The meeting room was immersed in a tense atmosphere.
Uchiha Setsuna chattered endlessly during the meeting, praising the Akatsuki Ninja Village, genuinely believing that what Uchiha Makoto could achieve, the entire Uchiha clan could naturally achieve as well.
The high-level officials of Konoha attending the meeting listened to Uchiha Setsuna's advocacy and were also seriously calculating.
Uchiha Makoto was a prime example; he single-handedly established the prosperous and powerful Akatsuki Ninja Village in the Land of Fire. Meanwhile, the Uchiha clan had never truly gained real power in Konoha from beginning to end; Senju Tobirama was the one exercising Konoha's power. So, if the Uchiha clan were to take power, would it be better for Konoha?
As for the little nastiness between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan—the struggle for the position of the Second Hokage.
Whether the Second Hokage came from the Senju clan or the Uchiha clan, what did it have to do with them?
The position of the Second Hokage would never fall to small fry like them anyway!
If they could live a good life like in the Akatsuki Ninja Village, they wouldn't mind changing allegiance—who the county magistrate is doesn't matter at all!
The expression on Senju Tobirama's face was very ugly. Uchiha Setsuna publicly bragging about the prosperity of the Akatsuki Ninja Village was no different from slapping him in the face publicly.
At the same time.
Senju Tobirama was very disdainful of Uchiha Setsuna's inexplicable confidence. If the Uchiha clan could produce another anomaly like Uchiha Makoto, they wouldn't have been suppressed by him until now.
Except for Uchiha Madara... that guy's fist was too big, Senju Tobirama couldn't beat him.
The rest of the Uchiha clansmen were just a bunch of useless snacks in his eyes.
However, the prosperity of the Akatsuki Ninja Village was unshakable, which made this slogan for seizing power too capable of inciting people's hearts.
Even Senju Tobirama couldn't make a forceful counterattack.
He couldn't turn black into white at the meeting and slander Uchiha Setsuna for talking nonsense.
As for abdicating and moving out of the Hokage's office, that was even more impossible.
In the game of power, you either win everything or lose everything.
Once the Uchiha clan was given the chance to take power and come on stage.
If it were just their clan alone, Senju Tobirama wouldn't be worried at all. Before long, Konoha would discover that this Konoha really couldn't do without him for a single day!
But... behind the Uchiha clan was Uchiha Makoto.
If that naturally evil Uchiha brat, Uchiha Makoto, continued to give them advice behind the scenes, it wouldn't be so easy to kick them down then.
And this bunch of idiots would sooner or later ruin Konoha, ultimately benefiting that damned beast Uchiha Makoto.
In desperation.
Senju Tobirama finally chose to bring out his brother to stand up for him.
Hokage's special permission, do you object?
If you're not convinced, go find the Hokage and see whose side the Hokage stands on!
His brother used him so smoothly, it was impossible to replace him at will.
Senju Tobirama was confident about this... The gold content of being a biological brother and a deputy for many years was unquestionable!
Then came a tit-for-tat verbal battle between the two groups.
During this time, the Uchiha clan had also won over some forces within Konoha village. Borrowing Uchiha Makoto's momentum, Uchiha Setsuna representing the Uchiha clan actually fought to a draw with the Senju faction represented by Senju Tobirama.
In the end, both sides parted on bad terms.
In a gloomy atmosphere, the meeting ended.
Almost everyone's mood was very low.
Because of the reform policies vigorously promoted by Senju Tobirama, and because of the Uchiha clan's sudden forced palace-style power seizure.
Even more because the internal strife between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan in Konoha was so fierce that it could almost reach the level of publicity. Everyone knew why—the historical legacy issues between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan had never been thoroughly resolved.
If it weren't for the two big shots, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, suppressing things above Konoha.
Today, the two groups might have had a firefight in the meeting room!
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for many people—but obviously, this did not include Uchiha Setsuna.
His mood was excellent, the corners of his mouth curled up, a smile on his face, and he even couldn't help but hum lightly.
This "surprise attack" launched against Senju Tobirama, once successful, would be enough to make Senju Tobirama move out of the Hokage's office and let an Uchiha clansman move in.
Even if it didn't succeed now, it greatly struck Senju Tobirama's prestige in Konoha and improved the Uchiha clan's status and voice in Konoha.
Next, just wait for Senju Tobirama to make a major decision-making error, and then strike hard together.
For example, Senju Tobirama was bent on promoting reforms within Konoha.
This was touching the cheese of the Konoha ninja clans!
Once forced through, not only would the Konoha ninja clans be dissatisfied, but the burden on grassroots ninjas would also increase. Could they not have resentment in their hearts?
Anyway... there would be too many opportunities in the future!
Uchiha Setsuna felt enlightened, finally showing amazing political means at this age. (Land of Fire Lord Elder: ???)
No matter what, it's a win!!
So Uchiha Setsuna was so relaxed.
...
Senju Tobirama returned to his office with a solemn expression—this time things were really big.
He knew that the resentment and ambition hidden in the hearts of the Uchiha clan had never disappeared, always burning in their hearts. And now because of Uchiha Makoto, these resentments and ambitions were about to burn wantonly like wildfire... The situation would never stop, it would intensify!
And now... this node was really fatal.
Causing trouble at this critical moment of promoting Konoha's reform, the subsequent reform would be difficult to handle.
If they continued to promote internal reforms in Konoha, Konoha's financial funds were limited. No matter how they were allocated, there would always be the pain of reform, making some people dissatisfied.
The Uchiha clan just had to oppose it.
Setting the rhythm or something was the simplest.
But if they retreated at this time and let Konoha stagnate, it would only widen the gap between the Akatsuki Ninja Village and Konoha.
And for every year or even a few months of delay, the speed at which the gap widened would become faster and faster.
And if Konoha always lagged behind the Akatsuki Ninja Village, sooner or later the ninjas within Konoha would not be able to stand the status quo. At that time, the Uchiha clan would still constantly set the rhythm to make him step down.
Damn it.
"Sticking the head out is a slash, shrinking the head is also a slash!"
"Uchiha Makoto, you naturally evil Uchiha brat, I will kill you sooner or later!!!"
Senju Tobirama really had no moves left. He even missed the days of the Warring States period a bit.
At that time, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan were still mortal enemies. But now that both sides had established Konoha together, many methods could not be used against the Uchiha clan. He could only watch helplessly as the Uchiha clan showed off their power in front of him... It was really infuriating!
However, after a burst of emotion, Senju Tobirama still braced himself to think of a solution.
"Should I go find Uchiha Makoto... admit defeat to him again... hiss... how is this possible!"
"How could I have such an absurd idea."
The one who tied the bell must untie it.
In Senju Tobirama's mind, he involuntarily thought of the "mastermind behind the scenes" of this matter, Uchiha Makoto.
If Uchiha Makoto could take action, the threat the Uchiha clan posed to Senju Tobirama would actually be greatly reduced.
However, this idea was rejected by Senju Tobirama just as it arose.
He was the dignified Shadow Hokage of Konoha. How could he bow and scrape before Uchiha Makoto again and again?
The humiliation he suffered when he went to the Akatsuki Ninja Village for the Agricultural Association cooperation was still vivid in Senju Tobirama's mind.
He really couldn't imagine what means that shameless evil Uchiha brat would use to humiliate him if he went to the Akatsuki Ninja Village to beg Uchiha Makoto for mercy now!
"I can only go find my brother."
"If the Hokage personally stands up to support the reform, the pressure I receive will be much less."
Senju Tobirama thought about it and still didn't have a good solution. In the end, he adopted a relatively safe method—ask his brother for help!
—Brother, your little brother really can't hold on. Just as agreed back then, it's your turn to escort me!
Senju Tobirama requested external assistance.
At the same time, Uchiha Setsuna was not idle.
He returned to the Uchiha clan grounds and then walked to a hidden meeting room.
When he arrived at the door of the meeting room, he had already seen a few very new footprints on the ground. In the room behind the door, a few familiar breathing sounds appeared faintly.
Uchiha Setsuna pushed the door open and entered. Several Uchiha elders sitting on the sofa in the room immediately turned around.
"Setsuna, you're back. You did very well today!"
"Severely struck the arrogance of that naturally evil old Senju demon, Senju Tobirama!"
The Uchiha elder sitting in the center said so, a rare smile appearing on his face.
"Come, sit down. With you here, we can start the meeting."
"En."
Uchiha Setsuna nodded, found a seat and sat down. Then another Uchiha elder on the side activated a remote communication secret technique.
The ninja profession itself was closely related to espionage. Various large ninja clans actually developed special secret techniques for emergency communication within the family. However, the other end of this communication was not a ninja, but an ordinary person—the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire.
Soon.
An old voice came from the communication medium.
In the meeting room, the Uchiha elders and Uchiha Setsuna immediately said respectfully together:
"Lord Elder!"
"Everyone, how was the meeting today? Did things go smoothly?"
The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire said with a chuckle, like a kind old man.
"My Lord, thanks to your guidance, although Senju Tobirama was not made to move out of the Hokage's office, he made a big fool of himself at the meeting today. You weren't there at the time; he looked like he wanted to rush over and kill me."
Uchiha Setsuna's tone was brisk. He was there at the time and saw with his own eyes Senju Tobirama almost breaking down but having to endure and not take action!
The pleasure of this taste can only be experienced by Uchiha clansmen who have been suppressed by Senju Tobirama for a long time.
"Tell me the whole process of the meeting in detail."
"....."
The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire didn't care about the excitement in Uchiha Setsuna's heart.
He cared about how to make the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan gradually deteriorate, preferably leading to armed conflict again.
When Konoha was in turmoil, Uchiha Makoto, as an Uchiha clansman, couldn't escape involvement. Maybe he could also get the Akatsuki Ninja Village involved in the internal brawl of Konoha.
In that case, the Land of Fire would have a chance to breathe and re-establish the internal balance of the ninjas in the Land of Fire!
Without any hesitation, Uchiha Setsuna detailed the content of today's high-level Konoha meeting.
This was a very stupid act.
Unfortunately, none of the Uchiha clansmen present realized the seriousness of this matter.... The shackles placed on ninjas by the orthodox status of the Land of Fire had never been removed. After all, although Konoha was an independent guardian ninja village, nominally it was ultimately a subject of the Land of Fire.
Revealing Konoha's intelligence to obtain official support from the Land of Fire, even if exposed later, was not unacceptable for the vast majority of Konoha ninjas.
His Highness the Daimyo represented the Land of Fire. It was completely reasonable for him to entrust the Lord Elder to understand the internal affairs of Konoha through the Uchiha clan!
It's just... if Uchiha Makoto were present, he would definitely slap each of them.
Clearly, Konoha belongs to the ninjas!
"Internal reform of Konoha... imitating the Akatsuki Ninja Village... what great ambition..."
"An Akatsuki Ninja Village gaining financial autonomy is already unstoppable. If a Konoha is added... at that time, the Land of Fire will be finished sooner or later!"
"Sure enough... Konoha and the Akatsuki Ninja Village are birds of a feather."
Hearing the beginning, that Senju Tobirama wanted to launch deep reforms within Konoha.... The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire frowned tightly, inevitably worrying in his heart.
He had not been idle in recent months, collecting intelligence on ninja villages large and small in the ninja world. He found that the Akatsuki Ninja Village was an extremely unconventional ninja village. Looking at the entire ninja world, they were the only ninja village that didn't follow the ninja rules, and the source of the chaos was Uchiha Makoto... But considering the nature of the Uchiha clansmen for a thousand years.
—The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire only felt it was unexpected, but reasonable.
Uchiha, it's actually not surprising whatever they do!
But this situation had begun to spread, and Konoha, which had a close relationship with the Akatsuki Ninja Village, was the first ninja village to be affected.
This situation was undoubtedly the worst.
An Akatsuki Ninja Village had already disturbed the Daimyo of the Land of Fire so much that he couldn't sleep. If Konoha also messed around according to the rules and regulations of the Akatsuki Ninja Village, sooner or later Konoha would also have conflicts with the Land of Fire for benefits.
However, after Uchiha Setsuna finished talking about Senju Tobirama's reform plan, the Lord Elder's frowned brows relaxed again.
According to Uchiha Setsuna's description, it was not so easy to promote Konoha's reform in the current situation. The internal opposition could be said to account for the vast majority, and even grassroots ninjas in Konoha would have objections.
And most importantly, it was still the Uchiha clan.
These guys with not-so-good brains simply didn't know what it meant for Senju Tobirama to implement these reforms!
There was still time!
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