"What?"
Hiashi's hand, holding the teacup, trembled, spilling the tea, but he paid it no mind.
He stared intently at Kazuki and asked, "Kazuki, is what you said true?"
The Hyuga clan had always protected the Byakugan very well, precisely to prevent others from obtaining it. The Caged Bird Cursed Seal was also to prevent others from acquiring the Byakugan, and even the unions between the Hyuga clan and outsiders needed to be managed.
In reality, given Kazuki's status, no matter how powerful he was, even if he was comparable to Madara, they would not directly offer him women.
The Hyuga Clan valued their reputation. It was only after some clan members sensed a special aura from him that they had other suspicions.
Kazuki probably had a unique blessing for their Hyuga Clan. Coupled with the high probability of Kazuki becoming Hokage later, and Rinka not being resistant to it, even appearing eager, Hiashi then came to inquire with Kazuki.
A child born with the Byakugan would belong to the Hyuga Clan. Hiashi believed that since Kazuki had made such a promise, he would not refuse.
"The Sage of Six Paths's younger brother went to the moon, and there's still a lineage there. Those clan members have all inherited the Byakugan."
Kazuki seemed to sense Hiashi's excitement and reminded him, "That lineage is not easy to get along with. I suspect the Caged Bird Cursed Seal was created to guard against them. It's even possible that the Hyuga Clan's ancestors were like a branch family over there."
"What?!" Hiashi was unable to remain calm.
As a noble clan with a thousand-year heritage, Hiashi had his own pride. In terms of heritage, apart from the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan, their Hyuga Clan feared no one.
They had their own pride. Ever since the Senju Clan disbanded, their Hyuga Clan had been vying with the Uchiha Clan for the title of Konoha's largest clan.
Of course, Hiashi knew the true strength of the Hyuga Clan.
Now Kazuki was telling them that their lineage was likely a branch family. How could he accept this?
For them, who were so proud, this was tantamount to a slap in the face, even trampling their faces into the ground, slapping them left and right.
"Of course, this is merely a guess, after all, compared to them, the Hyuga Clan's heritage seems to be a little lacking," Kazuki shook his head slightly.
"I have my own sources of information, but I can confirm that the other branch's strength is much greater than your Hyuga Clan's."
Hiashi pursed his lips. He didn't doubt that Kazuki was deceiving him. A strong person like Kazuki wouldn't casually deceive them. If it were exposed later that everything Kazuki said was false, then he would be the one losing face.
The Hyuga Clan was going to pledge allegiance to Kazuki, so there was no need for him to deceive them.
"Actually, you can go home and investigate this matter thoroughly, but do not rashly try to contact them, otherwise, it might bring disaster to the Hyuga clan." Kazuki then cautioned Hiashi.
"Yes. Thank you for your reminder, Kazuki." Hiashi nodded slightly.
"As for Rinka's matter, I hope you can consider it carefully. She is a good girl."
"I have no intention of refusing, but you also know my current situation. With so many girls, I can't make a choice." Kazuki scratched his head.
He admitted that he was a scoundrel. Fortunately, this world did not require him to make a choice.
"As a strong person, you are qualified to make such choices. If you don't leave more descendants, I'm afraid some people won't be able to accept it." Hiashi looked at Kazuki with envy.
As long as Kazuki was willing to join the Hyuga Clan, he wouldn't even mind arranging a dozen, or even dozens, of beautiful Hyuga women for Kazuki to breed with.
Kekkei Genkai clans cannot miss out on pure-blooded descendants. Although Kazuki was an Uchiha, the aura on him was fatally attractive to the Hyuga clan.
Presumably, no one could refuse. Fortunately, Rinka and Kazuki had a good relationship, otherwise, there might not even be such an opportunity.
For the Hyuga clan, this was the best choice.
"Perhaps. But I'm still young, aren't I?" Kazuki smiled noncommittally.
After speaking openly, the relationship between Kazuki and Hiashi became much more harmonious.
However, thinking about having to navigate between Mikoto, Kushina, and Rinka later, he felt a wave of exhaustion.
Ultimately, he wasn't the protagonist of one of those harem novels where girls fall for him with just a glance and easily accept the harem.
He needs to carefully manage his relationships with them.
Fortunately, he now possessed the strongest physique, even more of a Sage Body than the so-called Sage Body, so he didn't need to worry about his energy being insufficient in the future.
...
"Just now, you went for tea with Hiashi?"
As soon as Kazuki arrived at the Hokage Office, he saw Koharu, who was sitting in the Hokage's seat, look up and ask.
Hiruzen had initially intended to have Kazuki help him with official duties, but considering he was still a bit too young, he decided to have him and Koharu handle affairs together.
Kazuki gave his seat to Koharu, letting her sit in the Hokage's position to handle affairs.
Kazuki trusted Koharu very much as he felt great goodwill from her. Not all of his father's teammates were unreliable.
When he eventually takes power, he can't simply discard all the older generation. It was necessary to have Hiruzen and Koharu continue to assist him.
Minato and the others were still too young, it would take more than a decade to replace them.
Kazuki didn't suspect that the other party was monitoring him, it was likely that many people knew about this matter.
"Yes, he suddenly stopped me, and it was hard to refuse his hospitality." Kazuki said.
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