I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

How many elite ninjas does the Uchiha clan have?

You could say that one Uchiha could easily take on two ordinary ninjas, right?

Given the current size of the Uchiha clan, there are at least 600 to 800 members, and some of them are not on the village's ninja list; they are all ninjas belonging to the clan itself.

Therefore, if Konoha were to clash with the Uchiha, they would have to pay the price of one to two thousand ninjas to defeat them.

So, with the addition of several hundred ninjas from the Uchiha clan, and having lost thousands of ninjas, how should they fight against other ninja villages?

Although most of them were Chunin and Genin, it was still a considerable loss.

"But Sarutobi, have you considered that continuing to delay will only put us in a more passive position?"

Danzo consistently pursued his plan against the Uchiha clan, believing that since he was going to have to take action anyway, he might as well just do it directly.

After all, once the Uchiha find a way to counter this, they will be in a passive position.

Who made the move?

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his gaze to Danzo, his eyes filled with speechlessness.

no! ?

Can't you think of anything else besides taking action?

If you want to fight the Uchiha clan, you should at least have a reason, right? They haven't even rebelled yet and you're already making your move?

This is clearly telling the other ninja clans, "Just you wait, if I ever get angry with you, you'll end up like the Uchiha clan."

Who would respect him then?

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi absolutely cannot make a move, and at the same time, Danzo must be held down to prevent him from making a move.

If we could create internal problems within the Uchiha clan and force them to eliminate each other, that would be the best outcome.

So, when he learned that Fugaku Uchiha wanted Itachi to come to the Anbu as a spy, he thought on the one hand to temporarily stabilize the Uchiha clan, and on the other hand to cultivate some of his own people who could deal with the Uchiha clan.

You said that if the Uchiha clan had internal strife and then consumed itself, killing itself to death, even if one or two were left, they could send the Anbu to finish them off, but most of them would be killed by their own people.

All he needs to do is shift all the blame onto the other party and say some nice things, and the matter will be over.

With the Uchiha threat gone, he no longer needed to take the blame, and even if the other ninja clans in the village sensed something was amiss, they wouldn't say anything.

After all, the Uchiha clan had fallen at that time, and everyone could share in the spoils of the Uchiha clan's collapse, so naturally no one would say anything.

No one would speak out for the Uchiha clan, which had already been wiped out, but they couldn't directly take action.

The nature of the activity changes when you do it yourself.

Therefore, this is why Hiruzen Sarutobi kept pulling the doves along, giving them hope, and then putting pressure on the Uchiha clan to cause the radicals to rebel.

Once internal strife breaks out between the two sides, that's when I'll step in.

However, he never expected that Bai Ye seemed to have the unanimous support of radicals, conservatives, and centrists, and now the Uchiha clan was united as one.

Then he would have no reason to take action.

"Danzo, you need to think this through. We can't take action. The Uchiha clan is, after all, a member of Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with a hint of deeper meaning, which also served as a reminder to Danzo.

The destruction of the Uchiha clan cannot be rushed. Such a large clan requires careful planning to eliminate it silently. Otherwise, it will only give others cause for discussion. If other clans in the village become hostile towards them, it will be a real problem.

"But you can't just stand by and watch them head down the path of rebellion, can you?"

Danzo narrowed his eyes and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

He meant that if Hiruzen Sarutobi thinks of a way, the Uchiha clan will rebel sooner or later, and inaction will only make things worse.

"After he takes office, what will he need to do to gain the respect of the clan? These days we must protect the interests of Konoha and the interests of other ninja clans. We cannot allow the Uchiha clan to go to extremes. We should appease them as much as we can."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a hint of deeper meaning.

That's right.

His meaning was simple: Bai Ye came to power under pressure, otherwise the centrists and conservatives would not have compromised.

But if Byakuya can't do anything, then Fugaku Uchiha will most likely still be promoted.

The last sentence, on the surface, says that the interests of everyone in Konoha should be protected, but this is tantamount to pushing the Uchiha clan to the opposite side of Konoha and all ninja clans.

This is also a tactic that Hiruzen Sarutobi has always used. While he claims to be appeasing them, he is actually just repeatedly shifting the emotions within the Uchiha clan, making them see hope one moment and lose it the next, thereby exacerbating the conflict between the two factions and achieving his goal without bloodshed.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 15: A Fierce Battle Against Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi (Please Read On, Vote, and Recommend)

"The Third Generation Lord is in trouble!"

An ANBU member placed a piece of intelligence in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi. Upon opening the scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed.

What is the Uchiha clan up to?

"What happened to Hiruzen?"

Koharu Utatane glanced at the Anbu, then at Hiruzen Sarutobi. Seeing his expression gradually change, Koharu was also puzzled, wondering what had happened.

Could it be that the madman from Kumogakure is about to start another war?

"You can see for yourselves the problems of the Uchiha clan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his forehead in annoyance, then placed the information in front of the group for them to read.

He really didn't expect this to turn out like this. Could this be Bai Ye's first move?

Although he had long guessed that Byakuya would do something after taking over, this move was clearly something that Hiruzen Sarutobi had not expected!

"Is the security force just trying to smooth things over?"

"What exactly are they trying to do?"

Koharu and Mitokado were both dumbfounded.

no! ?

This feels like a child's game.

Are we just going to start ignoring it?

"This guy is smart."

Danzo said with a gloomy look in his eyes. Compared to Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, his political acumen was obviously higher than theirs, and he naturally saw what Byakuya was trying to do.

This trick may seem like a child's game, but it can indeed be quite effective.

But it seems unlikely that the Uchiha clan would be able to solve their predicament by relying on this thing.

"Lord Hokage, many villagers are already downstairs waiting for your results."

"I understand. Let them wait for now. Go find the new Uchiha clan leader and the elders from the three factions and bring them over."

After a moment of silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to talk to Byakuya first.

This time, he's clearly going to be even more difficult to deal with than Fugaku Uchiha.

Therefore, he also needed to find out what Bai Ye was up to.

"Yes!"

The Anbu disappeared from the Hokage's office, and then the four of them began to discuss what to say when Byakuya arrived.

Preparing in advance will prevent any problems later.

"Byakuya Uchiha and three elders, the Hokage requests your presence to discuss some matters."

The Dark Division quickly located Bai Ye.

Uchiha Tetsu, Uchiha Setsuna, and Uchiha Jin, who were standing to the side, all turned their heads to look at Byakuya with some disbelief.

Just as he said, if they do this, the Hokage will come looking for them very soon?

After the clan meeting ended, the Uchiha clan began to slack off according to the plan that Byakuya had set up last time.

The Uchiha Police Force has become complacent and tries to smooth things over, preferring to let the villagers of Konoha handle things themselves. Meanwhile, the police are either drinking tea in their offices or simply can't be found because they're "on missions."

In just one morning, the whole village was in chaos.

In the past, whenever there were any trivial matters in the village, people would go to the Uchiha Police Force. Everyone had their own reasons, and if the Uchiha couldn't handle it, it was the Uchiha's problem.

But now the Uchiha clan simply won't deal with it. They just drink tea and then can't find anyone, so they tell them to go find someone from the village to resolve the issue.

The villagers, who were used to being treated like royalty, were momentarily flustered.

Everyone knows that over the years, if you have a problem, go to the Uchiha clan. It doesn't matter if you lose your temper, because they will tolerate you anyway.

This was one of the few opportunities they could vent their anger on the ninja grandpa, so the villagers naturally wouldn't let this chance pass.

But right now, the Uchiha clan has simply stopped playing along. Apart from a few old men drinking tea and reading newspapers, all the other young men in the security force have left their posts due to an 'emergency mission'.

And they even said they'd already registered it and would process it as soon as the person returned, but there was no one there at all. They wanted to process it immediately, so a group of people started crowding into the Hokage's office.

Some people wanted to solve the problem, while others wanted to file a complaint against the Uchiha clan.

"Wait a moment, we'll be there in a bit."

Bai Ye nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips.

It seems my plan has succeeded; it was originally intended to annoy Konoha and its villagers.

He's not your father, why should he care so much about you?

Go ahead and complain, but if you're serious, I'll admit defeat!

What if we complain to Konoha?

The guards' salaries were originally paid internally by the Uchiha clan, and Byakuya didn't want to ease the tension between the Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi, so he let it go.

As for disappointing the villagers?

It's not that the Uchiha clan doesn't want to handle things; they just have some urgent matters to deal with. Once their own problems are resolved, they'll help them with that too. Besides, aren't there a few retired old men assigned to register them?

"Let's go, you three."

"kindness."

The three exchanged a glance, and then followed Bai Ye over.