Although he didn't quite understand what Uchiha Tokumitsu meant by "putting the monkey in a cage", the Kurama clan leader who came to deliver the message in person still sat upright and waited for Uchiha Tokumitsu's next instructions.
"Thank you for your hard work, Chief Kurama. I'm really sorry that I bothered you to go there in person for such a trivial matter..."
Uchiha Tokko retracted his wild thoughts and said to the Kurama clan leader Wen Yan.
Chief Kurama breathed a sigh of relief.
This also shows that Uchiha Tokumitsu does not care that he participated in the secret meeting of the ninja clan organized by the Hyuga clan. However, the Kurama clan leader still defended himself:
"Lord Tokumitsu said something serious. It's just that this secret meeting was a secret invitation from the Hyuga clan. Because the incident happened suddenly, I only spoke to the four clan leaders. I hope you can forgive me..."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hand repeatedly to indicate that he was welcome, "It is also a good thing that the ninja clan meeting can be organized!"
"After all, there are too few things that can make the Hyuga clan, who are used to being cowards, take the initiative to take the initiative!"
After saying that, both of them laughed.
…
It is indeed surprising that the Hyuga clan, who are accustomed to "keeping a low profile", can actually take the initiative to work for something.
Especially after joining Konoha, the Hyuga clan's clan habits were simple and simple. External affairs were mostly handled by separate family members. The clan family either strategized in the middle or stayed in the clan to "take care of their wives and raise their children."
Except for the fact that the heirs of the Hyuga clan often show their faces because they need to maintain certain social relationships with other ninjas in the same village, ordinary Konoha villagers have rarely seen other members of the Hyuga clan.
Therefore, although Uchiha Tokumitsu's words were a joke, they also fit the image of the Hyuga clan in everyone's mind.
"It's a good thing that the Hyuga clan is unwilling to be lonely. After all, no one in the family is in the village's ninja school now. Even if he wants to compete for the title of the most powerful family, he has no chance~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu said with a smile: "So, it is not easy to let the high-ranking clan members of the Hyuga clan worry about one thing. We still need more support."
"Then...Tokumitsu-sama, should I reply to the Hyuga family that you have agreed to convene a ninja clan meeting?"
Kurama clan leader asked cautiously.
"The Ninja clan meeting... no problem!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu pondered for a moment, and then replied: "But I think the issue of the Hyuga clan is still a bit petty..."
Immediately, Uchiha Tokumitsu picked up the paper and pen on the table, flicked it around, and then handed the newly written letter to the Kurama clan leader.
"how do you feel?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu motioned to him to read the contents of the letter.
The leader of the Kurama clan scanned it hastily, feeling secretly surprised.
"Lord Tokumitsu's idea... is perfect!"
"It doesn't matter whether it works or not, just muddy the water."
Uchiha Tokko smiled.
…
"The Ninja Clan Council of Consultants?"
"Standing Council?"
After receiving Uchiha Tokimitsu's reply, the Kurama clan leader rushed back to Konoha through the starry night, and immediately handed Uchiha Tokumitsu's handwritten letter to the Hyuga clan leader.
Uchiha Tokumitsu proposed in the letter that simply reconvening the Ninja Clan Conference is not enough to change the current situation in Konoha. It is also necessary to reorganize the Ninja Clan Conference from a non-permanent deliberative body into a more extensive and authoritative power organization. , and within the framework of the Ninja Clan Conference, the Ninja Clan Council of Consultative Conference was established as a common voting body for all Ninja clans in Konoha, and impeachment can be initiated based on the joint resolution of the conference; in addition, permanent members were elected from the Council of Ninja Clan Council. As a permanent supervisory body, the Council oversees Konoha's financial revenue and expenditure.
Furthermore, the Ninja Clan Consultative Conference will have the same status as the Jonin Class, and will be held by the leader of each Ninja clan. Regardless of the size of the family, as long as they have participated in the early Ninja clan meetings and sent troops to participate in the Ninja World War, they can get a quota.
Moreover, there is only one quota for each ninja clan.
The Hyuga clan leader felt a splitting headache.
If this changes, the Ninja Clan Council will no longer be a temporary deliberative body, but a special power core with both power and prestige.
So, what about Uchiha Tokimitsu, who proposed this idea to take great care of the interests of the small ninja clan and give them the opportunity to speak on the same stage as the wealthy family? To what extent will his prestige skyrocket?
Don't forget, many of Hatake Sakumo's subordinates are from the declining little ninja clan.
"To win people's hearts with such cruelty! There is absolutely no magnanimity at all!"
The Hyuga clan leader was furious in his heart, but he couldn't express it clearly on his face.
Originally, he wanted to organize a ninja clan meeting to mediate the confrontation between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage clan to gain prestige and gather some neutral ninja clans to form Konoha's "third force."
However, Uchiha Tokumitsu not only saw through his plan, but also easily exposed his plan, which made the Hyuga clan leader feel very embarrassed.
""
"The reform of the Ninja Clan Council is of great importance and must be considered in the long term..."
The Hyuga clan leader tried to organize his vocabulary to stop this proposal, "Besides, the purpose of this Ninja clan meeting is just to mediate differences. If such a... well, such a bold suggestion is made at this time, Lord Hokage will not give up. .”
Naturally, the Hokage family would not allow the Ninja Clan Council to be reorganized into the so-called Ninja Clan Council of Consultative Conference and Standing Council so easily. What would be the difference between that and all the Ninja Clan in Konoha standing on their heads to shit on them?
But sometimes in order to open a window, we have to advocate removing the roof first.
"Lord Tokumitsu has spoken first. This suggestion only represents the opinion of the Zhengyi Shogunate and has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan. You should consider it carefully..."
Chief Kurama's reply left Chief Hyuga speechless.
Look what this says...
Say it first, only represent, consider carefully...
What he said is nothing more than the meaning of Uchiha Tokumitsu himself!
If his opinion is not taken into consideration, the consequences will have to be carefully considered!
Although the Hyuga clan leader did not participate in Konoha's political affairs, as the head of a wealthy clan, he could understand the subtext and threat contained in the Kurama clan leader's seemingly peaceful words with a little thought.
"If this is not the case, first rename the Ninja Clan Council to the Ninja Clan Council of Consultative Assembly and establish the Ninja Clan Council of Councillors. This will be in line with Lord Tokumitsu's wishes. As for the supervision of power, we will wait for the mediation of the confrontation. Let’s talk about it after the incident, what do you think?”
Seeing that the Hyuga clan leader was completely dumbfounded, the Kurama clan leader immediately suggested very understandingly.
"That's not impossible..."
If it's just to change the name of a meeting, the Hyuga clan leader thinks it's okay.
First, Uchiha Tokumitsu's proposal was put forward to bargain with the Hokage family. After the Hokage family became furious and categorically opposed, then based on the suggestion of the Kurama clan leader, he proposed to just change the name of the Ninja clan meeting. In this way, he acted as a mediator. The Hyuga clan perfectly achieves both ends...
The third force in Konoha! This operation is also normal!
"You don't have to worry, Lord Tokumitsu will lead his troops back to Konoha in three days."
The Kurama clan leader once again reminded "full of goodwill": "If the Ninja Clan's Consultative Conference cannot be held as scheduled, it may be safer to recall Mr. Sakumo."
"...If Tokumitsu-kun accepts the Ninja clan meeting as promised, then peace and tranquility will remain in Konoha forever!"
The Hyuga clan leader had to show his optimism and confidence.
"I think Lord Tokuguang will definitely be happy to see this!"
From the corner of Kurama Clan Leader's eyes, he saw the dark aura on Hinata Clan Leader's face that was almost unbearable, and then he immediately stood up and resigned and left.
If you walk slowly, the Hyuga clan leader may be about to hit someone. Kurama clan clan leader doesn't think that his illusion can withstand the close range and violent beating of Hyuga's soft fist.
After the Kurama clan leader left, the Hyuga clan leader whose face was originally full of black lines immediately returned to his expressionless look.
As the leader of the clan, his acting skills are pretty good.
Even though it was blocked by Uchiha Tokumitsu who was far away in the Kingdom of Whirlpool, the overall trend was still as expected.
As for pretending to be about to lose control, it was mainly because he was worried that the Kurama clan leader would make other demands, so he just changed his face to drive him away.
"The Hyuga clan cannot continue to remain silent..."
The Hyuga clan leader stood up and walked towards the inner room, still thinking about the confrontation with the Kurama clan leader just now in his mind.
It was not so much a confrontation with the Kurama clan leader as it was a long-range contest with Uchiha Tokumitsu.
From a fair point of view, Uchiha Tokumitsu showed mercy in this round of confrontation.
Otherwise, there would be absolutely no chance that the Hyuga clan leader's plan would be able to work.
Besides, in addition to their own clan, the Uchiha clan also has many pro-nin clans, plus the large group of declining ninja clans under Hatake Sakumo, if the ninja clan is about to be renamed the Ninja Clan Council of Consultative Conference If the meeting adopts a one-family-one-vote approach, Uchiha Tokumitsu's voice will be incredibly powerful.
But luckily...
Just change the name,
The Hyuga clan leader comforted himself in his heart.
After thinking about it carefully, the Hyuga clan leader discovered that although Uchiha Tokumitsu's strategy was not brilliant, his grasp of people's hearts was very accurate.
Or maybe he already understood from the beginning that such a proposal would not be accepted by the Hokage family.
But Uchiha Tokumitsu's power strategy lies in being upright. One day, if he can really implement this system of the Ninja Clan's Consultative Conference completely...
"Father!"
A child's voice interrupted the Hyuga clan leader's thoughts.
"Rizu, Hizashi... have you completed your training?"
A smile appeared on the Hyuga clan leader's face.
After stroking the hair of the two children, the Hyuga clan leader sent the two children back to the house to sleep, while he continued to think about the success or failure of this long-distance confrontation.
But in the final analysis, the Hyuga clan leader feels that the most important reason why he was so passive by Uchiha Tokumitsu is because he has been away from the political center of Konoha for too long, and his sensitivity to certain things has been significantly blunted. Otherwise, He wouldn't be fooled by Uchiha Tokumitsu so easily.
"Power is a fascinating poison..."
By the time the Hyuga clan leader woke up again, it was already dark.
Sighing, he went back to his house, put on his clothes and went to sleep.
Before Uchiha Tokumitsu returns to Konoha, he still has to expend energy to complete the preparations for the Ninja Clan Council Consultation Conference. Although he has the assistance of Aburame, Inuzuka and other allies, there are still many things that require his own hard work.
…
Under the mediation of the Hyuga clan leader, the major ninja clans in Konoha reached a consensus. In order to avoid civil war and prevent the tragedy of the Kirigakure ninja clan from happening in Konoha, they all decided to hold a ninja clan meeting and agreed to make the meeting official. The name was determined to be the Ninja Clan Council for Consultation.
Now, before the meeting is about to be held, there is another equally important thing, which is to summon the generals of the four major border defense forces out of town to return to Konoha to participate in the meeting.
The one who received the most attention was naturally the famous Tokimitsu Uchiha.
"Master Patriarch, General Deguang's team is still thirty kilometers away from the village."
In a large banquet hall in the Hyuga tribe, a Hyuga ninja knocked on the door gently and reported to the people in the hall.
The head of the Hyuga clan was drinking tea and talking with the leaders of the Inuzuka and Aburame clans.
"knew……"
The Hyuga clan leader nodded slightly, indicating that he was informed.
"Master Patriarch, there are many unidentified ninjas in General Tokumitsu's team who are not wearing Konoha forehead protectors. They are suspected to be members of the Kirigakure clan..."
After a while, another Hyuga ninja hurriedly came in to report.
"Probe again and report again!"
The Hyuga clan leader was also a little uneasy.
All the members of the Kirigakure clan have been brought back. Does Uchiha Tokumitsu plan to let his retainer Ninja clan also naturalize Konoha, so as to increase his family's influence in the Ninja clan consultative conference?
Or is it a deliberate attempt to boast?
The Hyuga clan leader thought about it for a while, but still didn't understand the intention of Uchiha Tokimitsu's move.
"...The Uchiha clan is always a little nervous in their behavior, so don't worry too much about it."
The Aburame matriarch suddenly said: "We just need to calm it down."
This was the first time for the Hyuga clan leader and the Inuzuka clan leader to hear him say so many words. Although what he said made sense, they still felt a little surprised.
"Clan leader! The ninja troops of the Uchiha clan are gathering in formation. They should be preparing to leave the village to meet General Tokumitsu!"
After a while, the Hyuga ninja hurried in.
"I know...and you have to pay attention to your appearance!"
The Hyuga clan leader scolded with a frown.
"...The Uchiha clan collectively changed into red armor!"
The Hyuga ninja swallowed and said nervously.
"What!"
The Hyuga clan leader's eyes widened.
The red armor...that is the armor worn by the Uchiha clan during the Warring States Period!
At such a sensitive moment, the Uchiha clan collectively dressed in armor and walked through the streets, which would inevitably arouse all kinds of unreasonable associations among the people in the village!
"Lord Patriarch!"
Two more Hyuga ninjas hurried over.
"The team of Northern Border Defense Force Commander Shinnosuke Jonin is about to arrive in the village! Lord Hokage is now preparing to leave the village to greet them!"
"The team of Jonin Misura Hamaki, commander of the Western Border Defense Force, is about to arrive in the village! Lord Sakumo is among them!"
The Hyuga clan leader felt his head hurt even more.
"You two... let's go out to greet the generals..."
The border army commanders from three different camps arrived at the village at about the same time, and the Hyuga clan leader was afraid that a fight would break out on the spot.
"...How about inviting more people to join us."
The Inuzuka clan leader suggested.
The Hyuga clan leader nodded silently.
Updated today (1/2), next one will be updated in the evening
(End of chapter)
