The room was silent.
Uchiha Makoto did not speak, leaving Senju Tobirama enough time to digest the information.
A bigger question appeared in Senju Tobirama's mind at this moment.
—If Uchiha Makoto had been showing him mercy all along, why did he do it?
Before he could think about it carefully, Senju Tobirama suddenly felt a chill down his spine for some reason, and a horrifying feeling instantly welled up in his heart.
"What exactly do you mean?"
"Uchiha Makoto, what the hell do you want to do to Konoha?"
Faced with Senju Tobirama's question.
Uchiha Makoto had no intention of hiding anything at this moment.
"Tobirama, why do you think the Uchiha clan trusts me so much, relies on me, and actively promotes and builds momentum for my Akatsuki Ninja Village...."
"You don't think it's just because I'm an Uchiha clansman, do you?"
"That's just one reason. Most importantly, you, Senju Tobirama, are more powerful than them in Konoha. Without the assistance provided by my Akatsuki Ninja Village to the Uchiha clan, they are destined to be firmly suppressed by you and never able to turn over."
Uchiha Makoto answered with a light smile, looking down on the Uchiha clan.
His words were certain that if the Uchiha clan lost the help of the Akatsuki Ninja Village, they would definitely be trampled under Senju Tobirama's feet again and never able to turn over.
There was no helping it.
Reality was just that cruel.
Analyzing according to the original plot.
The Uchiha clan's talents were almost all focused on combat. Although they could fight evenly with the Senju clan relying on their super strong combat power, but.... powerful Uchiha clansmen didn't have very good brains.
Uchiha Shisui was too naive, even stupid. He awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan technique that was enough to reverse the family's decline but didn't use it. Instead, he foolishly confessed to the high-level officials of Konoha, and then... Danzō took action.
In the end, he lost his ideals and beliefs and threw himself into the river to commit suicide.
Not to mention Uchiha Itachi. At least Uchiha Shisui still wanted to protect his clansmen, just couldn't find a way. But Uchiha Itachi thought the way to resolve the conflict between Konoha and the family was actually to kill all the family members, so insane that he didn't even spare the infants and elderly of the family, but spared his own younger brother..... He was an arrogant, double-standard, and self-righteous lunatic.
And Uchiha Fugaku, his own son wanted to massacre the family, but as the patriarch, he committed suicide proactively just to pave the way for his son.... also a psychopath.
The high-level combat power of the Uchiha clan was basically like this.
In the Warring States period, when the Uchiha clan's blades were uniformly pointing outward, the appearance of these weirdos wouldn't be a big problem, and the family power could be said to be among the best in the ninja world.
But with the development of the times...
The Uchiha clan and the Senju clan established Konoha together. The military force that the Uchiha was most proud of was firmly restricted by the village system. And Senju Tobirama had a nominal advantage at the beginning of the village's establishment, and his brain worked better than the Uchiha clan. From the beginning, he planned to gradually establish a system in Konoha that systematically excluded the Uchiha clan.
And the overall strength of the family couldn't match the colossal size of Konoha.... Uchiha Setsuna tried, wanting to lead the Uchiha clan to charge again, but as a result, he was imprisoned for life by Senju Tobirama.
Unless another reincarnation of Indra appeared in the Uchiha clan, could they turn the tables.
But fate dictates.... the reincarnation of Asura will always stand on the opposite side of the reincarnation of Indra.
.......
"So.... is this the reason you showed me mercy?"
"Still don't understand? Then I might as well be clearer."
"I need the Uchiha clan to maintain a weak position in Konoha, and I need the Uchiha clan to rely on the Akatsuki Ninja Village forever. In this way, the Uchiha clan will be willingly grateful to me, proactively become the spokesperson of the Akatsuki Ninja Village in Konoha, become the power of the Akatsuki Ninja Village in Konoha, and become the bridgehead of the Akatsuki Ninja Village in Konoha!"
"You are the tool I selected to suppress the Uchiha clan."
Uchiha Makoto rarely exposed his dark side.
On the surface, he provided various assistance to the Uchiha clan, and the family was grateful to him, but in fact... he was the one who least wanted the Uchiha clan to turn over and take charge in Konoha.
If the Uchiha clan gained power and produced a Hokage, how would they still bow and obey the Kōkage of the neighboring Akatsuki Ninja Village?
Maybe they would even disdain Uchiha Makoto for talking too much..... and even turn around to criticize the internal affairs of the Akatsuki Ninja Village for benefits.
—When a blind person regains sight, the first thing they do is throw away their cane.
Of course, these words could only be said to Senju Tobirama here.
Once out the door.
Uchiha Makoto would deny it to death.... and no one would believe it!
Senju Tobirama looked at Uchiha Makoto with a gloomy expression.
His thoughts were very complicated at this moment.
He didn't expect Uchiha Makoto to be so "frenzied," calculating against his own family to this extent. It was simply too evil!
Uchiha Makoto, why are you so bad!
Compared to you, Uchiha Madara can be considered kind!
Of course, this matter could be considered a "small matter" to Senju Tobirama. After all, Uchiha Makoto "persecuting" the Uchiha clan was just dog-eat-dog, and the ultimate beneficiary was him after all.
Senju Tobirama wished Uchiha Makoto would continue his efforts and quickly reduce assistance to the Uchiha clan. In that case, his situation wouldn't be so difficult.
But....
What Senju Tobirama absolutely couldn't accept was Uchiha Makoto's attitude towards him.
From beginning to end, he regarded Uchiha Makoto as his strongest competitor, an existence he must strive to defeat.
Even if he was at a disadvantage at this moment, Senju Tobirama had never wavered in his confidence to defeat Uchiha Makoto—he firmly believed that sooner or later, he would completely defeat Uchiha Makoto just like he defeated Uchiha Izuna back then.
But Senju Tobirama never expected that in Uchiha Makoto's eyes, he was merely a tool used to suppress the Uchiha clan?
Damn it!
In Uchiha Makoto's eyes, am I not even considered an opponent?
This is simply a great humiliation!
"Uchiha Makoto, you naturally evil Uchiha brat!!"
"The Uchiha clan is truly blind, kept in the dark by you from beginning to end...."
"And.... you f*cking dare to treat me as a pawn and a tool. Do you really think I will be at your mercy?"
Senju Tobirama began to rage indignantly.
If he didn't scold Uchiha Makoto a few times now, he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
And Uchiha Makoto faced Senju Tobirama's complaints.
He just responded faintly.
"Tobirama, don't take advantage and act innocent."
"Shouldn't you feel lucky? If I had fully supported the Uchiha clan and hadn't deliberately shown mercy to you, your time as the Shadow Hokage would have ended long ago, and your luggage would have been moved out of the Hokage's office."
"Now that you are being stabbed in the back, I am also helping you at a critical moment. Do you still want to get through this difficulty?"
"You can never repay my kindness to you!"
"It was fine when you were like an idiot and couldn't understand my painstaking efforts before, but now what should you call me!"
Uchiha Makoto looked arrogant, bossing Senju Tobirama around.
He didn't fully support the Uchiha clan and didn't drive Senju Tobirama to extinction. No matter how you look at it, his kindness to Senju Tobirama is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea.
Shouldn't Senju Tobirama repay Lord Kōkage's kindness?
—Can't pay it off while alive, have to pay it back even after death!
Senju Tobirama instantly turned red with anger, but couldn't say a word.
This reality..... is so f*cking weird.
Previously, he always regarded the Uchiha clan as a serious problem and Uchiha Makoto as the number one enemy.
But now that he was suppressed by the Uchiha clan and fell into a disadvantage, he actually had to ask Uchiha Makoto for help and ask him to deal with the Uchiha clan together with him.
Is this reasonable?
—Without Uchiha Makoto, it would be really hard for him to get through this difficulty!
After calming down for a while.
Senju Tobirama was still unwilling to bow his head to Uchiha Makoto—treating me as a tool, who do you look down on?
Although he did need Uchiha Makoto's help, didn't Uchiha Makoto also rely on him to help suppress the Uchiha?
His relationship with Uchiha Makoto is equal!
He just accidentally fell into a disadvantage temporarily!!
"The relationship between us is equal. I do need your help, but Uchiha Makoto, don't you also need me to help you suppress the Uchiha clan?"
"Don't pretend to be a big shot in front of me!"
"Tch~ Senju Tobirama, you can't beat me, do you think the Uchiha clan can beat me?"
"You don't really think you are important, do you? Without you, can't I deal with the Uchiha clan? I just don't want to fall out with the Uchiha clan, but that's all. At a critical moment, do you think I will be soft on them?"
Uchiha Makoto immediately showed disdain, not caring about the threat in Senju Tobirama's mouth at all.
Senju Tobirama was not indispensable to the Akatsuki Ninja Village. Even if Senju Tobirama fell, the Akatsuki Ninja Village could still deal with the Uchiha clan, just a little more troublesome.
At a critical moment, even facing the Uchiha clan, he would not be soft-hearted!
And at this moment, the Akatsuki Ninja Village was truly a life-saving straw for Senju Tobirama.
The public opinion stirred up by the students returning to Konoha this time might be fooled by Senju Tobirama, but without the help of the Akatsuki Ninja Village, he couldn't solve any of the internal obstacles in Konoha, whether it was the Uchiha clan, the group of uncles in Konoha who survived the Warring States period, or the shortage of financial funds.
Senju Tobirama had no choice at this moment.
He could only obediently accept Uchiha Makoto's "conquest" and become a qualified tool.
Uchiha Makoto also wanted to take this opportunity to further manipulate Konoha's internal affairs.
He was the reliance behind the Uchiha clan and also the man behind Senju Tobirama. Both sides were his people. Everything in Konoha would sooner or later belong to the Akatsuki Ninja Village!
At this moment, Senju Tobirama felt he couldn't hold on—he was completely dominated by Uchiha Makoto this time!
"Tobirama, do you choose to leave sadly, or choose to accept my kindness, become my tool, suppress the Uchiha clan forces, and appropriately maintain the interests of the Akatsuki Ninja Village within Konoha.... It's time to express your attitude to me!"
Uchiha Makoto said this with a smile on his face.
"Lord Kōkage... do you have any instructions?"
Senju Tobirama really wanted to hack the smiling Uchiha Makoto to death with a single slash.
But in the end, Senju Tobirama endured.
Reluctantly, he submitted to Uchiha Makoto again.
After all, everyone is an adult, and when it's time to bow your head, you have to bow obediently.
"However.... sooner or later, sooner or later, I will get back everything I lost!"
Senju Tobirama swore silently in his heart.
"... Are you satisfied now?"
"Hmph hmph... not bad, you know what's good for you."
Uchiha Makoto temporarily gained Senju Tobirama's trust, and both sides could finally continue the adult topic.
"You have to help me catch the person behind the Uchiha clan, and then kill a batch of high-level officials of the Land of Fire.... You must cut off the connection between the Land of Fire and the Uchiha clan as much as possible. The Uchiha are my dearest clansmen, and the high-level officials of the Land of Fire approaching them have ulterior motives!"
"This is also good for you."
Uchiha Makoto made a request to Senju Tobirama, asking him to catch the person behind the Uchiha clan and then cut off the connection between the Land of Fire and the Uchiha clan as much as possible.
Of course...
This matter was also beneficial to Senju Tobirama himself.
Without those vermin of the Land of Fire giving advice to the Uchiha clan behind the scenes, relying solely on the level of the Uchiha clan, it was completely insufficient to make Senju Tobirama so miserable.
"Hmph... ulterior motives... You are the biggest guy with ulterior motives... Killing people to establish authority is simple, the key is how to deal with the aftermath."
Senju Tobirama curled his lips.
Uchiha Makoto was the biggest bad guy with ulterior motives.
However, Senju Tobirama did not refuse Uchiha Makoto's proposal, only stating the difficulty of this matter.
Killing people to establish authority is easy, but dealing with the aftermath is difficult.
"Don't worry, my people will help you then."
Uchiha Makoto nodded. He naturally knew the difficulty of this matter and Senju Tobirama's difficult situation in Konoha now, but as long as the Akatsuki Ninja Village stepped in to suppress the heat and share the firepower, the difficulty of this matter would become very low.
The two talked a lot and exchanged opinions.
Soon a rough plan was negotiated, and the remaining details could be polished slowly.
Of course... Senju Tobirama was not satisfied yet.
From now on, he would be completely half a head shorter in front of Uchiha Makoto, and his weakness was held in Makoto's hand.
Konoha's internal affairs would mostly be interfered with by Uchiha Makoto.
He must get enough benefits from Uchiha Makoto!
Wasn't he forced into this situation by Uchiha Makoto because the village was too poor?
If the village is strong, everything goes smoothly, and mistakes are right.
If the village is weak, everything fails, and right is wrong!
It's all because of money!
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