Naruto: From the capture of the main family to the behind-the-scenes mastermind

Chapter 84 People’s Mind Changes
Not to mention the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans who have been in the same "trench" with the Nara clan for many years. They have been cooperating since the Warring States Period and have sufficient tacit understanding and generally do not make mistakes.

But the other ninja clans...if he encounters an emergency one day and has no time to communicate with them, Shikaku is worried that they will give him a big blow.

This time with Elder Mingzheng in charge, Nara could have done more, but they only pretended to get a little closer to Danzo and didn't even make a formal gesture. Some ninjas behind them showed a tendency to get closer to Danzo, forcing them to stop and remain neutral.

You can't just betray your own people and let these people be punished by four generations, right?

But in Konoha at that time, if they remained neutral they would be closely monitored by the Root, so some plans could only be carried out by themselves.

The differentiation plan was not implemented thoroughly enough.

Hearing Shikaku's helpless voice, Hinata Yu smiled and said, "This shows that the ninja clan recognizes Nara's ability."

Looking at the ninja world as a whole, it may be difficult to evaluate the most miserable ninja clan, but the Nara clan is definitely one of the ninja clans that has the best life.

Each generation of Hokage has basically entrusted the Nara clan with important tasks. The current Nara Shikaku had originally experienced an era of three Hokage, and the third, fourth, and fifth generations all spoke highly of him.

The Sixth Kakashi... Although his experience as Hokage was not described in detail, it is obvious that he would not abandon the Nara clan.

There is no need to talk about the relationship between the Seventh Hokage Naruto and Shikamaru.

When carrying out missions, the ninjas of the Nara clan are often the brains of the team.

Outstanding wisdom and good strength allow the Nara clan to live a good life, better than most ninjas who only rely on strength to survive.

This is obvious to all in Konoha, so those ninjas who are not blinded by profit will follow Nara and wait for smart people to make decisions for them.

"You're over-praised." Shikaku sighed, "We didn't do our best. We could have had the opportunity to separate the interests of more ninja clans from the top ninja clans."

The interests of different ninja clans are not the same.

The great ninja clan longed to go one step further, to produce a Hokage and enjoy the feeling of being at the pinnacle of power.

Small ninjas often go with the flow and drink soup from the big ninjas.

The latter have no choice most of the time, and are sometimes even dragged into the struggle for no apparent reason.

But they undoubtedly also hope that they can gradually become the top ninja clan.

But it's difficult.

What is the Ninja Clan?
A wealthy family based on bloodline, with secret techniques, blood inheritance, power, and influence as its center.

For the major ninja clans that enjoy this kind of honor, would they want the civilian ninjas below to squeeze in and compete with them for power?
will not!

Will the top ninja clans allow smaller ninja clans to rise up and enjoy the same opportunities as them?
Nor will it!
"The powerful ninja clans themselves don't want other ninja clans of equal strength to appear in Konoha, because that would divide their opportunities. So if someone rises, they will try to kick the other party down."

Nara Shikaku shook his head with a complicated look in his eyes. "The Fourth Generation faced a similar example before, because the success of the Fourth Generation represented the rise of a powerful ninja clan."

The Uzumaki clan is not weak in itself, and Minato is gifted. Given some time, even without the Nine-Tails, they can pose a great threat.

"Some ninja clans cannot see this clearly. Danzo gave me an opportunity to let them clearly see the difference between themselves and the powerful ninja clans, and also to get a handle to hit them."

Nara Shikaku's voice turned cold. "Nine ninja clans may not seem like a lot, but if you add the ninja clans that have dealings with them, the number is already considerable. Now that they understand that their interests are not aligned, and with our warning, they will be more cautious in the future and not follow the ninja clans at the forefront in everything they do."

The ninja clans that participated in Danzo's plan would never dare to reveal the fact that they once wanted to destroy the one country, one village system. They would feel uncomfortable staying with the big ninja clans.

Only by accepting these ninjas at this time can they make the other party feel at ease. "This can't solve the fundamental problem. They are weak and will definitely follow the strong." Hinata Yu took out a teacup and poured a cup of tea for each of them. "This can only temporarily destroy the original pattern. Sooner or later, a new pattern will be formed with us."

"For a person, the people he is closest to are often his descendants. The inheritance of a ninja is mostly passed down through blood. It is impossible for the ninja clan to disappear."

Nara Shikaku said helplessly: "With the existence of the ninja clan, Konoha will naturally form a new structure with the strongest clans. There is no way to solve it."

There is no solution to this problem. Once the old system is destroyed, the new system will naturally form a new community of interests.

Uchiha and others won once, we can't let them get nothing.

After dividing and beating up some ninja clans and severing their ties with their original community of interests, it is inevitable that the other party will establish a new structure in Konoha.

"There is nothing we can do..."

Hinata Yu muttered to himself, glanced at Shikaku who was confused with a smile, and changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, this approach has another benefit. After a warning, these ninja clans will no longer dare to dream of destroying the one country, one village system."

Hinata Yu looked up at Nara Shikaku and asked in a calm voice, "Who are you guarding against, Captain Shikaku?"

Nara Shikaku: "..."

He was silent for a long time, then looked up to the left, his sight seemingly through the wall, and saw the Hokage Building.

Shikaku lowered his eyes, "Yu, you should understand that the resistance to destroying the one country, one village system is... a little too little for that person."

If Danzo wants to destroy the one-country-one-village system, the first thing he has to face is the possible betrayal of the ninja clans under his command, so he has to test carefully and gradually see the direction of the source of resistance.

Where is Minato?
He was born a civilian ninja, and the largest number of his supporters are also civilian ninjas!
"Civilian ninjas don't have as many concerns as the ninja clans... On the contrary, if they can help the Fourth Generation obtain the position of Daimyo, they can gain much more than the ninja clans."

"So even though I know very well that the fourth generation itself does not have such ideas, I am still a little worried. Sometimes, the ideas of an individual will be pushed by the group."

Nara Shikaku stared straight at Hinata Yu, "That day, the Fourth Hokage slapped the Daimyo's face in front of all the ninjas."

"Although the Fourth Hokage used Flying Thunder God to rush to the Daimyo's mansion and saved the Daimyo's face. But recently, I heard some discussions among the civilian jonin... It would be great if the Fourth Hokage became the Daimyo. He would definitely bring peace to the ninja world."

In the eyes of those ninjas, the daimyo was a useless existence who would put on a fuss for the Hokage after the victory of the war and would only be a hindrance. It would be better to kill him directly and let the national strength of the Fire Nation be united. The Fourth Hokage would definitely be able to do more.

is it wrong?
With their stance of supporting the fourth generation, there is nothing to say.

But it means something different.

The small ninja clan wanted to change the one-country-one-village system to gain a path to promotion, and the civilian ninjas who regarded the Fourth Hokage as a belief also wanted to support this.

People's minds change...sometimes it's not a good sign.

If everything didn't seem so reasonable, if using the grand and righteous path was the best way to preserve Konoha's vitality at the time, and if the plan to test the resistance was also planned by Danzo himself, he would have to think about whether someone deliberately pushed the situation to this point.

There is now a rift between Konoha and the Land of Fire.

Hinata Yu faced Shikaku's gaze without avoiding it and took a sip of tea.

"Captain Shikaku, you're overthinking it. The Fourth Generation wouldn't do that."

(End of this chapter)