Chapter 48: INAZ - 47
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"Clan Head Fugaku, looks like your plan is proceeding smoothly?"
"Not at all, it's all thanks to Boss Shinji's plan being viable. This first step has already been laid down." Yes, after turning left and right, Fugaku Uchiha arrived precisely at Shinji's All-Purpose Shop. And Fugaku Uchiha's actions today were all due to the plan Shinji enlightened him with earlier. Therefore, he came specifically today to thank Shinji.
"Yes, the first step has been laid down. Next... we'll have to see if your Uchiha clan's allies are reliable," Shinji smiled mysteriously. Just then, the doorbell of the All-Purpose Shop rang again. Karin quickly ran to open the door. Outside, a figure slowly walked in.
"Boss Shinji, Brother Fugaku, hope you've been well?"
"Lord Hizashi, come, sit." Shinji looked towards the entrance. Indeed, it was Hizashi Hyūga, who had just fought for some rights for the Hyūga clan in the Hokage's office. Seeing Fugaku Uchiha beside the tea table, Hizashi Hyūga showed no surprise at all, instead walking straight over beside Fugaku Uchiha, pulling out a chair, and sitting down.
"Hizashi." Fugaku Uchiha looked at Hizashi Hyūga sitting beside him, his expression equally unsurprised.
"Looks like Boss Shinji's plan was very successful," Hizashi Hyūga sighed as soon as he sat down.
"Just luck, purely luck," Shinji chuckled lightly, casually brushing the matter aside. Actually. Before the plan was implemented, Shinji had arranged for Fugaku Uchiha and Hizashi Hyūga to meet here. Since the Hyūga clan head, Hiashi Hyūga, was still at the front lines fighting Kumogakure, Hizashi Hyūga had become the highest-ranking person in the Hyūga clan currently. Moreover. What few people actually knew was. During Minato Namikaze's era, Fugaku Uchiha, Hiashi Hyūga, and Hizashi Hyūga.
The four of them were actually very good friends. It was just that Hiashi Hyūga himself was rather taciturn and didn't reveal anything to Hiruzen Sarutobi, so Hiruzen Sarutobi overlooked this layer of relationship. Relatively speaking, the relationship between Fugaku Uchiha and both Hiashi and Hizashi Hyūga was actually quite good. Although the clansmen of the two families argued about who was Konoha's strongest dōjutsu clan, in reality, the clan heads above were cheerful, while the clansmen below fought each other. This so-called...
The people below couldn't sit still first... But after Minato Namikaze passed away, the connection between Fugaku Uchiha and the Hyūga brothers also lessened significantly. Firstly, because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's return to power, the Hyūga clan had to avoid suspicion. Secondly, it was due to the disputes between the two clans. However, after Shinji arranged this meeting, the relationship between Fugaku Uchiha and Hizashi Hyūga was rekindled.