged Bird Seal to continue existing.]
[But it must never be forced.]
[Twins, having the Caged Bird Seal branded just because they were born a few seconds later... it's unfair.]
[Of course, there are only a few in the Main House... the Main House of the entire Hyuga can be counted on one hand.]
[Naruto rubbed Hinata's small head, softly comforting her.]
[Hinata leaned into him naturally.]
[She couldn't help it; it had already become a habit, an instinct...]
["Calm down first." Sakura Haruno comforted everyone.]
[The atmosphere had been built up to this point.]
[Many things didn't need to be said anymore.]
[The Young Clan Leaders of several major Ninja Clans in Konoha were all here, representing not just themselves, but also the Ninja Clans behind them.]
[Naruto looked at this group of friends he grew up with.]
[Everyone was also looking at him.]
[Kurenai Yuhi took a deep breath.]
[She held the hands of her two best friends on either side.]
[They were already deep in the game; there was no backing out even if they wanted to.]
[Of course, if they were really made to back out, they would get anxious.]
[The corners of Naruto's mouth curled up slightly.]
["I have an idea..."]