"Mito-sama, welcome to our humble abode," bowed the head of the Nara clan in a respectful bow, greeting the dear guest at the door and escorting him to the living room, where a tea kettle and table setting for two were already waiting, signaling the informality of the meeting. otherwise Setsura would have performed a full tea ceremony, which is an honor for Nara.
"Now, now, don't mention it, Shenesu-dono," the red-haired beauty nodded graciously, sitting down gracefully in an armchair. "It is I who should thank you for your timely assistance, which allowed me to avoid considerable embarrassment."
"Which is not beneficial to us either," the shinobi shrugged, pouring tea for his guest and pushing a plate of homemade cookies toward her.
To be honest, he was impressed to learn the details of what had happened from Linli-chan — women love to gossip, not only in Nara, but even among themselves — Ancient Uzumaki squeezed the maximum benefit for herself and Senju out of what had happened, turning a very ambiguous and damaging attempt at a coup in the clan into an exemplary beating of a runaway girl, even if the latter was a World War II veteran, an S-rank kunoichi, and a first-degree iryonin.
how effortlessly she was beaten by two elderly kunoichi (even if one of them didn't look old at all) made a huge impression not only on him, but also on all the spectators present (the Yamana techniques can be used not only to control opponents and work in the Torture and Investigation Department), greatly increasing the popularity of the Founders clan.
The political enemy's plan not only suffered a complete collapse, achieving the opposite effect, but also effectively removed from the political arena a previously unaccounted for and unexpectedly pulled figure that could have influenced the situation in one way or another.
In the process, they further tarnished Hiruzen's reputation as the sensei of such an ill-mannered kunoichi. The fact that she belonged to the Senju clan had virtually no effect on public opinion.
"Right now, it's not beneficial to anyone except Saru and his company," Uzumaki shook her head, sipping her tea, "but many clan leaders would definitely decide to hold back the information to gain an advantage or weaken us, because after Sakumo is put on the throne, the situation will return to fighting for the best pieces.
"The Nara clan is better at looking ahead than most, and a strong ally is far better than a weak one," Shenesu shrugged. "Besides, Mito-sama has helped us out more than once, and I couldn't do anything else."
The fact that the second heir, married to Senju, regularly visited the Uzumaki house was not even worth mentioning.
"By the way, congratulations on the well-executed intrigue," Mito changed the subject with a slight smile. "This terrible practice of the Hyuga should have been stopped long ago, because any explosive seal will sooner or later burst, hurting those around it.
"I'm afraid that honor belongs to the late Hishi Hyuga," Nara grunted a little enviously, "we were just one of the tools, albeit one that benefited from it.
"Hishi-kun was always a crafty bugger, even when he was young," Uzumaki smiled, slightly closing her eyes and clearly remembering the past.
Nara politely remained silent.
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