In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 396 Madara and Fugaku
In the dim secret room, Uchiha Madara opened his cloudy eyes and looked at Black Zetsu.

Choosing Uchiha Fugaku was a helpless move.

In the entire Uchiha clan, there are only a few who have the potential to open the Mangekyō Sharingan. Although Uchiha Obito has entered Madara's sight, this kid has not yet graduated from the Ninja School early, let alone go to the battlefield.

The other members of the Uchiha clan are even less suitable. Although their personalities are also extreme, they are still slightly normal and do not have enough potential to open their eyes.

Maybe in another two years, Uchiha Obito will be a more suitable candidate, but now, he can only choose Uchiha Fugaku.

"Will he cooperate with us in carrying out the Moon Eye Project?"

Black Zetsu's form took human form, his body enveloped in candlelight and Madara's shadow.

"He can. Although his thinking is more mature, his character also has obvious flaws. He is very indecisive and hesitant. This is certainly unlike Uchiha, but it also shows that his emotions are far more sensitive and delicate than we imagined.

There is no Uchiha who has opened the Sharingan without delicate emotions.

Fugaku has clearly already opened his three-magatama Sharingan, but he still appears so steady on the outside, which shows that he is actually suppressing an even more violent volcano of emotions in his heart. Once it erupts, it will be a chance to open his eyes, and also a chance to touch his heart, explore his obsession, and turn it into a sharp blade in my hands.

As it turned out, I succeeded and the effect was very good. This was due to the endless suppression of the Uchiha clan by Tobirama's disciples. He is now a very useful sword.

In comparison, although Obito's character is too simple, his emotions are stronger, he is younger and easier to control, but it will take at least two or three years to temper the sword to see its quality after tempering."

In terms of understanding of Uchiha, Senju Tobirama must definitely rank first, and the second must be Uchiha Madara. To plot against Uchiha Fugaku, who has obvious weaknesses in his character, for Madara, it is not a very difficult task as long as he has enough cards in his hand.

Everything has its pros and cons.

Compared to Madara, Uchiha Obito is younger, more malleable, and not as smart. He can be trained to be his absolute spokesperson for his will, but this also includes his shortcomings.

It is still uncertain to what extent Obito can be shaped, and with Obito's wisdom, facing the ninja world which will inevitably become more uncertain in the future, a chess piece like Fugaku, who has a certain vision and strength and has good resources and forces of his own, is more capable of dealing with complex situations.

If the ninja world would still maintain the situation of mutual checks and balances among the five major ninja villages as it had in the past forty years in the next twenty or thirty years, then Uchiha Madara would definitely wait a few more years and choose Obito.

He only hoped that the Moon Eye Project could be successfully implemented until his resurrection.

But now Qingshui has emerged in the Sand Village, and Nagato is in the Rain Village. These two are destined to be the trendsetters of this era, just like him and Hashirama in the previous generation.

Coupled with Konoha, which still has its foundation, and the remaining few other ninja villages that have the ability to interfere and influence the situation, the future situation in the ninja world is no longer something that Obito can handle with his brain.

"I understand, Master Madara. I will pay more attention to Uchiha Fugaku. Also, this is the latest information. The Third Hokage is dead. He died just like Tobirama Senju."

Black Zetsu respectfully handed a piece of information to Uchiha Madara.

"You read it, my eyes are so cloudy that I can hardly see the words clearly."

Uchiha Madara sighed and closed his eyes, looking like a hero in his twilight years.

"Yes, Madam Madara."

Black Zetsu began to read in a hoarse and flat voice.

a long time.

"Shimizu from the Sand Village... This brat is stronger than we expected. We underestimated him. If we let him go on, I wonder if he will hinder our plan to collect the tailed beasts in the future."

"So, Master Madara, do we need to..."

“No need, he’s quite strong. Even if he’s not as strong as me and Hashirama, there’s no one stronger than him in this generation. Plus, he has the backing of the Sand Village. We don’t have any way to deal with him right now.

Besides, there is no need for us to deal with him. The Sand Village is stronger than Konoha, and their Kazekage candidate is too powerful. The remaining ninja villages will definitely target them openly or secretly. There is no need to worry too much about this matter.

As long as Nagato can use the Rinnegan to revive me to my prime in the future, and add the power of the Rinnegan, not to mention him, even Hashirama will... hum. "

Speaking of Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but chuckle and opened his eyes.

I really hope I can use the power of the Rinnegan to have another hearty battle with Hashirama...

"but……"

Uchiha Madara tilted his head slightly, as if he had come up with a new idea.

"Master Madara, please speak."

Uchiha Madara suddenly shook his head and frowned.

"As I remember, Amegakure and Sunagakure are allies now?"

Heijue replied:
"Yes, Madara-sama, but Hanzo seems to have some ulterior motives. On the surface, he is working hard to help Sunagakure attack Konoha, but in fact, he is secretly preparing elite troops to attack the Land of Grass and the Land of Taki, capture the Seven-Tails, and plan to establish the Sixth Great Country."

"We can give them some help within the scope of the original plan. At first, I was worried that Jiraiya's ideas would lead Nagato astray and make him accept the naive ideas passed down from Hashirama. Now it seems that Hanzo is indeed more suitable than Jiraiya. It will be easy to make Nagato accept our ideas now."

"I understand. Then, Madara-sama, what should we do next with the Sand Village and Fugaku?"

"Let Yagura give Fugaku more credit. Now that Orochimaru is the new Hokage, if he wants to keep Konoha, he must win over the Uchiha, especially Uchiha Fugaku who has opened the Mangekyō Sharingan. As long as Fugaku's credit is enough, he will not be stingy with the position of an elder. As long as Fugaku can become a high-ranking member of Konoha, he will have a lot more power to mobilize."

Uchiha Madara then said:
"As for Sunagakure, we can make plans after we have Nagato under our control. Amegakure and Sunagakure are originally an alliance. As long as a few years pass and Nagato becomes more familiar with the power of the Rinnegan, he will be able to compete with Shimizu of Sunagakure. If Hanzo builds the Rain Country into the sixth great country, Nagato can then use the power of the Rain Country.

Then, by indirectly utilizing the power of the Sand Village through the alliance, we can cooperate with it to promote the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan before reaching the final step.

The Hidden Mist Village can also be used as a bonus. Half of the six largest forces in the ninja world are on our side. Together with the two strongest people of this generation, and Fugaku who is Konoha's insider, it is enough to push the plan to the final step.

As long as Nagato uses the Reincarnation Technique to awaken me in the last step, we can easily solve all obstacles and gather the tailed beasts that have fallen into the Sand Village."

Uchiha Madara had a faint smile on his face, as if his plan had succeeded.

As for whether Qingshui will pose a threat to him?

He had thought about it, but didn't think it was a threat.

In this world, except for Hashirama Senju, no one is worthy of being a rival to Uchiha Madara!

"Okay, inform Fugaku to come over again when he is free. I will pass the last few things to him. By the way, ask him to collect my body for me."

The successor has been chosen, and Uchiha Madara no longer wants to endure the powerlessness brought by this decaying body.

……

……

Uchiha Fugaku, who was missed by Uchiha Madara, now returned to Konoha's camp as a hero.

However, after defeating Kirigakure, the joy of victory was completely washed away by the news that the Third Hokage had died in battle. Now, the Konoha camp was filled with gloom and sadness.

Except for certain Uchiha.

"Great! Chief!"

The young Uchiha Yashiro clenched his fists, his expression so excited that his three-magatama Sharingan lit up.

"That old fellow Sarutobi Hiruzen is dead. You have also made a great contribution this time by opening the legendary Mangekyō. Maybe, we Uchiha will have a chance to compete for the position of Hokage this time!"

"Okay, Yashiro, don't spread these words for now. I need to test the attitudes of other people in the village first. If there is a chance, I will fight for it."

Uchiha Fugaku raised his hand, signaling his clansmen to remain calm.

A pair of scarlet eyes with intricate patterns quietly opened.

Sensing the powerful power in Fugaku's eyes, a group of Uchiha shut their mouths and just looked at Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan with fanatical expressions.

An imperceptible arc appeared at the corner of Fugaku's mouth.

After opening the kaleidoscope, these tribesmen finally behaved themselves in front of him.

Whenever Uchiha opened his eyes, or his Sharingan was upgraded, he was always full of confidence, thinking that the sky was the boss, the earth was second, and he was third.

Simply put, it is easy to drift.

Now Uchiha Fugaku also feels that he has a chance to compete for the position of Hokage.

Having only been the clan leader for two years, he had a deeper understanding of Konoha's current internal situation and the plight of the Uchiha clan, and was no longer overly reckless - even after opening the Mangekyō Sharingan, his cautious and indecisive character remained unchanged.

"Fugaku, you're finally back. Are you not hurt?"

Walking into the tent, the first person to greet Uchiha Fugaku was Namikaze Minato.

His golden hair was still dazzling, but his body was still stained with the blood and ashes of a Konoha Jonin vest, indicating that he had just been through a tough battle not long ago and had not had time to clean up yet.

Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto are close friends, and Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku are naturally familiar with each other, so they can be considered good friends.

"It doesn't matter. In front of my eyes, they are nothing more than the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. As for you, Minato, facing the Fourth Mizukage who has become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, I think it will be more troublesome."

"It's not that bad. Elder Yan and I are enough to hold back the Mizukage. The key to this battle is that the Uchiha defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, which created this victory. Fugaku, this time, you are the one who made the most contribution."

Namikaze Minato smiled.

Uchiha Fugaku naturally sat down with Namikaze Minato opposite Mitomon En who had been waiting there for a long time.

The three people here are the highest level of Konoha’s defense deployed on the eastern border to defend against the Hidden Mist.

"So, Fugaku, you really did open the same eyes as Madara, and gained a power more powerful than the three-magatama Sharingan, right?"

Mito Menen hid his fear of the Mangekyō Sharingan in his heart and spoke to Uchiha Fugaku in a friendly manner.

"That's right, but unfortunately I just opened my eyes and I'm not proficient enough in using this power, otherwise only two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would have died."

Uchiha Fugaku had a smug look on his face, and suddenly he remembered the scene when he fought against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

His eyes were opened when his close tribesmen who grew up with him died while helping him fight against the Seven.

It's a pity that I only killed two and haven't been able to get complete revenge.

The pride that had just risen up quickly faded away and turned into silent sadness.

Seeing that Uchiha Fugaku's mood was suddenly a little low, Mito Menyan was not surprised.

It is normal for Uchiha to be mentally ill.

"You should have heard the news just now. Hiruzen... just like the Second-generation, he left behind a group of masters from the Sand Village and 5,000 ninjas, and died of exhaustion."

Having said that, Mitomon Yan's eyes calmed down and he continued:
"According to the will left by the Third Hokage before his death, Orochimaru will take over the Fourth Hokage's position."

Mitomon En stopped talking and looked at the reactions of Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku.

Minato Namikaze's reaction was not beyond his expectations. He looked sad, but his eyes were determined.

As for Uchiha Fugaku...

Humph, this is indeed the performance that an Uchiha should have.

He knew that Orochimaru had been guided by Danzo over the past two years and had come into deeper and deeper contact with darkness, and his foundation was not clean enough.

But fortunately, it was suppressed by Hiruzen before, and some traces were cleared away very cleanly. I just don’t know if there are still some left in Danzo’s side.

I don’t know if Danzo will put the overall situation first and help the village survive this disaster first.

Danzo is a potential destabilizing factor. After the death of the Third Hokage, no one can suppress him in a short period of time.

The Uchiha clan is also a potential destabilizing factor, especially Uchiha Fugaku who has opened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

It is necessary to give them a slight blow, but not too much, as the village still needs the power of the Uchiha clan.

"The Sandaime directly appointed him? But according to the process, the succession of Hokage must be voted on by the village's jonin..."

Uchiha Fugaku's words were quickly interrupted by Mito Kado En.

"So Orochimaru is now the Acting Hokage."

Mitomon Yan continued:
"All procedures have their roots in history. In the First Shinobi World War, before the Second Hokage died in battle, he designated Hiruzen as the successor Hokage in front of me and others. After he returned to the village, there were also people who were dissatisfied with Hiruzen's position as Hokage."

The main force that questioned Sarutobi Hiruzen at that time was actually Uchiha.

The Senju clan would not go against the last words left by the Second Hokage. On the contrary, the Uchiha clan, as one of the two founding families of Konoha, felt that the first two Hokage were the Senju clan, and that it would be their turn, so they shouted loudly.

As a result, three generations have died, and you still want to come?

Mitomon En gave Fugaku a meaningful look.

(End of this chapter)