"Sandaime-sama temporarily acts as Hokage?"
"This is a very suitable choice!"
"Indeed."
As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, many jounin in the field echoed.
In addition to the jounin who were originally the third generation, there were also many jounin who supported the fourth generation Namikaze Minato. They finally made a firm choice to stand in the queue of the fourth generation. As a result, something like this happened to the fourth generation. , if the fifth generation is re-elected, their previous determination will be in vain.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi, the third Hokage, temporarily acts as Hokage to handle matters when the fourth generation is in a coma, then after the fourth generation recovers, he will still be the Hokage, and the power will return to the hands of the fourth generation.
After all, Namikaze Minato was promoted by Hiruzen Sarutobi, and many of the Jonin who supported Namikaze Minato were from the third generation lineage.
For those Jonin who were dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi's return to the throne, they hoped to re-elect the fifth generation to break the Senju family's monopoly on the position of Hokage.
But now that Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, has made his stance public, no one will be able to please him if he directly contradicts him openly.
You must know that the top Kage-level experts in Konoha are basically related to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Jiraiya and Tsunade are his disciples, and the fourth generation is his disciple.
"If you, Hiruzen, take up this burden again, we will feel at ease." Koharu nodded as he went to bed. What Konoha needs now is stability. With the third generation back in power, the village can be stabilized.
"Well, until Minato wakes up and a suitable successor is chosen, I will serve as a buffer and be Hokage for a few more years."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said seriously.
"Although Danzo bears unshirkable responsibility in this incident, he actively assisted us in subduing Golden Horn and Silver Horn after the accident, allowing the village to regain a large amount of Nine-Tails Chakra, so I regard it as the Third Hokage Punish him in the name of temporarily removing him from the position of Hokage Advisor, while retaining his authority as the leader of the root."
Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the topic and announced the treatment of Danzo.
This punishment is neither painful nor itchy, because the Hokage advisor is not considered to have real power. When the third generation was in power, Danzo, the Hokage advisor and the root leader, was naturally in a high position.
But as Namikaze Minato became the fourth generation, he naturally did not want Danzo, the Hokage advisor, to affect his plan to reconcile with the Uchiha, so he opposed Danzo in many high-level meetings. Everyone with a discerning eye knew that when Namikaze Minato was in control After that, Danzo will be kicked out from the political center sooner or later. If the Hokage's advisor is not reused by the Hokage, it will be a false position at all. The root is Danzo's lifeblood.
Now that Sarutobi Hiruzen has returned to power, he has only removed Danzo from his position as Hokage advisor, which is basically just a symbolic punishment.
As long as the roots are still in Danzo's hands, he will still be the most powerful ninja in Konoha.
"I will obey the village's decision."
At this time, Danzo responded solemnly, his face gradually darkened. This time it was self-defeating, but he helped Hiruzen regain his position, and he was punished.
It is conceivable that this incident will definitely greatly reduce his popularity among the jounin in the village, and he will be one step further away from the position of Hokage in the future.
'Damn Orochimaru! Danzo was so angry that he actually regarded Orochimaru as an object that could be rounded and flattened at will. This is why he suffered such a dumb loss. The key is that he can't pass the blame to Orochimaru, otherwise he will just fight with the traitorous ninja. Having any contact would be a grave sin of betraying Konoha.
Most of the jounin in the field fell into silence. The village suffered a lot from this incident, especially the Uchiha clan, which fought the most bravely. Three of the jounin were absorbed by the purple gourd for a long time and absorbed a large amount of chakra. , and finally died of exhaustion.
Among the top management of Konoha, Danzo has been targeting the Uchiha clan. Now that he has been deprived of the position of Hokage Advisor, it can be regarded as an explanation to the Uchiha from the third generation.
Of course, for the upper echelons of Uchiha, this explanation is a bit too perfunctory. After all, Danzo still holds real power and can still interfere with the high-level decision-making of the village. The momentum of Uchiha being suppressed will not stop in the future.
"Regarding this accident, the Uchiha clan fought extremely bravely, otherwise the casualties might have been even greater!" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Uchiha Fugaku and said sincerely: "Fugaku, thanks to you this time."
"Sandaime-sama, you are serious. As a member of the village, these are what we should do." Uchiha Fugaku said seriously.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.
Uchiha Issei, the incarnation of the wood spirit who was sitting under Uchiha Fugaku, sighed inwardly when he heard this.
Fugaku is a good man and very strong, but he is by no means a good leader.
This time the Uchiha clan has paid so much for Konoha, and he himself has exposed the Mangekyō Sharingan. For this kind of thing, in the face of Hiruzen Sarutobi's verbal thanks, he did not take the opportunity to put forward some conditions. It is really too political. Simple.
If they make a request at this time, the high-level officials may think that Uchiha will take the opportunity to demand it, but compared to what Uchiha paid, the rights they receive are really very few. It is estimated that only Konoha would treat such a powerful ninja clan like this.
But asking for nothing makes it even more stupid.
The top management of Konoha was originally targeting Uchiha, so whether they made demands or not, they would be considered to have ulterior motives.
Uchiha doesn't want anything, which just makes the top management think that Uchiha wants to gain prestige and take advantage of this opportunity to win over people's hearts, rather than asking for some substantial political benefits.
Bai Yu looked at the other Uchiha jounin around him. Everyone looked a little dissatisfied, but due to the high-level meeting, he could not have an attack.
How can such a clan leader convince the public in the future?
"In that case, next..." Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, preparing to continue the next topic.
At this time, Uchiha Zonghito suddenly stood up and said: "This incident fully proves the Uchiha clan's loyalty to the village. At the critical moment, we are the first to stand up to defend the village, so I think it is appropriate to upgrade the Konoha Police The authority of the military force is very necessary!”
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was stagnant, and the expressions of Danzo, Koharu Koharu, and Mito Kadobu all didn't look good.
There was a sudden silence in the field, you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere became weird.
"I think what Zongren said makes sense. In this case, the Uchiha clan can serve the village better!" Another Uchiha jounin agreed. His words were more euphemistic, but his meaning was clear.
Several other Uchiha jounin also spoke out.
Only Uchiha Fugaku remained silent, because he promised to work with the fourth generation to slowly resolve the conflicts between the top management and the Uchiha clan. Now that he stated the Uchiha clan's demands so straightforwardly, it seemed a bit arrogant in it. , as if he was forcing the top management, and doing so would obviously waste his previous efforts with the fourth generation.
It's just that what Uchiha Zonghito said was actually Fugaku's idea. In addition, he was able to ascend to the position because of Zonghito's grandfather's great efforts. It was not easy for him to refute Zonghito's proposal in public under such circumstances.
"This matter involves a wide range of things and requires everyone to discuss it carefully, but I already understand the Uchiha clan's thoughts." Sarutobi Hiruzen started Tai Chi, neither agreeing nor rejecting, and then spoke. Said: "The top priority now is to stabilize the internal situation and prevent other villages from taking plans against Konoha because of this accident. Minato's injury must be kept strictly confidential."
"yes!"
Everyone said in unison, because what Sarutobi Hiruzen said was indeed more important. The fourth generation's coma left Konoha without a powerful ninja who could shock the ninja world.
Although Jiraiya is very strong, he is no match for the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage.
Only Namikaze Minato, who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, can compete with the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage.
Space ninjutsu is mysterious and unpredictable, and everyone will be afraid of it.
The third war is not completely over. Kirigakure has not yet signed an armistice agreement with Konoha. Namikaze Minato's coma at this time will be a huge blow to Konoha's morale, especially if it is discovered by Kirigakure's ninjas and says There may be another attack.
"Regarding the subjugation of Golden Horn and Silver Horn, the village received a total of four six-path ninja tools, including the Golden Rope, the Seven-Star Sword, the Purple Gold Gourd, and the Banana Fan. Among them, the Golden Rope was captured by Issei, so it belongs to the Uchiha clan.
If another war breaks out in the future, I hope the Uchiha clan can cooperate with this six-path ninja tool or lend it to the village temporarily. "
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Bai Yu and continued.
Although his original intention was to directly hand over the golden rope to Uchiha Issei, the sight of doing so would be too ugly, especially since Uchiha Issei's explosive strength in the battle definitely surpassed that of an elite jounin and reached the Kage level. level.
Unexpectedly, there are so many people in the Uchiha clan hiding their strength.
Moreover, Uchiha Issei had captured the golden rope by relying on his own strength, so the village had no reason to ask him to hand it over.
It's just that among these four six-path ninja tools, the Golden Rope, the Seven-Star Sword, and the Purple Gold Gourd need to be used together. Without the Golden Rope to touch the enemy and force him to release his spirit, the Seven-Star Sword and the Purple Gold Gourd are equivalent to waste and are of no use at all. It felt very uncomfortable for Sarutobi Hiruzen, because if he encountered a strong enemy, he would have to turn to the Uchiha clan for help every time.
Although he is not targeting the Uchiha clan like Danzo, he is also very afraid of the Uchiha clan deep down in his heart.
"Of course." Uchiha Fugaku nodded. As the clan leader, he was qualified to answer on behalf of his clan members.
The other jounin also looked at Shiro Yu, the Uchiha jounin. Golden Horn and Silver Horn were powerful ninjas who had killed the Second Hokage. Even if the strength of the Reincarnation Jutsu after the resurrection was not at its peak, they could still defeat Golden Horn. It is indeed not easy to take advantage of the situation and seize the golden rope.
At this time, when everyone thought back, they couldn't help but feel a little wary. There were too many powerful people in the current generation of Uchiha. Uchiha Fugaku had opened the Mangekyō Sharingan and was undoubtedly the strongest person in the Uchiha clan. He could compete with the third and fourth generations. , comparable to top powerhouses like Jiraiya.
The remaining Uchiha Sohito, Uchiha Chiho, and Uchiha Issei are all shadow-level powerhouses.
In addition, there is Uchiha Shisui who won the title of 'Shunshen Shisui' on the Kirigakure battlefield at the age of only 11 years old. He is known as the most talented ninja in the history of the Uchiha clan. At this age, Shisui was promoted to special jounin based on his military exploits. He killed many Kirigakure jounin at the same time, completely surpassing Kakashi in terms of momentum.
Even Namikaze Minato and Shiroha, who is now separated from Konoha, are far inferior to him at Shisui's age.
From the late Warring States Period to the present, the Uchiha clan has once again shown signs of regaining its strength in its heyday.
For the common people of Konoha, it is a good thing that the ninja clan within Konoha is flourishing.
But for Konoha's top brass, as well as other ninja clans, they may be facing a new political reshuffle.
It is inevitable that the powerful ninja clan has more political voice.
In particular, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan were once the two strongest ninja clans during the Warring States Period. Now that the Senju clan has been disbanded, no one can stop the rise of the Uchiha clan.
...
After the meeting ended, Uchiha Zonghito looked a little angry. The Uchiha clan paid the price of three jounin, but only received a few indifferent commendations from the third generation.
What's the use?
Since the outbreak of the Third War, Uchiha has shed a lot of blood for the village. There are still many Uchiha tribesmen staying on the Kirigakure battlefield, and they will face an attack by the large forces of Kirigakure Village at any time.
But what's the result?
Due to their military exploits, other ninja clan members have been promoted to jounin and gained high-level political opportunities. However, many outstanding ninjas in Uchiha have made great military exploits, but many of them are stuck in special jounin positions. A Jonin is always one step away from participating in high-level decision-making.
Now, Uchiha Zonghito has recognized the reality.
It's not that the Uchiha clan didn't do well enough, nor is it that the Uchiha clan has a problem.
In less than a year after the fourth generation came to power, many Uchiha clan members have successfully become jounin due to their military exploits and passing comprehensive examinations.
Therefore, the problem lies with the top management of Konoha, headed by the third generation.
Why was it that when the fourth generation was in power, there was no such thing as dirty things?
"Hey~" Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Munehito who left in anger, and couldn't help but feel helpless. As the elder of the clan, Uchiha Hayato, gradually put down his power, the clan has been divided into two factions. The conservatives headed by him are willing to believe The fourth generation hopes to resolve the conflict between Uchiha and the village through communication.
Uchiha Zonghito is a representative figure of the radical faction. He has always hoped to use a tough attitude to express Uchiha's determination to obtain political rights. After all, Konoha may not be able to live without the current high-level officials, but it must not be without Uchiha, who is the most important figure in the entire Shinobi. The powerful ninja clan at the top of Kaidu's strength would only give in again and again, which would only cause the top management to press forward step by step, constantly touching the Uchiha's bottom line, and even greater conflicts would break out.
Bai Yu's body had left the day before yesterday and returned to the country of Uzumaki. In the next time, he will stay in the Uzumaki clan and stay with Kushina until she gives birth safely and smoothly.
Of course, Bai Yu will still rely on the members of the 'Infinite Ring' organization and the "wood spirits" who have penetrated into the Akatsuki organization to collect intelligence.
As for Konoha, having the incarnation of Uchiha Issei is more than enough.
Bai Yu controlled Uchiha Issei, left the conference room, and walked outside.
As he expected, with Namikaze Minato unconscious, Sarutobi Hiruzen took advantage of the situation to regain his position, especially since he only punished Danzo symbolically. The next high-level strategy for dealing with Uchiha will definitely not be the same. Too big of a change.
Without Namikaze Minato to ease the relationship, the powder keg of the Uchiha clan would explode sooner or later even if Shiroha didn't light it himself.
"Issei."
Uchiha Fugaku quickly caught up with Bai Yu who was going downstairs.
"Lord Fugaku, is something okay?" Bai Yu stopped.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at the stairs with people coming and going, pointed at the bustling streets outside the window, and asked, "Let's go for a walk together?"
"Well, okay." Bai Yu nodded.
Uchiha Fugaku felt relieved.
Because he felt he could fight for it.
Issei (White Feather) broke out with shadow-level strength in this battle, and he is only in the stage of the Three Magatama Sharingan. Even if he cannot activate the Mangekyo, he is still one of the top masters in the Uchiha clan.
Uchiha Fugaku is familiar with every open-eyed jounin in the clan. Looking at Shiro Yu's resume, he has gone from a chuunin who activated a single magatama to a three-magatama and became a shadow-level powerhouse in just a short time. In just a few years.
Although many Uchiha ninjas will usher in a stage of explosive growth in strength after opening their eyes.
But it is rare among the entire Uchiha clan that someone like Issei (White Feather) has achieved such a huge increase in strength.
The same is true for Uchiha Madara, who was known as the two heroes of the Warring States Period together with the first Hokage. Before opening the Sharingan, his strength was mediocre. After opening the Sharingan, his strength skyrocketed. After opening the Mangekyo, he directly rose from the level of almost an elite jounin to a top shadow. Super strength, as for opening the Eternal Eye later, that kind of strength has already surpassed ordinary people's cognition.
In today's clan, Ise (White Feather) and Shisui both give Fugaku this feeling.
Even though Shisui was only 11 years old and Issei was already in his twenties, everything was uncertain.
In particular, Issei is neutral in the clan, or in other words, the previous Issei was inconspicuous among the jounin of Uchiha.
Uchiha Fugaku recalled carefully that he didn't even know that Issei had activated the Three Magatama Sharingan before this incident.
Thoughtful!
This is Uchiha Fugaku's current view of Ise (White Feather). He seems harmless to humans and animals, but he actually has a lot of thoughts.
"Issei, don't worry. The Golden Rope is your trophy. Although the Third Generation belongs to Uchiha, this Six Paths Ninja Tool belongs to you personally. I can guarantee that no one will ask for it from you."
After passing through the bustling streets with people coming and going, the two returned to the Uchiha clan, and Fugaku was the first to speak.
"If Mr. Fugaku said this, I will feel relieved." Bai Yu showed a hint of gratitude at the right time.
"But as the senior management said, if the village encounters another war or encounters a strong enemy, using the Six Paths Ninja Tool will consume a lot of chakra. Then..."
Uchiha Fugaku struck while the iron was hot and continued.
Bai Yu frowned slightly and nodded: "If there is a critical moment and my chakra cannot exert the true power of the Golden Rope, I would be willing to lend this ninja tool to others."
"If you can say that, I feel relieved." Uchiha Fugaku relaxed and said with a smile. Judging from the current conversation, Issei (White Feather) is quite reasonable. We must fight for such a person, at least we cannot let him Join the radical side, otherwise with his strength, there will be big trouble sooner or later.
"Issei, the fourth generation is unconscious now, and the situation is not good for us. I don't know what you think about the high-level arrangements and the attitude towards Uchiha? I want to know your attitude."
Uchiha Fugaku said seriously, and after the test was over, he got to the point.
"High-level executives?" Bai Yu's face darkened slightly, and he seemed a little hesitant. Then he shook his head and said, "The high-level officials can't be trusted!"
"Why are you so sure?" Uchiha Fugaku's heart sank. If Issei's attitude was wavering or he continued to remain neutral, that would be fine, but his current attitude was too firm.
"Before the Fourth Generation fell into coma, the conflict between Uchiha and the village had actually eased a lot. If the Fourth Generation had not been unable to grasp the real power, he would have been able to completely resolve this conflict sooner or later. Now that the Third Generation has returned to power, the former high-level officials will naturally continue their former ways. Policies, so-called changes, will only delay time.”
Bai Yu explained.
Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku fell into silence.
Because he also knows that what Issei said is basically correct, but he still has hope for the higher-ups. After all, he is a companion of the same village. Will the higher-ups really press forward step by step?
uncertain.
But through this conversation, Uchiha Fugaku knew that it was impossible to win over Issei.
Seeing that Uchiha Fugaku was silent, Bai Yu continued: "Sir Fugaku, even if you still have hope for the top management, you should understand one thing.
That is, the current high-level officials will never show the same sincerity as the fourth generation adults.
Even for many of the policies proposed by the previous four generations of adults, the tribesmen had some objections. It was you who tried your best to persuade the tribesmen before everyone accepted them.
As long as the concessions made by the top management are not as good as the conditions offered by the Fourth Generation when he was in office, the conflict will further intensify.
This is inevitable!”
"This is just your guess. As long as Uchiha makes concessions and shows enough sincerity, I believe that the third generation and other senior officials will be as sincere as the fourth generation in solving the problem."
Uchiha Fugaku was trying to persuade Issei, and at the same time he was strengthening his own beliefs. He could not be persuaded by Issei's few words.
"Lord Fugaku, you are too naive!" Bai Yu shook his head and laughed: "Please forgive my bluntness, the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village is essentially a conflict with the current high-level officials! The current high-level officials in Konoha continue the second generation The policy during the Hokage period was very fearful of the Uchiha clan.
The Second Hokage at least regards us as companions of the same village, but now the top management of Konoha only wants Uchiha to contribute in wars and missions, but does not want to give us equal treatment and will never satisfy our political demands. of.
It is precisely because of the high-ranking officials' targeting that the ninjas and jounin of the same faction as the high-ranking officials are afraid of the Uchiha clan. "
"The Third Generation and the others actually..." Uchiha Fugaku wanted to defend the Third Generation, but after thinking about it, he realized that what Issei said seemed to be the truth.
The Uchiha clan was much more suppressed during the third generation than during the second generation.
The most important thing is the symbolic punishment given to Danzo by the third generation, which also indirectly shows his attitude.
"Many clan members are indeed a bit arrogant and difficult to get along with, but does the Uchiha clan have a bad reputation among civilians? On the contrary, the villagers respect Uchiha very much.
It was the high-level attitude towards Uchiha that guided the direction of public opinion, which put Uchiha at the forefront.
How did the radical faction in the clan grow step by step? Isn't it because they were deliberately suppressed and made things difficult by the higher-ups, completely eroding their patience and hope? "
Bai Yu's words made Uchiha Fugaku's face darken. These words were heart-wrenching, and fundamentally denied his attitude and strategy towards high-level officials.
"But..." Uchiha Fugaku opened his mouth.
"The clansmen will not understand how much effort you, the clan leader, have made for the clan. They will only think that you, the clan leader, are cowardly and incompetent! Similarly, they will not care whether the third generation is a forbearer and whether he leads us to victory in the war. , and won’t care if the third generation has any difficulties.
What we want is results! The results have said it all. The top management has talked nonsense with us again and again, but the situation of Uchiha has become increasingly difficult.
No matter how many military exploits we have made and how many clan members we have sacrificed, we, the strongest clan in Konoha, can only obtain the power of the Konoha Police Force. "
"Hey..." Uchiha Fugaku sighed. Issei's words touched his heart. The radical people did criticize him a lot. He always felt that he was not understood, but he did do a lot. Effort, just effort without any results, may just be wasted effort, or may be a pretense of effort.
Without the fourth generation, the Uchiha clan seems to have less hope of peacefully resolving conflicts.
"We Uchiha do have problems, but the biggest problem is that our Uchiha clan does not have a Hokage. At the very least, we need a Hokage who is fair-minded and truly wants to solve the problem.
The fourth generation is such a person, but the third generation has proven him through so many years of performance. He definitely trusts Danzo more than Uchiha.
As for how Danzo treats the Uchiha clan, I don’t need to explain it clearly, right? The patriarch.
If the third generation can have the ambition of the second generation Hokage and recruit a few disciples from the Uchiha clan, our people will have the hope of truly participating in high-level decision-making in the village.
Even if there is hope, there will be more than half fewer radicals today.
Don't you think it's ridiculous that you don't even give us hope and are still talking to us about reconciliation? "
Bai Yu continued.
In fact, he didn't have to do anything deliberately. If the third generation and the senior management really had the courage to resolve the conflict with the Uchiha, then he would not be prepared to interfere with it.
But the fact is, do they really have the guts?
"Issei, what do you want to do after you have said so much? This status quo has lasted for decades. We can only face reality. If we do not use dialogue and negotiation, can we still use force? Or, Do you already have a better solution?" Uchiha Fugaku was shaken in his heart. Although he was not completely convinced, he couldn't wait to know if Issei already had a solution.
"If the problem is difficult to solve, why not solve the people who created it?"
Bai Yu asked back.
"Solve the person who created this problem? What do you mean?!" Uchiha Fugaku was stunned.
"The third generation and the current senior management are not sincere in solving the problem, then change to another Hokage. The emergence of the fourth generation has proven everything. It is mainly the Hokage's problem, not our Uchiha's problem.
If you elect a fair fifth generation Hokage, or if you, Mr. Fugaku, compete for the fifth generation yourself, maybe the problem will be solved immediately! "
Bai Yu said seriously.
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
"As a Hokage, you can be wary of Uchiha, but you must actually solve the problem instead of delaying it again and again, so the current Hokage is incompetent!
As the clan leader, you should actively express the Uchiha's attitude, instead of compromising with the higher-ups and suppressing the demands of the clan members.
If you don't have the idea of becoming Hokage, you can let me do it.
If you think you can't be a patriarch, then let me be the patriarch! "
Bai Yu said seriously.
"Are you...are you crazy?" Uchiha Fugaku finally realized. It turned out that the biggest radical among the entire Uchiha clan was actually Issei in front of him.
"who?!"
Suddenly, Bai Yu looked towards the corner of the street.
At this time, a handsome young man with a kodachi on his back, a doughy nose, and big 'Kaziran' eyes came out, it was Uchiha Shisui.
Zhishui said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I didn't eavesdrop on you on purpose. I just returned to the clan and I was just passing by."
"Did you hear everything we said?" Bai Yu asked.
"Yes."
Shisui answered truthfully.
"Then do you think what I said is correct?" Bai Yu then asked.
"I...I don't know. I think what you said makes sense, but I feel like something is wrong. I..." Shisui hesitated.
Shisui's answer made Uchiha Fugaku's face darken. If Shisui was turned into a radical by Issei, then Uchiha would be doomed!
"If you have any questions, you are welcome to come to me." Bai Yu said with a smile, and then bowed slightly to Uchiha Fugaku: "Master Fugaku, I'm sorry, today's conversation ends here."
After saying that, Bai Yu turned around and left without hesitation.
Uchiha Fugaku was left with a solemn expression, and the radical faction added another person, and he was a Kage-level powerhouse like Issei. That was too bad!
Shisui's eyes were completely attracted.
He is very curious!
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