#110 - Chapter 110: Child Bride! Hinata Mikoto

"Elder Setsuna, I don't share the Uchiha name."

"If you don't trust Clan Head Fugaku, do you really trust me, an outsider, with Mikoto-nee?"

Hiuga Tenro stared directly into Uchiha Setsuna's eyes.

"Yes."

"If I were to entrust Mikoto to you, I would be very relieved."

Uchiha Setsuna met Hiuga Tenro's gaze without the slightest hesitation.

"Why?"

Hiuga Tenro asked with interest.

"Because you are different from Clan Head Fugaku. He was chosen by the clan after I was arrested and imprisoned. He inevitably has some indecisiveness in his bones."

"Let alone an Expansion Master, he might not even be competent as a City Defense Commander."

"But you, externally, you intimidate ninja clans, befriend Tsunade, and challenge the Anbu Captain Commander. Internally, you wield great power, open up secret body techniques, and popularize them throughout the clan."

"From a former branch family member to today's young clan head, you have fought your way to the top."

"My Sharingan eyes simply cannot see any compromise in your bones."

Uchiha Setsuna himself was a radical and favored true strength even more:

"Entrusting Mikoto to you, if one day I am gone, and the Uchiha are really unfortunate and encounter disaster, not only will Mikoto be spared, but the clan will also be able to leave behind a bloodline because of you."

"So that the Uchiha don't end up like the Senju."

"Annihilated."

"To take a step back, even if the Uchiha's inheritance does not decline, I don't think Uchiha Mikoto, as a clan head's wife, can be more noble than Hiuga Mikoto."

Uchiha Setsuna spoke frankly, exposing his thoughts without reservation.

In terms of vision, he still had some confidence.

Uchiha Fugaku's potential could be seen at a glance.

Even if he could awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, with his indecisive and hesitant personality, he would never be able to become a second Uchiha Madara.

On the other hand, Hiuga Tenro, with just a single space-time ninjutsu, had laid the foundation for the pinnacle of the Kage level.

Not to mention the Byakugan.

As an Uchiha, he was definitely proud and immensely admired and believed in the Sharingan, but he would not look down on the Byakugan.

After all, before the era of the Main House, the Byakugan was already one of the three great dojutsu.

In the past, the Hiuga could not produce a Kage-level powerhouse. In Uchiha Setsuna's view, it was not that the Byakugan was not good, but that the Main House was not good.

A monster who, at only 8 years old, could break the Caged Bird Curse Seal and develop space-time ninjutsu.

No one dared to say whether he would develop the Byakugan to an unprecedented height in the future.

"Marriage."

"Tenro."

"You should decide for yourself."

Hiuga Hizashi directly passed the question to his disciple to decide.

Parents' orders and matchmakers' words.

In the Naruto world, especially in bloodline clans, it was very common.

Just look at Uchiha Mikoto.

Even though she possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and was the daughter of an elder, her marriage was still decided by Uchiha Setsuna.

But when it came to Hiuga Tenro, the situation was completely different.

Even with the dual identities of teacher and clan head, Hiuga Hizashi still didn't dare to make decisions for Hiuga Tenro.

Hearing Hiuga Hizashi say this, Uchiha Setsuna was not surprised.

His Sharingan wasn't blind, so of course he could see who was in charge in the Hiuga clan.

As long as Hiuga Tenro said a word, the 'Young' in front of 'Young Clan Head' could be removed immediately.

"His power in the Hiuga is actually so great!"

Uchiha Mikoto, on the other hand, was secretly shocked.

She knew that Hiuga Tenro was amazingly talented and wielded great power in the Hiuga clan, but she didn't expect his influence to be so significant.

Even Uchiha Fugaku, who was the clan head, was still subject to the constraints of elders and clan members in the clan.

Similarly, her father, Uchiha Setsuna, was no exception.

"Elder Setsuna has already said so."

"And Mikoto-nee is willing to grow up with me."

"It seems I have no reason to refuse."

Under the gazes of several people, Hiuga Tenro pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement to the marriage.

Whether it was in the Naruto world or the One Piece world, his principle was to make more friends and fewer enemies.

The F4 group was destined to be an enemy, without a doubt.

The Uchiha could be won over.

Even if he couldn't win them over, there was no need to make enemies.

Besides, what man could refuse a 'child bride' who was willingly offered?

Especially when this 'child bride' was Uchiha Mikoto.

Publicly and privately, Hiuga Tenro had no reason to refuse.

"Hahahaha."

"Good!"

"Then it's settled."

Seeing Hiuga Tenro accept his daughter as a 'child bride,' Uchiha Setsuna's slanted eyes were filled with smiles:

"Tenro, Clan Head Hizashi."

"Although I am destined to die for the clan in the future, I am still an elder of the Uchiha for now."

"Even if I don't have the chance to see Mikoto get married in the future, I will definitely prepare her dowry in advance, and it will definitely not disgrace the Hiuga family's reputation."

He laughed repeatedly.

But Uchiha Mikoto's eyes were slightly red, not with anger, but with worry and grief.

She was definitely resistant to political marriages.

After all, she was the daughter of a dignified elder and a bloodline-wielding Jonin, but now she was being sent to the Hiuga family like goods, and then accompanying a husband she had never met as a 'child bride.'

But it was only out of instinctive resistance, not hatred.

After all, putting aside the age issue, she had to admit that the husband Uchiha Setsuna had chosen for her was truly excellent.

The most powerful genius in the history of Konoha, the young clan head of the Hiuga clan, and the designated clan head.

He had looks, power, talent, and wealth, and his battle record could be verified.

There was nothing to criticize.

In fact, she was a bit of a mismatch.

In addition, Uchiha Mikoto understood that everything her father had done after starting the countdown to his life was not only for the sake of the clan, but more for her own sake.

Once Uchiha Setsuna died, as the daughter of a rebellious traitor who launched a coup, her situation in Konoha and in the clan would inevitably become more and more severe.

Before Hiuga Tenro appeared, the only choice seemed to be to marry Uchiha Fugaku, who was the clan head.

Only in this way could she avoid being purged by Konoha and reverse her position in the clan.

Now, although she had become a 'child bride' of the Hiuga family, she seemed to have a more noble status and precious position than the wife of the Uchiha clan head.

All of this was painstakingly obtained by Uchiha Setsuna, who did not hesitate to put down the pride of an elder, shamelessly 'begging' Hiuga Tenro, and finally managed to exchange it after exhausting his words.

She really didn't want to let down her father's good intentions in the little time he had left.

Her personality, which was definitely an outlier in the Uchiha, did not support her doing so.

"Mikoto-nee herself is the best dowry."

Hiuga Tenro glanced at Uchiha Mikoto and, noticing her resistance, sent a cheap but sincere flirtatious remark.

He really didn't care much about the dowry.

After all, he never cared whether his wife had money or not, and there were few people in Konoha who were richer than him.

The Sarutobi clan, which had been sucking blood from Konoha for decades, did indeed have more wealth than the Hiuga and Uchiha, but even the Third Hokage could not arbitrarily mobilize all the Sarutobi clan's wealth, but he could spend the Hiuga family's money as he pleased.

As long as he didn't bankrupt the clan all at once.