From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 412 Showdown
Today is a day of mixed emotions for the Uchiha clan.

The good news is that the Mangekyou Sharingan, the highest level in the Uchiha clan's legend, has reappeared after a hiatus of several decades.

Tragically, the Mangekyou Sharingan was defeated!

Sarutobi Asuma, the kid who wiped out the entire Hidden Cloud Village in one fell swoop on the border, defeated the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan in front of everyone!
The service complaints department was eventually established, becoming a sword hanging over the heads of the police department and the secret service.

There's nothing we can do; Kaleidoscope lost.

"After this battle, the Uchiha clan should quiet down a bit, right?"

Since Danzo's death and the Third Hokage's abdication, the newly appointed Fourth Hokage, Tsunade, while not particularly fond of the Uchiha clan, has ceased her previous covert suppression. Furthermore, after decades of recuperation, the Uchiha clan has gradually recovered its strength. Combined with their control of the police force and their own inherent nature, these factors have led to the Uchiha clan's growing influence during Asuma's absence. Consequently, the police force's actions have become increasingly domineering.

Whether someone is secretly pushing things along or not, the hardliners of the Uchiha clan seem to have become even more hardline than before, and they still are…

Fugaku's defeat silenced the entire Uchiha clan, and the police department was no longer as domineering as before. It can be said that the failure of the Mangekyou Sharingan broke the backbone of the Uchiha clan in one fell swoop.

“The Uchiha clan wears their hearts on their sleeves; they don’t really pose any threat.” Tsunade looked at Asuma. “But you, why are you suddenly targeting the Uchiha?”

"He wouldn't let my classmate join the police department, so I just wanted to annoy them," Asuma laughed. "Besides, I also wanted to test the strength of Susanoo and see if it was as powerful as the legends said. Now it seems I overestimated it."

"It can't be considered an overestimation. Although Fugaku awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, his Mangekyou Sharingan is clearly not on the same level as Madara Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan. So, you must not underestimate the Uchiha."

"It's nothing special," Asma said, shaking his head.

"You damaged the Hokage Building, remember to hand over the money to the finance department," Tsunade said sternly. "Also, you caused a scene in the conference room during the Jonin meeting, showing no respect for the Hokage. Go and be confined for three months."

"Three months of confinement?" Asuma looked up in surprise and said, "I mean, Hokage, I helped you suppress the arrogance of the Uchiha clan, forced out a Mangekyou Sharingan, and strengthened Konoha's power. And you still want to confine me? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"Hmph, I don't know if my conscience hurts, but I do know that you're secretly colluding with Orochimaru. Do you think I'm blind?"

"Uh~~" Asuma's expression froze for a moment, and he said helplessly, "I was just having a normal conversation with Orochimaru-senpai, and I didn't have any other bad intentions."

"What are you doing?"

"Orochimaru-senpai is preparing to take over the Land of Water."

"What? What do you mean by taking the Land of Water into our hands?"

Tsunade, who had been so composed just moments before, finally broke down.

What does it mean to take the Land of Water into your hands?

Previously, an ANBU member discovered that Asuma and Orochimaru had been in contact several times, which aroused her suspicion. So she wanted to bluff Asuma, but instead, she stumbled upon such a huge bombshell.

"Orochimaru and I discovered something strange. Orochimaru investigated for a while but couldn't find any clues. He felt that something was wrong, so he wanted to make some arrangements. The Land of Water is isolated overseas and relatively closed off, so he and I planned to take control of the Mizukage and secretly control the Land of Water, just in case."

Tsunade clutched the giant lightning bolt in her chest, her mind blank. Damn it, Danzo used to cause all sorts of trouble, but his abilities were limited; he could only wreak havoc within Konoha. Now that Danzo is dead, you two have gone abroad and are even trying to control the Mizukage! The Mizukage, the Kage of one of the Five Great Nations! You just casually say you want to control him, to secretly control the Land of Water through him?
This is too...

"Are you all crazy? If others find out about this, Konoha will become the target of everyone's criticism. Not to mention anything else, we won't be able to get past the Daimyo."

“It has nothing to do with the Daimyo,” Asuma shook his head and said, “Besides, we are only controlling it secretly and will not destroy the Land of Water.”

"No, absolutely not! Damn it, where's Orochimaru? Someone, bring Orochimaru here..."

Asma smiled but didn't say anything more.

Why did he tell Tsunade about his and Orochimaru's plan?
Of course, the goal is to drag Tsunade, the Hokage, into this mess.

After all, Tsunade is the Hokage, and the resources she can mobilize are far beyond what the two of them can match. Most importantly, he needs Tsunade to provide cover for his plans, otherwise, things will get very complicated.

Soon, Orochimaru followed the Anbu to the Hokage's office.

"Orochimaru, you're getting bolder and bolder! The war is over, yet you still want to start another one!" Tsunade was furious when she saw Orochimaru.

"Well, Asuma already told you!" Orochimaru smiled slightly at the exasperated Tsunade. "That's good. I was just thinking about how to ask for your help."

"Help? Help with what? Do you even know what you're doing...?"

Tsunade's words abruptly stopped because Orochimaru gently tapped the table, and then the table sprouted.

Branches sprouted from the table and grew rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the Hokage's desk had become a large shrub.

"Wood...Wood Release?" Tsunade's expression changed drastically. She suddenly raised her eyes and glared fiercely at Orochimaru, saying, "You, you actually..."

"This Wood Release has nothing to do with the First Hokage's cells," Orochimaru said softly. He opened his mouth and spat out a sealing scroll, breaking the seal. A strange-looking white creature appeared in the Hokage's office.

"I obtained my Wood Release technique from this strange creature."

"This...what is this?"

"I don't know, but this creature possesses a Wood Release technique that allows it to conceal its presence. It's very well hidden, and I only discovered it by accident," Orochimaru said. "After discovering this thing, Asuma and I have been keeping an eye on it. There isn't just one, but many of them. What's most interesting is that many important figures have one by their side. From their behavior patterns, we can tell that these things have been secretly monitoring the ninja world, with unknown motives."

"Wood Release, to monitor the ninja world?" Tsunade seemed to be listening to a fantasy. "Are you kidding me?"

“Of course I’m not joking. I found this thing while I was monitoring the old man,” Asuma interjected. “There are a few others, all found on important battlefields, and one was found near the Mizukage’s office. They are indeed monitoring the ninja world, but unfortunately, their structure is different from that of ordinary ninjas, so we can’t get information from their minds.”

"What does this have to do with the Land of Water?"

“The Tailed Beasts, they are still monitoring them,” Orochimaru said. “Kushina has one, but we haven’t touched it, for fear of alerting them. There are two Tailed Beasts in the Land of Water. We want to start from the Land of Water, to alert them and see if we can scare them out.”

(End of this chapter)