Naruto-Start by eating the golden fruit

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"Agent, these are... um... invitations from other families." Nara Shikaya handed a stack of invitations to Yuya.

Yuya looked at Shikaya, his lips twitching. "Do you think I'm blind? I can clearly see the two words 'Nara' at the top."

Lu also gave an awkward smile, then hugged Yuya and whispered, "Isn't this an order from the old man in the family? Let me try it."

Yuya sneered. "So you sold me out?"

Lu Ye clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction. "How can you say that? I'm just looking out for your lifelong happiness. Ninjas get married young, you know. Even Brother Kagami was engaged at sixteen."

Uchiha Kagami, who had been hiding in the shadows, couldn't take it anymore and stepped forward. "Hold on. My family arranged my engagement at sixteen, but I didn't get married until I was nineteen!"

Nara Shikaya spread his hands.

Yuya helplessly held his forehead. With Uchiha Kagami joining in, the conversation took an even stranger turn. Kagami coughed awkwardly before adding, "Well... my family also wanted me to ask you—how do you feel about Xiaorou?"

Yuya's mouth twitched. "Are you guys brain-dead? Do you seriously think I'm still a kid?" He paused, suddenly recalling something. Wait... when did the prince get married?

He calculated in his head: He graduated from the academy as a genin at twelve, spent three years chasing Sasuke, then dealt with Akatsuki and the Fourth Great Ninja War... That meant the prince—Naruto—must have married Hinata at seventeen or eighteen, no older than nineteen.

Ah, this timeline...

Yuya sighed in exasperation and looked at the two with deadpan eyes. "Who came up with this ridiculous idea?"

Nara Shikaya whistled innocently.

Uchiha Kagami laughed nervously, but Yuya turned his sharp gaze toward him.

Finally, Kagami gave in. "It was the old clan leader of the Hyuga family."

Yuya felt an immediate toothache. Are you kidding me, Hyuga? What kind of nonsense is this?

The truth was, this wasn't just the Hyuga clan's idea. Ever since Yuya forced the Sarutobi clan to hand over half of their land, many families had started brainstorming ways to avoid the same fate. Ultimately, they landed on one solution: marriage alliances.

It was reminiscent of how the Uzumaki clan secured their influence through the First Hokage. Although the Uzumaki clan faced challenges now, their strategy of controlling a nation through alliances was undeniable.

Even if Yuya's ultimate potential was uncertain, the past few years had made one thing clear: the rapid advancements in Konoha were thanks to him, not Tobirama. The other clans recognized this, though they couldn't openly admit it.

The marriage proposal was initially met with resistance. Ninja clans rarely married outside their own. The Uchiha, Sarutobi, Shimura, and Hyuga clans all preferred internal unions. Even Naruto and Hinata's marriage had been an exception due to Naruto's status as a rising star destined to become Hokage.

However, the Hyuga patriarch saw an opportunity. Unlike other families, he had no qualms about breaking tradition. He shamelessly proposed his granddaughter, Hinata Kazuko, who had known Yuya for years. His reasoning was simple: If no one else moves first, we'll secure the alliance.

The other families begrudgingly agreed. After all, they didn't want to fall behind in this unspoken competition. Only the Sarutobi clan remained silent, their gates closed, their intentions unclear.

Yuya stared blankly at the ceiling. "You mean to tell me the Hyuga patriarch said all that out loud?"

Kagami shrugged. "Pretty much."

Yuya massaged his temples. Unbelievable. These people are hopeless. He thought back to the Uchiha clan's recent blunders. The last time he had personally visited their clan to propose a profitable collaboration, they had turned him down. And now they had the nerve to send Kagami to recommend Uchiha Rou for a marriage alliance?

Idiots. Absolute idiots.

It suddenly dawned on him: Do they really think these marriage proposals are genuine? That these girls are here to introduce themselves seriously?

Yuya was silent for a long moment. Knowing the straightforward nature of most Uchiha, it was entirely possible they did.

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