Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 156: Mei Terumi's Reading Comprehension
"Left, turn right at the next intersection." Uchiha Douguang's shadow clone was strolling in the small town, and A Fei was pointing the way for Uchiha Douguang in his ear.

Soon, Uchiha Douguang, in disguise, arrived at the rebel stronghold.

"Master Douguang, the secret code is that when he says the water is clear, you go back to cleanse the stains." Ah Fei said in his ear.

Under Afei's guidance, Uchiha Tokou successfully infiltrated the Kirigakure rebel stronghold.

"Captain Satake." After entering the underground base, members of the resistance army kept greeting the disguised Uchiha Toguchi.

Uchiha Douguang nodded to each of them in turn before asking, "Is the leader here?"

"The leader is in the office." The civilian staff in the base replied.

Uchiha Douguang nodded, then found Terumi Mei's office in the base and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Mei Terumi's voice rang out in the office.

After Uchiha Douguang pushed the door open, he found that compared with the last time they met, there was a layer of deep fatigue on Terumi Mei's pretty face, and the dark circles at the corners of her eyes were particularly obvious. Her desk was covered with papers densely covered with words.

Uchiha Touma glanced at the paper on the table and found that it contained everything he had done in Konoha, and below it was written in beautiful handwriting what Terumi Mei understood about Uchiha Touma's actions.

In this short glance, Uchiha Douguang saw a lot of things. Some of this woman's speculations about his intentions were correct, some were wrong, and some were simply too much.

For example, when Uchiha Tokugawa entertained Shiranui Genma and other former subordinates of the Fourth Hokage, the menus used were all traditional menus from the Fourth Hokage era. Terumi Mei thought that Uchiha Tokugawa did this to evoke their nostalgia for the Fourth Hokage and thus unite around his ally Kakashi. But to be honest, if Uchiha Tokugawa had not seen this information today, he would not even have known that the menu that day had such particularities.

Uchiha Douguang shook his head calmly. Mei Terumi now looked like a high school student obsessed with reading comprehension, but this woman probably had not realized that what she was doing was a rebellious business, and she would not be able to accomplish anything if she just read from the script.

"Hmm? Satake Jonin?" Terumi Mei looked up at the person disguised as Uchiha Tokou and asked, "What's the matter?"

"As for the matter, there is nothing particularly important. I just plan to apply for more tasks for our team. We feel like we have been too idle recently." Uchiha Douguang said.

"Jounin Satake, I understand your desire to contribute to the organization, but the scale of our current activities is already very large. If we increase the amount of tasks, Kirigakure will definitely notice it." said Mei Terumi.

Uchiha Douguang's mouth twitched. "Sisters, you've been discovered a long time ago, okay? If I didn't want you to continue the chaos in Kirigakure, you wouldn't have the chance to build this base here."

"I understand." Uchiha Douguang nodded, then looked at the things on Terumi Mei's desk and asked, "Chief, what are you researching?"

"Haha, study our village's biggest enemy, Uchiha Tokou." Mei Terumi said after gritted her teeth.

Uchiha Douguang: ...

It seems that my disciple is not very friendly to me.

"Satake Jonin, what do you think of Uchiha Tokou, the fifth Hokage of Konoha?" Mei Terumi suddenly asked.

"Uchiha Tokou?" Uchiha Tokou pretended to be indignant under disguise. "Of course I hate him to the core. He killed so many of our companions during the Third Shinobi World War. Even my childhood friend died at his hands. I only regret that I'm not strong enough to kill him myself!"

Uchiha Douguang easily portrayed the resentment and helplessness of a middle-aged man who had a blood feud but could not avenge it because of his lack of strength. This kind of acting made Ah Fei, who was possessed by him and helped him disguise himself, feel amazed. He is really worthy of being Lord Douguang. His acting skills are really flawless!
But what Ah Fei didn't know was that this kind of acting skills, which some people in their previous lives had longed for, were just the most basic skills for politicians.

Sure enough, seeing Uchiha Douguang so angry, Mei Terumi was speechless for a moment. After a while, she spoke to comfort him, "Satake Jonin, I understand your feelings. As a ninja from Kirigakure, I also hate Uchiha Douguang. However, I also think that some of his methods are exactly what we urgently need to learn now."

"During this time, I've gathered a lot of intelligence about him from the period between the end of the Third Shinobi World War and his appointment as Konoha's Fifth Hokage. Many of our spy companions were trapped in Konoha because of this. However, after reviewing this intelligence, I have to admit that only by learning his methods can we, Kirigakure, escape our current predicament." Mei Terumi sighed and said, "It's ridiculous, isn't it? We clearly want to make the village a better place, but we have to learn the methods of our greatest enemy."

"No, Chief, if this is for the Hidden Mist Village, then everything is worth it." Uchiha Douguang said with a pretended moved expression.

"However, I still haven't understood the deeper meaning of many of Uchiha Tokou's actions." Seeing that the person in front of her could understand her, Mei Terumi said with a relieved smile.

Uchiha Tokou actually wanted to say that most of his actions did not have any deep meaning, and that if Terumi Mei continued to speculate like this, she would not gain anything, but would instead fall into the vicious circle of the two jujube trees.

"Well, then, leader, what should we do now?" asked Uchiha Douguang.

"Now our new slogan of the Will of Water has been sung in the Water Country. Now, many people with lofty ideals who have realized that there are problems in the village are willing to join us. I think it won't be long. In addition, with the methods I learned from Uchiha Tokou to win over the ninja survivors, I think we will be able to return to the Hidden Mist Village with a clear banner and drive Yagura Karatachi out of power." Mei Terumi said with hope.

Uchiha Douguang: ...

Uchiha Douguang sighed inwardly. This woman, analyzing intelligence and speculating on his intentions, had only managed to learn the basics. Was winning over the civilians and ninja survivors important to the Kirigakure resistance? It was, but the more important thing this woman hadn't realized was that their most important priority right now was securing a claim!

How could one directly oppose the Fourth Mizukage at a time like this? If Uchiha Doukou were in Mei Terumi's position, his first move would be to declare in the Land of Water that the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, had been deceived by traitors. Therefore, what we, the aspiring members of the Land of Water, should do is honor the Kage and punish the traitors. After all, both are rebellions, and purging the emperor's court is not the same as directly establishing a rebellion.

To be honest, now as long as Uchiha Douguang controls Karuta Yagura to stand up and make a strong statement, he can directly define the identity of this group of people as rebels. At that time, no matter how loud their slogans are, it will be useless.

Didn't Uchiha Tokou have to pay his respects properly when he met Sarutobi Hiruzen before the coup?
What Mei Terumi and her group should do most now is to remove Yagura Karuta from the Blood Mist policy, and then put the blame for the Blood Mist Village on a high-ranking official in the Hidden Mist Village who has a dishonest ass. It was this person who deceived the Fourth Mizukage and completely confirmed the name of purging the court. In this way, no matter what Yagura Karuta says, they can explain it by saying that the Mizukage has been controlled by a treacherous minister.

In this way, when they really oust Yagura Karuta from power, the power of the Hidden Mist Village can be transferred peacefully. This is also the reason why Uchiha Tokou put all the blame on Danzo.

However, Uchiha Tokugawa would not directly control Karatachi Yagura to stand up and declare that this group of people were rebels. What Uchiha Tokugawa wanted was a Water Country that was completely in chaos. Directly defining this group of people as rebels would indeed increase the difficulty of their rebellion, but it would not actually have any impact on the outcome of the Fourth Mizukage stepping down.

Given the current situation in the Hidden Mist Village, the people of the Hidden Mist Village have been oppressed to the limit by the Bloody Mist Village policy that Obito came up with on a whim. Even if there was no Mei Terumi, there would be countless people who could no longer bear this policy and would stand up to overthrow it. At that time, after experiencing the baptism of blood, it would be easy for the Hidden Mist Village to truly unite.

But this is what Uchiha Tokou does not want to see. Kirigakure has too great a geographical advantage. They have a sea as a natural barrier. Once they have solved their internal problems and a leader with a little bit of brains appears, if they really understand the essence of offshore balance, the pressure on the Fire Nation, which is located on the continent and needs to face two and a half countries head-on (the other half is the Wind Nation), will be too great.

Therefore, for Uchiha Tokugawa, the more chaotic the Water Country is, the better. Therefore, Uchiha Tokugawa doesn't mind giving some guidance to Mei Terumi.

After all, Uchiha Douguang's past life history told him that compared to incompetent and mediocre leaders, those who are most likely to do bad things are those half-baked leaders who are only half-full.

"That's great, Chief. I believe we will succeed. After you become the Fifth Mizukage, I believe the village will get out of the haze of the past under your leadership." Uchiha Douguang said excitedly.

"Satake, it doesn't really matter who becomes the Fifth Mizukage. I just hope that the village can become a better place." Mei Terumi said with emotion.

Uchiha Douguang: ...

Uchiha Douguang was almost laughed at by this woman.

The predecessor of this identity was a high-ranking figure in the rebel organization. Although his position was not particularly high, he was only a fringe figure in the decision-making circle, but he was still a member of the decision-making circle, your confidant! Everyone was working with you in a life-or-death business. It was fine for you to say such things to the subordinates, but you didn't dare to openly express your desire to become the Fifth Mizukage in front of your confidants. What's wrong? You think you can't accomplish anything, right?
If Satake Masato's position is converted to Konoha's Isshinkai, it is probably the same level as the current captain of the Jonin squad, Seiichi Nagai. When Uchiha Tokou met with the Isshinkai privately, he never concealed his ambition to become the Fifth Hokage. As a leader, if he cannot instill confidence in his subordinates from time to time, their morale will sooner or later fall apart. After all, everyone is doing a life-threatening business with you.

In other words, only when the leader has a clear goal will the subordinates want to get the specific benefits after the success and have the motivation to work hard.

Uchiha Douguang secretly held his forehead. At the beginning, he thought that Mei Terumi would learn something from studying his behavior so carefully, and it might take some effort for him to lead her astray. But now it seems that he does not need to guide her deliberately. He just needs to let this woman figure it out on her own, and then encourage her at the critical moment, let her give full play to her subjective initiative, and the situation in the Water Country will naturally develop in the direction he wants.

"Leader, you are righteous!" Therefore, the disguised Uchiha Douguang simply bowed and said.

"Satake Jonin, please don't say that." Terumi Mei stood up and helped Uchiha Douguang up, then said, "The future of the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village still requires our joint efforts!"

"Well! I have always believed that under the leadership of the leader, we will create a brand new future for the village." Uchiha Douguang said meaningfully.

……

After Uchiha Douguang left the base, he returned to the small house he had been in before, and White Zetsu also released himself from the possession of Uchiha Douguang's shadow clone.

"How is it? Did you gain anything?" Black Zetsu asked hurriedly when he saw Uchiha Toguro coming back.

"It's a great harvest." Uchiha Douguang said with a smile, "The Hidden Mist Village has finally found the Kage that suits them best."

"Are you referring to the little girl named Mei Terumi?" Hei Jue asked in confusion.

"That's right." Uchiha Douguang said with a meaningful smile on his face.

"So, what should we do next?" Black Zetsu asked curiously.

"Control Karujutsu Yagura to increase the strength. It would be best to force those who still have some strength in the Hidden Mist Village to come to the side of the resistance." Uchiha Douguang said coldly.

"Why?" Black Zetsu didn't understand Uchiha Douguang's actions. Wasn't this aiding the enemy? You know, he had put in a lot of effort to maintain the chess piece of Karatachi Yagura over the years.

"To put it bluntly, this group of rebels is a huge bomb. The people who join it are the gunpowder of this bomb, and the fuse of this bomb is their half-baked leader. Since this bomb will explode sooner or later, for us, the more gunpowder the better." Uchiha Douguang said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)