After a few days of intense competition.
The Konoha Isshinkai finally formulated a preliminary set of management methods. Lord Kōkage, as the honorary president, was deeply involved, providing many highly referential suggestions and selecting a nominal leader for the Konoha Isshinkai.
And this leader was undoubtedly an Uchiha.
Of course, there were no suspicious under-the-table operations.
It was because the Uchiha were really good at fighting... To be a leader, strength was inevitably the first priority.
To please Uchiha Makoto, the Uchiha clan had sent their most outstanding young people over.
And the Uchiha clan's old rival, the Senju clan, because of Senju Tobirama's strong opposition, did not send their most talented clansmen to the Akatsuki Ninja Village, resulting in the young people of the Uchiha clan being the strongest among this group of students.
Uchiha Makoto also took this opportunity to gather a group of the most outstanding young people from the Uchiha clan.
In a few days.
He privately gave them a high-intensity infusion of the Will of Light.
Uchiha Makoto could no longer completely trust the Uchiha clan now.
But the Uchiha clan was, after all, controlled by those Uchiha elders.
And the interests represented by the Uchiha elders were essentially different from his.
Now, it was only because the Uchiha clan was very dependent on the power of the Akatsuki Ninja Village that the relationship between the two sides was so close.
... Uchiha Makoto knew the virtue of the Uchiha clan very well.
When they united to cut down outsiders, they were merciless, but they were equally ruthless when cutting down their own people internally.
When Izanagi had not yet been sealed as a forbidden jutsu in the family, the Uchiha clansmen, relying on this move, wished they could chop up the guys they didn't like in the family into mincemeat.
This was already an old story... but even in the future, Uchiha Itachi, who directly wiped out the family, appeared in the Uchiha clan.
Once a conflict of interest arose between the two sides, it would be easy for things to get out of hand.
So Uchiha Makoto felt it was necessary to cultivate Uchiha clansmen close to the Akatsuki Ninja Village among the younger generation of the Uchiha clan, support them to become high-level members of the Uchiha clan, and completely control the Uchiha clan in secret.
"You are the future of the family, the future of Konoha. The burden of revitalizing the family and revitalizing Konoha is on your shoulders."
"The older generation left over from the Warring States period can hardly keep up with the development of this era.... But we are all Uchiha after all.... We must learn the art of struggle, strengthen our own strength bit by bit, until we can truly have a say in the family and in Konoha."
"..."
"Yes, Lord Kōkage, loyalty!"
Uchiha Makoto looked at the Uchiha juniors who were stirred up to a fever pitch by his few words, and couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.
He just liked the Uchiha clan's straightforward appearance.
... A deep-minded Uchiha, too annoying!!
Soon, everything was ready.
With a wave of his hand, Uchiha Makoto gave this group of students a two-week holiday and let them return to Konoha.
Thus, this group of students from Konoha officially left the Akatsuki Ninja Village.
And on Konoha's side.
The Uchiha clan had been continuously building momentum within Konoha in advance.
The news that the Konoha exchange students were about to return to Konoha spread to every corner of Konoha in a short time.
Originally, this was not a very important matter.
After all, it was just a group of exchange students from the Akatsuki Ninja Village returning to Konoha on holiday.
But after such a large-scale propaganda and momentum building by the Uchiha clan, the large and small ninja clans of Konoha keenly smelled a dangerous atmosphere—the Uchiha clan was going to use this opportunity to make a big deal within Konoha again, and this was definitely another action against Senju Tobirama.
And what was very counter-intuitive was that.
Senju Tobirama, who had always been at odds with the Uchiha clan, rarely failed to take timely countermeasures this time. He had remained silent until now, processing documents in the Hokage's office during the day as usual, just watching the Uchiha clan hype up public opinion.
Perhaps Senju Tobirama had completely admitted defeat to the Uchiha clan?
Or did Senju Tobirama have another trick up his sleeve, secretly planning countermeasures in secret, but no one had discovered his clues so far.
The large and small families of Konoha continuously speculated on Senju Tobirama's thoughts.
Of course, in their hearts, they were actually more inclined to the latter.
After all, Senju Tobirama was an old-school Senju powerhouse who had fought all the way from the Warring States period. Countless Uchiha clansmen had died at his hands, and even Uchiha Madara's own brother, Uchiha Izuna, was Senju Tobirama's defeated opponent.
—Uchiha Izuna, like Uchiha Madara, had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
With all kinds of brilliant achievements, Senju Tobirama would absolutely not admit defeat to his nemesis, the Uchiha clan, just like that.
And at the same time...
The atmosphere within Konoha village also became more and more subtle.
Konoha was still that Konoha.... but it was not the Konoha in everyone's memory.
The ninja families felt this most clearly. That atmosphere of an impending storm, which made people nervous, began to spread continuously.
There was no helping it.
This struggle within the village between the Uchiha clan and Senju Tobirama, which was becoming increasingly heated and public.
It was really difficult for them to stay out of it completely.
Endorsing the next Hokage in advance was similar to backing the winning horse. If they bet right, they would rise to prominence. But if they bet wrong.... whether the Uchiha clan or the Senju clan lost, the other party would not drive them to extinction, and the loser would at most hibernate again, wait for the younger generation to grow up, and then find a way to compete again.
But it was hard to say for the followers behind the loser.
But how many ministers of the Land of Fire had bet their entire family fortunes to back the winning horse.
—If there is such an opportunity, one must take a gamble no matter what.
The principle applies to ninjas... actually the same.
Power is so beautiful, who doesn't want to experience it?
Even the Hyuga clan was so conflicted.
Their clan really wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but it was not so simple to remain neutral.
Both the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan were secretly coercing and luring the Hyuga clan to make a choice.
—Being the "wife" of the Hokage is not so easy.
....
And at the same time.
Uchiha Madara, who had just captured the Seven-Tails, returned to Konoha village and immediately walked towards the Senju clan grounds.
He was competing with Senju Hashirama in the speed of capturing Tailed Beasts.
"This time, capturing the Seven-Tails, it took less than a week to go back and forth. The time was basically all spent on the road."
"Hashirama, last time he took a full ten days to capture the Six-Tails."
"Hmph... Hashirama... losing to me... is not shameful!"
Uchiha Madara thought, and couldn't wait to see Senju Hashirama's "exasperated" and unwilling-to-admit-defeat look.
He came to the Senju clan grounds and walked towards Senju Hashirama's house as usual.
However, just a short while after stepping into the Senju clan grounds.
Uchiha Madara keenly sensed the oppressive atmosphere in the Senju clan grounds.
The Senju clan grounds were full of Senju clansmen coming and going. He, an Uchiha clansman wearing Uchiha attire, was particularly eye-catching among them.
But in the past at this time.
The Senju clansmen passing by Uchiha Madara would proactively greet him and respectfully call him "Lord Madara," but now, the Senju clansmen passing by Uchiha Madara had begun to subconsciously avoid him. Only a few people greeted him, and many Senju clansmen were already looking at Uchiha Madara with hostile and vigilant eyes.
And this kind of defensive look.
Uchiha Madara was very familiar with.
Because in the Warring States period, he had seen it too many times.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Did something happen in Konoha!"
Uchiha Madara, who had been busy capturing Tailed Beasts recently, had always been behind on Konoha's intelligence.
So he was a bit stressed now.
Before Konoha was established, the Senju clansmen looked at him like this. Now that Konoha is established, the Senju clansmen still look at him like this. This Konoha was established in vain!
Faintly, a strange feeling appeared in Uchiha Madara's heart.
Some kind of thought and belief in his heart seemed to begin to collapse, and another thought began to spread rapidly.
So Uchiha Madara quickened his pace and came to Senju Hashirama's house.
"Ah, Uchiha Madara, you're back. Looking for Hashirama again?"
"En, I came back after capturing the Seven-Tails, and I plan to let Hashirama seal the Seven-Tails."
"The news of the Eight-Tails' location came back to Konoha not long after you left, so Hashirama immediately set off to capture the Eight-Tails and hasn't come back yet."
The one who opened the door was Uzumaki Mito.
After some negotiation, Uchiha Madara learned that Senju Hashirama had gone to capture the Eight-Tails and had not yet returned.
Originally, according to Uchiha Madara's habit, he should have turned around and left.
After all, Uchiha Madara and Uzumaki Mito really had nothing to talk about, and their relationship could even be described as "bad" in a sense.
However, Uchiha Madara thought of the hostile eyes of the Senju clansmen just now, and he still said a few more words.
"Did something happen in Konoha recently?"
"The atmosphere in the Senju clan is very strange....."
Uchiha Madara didn't say it directly, but the meaning was obvious.
"Sigh... it's a long story. Why don't you go back and ask those elders of your Uchiha clan and you'll know."
Uzumaki Mito sighed slightly.
She had been staying in Konoha village, assisting Senju Tobirama in handling the internal documents of the village. How could she not know the situation inside Konoha.
But, this matter involved the struggle for power within the village, as well as the deformed obsession of the two families to be able to defeat the other.
Not only that, but it also involved the thousand-year-old feud between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan that was still not fully understood.
—Both the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan hoped that their own clansmen could become the Second Hokage.
And this also involved an attitude problem.
From the perspective of self-interest and interpersonal relationships, Uzumaki Mito certainly hoped that Senju Tobirama could become the Second Hokage.
So Uzumaki Mito didn't want to discuss this matter with Uchiha Madara..... Only her husband Senju Hashirama could handle such troublesome matters.
Seeing that Uzumaki Mito was unwilling to say more, Uchiha Madara didn't insist, so he left the Senju clan grounds and returned to the Uchiha clan grounds.
And as soon as he returned to the clan grounds, Uchiha Madara summoned the elders in charge of the family.
In the secret meeting room.
Several Uchiha elders sat opposite Uchiha Madara. They had been having a very smooth time recently, so seeing such a serious Uchiha Madara suddenly, they couldn't help but feel terrified.... They had done a lot of things behind Uchiha Madara's back.
However, this feeling of fear did not last long.
This is all for the Uchiha!
"Lord Madara, you summoned us suddenly, did something happen?"
The leading Uchiha elder spoke first.
He was the oldest and most prestigious among this group of elders, even several years older than Uchiha Madara. He had once assisted Uchiha Izuna in managing the family affairs of the Uchiha clan.
In the family, even Uchiha Madara had to give him some face.
Uchiha Madara's eyes looked at the talking elder in front of him. His face did not change, and he said coldly:
"What exactly have you been doing in Konoha recently? I just came back from the Senju clan grounds...."
"So that's how it is, Lord Madara. You have not participated in the management of Konoha, so you are not clear about the ins and outs of this matter."
"You should know in your heart that because of Lord Hashirama, Senju Tobirama has always been arrogant, domineering, and secretly suppressed our Uchiha clan..... In the past, for the sake of Lord Hashirama and the overall situation of Konoha, we endured it. But these years, what has Senju Tobirama done?"
"Konoha's development has been stagnant. When the Akatsuki Ninja Village was established, it was much worse than Konoha, but now, it has far surpassed Konoha. Doesn't this prove that Senju Tobirama is no longer qualified to continue sitting in that Hokage's office?"
"Lord Madara, we support you to become the Second Hokage. Only the Uchiha clan can make Konoha great again!!"
"Tobirama is incompetent, the Uchiha clan should manage Konoha!"
"But... Senju Tobirama and the Senju clan are not willing to see this happen!"
Old and cunning.
The Uchiha elder gave a near-perfect answer.
He did not directly answer Uchiha Madara's question.
Instead, he first complained to Uchiha Madara, telling about the unwillingness and compromise of the Uchiha clan over the years, and the spearhead was directed at Senju Tobirama.
As everyone knows.
The relationship between Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama... if it weren't for Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama would have gone to the Pure Land to see Uchiha Izuna long ago.
In the past, the Uchiha clan was excluded from the core power by Senju Tobirama, but Senju Tobirama, who controlled the core power, did not make Konoha prosperous. The foundation of the neighboring Akatsuki Ninja Village when it was established was much worse than Konoha's, but now.... Konoha has been left far behind by the Akatsuki Ninja Village!!
Tobirama is incompetent, and the Uchiha clan should be in charge of managing Konoha.
A round of answers.
Uchiha Madara had nothing to say.
After all, the Uchiha elder in front of him answered reasonably.
It's just... although Uchiha Madara hated Senju Tobirama very much and wished he could kill him immediately, he did not doubt Senju Tobirama's ability to manage Konoha.
You guys managing Konoha, are you really better than Senju Tobirama?
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