Naruto: Dual System Power At The Beginning

The Hyuga clan leader also did not expect the other party to be so generous. If this war were to be judged by merit, then of course, the Uchiha clan would take the largest share. Although the Hyuga clan also played a role, they could not possibly claim forty percent of the merit.

After all, the three top-tier ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village, along with a large number of other ninjas, were all taken down by Uchiha Ryosuke.

But actually, this was not what he wanted to bring up.

He shook his head and said, "I was thinking, regarding this ransom, shouldn't we also hand over a portion to the village?"

According to customary practice, the profits obtained through war could be partially retained by the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, while the rest had to be handed over to the village.

Hearing these words, Fugaku felt extremely displeased—not with the Hyuga clan, but with the village itself.

By custom, winning a war did indeed require handing over part of the benefits to the village for redistribution.

But this arrangement left him feeling deeply frustrated because this victory was entirely the result of the two clans' efforts, and the Konoha leadership had not even sent a single person to assist.

If they had sent people to fight, then sharing some of the rewards would be understandable. But in reality, not a single person had been dispatched.

The fact that the Konoha leadership treated the Uchiha clan in such a manner truly made him angry.

At this moment, Uchiha Ryosuke also wore a serious expression. The village wanting to take a share of his money? That was absolutely impossible.

He spoke coldly, "How could the Hyuga clan leader say such a thing? This war was won through the blood and sweat of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans. The village did not contribute a single bit. I will not give them a single cent of this money."

Fugaku agreed wholeheartedly. "Yes, that's right! I support this idea. If they want money, no way."

Hyuga Hiashi understood the firm stance of both men and began to think carefully.

This was an enormous sum of money. If they handed part of it over to the village, their Hyuga clan would lose a significant amount. But more importantly, the actions of the Konoha leadership had left the Hyuga clan feeling disheartened and disappointed.

Although the leadership had always been at odds with the Uchiha clan, this battle was a matter of the entire village's survival—it even determined the fate of the Hyuga clan. Yet, the Konoha leadership had ignored their life and death and insisted on letting the two clans fight alone.

This was not only a move against the Uchiha but also against the Hyuga. If things had gone wrong, the Hyuga clan could have suffered irreparable losses.

Since the leadership did not care about the Hyuga, then the Hyuga had no reason to offer them anything in return.

Even though this decision would put the Hyuga clan in opposition to the village leadership, it no longer mattered.

With the powerful Uchiha standing at the forefront against Konoha's leadership, the pressure on the Hyuga clan would not be as severe.

With that in mind, he spoke, "Ryosuke, I agree with your decision. But regarding the distribution of the ransom, our Hyuga clan will take only twenty percent."

As the leader of the Hyuga clan, he still had his pride.

If someone unaware of the situation looked at the alliance of these two clans, they might assume the Hyuga clan deserved forty or even fifty percent. But only those who understood the inside story knew the truth.

Based on actual contributions, the Hyuga clan deserved no more than twenty percent.

Even this twenty percent was already a significant figure. Adding the two billion ryo compensation from the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hyuga clan was making a huge profit.

With this financial boost, the clan's strength would grow, and more ninjas could be trained.

After this battle, the Hyuga clan would have the solid financial foundation to become a renowned and powerful family in the ninja world for years to come.

Hearing Hiashi's agreement, Fugaku was quite pleased.

It seemed this Hyuga clan leader was sensible and would not yield to the Konoha leadership.

Thinking back on his past concessions to the Konoha leadership, Fugaku felt somewhat stifled.

But he could not entirely blame himself.

Before Ryosuke emerged, the Uchiha clan had no one but himself to withstand the pressure from the Konoha leadership. That had already been a struggle.

But now, with Ryosuke, everything was different. Even if Ryosuke wanted to challenge the Konoha leadership now, Fugaku would follow him without hesitation.

Seeing that Hiashi was only taking twenty percent, Ryosuke felt that was indeed a reasonable amount—it reflected the Hyuga clan's actual contributions without making it seem like the Uchiha were simply offering them charity.

Without hesitation, he refused, saying, "If the Hyuga clan leader thinks forty percent is too high, then let's settle for thirty. The Hyuga played a crucial role—without the Byakugan's reconnaissance, we could have suffered ambushes."

"Also, the Hyuga clan suffered losses on the battlefield. I hope the clan leader will use some of the ransom to properly compensate the wounded and support the families of the fallen."

This money had to be given. Otherwise, the Hyuga clan might remain neutral in the future.

Although Ryosuke could now rely on force to overthrow Konoha's leadership, that approach was too crude.

What he wanted was a Konoha that completely belonged to the Uchiha.

And to achieve that, he needed the support of other clans.

Even though Fugaku did not fully understand why Ryosuke insisted on giving so much money to the Hyuga, considering that just one percent amounted to six hundred million ryo, he unconditionally supported Ryosuke's decision and agreed.

"Ryosuke is right. This money belongs to the Hyuga clan."

Seeing their determination, Hiashi could only accept. ,"Alright, then my Hyuga clan will take thirty percent."

Indeed, several members of the clan had been injured or killed in the war. With this money, they could be properly compensated, and the families of the fallen could be well taken care of.

At this moment, he felt somewhat grateful toward Ryosuke and Fugaku.

Compared to the heartless attitude of the Konoha leadership, the Uchiha clan was undoubtedly much more considerate.

How had he not realized before that the Uchiha were actually such good people?

Seeing that Hiashi had accepted, Ryosuke was very pleased. Now that they had taken his money, they surely wouldn't stand with the Konoha leadership in the future.

But there was still the matter of making the Fourth Raikage obediently hand over the money. Ryosuke had come up with a plan and turned to Hiashi.

"To make the Fourth Raikage accept these somewhat harsh terms, I'll need you, the Hyuga clan leader, to play the villain this time."

Hiashi was momentarily stunned but immediately understood Ryosuke's intention.

He would play the bad cop, while Ryosuke would play the good cop.

Since he had no goodwill toward the Hidden Cloud Village, this was a great chance to mess with them. He gladly agreed to Ryosuke's plan.

After finalizing the details, they ordered their subordinates to bring in the Fourth Raikage.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage was tightly bound with ropes. Seeing his fellow captured ninjas around him, his face was filled with shame.

Because of his own incompetence, his comrades had all been captured—even the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails had fallen into enemy hands.

He had no idea what would happen to them. If they all perished here, the Hidden Cloud Village would not just be seriously weakened—it would be on the brink of destruction.

Iwagakure wouldn't hesitate to seize the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack.

By then, the Hidden Cloud Village would be as fragile as a dilapidated shack in a storm, ready to collapse at any moment.

At that moment, several Uchiha clan members approached, carrying the bound Fourth Raikage into the main camp.

His face darkened as he looked at the three people before him and spoke first. "Speak. How does Konoha plan to deal with us?"

His top priority now was to figure out their fate. If possible, he was willing to offer heavy compensation in exchange for the safety of his people.

Only then would the Hidden Cloud Village have a future.

Seeing that the Fourth Raikage was immediately concerned about his captured comrades, the three of them knew they had him right where they wanted.

Ryosuke spoke first, "Clan leader, Hyuga clan leader, what do you think we should do with the prisoners from the Hidden Cloud Village?"

The Hyuga clan leader spoke coldly.

"This war was started by the Hidden Cloud. Some of our Uchiha and Hyuga clansmen have died. I propose executing them all to avenge our fallen comrades."

In reality, their casualties had been minimal, and even injuries were rare.

The Fourth Raikage was shocked. These men were under his command. If they all died here…

The Hidden Cloud would lose most of its elite force and fall into an extremely dire situation.

Without hesitation, he responded earnestly, "This was all the fault of the Hidden Cloud Village. We are willing to offer reparations in exchange for mercy."

When under someone else's roof, he had no choice but to bow. Now was not the time to act recklessly.

Seeing the Raikage's willingness to negotiate, Ryosuke calmly asked, "So, what kind of compensation is the Hidden Cloud Village willing to offer?"

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