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

This might be Bai Ye's first time in such a scene, but the three of them had already experienced it before.

"Chief Baiye, this is the first time we've met since you became the chieftain, isn't it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi greeted the newcomer with a smile, while Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and the other two remained expressionless with cold faces.

They had already discussed it before they arrived.

"Yes, it is indeed our first meeting. What brings you here, Hokage? Please feel free to speak."

Byakuya didn't waste any words with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This attitude surprised Hiruzen Sarutobi somewhat; it was surprisingly direct.

However, he quickly recovered and calmly took a puff of his cigarette, smiling kindly with his eyes narrowed: "I was just thinking that the Uchiha clan suddenly elected a new clan leader, so I wanted to meet him."

whispering sound.

What a cunning old fox!

Bai Ye cursed inwardly before replying, "I was also somewhat surprised by the clan's arrangement."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said that the village didn't even know about the Uchiha clan changing their head. He wondered if the Uchiha clan didn't even inform anyone about such an important matter. Byakuya, on the other hand, directly retorted that this was an internal matter within the Uchiha clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought that Byakuya wouldn't be able to handle it, but then he realized that he had underestimated Byakuya.

"That's true. I was wondering why Fugaku suddenly stepped down after doing so well all these years. It was quite sudden. Speaking of which, has Fugaku been resting within the clan recently?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued speaking as if he hadn't understood Byakuya's words.

"Fugaku has indeed been resting recently. He mentioned a while ago that he felt too tired. Sometimes he wanted to do something, but some people didn't treat the clan leader like a human being, so he was tired and wanted to step down. As for those in the clan who didn't treat the clan leader like a human being, I dealt with them briefly, and it seems to have worked quite well."

Damn it! ?

This kid's got some skills!

Uchiha Setsuna stared at Bai Ye in shock, clearly stunned by Bai Ye's unfiltered boasting.

He originally thought it was Bai Ye's first time facing such a scene.

Perhaps there's still some trepidation deep down.

But I didn't expect Bai Ye to handle it so easily.

Byakuya is talking about internal affairs of the Uchiha clan, but isn't he implying something about Konoha?

It's said that the Uchiha clan was dissatisfied with Fugaku, but it actually refers to the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha clan.

The simple solution that Bai Ye mentioned worked quite well; it was the Uchiha Police Force's recent incident of slacking off, and the results seemed pretty good.

"This brat must be killed."

Danzo glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi but said nothing, only mentally labeling Byakuya as dead.

In his view, Bai Ye must die this time!

Otherwise, judging from his current performance, he would definitely be a hundred times more troublesome than Fugaku Uchiha.

"But simply striking doesn't seem like a good solution, does it? Shouldn't we try to ease the tension within the clan?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.

"It's no use trying to ease the tension, since some people just want to see their people suffer."

Bai Ye replied.

Frowning, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Byakuya, then sighed, "Clan Chief Byakuya, I feel there might be some misunderstanding here!"

It's not easy to fool people.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that the situation before him was truly difficult to handle.

"For example?"

A hint of amusement flashed in Bai Ye's eyes, and he then handed the conversation over to Hiruzen Sarutobi, wanting to see what Hiruzen Sarutobi was going to say next.

"I don't think the Uchiha Police Force issue should be handled this way. It will only worsen the villagers' perception of the Uchiha clan. I've already calmed things down for you. If things continue like this, I won't be able to keep persuading the villagers."

A hint of displeasure and some distress flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind. If it had been Fugaku Uchiha in the past, he would have expressed his gratitude to him first.

But he couldn't see anything on Bai Ye's face at all; instead, he felt that the other party was looking at him with a mocking gaze.

This inevitably made Hiruzen Sarutobi begin to have some doubts about himself.

"There are some internal matters that need to be addressed within the Uchiha clan, and we are unable to handle other matters at the moment. I can only trouble you, Hokage-sama, to deal with them for now!"

"Damn it, do you even know what the Uchiha Police Force does? Do you know how much trouble this has caused? You Uchiha will be held responsible for all the consequences! Do you know how many people want the power of a police force?"

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi's red face was no longer useful, Danzo realized that it was time for his black face to step in.

“I didn’t say we wouldn’t deal with it, it’s just that we need to deal with our own clan’s affairs first. Besides, the guard’s salary isn’t paid by Konoha, is it? If you’re dissatisfied with the guard, we Uchiha can hand it over to another ninja clan. Since Elder Danzo wants it so much, and the guard is such a hot commodity, why don’t we give it to your Shimura clan?”

After Bai Ye finished speaking, Uchiha Setsuna couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"why are you laughing?"

Danzo looked at Uchiha Setsuna with a gloomy face.

"Sorry, I thought of something funny!"

Uchiha Setsuna was professionally trained and generally wouldn't laugh unless he couldn't help it.

He hadn't expected Bai Ye to be so ruthless.

Speaking of which, seeing Danzo's frustrated face made him feel a surge of satisfaction, and at the same time, it strengthened his resolve to support Byakuya.

"Byakuya, the village has always wanted to improve relations with your Uchiha clan. Besides, this security force was a responsibility you took on in the first place. Are you just going to give up now? Isn't that a bit irresponsible?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly advised Byakuya that everyone knew the guard unit was a restriction on the Uchiha clan.

If you really throw it away, it won't be a hot commodity anymore.

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi step in to smooth things over, Byakuya's eyes flashed with a cold smile. Was he starting to use moral blackmail again?

"Since you all think the Uchiha clan is incapable of handling this, why make the Uchiha clan do it in the first place? Isn't it because these tasks offend people that you've dumped them on the Uchiha clan?"

"Lord Hokage, why can't we just open up and talk things out? Why pretend like this?"

this.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Byakuya to say such a thing to him.

"Lord Hokage, you know very well who instigated this conflict. Isn't this the kind of tactic you're most adept at using? Right? With Danzo's assistance?"

"?"

No!

If you're going to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi, then attack Hiruzen Sarutobi! Why are you clicking on your own name at the end?

Danzo's eyes were gloomy, and he said indifferently, "Why blame others for the problems of the Uchiha clan? Your clan is arrogant and doesn't know how to restrain itself in the village, which naturally causes the whole village to reject you. Besides, during the Nine-Tails' attack, the Nine-Tails was controlled by the Sharingan, and the First Hokage died not long after fighting your clan's ancestor, Uchiha Madara!"

This tactic has proven effective time and again.

Even if Fugaku tried to explain it back then, it was because the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan controlled the Nine-Tails. Everyone could clearly see the Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eyes.

They don't have any explanation, do they?

"If the death of the First Hokage is attributed to our Uchiha clan, then let's go back a bit further. During your Warring States period, our Uchiha clan also killed many of your members, so let's include that as well. Since we're going to do a proper calculation, why don't we invite the Hyuga clan to join us and calculate how many ninjas we killed when we were fighting each other in the past?"

puff

"Sorry, sorry, I'll hold it in!"

Uchiha Setsuna waved his hands repeatedly, then forced himself to hold back.

Damn it!

This kid can really drive you crazy with his words. Even if he's wrong, he'll still argue his point.

He didn't even know how to explain it, but Bai Ye just gave him a direct hit with the Book of Time. You like reminiscing, right? Then why don't you go back a bit further in time?

"Then how do you explain the Nine-Tails' rampage?"

"Someone also saw a strange masked person appear that day. I now strongly suspect that this masked person is Danzo's subordinate or collaborator. After all, we Uchiha clan can't get information about the Fourth Hokage's wife giving birth, but as the Hokage's assistant, you, Danzo, can."

"Secondly, none of your Root members showed up during the Nine-Tails' rampage. I strongly suspect that this was all staged by you!"

Your mother's!!!

Danzo was already cursing under his breath.

The people around were also stunned into silence by Byakuya's theory. Weren't the Uchiha supposed to be just reckless brutes who only knew how to fight?

When did people become so eloquent?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 16: Hiruzen Sarutobi, who set his own trap! (Please continue reading!)

"You're utterly absurd!! How could I possibly do anything to harm Konoha!!!"

Danzo was so angry he almost vomited blood. This guy was more blatantly lying than anyone he had ever met before.

I thought that if I presented these two viewpoints, Bai Ye would definitely not be able to find any reason to refute them.

But who could have imagined that Bai Ye was even more adept at twisting the truth than he was?

"Haven't you done enough? Don't you know how White Fang died?"

Byakuya smiled as he looked at Danzo, but that smile gave Danzo a chilling feeling.

Of course he knew how White Fang died; wasn't he driven to his death by himself?

Back then, White Fang's reputation in the village was extremely high.

At that time, Danzo still harbored a sliver of hope that after the Third Hokage stepped down, he could smoothly take over and become the Fourth Hokage.

But he didn't expect that White Fang's sudden appearance would directly cause his plan to fail.

Fortunately, his hard work paid off, and an opportunity presented itself. He originally only wanted to damage White Fang's prestige, but he did not expect that White Fang would commit suicide because of it.

The subsequent three Sannin all died because they might block their path.

Danzo began targeting them one by one, but he didn't expect that the appearance of Minato Namikaze would completely disrupt Danzo's plans.

It seemed like the other person becoming Hokage was a foregone conclusion.