Reicarnated as a Hyuga in the Warring States Period

The next day

All the Hyuga clan, except for those out on a mission, were gathered in the main meeting hall. They were all sitting in seiza divided into two sides facing each other with a corridor in between.

They were all whispering and wondering what was going on. One of the reasons was that there wasn't a single pillow where the patriarch used to sit, at the center of the end of the corridor. Instead, there were two pillows one beside the other.

The Hyuga Patriarch along with the Elders and Hijiri arrived and they took their seats. The patriarch took one of the pillows at the end of the corridor and Hijiri took the other. Most clansmen wondered who this young man was, and what right he had to sit there. Nonetheless, there was only respectful silence once they entered the hall.

(Hiashi): "Clansmen, today I have gathered you for some important news. Some of you may remember Hijiri Hyuga, the genius of the clan who invented the Gentle Pulse and the Gentle Seal. Well, he has returned from his tempering trip.

He has experienced the world firsthand and now he is ready to assume a new role in the clan. I and the Elders have reached a consensus: given Hijiri's strength and contributions we appoint him as the General of the Hyuga clan.

He will have the role of leading the Hyuga forces in times of war and overseeing the clan's correct operations in normal times. That's all."

Restlessness spread between the people but no one disagreed. If the Patriarch and the Elders had already decided, who were they to voice their dissatisfaction?

For the next few days, Hijiri came to know better the clan situation.

The clan wasn't really well off but it wasn't in debt either. The main income came from missions done by the 2 main corps of Hyuga branch house members. These two corps were under the first and the second Elders, and each of them was composed of 20 ninjas. Of these 3 were Jonin and the rest Chunins and Genins.

There was also another corp under the Patriarch's family leadership. These were tasked with patrolling the surroundings of the Hyuga clan. This also had 3 Jonins in their midst.

The two main corps were hired by daimyos to be sent to this or that battlefield to earn money and glory for the clan.

The death rate wasn't usually very high thanks to the clan's strong taijutsu but they were still inevitable. So low-level fighters needed to be replenished quite often.

The rest of the Elders were tasked with overseeing internal and external matters. Like controlling the training of the branch house children or maintaining a good relationship with the various daimyos.

And that's it. Hijiri was quite depressed, to him the clan seemed like practically a ninja factory whose goods were used by the daimyos as they liked.

He had none of it. His determination to change this twisted system deepened.

(Hijiri): "First of all, I must resolve the money problem. It's not good to have the mission's money as the only revenue."

As the first step, he closed himself in the kitchen.

No, he didn't go crazy. He decided to experiment with the various dishes of his previous life to discover which would be appreciated in this world.

For this, he took his mother and his sister to taste the dishes.

A month later he had different menus ready, each with a different target.

He brought some samples to the patriarch and the elders and illustrated his plan.

(Hijiri): "I have decided that the ninja work can't be our only method of income. So I found a solution: we will buy some land in the City of Fire, the capital of the Land of Fire. We will then establish our new restaurants."

(5th Elder): "But who will we employ to do the work?"

(Hijiri): "I made a list of people. Some have injuries that don't allow them to fight but don't hinder them in daily life. Some are our veterans who are starting to get too old to fight. There are also their wives and children. Of course, an Elder will have to go. Some volunteers?"

The elders looked at each other trying to send someone ahead.

(Hijiri): "No one? Then I will choose. 3rd Elder Henji, you go."

Henji was dumbfounded: 'Why me? I am your father!'

(Hijiri): "Well, with that out of the way. Elder Henji your job now will be to find 3 good locations for our new restaurants. Of which one has to be in the high part of the city to attract the nobles. In the meantime, I will go and start three classes about cooking one for each restaurant. Don't worry in no time this could become one of our main sources of income."

Hijiri wanted to bring more changes to the clan. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot of time before the critical clash between Senju and Uchiha, and the birth of Konohagakure.

He decided to prepare and not have the events happen as originally did.