Tsunade, you're really drunk!

More than half a month had passed. During these days, Neji, Rock Lee, and Tiantian went to the Ninja Association together to register for membership of the Ninja Association as usual. Because the three of them were registered Chunins of Konoha, they were exempted from the so-called assessment process.

Led by Might Guy, the three of them carried out a B-level escort mission to escort the nobles of the Grass Kingdom back to the village. Although they encountered a group of bandits and several wandering ninjas during the mission, they were all dealt with efficiently.

The dull life and the urgency to liberate the branch family made Neji feel that time was becoming increasingly difficult to endure, but finally, the experimental mission from the Konoha Scientific Ninjutsu Research Institute was approved by Tsunade and officially released.

In the morning, after receiving the mission commission from the Hokage Building, Hiashi returned to the family, summoned all the elders of the main family, and held an impromptu clan meeting in the Hyuga ancestral hall.

Inside the spacious ancestral hall, the ceiling was filled with tablets of Hyuga clan leaders and elders of all generations, and rows of pure white candles were constantly burning, emitting wisps of white smoke.

Hinata Hiashi sat in the center, and the other eight elders sat on both sides. Everyone first saluted towards the ancestral hall, and then began this temporary clan meeting.

"Dear elders, just an hour ago, the Hokage issued a very important mission, specifying that our Hyuga clan must complete it, and the initiator of the mission is none other than the Second Hokage, Tobirama, and the director of the research institute, Orochimaru."

As soon as Ri Zu finished speaking, the Great Elder spoke first and gave his response.

"Since this is a mission issued by these two, then we, the Hyuga clan, should just accept it. What is there to hesitate about?"

"As the clan leader, don't you know how to make your own decisions on such trivial matters? Otherwise, how can you preside over the overall affairs of our Hyuga clan in the future?"

The Great Elder didn't care about the content of the task at all, and his words were meant to belittle and demoralize others.

But it was these words that made the other elders nod their heads repeatedly.

The fourth elder: "Rizu, although what the first elder said is a little inappropriate, it is also the truth. As the clan leader, you should be responsible. We old bones can't stand you calling temporary clan meetings at every turn."

The Eighth Elder: "Although what the First and Fourth Elders said is correct, but hasn't Rizu said what the mission is yet? Why are you so anxious? After all, Rizu is our junior, and we watched him grow up with our own eyes. Why not listen to him first?"

The three elders spoke in one breath. They first lowered Rizu's prestige, then emphasized that they were all Rizu's elders, elevating their own status.

Although such rhetoric was shameless, it was extremely applicable in a place like the Hyuga clan, causing them to nod their heads frequently. Even those who originally thought that the words of the Great Elder were not very good, felt that what the Eighth Elder said was right. After all, they were the elders~

Rizu suppressed his inner anger and controlled his emotions, but still put on a smile.

"What the three elders said is right, but it is precisely because you are the elders that I want to ask for your opinions."

"I am where I am today thanks to the help and care of all the elders."

"But this mission is still too important, and the source of the mission is still Lord Chiya. He asked Orochimaru to study firearms. Even the Second Hokage thought it was very important and took the initiative to participate in it."

"I really can't make up my mind about such an important task. I still have to listen to the opinions of the elders."

After hearing Ri Zu's compliments, smiles immediately appeared on the faces of the eight elders, and they were secretly happy. But after hearing what happened next, the expressions of the first elder, the third elder and the eighth elder became a little ugly.

Why is it that Qianye guy again? Isn't that guy just a little stronger? His status is the same as Hiashi, both of them are assistants of the Hokage. Isn't it because of his affair with Tsunade that he has achieved what he has today?

But except for these three elders, the faces of the other elders suddenly became stiff. Only the second elder drank a sip of hot tea calmly and spoke first.

"Hiashi, please tell us the content of the mission first. Since it is something that person is concerned about, we, the Hyuga clan, must do our best to complete it."

"And since we, the Hyuga, were designated to complete it, there must be a reason for it. If we, the Hyuga, refuse this mission, it would be a demonstration to Konoha."

"If things go wrong, we might end up like the Uchiha back then."

The Second Elder's words immediately caused the First Elder, the Third Elder, and the Eighth Elder to nod their heads like chickens pecking at rice, expressing their approval.

A smile appeared on Rizu's face. It seemed that the Second Elder, his uncle, was more reliable. Although the old man had traditional ideas and could not keep up with the times, he still showed concern for him in his words.

Thanks to the words of the second elder, the other four elders became a little more timid and reminded them of one thing - that is, behind Ri Zu, there is Qian Ye's support, and they must not underestimate the weight of his words.

So, Hiashi re-examined the matter of how Neji invented the firearm, attracted Chiya's attention, and then Orochimaru took the firearm away for research.

"I met Lord Tobirama this morning. It was rare to see a look of joy on his face. I believe he must be looking forward to and attaching great importance to the research of firearms. He specifically asked us to send at least 200 Hyuga ninjas who can open their Byakugan to the plains outside Konoha Village to conduct firearms tests."

"Lord Tobirama and Orochimaru will accompany them personally, constantly improving and instructing them on the use of firearms during the mission."

"I personally want to take on this mission. I wonder what the elders think?"

After Hiashi finished speaking, several elders fell into silence. This incident had such a huge impact on them that it even shook one of the two keys for the Hyuga clan to survive.

That is soft fist.

Finally, after more than ten seconds of silence, the Great Elder spoke again.

"Everyone, please tell me your opinions. I am old and need to think about it for a while. After all, you all know that Hinata abandoned her soft fist and turned to archery."

"But I didn't expect that even something like firearms would attract the attention of those people. It's just something that a branch ninja made. Sigh..."

After saying this, the Great Elder shook his head and returned to silence.

Everyone immediately turned their eyes to the Eighth Elder. Feeling everyone's gazes, as well as the First Elder's meaningful gaze, the Eighth Elder naturally understood what he meant.

He pretended to be serious, waving his sleeves, with a hint of anger on his face and a bit of agitation.

"Two hundred ninjas? Aren't you trying to make things difficult for our Hyuga clan?!"

"Since Tsunade took over three years ago, all ninjas have had to register. Our Hyuga clan has more than a thousand ninjas in total, half of whom are on the border between the Land of Fire and Konoha, leaving more than five hundred in the village!"

"Now we are asked to send out more than 200 ninjas from the branch families. Will we have to send out even the ninjas from our main family in the future?"

"What if the Byakugan is lost again? Isn't Uchiha Chiye the strongest man in the ninja world? He can't even handle such a small matter, and you want us, the Hyuga, to do it? Do you want to see the embarrassment of the Third Ninja World War again!?